Local Transport Planning: The Next Steps

Closing date: 19 October 2007

The 82 second local transport plans for transport authorities in England (outside London), which cover the period up to 2010/11, have been in place for one year. The Department now wishes to consult on proposals for those main issues associated with the operation of the second local transport plans that were not dealt with in the 2006 capital settlement of December last year. The consultation document also looks forward to how the local transport plan framework might be developed for the period beyond 2010/11.

The three main issues covered are:

the progress reporting due in 2008;
the basis of the forthcoming distribution of the highways capital maintenance funding for the last three years of the five year plan period; and
the opportunity provided by the draft Local Transport Bill to make any changes to the legislative basis of local transport plans.

This consultation is aimed primarily at partners and stakeholders in local and regional government (in England outside of London) and in the communities they serve. However, we welcome comments from any members of the public interested in the future of local transport planning in England.

Local Transport Planning: The Next Steps

Published:: 26 July 2007

Appendix 1 - Draft Guidance on Second Local Transport Plan (LTP2) Progress Reports (2008) (72 kb)

Includes Annex 1: Checklist on Content, Annex 2: Statutory Network Management Duty and Annex 3: Recommended Format for Air Quality Action Plan Report)