53Transport accessibility, traffic impacts and car parking

53 Transport accessibility, traffic impacts and car parking

53 Transport accessibility, traffic impacts and car parking

The consent authority must not consent to development unless it has considered the following matters that are of relevance to the development—

(a) the extent to which the proposed development maximises opportunities, through design integration, to provide—

(i) efficient links to identified transport nodes and corridors, such as railway stations, bus routes, pedestrian and cycle paths, and

(ii) facilities to cater for bicycle users,

(b) the extent to which the demand for car parking, where there is good access to public transport nodes, will be managed,

(c) the extent to which appropriate levels of car parking will be provided in connection with the development,

(d) the extent to which walking, cycling and the use of public transport have been or will be encouraged,

(e) the design of proposed car parking areas and access to them.