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increasing number of orbital north-south traffic movements, now served by the M25 and Hayes and Yiewsley by-passes. 2.65 The presence of these high capacity radial and orbital routes has helped stimulate pressure for large town centre and out-of-centre office and retail developments dependent for their viability on the large catchment areas these routes open up. The number and length of the trips this type of development generates increases the total vehicle miles compared with that arising from a pattern of smaller developments drawing upon smaller catchment areas. The effect is increased congestion and journey times, coupled with reduced standards of safety and environmental quality. 2.66 The Government is committed to reducing the United Kingdom's emissions of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to 1990 levels by the year 2000 and the Department of the Environment has issued guidance on the contribution of land use planning to reducing transport CO 2 emissions. (PPG13 'Transport' (1994). In signing Agenda 21 at the Rio "Earth Summit", which binds signatories to integrating land use and transport planning to encourage development patterns that reduce transport demand, the Government has reinforced its commitment to the guidance in PPG12 to encourage patterns of development that make shops, offices and other services accessible on foot or by cycle or public transport for the majority of customers, employees and visitors, and to discourage those which are accessible principally by private car. These issues have been taken into account in identifying areas for development and in formulating policies in this Plan. 2.67 Government guidance in PPG13 'Transport' (1994) has been fundamental in improving the integration between transport and land-use planning and a foundation for the Government's Sustainable Development Strategy. The key elements of the guidance in reducing the growth in length and number of motorised journeys, encouraging alternative means of travel which have less environmental impact and reducing the reliance on the private car have been incorporated both in Strategic Advice (1994) and draft revised Strategic Planning Guidance (1995). The Council's Transport Strategy and Policies in this Plan, particularly through the public transport initiatives and car parking objectives, have been based on PPG13 and revised RPG3 (1996). 2.68 LPAC's 1994 Strategic Advice proposed significant changes to the provision of car parking for new development as a way of bringing overall changes in the usage of the private car. This approach was endorsed by revised draft RPG3 and the Council through its policies are aiming for a gradual reduction of the demand for parking through the introduction of maximum standards. Given the geographical layout of the Borough and poor provision of orbital public transport these changes will be introduced incrementally. 2.69 Strategic Planning Guidance defines London's Strategic Road Network of motorways, trunk and designated roads (Map 2). This network is statutorily defined in the Designation of Roads in Greater London Order 1986 (SI 154). These are roads forming part of the national and London-wide road system which are intended to carry mainly long distance traffic. 2.70 This Guidance considers the main objectives for accessibility and movement in London to be: The need to:- -tackle road congestion and improve air quality through better management and control of traffic; and -stimulate greater use of public transport, walking and cycling through a more sustainable transport and land use pattern. 2.71 The Council in its regeneration strategy for the Hayes/West Drayton Corridor recognises the opportunities to achieve these objectives by identifying Hayes as suitable for significant improvements to public transport interchange facilities. With regard to the relationship between transport and development, RPG3 (1996) encourages boroughs to promote the use of public transport and assist in the furtherance of development proposals which facilitate new public transport links, stations or interchanges (Para 6.4). Guidance also notes that improved rail, bus and coach links to Heathrow could also include better London Borough of Hillingdon Unitary Development Plan
connections to Stockley Park (RPG3 Para 2.55). The Council has made a commitment to develop a "transport hub" in Hayes, which will make a significant contribution to the sustainable regeneration of the Hayes/West Drayton Corridor. 2.72 RPG3 states that the Transport Strategy for London embraces -major investment both in the existing public transport infrastructure and, where appropriate, new lines to meet increasing demands and to serve economic regeneration, and -limited new road construction linked to improving orbital movements and to service areas earmarked for regeneration. The Council's strategy is to maximise the potential of train services using the Great Western and Thames lines to serve development in the Hayes/West Drayton regeneration corridor and enhance this with good interconnecting bus services linking development sites and providing connections to Heathrow Airport, Uxbridge and adjacent local centres. The availability and use of public transport is a very important ingredient in determining location policies designed to reduce the need to travel by car. Rail services with their fixed infrastructure can provide the greatest certainty for developers and can provide a focus for regeneration and comprehensive development. The Council's proposals to develop the Hayes Hub with rail and road improvements and a bus interchange is expected to operate as such a catalyst for attracting inward investment in the corridor. Improvement of public transport in the Hayes/West Drayton regeneration corridor is considered vital to encourage inward investment and facilitates access in the most sustainable way. 2.73 The Local Planning Authority believes that the need to relate demand for transport to the scale and distribution of land uses is a key issue and a land use structure