Where a development is speculative in nature, an interim travel plan should be submitted with the planning application. In the case of a site that will have multiple occupants an umbrella travel plan should be submitted.
Travel plans at this stage are a phased approach with an interim agreement specifying, as far as is possible, measures to be implemented before development and occupation occur. The interim travel plan should set out travel plan commitments, such as infrastructure, that are not dependent on a survey of employees and can therefore be implemented by the developer before occupation. It should also include a framework and timeline for the development and implementation of the final travel plan, which should be based upon staff survey responses from the eventual occupiers.
Developers are required to include mode split targets within the interim travel plan. There is an increasing 'pool' of available information on which to base interim targets, which could later be augmented by travel surveys. As a start, the Transport Assessment should illustrate current and future accessibility to site by all modes and the likely modal split of journey to and from site. The Transport Assessment is important in identifying what actions should be included in the Travel Plan and for future enforcement. The DfT issued Guidance on Transport Assessment in 2007.
Targets could include:
Travel characteristics of similar organisations in similar locations available via the TRICS database and the Local Census data for travel to work. Follow this link for a comprehensive acount of what should be included in Final Travel Plans or Travel Plans for a known end user
05.02.2012
Part of the Cycle Aigburth project, a Sunday ride designed to increase your confidence.
09.01.2012
A new landing stage for the Mersey Ferries has opened to passengers at Liverpool's Pier Head.