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xi. the Eastleigh Cycle Route Network 4.87 Implementation of the proposals listed and improved pedestrian routes under policies S12 and S13 and detailed as set out in Transport in Chapter 6 as well as any other of-site Delivery Plan, the works that are required will take place County Council/Eastleigh Borough through related development and/ or be Transport Statement, the Eastleigh fully or partly funded through developer Cycling Strategy, the Eastleigh contributions (community infrastructure Walking Strategy and strategic levy or other planning obligations – see policy S13 below; Chapter 7). It is recognised that such contributions may not cover the full costs xii. enhancements to the railway of all the schemes and that other funding system to improve access to sources may need to be found. These Airport Parkway could include funding from the Solent LEP from the east; and or secured through Solent Transport (the Local Transport Body), Borough Council xiii. local improvements to railway funds, government grants and other stations and bus services and sources. infrastructure to enhance accessibility and use. 4.88 In the collection and apportionment of developer contributions, priority will The Borough Council will work with be given to securing an appropriate developers, the highway authority, proportion of this funding towards Solent Transport, the Solent LEP, mitigating the impact of development the Solent Local Transport Body and proposals on the highway network, in Highways England to secure funding to liaison with Hampshire County Council as implement these schemes. highway authority. Proposed mitigation 4.86 Details of, and justification for, each of measures are set out in strategic policy these proposals are set out within the S12 above and the detailed transport site specific policies in Chapter 6 and/or proposals in Chapter 6. They reflect those in the Solent Transport Delivery Plan and set out in the Transport Assessment and the Hampshire County Council/Eastleigh are also included in the Infrastructure Borough Transport Statement. In addition, Delivery Plan. Further guidance will be information regarding the costs and provided in an update to the Council’s timing of these proposals are included Planning Obligations Supplementary in the Council’s Infrastructure Delivery Planning Document. Plan (IDP) and will be kept under review in future updates of the IDP. Detailed transport assessment required in support Footpaths, cycleways of proposals to develop the Local Plan site allocations may also reveal a need for of- and bridleways site works additional to those identified 4.89 As part of its cycling and walking in strategic policy S12 and in Chapter 6 of strategies (subject to future update), the Local Plan. Schemes will be designed the related work to encourage use of without adverse efect on any European alternative transport modes as part site in accordance with Policy DM11.

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of the climate change strategy, and 4.90 The Borough Council will seek to secure its contribution to the PUSH Green these routes by ensuring the provision Infrastructure Strategy, the Borough of new spaces and routes in association Council wishes to improve the network with new development, improvements of multifunctional non-vehicular routes to existing routes and countryside access in the Borough, including footpaths agreements. The approach will follow a and cycleways. Given the importance of ‘link and place’ approach, recognising recreational horse-riding in the Borough, the dual functions of streets and routes bridleways also form an important as both part of the transport network part of recreational provision, as well and as places in their own right and as contributing to road safety. (Note, how these roles may vary along a however, that it will not always be route. Hampshire County Council in its possible to upgrade existing footpaths for role as highways authority also has a use as cycleways or bridleways). The PUSH role implementing these footpath and Green Infrastructure Strategy includes cycleway improvements. In securing these proposals for a network of green routes routes, the Council will ensure that they through south Hampshire that serve both do not have adverse impacts on nature recreational and alternative transport conservation interests, including those purposes. In addition, the Borough on the coast, and wherever possible Council has had regard to the Hampshire will ensure that they help to manage Countryside Access Plan proposals for the recreational pressures on such areas Forest of Bere, the Solent and the Test whilst the routes themselves may act as and Itchen areas. The Borough Council corridors for biodiversity. The Council also will be preparing new walking and cycling wishes to protect this network of routes strategies in future to provide further from development that would harm or detail on the Council’s priorities for disrupt it. infrastructure for these modes. Within the Borough, the Council has identified Strategic policy S13, Strategic priority routes that: footpath, cycleway and bridleway links • link the main urban areas;

• link the Borough’s country parks, The Borough Council in partnership to enable longer-distance circular with the highway authority will seek routes; to create new and improve existing footpath, cycle and bridleway links • link to strategic areas of green space throughout the Borough, including beyond the Borough’s boundaries, in connecting the country parks, increasing particular the Forest Park in southern access along the coast and to the South Test Valley and the South Downs Downs National Park and improving National Park; and connections between the parishes and Eastleigh Town Centre. The Council • take advantage of the Borough’s will seek the provision of the following coastline, including working with new and strategic footpath/ cycleway/ partners to ensure that the England bridleway routes as shown on the key Coastal Path follows the most diagram and the policies map: suitable route in the borough.

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i. Forest Park to Otterbourne via xvi. Southampton to Hamble via the Chandler’s Ford; Royal Victoria Country Park and . ii. Chandler’s Ford to Chilworth; All of these routes will avoid conflict iii. Lakeside Country Park to Forest with established nature conservation Park; interests and where possible be coupled with green links for biodiversity. iv. Eastleigh to Botley via , Working in partnership with the Horton Heath and ; highway authority to agree and create v. Eastleigh to Hedge End parallel to highway including footpaths, cycle the railway line; routes and bridleways will ensure that all new highway accords with vi. Eastleigh to Southampton via appropriate design and construction Stoneham Lane; standards to enable its adoption by the highway authority and so secure its vii. to Stoke Park long-term maintenance. Woods; New development should integrate with viii. Eastleigh/ Bishopstoke to existing routes and wherever possible Itchen Valley Country Park and maintain, protect and enhance their Mansbridge via the Itchen valley; function. Development that would ix. Bishopstoke to via Stoke sever, obstruct or otherwise have a Park Woods and on to the South detrimental impact on the existing or Downs National Park; proposed network of green routes as shown on the policies map will not be x. Itchen Valley Country Park to permitted. Manor Farm Country Park; 4.91 Details of the costs and timing of these xi. Manor Farm Country Park to proposals will be included in updates to Forest of Bere via Botley and on the Council’s Infrastructure Delivery Plan. to the South Downs National Park including the Botley to Bishop’s Waltham Rail Trail; Key diagram

xii. Boorley Green to Hedge End 4.92 The Key Diagram illustrates the railway station; Council’s strategy for the location of new development in the Borough, xiii. Botley to Fair Oak and on to the related transport improvements and South Downs National Park; the protection of the countryside and coast (figure 6). The Local Plan is also xiv. Botley to Hamble via Manor Farm accompanied by a Policies map with an Country Park; Ordnance Survey map base. xv. Botley to Southampton;

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Figure 6: Key Diagram

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