Comment
Draft Nottinghamshire Minerals Local Plan
Representation ID: 31189
Received: 28/09/2018
Respondent: Mrs Jackie Armstrong
5.99 Whilst Highways England is responsible for the trunk network, many of the roads carrying minerals (often for high proportion of their journeys) are de-trunked single-carriage cross-country freight routes in the care of Nottinghamshire County Council (and adjacent authorities). The limited number of river crossings, the size and strength of bridges and the geometry of villages through which these routes still pass mean that HGVs physical size and haulage capacity should not be allowed to increase.
5.99 Whilst Highways England is responsible for the trunk network, many of the roads carrying minerals (often for high proportion of their journeys) are de-trunked single-carriage cross-country freight routes in the care of Nottinghamshire County Council (and adjacent authorities). The limited number of river crossings, the size and strength of bridges and the geometry of villages through which these routes still pass mean that HGVs physical size and haulage capacity should not be allowed to increase.