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focal points and throughout the residential areas. It also notes that the
accesses on Low Street are likely to be “priority “T” junctions with ghost
island turning facilities provided for these new junctions and also for
existing adjacent junctions in order to increase safety”. The
Development Brief also shows that the whole of the allocation site (with
the exception of 5 units off Carousel Walk and 5 off Fairfield Link) are
to be served through the main spine route. The Development Brief
also sets a context for a Transport Assessment relating to applications
on the site.
2.9.5 At a regional level the RSS, Policies YH7, T1, T2, T3 are relevant to
the highways and access elements of the proposed scheme, with YH7
advising that identifying sites for development LPA’s should adopt a
transport-orientated approach to ensure that development makes the
best use of existing infrastructure and capacity, takes account of
constraints and deliverable improvements particularly in relation to
junctions on the strategic road network and maximising accessibility to
walking and cycling.
2.9.6 However, the Development Plan policies now need to be read in the
light of NPPF paragraphs 29 to 41 which relate to promoting
sustainable transport in order to contribute to wider sustainability and
health objectives. In particular, paragraph 32 states that all
developments which generate significant amounts of movement should
be supported by a Transport Statement or Transport Assessment and
that decisions should take into account whether the opportunities for
sustainable transport modes have been taken up depending on the
nature and location of the site, to reduce the need for major transport
infrastructure, safe and suitable access to the site can be achieved for
all people and improvements can be undertaken within the transport
network that cost effectively limit the significant impacts of the
development.
2.9.7 The submitted Environmental Statement together with the Transport
Statements and modelling data assesses the impact on the existing
highway resulting from the two Redrow and Persimmon schemes (100
units and 498 units) together with the cumulative impact that could
potentially result from the further 120 dwellings to the west of the site.
2.9.8 The report specifically looks at the following aspects:
• Existing and baseline traffic levels on the local road network.
• Additional developments from which generated traffic needed to be
considered.
• Analysis of development generated trips based on traffic counts.
• Distribution/assignment of trips using count information of existing
residential development in Sherburn in Elmet cross referenced with
census data.
• Highway impact assessments using appropriate industry standard
modelling software.
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