Highway Comment

Representation from the Department of Infrastructure (DOI) Highways Division–

Highway Services Comment made Do not oppose with condition/comment Highways Representation history for this case. DNOC on 22-1-18 Conditions (if any)

The proposal would demolish the existing garage of Bankfield Bungalow to facilitate the development. The proposed bungalow would have 3 bedrooms which requires 2 car parking spaces to comply with the parking standards in the strategic plan. The proposed site plan shows 2 no. 3m x 6m spaces with adequate on-site turning space to allow the vehicles to enter and exit the site in forward gear. There is considered to be sufficient hardstanding remaining on the Bankfield Bungalow site to accommodate replacement parking to offset the loss of the redundant garage. The site parking provision for both the new dwelling and existing Bankfield Bungalow is therefore acceptable. The existing access to Bankfield Bungalow is set back approximately 8m from the highway and is to remain unchanged. A new 3.6m wide site access is to be created to serve the new dwelling which would be located 4m away from the Bankfield Bungalow access and at least 6m back from the edge of the Ballamodha Straight carriageway. Ballamodha Straight is derestricted and therefore not subject to any speed limit to the north of the development site and there is a 50mph limit in place to the south of the site. The speed limit changes at a point in the vicinity of where the new site access is proposed.

	The developer would therefore be responsible for relocating the existing speed limit signage to facilitate the construction of the new access.
Highways Officer	MB

Code definition

DEFER	Highways input deferred pending further information/input
DNO	Do not oppose
DNOC	Do not oppose subject to condition
NHI	No highways interest
O	Oppose

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