Strategic Road Network
9.12 The road network is an important part of the of the District. There is a hierarchy of roads, which can be used to support sustainable development principles by focussing development within certain corridors which have good public transport links or which act as a focus for the community. A number of roads have been categorised according to their function in order to assist in determining land use proposals and to give weight to transport investment decisions. The purpose of this hierarchy is the promotion of accessibility in support of sustainable development objectives rather than increasing highway capacity. The hierarchy works in conjunction with POLICY GT 2 ‘PRIORITIES FOR TRANSPORT INVESTMENT’ and POLICY GP 2 ‘LOCATION OF DEVELOPMENT’ to help focus investment decisions, and assist in defining the Transport Corridors, where development should be focussed.
POLICY GT 3
STRATEGIC ROAD NETWORK
TO ASSIST IN THE DETERMINATION OF LAND-USE PROPOSALS AND THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICY GT2, A STRATEGIC ROAD NETWORK HAS BEEN DEFINED (SHOWN ON THE PROPOSALS MAP) WHICH DESIGNATES ROADS ACCORDING TO THEIR FUNCTION AND HELPS TO DEFINE THE TRANSPORT CORRIDORS WITHIN POLICY GP2 AS FOLLOWS:-
CATEGORY 1 – ROADS THAT CARRY INTER-REGIONAL TRAFFIC THROUGH CALDERDALE (THE M62, FOR WHICH THE HIGHWAYS AGENCY IS HIGHWAY AUTHORITY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF POLICY GP2, THE M62 DOES NOT FORM A TRANSPORT CORRIDOR WHERE DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE FOCUSSED).
CATEGORY 2 - ROADS WHICH LINK MAJOR CENTRES WITHIN CALDERDALE AND WHICH CONNECT THESE CENTRES TO THE CATEGORY 1 NETWORK AND TO MAJOR CENTRES WITHIN WEST YORKSHIRE AND OTHER ADJACENT AREAS.
CATEGORY 3 - ROADS THAT LINK SECONDARY CENTRES WITHIN CALDERDALE TO MAJOR CENTRES WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND IN ADJACENT AREAS AND TO THE CATEGORY 1 AND 2 NETWORKS.