Object
Local Plan 2040 Draft Plan - Strategy options and draft policies consultation
Representation ID: 5234
Received: 03/09/2021
Respondent: Mrs Clare Buddle
Option 2d: Rail based dispersal assumes that all residents will be using the train: this will not be true and such dispersal would be highly unsustainable and an inefficient use of resources. It also has the potential to dilute potential sustainability gains (for example the viability of bus services). Rail based development should only commence once the stations and lines are in place and working. Wixams was a rail based development and would have been far more sustainable (although by no means entirely) had the railway station been constructed (it is now car reliant).
Option 2d: Rail based dispersal assumes that all residents will be using the train: this will not be true and such dispersal would be highly unsustainable and an inefficient use of resources. It also has the potential to dilute potential sustainability gains (for example the viability of bus services). Rail based development should only commence once the stations and lines are in place and working. Wixams was a rail based development and would have been far more sustainable (although by no means entirely) had the railway station been constructed (it is now car reliant).