In line with national design guidance, a Design and Access Statement needs to explain the design principles and concepts that have been applied to all aspects of the development. This should include the amount, its layout, the scale, landscaping and appearance.  It will also need to demonstrate the steps taken to appraise the context of the development and how the design takes that context into account in relation to its proposed use.

The statement should also describe:

• The policy adopted as to access and how policies relating to access in relevant local development documents have been taken into account
• What, if any, consultation has been undertaken on issues relating to access to the development and what account has been taken of the outcome of any such consultation
• How any specific issues which might affect access to the development have been addressed
• How prospective users will be able to gain access to the development from the existing transport network
• Why the main points of access to the site and the layout of access routes within the site have been chosen
• How features which ensure access to the development will be maintained

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