The Central Bedfordshire Council (Woodside Link Houghton Regis) Development Consent Order 2014

19.—(1) In this requirement, “the Transport Assessment” means the Woodside Link Transport Assessment forming part of the environmental statement.

(2) No part of the authorised development is to be opened for public use until a written scheme (“the Parkside Drive Scheme”) for monitoring and assessing the volume and effects of traffic using Parkside Drive, Houghton Regis has been submitted to and approved in writing by the relevant planning authority.

(3) The Parkside Drive Scheme must make provision for the monitoring of the volumes of motorised vehicular traffic using Parkside Drive on the basis of the same traffic monitoring methodology used for the Transport Assessment for a period of 2 weeks commencing on the first anniversary of the link road opening date and afterwards on the fourth, seventh, tenth, thirteenth and sixteenth anniversaries of that date.

(4) Any scheme which is approved by the relevant planning authority under sub-paragraph (2) must be implemented as approved.

(5) Should the monitoring show that motorised vehicle movements on Parkside Drive exceed 8300 movements per day averaged over a 2 week period, Central Bedfordshire Council must consult people living within 500 metres of Parkside Drive regarding whether to implement further traffic mitigation measures in order to secure significant amelioration of any adverse traffic, highway safety or traffic-related environmental conditions identified in the assessment.