Transport Statement Insigniacorp Ltd Wintry Park, Thornwood Road, Epping
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Transport Statement Insigniacorp Ltd Wintry Park, Thornwood Road, Epping April 2008 Insigniacorp Ltd Wintry Park, Thornwood Road, Epping Quality Assurance Site name: Wintry Park, Thornwood Road, Epping, Essex Client name: Insigniacorp Ltd Type of report: Transport Statement Prepared by: James Lomas BA(Hons), MIHT, MCILT Signed Date 07/04/2008 Reviewed by: Steve Amann BSc(Hons), MSc (Eng), MCILT Signed Date 07/04/2008 Insigniacorp Ltd Wintry Park, Thornwood Road, Epping Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Brief...................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Background.......................................................................................................... 1 2 EXISTING CONDITIONS................................................................................................ 2 2.1 Existing Site Information ...................................................................................... 2 2.2 Baseline Transport Data ...................................................................................... 3 2.3 Existing Traffic Impact.......................................................................................... 4 3 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT........................................................................................ 6 3.1 Description of Development ................................................................................. 6 3.2 Trip Characteristics .............................................................................................. 6 3.3 Traffic Impact ....................................................................................................... 6 3.4 Access and Parking ............................................................................................. 8 4 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................. 9 4.1 Summary.............................................................................................................. 9 4.2 Conclusions ......................................................................................................... 9 APPENDIX A ................................................................................................................ 10 Site Location Plan APPENDIX B................................................................................................................ 11 Epping Bus Map APPENDIX C................................................................................................................ 12 TRICS Information APPENDIX D................................................................................................................ 13 Site Layout Plan and Access Ramp APPENDIX E................................................................................................................ 14 Visibility Splay Plan Insigniacorp Ltd Wintry Park, Thornwood Road, Epping 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Brief 1.1.1 Bidwells Transport Planning has been commissioned by Insigniacorp Ltd to undertake a Transport Statement in support of proposals for 14 residential flats and associated parking and access on land formerly occupied by Wintry Park Service Station, Thornwood Road, Epping. 1.2 Background 1.2.1 The Wintry Park site used to operate as a petrol filling station and is situated to the north western side of Thornwood Road to the north east of Epping town centre. It is proposed to introduce 14 residential flats on the site. Access to the dwellings will be made via a new access off Thornwood Road with parking facilities provided within the grounds of the new development. 1.2.2 The following matters have been considered in this Transport Statement: Section 2 details the existing situation in terms of the site area, location and its use along with baseline transport information. Section 3 sets out the proposals for the site, the access, parking and servicing considerations and the trip generation and its impact. Section 4 provides a summary of the Transport Statement and its conclusions. 1 Insigniacorp Ltd Wintry Park, Thornwood Road, Epping 2 EXISTING CONDITIONS 2.1 Existing Site Information 2.1.1 The proposal site is located on the B1393 Thornwood Road in Epping, Essex. The town of Epping is located approximately 17 miles north east of central London and has a population of 11,000 (2001 Census). The site location is shown in Appendix A. The site is located in the Epping Forest District of Essex. 2.1.2 Epping is well connected by road with the M25 motorway passing to the south of the site offering access across the whole of Greater London and the M11 passes to the west of the site, providing a good road link between London and Stansted Airport and further north to Cambridge. 2.1.3 The town is also the final station on the 'Central' line of the London Underground with direct rail services into central and west London. Several bus services also operate through Epping town centre and pass the site, connecting to more local centres across the region. 2.1.4 The site is situated to the north east of Epping town centre on land off B1393 Thornwood Road and is in close proximity to Wintry Wood. The site itself comprises a former petrol filling station which had two points of access, both off Thornwood Road and approximately 15 metres apart. 2.1.5 B1393 Thornwood Road is a single carriageway two-way road which runs approximately north east to south west and is subject to a 50mph speed limit past the site. At its north eastern end, the B1393 forms a roundabout junction with the A414 and M11 at junction 7. The A414 runs primarily east to west and connects the towns of Harlow, Chelmsford, Hertford and Hatfield. At its south western end, after passing through the town of Epping, the B1393 forms a roundabout junction with A121, A104 and B172 to the north west of Loughton town centre. Access to the M25 at junction 26 can be made via the A121. Approximately 200 metres south west of the site, the B1393 Thornwood Road forms a signalised junction with B181 The Plain which runs south west to north east though the village of North Weald and ultimately connects with the A414. 2.1.6 Along the frontage of the site, B1393 Thornwood Road is street lit and has a 2.4 metre footway along the north western side. To the south west of the signalised junction with B181 The Plain, the B1393 Thornwood Road becomes Palmers Hill and is subject to a 30mph speed limit with a footway along both sides. The footways provide a continuous route from the site into Epping town centre which is one kilometre away, well within the acceptable walking distance suggested in PPG13. Epping town centre provides a variety of shops, bars, restaurants, services and a supermarket. 2.1.7 The principle land use abutting Thornwood Road around the proposed site is residential along its north western side and woodland along its south eastern side. 2 Insigniacorp Ltd Wintry Park, Thornwood Road, Epping 2.1.8 The site is proposed to have one access point which will be located between the two existing access points to the site. The two existing access points to the former petrol filling station will be closed as a result of the development. 2.2 Baseline Transport Data 2.2.1 As considered above, the characteristics of both the operation and quality of the highway network in the vicinity of the site is commensurate with its residential locality. 2.2.2 The trip patterns associated with the petrol filling station were typified by a high volume of turning movements into and out of the site during the network peak hours. 2.2.3 Thornwood Road itself is of a good standard and is 6.5 metres wide in the vicinity of the site access. 2.2.4 Epping London Underground station is located approximately 1500m from the site which is again within acceptable walking distance in accordance with PPG13. The Central line service is available from the station and serves central London and further west to West Ruislip. During the AM peak, there is a service every 7-10 minutes and a service every 8-11 minutes in the PM peak. The journey from Epping to Liverpool Street takes approximately 37 minutes. A 519 space car park is provided at Epping tube station along with cycle racks. 2.2.5 Table 2.1 sets out the various train routes, frequencies and operating times. Table 2.1 Train Services from Epping Station (Monday to Friday) Service Frequency First Train Last Train Epping – West Ruislip Every 5-12 05:10 23:45 minutes Epping – Loughton Every 5-12 05:10 01:20 minutes West Ruislip – Epping Every 5-12 05:24 23:54 minutes Loughton – Epping Every 5-12 04:56 01:06 minutes 2.2.6 In terms of bus services, there are several routes which serve Epping with services available to Harlow, Loughton, Chelmsford, Bishops Stortford and Stansted Airport. Bus stops are provided on along Palmers Hill and The Plain approximately 300 metres from the site. The journey from Epping 3 Insigniacorp Ltd Wintry Park, Thornwood Road, Epping to Harlow on the H1 service takes approximately 20 minutes. A map of the services around Epping is held in Appendix B. 2.2.7 Table 2.2 sets out the various bus routes, frequencies and their operators in the vicinity of Wintry Park. Table 2.2 Bus Routes in the Vicinity of Wintry Park (Monday to Friday) Service Frequency First Bus Last Bus Operator 7 (Ivy Chimneys – Daily 09:05 14:57 Regal Busways Chelmsford) 333 (Stansted Airport Half Hourly 06:54 18:55 Excel