Sustainable Access Profiles provide the following information:

Please note that this consultation is now closed

• Basic demographic information for settlements;
• The range and number of key services and facilities accessible by walking and cycling from each settlement;
• Availability of public transport connections to locations containing key services and facilities;
• Maps displaying location of accessible key services and facilities;
• Key changes and updates including comments received on the 2015 Topic Paper and January 2017 Sustainable Access Profiles
• A list of key services and facilities within each settlement.

The 2018 Sustainable Access Methodology provides an understanding of how information in the Sustainable Access Profiles was collected and analysed. The data collected and used in the Sustainable Access Profiles can be found in the supporting documents below:

• Sustainable Access – Village and Settlement Findings (2018) 

This table displays a count of all key services and facilities and public transport connections across all locations which have a Sustainable Access Profile. 

• Sustainable Access – Public Transport Findings (2018)

This table displays the public transport services and journey times which contribute to a place being considered as having a public transport connection to key services and facilities.

Please click the names below to view individual Sustainable Access Profiles.

The 2018 Sustainable Access Methodology, and individual Sustainable Access Profiles were available for public consultation, as part of the February new Local Plan Document consultation.

The Consultation began on 5 February 2018, and closed on the 30 April 2018.

To comment on the information within the Sustainable Access Profiles or Sustainable Access Methodology please use the response form provided on the how to respond webpage and quote the individual Sustainable Access Profile or Methodology.

Previous Consultation

The 2017 Sustainable Access Profiles and Methodology

Consultation took place between 12 January 2017 and 23 February 2017. Comments received on the 2017 Sustainable Access Profiles and Methodology consultation has been used to update the content of the 2018 Sustainable Access Profiles.

Key updates from 2017 consultation

• Update on key services and facilities in each profile taking account of closures, additional and relocation of key services and facilities; and
• Introduction of increased cycle distances to employment facilities
• Revised centre point for Thornbury;
• Creation of five new profiles covering Urban Edge locations.

Details of these updates and reasoning for them can be found in the 2018 Sustainable Access Methodology and in the individual sustainable access profiles.

The 2017 Sustainable Access Profiles and methodology have now been superseded and replaced by the information within the 2018 Sustainable Access Profiles.

2015 Topic Paper

A Rural Settlements and Villages 2015 Topic Paper, was produced and publicly consulted on in November 2015. Consultation comments received on the 2015 Topic Paper informed the approach to and content of the Sustainable Access Profiles. The 2015 Topic Paper and Appendices have now been superseded and replaced by the information within the 2017 Sustainable Access Profiles.