Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 5431

Active Travel: Infrastructure

Tabled: 11 September 2024
Answered: 9 October 2024

Question

James Naish

Labour — Rushcliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking steps to help ensure that new housing developments (a) connect to, (b) extend and (c) improve routes identified in local cycling and walking infrastructure plans.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Planning legislation identifies Active Travel England (ATE) as a statutory consultee for developments of at least 150 homes. In discharging its statutory requirements, ATE reviews how people can walk, wheel and cycle within and beyond site boundaries, and...
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