which minimises the need to travel long distances is desirable. Therefore policies which seek to retain and improve the accessibility of facilities for those who need to use them are included in the relevant subject chapters of this Plan. The objectives are: -to site employment generating uses, shops and other services and activities in places where they are most easily and safely accessible for residents, workers and visitors; -to seek more sustainable modes of movement; -to improve operational and public transport access to the Council's regeneration sites; -to restrain demand for road space by restricting new road building and controlling the scale and location of new development such that dependence on the private car is reduced and opportunities for cycling, walking and using public transport are increased; and -to ameliorate the safety, environmental and congestion problems associated with heavy traffic flows. Although in general the Local Planning Authority will discourage the development of large scale land uses, it recognises that some are necessary and it will seek to ensure that these are located only in places which are, or can be, well served by public transport. 2.74 By reducing travel demands the Council seeks to ameliorate the congestion, environmental and safety problems associated with heavy traffic flows, in accordance with the following priorities: -safety for all; -convenience and comfort of pedestrians; -encouragement of walking, cycling and public transport; -reduction of environmental impact of traffic; and -reducing the demand for car parking. London Borough of Hillingdon Unitary Development Plan
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Page 5 and 6: 1. INTRODUCTION Purpose and Status
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7.6 It is intended that the supply
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OF SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT, THE PRO
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- internal planning for wheelchair
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this type. The Local Planning Autho
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accessible to more people and are l
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Uxbridge/Harefield Area 55-97 High
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also on sites with good road access
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S3 THE LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY WIL
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(b) Local Shops 8.20 PPG6 and PPG13
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shopping trips. Accordingly the Loc
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9. RECREATION, LEISURE AND COMMUNIT
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or other areas of a specialist natu
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In assessing proposals the Local Pl
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Community Facilities (i) Religious
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use, planning, housing and social s
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facilities to be provided by GP's a
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PART 2 SECTION 3 : MAINTAINING A ST
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Economic Regeneration 10.4 Promotin
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need to be satisfied that there is
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(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) THE EXISTING US
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- buildings, open spaces, pedestria
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guidance, environmental disbenefits
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NEED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND, WHERE
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intended occupiers of developments
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12. TOURISM Introduction 12.1 Curre
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T3 WITHIN EXISTING HOTEL BUILDINGS
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exceptional circumstances prevail.'
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crucial factor and the Minerals Pla
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(iii) THE RETENTION ON SITE OF ALL
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Waste Recycling and Disposal 13.35
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PART 2 SECTION 4 : REDUCING TRAVEL
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towpath without a permit. RPG3 stat
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COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES IN T
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RETAILING, COMMERCIAL USE, LEISURE
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Land at Bourne Avenue, Hayes 15.23
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ANY DEVELOPMENT WILL BE EXPECTED TO
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addition a new Hillingdon Station,
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Mount Vernon Hospital, Northwood 15
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CAR PARKING STANDARDS ANNEX 1 GENER
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CAR PARKING STANDARDS ANNEX 1 Use C
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CAR PARKING STANDARDS Use Class Des
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INDEX OF POLICIES Access Advertisem
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• Transport • General AM13 Pt 1
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Safety General design Pt 1.33, BE18
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GLOSSARY Access Way or means of ent
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Greater London Development Plan Thi
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Proposals Map The map or maps withi
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