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New build in back garden, access from main 'A' road behind house

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.44 PM

Hello, We have a large back garden backing onto a main 'A' road with a 50 mph speed limit. Behind our back fence is a pedestrian footpath, and marked car parking running parallel to the road behind (i.e. the council has painted a line on the main road here to allow cars to park, free of charge). I would like to know how likely it is that the council will grant planning permission to construct a new independent dwelling using a portion of our back garden with an entrance onto the main road? My concern is that the access would have to be directly onto the 50mph A road - does that make it a no-go straight away? There is a big old house on the other side with access to the main road but I'm guessing it was built a long, long time ago, hence they have access.

Are you a tradesperson and able to answer this question?

4 Answers

Anonymous user

call a local architect, cost a couple of hundred but could be worth it. I would imagine some sort of slip road would be required.

Answered7 January 2022

Anonymous user

Depending on which part of the UK you live in and the nature and extent of the traffic on the A road access may be possible. There should be documents on the planning authority website for your area that outlines the planning policy and roads guidance if you wish to check yourself but the simplest thing is probably to contact the planning department. If you decide to build you're going to have to submit an application anyway so it's good sense to find out what they think prior to doing that

Answered7 January 2022

Anonymous user

Call a Chartered Town Planner.

Answered9 January 2022

Yorke Architecture Ltd

Rating: 4.9 out of 5

Doncaster

The 50mph is not the issue in itself; it all depends on the length of the sight lines measured 2.4m back from the kerb edge at a height of 1m. It would also be necessary for all vehicles to be able to turn within the site - reversing in or out is not an option. However, this may not be your only issue when considering backland development - will it also cause overlooking and will it fit well into the street scene?

Answered14 January 2022