Development Management Policies - Direction of ... - Islington Council

4 Transport
4.0.12 Transport infrastructure includes pavements, walking routes and other walking infrastructure
and facilities, cycle routes and other cycle infrastructure and facilities, public transport,
roads, waterways and infrastructure and facilities in relation to all other forms of transport.
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Walking and cycling infrastructure
A. All development proposals (excluding householder applications, minor extensions below
100m 2 and minor changes of use where there is no intensification) are required to provide
good public connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists, and good permeability through the site
where relevant. This shall include new and/or improved connections of the site to existing
pedestrian and cycling infrastructure within the vicinity of the site and new and/or improved
connections through and within the site, where relevant. Connections are required to be high
quality and inclusive in accordance with best practice, including pedestrian and cycle routes
segregated from traffic and each other, where appropriate.
B. In addition, major development proposals are required to contribute to wider improvements
to walking and cycling infrastructure, through planning obligations and other relevant
mechanisms.
4.0.13 The council will set out in the Local Implementation Plan 2011-2031 (the Sustainable
Transport Strategy) a target mode share for cycling. It is anticipated that this will be a 6%
mode share by 2026. The council wishes to promote walking and cycling due to
environmental and health issues, including climate change, air quality and physical activity
levels, and is also a response to a growing population whose travel needs cannot be fully
accommodated by other modes of transport. Investment in walking and cycling
infrastructure is a more cost-effective and sustainable means to increase transport capacity
in the borough than other transport modes. A key way to increase borough walking and
cycling levels is to make walking and cycling a more attractive transport option, by making
it safer: investing in infrastructure will help to achieve this.
4.0.14 Development sites shall be publicly accessible (open and permeable) where possible and
appropriate, including through the provision of new or improved pedestrian and cycle
routes within, through and in the vicinity of the site, and connections of the site to existing
pedestrian and cycle routes. Public routes not within the council's control are required to
have a management and maintenance plan.
4.0.15 New and/or improved junctions, roads and other transport infrastructure provided as part
of new developments are required to provide good, inclusive, facilities for pedestrians and
cyclists and are required to assess pedestrian and cyclist requirements in detail, including
through a walking and cycling safety audit and area action surveys as part of the Transport
Assessment and Travel Plan, or the Transport Statement and Travel Plan Statement, as
appropriate.
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Islington Council Development Management Policies - Direction of Travel