The Government’s proposed reforms to the UK’s National Planning Policy Framework have one big flaw: they fail to mention motorbikes!

The British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF) has responded to the Government’s Consultation on “Proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the UK planning system”, which are designed to unleash significant environmental, social and economic benefits for UK plc.

Unfortunately, the Government’s proposals as they stand fail to take into account the widely recognised benefits to be derived from the promotion and support of Powered Two Wheelers (PTWs) as an accessible, low-cost and low-polluting solution to the UK’s future transport needs.

Paul Morgan CBE, BMF’s Government Relations Executive said:

“ In responding to the Government Consultation, which will form the blueprint for future planning policy across the UK, the BMF has made clear that any plans to reduce pollution and congestion levels across the UK, and specifically “to adapt to climate change” and move to a “low carbon future” (as set out in the specific objectives proposed under the Consultation), must include, as a key part of those plans, the benefits to be derived from the promotion and support of PTWs, including motorcycles, given their widely recognised low-pollution and low-congestion benefits towards a low-carbon, Net Zero future.

Future planning for urban, rural and commercial developments; including UK plans for the towns and cities of the future, must take into account the needs of UK motorcyclists, with motorcycles front and centre of a future integrated transport solution, or be doomed to failure.”

You can read the BMF’s full response to the Government’s Consultation here

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