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Representation ID: 167448

Received: 26/10/2018

Respondent: Defence Infrastructure Organisation and Urban & Civic

Agent: DAVID LOCK ASSOCIATES

5.2 MOVEMENT AND PLACE
PAGE 85 ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC TRANSPORT
The ambition to have as many homes as possible within 400m of a bus-stop is supported, but it should not be stated as a requirement.
The text at the bottom of the first column sets out a 'requirement' for proximity to bus stops. This is in the section of the SPD on guiding principles, not fixes. Positioning every home within 400m of a bus stop is an extremely onerous 'requirement.' The Plan on Page 86 shows that many, but certainly not all homes will be within 400m of a bus stop. The SPD is directing bus priority onto key routes, which is necessary to sustain frequent services; on this basis it is not possible to also have stops within 400m of every home.