Integration of planning and transport survey 2024

We want to hear from you

Through this survey we are seeking industry views on the Planning Practice Guidance related to transport, particularly around advice on travel plans, transport assessments and statements, and as appropriate, local plans.

This is an excellent and timely opportunity to share industry knowledge to inform the Government’s evidence base and influence future policy developments. With the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act now in place, we expect further consultations on planning reforms later this year. The summarised results (with no personal data) will be shared with government departments and will inform our responses to future consultations.

Travel Plans, Transport Assessments and Statements are all ways of assessing and mitigating the negative transport impacts of development in order to promote sustainable development. They are required for all developments which generate significant amounts of movements and as part of the preparation of Local Plans.

We want to know how the transport industry currently use the guidance, how it could be more helpful, and how it should relate to the forthcoming National Development Management Policies (NDMP).

Please note the results of this survey will be shared with the TPS, CIHT and RTPI in accordance with GDPR guidelines.

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* 1. About you:

What kind of organisation do you work for?

Consultancy mainly supporting local authorities

Consultancy mainly supporting private sector

Consultancy supporting public and private sector

Combined Authority/Mayoral Combined Authority

Housebuilder / developer

Local Transport Authority/Highways Authority

Local Planning Authority

National Government Department/Agency (Please state which)

Sub National Transport Body

Academia

Contractor (Tier 1 or Prime)

Contractor (Supply Chain)

Charity/Non-Governmental Body

Retired

Unemployed

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Which profession do you most closely align with?

Highway Engineer

Urban Designer

Planner

Transport Planner

Project Manager

Technical Specialist

Consultant

Contractor

Operator

Road Safety

Maintenance

Surveyor

Architect

Developer

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What is your seniority?

Graduate/Apprentice

Junior

Manager

Senior Manager

Director

MD/CEO

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Do you work in the UK? If you do not work in the UK please do not continue.

Yes (England)

Yes (Wales/ Scotland/ Northern Ireland)

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* 5. Are you a member of any of the following (Select all that apply)?

Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation

Transport Planning Society

Royal Town Planning Institute

Institution of Civil Engineers

Institution of Structural Engineers

Institute of Highways Engineers

Institution of Engineering and Technology

Chartered Management Institute

Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport

Institute of Asphalt Technology

Association for Project Management

Royal Institute of British Architects

Urban Design Group

Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

None of the above

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Travel Plans

How often do you refer to the Travel Plans section in Planning Practice Guidance? If never please move to question 11

Always

Almost always

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

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* 7. To what extent do you find the advice related to Travel Plans helpful?

Not helpful at all

Somewhat helpful

Very helpful

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* 8. Please elaborate on how Travel Plan advice is or is not helpful.

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* 9. What do you use the Travel Plans section for?

Writing travel plans

Reviewing travel plans

Determining planning applications with travel plans

Preparing masterplans

Other (please specify)

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* 10. How can the travel plan guidance be improved?

Provide more detail

Include other elements currently missing

What elements are missing and any other suggestions (please specify)

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* 11. Transport Assessments and Statements

How often do you refer to the advice related to Transport Assessments and Statements? If never please go to question 20.

Always

Almost always

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

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* 12. To what extent do you find the advice related to Transport Assessments and Statements helpful?

Not helpful at all

Somewhat helpful

Very helpful

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* 13. Please elaborate on how Transport Assessments and Statements advice is or is not helpful.

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* 14. What do you use the Transport Assessment and Statements section for?

Writing specifications for Transport Assessments and Statements

Reviewing Transport Assessments and Statements

Determining planning applications

Assesing masterplans, action plans or other documents

Other (please specify)

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* 15. How can Transport Assessments and Statements Guidance be improved? Please provide suggestions.

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* 16. Would it be useful to include some guidance on transport modelling?

Yes

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* 17. If you agreed with including guidance on transport modelling, please explain what type of guidance should be included.

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* 18. How can transport assessments and transport statement guidance be simplified, made more accessible and easier to compile?

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* 19. Are there any areas relating to transport impacts and assessment that are not covered?

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* 20. National planning policy

How should the guidance on Transport Assessments and Statements relate to the new suite of National Development Management Policies (NDMP) or be part of the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG)?

