Policy information sourced from the Merton Estates Local Plan.
EP R3 Movement and Access
- Proposals must improve pedestrian routes across the estate and to nearby parks, bus and tram stops. Routes should be linked into the proposed/existing street network along active frontages or existing walking routes, which should be well surveyed and designed so as to deter crime and promote community safety. Entrances into the park must be carefully designed and located to ensure accessibility into the park without undermining safety and biodiversity.
- Subject to detailed investigation, appropriate provision should be made for a clear, legible and safe pedestrian and cycle route between the entrances to Morden Hall Park and Ravensbury Park, including links into the Ravensbury estate and to the wider pedestrian and cycle networks. As part of such a proposal, the potential for a segregated cycle route along Morden Road, together with relocation of the crossing of Morden Road to a safe and convenient location, should also be investigated.
- Whilst Ravensbury Grove should remain the main vehicular access into the estate, proposals should take account of the potential to retain the existing slip road access off Morden Road as a secondary entrance into the site, should further investigation reveal such a feature to be necessary and not harmful to road and community safety. Any new east-west links from the estate onto Morden Road must be clear and designed as traditional streets, irrespective of whether they are for vehicular use.
For more information, please see the Estates Local Plan.