Policy information sourced from the Hounslow Local Plan Part 1

EC1 - STRATEGIC TRANSPORT CONNECTIONS

Our approach

We will work with partners to secure investments to existing and future strategic transport connections, including London Underground, rail, bus, and cycle and highway services. These enhancements will maximise the borough’s regeneration potential and support growth whilst also helping achieve our environmental objectives.

We will achieve this by

  • Supporting planned upgrades to the Piccadilly and District lines;
  • Promoting the development of rail connectivity between Southall (including Crossrail) and Brentford;
  • Promoting the development of the proposed rail connection from Hounslow station to Willesden Junction via Old Oak Common, with services calling at Isleworth, Syon Lane and Brentford;
  • Promoting improved bus services, particularly serving growth areas and the Golden Mile;
  • Supporting improved access to the Piccadilly line, including introduction of a permanent stop at Turnham Green and improved links between the line and the Golden Mile growth corridor;
  • Supporting improved access to Heathrow Airport through new southern rail access;
  • Supporting improvements to rail services on the South West Trains network, and in particular Sunday services;
  • Promoting new cycle networks, including a ‘cycling spine’ along the A315, with connecting Greenways and Quietways, and the provision of cycle parking at transport interchanges;
  • Promoting improvements to the highway network to best facilitate sustainable modes, including targeted junction improvements, targeted travel demand management (including trip banking where appropriate), signal optimisation and bridge works; and
  • Supporting initiatives to reduce the impact of road infrastructure in the built environment, including tunnelling proposals relating to the M4/A4.

We will expect development proposals to

  • Ensure that access to existing and future strategic transport connections is considered where appropriate, including through appropriate design; and
  • Contribute to improvements to the strategic transport network where appropriate, consistent with the Local Implementation Plan and Infrastructure Delivery Plan, and the findings of Transport Assessments.

For more information please see the Hounslow Local Plan Part 1