Previous Regional and County planning documents have consistently highlighted the constrained nature of the transport network to the south and south east of the Leicester PUA. This noted that large scale urban extensions to the PUA in Harborough would be difficult without 'sustained and significant transport infrastructure investment.' The area is remote from the strategic road network and it needs to be recognised that there are physical and development infrastructure capacity constraints.
Thurnby, Bushby and Scraptoft may be close to Leicester but have poor public transport links and limited local facilities that can be accessed on foot. This means that new developments tend to be very car dependent. Travel to secondary school, and other services to the south in Oadby for example, require orbital movements on narrow country lanes and village streets. I therefore question whether these settlements are the most suitable in sustainability terms and am concerned about them being placed at the top of hierarchy.