Policy information sourced from the Brent Local Plan

BT1 Sustainable Travel Choice

The council will prioritise active and sustainable travel over private motor vehicles. The council will work with its partners and, where appropriate, require developments to:

Active Travel

  • design public realm to meet healthy streets principles and provide access for all; publicly accessible private space will be managed in accordance with the Mayor’s Public London Charter or locally adopted equivalent standard;
  • protect the character of the Capital Ring walking route and, where appropriate, contribute to its improvement;
  • provide for and make contributions towards connected, high quality, convenient and safe cycle routes and facilities in accordance with the Brent Cycling Strategy, including cycle parking, in line with or exceeding London Plan standards and TfL and WestTrans design standards, the implementation of new cycleways, and a borough wide cycle hire scheme;
  • enhance the A5 corridor to reduce traffic dominance and improve the public realm;
  • improve environmental quality and reduce severance along the North Circular and London Distributor Road Network;
  • remove vehicle cross-overs or other public realm features no longer required;

Sustainable Travel

  • safeguard land for and enable the delivery of the West London Orbital overground;
  • create a high quality pedestrian connection from Brent Cross West Thameslink station to Staples Corner and the wider area in parallel with the delivery of the station;
  • create a high quality pedestrian and cycle connection between Harlesden and an upgraded Willesden Junction station;
  • increase the number of tube and overground stations with step free access in the borough;
  • support the bus network in Brent by identifying and implementing bus priority measures to improve journey time reliability; maintaining existing coverage and improving connectivity to areas of the borough with limited public transport access, and improving bus interchange facilities;

Clean Technology

  • increase coverage of Electric Vehicle charging points across the borough.

For more information please see the Brent Local Plan