Policy information sourced from the Highgate Neighbourhood Plan

TR1: Promoting Sustainable Movement

New development should promote walking, cycling and public transport use. Major commercial, service-based and large residential development should make suitable provision for pedestrians, cyclists and access to public transport. Where justified by a site’s location and the character of the proposed development, and where the delivery of an otherwise sustainable development would not be threatened, smaller developments may also be expected to make provision for better pedestrian, cyclist or public transport access. Provision may include:

  1. Convenient, safe and well-signed routes, including footways and cycleways designed to appropriate widths;
  2. Other features associated with pedestrian and cycling access to the development, where needed, for example seating for pedestrians, signage, high quality cycle parking, workplace showers and lockers;
  3. Safe road crossings where needed;
  4. Bus stops, shelters, passenger seating and waiting areas, signage and timetable information.

Major development is defined as residential development of 10 or more units, and commercial development of at least 1,000 sqm or a site area of at least 1 hectare.

For more information please see the Highgate Neighbourhood Plan