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HILLINGDON DESIGN AND ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING DOCUMENT Contents 01 02 INTRODUCTION 04 HILLINGDON OVERVIEW 08 DESIGN PRINCIPLES 30 GOOD PRACTICE EXAMPLES 32 APPENDIX RELEVANT PLANNING POLICIES AND OTHER DOCUMENTS 36 REFERENCES 37 GLOSSARY This Supplementary Planning Document has been produced jointly by London Borough of Hillingdon and Mouchel Parkman, West Hall, Parvis Road, West Byfleet, Surrey London Borough of Hillingdon Transport Interchanges HILLINGDON DESIGN AND ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT TRANSPORT INTERCHANGES Introduction 02 Sustainable urban growth must be based this guidance concentrates on how these around good public transport links to interchanges should be designed and reduce the need to use the car for local developed. trips and commuting; 1.2 At interchanges development should High quality transport nodes encourage create places that are well-used and walking to and use of these facilities; and which become places of enduring value. Development close to transport nodes They should also provide transport is efficient and equitable and provides choice and provide the basis for good a mix of choices in land use and quality places to live and work. This accessibility. requires consideration of design principles that co-ordinate transport and And a holistic view to improving development together. Hillingdon’s environmental quality of life by Better walking ensuring levels of pollutants are minimised 1.3 This document recognises the need for environments around wherever possible. sustainable growth in Hillingdon around interchanges benefit everyone both public transport interchanges and corridors through the development of Transport Development Areas (TDAs). It 1.1 Transport interchanges are extremely defines key design principles for TDAs important in facilitating travel without a car 1.0 This document sets out design principles and provides guidance on how to apply as by their very nature they are the places for transport interchanges within Hillingdon. these principles, both on private land and that can be reached most easily. This The principles support sustainable transport the wider public realm of the street. means they are suitable for the and development, recognising the part development of major employment, retail, Hillingdon plays as a network of towns, leisure and other facilities that people suburban centres and villages in outer need to reach from a wide area and so London. London Borough of Hillingdon Transport Interchanges HILLINGDON DESIGN AND ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT TRANSPORT INTERCHANGES Introduction 03 Purpose of the Document Policy Context National and London 1.4 This document has several uses: Sustainable patterns of development There are significant areas of designated To help form the basis of development enable better access to jobs, education land use and large areas of green space. control decisions on planning applications and other local services; The main housing type is low density, in the identified transport corridors and at Trip generating development should be interwar and owner-occupier. interchanges, and in deciding on the focused in town centres as these are the nature of public realm improvements in Rail transport is provided mainly by the main transport hubs; these areas; Metropolitan, Central and Piccadilly lines Mixed development is key to reducing the in the north of the Borough and by First Information for transport operators / need to travel and maximise opportunities Great Western services through Hayes providers and public transport agencies for using other modes; and, and Harlington and West Drayton. on transport access and development Heathrow is serviced by the Heathrow London to become a walking friendly city synergy in Hillingdon; and, Express, tube (Piccadilly line), bus and taxi by 2015. services. Information for the Greater London The main mode of transport in Hillingdon Key interchanges are identified at Authority, adjoining planning authorities, is the car and vehicle congestion is Uxbridge and Hayes and Harlington and statutory planning consultees and increasing. developers on how LB Hillingdon will at centres with stations. The Borough is mainly suburban with interpret the Mayor’s London Plan and Main transport corridors are identified with low public transport accessibility levels. Mayor’s Transport Strategy in respect of priority bus routes running along heavily transport interchanges. trafficked vehicular routes. London Borough of Hillingdon Transport Interchanges HILLINGDON DESIGN AND ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT TRANSPORT INTERCHANGES Hillingdon Overview 04 1.5 Transport policy is set nationally, 1.6 Hillingdon has grown from a set of vil- regionally and locally to encourage greater use lages which form the heart of the boroughs of sustainable transport modes of cycling, bus, district and local centres. Public transport tram, canals and rail. Central to all these policy linkages between the centres are often broken aspirations is the need to create a good and not exploited to their full potential. Orbital walking environment providing good places, public transport in Hillingdon and West both for access and for quality of life. Relevant London is poorly developed. planning policies supporting the principles in this document are set out in the Appendix 1.7 Hillingdon as a Borough is currently very (p.34-37). car-reliant and continues to have the highest Low density, suburban car ownership among London Boroughs. street in Hillingdon. Some There are several strategic roads that bring are not close to local facilities, necessitating traffic from the wider area to access trips by car. employment areas and Heathrow or to pass through to inner London destinations. The Borough is characterised by its low- density inter-war suburbs, including several original London County Council housing estates. Within the suburbs there is some mixed land use, increasing the need to travel to get to shops and services. Retail uses in the centre of Uxbridge, well served by public transport London Borough of Hillingdon Transport Interchanges HILLINGDON DESIGN AND ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT TRANSPORT INTERCHANGES Hillingdon Overview 05 1.8 There is little synergy between transport public transport corridors. This is necessary as interchanges and land uses, except in the design principles, treatment and type of Uxbridge town centre where recent new development differ substantially for each. developments have helped in providing a Interchanges have been categorised by type, walking environment conducive to linking tube, based on level and capacity of services bus and other modes of travel. The Public provided for, network linkage, and catchment Transport Accessibility Levels (PTALs) in area. Hillingdon never exceed Level 4 except in Uxbridge town centre, parts of Hayes and Category A: Heathrow, Uxbridge and Hayes Ruislip town centres1. and Harlington Interchange - The Intermodal Category A – Heathrow Airport transport interchange for London - Best 1.9 Heathrow, the world’s busiest Practice guidlines (TfL et al 2001) state that international airport, is in the south of the ‘Interchange occurs when people transfer from Borough and its importance as a multi modal one mode to another, or between two services transport interchange has national of the same mode. In addition people join or significance. Many trips made to Heathrow leave the public transport system on foot, by are on public transport using the Heathrow bicycle, motorcycle and car. Transport Express from Paddington, the Piccadilly line interchanges can be defined as: the place and bus, although many employees and where you change between modes or services visitors travel to Heathrow by car. or a purpose built facility to improve interchange quality. Transport Interchanges in Hillingdon Category B – Ruislip Station 1.11 At Category A stations, the modal split 1.10 In developing this design guidance, a ranges from air, rail and underground, to 1 Note: In “The Mayor’s draft London Plan, Report to the Association of Local Government – Areas of Intensification, MTRU, January 2003, it states that the current PTAL system is not distinction has been made between transport vehicles, buses, cyclists and pedestrians. sufficient to measure site accessibility outside Central London because the process interchanges as nodes where several routes Heathrow, Uxbridge and Hayes and Harlington measures accessibility to the nearest access point to the public transport system and does meet, and public transport interchanges along not take account of where people may wish to travel. Within Hillingdon, many public transport routes terminate and this limits the opportunity for multi-directional travel. London Borough of Hillingdon Transport Interchanges HILLINGDON DESIGN AND ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT TRANSPORT INTERCHANGES Hillingdon Overview 06 are all interchanges of strategic or sub-regional interchanges, they often provide a place to wait importance in respect of bus to rail between trips on different transport modes. interchanges. Hayes and Harlington station has regional transport catchments although Category C: All other stations. train services are not as frequent as would be ideal for such a category. Heathrow is a special 1.14 At Category C stations, the modal split circumstance since its catchment as an ranges from rail and underground, to vehicles, international airport is very different to other buses, cyclists and pedestrians. These stations Category A interchanges. Its transport needs provide an important