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Representation ID: 5737

Received: 17/03/2023

Respondent: Metis Homes

Agent: Nova Planning

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Traffic modelling undertaken in Transport Study uses base year of 2014 - pre-dates COVID pandemic and significant changes in work-travel patterns in subsequent years. Likely to result in significant over-estimation of traffic flows, acknowledged in report itself. Trip generation based on generic per dwelling basis without regard to sustainability/accessibility merits of locations within district. Acceptable for generic ‘predict and provide’ approach but mitigation based on bespoke ‘monitor and manage’ approach. Once it became apparent that mitigation required for ‘predict and provide’ approach could not be viably mitigated, new assessment should have been undertaken to look at specific characteristics of traffic generation within various locations within Southern Plan Area and the interrelationship with specific junctions on A27 - would have provided more accurate account of trip generation to define more targeted strategy for A27 junction improvements and other measures.