Local transport plan 2

Introduction

The second Wiltshire LTP (LTP2) covers the period 2006/07 – 2010/11. A provisional LTP2 was produced in July 2005 and was assessed as ‘promising’ by the Government. The Council sought to build on this position in developing its final LTP2 which was published in March 2006. The first of the formal progress reports dealing with the LTP2 was produced in December 2008 (an informal progress report was porduced in July 2007). Electronic copies of the progress reports are available from the Publications page.

Context

Nationally, transport continues to be a major policy and investment issue. In July 2004, the Government published its second transport White Paper, the ‘Future of Transport: a network for 2030’ which sets out its overall transport strategy to 2030. The Government then issued its 'Full Guidance on Local Transport Plans: Second Edition' in December 2004 - local transport authorities were required to have regard to this guidance when drawing up their LTP2s.

A central aim of the Government’s guidance is the Transport shared priority of:

“Meeting local transport needs more effectively through improved access to jobs and services, particularly for those most in need, in ways which are sustainable: improved public transport; reduced problems of congestion, pollution and safety”.

In order to provide a workable policy framework, this shared priority has been divided into four themes that encompass the range of transport related outcomes that local authorities are expected to deliver:

  • Tackling Congestion
  • Better Air Quality
  • Delivering Accessibility
  • Safer Roads

Accessibility planning is a particularly important theme in LTP2s, especially for predominately rural areas like Wiltshire. Given this, the Government issued separate guidance to assist local authorities in developing their Accessibility Strategies 'Guidance on Accessibility Planning in Local Transport Plans'.

In addition, a number of other quality of life issues, such as neighbourhood renewal, community safety and noise are related to transport and need to be considered in LTP2s.

In terms of producing a good LTP, the Government’s guidance puts emphasis on four key themes:

  • setting transport in a wider context
  • locally relevant targets
  • identifying the best value for money solutions to deliver the above targets
  • setting indicators and trajectories

As well as putting forward local strategies, policies and targets, the LTP also serves as the means of obtaining the three elements of transport funding:

  • major schemes (+£5 million cost)
  • integrated transport block
  • capital maintenance

Significantly, while there is no change to the way in which capital maintenance funding is determined during the LTP2 period, 75% of the government funding for integrated transport schemes (i.e. cycling, walking, bus and traffic management schemes) is now based on a formula (called the ‘planning guideline’). Therefore, only 25% of the Council’s capital transport funding allocation will be determined by the quality and delivery of the LTP2.

In terms of major schemes, the Council resolved that it would not incorporate bids for any major scheme proposals in its LTP2 beyond those currently submitted.

Consultations and Partnerships

The Council understands that a good LTP cannot be developed and produced without extensive consultation. Therefore, a range of consultation methods were will continue to be utilised in the development and implementation of the LTP2 to successfully engage with the general public, stakeholders and neighbouring authorities.

Most significantly, the Community Area events held during September and October 2004 provided the opportunity for communities, local businesses and other key local organisations to give their views on the local transport issues likely to face them in the period to 2011, and to explore and identify local priorities and areas of concern.

The summaries of these 20 Community Area LTP consultation events are listed below:in PDF format:

The Council is committed to building and maintaining partnerships to ensure that the LTP and transport services deliver community needs.

A LTP Forum, which meets periodically, reviews progress on the development and implementation of the LTP, encourages wider ownership of LTP objectives and provides advice to the Council’s Cabinet on spending priorities and proposed revisions to LTP strategies and targets. Members include business and environmental interests, transport operators, community groups, transport user groups and bus operators.

Similarly, an Accessibility Planning Partners Forum has been set up to engage with key stakeholders more widely.

Further details on LTP consultation and partnerships are contained in Chapter 4 of the LTP2

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)

To comply with the requirements of European Directive 2001/42/EC (the SEA Directive) and the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004, the Council undertook a SEA process alongside the production of its LTP2. The SEA Scoping Report was produced in April 2005, the SEA Environmental Report in August 2005 and the SEA Statement in April 2006. The executive summaries of the SEA Scoping Report and the SEA Environmental Report, and the full SEA Statement are available from from the Publications page.

