The council works closely with Hampshire County Council (HCC), the Highways Authority, when preparing transport evidence to support plan making.
HCC’s Local Transport Plan is a key consideration for the council when preparing and assessing transport evidence.
The council is working with our partners and consultants to ensure appropriate transport evidence is in place at each stage of plan making.
Draft local plan transport assessment
As part of its response to the climate emergency, the council commissioned Ridge & Partners to devise an innovative methodology for the draft local plan 2024 transport assessment.
This prioritises sustainable transport modes whilst meeting the requirements of national planning policy.
The result is a ‘decide and provide’ methodology for meeting the transport infrastructure requirements of new development.
- D&P Transport assessment methodology (pdf 4.6 mb)
The first stage of the transport assessment was completed and informed the development strategy of the draft local plan 2024.
This is an accessibility study for the planning area, investigating the concept of ‘living locally’ and how this may be applied to a rural district such as East Hampshire. The accessibility study also evaluates the relative accessibility of different parts of the planning area for purposes of accessing local services and facilities by walking or cycling.
- Report 1 - accessibility study (pdf 10.9 mb)
Transport evidence informed the policies and proposals of the draft local plan 2024. The transport background paper provides context of the existing transport network in the district by looking at the existing key travel patterns and trends.
- Transport background paper (pdf 16.5 mb)
Local cycling and walking infrastructure plan (LCWIP)
The East Hampshire Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) was adopted by Hampshire County Council at their Executive Member decision day on 6 March 2025.
The LCWIP covers the whole of East Hampshire including areas in the South Downs National Park.
The East Hampshire LCWIP is a key source of evidence for plan making.
It helps inform where in the district is most accessible by sustainable modes of transport, the prioritisation of routes, as well as potential interventions to enhance the LCWIP in conjunction with future development.
Whitehill & Bordon low-car design
An informal consultation on low-car residential design was undertaken in Summer 2022.
The consultation invited the residents of Whitehill & Bordon to comment on potential building, plot and street designs that showed how residential car parking might be accommodated in the future.
The consultation also enquired about current local travel trends and what may encourage residents to use alternative travel modes to the private car.
The report of consultation summarises the process of the consultation, key findings, recommended next steps and potential implications for low car living in Whitehill & Bordon. It also forms part of the plan making evidence base in relation to parking standards and the design of residential car parking.