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planning permission for house close to a bend

damolee · 2013-09-24 13:41:42

I recently saw a potential site for a house but I believe it has been turned down for permission in the past. The entrance is closer than 120 metres from the nearest bend and the speed limit is 80km per hour at the bend. Is 120 metres the standard distance that planners require a house to be from a sharp bend or does it…

24-09-2013 02:41PM

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damolee

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I recently saw a potential site for a house but I believe it has been turned down for permission in the past. The entrance is closer than 120 metres from the nearest bend and the speed limit is 80km per hour at the bend. Is 120 metres the standard distance that planners require a house to be from a sharp bend or does it vary from county to county?
What if the speed limit at the bend was 60km per hour, would this make a difference?

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#2 24-09-2013 04:54PM

BarneyMc

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Every road has a classification and has it's own sight distance. An architect can find this out easily. If the bend comes before the sight distance then cutting back/down the hedge can be an option. If these hedges are not owned by you then you might need agreements from the owners. This is what I had to negotiate but all worked out in the end.

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