Documents to support the work of professionals planning and developing active travel friendly schemes.
Planning and development
Active Travel England: planning application assessment toolkit
The planning application assessment toolkit allows local planning authorities to gather evidence and assess the active travel merits for a development proposal. View planning application assessment toolkit.
Development management procedural note for local planning authorities
Procedural note setting out how Active Travel England will approach planning casework. View development management procedural note.
Standing advice note: active travel and sustainable development
How planning applications should be considered when Active Travel England does not undertake a detailed assessment of development proposals. Two advice notes have been produced to reflect the different considerations that apply within and outside of London. View standing advice notes.
Designing active travel schemes
Design assistance and scheme review tools
Tools to support the development of designs and the assessment of design quality for active travel interventions and schemes, including the area check, route check, crossing selector and route cross-section tools. View design assistance and scheme review tools.
Active travel scheme design assurance
Guidance to help local authorities and delivery partners to understand Active Travel England’s design assurance service. View design assurance guidance.
Active travel funding
Active travel capability fund: local transport authority allocations
Funding amounts supplied to local transport authorities outside London through the active travel capability fund. Funds support resources to develop infrastructure plans and community engagement and training initiatives. View local transport authority allocations.
Active Travel Fund: local transport authority allocations
Funding allocations for the Active Travel Fund (ATF). View allocations.
Active travel social prescribing pilots: local authority allocations
Funding amounts for active travel social prescribing pilots. A total of £13.9 million is being provided to 11 local authorities over 3 years, for active travel social prescribing pilots. The pilots will trial ways in which health workers can be supported to prescribe walking and cycling for health, well-being and to promote active travel for everyday journeys. View active travel social prescribing pilot allocations.
How to complete the Active Travel Fund 4 proforma
Guidance for councils on how to complete a proforma for our active travel 4 fund bid applications. View guidance.
Capability ratings
Local authority active travel capability ratings
Ratings of local authorities' capability to create cycling and walking schemes. View active travel capability ratings.
Corporate plans and annual reports
Active Travel England's corporate plan 2023 to 2025
This document sets out Active Travel England's strategic priorities for 2023-2024 and governance. View 2023 to 2025 corporate plan.
Active Travel England: annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024
This report provides a comprehensive account of Active Travel England’s use of resources between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024. View 2023 to 2024 annual report and accounts.
Active Travel England: annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023
This report provides a comprehensive account of Active Travel England’s use of resources between 1 August 2022 and 31 March 2023. View 2022 to 2023 annual report and accounts.
Other documents
The second cycling and walking investment strategy
The second cycling and walking investment strategy (CWIS2) outlines the government’s ambition to make cycling and walking the natural choices for shorter journeys, or as part of a longer journey by 2040. View the second cycling and walking investment strategy.
Cycle-rail toolkit 3
The cycle-rail toolkit 3 provides guidance for train operating companies and station operators on how to encourage and increase the number of cycle-rail users. View the cycle-rail toolkit 3.
Active Travel England personal information charter
This charter explains how we collect, use and store your personal information, and what we need from you to keep it up to date. View personal information charter.
Framework document for working with Department for Transport
This document explains how Active Travel England works with the Department for Transport. View framework document.
Modern slavery statement
How Active Travel England is taking action against modern slavery in our supply chain. View the modern slavery statement.
Accessible documents policy
About accessible documents at Active Travel England. View the accessible documents policy.
Equality and diversity policy
About Active Travel England's equality objectives. View the equality and diversity policy.