Transport Statement Whitway Farm,

Stuart Michael Associates Consulting Engineers

Coombe House Coombe Square Thatcham Berkshire RG19 4JF On behalf of : Berkshire Pallets Ltd. T: 01635 867711 F: 01635 861715 E: [email protected]

Report Ref: 3560.Transport Statement

Prepared by: Nicola Threlfall. Transport Planner

Checked by: Stuart Atkinson, Director December, 2010

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Whitway Farm, Burghclere Transport Statement

CONTENTS

Page No.

1.0 Introduction 1

2.0 Planning Policy Framework 3

3.0 Existing Conditions 6

4.0 Development Proposals 8

5.0 Traffic Generation and Impact 10

6.0 Travel Demand Management 14

7.0 Summary and Conclusions 15

FIGURES

SMA1 Site Location and Facilities Plan

SMA2 Employee Catchment Area

APPENDICES

Appendix 1 Current access approved and implemented under application BDB/033328

Appendix 2 West Berkshire Cycle Route Map 1

Appendix 3 Personal Injury Accident batch data

Appendix 4 TRICS output report

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

Instruction 1.1 Stuart Michael Associates has been appointed by Berkshire Pallets Ltd (the ‘Applicant’) to prepare a Transport Statement, in support of a Planning Application for the proposed redevelopment of Whitway Farm (the ‘site’) for B1(c) light Industrial and B8 Warehouse purposes. The site is situated on the southern outskirts of Whitway village, accessed from White Hill as illustrated in Figure SMA1.

1.2 The development proposals seek to demolish the existing buildings and storage areas on site and erect a new purpose built B1(c) / B8 building.

Background 1.3 The site, in planning terms is a ‘brownfield’ site. Whitway Farm was previously a working poultry Farm comprising of two large shed type buildings. The poultry farm operations ceased in the late 1980’s and was then used for B1(c) light industrial purposes as a Jam Packing factory.

1.4 The applicant acquired the site in 1994 at which time planning consent had been granted to demolish the poultry shed and convert the remaining building for B1(c) purposes (ref: BDB/033328). The site was subsequently occupied by the Applicant’s own company until 1997 when they moved to an alternative site.

1.5 The site currently comprises of 1 large building covering 739sqm GFA. Further storage areas are situated on site within fixed HGV containers covering a total of 335sqm GFA, combining to provide a total GFA of 1074sqm. The site is currently occupied by Ibis Packaging and Product Shop who use the site for light industry, storage and distribution purposes. Due to the expansion of Ibis Packaging further storage areas were sought within the HGV containers, reflecting the urgent need to acquire more space to accommodate their current operations.

Previous Planning History 1.6 Since occupying the site, the current Applicant has previously submitted a planning application (Ref: BDB/5142) for the demolition of the existing building and erection of two office buildings of 10,000sqft GFA with a new access. Planning consent was granted in 2001. The Applicant has since decided not to pursue with this development due to a large amount of office space becoming available on the local market, as a result of a major local employer relocating to purpose built premises.

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1.7 This report is therefore structured as follows:

••• Section 2: Places the site in context of national and local transport policy requirements and considerations as well as examining the sustainability merits of the site;

••• Section 3: Considers the existing situation including the internal provisions and the external highways conditions in terms of road safety for accessing Whitway Farm from White Hill;

••• Section 4: Describes the development proposals for the site including, the internal parking provisions and access arrangements;

••• Section 5: Establishes the potential person trips that would generate from the development, distribution and the impact on the local network; and

••• Section 6: Provides the conclusions of the findings to the report

Scope of the Report 1.8 This Transport Statement will assess the transport issues relating to the site. It will identify the measures which will be taken to deal with any anticipated transport impacts and improvements to accessibility and safety by all modes of travel.

1.9 This report details the sustainability merits of the site, the parking and safe access provisions. In light of the recent Department of Transport publication entitled “Guidance on Transport Assessment” (March 2007), consideration has been given to any potential transportation impacts as a consequence of person trip generation for the development (Section 5.0 refers).

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2.0 PLANNING POLICY FRAMEWORK

2.1 The policy documents and guidance notes that are considered to be of most relevance and applicable to the proposed development are as follows:

National Planning Policy Guidance 13 – Transport (PPG13) Planning Policy Statement 7 – Sustainable Development in Rural Areas (PPS7) Planning Policy Statement 4 – Sustainable Economic Development (PPS4)

Local and Deane Local Plan

National Context 2.2 The government’s objectives for integrating planning and transport by promoting sustainable transport, improving accessibility and reducing the need to travel, especially by car are outlined within Planning Policy Guidance 13 (PPG13).

