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Contents

1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 2

2 EXISTING TRANSPORT CONDITIONS ..................................................... 3
2.1 The Existing Site ...................................................................................................... 3
2.2 Local Highway Network ............................................................................................ 3
2.3 Walking and Cycling Infrastructure ............................................................................. 5
2.4 Public Transport Infrastructure ................................................................................... 7
2.5 Accessibility ............................................................................................................ 8
2.6 Highway Safety ........................................................................................................ 9

3 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ................................................................ 10
3.1 Overview .............................................................................................................. 10
3.2 Access .................................................................................................................. 10
3.3 Parking ................................................................................................................. 10
3.4 Site Servicing ........................................................................................................ 10
3.5 Construction Traffic ................................................................................................ 10

4 TRANSPORT PLANNING POLICY ......................................................... 12
4.1 National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) ............................................................... 12
4.2 Planning Practice Guidance ...................................................................................... 13
4.3 Local Transport Plan 4 (LTP4): Delivering Growth without Gridlock 2016-2031 .............. 13
4.4 Bearing Fruits 2031: The Swale Borough Local Plan (2017) .......................................... 14
4.5 Swale Parking Policy ............................................................................................... 16
4.6 Policy Compliance ................................................................................................... 17

5 TRIP GENERATION, DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSPORT IMPACTS .................. 18
5.1 Overview ............................................................................................................... 18
5.2 Proposed Development Vehicle Trip Generation .......................................................... 18
5.3 Trip Distribution ...................................................................................................... 19

6 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION ............................................................ 21

Appendices

A Bus Timetables
B PIA Data
C Illustrative Site Layout
D Site Servicing Drawings
E TRICS Report