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Building (Private Streets and Access Roads) Regulations
[1985 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
Width of access roads.
L.N. 294/76.
Pedestrian ways. L.N. 294/76.
Kerb radius.
Junctions to be at right angles,
etc.
L.N. 294/76.
6. (1) Save as provided in paragraph (2), the width of the carriageway of every access road shall be not less than 5 m and the width of the footpath therein shall be not less than 1.6 m.
(2) Where-
(a) an access road provides or will provide access to not more than 12 separate buildings or not more than 24 flats, whether such flats are in the same building or not; and
(b) the aggregate of the areas of the floors in all the buildings
or flats does not exceed 3500 m2; and
(c) spaces, to enable vehicles to pass, are provided at distances
along the access road not exceeding 60 m in length,
the width of the carriageway of the access road may be not less than 2.75 m and the width of the footpath not less than 1.5 m.
7. Every pedestrian way shall be--
(a) not less than 3.5 m wide; and
(b) so protected as to prevent vehicles entering therein.
8. At every junction of a private street, cul-de-sac or access road with any street, the radius of the kerb line shall
(a) where the footpaths in the streets or in the cul-de-sac or access road and the street, as the case may be, are of the same width, be not less than the width of such footpaths:
or
(b) where such footpaths are of different widths, be not less
than the width of the wider footpath.
9. The junction of any private street, cul-de-sac or access road with any street shall be made at right angles, and
(a) where the junction is of a new private street or cul-de-sac with an existing street, the line of the carriageway of the new private street or cul-de-sac shall continue at such angle for a distance of not less than 30 m from the place at which such street or cul-de-sac enters the junction:
(b) where the junction is of 2 or more new private streets, the line of the carriageway of each such street shall continue at such angle for a distance of not less than 30 m from the place at which each street enters the junction: and
(c) where the junction is of an access road with a street, the line of the carriageway of the access road shall continue at such angle for a distance of not less than 7.5 m from the place at which such access road enters the junction.