In response to David Wood's letter last week in the Post asking about our intentions towards transport issues at Ashton Park, I am only too happy to outline them for him and your readers.

As we have explained at our recent exhibition and at the public meetings we have attended in the last few months, LandTrust Developments are working closely with local authorities and other parties to develop exciting transport plans that will not only benefit residents and businesses of Ashton Park, but will also offer opportunities and improved access for North Somerset and Bristol as a whole.

At the centre of these proposals is a public transport route through Ashton Park that would be an extension of the local authorities' planned Rapid Transit corridor between Temple Meads Station, the city centre and Ashton Vale. This would serve Ashton Park and create a direct link through to Bristol International Airport.

New road junctions will also be created to provide access into Ashton Park from both the A370 Long Ashton Bypass and A38. A new link connecting these existing routes is proposed and would help deliver the strategic proposals promoted by the local authorities for a link between Long Ashton Bypass and Hartcliffe.

The new link would provide access to Ashton Park and adjacent development proposals at Barrow Hospital, improve surface access to BIA and reduce traffic on Winterstoke Road, Kings Head Lane, Parsons Street and through Barrow Gurney.

Within Ashton Park, the layout of the new neighbourhoods – and links between them and facilities such as schools, shops and recreation areas – will encourage travel by walking and cycling.

Our sustainable approach to transport at Ashton Park will include a local travel centre, offering a range of public transport services.

One of Mr Wood's particular concerns was the building of a railway station. We are not proposing a station at Ashton Park as part of our scheme at this time, principally because of network and operational constraints and the emphasis on bus-based public transport.

However, we cannot rule the possibility out as the project progresses and the transport requirements evolve over the next 20 years.

Jonathan Chastney, Chief Executive, LandTrust Developments.