Be part of the NDMP

Not included in NDMP

Be part of the PPG

Be outside the PPG

Other (please specify)

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* 21. How should the guidance on Travel Plans relate to the new suite of National Development Management Policies (NDMP) or be part of the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG)?

Be part of the NDMP

Not included in NDMP

Be part of the PPG

Be outside the PPG

Other (please specify)

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* 22. What can be done to ensure transport assessments and transport statement guidance responds to a faster and more predicable local planning system?

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* 23. How should this be tackled in local plan-making and decision taking?

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* 24. Should the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) disaggregate between different types of plans e.g. cross local authority strategic plan, local action area plan, local plan, in terms of guidance?

Yes

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* 25. If you agreed that the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) should disaggregate between different types of plans please explain your answer.

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* 26. What do you think about the format of the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG), is it easy to use?

Yes

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* 27. Does the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) have all of the information and detail you require?

Yes

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* 28. If you think the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) requires further information please provide examples of the detail needed.

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* 29. Are you familiar with the government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan? If no please go to question 32.

Yes

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* 30. Do you agree with the the government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan?

Yes

Integration of planning and transport survey 2024

We want to hear from you

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* 1. About you:What kind of organisation do you work for?

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* 2. Which profession do you most closely align with?

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* 3. What is your seniority?

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* 4. Do you work in the UK? If you do not work in the UK please do not continue.

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* 5. Are you a member of any of the following (Select all that apply)?

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* 6. Travel PlansHow often do you refer to the Travel Plans section in Planning Practice Guidance? If never please move to question 11

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* 7. To what extent do you find the advice related to Travel Plans helpful?

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* 8. Please elaborate on how Travel Plan advice is or is not helpful.

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* 9. What do you use the Travel Plans section for?

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* 10. How can the travel plan guidance be improved?

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* 11. Transport Assessments and StatementsHow often do you refer to the advice related to Transport Assessments and Statements? If never please go to question 20.

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* 12. To what extent do you find the advice related to Transport Assessments and Statements helpful?

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* 13. Please elaborate on how Transport Assessments and Statements advice is or is not helpful.

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* 14. What do you use the Transport Assessment and Statements section for?

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* 15. How can Transport Assessments and Statements Guidance be improved? Please provide suggestions.

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* 16. Would it be useful to include some guidance on transport modelling?

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* 17. If you agreed with including guidance on transport modelling, please explain what type of guidance should be included.

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* 18. How can transport assessments and transport statement guidance be simplified, made more accessible and easier to compile?

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* 19. Are there any areas relating to transport impacts and assessment that are not covered?

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* 20. National planning policyHow should the guidance on Transport Assessments and Statements relate to the new suite of National Development Management Policies (NDMP) or be part of the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG)?

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* 21. How should the guidance on Travel Plans relate to the new suite of National Development Management Policies (NDMP) or be part of the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG)?

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* 22. What can be done to ensure transport assessments and transport statement guidance responds to a faster and more predicable local planning system?

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* 23. How should this be tackled in local plan-making and decision taking?

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* 24. Should the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) disaggregate between different types of plans e.g. cross local authority strategic plan, local action area plan, local plan, in terms of guidance?

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* 25. If you agreed that the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) should disaggregate between different types of plans please explain your answer.

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* 26. What do you think about the format of the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG), is it easy to use?

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* 27. Does the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) have all of the information and detail you require?

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* 28. If you think the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) requires further information please provide examples of the detail needed.

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* 29. Are you familiar with the government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan? If no please go to question 32.

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* 30. Do you agree with the the government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan?

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* 31. Is there a different approach that needs to be adopted to address decarbonisation of the transport network?

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* 32. Do you have any further comments?

* 1. About you:

What kind of organisation do you work for?

* 6. Travel Plans

How often do you refer to the Travel Plans section in Planning Practice Guidance? If never please move to question 11

* 11. Transport Assessments and Statements

How often do you refer to the advice related to Transport Assessments and Statements? If never please go to question 20.

* 20. National planning policy

How should the guidance on Transport Assessments and Statements relate to the new suite of National Development Management Policies (NDMP) or be part of the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG)?