Highways and Transportation: This policy outlines a general requirement for development sites to contribute towards transport infrastructure (where a need is identified). Whilst this generally aligns with expectations for such policy at wider district level, a more specific policy in relation to the proposed 'Inner Circuit' (referred to in Strategic Routes Policy – SP47) and the proposed strategic allocation sites should be considered. This would provide more clarity over the level of funding re

The report recognizes the need "...to relieve the pressure on the urban route network." I hope it takes that comment as a driving rule when determing priorities between housing and road infrastructure.

The principle of the contribution to highway improvements is accepted, as set out in Part 2 of these representations. However, any such contribution or provision must be on a proportionate basis in light of the scale of the improvements, and the number of parties required to deliver them. This is particularly the case in respect of Shottendane Road and the 'inner link road' (comprising items 3 and 4 of Policy SP47). This has been accepted by the County Council and included within the Transport S

Point 1: It is very unclear on how much the transport costs will be, the IDP makes no provision for this, and from the transport plan not all costs are provided. Site costs are not declared. However from the figures which are declared the transport plan requires £55'000'000 to implement fully. It is hard to judge if this is viable, all costs from what I can see solely from developers. There is no declaration on what method will be used for funding S106 or CIL with no further detail or analysis o

Manston Airport is again omitted from this section SP43 of the emerging Local Plan. The airport is and until 2014, always was at the heart of Thanet. With the proper investment promised by RSP (RiverOak's ) investors, the airport will become better than it has ever been, creating more quality jobs than Thanet has ever known and bringing more prosperity to the area than Thanet has ever experienced. It is a vital asset to be considered and utilised, not pushed under the carpet and hidden away as i

Roads are currently operating over capacity with little chance of improvement given the finance available. One opportunity is the proposed opening of the airport at Manstom

The nature of Birchington Square does not allow for the extra road space that would be needed for all the extra traffic.

This has already been commented on under other policies and does not appear to be relevant to much of Thanet, what is needed is an adequate road network able to cope with the additional cars which all the planned development will add, to those already struggling to use our very inadequate roads.

There are still too many breaks in the cycle network where cyclists are either forced to dismount or to cycle through heavy traffic on major roads. There should be an undertaking to address this.

Traffic and Westwood Cross. These two are inter-related. The two major road arteries on the Island are the roughly north/south A254 between Ramsgate and Margate, and the roughly east/west A256; intersecting at what used to be called Pearce Signs traffic lights. When I first moved here in 1989, when Westwood was not developed, this junction was still a major bottleneck. Since then, as the Plan states, Westwood Cross has been allowed to develop ad hoc, with little improvement in the road layout in