|
The DfT’s Guidance
on Transport Assessment restates
the requirement of PPG13: Transport,
for travel plans to accompany planning
applications with significant transport
implications. The guidance recognises
the role of Travel Plans as an important
tool in the delivery of accessibility
and sustainable outcomes for a development.
They provide, in effect, the main mechanism
for managing access to sites.
Typically, trip generation assessments
for the TA are based on the identification
of suitable (person or vehicle) trip
rates. Using TRICS®, these trip rates
should be derived on the basis of site-specific
details of the proposed development such
as proposed gross floor area, number
of dwelling units, number of hotel rooms,
availability and accessibility of non-car
modes of travel, and the provision and
nature of the Travel Plan.
The standard approach to monitoring Travel
Plans will facilitate more effective
use of the TA process by ensuring that
robust Travel Plan data held in TRICS® is
used in assessments.
The monitoring and review of the Travel
Plan is a key part of good TA practice,
as illustrated in the table below.
|
