SURREY STRUCTURE PLAN 2004 - Surrey County Council

chapter 4 · infrastructure and development needs
Assessment. This should indicate how any adverse
transport impact can be ameliorated by mitigation
measures, designed to reduce car dependence and
promote walking, cycling and use of public transport.
How the policy will be implemented
f The local planning authorities may require planning
applications to be supported by an assessment of the
transport impact. Measures to increase the proportion
of walking, cycling and use of public transport will be
set out in an accompanying travel plan.
f The Highway Authority:
g will advise on the requirement for a Transport
Assessment, with reference to national guidance;
g will have regard to the Local Transport Plan (LTP)
local area implementation programme as part of
any mitigation measures;
g will advise on the internal geometry and layout
of all development sites where they potentially
affect the adjacent highway.
Indicators of policy performance
f Proportion of major applications:
g incorporating improvements to walking,
cycling and public transport facilities
g supported by Travel Plans
POLICY DN3/
Parking Provision
Development proposals should comply with the aim of
promoting sustainable travel choices by reducing the
amount of land used for car parking but increasing cycle
parking facilities.
Maximum car parking standards will be set according to
location, type of development and public transport
accessibility. Minimum cycle parking standards will be
retained.
Park and Ride schemes will be supported where they
form part of an integrated planning and transport
strategy for an area.
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4.8 ar parking often takes up valuable land in
urban areas and encourages people to drive to
locations that are accessible by other means, particularly
public transport. Maximum standards for all forms of
development will be applied based upon Government
guidance. A lower level of provision below the
maximum standard will be expected in areas where
accessibility by non-car means is good, particularly in
town centres, where long stay parking will be
discouraged. Tighter controls on parking provision will
be sought in areas adjoining London. Whilst it is
accepted that out-of-centre developments will require
higher standards of car accessibility than town centre
developments, it will be inappropriate for the larger outof-centre
developments to be located where public
transport cannot provide for a significant proportion of
travel movements. The provision of long stay car parking
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