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compliance of the proposals with the NPPF. It is therefore concluded
that the application for residential development on this Phase 2 site is
acceptable in principle and the previous reasons for refusal have been
overcome, in the light of the latest policies.
2.9 Highways, Access and Transportation
Relationship to Existing Highway and Access
2.9.1 Policy ENV1 (2) states that in considering proposals for development
the Council will take account of “the relationship of the proposal to the
highway network, the proposed means of access, the need for road /
junction improvements in the vicinity of the site, and the arrangements
to be made for car parking”. In addition, Policy T1 seeks to ensure that
development proposals are well related to the existing highway network
and that schemes are only permitted where existing roads have
adequate capacity and can safely serve the development, unless
appropriate off-site highway improvements are undertaken by the
developer.
2.9.2 Policy T2 outlines that development proposals which would result in the
creation of a new access or the intensification of the use of an existing
access will be permitted provided:
1) There would be no detriment to highway safety; and
2) The access can be created in a location and to a
standard acceptable to the highway authority.
The Policy also states that “proposals which would result in the
creation of a new access onto a primary road or district distributor road
will not be permitted unless there is no feasible access onto a
secondary road and the highway authority is satisfied that the proposal
would not create conditions prejudicial to highway safety”.
2.9.3 At the site specific level, Policy SHB/1B states the proposals must
make provision for:
(1) A new distributor road linking Moor Lane and Low Street via
allocation SHB/1A;
(9) The safeguarding of future improvements to the junction of
Hodgsons Lane and Moor Lane, to facilitate long-term access to
safeguarded land to the north-east of Sherburn in Elmet
2.9.4 The “Approved Development Brief”, for the wider site dated 2003,
notes that access to the wider site should be via one access from Moor
Lane and two from Low Street. It also states that there should be
avoidance of a direct through-route to reduce the potential for ‘rat
running’, a design approach which designs road curvatures to minimise
traffic speeds and the introduction of appropriate traffic calming
measures, the creation of pedestrian safe/dominant environments at
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