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Mr Simon Malone Thetford 19 19.23 Comment Mr Anthony Poulter Mr Anthony Poulter Brettenham and Kilverstone Parish Brettenham Council and Kilverstone Parish Thetford 19 19.26 Comment Council Thetford 19 19.27 Comment What about attracting employment? I see no need to retain land for a possible new railway station. The existing station will be central to the new Thetford conurbation and should be thoroughly upgraded and modernised with appropriate parking and links to foot and cycle ways Noted. This is the approach taken already. No further action. The first sentence is a "catch 22". The car park is not full because people know it's small, the access is problematic and the services are poor. Approach is based on transport evidence base. Nevertheless we identify a zone of search for car parking. No further action. Agree. Having a train station in the town could be a reason for businesses to relocate to the town. No further action. J Crowther Thetford 19 Map 19.1 Agree Very good idea to have the cycle track around Thetford. Support noted. No further action. James Staddart By email 19 Map 19.1 Agree Very good plan to develop the cycle network throughout Thetford. Being able to cycle safely from the town centre to Thetford Forest and Croxton will benefit the town's tourist infrastructure greatly. Support noted. No further action. M P Harrison Thetford 19 Map 19.1 Agree Support noted. No further action. Mr David Wright Thetford 19 Map 19.1 Agree Peter Wilson Thetford 19 Map 19.1 Comment C A Brooks Thetford 19 Policy TH 23 Comment Chisman Gary Highways Agency Bedford 19 Policy TH 23 Comment Mr Andrew Codd Thetford 19 Policy TH 23 Agree Mr Anthony Poulter Brettenham and Kilverstone Parish Council Thetford 19 Policy TH 23 Comment Whilst agreeing with the need for cycle ways etc, please remember that some people still need personal transport and town centre parking needs to be retained if only for disabled people and those who live away from bus routes. Modal shift is essential for Thetford. Public transport will be reviewed, both internally and also to surrounding areas. Town centre masterplan would include a parking strategy. Comments to inform town centre masterplan. The draft plan shows cycle ways but no details are given. Will existing roads be widened to include proper cycle ways? If we are to encourage use of bikes then the infrastructure needs to be in place. Comment noted. It is not for the TAAP to give the detail, but Look at Copenhagen and the excellent network of cycle lanes on rather to provide a policy hook for such changes. Further roads. People will only use bikes if it safe to use them on the roads. detailed work is required. Add safe to policy or text. To encourage a more active lifestyle by the residents of Thetford, provide free transport on the buses within Thetford. A public transport review is recommended. Service provision and price could be part of such a review. Include price as part of public transport review. Add HA as per below: "Development will be assessed in terms of its ability to contribute to the achievement of modal shift (including pedestrian and cycle accessibility and access to public transport), its impact on the road network and the environmental impact of traffic generated. The Council will require mitigation measures to be provided to the satisfaction of the Local Transport Authority and Highways Agency where appropriate." Agree Make change as per representation. A "Modal shift" is not something we will achieve by short term restrictions on parking etc. There is a significant number of people in the rural areas around Thetford who have no choice but to use the car. We need must hope that one day they will use the centre of town for shopping and recreation. They will need to park. At some point maybe the numbers wishing to come might even justify a bus service.... park and ride even...? It has always struck me as odd that a cinema or larger retailer has not chosen to invest in the largest Modal shift is essential for Thetford. Public transport will be town within 30mins drive of a large catchment area. Could it be that reviewed, both internally and also to surrounding areas. Town paralysis of planning intent and poor parking / access have been part centre masterplan would include a parking strategy. Unable to of this? comment on why there is no cinema in the town. Achieving a modal shift away from reliance on cars will necessitate education and convenient public transport. The emphasis on cycling is laudable but not wholly realistic. Some of the distances are too great (I live 4 miles for the nearest shop) and the age profile of the community particularly in the rural areas beyond the TAAP boundary also mitigate against cycling. The new envisaged 10 minutes bus service around the SUE is excellent but needs to be linked into the longer distance public transport - trains and inter town/city buses. Both need to be convenient, have decent services (services every 30 minutes and from the early hours to late (last train from Liverpool Street to Diss is 2330). Now is the time to reconsider the use of the land to the north of the station as described previously, access, car parking, decent facilities and services). The Transport Strategy for Thetford identifies the creation of a "Smarter Travel Thetford Team" to coordinate travel planning activity in and around the town. Part of the Smarter Travel Thetford Team's remit would be education. Some of the community could easily change mode of transport, but it is acknowledged that others may find it difficult. Of course there will be some who are unwilling but the Transport Strategy sets ambitious targets for modal shift. Comments regarding public transport are noted. Policy TH 26 is on the subject of the existing train station. Comments to inform town centre masterplan. Raise issues re public transport at PPA. Otherwise no further action for the TAAP.
