04/01 - Control of development affecting trunk roads and agreements with developers and Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980

DTLR 04/2001 (11 Dec 2001)

The guidance in this circular has now been replaced by the Department for Transport Circular 02/07: Planning and the Strategic Road Network.

This circular updates existing advice on the highway and wider transport considerations which planning authorities will be expected to take into account when assessing planning applications for developments affecting trunk roads.

It also gives guidance on when, and to what extent, it may be necessary to restrict such development for highway reasons. It addresses the arrangements under section 278 of the Highways Act 1980 by which the Secretary of State, through the Highways Agency, is able to secure developer funding for highway improvements.

The circular addresses the way planning authorities deal with planning applications in the context of the government's policies for integrated transport and sustainable development.

It also discusses in detail the form section 278 agreements should take and an annex summarises key elements likely to appear in them.

This circular is not currently available online.