Policy information sourced from the Biggleswade Neighbourhood Plan

BTM1: Sustainable Transport

  1. Development that is likely to generate additional travel must provide a balanced and sustainable range of transport options, meeting the following requirements of this policy, proportionate to the scale and nature of the scheme.
  2. Development must provide safe and convenient links for pedestrians, with differing levels of mobility, and cyclists, meeting the requirements of Policy BPD1(4 & 5).
  3. Where development requires parking, it should include a mix of provision, so that streets and spaces are not dominated by parking.
  4. Parking provision should be within the curtilage of the housing it serves, rather than being provided remotely.
  5. Where use of parking courts is unavoidable, they must be in very close proximity to, and overlooked by, the housing being served.
  6. Development must include conveniently-located, secure, covered storage for cycles and scooters, including for all new houses.
  7. Electrical vehicle charging points must be provided as part of new parking provision within development.
  8. Development that generates additional movements by heavy good vehicles must not have harmful impacts on the amenities of Biggleswade Town Centre, residential properties or the area’s historic environments.

For more information, please visit the Biggleswade Neighbourhood Plan