Local Plan - List of Revisions

D1.2

D1.2/B

Editorial

The Council's 20 Year Vision transportation study (see para A3.14) aims to identify new elements of the transport system that will be required to achieve a fully integrated transportation network within the next twenty years. Many of these elements are already found in this chapter but the study's findings can be incorporated it may be possible to incorporate further measures before the Plan is adopted.

D1.5

D1.5/A

Editorial

The new Local Transport Plans play a major role in the integration of transport and land use planning. The proposals they contain have to be supported by policies in the Local Plan and it is intended that the two documents should be complementary. Transport Plans have a shorter time frame (5 years) and are reviewed annually. It is therefore appropriate that they should be consulted to find out about smaller road improvement or traffic management schemes which may previously have been found in the Local Plan. The Bath & North East Somerset Local Transport Plan (July 2000) sets out the Council's 20 year vision for transport, defines objectives and puts forward a strategy. It aims to implement the strategy with a programme of schemes and measures for the 5 years 2001/06. Progress will depend on the allocation by the DTLR of funding. An Annual Progress Report is submitted to the DTLR and a review of the Local Transport Plan is likely to begin in 2002/03. The Plan adopts the following objectives in the box below to reflect the underlying elements of Government policy set out in the 1998 White Paper "A New Deal for Transport – Better for Everyone".

D1.6

D1.6/A

334/B4

These objectives are in turn reflected by those of this Local Plan set out in para 3.12 above and by the resultant Policy T.1 below. The objectives reflect the Government’s overall approach to addressing the needs of motorists, other road and public transport users, and business, by reducing congestion and pollution and achieving better access to development and facilities. They will also help to promote sustainable distribution.

after para D1.6

TAB6A/A

Editorial