Evidence base: Transport

The reports and technical papers on this page form part of the evidence base to the Council's Local Plan.

The transport implication of developments proposed in the Local Plan are supported by several assessments:

Local plan assessment

This is being carried out by WSP, who are creating a Calderdale Local Plan evidence base.

The initial technical notes are:

• Technical note 1: future network baseline (June 2016)(PDF 2.6MB)
• Technical note 2: implications of settlement growth (July 2016)(PDF 1.7MB)
• Technical note 3: preferred spatial strategy (April 2017)(PDF 301KB)
• Technical note 4: assessment of cumulative impact (May 2017)(PDF 3.3MB)
• Technical note 5: Hipperholme sensitivity test (March 2017)(PDF 1.1MB)
• Technical note 6: Site Apportionment (July 2017)(PDF 2MB)
• Technical note 7: Air Quality Constraints Assessment (August 2016)(PDF 3MB)
• Technical note 8: Strategic Vision for South East Calderdale (October 2016)(PDF 3.7MB)
• Technical note 9: Assessment of Cumulative Impact (July 2018)(PDF 5.2MB)
• Technical note 10: Review of Previous Local Plan Evidence Base (May 2018)(PDF 282KB)
• Calderdale Strategic Model Update – Local Model Validation Report (June 2015)(PDF 6.3MB)
• Calderdale Strategic Model Update – Local Model Validation Report (October 2016)(PDF 1.5MB)
  • Appendix A : Speed Flow Curves(PDF 1.5MB)
  • Appendix B : Data Collection(PDF 841KB)
  • Appendix C : Link Performance(PDF 4MB)
  • Appendix D : Screen-line Performance(PDF 377KB)
  • Appendix E : Journey Time Validation(PDF 14MB)
  • Appendix F : Matrix integrity(PDF 5.6MB)
  • Appendix G : Routing Checks(PDF 14.3MB)
  • Appendix H : Zone Plots(PDF 1.7MB)
• Technical Note 11 - Cross Boundary Impacts(PDF 326KB)
• Technical Note 12 - Response to comments made by Highways England(PDF 395KB)
• Technical Note 13 – Assessment of Cumulative Impact 2020.
• Technical Note 14 - Assessment of Impact on Strategic Road Network.

The summary of the WSP Technical Reports helps to make clear the issues around highways:

Summary of the WSP Technical Reports(PDF 495KB)

Other technical documents

• Car and Bicycle Parking Standards - Technical Paper / Justification (July 2018)(PDF 103KB)
• Calderdale Transport Strategy.