Transport Assessment of New Development
9.14 Transport Assessments (TAs) are required under the terms of PPG13 wherever a development has significant transport implications. The scale of development for which a TA is necessary will be the levels used for Travel Plans and set out in Table 9.1 in Policy T 1 ‘Travel Plans’. This will also generally be applied to requests for TAs. These will be expected to detail the effects of the development on the transport networks and the works necessary to mitigate any problems arising from the proposals. In order to achieve amelioration of transport effects there are a number of other policy matters that should also be considered. Travel Plans (under Policy T 1 ‘Travel Plans’) are required for all development over a certain size. These can help to reduce travel by car through a range of tools set out in paragraph 9.19. In addition, the new maximum parking allowances under Policy T 18 ‘Maximum Parking Allowances’ endeavour to restrict parking to ensure that excessive demands are not placed upon the road network. The TAs required under POLICY GT 5 ‘TRANSPORT ASSESSMENTS ’ should take all these matters into account.
POLICY GT 5
TRANSPORT ASSESSMENTS
WHERE A TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT (TA) IS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED ALONGSIDE A PLANNING APPLICATION, THE TA WILL BE EXPECTED TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE HIERARCHY OF CONSIDERATION (POLICY GT 4 ‘HIERARCHY OF CONSIDERATION’) AND SHOW HOW THE NEEDS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PEDESTRIANS, CYCLISTS, THE DISABLED AND WHEELCHAIR USERS, HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. THE MEASURES NEEDED TO MITIGATE ANY TRANSPORT PROBLEMS ARISING FROM THE DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE SET OUT IN THE TA AND THE COUNCIL WILL SEEK TO ENSURE THAT THESE ARE IMPLEMENTED AS PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE USE OF PLANNING CONDITIONS OR PLANNING OBLIGATIONS.