Cabinet agrees next steps for Local Transport Plan - with consultation due to start next week

Published 19 November 2024

The consultation on LPT4 will now begin on Thursday 28 November and run until Friday 24 January 2025. People will be able to find out more and ask questions at webinars that will be held on:

• Tuesday 3 December at 6pm
• Monday 13 January at 6pm

There will also be an online survey available from Thursday 28 November that people can complete to share their views.

LTP4 sets out the council's objectives and plans for transport in Wiltshire during the period 2025-2038. It covers all areas of transport, including road safety, highway network management and enhancement, car parking, buses, rail, walking and wheeling, freight, electric vehicles and more. It also provides the framework for all other organisations with involvement in transport in the county.

As Wiltshire is a large rural county, the transport needs vary, because what is required in a large town or city is different what is needed in rural areas. To ensure the plan is effective for all residents of Wiltshire, the plan is place-led and aligned to the Wiltshire Local Plan, with a focus on three different place types: principal settlements, which covers Salisbury, Trowbridge and Chippenham; market towns; and rural areas.

This approach will help to unlock more funding to improve transport throughout the county.

Cllr Tamara Reay, Cabinet Member for Transport, said: Our current Local Transport Plan ends in 2026, and so we need a new plan that reflects changes in transport, both now and in the future.

LTP4 sets out council's objectives and plans for transport in Wiltshire and looks at all forms of transport, from walking, wheeling and cycling to cars, buses, freight, rail and more.

We recognise transport as an enabler for economic growth and so we have taken a place-based approach to this LTP, as we know that what's right for our towns and city may not be right for rural areas. We want to create a plan that works for everyone, wherever they are in Wiltshire and however they wish to travel.

I'd urge anyone with an interest in the future of transport in Wiltshire to get involved in the consultation - join one of our online engagement events and take the survey to share your views.

Physical copies of LTP4 are available in Wiltshire Council hub and libraries, and people can respond to the consultation online in any library with computer access.

To find out more about the Local Transport Plan, to sign up for the online events, to take part in the consultation when it launches or to read the documents, people should go to: Wiltshire Local Transport Plan - Wiltshire Council.

The consultation will begin on Thursday 28 November and end at 23:59 on Friday 24 January 2025

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