Policy information sourced from the Bexley Local Plan
SP10: Bexley’s transport network
- The Council will work to achieve a comprehensive, high-quality, safe, integrated and sustainable transport system, which makes the most of existing and proposed transport infrastructure within the borough. The map of Bexley’s transport network, including locations of key transport project proposals, are set out in Figure 10. The Council seeks to ensure a much improved and expanded role for sustainable transport through the following actions:
- initiating or supporting the future development of major new public transport infrastructure proposals within or affecting Bexley, including an extension of Docklands Light Rail to Belvedere, Bus Transit from North Greenwich to Slade Green, River Thames passenger services, including the upgrading of Erith Pier, and potential new Thames crossings – the Council will explore, by continued negotiations with Transport for London and the Port of London Authority a firm basis for the further progression of these schemes;
- increasing the capacity, frequency, accessibility and safety of established bus and rail facilities;
- supporting the improvement of interchange facilities through area-based schemes and other initiatives;
- encouraging walking and cycling within the borough through implementation of local and strategic walking and cycling programmes, travel plans, local safety schemes, the provision of facilities within development proposals, and environmental improvement projects;
- using local targets included in the Council’s Local Implementation Plan to ensure Healthy Streets concepts and the Mayor’s Transport Strategy’s mode share targets are reflected in development proposals;
- working with the Crossrail to Ebbsfleet (C2E) partnership to secure the potential extension of the Elizabeth Line, including the protection of the land required for the scheme in accordance with existing and future Safeguarding Directions, and the managing of development to preserve and enhance the deliverability of the scheme;
- promoting improvements in north-south transport provision, including facilitating junction improvements, clearer signing, and enhanced bus services and facilities – in particular, improved connections will be sought with Abbey Wood station and the Elizabeth line;
- improving the efficiency and promoting the sustainability of freight movement in the borough and ensuring construction and operation of any new rail freight facilities, or wharves for waterborne freight handling, where this does not unduly prejudice other objectives of the Local Plan;
- developing other targeted road schemes, where they assist regeneration and reduce barriers to growth, whilst encouraging sustainable travel options, improving road safety and supporting modal shift away from the car;
- effectively maintaining and efficiently managing the existing highway network to reduce congestion and unnecessary delays, improve the environment, in particular air quality, and promote safety, health and wellbeing;
- encouraging a new transitional approach to providing and managing residential car parking within new developments in areas where parking demands and provision could both reduce over time as more sustainable means of connectivity are improved; and
- ensuring that the proposed change of use or redevelopment of existing railway station or town centre car parks retains or re-provides an appropriate level of public parking where such provision is:
- essential to avoid unacceptable harm resulting from railheading and/or to safeguard the continued viability and vitality of the relevant town centre;
- the minimum amount necessary; and
- informed by an appropriate transport assessment.
- The Council will work with Transport for London, National Highways, Kent County Council, and other relevant partners, so that necessary infrastructure interventions on the strategic road network required to support future development proposals in the borough are better understood, potential solutions found, and a funded and deliverable programme of measures identified.
For more information please see the Bexley Local Plan