Policy information sourced from the Brent Local Plan
BT4 Forming an Access on to a Road
Other than the Transport for London Road Network (TLRN) and London Distributor Roads applications for the creation of an access to a highway or where development will result in the increased use of existing access points will be acceptable where:
- access would be safe having regard to the council’s cross over guidance;
- the access and amount of off-street parking proposed would be visually acceptable (having regard to existing highway verges and trees affected);
- on Heavily Parked Streets, the proposal does not result in the loss of more than one on-street car parking space, and where there is controlled parking does not result in the creation of more off-street spaces than set out in the parking standards.
New accesses on the TLRN (the North Circular Road) will be resisted in all cases except where offering improved road safety for all users. A preliminary safety audit must be submitted with all major development proposals which abut the TLRN. New accesses on London Distributor Roads (as shown on the Policies Map) should be resisted where alternative access is available to the side or rear and turning facilities should be provided where possible. Increased use of existing safe access points will be allowed where it does not harm the road’s strategic traffic distribution role and particularly that of bus movement.
For more information please see the Brent Local Plan