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This section introduces the policies on employment and road freight. It notes that employment sites can harm the road network when transport is not considered from the earliest stage, and that growing demand for large-scale storage and logistics sites has brought a matching increase in road freight traffic. The policies support strategic objectives on jobs and economic growth, net zero carbon and connecting people to places.
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4.4 Employment and Road Freight
Policies within this section contribute to achieving the following Strategic
Objectives:
SO3. Developing opportunities for jobs and growing the economy
SO5. Contributing towards Net Zero Carbon targets
SO9. Connecting people to places
4.4.1 Employment sites may have a negative impact on the road network where
transport considerations are not taken into account from the earliest stage. In addition,
the increasing demand for large-scale storage and logistics employment sites has
resulted in a concurrent increase in road freight traffic to serve