Proposed Housing and Mixed-Use Site Allocations

Comment

Representation ID: 4567

Received: 03/10/2025

Respondent: National Highways

Welcome the polices to deliver a comprehensive master plan, supported by an agreed phasing plan. A Transport Assessment, Travel Plan and a Construction Management Plan, should be agreed with National Highways to identify the need for mitigation.

This site sits adjacent to the A1 trunk road; therefore, it will be subject to potential boundary impacts, such as drainage and geotechnical matters. Planning applications would also need to be accompanied by assessments which consider noise and air quality impacts from the adjacent A1 trunk road.

Comment

Representation ID: 4568

Received: 03/10/2025

Respondent: National Highways

This site should be supported by a Transport Assessment, Travel Plan and a Construction Management Plan and be agreed with National Highways to identify the need for mitigation.

This site also sits adjacent to the A1 trunk road, therefore it is likely to be subject to potential boundary impacts, such as drainage and geotechnical matters. Planning applications would also need to be accompanied by assessments that consider noise and air quality impacts from the adjacent A1 trunk road.

Comment

Representation ID: 4569

Received: 03/10/2025

Respondent: National Highways

We welcome the principle of developing a comprehensive masterplan for the entire area. Given that this site is close to the SRN, we welcome that the elements of the Transport Assessment to assess impacts on the SRN are agreed upon with National Highways.

Comment

Representation ID: 4570

Received: 03/10/2025

Respondent: National Highways

Given that this site is close to the SRN, we welcome that the elements of the Transport Assessment to assess impacts on the SRN are agreed upon with National Highways.

Comment

Representation ID: 4571

Received: 03/10/2025

Respondent: National Highways

Any potential site that is anticipated to have an impact on the SRN in the area is recommended to be subject to consultation with National Highways and appropriately assessed in line with the DfT Circular 01/2022 to determine the extent of their potential impacts on the SRN in the area. Depending on the scale of likely impact on the SRN in the area, the applicant/developer may need to identify suitable mitigation measures (if required). We would also expect a Transport Assessment (TA) and Travel Plan (TP) to be submitted for all proposed site allocations.

It is to be noted that the cumulative impact of the proposed site allocations also needs to be assessed in line with the Circular, for understanding the likely traffic impacts on the SRN in the area in terms of capacity & safety, as well as identifying any possible mitigation measures (if required).
National Highways recommends that a robust transport evidence base in the form of a Strategic Transport Assessment (STA) be produced to support the development of the Local Plan, which should be reflected in the Regulation 19 evidence. We would therefore welcome further engagement, to support the development of the evidence-based assessments of the plan’s infrastructure requirements and the potential impacts of the allocations on the SRN.