Local Development Plan

• Protect routes required for new transport schemes including
disused transport routes with potential for future reuse
• Restrict the number of new accesses and control the level of use of
existing accesses onto Protected Routes
• Promote road safety, in particular, for pedestrians, cyclists and
other vulnerable road users.
Transportation issues considered by the Council in its LDP should include:
• Land use allocations and associated transport infrastructure: the
LDP should provide the means to promote, influence and deliver a
shift to more sustainable travel modes
• Zoned sites: should include key site requirements for walking and
cycling infrastructure or phasing to tie in with planned improvement
of public transport
• Freight and storage: the LDP should allocate land for distribution
and storage that are readily accessible to the Regional Strategic
Transport Network
• New transport schemes, walking and cycling: including proposals
for road, rail, public transport, Park & Ride, cycle/pedestrian
networks or planned improvements should be identified
Planning Policy Statement 3: Access, Movement and Parking (PPS 3)
This policy sets out planning policies for vehicular and pedestrian access,
transport assessment, the protection of transport routes and parking.
Policy objectives of PPS 3 in summary are:
• To promote road safety
• To restrict the number of new accesses & control the level of
existing accesses onto Protected Routes
• To promote a modal shift to more sustainable forms of transport
• To ensure new development offers a realistic choice of access
• To ensure the needs of people with disabilities and others whose
mobility is impaired are taken into account
• To promote the provision of adequate facilities for cyclists in new
developments
• To promote parking policies that will assist in reducing reliance on
the private car
• To protect routes required for new transport schemes including
disused transport routes with potential for future reuse.
• Disused transport routes: the LDP should identify and safeguard
disused transport routes, such as former railways and canals where
there is a reasonable prospect of re-use
• Car parking: the LDP should identify existing and proposed town
centre car parks, identify park & ride sites and consider a range of
initiatives to encourage a modal shift from car usage
• Protected routes: the LDP will identify protected routes.
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Key Issues and Options