§ Mr. SoleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what figure his Department uses as the minimum desirable distance between houses and a new major road; and what guidance or regulations have been issued on this subject.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyIn planning roads the distance from houses is determined on the basis of careful assessment of all the relevant safety and environmental factors.
In practice, people object if a road comes within half a mile and apply for permission to build up to the highway boundary.