§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what plans he has to develop transport links in areas of new housing development in greenfield sites. [116236]
§ Ms Beverley HughesPlanning Policy Guidance note 3, "Housing", (PPG3) (see paragraphs 47 and 48) provides that local planning authorities should seek to exploit opportunities to locate larger housing developments around major nodes along good quality public transport corridors (both existing and those with firm proposals for improvement in local transport plans). In addition, authorities should seek to ensure that all housing developments are accessible by a range of non-car modes. Draft PPG13, "Transport", also proposes that major development proposals should be supported by a transport assessment.