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planning permission for house close to a bend

damolee · 2013-09-24 13:16:45

I recently saw a potential site for a house but I believe it has been turned down for permission in the past. The entrance is closer than 120 metres from the nearest bend and the speed limit is 80km per hour at the bend. Is 120 metres the standard distance that planners require a house to be from a sharp bend or does it…

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24-09-2013 2:16pm

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damolee

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I recently saw a potential site for a house but I believe it has been turned down for permission in the past. The entrance is closer than 120 metres from the nearest bend and the speed limit is 80km per hour at the bend. Is 120 metres the standard distance that planners require a house to be from a sharp bend or does it vary from county to county?
What if the speed limit at the bend was 60km per hour, would this make a difference?

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#2 24-09-2013 3:50pm
the_syco

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Sounds like minimum braking distance if car is going at speed limit comes into play?

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