Land Use Allocations and Transport Infrastructure Requirements

Land Use Allocations and Associated Transport Infrastructure: Reducing the need for motorised travel can be achieved through allocating sites for housing development in proximity to existing or planned provision of services such as shopping, employment, health and educational facilities. Ensuring the provision of local neighbourhood facilities as an integral element of new large scale residential development can greatly assist in reducing car dependency as well as enhancing the vitality and viability of the development. The LDP should provide the means to promote, influence and deliver a shift to more sustainable travel modes within a council area. For example, high density and mixed use development and tourist amenities should be steered towards locations benefitting from good accessibility to public transport provision and wherever feasible by walking and cycling also.