Mr Ed Chambers Thetford Town Council Norfolk 19 Policy TH 23 Comment Mr Paul Leeming Carter Jonas Harrogate 19 Policy TH 23 Comment Mr Richard Thewlis Thetford 19 Policy TH 23 Comment Mr Stephen Faulkner Norfolk County Council Norwich 19 Policy TH 23 Comment Greater clarity of expression through the use of simpler words is needed, if the key points enshrined in this policy statement are to be understood - let alone accepted - by a wider readership. Noted. Within this Section 19 Transport it would be appropriate for the text and justification of Policy TH23 Transport -Achieving Modal Shift to refer to the need to reduce overall mileage and cut unnecessary journeys as a decision prior to deciding which transport mode to use. Both Policy TH 25 Thetford Bus Interchange and Policy TH 26 Thetford Railway Station are key town-wide proposals to boost modal shift and should be cross-referred to or incorporated in to Policy Agree to some extent. Will cross refer to TH25 and TH26 but TH23. they are their own policies. Refresh policy taking into account this comment. Refresh policy taking into account this comment. modal shift from single car occupancy': I think this suggestion is completely unrealistic, as people are just not prepared to give up their cars I think. That said, the roads are so dangerous because of the volume and speed of traffic, people are too afraid to cycle on the roads. We do definitely need a massively improved cycle network Some of the community could easily change mode of transport, within the town and its environs. I definitely welcome the improved but it is acknowledged that others may find it difficult. Of course cycle lane plans - it'd be nice to have better cycle routes to be able to there will be some who are unwilling. . Support for cycling explore the forest more without having to buy a special off-road bike. network and Loops noted. No further action. Policy TH23 - Paragraph 19.2 Suggest removing bullet point 1. The town centre may be compact but it is surrounded by low density housing estates, e.g. Canterbury Way. Policy TH23 - Paragraph 19.11 support Policy but it has to be recognised that in the current economic climate the County Council's support in terms of financial contributions and staff resources may be difficult to provide; Policy TH23 - Comments made by the Highways Agency when it was TH2 (and forwarded to Breckland DC by NCC on 20/12/10) do not appear to have been considered Disagree, the town is relatively compact and cyclable for many. Comments from HA received at a too late stage to influence this version of the TAAP. The approach is taken from background evidence developed with NCC. No further action. Mr Stuart Wilson Thetford 19 Policy TH 23 Agree Agree, but this may be difficult perhaps even impossible to achieve. Support noted. No further action. Mr Stuart Wilson Thetford Society Thetford 19 Policy TH 23 Agree but this may be difficult perhaps even impossible to achieve. Support noted. No further action. Mr Trevor Burlingham Thetford 19 Policy TH 23 Comment Mr Trevor Payne Thetford 19 Policy TH 23 Comment Mr Trevor Payne Thetford 19 Policy TH 23 Comment My main concern and that of others is whether the roads and car Perhaps it will be for the Smarter Travel Thetford Team to try parks in or near the town centre will cope. It is all very well to say you and challenge and change such a stereotype. Town centre car will encourage the use of public transport, but it is another matter to parking would be part of the town centre masterplan. Some of get people to use it. At present the only people I see using local the community could easily change mode of transport, but it is buses are the elderly with their bus passes, people on benefit who acknowledged that others may find it difficult. Of course there cannot afford a car and some Mothers with young children. will be some who are unwilling. No further action. I should like to comment on section TH23. "Without modal shift from single car occupancy, transport infrastructure cannot be upgraded to accommodate the growth and regeneration of Thetford" 1. This statement seems to infer that car usage is a barrier to transport infrastructure and growth in Thetford. Can this statement be substantiated by any objective evidence which you have collected ? There is no logic in the assumption that car ownership/usage prevents development of transport infrastructure or town growth. It is Comment noted. Phrase used as an attempt to summarise a false statement of logic. It seems to be a statement used to justify policy. Detailed policy contains more detail. Evidence in the political expediency or intent at a very shallow level. form of the Transport Study 2010. No further action. There are other causes not mentioned in your statement which inhibit transport infrastructure or growth. 2. It does not represent the views of the people who live and travel to work in Thetford by car. We earn the money which pays council tax and indirectly this amateurish development plan. No one asked you for this policy so whose interests does this policy represent ? Most thriving towns in the area: Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket, Cambridge have large numbers of people travelling into town by car to work. Discouraging car usage in a small town like Thetford will discourage visits and growth. Disagree. Modal shift is important for people's health, climate change, air pollution and increasingly, people's own wallets. No further action.
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