Comment

Representation ID: 17151

Received: 11/10/2021

Respondent: Worcestershire County Council

Emerging Spatial Strategy
As set out in previous Regulation 18 consultation responses to the Draft Local Plan, we have concerns about the potential cumulative transport impacts of the growth set out in the Plan on the network within Worcestershire. It is clear that several proposed development areas could have an impact on the county’s transport network.
Previous responses have confirmed that the specific issues that should be considered are:
• Key transport routes in and around north Worcestershire including access to M5 junctions 3 and 4, and M42 junction 1.
• Some local roads are currently at capacity and transport modelling is necessary to understand the capacity of the local roads to accommodate further traffic generated from new development. In terms of the relationship between growth in the Black Country Plan area and Worcestershire’s highway network, these impacts will primarily be along WCC’s network into Bromsgrove.