Policy information sourced from the Kensington and Chelsea Local Plan

CT1 Improving alternatives to car use

The Council will ensure that there are better alternatives to car use by making it easier and more attractive to walk, cycle and use public transport and by managing traffic congestion and the supply of car parking.

To deliver this the Council will:

  • require high trip generating development to be located in areas of the borough where public transport accessibility has a PTAL score of 4 or above and where there is sufficient public transport capacity, or that will achieve PTAL 4 and provide sufficient capacity as a result of committed improvements to public transport;
  • require it to be demonstrated that development will not result in any material increase in traffic congestion or on-street parking pressure;
  • require that all new additional residential development be permit-free;
  • require car parking provided in new residential development to be at or below the adopted car parking standards;
  • require that parking in non-residential development is for essential need only;
  • require cycle parking, showering and changing facilities in new development;
  • require improvements to the walking and cycling environment, including securing pedestrian and cycle links through new developments;
  • require new development to incorporate measures to improve road safety, and in particular the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, and resist development that compromises road safety;
  • require Transport Assessments and Travel Plans for larger scale development;
  • ensure that new developments provide or contribute toward improvements to public transport services, access to them and interchange between them, giving priority to north-south bus links and areas that currently have lower levels of accessibility;
  • work with partners to ensure that step-free access is delivered at all Underground and rail stations by 2028, require new developments to contribute toward step-free access and ensure it is delivered at Underground and rail stations in the borough where there is a redevelopment opportunity;
  • resist new public car parks and the loss of off-street coach parking;
  • require that where a development creates new on-street parking it is managed so that parking demand is controlled and the need for off-street parking is minimised;
  • require that new development adjacent to the River Thames or Grand Union Canal takes full advantage of, and improves the opportunities for, public transport and freight on the water, access to the water for recreation and walking and cycling alongside it;
  • work with TfL to improve the streets within the Earl’s Court one-way system by:
    • investigating the return of the streets to two- way operation, and by implementing the recommended improvements, should TfL and the Council deem them feasible;
    • by securing improvements to the pedestrian environment; iii. requiring developments to contribute to objectives i and ii.
  • ensure that development does not reduce access to, or the attractiveness of, existing footways and footpaths used by the public, or land over which the public have a right of way.

For more information please see the Kensington and Chelsea Local Plan