Policy information sourced from the Bexley Unitary Development Plan - Written Statement

Policy T7 - Transport Network

The Council will normally refuse any development proposals that would either cause local traffic flows to rise above the design flow for a road or would generate additional traffic on a road on which flows are already considered to exceed design flow, unless:

  1. either the affected road is included in an improvement programme that would increase the design flows to a level capable of accepting increased demands from the base flow and the development or the applicant is prepared, and in a position, to undertake un-programmed road improvements, including traffic management and environmental measures, to increase the design flow capacity of relevant highway links to a level capable of safely accommodating increased demands from the development; and
  2. there are no environmental, or other planning or road traffic objections to such highway improvements taking place.

(Calculation of base flow shall take account of developments permitted but not yet implemented.)

For more information please see the Bexley Unitary Development Plan