The 2017 village plan names school-run traffic, so plan moving day round it
Plan round school drop-off and pick-up if you can. The village's neighbourhood plan, made in June 2017, names congestion at those times and along Wareham Road, and parking by the High Street shops.
- Morning drop-off. The plan names school drop-off as a time of congestion.
- Afternoon pick-up. The plan proposed extra parking at the Astro entrance, to ease Wareham Road and as overflow at pick-up.
- The High Street shops. The plan names parking there, with no times.
Do the new Wareham Road parking rules cover your stretch?
The decision record does not say which stretches, so the signs and lines on the road are the guide. On 21 May 2025 Dorset Council approved a traffic regulation order for parking restrictions on sections of Wareham Road, to stop obstructive parking and make a proposed new zebra crossing safer for people on foot. Show the surveyor the stretch outside your house.
- June 2017. The neighbourhood plan is made. It names congestion along Wareham Road.
- 21 May 2025. Dorset Council approves parking restrictions on sections of Wareham Road. The record does not say which stretches.
Where the van needs the council's permission, the removals team applies, and you are told before booking if anything is needed from you.
From first call to quote
From first call to a written price for a village move
- Village address
- Surveyor visits, or video
- Price, then the day
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Call with the village address
Your address in the village, the address you are going to, and how many rooms.
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Include the road outside
Every room, the way out and the stretch of road outside, in person or on a video call.
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Pick a day clear of the school run
Check it against what you showed the surveyor, then pick a moving day that misses the school run if you can.
No drive? The van can load on the road unless it blocks traffic or the kerb is marked
On the road, loading can go ahead as long as the road is not blocked and no yellow marks on the kerb edge restrict it. Off the road, if there is room, is the first option in Dorset Council's guidance for removal and delivery vehicles. Blocking the road is an offence, so on a narrow road the vehicle has to move to let traffic past.
- Off the road. A drive or other space off the highway, the first option the guidance lists.
- On the road, with the road kept clear. Loading while other traffic can still get past.
- Yellow marks on the kerb edge. They mean loading is restricted there.
FAQ
Four village questions, from Wareham Road to the survey
Want to talk it through?
Can the van load on Wareham Road?
It depends on the stretch. New restrictions for parts of Wareham Road were approved in 2025, so show the surveyor the lines outside your house.
Does the school run change moving day?
It can change where the van stands at drop-off and pick-up. Say if the house is near the school when you ring.
Are most homes in the ward houses?
Yes. At Census 2021, 44.5% of households in the Lytchett Matravers and Upton ward lived in a detached house and 9.5% in a purpose-built block of flats. The ward takes in Upton as well as the village, so the figures are ward-wide. A flat at either end brings stairs into the access, which helps set the price.
Does the survey have to be at the house?
No. It can be done by video link, with no app to download, and the quote follows in writing either way.
Sources for this page, read in November 2026:
- Dorset Council: decision of 21 May 2025, Traffic Regulation Order, Wareham Road, Lytchett Matravers parking restrictions
- Lytchett Matravers Neighbourhood Plan, made June 2017, on Dorset Council's website
- Dorset Council: on-street parking restrictions, the section on removal and delivery vehicles
- Office for National Statistics: Census 2021, accommodation type by ward (TS044), via the Nomis bulk download
Which Lytchett Matravers road is the house on?
Put it on the form with the postcode you're going to, and say if either end is a flat.