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ii.
Where they will result in a reduction in safety for any users of the highway or
other transport network.
3.
The Council will support proposals for local Park and Ride at appropriate railway
stations subject to other policies in the Local Plan.
4.
Off-site parking provision proposed in association with economically important sites
will be supported, subject to other policies in the Local Plan, where sustainable
transport links between those sites and the parking provision are of a good quality,
direct and attractive to use.
5.
The Council will require Transport Assessments and/or Travel Plans to accompany
planning applications that include proposals which may generate significant traffic
volumes, situated in traffic-sensitive locations or otherwise likely to have a significant
impact on the highway network.
6.
The Council will secure S106/278 or utilise CIL contributions as appropriate to secure
the necessary measures required to ensure the highway impacts of new
development are mitigated and support the principles of sustainable development.
This will include contributions towards the ongoing management of travel plans.
Policy P8A Rapid Transit
1.
2.
The Council will support the principle of proposals for the delivery of METRO and
SPRINT as part of an inter-connected network of rapid-transit lines across the region,
particularly along the following three corridors in Solihull that provide access to the
UK Central Hub:
i.
Eastern Corridor Metro Extension to UK Central Hub
ii.
Birmingham City Centre to UK Central Hub SPRINT
iii.
Hall Green to UK Central Hub/North Solihull SPRINT
iv.
Warwick Road corridor Solihull Town Centre to Birmingham CC SPRINT
Where development proposals sit either within or adjacent to these corridors they will
be requested to make a contribution towards the delivery of SPRINT or METRO (as
appropriate). In addition developments will be expected to design in access
opportunities to ensure connectivity to Rapid Transit infrastructure is maximised from
the outset.
Justification
Locating Development
266.
NPPF sets out the principle that Local Plans should support development which facilitates,
where possible, the use of sustainable modes of transport.
267.
Paragraph 103 of the NPPF indicates that significant development should be focused on
locations which are or can be made sustainable through limiting the need to travel and
offering a genuine choice of transport modes. However, it also recognises that opportunities
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