Local Plan Regulation 18 - Freight and logistics

Policy T5
Freight and logistics

1. To ensure the safe and sustainable movement of goods, materials and services on our roads associated with new development, the council will:
   
   a) require all loading and servicing requirements generated by the development to be safely accommodated at the kerbside in the carriageway with no significant negative impacts on traffic, bus, cycle or pedestrian movement and no road user safety implications. If the Highway Authority determines it cannot be accommodated at the kerbside without negatively impacting on highway safety and movement then an off-street/on-site servicing area must be provided to accommodate all predicted activities. The council will not allow inset loading, delivery, servicing or parking bays in the public footway in any circumstances due to negative impacts on pedestrians and cyclists.
   b) r equire on-site servicing bays or loading areas to be a sufficient size and design to allow all goods and refuse collection vehicles likely to service the development at the same time to be conveniently loaded and unloaded. Servicing areas should provide sufficient space or facilities for all vehicles to enter and exit the site in a forward gear. Servicing areas must be equipped with at least 22kw power electric vehicle charging points.
   c) Expect major developments to make provision for cargo bike parking on-site where appropriate
   d) Seek contributions towards the delivery of new and improved cycle routes and cargo bike parking from new logistics and freight consolidation developments that result in additional cargo bike movements
   e) protect existing facilities for waterborne and rail freight traffic;
   f) require developments to be designed to enable and encourage servicing using sustainable means, for example on foot, by cargo bike, or using zero emission vehicles
   g) seek to minimise the impact of freight and servicing trips through measures such as the provision of on-site servicing facilities, the timing of deliveries outside peak hours and the adoption of area wide solutions
   h) promote the provision and use of freight consolidation facilities to ensure that last mile deliveries are undertaken by sustainable means.
   i) encourage the use of underused spaces in the borough for micro mobility hubs, and urban logistics hubs
   j) seek to ensure that parcel drop-off and micro mobility hubs are incorporated into new developments, where appropriate
   k) require developments to support safe, clean and efficient deliveries, freight and servicing operations
   
2. Where developments are likely to generate significant movement of goods, services, or materials by road (both during construction and operation), applicants will be expected to:
   
   a) minimise the impact of freight movement via road by prioritising use of the Transport for London Road Network and the Principal Road Network.
   
3. Where the impact from a development cannot be mitigated to the Council's satisfaction, then the Council will expect the development to contribute towards off-site freight/servicing provision (for example, last-mile delivery hubs or cycle freight systems) and other measures, as appropriate.
4. All major developments within the Fulham area must consider use of the River Thames for the movement of construction materials and waste. Development adjacent to, or over, the river must be supported by a Transport Assessment and a Construction Logistics Plan addressing the potential of using the river for the movement of construction materials and waste and servicing of the development.
5. All strategic developments immediately adjacent to the rail network and a railway siding must consider the use of the rail network for the movement of construction materials and waste.
6. All strategic developments within the borough must consider the use of part of the site for the purposes of a construction consolidation centre to help minimise the movement of construction materials and waste on the local road network. The Council will work with OPDC and other strategic partners to explore opportunities for freight consolidation in and around the Old Oak Common area.
   

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