Dartford - CS 15: Managing Transport Demand

Policy information sourced from the Dartford Core Strategy

CS 15: Managing Transport Demand

In order to reduce the need to travel, minimise car use and make the most effective use of the transport network, the Council will:

Encourage mixed use development and close interrelationship between complementary land uses: homes, jobs, shops and leisure, recreational and community facilities.
Require major development sites to make provision for Fastrack as part of planning proposals. In addition to provision on identified sites, extension or improvement of the network will also be considered on major sites, where potential demand from the development justifies it and where this would benefit the wider network.
Work in partnership with Kent County Council, other partners and transport operators to deliver appropriate long term operating arrangements to ensure the success of Fastrack and ensure that the benefits of Fastrack, where embedded in existing communities, are not lost.
Work in partnership with Kent County Council and transport operators to improve conventional bus services. Where appropriate, major developments will be required to facilitate new services, improved frequencies or extensions to existing bus services. Provision of services will be required to serve early residents on developments with long build-out times.
Work in partnership with Network Rail, train operating companies and other partners to enhance capacity and journey times of train services and to improve stations and station interchanges.
Work in partnership with Kent County Council and transport operators to deliver an integrated transport network and integrated ticketing across different modes of transport.
Work in partnership with developers, Kent County Council and cycling groups to implement an integrated walking and cycling network joining communities with the facilities they need to access, including public transport facilities, primarily through the Green Grid (see Policy CS 14) and including the Public Rights of Way network. Grant funding will be sought to help implement the network.
Require that major new residential or trip generating development is supported by a travel plan containing a package of measures ensuring sustainable travel, linked to monitoring and management of targets.
Encourage the use of the River Thames for the sustainable transport of goods and passengers as set out in Policy CS 6.
Develop a Car Parking SPD, with standards taking account of availability of alternative means of transport, and the need to support the requirements of family life through provision of visitor parking. In advance of the SPD, Kent County Council’s standards will be applied to new development.

For more information please see the Core Strategy