Local Transport Plan 2006/7 - 2010/11

Chapters Description
Foreword (pdf 503Kb) Foreword by Miss Fleur de Rhe-Philipe (Cabinet Member for Environment, Transport and Economic Development).
Chapter 1 Introduction (pdf 113Kb) Describes the role of the LTP, the relationship between LTP1 and LTP2, and provides information on the major schemes (A350 Westbury Bypass and Brunel Link and Harnham Relief Road) carried forward from LTP1.
Chapter 2 Vision and Objectives (pdf 1464Kb) Sets out the LTP2’s overall vision and objectives, and the wider national, regional and local planning and policy context.
Chapter 3 Problems and Opportunities (pdf 1075Kb) Identifies the main current and anticipated issues in Wiltshire that have a bearing on the LTP2.
Chapter 4 Consultation and Participation (pdf 1436Kb) Outlines the Council’s consultation process with stakeholders and the public that has been used to inform the development of the LTP2.
Chapter 5 Transport Strategy and Priorities (pdf 633Kb) Sets out the LTP2 transport strategy and investment priorities, and describes how they have been determined.
Chapter 6 Shared Priority: Delivering Accessibility (pdf 1481Kb) Sets out the LTP2 accessibility vision and objectives, and outlines the approach the Council will take in delivering its Accessibility Strategy in partnership with service providers.
Chapter 7 Shared Priority: Safer roads (pdf 631Kb) Describes the Council’s road safety strategy and the key tools for implementation: education, enforcement and engineering.
Chapter 8: Shared Priority: Better Air Quality (pdf 529Kb) Provides details of the air quality in Wiltshire and the measures being taken to deal with the declared Air Quality Management Areas in Salisbury, Bradford-on-Avon and Westbury
Chapter 9: Tackling Congestion (pdf 1137Kb) Sets out the significance and nature of congestion in the County and outlines the measures to ensure that the existing road capacity is used more effectively.
Chapter 10 Other Quality of Life Issues (pdf 382Kb) Provides information on initiatives that deal with wider community and environmental issues such as better street scenes, biodiversity, noise and climate change. Also includes information on the findings of the Strategic Environmental Assessment undertaken in parallel with the LTP2.
Chapter 11 Transport and Network Management (pdf 723Kb) Describes the Council’s maintenance responsibilities, the role of the Traffic Manager and Transport Asset Management Plan (TAMP), and provides an update on the Rights of Way Improvement Plan.
Chapter 12 Area Strategies (pdf 456Kb) Outlines the Council’s approach in the areas of the Salisbury Transport Plan, Western Wiltshire Sustainable Transport Strategy, Devizes Community Area Transport Plan, Marlborough Community Area Transport Study and Tidworth Community Area Transport Study.
Chapter 13 Funding (pdf 63Kb) Sets out details of the Government’s five-year financial ‘planning guideline’ for Wiltshire, the Council’s revenue support and other funding sources.
Chapter 14 Five Year Implementation Programme (pdf 182Kb) Shows the proposed spending profile for transport schemes over the five-year LTP2 period and describes the Council’s Scheme Assessment Framework.
Chapter 15 Performance Management: Targets and Indicators (pdf 1491Kb) Establishes a set of performance indicators with “challenging but realistic” targets to monitor progress through the five-year period and to assess whether the LTP2’s approaches and strategies are delivering its objectives.

Local Transport Plan 2006/7 - 2010/11 Annexes

Annex Description
Appendix 1 (pdf 803Kb) Strategic Environmental Assessment
Appendix 2 (pdf 1230Kb) Accessibility Strategy
Appendix 3 (pdf 172Kb) Freight
Appendix 4 (pdf 573Kb) Public Transport Strategy
Appendix 5 (pdf 933Kb) Road Safety
Appendix 6 (pdf 4135Kb) Air Quality
Appendix 7 (pdf 169Kb) Network Management
Appendix 8 (pdf 108Kb) Finance Forms
Appendix 9 (pdf 51Kb) Scheme Assessment Framework
Appendix 10 (pdf 540Kb) Mandatory Indicators Pro-Forma

Contact Details

Email: transportplanning@wiltshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01225 713458
Fax: 01225 713207
Postal Address:
Transportation and Development Services
Wiltshire Council
County Hall
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 8JD

Last updated: 14 December 2009