HILLINGDON UNITARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN - London Borough ...

- attention to be given to the surface quality of footways, including the materials used, the
removal of obstructions and the provision of dropped kerbs.
These measures would increase the spontaneity, comfort and convenience of movement for people with
disabilities and increase their choice of places to go to.
14.30 Improved access for people with disabilities to public transport, shops and other services can often
be of benefit to other groups in the community who are handicapped in less specific ways. It would help
those who for physical, financial or emotional reasons are limited in their ability to reach destinations in a
reasonable time, in reasonable comfort, without fear of using footways or public transport after dark or
when there are few other travellers about, and without having to endure bad weather and long bus waiting
and journey times. The Council supports a range of measures to improve mobility, from London
Transport's Dial-a-Ride to the provision of parking bays for disabled drivers, including attempts to prevent
drivers from parking on footways and road verges where they obstruct blind and partially sighted
pedestrians. In negotiations with developers the Local Planning Authority seeks to ensure new
developments contribute to improved mobility and accessibility to work and services, whilst the Council
has always urged public transport bus and rail operators to ensure their facilities are accessible to as wide a
range of people and abilities as possible. Liaison takes place on a regular basis to discuss these issues.
AM13 THE LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY WILL SEEK TO ENSURE THAT PROPOSALS
FOR DEVELOPMENT INCREASE EASE AND SPONTANEITY OF MOVEMENT FOR
ELDERLY PEOPLE, THE FRAIL AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY INCLUDING
WHERE APPROPRIATE:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
IMPROVED DIAL-A-RIDE AND MOBILITY BUS SERVICES TOGETHER WITH
SUITABLE MEANS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND PEOPLE DEPENDENT
ON WHEELCHAIRS FOR MOBILITY TO USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT;
SHOPMOBILITY SCHEMES;
ADEQUATE AND CONVENIENT PARKING SPACES FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES, ESPECIALLY AROUND SHOPPING AREAS AND ENTERTAINMENT
AND RECREATION FACILITIES;
MEASURES TO INCORPORATE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
INTO ROAD, FOOTWAY, PARKING AND PEDESTRIANISATION SCHEMES;
INCLUDING BENCHES, PUBLIC LAVATORIES, FOOTPATH SURFACES,
DROPPED KERBS AND TEXTURED CROSSINGS, WITH PROPER REGARD TO
THE SITING AND VISIBILITY OF STREET FURNITURE;
14.31 The Council's parking standards (see Annex 1) contain provision for vehicles carrying people with
mobility-related disabilities, whilst the Council's own car parks include spaces dedicated to their use by
vehicles displaying orange badge permits. Kerbside waiting restrictions nationwide contain exemptions for
vehicles displaying such permits.
Car Parking
14.32 This Council is able to influence parking in four ways: as Local Planning Authority controlling the
number of parking spaces associated with planning permissions; as owner and/or regulator of off-street car
parks; and, following the 1991 Road Traffic Act, as Local Highway Authority controlling on-street parking
within Special Parking Areas designated under the Act. The fourth way is through the Council's transport
strategy which seeks a reduction in car use by making other modes of movement more attractive than the
car.
London Borough of Hillingdon Unitary Development Plan