摘要: |
Active Travel England (ATE) has officially been made a statutory consultee on all large-scale planning applications. The active travel inspectorate will be consulted on all developments equal to or exceeding 150 housing units, 7,500 square metres of floorspace or an area of five hectares. This is expected to see ATE - an executive agency of the Department for Transport (DfT) - review around 3,100 applications a year, equating to 60% of new homes. Active travel commissioner Chris Boardman said: Active travel is essential to improving public health, reducing emissions and tackling the cost of living crisis. Designing activity back into our neighbourhoods and creating places where children have transport independence is achievable - it just needs smart planning. |