Policy BE.3: ACCESS AND PARKING

PROPOSALS FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT WILL BE PERMITTED PROVIDED THAT THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE MET:

  • THEY PROVIDE SAFE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS;
  • THE PROVISION OF ANY OFF STREET PARKING, MANOEUVRING AND OPERATIONAL SPACE SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO MINIMISE VISUAL IMPACT;
  • SAFE VEHICULAR ACCESS AND EGRESS ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD BE PROVIDED;
  • THEY COMPLY WITH THE HIGHWAYS AGENCY'S POLICIES CONCERNING ACCESS TO THE M6 MOTORWAY AND SLIP ROADS, AND THE A49, A500 AND A51 TRUNK ROADS; AND
  • THEY COMPLY WITH THE HIGHWAYS AGENCY'S REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO DEVELOPMENT WHICH WOULD BE LIKELY TO GENERATE A MATERIAL INCREASE IN TRAFFIC WHICH WOULD RESULT IN THE M6 MOTORWAY, A49, A500 AND A51 TRUNK ROADS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED JUNCTIONS BEING OVERLOADED.

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