DM29 — Promoting sustainable travel and reducing congestion.

To promote sustainable growth in Croydon and reduce the impact of traffic congestion development should: a. Create, enhance and promote measures to increase active travel, public transport use and reduce the need to make private vehicle trips; b. Have a positive effect on highway safety for pedestrians, cyclists, public transport users and private vehicles; c. Not result in a severe impact on the transport networks local to the site which would detract from the economic and environmental regeneration of the borough by making Croydon a less accessible and less attractive location in which to develop; d. Reduce the impacts of development in low PTAL areas (PTAL 2 and below) by integrating and providing for enhanced active travel measures within the development, subject to Table 10.1 Parking standards in development; e. Implement measures that support the Mayor of London’s Healthy Streets Approach, including the design of development; f. Ensure that the movement of pedestrians, cycles, public transport and emergency services are not impeded by deliveries and servicing requirements; and g. The impact of servicing and delivery requirements resulting from new development are expected to be minimised. How the policy works 10.29 All development has an impact on traffic movement in the borough. In order to reduce the impact on traffic movement the Council will require new development to promote measures to increase the use of public transport, cycling and walking. This includes ensuring new development has good access to public transport and has good links to main pedestrian and cycle routes in the borough. Other measures might include bike hire schemes, car clubs, other shared transport schemes, bus stop infrastructure, bus services, on demand transport services, cycle routes, cycle parking, public rights of way, footpaths, pedestrian facilities and crossings, tram stops and infrastructure. The design of new developments should prioritise walking and cycling routes into and through developments over routes for cars. Designs should also prioritise access to public transport over accessibility to private motor cars. 10.30 Some development would result in a severe impact on the local transport networks. Such development will not be permitted. Transport for London and Network Rail will be consulted on planning applications that could result in such an impact on the borough. Croydon Local Plan 2024 10.33 The extent of the local public transport network includes bus routes, tram routes and train stations. The exact extent of the local transport networks as well as other sustainable transport choices such as cycle and walking routes should be considered in any Transport Statement/Assessment. 10.34 The Strategic Policies require new developments to increase the permeability and connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists of their sites and to create new cycle routes in their developments. It is important that new routes are publicly accessible to enhance walking networks within the borough. 10.34A Servicing and deliveries contribute to the already high volumes of congestion in the borough. Additional growth within the borough is likely to further impact and as a result needs to be actively managed. Innovative solutions such as the implementation of last mile deliveries by foot, cycle or zero emission vehicles will be supported. Where appropriate, development is encouraged to identify opportunities for last mile logistics hubs. This is particularly important for high density residential or commercial developments in the Croydon Opportunity Area or town centres, that are forecast to generate significant servicing and delivery movements.

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