The existing access, by which vehicles associated with this proposal would leave and rejoin the county highway, is unsatisfactory since the required visibility of 2.4 metres by 45 metres cannot be achieved in either direction at the junction with the county highway and therefore, in the opinion of the local planning authority the intensification of use which would result from the proposed development is unacceptable in terms of highway safety. The proposal would therefore be contrary to policy T7 of the adopted North York Moors Local Plan.
The improvement and alteration of the proposed access to achieve an access which is acceptable on highway safety grounds would be likely to result in works which would have a significantly detrimental effect on the character of this point of Thornton le Dale and the Conservation Area.