COUNCILLOR D'Agorne is entirely correct to remind us (Letters, November 22) of the mismatch between York's current draft Local Development Framework (LDF) and the Local Transport Plan (LTP).
The latter has been in place since 2011. The two documents should complement each other. However, while the LTP has reductions in car dependency at its heart, the draft LDF seems to presume a massive increase in private car use. Its lack of a cogent transport strategy severely erodes the correlation which should exist with the LTP.
The LTP is likely to be reviewed once the LDF has been approved by a Government inspector. If the current draft LDF is confirmed, it would give scope to tinker with the LTP's current priorities.
Before the inspector approves the draft LDF, there are public hearings. The sustainable transport lobby in the city will surely make certain that the inspector notes the draft LDF's mismatch with the LTP. The draft LDF risks being declared fundamentally flawed by the inspector a, and could be sent back to the council for revision.
We owe it to our descendants to put in place now an LDF whose land-use strategy will help to avoid future gridlock.
Paul Hepworth,
Windmill Rise,
York
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