Third Local Transport Plan

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The government’s 1998 White Paper on Transport, ‘A New Deal for Transport: Better for Everyone’, introduced the concept of Local Transport Plans (LTP) to steer the development of national transport policies at the local level. The Transport Act 2000 then made it a statutory requirement for local transport studies to produce LTPs.

The Wiltshire LTP sets out the council’s objectives, implementation plans and targets for transport in Wiltshire. Furthermore, as a document developed through partnership working and extensive consultation, the LTP also provides the framework for all other organisations with a direct or in direct involvement in transport in Wiltshire.

The third Wiltshire Local Transport Plan (LTP3) covers the period from March 2011 to March 2026.

The Department for Transport’s ‘Guidance on Local Transport’ (July 2009) sets of five overarching national transport goals:

• support economic growth;
• reduce carbon emissions;
• promote equality of opportunity;
• contribute to better safety, security and health; and
• improve quality of life and a healthy natural environment.

In addition, the most recent transport White Paper ‘Creating Growth, Cutting Carbon: Making Sustainable Local Transport Happen (January 2011) has two main themes:

• offering people sustainable transport choices, particular for shorter journeys, that will stimulate behavioural change; and
• demonstrating how localism and the big society can work for transport.

LTP3’s overall long-term strategy seeks to address and support these goals and themes by providing a sustainable transport system.

There are four supporting strategies that also make up LTP3:

• car parking;
• freight;
• public transport; and
• road safety.

There is also a one year Implementation Plan which is based on realistic funding levels made up of:

• integrated transport block;
• capital maintenance funding;
• revenue funding;
• developer contributions; and
• parking charges.LTP3 Car Parking Strategy 3mb

It is planned that the other supporting theme and area strategies as well as an Implementation Plan for 2012-2015, will be developed in due course.

• LTP3 Strategy 2011-2026 LTP3 Strategy 2011-2026 5mb
• LTP3 Car Parking Strategy LTP3 Car Parking Strategy 3mb
• LTP3 Freight Strategy LTP3 Freight Strategy 2mb
• LTP3 Public Transport Strategy LTP3 Public Transport Strategy 2mb
• LTP3 Road Safety Strategy LTP3 Road Safety Strategy 3mb
• LTP3 Implementation Plan 2011/12 LTP3 Implementation Plan 2011/12 765kb

Following a number of changes agreed by the Council’s Cabinet and full Council, the following note provides an update to the Wiltshire Local Transport Plan (LTP3) 2011-2026 Car Parking Strategy:

LTP3 Car Parking Strategy - Update 1mb

LTP3 Consultation

Car parking review

As part of the development of the new Car Parking Strategy the previous strategy was subject to a full review which was carried out by consultants Mouchel. The Technical Report is available here to view.

• The local transport plan 3 car parking review - Mouchel technical report LTP3 Car Parking Review Mouchel Technical Report 3mb

Consultation Issues Paper

As part of the early development of LTP3 a Consultation Issues Paper was published in the spring of 2009. The paper covered a range of topics, including the importance of the national transport goals, transport issues in Wiltshire and the proposed strategic transport objectives.

• LTP3 Consultations Issues Paper LTP3 Consultation Issues Paper 461kb
• Responses to the LTP3 Consultation Issues Paper LTP3 Consultation Issues Paper Responses and Comments 1mb

Consultation workshops

During November 2010, Wiltshire Council invited various stakeholders and other interested parties to attend one of four consultation workshops to discuss the development of the LTP3.

• Wiltshire Local Transport Plan 2011 - 2026 - consultation workshops Responses and comments 886kb

Other supporting documents

Equalities Impact Assessment

An Equalities Impact Assessment (EIA) is a process for evaluating the equality and diversity impacts and consequences for policies, services or functions, in this case LTP3.

• EIA Final Report EIA Final Report 460kb

Strategic Environmental Assessment

To comply with the requirements of EU Directive 2001/42/EC and the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004, a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) was undertaken alongside the production of LTP3.  

There are several stages in the SEA process, the first stage being the scoping stage where baseline data is collected and collated, including all relevant plans, programmes and environmental protection objectives. This information is used to develop the SEA objectives. This stage also consists of a compulsory consultation period where the scoping report is open to comment and feedback.

The second stage consists developing and refining alternatives and assessing the potential effects of the transport options and the draft plan. Where significant adverse effects are identified, potential mitigation measures are considered.

A comprehensive SEA Environmental Report follows which also consists of a compulsory consultation period. An important element of the SEA process is the monitoring of both positive and negative effects and is an effective way of tracking the environmental effects of the plan and to show appropriate responses where adverse effects are identified.

The final stage of the SEA process is the SEA Statement. This importantly shows how the SEA process was taken into consideration during the development of LTP3.

An updated Environmental Report will appear here shortly.

• Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) scoping report SEA Scoping Report 10mb
• Strategic environmental assessment statement SEA Statement 6mb

Habitats Regulation Assessment

A Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) is the statutory assessment of the impacts of implementing a plan or policy on a Natura 2000 Site. It is required by requirement of regulation 85 of the Habitats Regulations 2007 (as amended). Its purpose is to consider the impacts of a land use plan against conservation objectives of the site and to ascertain whether it would adversely affect the integrity of the site. Where significant negative effects are identified, alternative options should be examined to avoid any potential damaging effects.

Carrying out a HRA is not only a statutory duty but is also immensely beneficial to the policy process as it is a means of identifying and addressing early on in the process any adverse effects that draft policies and proposals may have.

• Habitats Regulation Assessment Report Habitats Regulation Assessment Report 12mb

Last updated: 17 April 2012