In this chapter

• Introduction to development management policy
• Housing
• Climate change
• Nature and ecosystem services
• Green Belt
• Jobs and economy
• Healthy, vibrant and inclusive communities
• Heritage and design
• Sustainable transport
  • Policy ST/HS: Promoting sustainable travel and healthy streets
  • Policy ST/AT: Active travel routes
  • Policy ST/RMD: Transport requirements for managing development
• Pollution, contamination and safety
• Minerals and waste
• Waste
• Infrastructure

Policy ST/HS: Promoting sustainable travel and healthy streets

About this page

How this part of the Local Plan Options Document works

These Development Management policy option pages contain the following sections:

Policy background

• Relevant national policy or regulations
• National or regional trends
• Local situation and needs/li>
• How we have dealt with this issue in the past
• The thinking behind the policy

Policy options for the new Local Plan

We may suggest a variety of approaches:

• Keeping existing policy as it is
• Making small changes
• Replacing the policy with something that is substantially different
• Identifying factors or events which may affect this policy in the future

Policy option analysis

• A list of the advantages and disadvantages that we have identified for each of the policy options we are presenting.

More on this topic

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Policy background

9.441 Policy ST1 ensures the delivery of well-connected places accessible by sustainable means of transport. It sets out the key principles which should be addressed when locating, planning, and designing development.

9.442 The policy was strengthened in the LPPU by explicitly recognising the importance of location and design in the transport sustainability of development. However, there is now an opportunity through the Local Plan to further strengthen the policy to enhance the potential to enable travelling by sustainable transport modes.

Policy options for the new Local Plan

Option A

Retain the fundamental elements of the Policy and make minor amendments to wording to update terminology, provide additional clarity and strengthen application.

Amend the policy to require developments to enable, and where appropriate deliver travel by sustainable modes as opposed to encouraging, promoting and supporting sustainable travel options.

Proposed to also remove wider policy references to the natural and built environment. These will instead be contained within specific policies relating to each of these matters.

Advantages of Option A

• Stronger language will engender a more positive and proactive approach to sustainable travel which will provide genuine travel options and minimise travel distances therefore making a positive contribution to addressing the Climate Emergency.
• Reviewing wording to provide additional clarity will strengthen application in line with the purpose of the policy. Including references to the natural and built environment is unnecessary as it is covered by other relevant policies. Removing this provides clarity.

Disadvantages of Option A

The amendments to policy are not considered to introduce negative implications. The Policy has been worded to ensure that it will be applied appropriately to the site context. This was tested through the LPPU Examination and has not materially changed.