The Government's The future of transport - White Paper CM6234 is one of the lead national strategy documents relative to transport, if you want to check it out click here.
'Chapter 8, Freight: moving goods more efficiently' contains this section:
Local and regional regulation - we will encourage local authorities to consider how their various regulatory powers that relate to freight transport (traffic and parking regulations, night-time bans, planning powers and the use of planning conditions) can be co-ordinated to make life easier for businesses while protecting the interests of local people. Freight policy also needs to be considered by regional bodies and we will encourage them to think strategically about freight, especially in the context of regional strategies on transport, housing and spacial development.
There is a presumption that local authorities will put people before traffic.
