8.—(1) Construction of any new permanent or temporary means of access to a highway, or alteration, or use of an existing means of access to a highway, must not commence until an access plan for that access has been submitted to and approved by the relevant highway authority.
(2) The access plan must include details of the siting, design, layout, visibility splays, access management measures and a maintenance programme relevant to the access it relates to.
(3) The relevant highway authority must be consulted on the access plan before it is submitted for approval.
(4) The highway accesses (including visibility splays) must be implemented in accordance with the approved details.