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District Local Plan, YH7, T1, T2, T3 of the Regional Spatial Strategy
and the NPPF subject to conditions and Section 106 contributions.
Sustainable Transport and Travel Plan Framework
2.9.12 Policy T6 states that the “District Council will encourage the provision
of effective bus and rail services by ensuring that development
proposals for housing, employment, retail, leisure and other generators
of travel demand are located where they would be capable of being
well served by public transport” and requires “developers to provide
road layouts and roads that are suitable for buses, where appropriate.”
2.9.13 The “Approved Development Brief”, for the wider site dated 2003,
notes the need for new bus stops, the provision of a service through
the site and the provision of bus stops within the development site and
the need for discussions with bus operators accordingly. The
Development Brief also sets a context for a Transport Assessment
relating to applications on the site.
2.9.14 Paragraphs 34 and 35 of the NPPF state decisions should ensure
developments that generate significant movement are located where
the need to travel will be minimised and the use of sustainable
transport modes can be maximised and should exploit opportunities for
the use of sustainable transport methods. Therefore, developments
should be located and designed where practical to accommodate the
efficient delivery of goods and supplies; give priority to pedestrian and
cycle movements, and have access to high quality public transport
facilities; create safe and secure layouts which minimise conflicts
between traffic and cyclists or pedestrians, avoiding street clutter;
incorporate facilities for charging plug-in and other ultra-low emission
vehicles; and consider the needs of people with disabilities by all
modes of transport. Paragraph 36 states that all developments which
generate significant amounts of movement should be required to
provide a Travel Plan.
2.9.15 The application notes that the site is located within an accessible
proximity through neighbouring housing estates to a local bus route
which is served by two bus services offering access to Tadcaster,
Pontefract, Selby and Leeds. Additionally the Sherburn in Elmet train
station is less than 1km walk away from the site which provides access
to York, Sheffield, Hull, Selby, Pontefract. In addition South Milford
train station is approximately 2km from the site offering access to
Selby, Leeds, Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield. Both train stations
offer access routes connecting to main stations such as York and
Leeds.
2.9.16 The application is accompanied by a Travel Plan which aims to
minimise the number of car-borne trips to the site in order to achieve
this it is proposed that:
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