**Document:** Highways Comments
**Application:** 16/00943/B — Creation of a field access
**Decision:** Application Withdrawn
**Decision Date:** 2016-09-29
**Parish:** Laxey
**Document Type:** consultation / highways_response
**Source:** https://planningportal.im/a/21795-laxey-sulby-glen-road-access/documents/1016774

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# Highways Comments

## Representation from the Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division–

Highway Services Comment made

Oppose

Highways Representation history for this case. O on 12/09/16 DEFER on 9-9-2016 Conditions (if any)

The proposal is for a new field access onto Sulby Glen Road. The field curretnly has 2 access gates, the original access at the northern most comrner of the field and a more recent access created in 2009 towards the southern end of the field; the proposal is to create yet access between the two. There is no justification provided for 1 field requiring 3 points of access onto the highway.

An increase in access points to the highway increases the risk of collision and the access should be necessary and designed safely.

The proposal does not meet current design standards with no visibility splays indicated and the gate should be set back 6m from the highway to prevent vehicles obstruction the highway while the gate is being opened/closed.

The application should be refused on the grounds that is does not provide safe and convenient access as required by GP2 (h) and that it will have an unacceptable impact on traffic flows and safety in contravention of GP2(i).

Highways Officer

HR

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### Code definition

|DEFER|Highways input deferred pending further information/input|
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|DNO|Do not oppose|
|DNOC|Do not oppose subject to condition|
|NHI|No highways interest|
|O|Oppose|

Please note that whilst the content of this memo has been completed by Officers from DOI Highways, the detail has been produced by DEFA P&BC for the benefit of the planning application file and P&BC online services.

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*Data sourced from the Isle of Man public planning register under the [Isle of Man Open Government Licence](https://www.gov.im/about-this-site/open-government-licence/).*
*Canonical page: https://planningportal.im/a/21795-laxey-sulby-glen-road-access/documents/1016774*