22_0001_LRB Planning response 2nd calling

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LOCAL REVIEW BODY REFERENCE 22/0001/LRB 
PLANNING APPLICATION 21/01603/PP 
COMMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY 
Land South of High Oaks Artarman Road, Rhu Helensburgh
Response to request for further information from the Planning officer
Dated 11.05.2022 
I would note that I have provided my response to the requested information below
the subject query in italics. 
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Q: The view of what weight can be given to Designing Streets and Creating
Places as a material consideration: 
As per the roads officers response below which I am in agreement with I can
confirm that the designing streets guidance is not relevant to this development
and therefore, cannot be considered as a material consideration. 
Roads officers’ response to the above query for info: Designing streets is not
applicable to Artarman Road as designing streets ethos is creating places for
society and not about vehicle thoroughfare. Designing streets is applicable in
environments where public realm and pedestrian interactions is encouraged for
social, leisure, retail and commercial usage. Artarman Road is solely an access
road to private accesses to dwelling houses with limited pedestrian movement
and no existing pedestrian facilities. 
Q: The minimum distance that would be acceptable between the new access and
the neighbouring property known as Ingleby Green: 
In accordance with Roads Guidance for Developers October 2008 item 4.1: The
access shall be located a minimum of 25 metres away from the nearest adjacent
junction. Further to a site visit on 27.10.2020 a relaxation for the access to be
closer to Ingleby Green than 25 metres was agreed. 