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Railton Binfield Parish Transport Plan Baseline Study Revised RailtonTPCLtd 41 York Road Newbury Berkshire RG14 7NJ T. 07500 557255 E. [email protected] Railton TPC Ltd ref: Binfield Parish 01 Date: May 201 8 Author: Bruce Bamber BSc MA MSc CMILT MCIHT Railton Table of Contents 1. Introduction ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 1 2. Overall Transport Context ................................ ................................ ................................ 3 Location ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 3 Surrounding Urban Areas ................................ ................................ ................................ 3 Strategic Road Links ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 4 Non -Local Traffic ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 4 Rail Links ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 4 3. Policy Context ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 5 Exi sting Local Policy Framework ................................ ................................ ...................... 5 Emerging Local Plan ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 5 Local Transport Plan ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 6 National Policy ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 6 4. New Developments ................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 8 Amen Corner North (refs. 14/00315 (outline) and 15/00873 (detailed)) ............................. 8 Amen Corner South (ref. 12/00993) ................................ ................................ .................. 8 Blue Mountain (ref. 16/00020) ................................ ................................ .......................... 9 Other Developments ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 10 Development -Related Transport Improvements ................................ .............................. 10 5. Existing Patterns of Movement ................................ ................................ ....................... 11 General ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 11 Existing Modes of Travel ................................ ................................ ................................ 11 Work Destinations ................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 12 Existing Traffic Flows ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 14 6. Safety ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................. 15 7. Local Facilities ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 16 Education ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 17 John Nike Leisure ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 17 Recreation Ground ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 18 Tennis Club ................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 18 Other Open Spaces ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 18 Allotments ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 18 Garden Centre ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 18 Pubs ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................... 18 Railton Employment ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 18 Health Care ................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 18 Summary ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................ 19 8. Pedestrian Movement ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 20 Pedestrian Facilities ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 20 Provision for Main Pedestrian Movements ................................ ................................ ...... 21 9. Cycle Provision ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 24 10. Public Transport ................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 25 Buses ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................. 25 Train ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................... 27 11. Congestion at Junctions ................................ ................................ .............................. 28 12. On -Street Parking ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 30 13. Summary of Key Issues ................................ ................................ .............................. 32 Figures Figure 1: Binfield Parish Location Plan Figure 2 : Transport Context Figure 3: Committed Major Local Developments Figure 4 : Local Work Destinations Figure 5: Peak Hour Traffic Flows Figure 6 : Summary of Personal Injury Road Traffic Accidents (latest 5 years) Figure 7 : Local Facilities Figure 8 : Pedestrian Facilities and Rights of Way Figure 9 : Main Pedestrian Movements Figure 10 : Cycle Routes Figure 11 : Bus Routes Appendices Appendix 1 : Current Local Plan Transport Policies Appendix 2 : Draft Development Allocations Appendix 3 : Current Local Transport Plan Policies Appendix 4 : National Transport Policies Appendix 5: Mode of Travel to Work from Binfield Parish Appendix 6 : Work Destinations and Mode of Travel to Work Railton 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. This report sets out baseline information supporting the Binfield Parish Transport Plan. Railton TPC Ltd was commissioned in September 2017 to review the existing transport conditions in and around Binfield Parish to establish an evidence base from which to develop transport policies. The Parish Council is aware of a number of existing transport iss ues in and around the parish and is seeking to proactively influence new development and transport investment so as to minimise possible adverse transport impacts and maximise potential transport benefits. 1.2. The revised version of this report (May 2018) inco rporates a number of comments received from Bracknell Forest Council on the draft version produced in December 2017. 1.3. This Baseline Report and the subsequent Transport Policy is expected to accompany and inform a revised Neighbourhood Plan. The Neighbourh ood Plan was prepared in the context of the proposed major developments at Amen Corner (north and south) and at Blue Mountain. The 2016 Neighbourhood Plan has not, however, been prepared in the context of further development sites that may form part of th e emerging Local Plan, the opening of the Lexicon, the major redevelopment of Bracknell town centre or with any detailed consideration of the opening of Crossrail that will be served by Twyford railway station to the north of the parish. 1.4. The following sect ions are included: 1. Introduction 2. Overall Transport Context 3. Policy Context 4. New Developments 5. Existing Patterns of Movement 6. Safety 7. Local Facilities 8. Pedestrian Movement 9. Cycle Provision 10. Public Transport 11. Congestion at Junctions 12. Parking 13. Summary of Key Issues 1 Railton 1.5. The final section provides a summary of the key issues emerging from the baseline review. 2 Railton 2. OVERALL TRANSPORT CO NTEXT Location 2.1. The extent of Binfield Parish is shown on the plan attached as Figure 1 . Key elements of the transport context are illustrated in Figure 2 . 2.2. Binfield Parish is situated within Bracknell Forest, a unitary authority forming part of the former county of Berkshire. The parish lies to the west and north -west of Bracknell and includes some areas that constitute the north -western fringe of the built -up area of Bracknell. The vast majority of the parish’s built -up area lies in the southern half of the parish. Surrounding Urban Areas 2.3. The centre of Bracknell lies around 3km south -east of the centre of Binfield Village. There are a number