area; if in or on edge of town centre whether of appropriate scale; any locally important impacts on centres. Town Centre LV37 NPPF, Para 26 Retail, leisure and office development in The impact assessment should include an assessment of NPPF either district where the floor space is over those matters set out in Paragraph 26 of the NPPF Impact Assessment 400sqm (pending the setting of a local threshold) and that development is not in accordance with an up to date Local Plan e.g. allocated or located in an area where such development is promoted LV38 NPPF All proposal for new tourism If the accommodation would be in a building that is not Tourism accommodation historic then it would need to be sustainably located. Supporting MS LP policies RT1 Therefore the statement should explain how the location Statement to RT19 inclusive as of the accommodation is e.g. is it a ‘sustainable’ appropriate comfortable walk from facilities, public transport and walking routes. The statement should also explain the MS CS Policy CS2 number of jobs that would be created and how else the local economy would benefit from the proposal. Transport LV39 NPPF, 32-38 Transport Assessments are required for A Transport Assessment would need to consider Local Highway Para’s Assessment or proposals where the transport impacts baseline conditions, the impact on the highway network Authority Transport Article 16, Schedule 5, would be significant. Pre applications including capacity and safety, modal splits for Town and Country Statement discussions should take place with the journeys/trips and mitigation. A TA should also consider Institute of Planning (Development Councils, in conjunction with the Highway construction traffic impacts including impacts on Highway Management Authority, to ascertain whether a TA is residents along roads Technicians Procedure) (England) required. order 2010 Transport Statements (TS) will be required The TS should outline the transport and highway safety DfT Guidance on in either district for schemes below this implications of the proposal e.g. the proximity to public Transport MS LP policies T1 to threshold which would increase impacts on transport and other facilities and the impact the Assessments T14 inclusive as the public highway. appropriate
area; if in or on edge of town centre whether of appropriate scale; any locally important impacts on centres. Town Centre Impact Assessment LV37 NPPF, Para 26 Retail, leisure and office development in either district where the floor space is over 400sqm (pending the setting of a local threshold) and that development is not in accordance with an up to date Local Plan e.g. allocated or located in an area where such development is promoted The impact assessment should include an assessment of those matters set out in Paragraph 26 of the NPPF NPPF Tourism Supporting Statement LV38 NPPF MS LP policies RT1 to RT19 inclusive as appropriate MS CS Policy CS2 All proposal for new tourism accommodation If the accommodation would be in a building that is not historic then it would need to be sustainably located. Therefore the statement should explain how the location of the accommodation is ‘sustainable’ e.g. is it a comfortable walk from facilities, public transport and walking routes. The statement should also explain the number of jobs that would be created and how else the local economy would benefit from the proposal. Transport Assessment or Transport Statement LV39 NPPF, Para’s 32-38 Article 16, Schedule 5, Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) order 2010 MS LP policies T1 to T14 inclusive as appropriate Transport Assessments are required for proposals where the transport impacts would be significant. Pre applications discussions should take place with the Councils, in conjunction with the Highway Authority, to ascertain whether a TA is required. Transport Statements (TS) will be required in either district for schemes below this threshold which would increase impacts on the public highway. A Transport Assessment would need to consider baseline conditions, the impact on the highway network including capacity and safety, modal splits for journeys/trips and mitigation. A TA should also consider construction traffic impacts including impacts on residents along roads The TS should outline the transport and highway safety implications of the proposal e.g. the proximity to public transport and other facilities and the impact the Local Highway Authority Institute of Highway Technicians DfT Guidance on Transport Assessments