SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)·Page 75·6.160
Traffic and access requirements for minerals development
Planning permission for minerals development will normally be refused if traffic from the proposal would prejudice the safety and convenience of road users, unless the access road or local road network can be satisfactorily improved.
Where traffic from a minerals development proposal would prejudice the safety and convenience of road users, planning permission will normally be refused unless the access road and/or local road network can be satisfactorily improved.
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