General information that will help in the preparation of planning applications, providing advice on a number of pertinent highway-related matters.
Highway Development Management in Dorset
The Transport Development Management team covers the whole of Dorset, employing a dedicated team of engineers to provide highway development control advice. Please see the contact details of Highway Development Control team members across Dorset.
- visibility splays - Information relating to the provision of sight lines at accesses and junctions onto the public highway.
- car parking - Information relating to the geometric requirements for car parking spaces.
- garaging - Information relating to the geometric requirements for garaging.
- single access - Information relating to the geometric requirements for providing a new single access onto the public highway.
- single access and lay-by - Information relating to the geometric requirements for providing a new single access and lay-by onto the public highway.
- agricultural access - Information relating to the geometric requirements for providing a new agricultural access onto the public highway
- formation of an access - Information relating to the formation of an access onto a public highway
- vehicle turntables - Information relating to the provision of vehicle turntables
- residential estate design - Highways should be designed and constructed in accordance with the guidance provided by Manual for Streets (MfS) and Manual for Streets 2 (MfS2). Applicants are encouraged to discuss their proposals at an early stage with the Transport Development Team.
Pre-application advice
We actively encourage all applicants to discuss their proposal with the Highway Authority before submitting a planning application to the Planning Authority. Discussions will result in a better chance of successful outcome and help to speed up the decision-making process after submission.
See our pre-application information sheet for further information about this service and the charging arrangements.