Object

Representation ID: 5936

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Baildon & Shipley Friends of the Earth

We support the idea of a hierarchy of development favouring ‘zero-car’ developments and welcome the designation of developments which barely reduce vehicle use as ‘unsustainable’. However, in Policy TR3 there is no reference to this hierarchy. For example, would developments classified as ‘unsustainable’ automatically be refused? TR3 B states that ‘development should support and contribute to appropriate levels of enhancement of all transport’ and then lists priorities.
This appears to be very open-ended: ‘contribute to’ and ‘appropriate levels’ for cycling versus public transport and highways will, in practice, be impossible to evaluate and rank.
Instead, developers should be required to demonstrate how they have chosen to prioritise cycling/walking and public transport over car-use in their transport statements.
LTN principles should be the default expectation in major developments so that, for example, it is easier, more convenient or quicker to move around on foot or by cycle than by car.