Local Plan Main Modifications Consultation
Policy SP26: Delivering sustainable transport
| Local Plan page number | Policy or paragraph Local Plan | Proposed Change | Justification |
|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | Policy SP26: Criterion 3 (iii) |
Provide or contribute towards the provision of new and/or improved sustainable travel infrastructure where the predicated number of additional trips will lead to a cumulative increase in car-based trips [removed]. |
Effective |
| 153 | Policy SP26: Paragraph 14.14 |
14.14 The NPPF states that all development that generates significant amounts of movement should be required to produce a travel plan, and the application should be supported by transport statement or transport assessment so that the likely impacts of the proposal can be addressed. [removed] The transport implications of development must be addressed as part of any planning application, where relevant this could include through Transport Assessments, Transport Statements and Travel Plans. All development shall deliver sustainable transport by ensuring that vehicular traffic generated by new development, following the implementation of sustainable transport measures, can be safely accommodated on the local and strategic highway network and does not cause an unacceptable increase in congestion or air pollution and that severe congestion can be avoided by appropriate transport improvements. [added] The development scenario to be considered for Transport Assessments will include:
When determining whether a Transport Statement, Transport Assessment or Travel Plan is adequate, applicants are advised to have regard to the criteria provided within the Transport Assessments/Statements, and Travel Plans section of the Validation of Planning Applications in Tyneside (2019) [removed]. (2024) [added] |
Effective |
| 153 | Policy SP26: New supporting text (after 14.14) |
Active Travel England recommends that ‘Bus stops should be easily accessible. All buildings should be located within 400 metres from a bus stop. The routes to the bus stops should be safe, direct, convenient and accessible for people of all abilities’. The Council acknowledges that not all areas of the Borough are within 400m of an existing bus stop. Should development be proposed where buildings would be more than 400m from an existing bus stop, the Council will, in consultation with Nexus, consider the potential for the development to provide new bus stop infrastructure linked to either an existing bus service or the potential for a new or diverted service. [added] |
Jusified Effective |
What to consider when making a representation
What are the tests of soundness and legal compliance?
The purpose of the examination is to consider whether the local plan complies with relevant legal requirements for producing local plans, including the duty to cooperate, and meets the national tests of ‘soundness’ for local plans set out in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
Therefore, representations submitted at this stage must only be made on these grounds and, where relevant, be supported with evidence to demonstrate why these tests have not been met.
Legal compliance
To be legally compliant the plan has to be prepared in accordance with the duty to cooperate and legal and procedural requirements, including the 2011 Localism Act and Town and County Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended).
Soundness
The inspector conducting the examination in public has to be satisfied that the local plan is ‘sound’; namely that it is:
• Positively prepared – the plan should be prepared based on a strategy which seeks to meet objectively assessed development and infrastructure requirements, including unmet requirements from neighbouring authorities where it is reasonable to do so and consistent with achieving sustainable development.
• Justified – the plan should be the most appropriate strategy, when considered against the reasonable alternatives, based on proportionate evidence.
• Effective – the plan should be deliverable over its period and based on effective joint working on cross-boundary strategic priorities, and
• Consistent with national policy – the plan should enable the delivery of sustainable development in accordance with the policies in the NPPF.