Policy information sourced from the Combined Policies of Epping Forest District Local Plan (1998) and Alterations (2006).
ST4 Road safety
The Council will grant planning permission for new development only when the proposal either:
- is well related to the road hierarchy;
- is unlikely to lead to an excessive degree of traffic congestion;
- will not be detrimental to highway safety; and
- is not likely to result in excessive adverse effects, from traffic generation, on the character or environment of any part of the area through which the new traffic will move;
or when satisfactory mitigation measures will be adopted to address any potential adverse road safety implications.
In the interests of highway safety, the Council may use legal agreements to ensure that alterations to the public highway are completed, in some cases, before a scheme is commenced, and in other cases before a development is occupied or used.
For more information, please see the Combined Policies document