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Mike Ashworth
Strategic Director
Economy, Transport and Environment
County Hall
Matlock
Derbyshire DE4 3AG
Mr C Doy
Development Control Manager
Bolsover District Council
The Arc, High Street
Clowne, Derbyshire
S43 4JY
Minicom:
01629 533240
Telephone: 01629 538697
Ask for:
Sue Highley
E-mail: [email protected]
Our ref:
HDC/SH/MM/34630
Your ref:
14/00359
Date:
8 September 2014
Dear Mr Doy
Proposed Residential Development (Outline) at The Smallhollding, Cliff Hill,
Clowne
The above application is in outline with all matters reserved. However, although access
is a reserved matter, it is necessary to demonstrate that a satisfactory access into the
site can be achieved and that any impact on the wider highway network is not
detrimental or can be mitigated.
Whilst the application refers to 79 new dwellings, there is the potential to provide in
excess of this number on the site and, as such, a Transport Assessment is required to
accompany the application. The Transport Assessment should be in accordance with
national guidance and accident data can be provided by Derbyshire Constabulary.
Contact Alison Morse on 0300 122 8743 or 122 5043.
The Highway Authority, in pre-application correspondence, stated that any application
for access into the site would need to be accompanied by speed readings and a
topographical survey to demonstrate that the required visibility sightlines, commensurate
with actual vehicle speeds, could be provided over controlled land. A speed survey has
been carried out and a topographical survey of the site has been submitted. However,
in order to demonstrate that the required visibility can be achieved, the survey will need
to include the extent of the sightlines, with the sightlines and the proposed access
superimposed on the plan. The area forward of the sightlines will need to be shown to
be less than 1m in height (600mm in the case of vegetation) relative to the nearside
carriageway edge. In addition, it will need to be demonstrated that adequate forward
visibility for right turning drivers can be achieved at any access location. It is likely that
the height of the grass verge on the inside of the bend will compromise the provision of
the sightlines and long sections of both emerging and forward visibility will also be
required.
I should be obliged if you would ask the applicant to address the above issues and
submit the additional information which I will be happy to comment upon in due course.
Yours sincerely
Development Control
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Mike Ashworth
Strategic Director
Economy, Transport and Environment
County Hall
Matlock
Derbyshire DE4 3AG
Mr C Doy
Development Control Manager
Bolsover District Council
The Arc, High Street
Clowne, Derbyshire
S43 4JY
Minicom:
01629 533240
Telephone: 01629 538697
Ask for:
Sue Highley
E-mail: [email protected]
Our ref:
HDC/SH/MM/34630
Your ref:
14/00359
Date:
8 September 2014
Dear Mr Doy
Proposed Residential Development (Outline) at The Smallhollding, Cliff Hill,
Clowne
The above application is in outline with all matters reserved. However, although access
is a reserved matter, it is necessary to demonstrate that a satisfactory access into the
site can be achieved and that any impact on the wider highway network is not
detrimental or can be mitigated.
Whilst the application refers to 79 new dwellings, there is the potential to provide in
excess of this number on the site and, as such, a Transport Assessment is required to
accompany the application. The Transport Assessment should be in accordance with
national guidance and accident data can be provided by Derbyshire Constabulary.
Contact Alison Morse on 0300 122 8743 or 122 5043.
The Highway Authority, in pre-application correspondence, stated that any application
for access into the site would need to be accompanied by speed readings and a
topographical survey to demonstrate that the required visibility sightlines, commensurate
with actual vehicle speeds, could be provided over controlled land. A speed survey has
been carried out and a topographical survey of the site has been submitted. However,
in order to demonstrate that the required visibility can be achieved, the survey will need
to include the extent of the sightlines, with the sightlines and the proposed access
superimposed on the plan. The area forward of the sightlines will need to be shown to
be less than 1m in height (600mm in the case of vegetation) relative to the nearside
carriageway edge. In addition, it will need to be demonstrated that adequate forward
visibility for right turning drivers can be achieved at any access location. It is likely that
the height of the grass verge on the inside of the bend will compromise the provision of
the sightlines and long sections of both emerging and forward visibility will also be
required.
I should be obliged if you would ask the applicant to address the above issues and
submit the additional information which I will be happy to comment upon in due course.
Yours sincerely
Development Control
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