Policy DM 11: Access to Protected Routes

DM 11.1 The Council will not permit the creation of any new accesses onto Motorways or High Standard Dual Carriageways. DM 11.2 Direct access or the intensification of use of an existing access onto other dual carriageways, ring roads, through passes and bypasses will only be permitted in exceptional circumstances where the proposal is of regional significance. DM 11.3 The Council will restrict access onto other Protected Routes in the countryside and will only support proposals in the following circumstances: (a) The intensification of use of an existing access where access cannot be reasonably obtained from an adjacent minor road; (b) A new access to serve an economic development proposal of regional importance or a necessary infrastructure facility where access cannot reasonably be taken from an existing access or an adjacent minor road; or (c) The provision of roadside service facilities where there are no existing or approved services within 12 miles of the site.