Ref: 280

Question 4.7

7 of 10 in Transport

Objective

To reduce the requirement to travel by car to essential facilities by having facilities accessible by other means.

Importance: Importance

Question

Which of the following will be available to all dwellings, located on key pedestrian and / cycle routes focused around public transport nodes?

  1. Shop selling food and fresh groceries including markets
  2. Post box or postal facility
  3. Childrens’ Playground/ amenity area
  4. Bank or cash point machine
  5. Pharmacy
  6. Primary School
  7. Medical Centre or doctor’s surgery
  8. Leisure facilities
  9. Local meeting place/ community centre
  10. Public House
  11. Public access places (including parks and open green communal spaces, village greens, coastal areas, AONBs and SSIs, and woodlands)
  12. Places of religious worship (including Parish halls)
  13. Childcare facilities (nursery/ crèche)

Targets and Justification

Best
A, B and C, plus any five of the remaining facilities
Good
A, B and C
Minimum
See relevant local planning authority standard for minimum required

Applies to Developments

This question applies to large residential developments; large mixed developments; large office/retail developments; and large industrial developments.

Ref: 280

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