Policy
Undertake movement analysis before the site masterplanning process to identify existing local destinations (e.g. Schools, shops, GP surgeries) people could walk or cycle to within 20 minutes and the key associated network opportunities and challenges of delivering this.
Policy
Movement within proposals must be prioritised by active travel means. Settlement layout and street design must adhere to a hierarchy with walking at the top followed by cycling, public transport, utilities and logistics,private vehicles.
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Where applicable, key movement routes to destination must be attractive to pedestrians and cyclists. This includes making them direct, legible,and safe.
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Movement routes must be designed to have natural surveillance, be well lit and avoid creating hiding places and blind spots.
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New developments must provide walking and cycling connections between the site and existing settlements and within the site itself.
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Proposals must seek to create desire lines along key movement routes and green corridors. New schemes should aim to incorporate desire lines within residential streets with very low traffic.
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Views along streets within proposals must be terminated with an attractive backdrop or key building that integrates with the surrounding context.
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Focal points and areas of interest should be created along routes. This can include, landmarks, squares, street art, vistas, and public open space.
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Key routes and spaces must be easily noticed and contribute to the character of a place using distinctive design cues such as the built form, landscaping and enclosure along specific hierarchies of street and open space.
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New developments must demonstrate a coherent wayfinding strategy for active travel modes that includes signposting and wayfinding to on-site or nearby facilities, and to the National Cycle Network and local Public Rights of Way.