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Planning changes threaten motorway gridlock
Planning changes threaten motorway gridlock
Drivers are facing the threat of more motorway gridlock because of plans to overhaul planning laws, according to a new report.
Whitehall proposals to make it easier to build business parks near motorway junctions could make bank holiday style traffic jams commonplace, according to the Campaign for Better Transport.
The influential environmental group has voiced fears that the proliferation of out of town office developments could lead to a series of bottlenecks.
Similar concerns have been voiced by motoring groups who are worried at the potential impact that a sharp increase in the number of business parks.
Underpinning the concern is a document known as the Government’s draft National Planning Policy Framework which has scrapped the principle of encouraging offices to be built in town centres rather than on the urban periphery.
Examining what has happened at existing business parks, the Campaign estimates that each development would generate an additional 8,000 car journeys a day.
Whitehall proposals to make it easier to build business parks near motorway junctions could make bank holiday style traffic jams commonplace, according to the Campaign for Better Transport.
The influential environmental group has voiced fears that the proliferation of out of town office developments could lead to a series of bottlenecks.
Similar concerns have been voiced by motoring groups who are worried at the potential impact that a sharp increase in the number of business parks.
Underpinning the concern is a document known as the Government’s draft National Planning Policy Framework which has scrapped the principle of encouraging offices to be built in town centres rather than on the urban periphery.
Examining what has happened at existing business parks, the Campaign estimates that each development would generate an additional 8,000 car journeys a day.