Paragraph 23 Highway accesses

Construction of any new permanent or temporary means of access to a highway, or alteration of an existing means of access to a highway, must not begin until an access plan for that access has been submitted to and approved by the relevant highway authority.

The access plan must include details of the siting, design, layout, visibility splays, access management measures, lighting, signing, safety measures and a maintenance programme relevant to the access it relates to.

The highway accesses (including visibility splays) must be constructed, altered and maintained in accordance with the approved details.