Access road requirements

[thaldine]

I'm intending to replace an existing dwelling with a new build home. The existing access track is over 100m in length, about 3m wide with a maximum gradient of 1 in 10 (although most of it is less steep) and is metaled with crushed stone. Due to the size, slope and nature of the site there is very little scope to widen it or the existing 8m x 8M turning/parking area at the top or add a new access from elsewhere.

 

I believe there are various building regulation requirements regarding access that may be hard or impossible to comply with regarding width, steepness and emergency vehicle access. Does anyone else have experience or knowledge of similar issues and potential ways of remediating them ?

 

The existing dwelling is built using heavily creosoted timber railway sleepers - so in my view it's ongoing use as a dwelling constitutes an existing fire hazard - though I'm doubtful application of the regulation will take any account of that !

[LDNRennovation]

I have seen people add sprinklers to get over width and length access issues in roads. The roads were always basically accessible though.
 

Best thing to do is direct contact with your local authority, it’s a replacement dwelling so anything you can do to improve the situation would be looked at kindly unless you get a bad planning officer. 

Edited 1 hour ago by LDNRennovation