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POLICY STR/3 - MITIGATING TRAVEL IMPACT

  1. New developments will be required to mitigate the undesirable effects of travel, such as noise, pollution, impact on amenity and health and other environmental impacts.
  2. Where a proposed development is likely to have significant transport implications, the Council will require developers to submit a Transport Assessment and a Travel Plan with the planning application.  A Road Safety Audit may also be required.
  3. Where the proposed development is considered to have significant transport implications on a wider area, financial contributions will be required towards improvements in transport infrastructure, in particular to support public transport, cycling and walking, in accordance with the development principles in Section 4 – Spatial Policies, Key Diagrams & Supporting Development Control Policies.
  4. The Council may also require developers to submit a Transport Statement for other development proposals where there is need to understand the traffic impact of the proposal.

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