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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/26/01464/DOC

Conditions or Reasons:

28) The development shall not be occupied until a Travel Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Council, such a Travel Plan to include details of:
Joint working with other local employers and shared travel plan activities across the local area.
Predicted travel to and from the site and targets to reduce car use for both visitors and staff.
Details of existing and proposed transport links - to include links to both pedestrian, cycle and public transport networks.
Proposals and measures to minimise private car use and facilitate walking, cycling and use of public transport.
Timetable for implementation of measures designed to promote travel choice.
Plans for monitoring and review within 6 months of occupation and then annually for a period of 5 years, at which time the obligation will be reviewed by the planning authority.
A screen permanently displaying the public transport serving Briggington Way in real time (so long as the Council's / bus companies realtime infrastructure allows for private displays at the point in time the Travel Plan is delivered).
Details of provision of cycle parking in accordance with Central Bedfordshire guidelines.
Details of site-specific marketing and publicity information, to include:
Site specific travel and transport information
Incentives for sustainable travel
Details of relevant pedestrian, cycle, and public transport routes to, from and within the site
Copies of relevant bus and rail timetables
Details of the appointment of a Travel Plan Co-ordinator.
An Action Plan listing the measures to be implemented and timescales.

No part of the development shall be occupied prior to implementation of those parts identified in the Travel Plan as capable of being implemented prior to occupation. Those parts of the approved Travel Plan that are identified as being capable of implementation after occupation shall be implemented in accordance with an agreed timetable and shall continue to be implemented as long as any part of the development is occupied.

Reason: To promote sustainable modes of travel and to reduce the potential traffic impact of the development on the local highway network.

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