We agree with the requirement that large scale residential developments will be required to be integrated with public transport and designed in a way that encourages the use of alternative forms of transport to the private car.

However, the scale of any public transport initiatives or requirements (or contributions towards such initiatives) should of course reasonably relate to the impact of the development of the land. Circular 5/05 and the emerging/published DCLG guidance on the use of CIL, makes it clear that new developments/contributions from new development can not be used to resolve existing deficiencies (only, proportionally, those deficiencies made worse by new development).