2.3 The guidance does acknowledge however that, “the car will continue to have an important part to play and for some journeys, particularly in rural areas, it will remain the only real option for travel ” (paragraph 5, PPG13 refers). The national objectives look to integrate planning and transport through:

The promotion of more sustainable transport choices for both people;

The promotion of accessibility to jobs, shopping, leisure and services by public transport, walking and cycling; and

Reducing the need to travel, especially by car.

2.4 The Government publication Planning Policy Statement 7 – Sustainable Development in Rural areas (PPS7) provides guidance for planning policy in the countryside. This guidance is relevant for rural areas including country towns and villages and the wider, largely undeveloped countryside up to the fringes of large urban areas.

2.5 The PPS defines the key principles which should be applied in determining planning applications in rural areas. Decisions on development proposals should be based on sustainable development principles, ensuring an integrated approach to the consideration of: − Social inclusion recognising the needs of everyone; − Effective protection and enhancement of the environment; − Prudent use of natural resources; and − Maintaining high and stable levels of economic growth and employment.

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2.6 The government objectives within this guidance include the promotion of: • Raising the quality of life and the environment in rural areas through the promotion of - thriving, inclusive and sustainable rural communities, ensuring people have decent places to live by improving the quality and sustainability of local environments and neighbourhoods; • Promoting more sustainable patterns of development - focusing most development in, or next to, existing towns and villages....promoting a range of uses to maximise the potential benefits of the countryside fringing urban areas; and • Promotion of the development of the English regions by improving their economic performance so that all area able to reach their full potential – by developing competitive, diverse and thriving rural enterprise that provides a range of jobs and underpins strong economies.

2.7 The government’s policy framework for sustainable economic development in urban and rural areas is outlined in Planning Policy Statement 4 (PPS4). Policy EC10.2 identifies that all planning applications for economic development should be assessed against the following impact considerations: a. Whether the proposal has been planned over the lifetime of the development to limit carbon dioxide emissions, and minimise vulnerability and provide resilience to, climate change, b. The accessibility of the proposal by a choice of a means of transport including walking, cycling, public transport and the car, the effect on local traffic levels and congestion (especially to the trunk road network) after public transport and traffic management measures have been secured, c. Whether the proposal secures a high quality and inclusive design which takes the opportunities available for improving the character and quality of the area and the way it functions, d. The impact on economic and physical regeneration in the area including the impact on derived areas and social inclusion objectives, and e. The impact on local employment.

2.8 It is considered that the site is an established and important local employment source. The proposed development offers the opportunity for ensuring the site remains a viable economic development in a rural area, the importance of which is recognised in PPS4 under EC.12.1 b: “…….In determining planning applications for economic development in rural areas, local planning authorities should:

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b) support small-scale economic development where it provides the most sustainable option in villages, or other locations, that are remote from local service centres, recognising that a site may be an acceptable location for development even though it may not be readily accessible by public transport”.

2.9 The local planning authority will be aware that the application of the above policy is particularly relevant in situations like this where the proposed small scale economic development will reinforce the local economy and protect and provide new jobs. Whilst the site is not serviced by passing bus services, opportunities are available to encourage sustainable trip making by employees at the site (see Section 4.0 ).

Local Context 2.10 It is understood that the Applicant has held a pre-application consultation with Borough Council (BDBC), pre-app reference: ENQ/29464. The Planning Officer has indicated that the site is identified as a rural brownfield location and that Policy D9 of the Local Plan is relevant to the proposal.

2.11 Policy D9 of the Local Plan states that: “ As an exception to normal planning policies on development in the countryside, proposals for the use of brownfield sites in sustainable locations outside Settlement Policy Boundaries for the development of employment, tourism uses, local facilities or housing will only be permitted where they otherwise comply with relevant policies in the Local Plan. 31 Where the proposal would involve the loss of any existing or potential employment on the site: i. a thorough assessment of the implications of the loss of an existing or potential employment on the site should be undertaken, including any cumulative impact with committed schemes; and ii. the site should be marketed for appropriate employment generating uses for at least 12 months.

2.12 In the context of transport, this Policy states that for uses other than residential developments the primary consideration is whether the site is easily accessible by a choice of attractive means of transport than the private car. This Policy sets a framework for considering development proposals, and balances the objectives of PPS7 (Sustainable Development in Rural Areas).

2.13 It should be noted that the earlier planning consents had taken into account the brownfield and sustainability credentials of the site and found that the B1 use was appropriate. There have been no material changes to suggest these precedents no longer apply.

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3.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS

Site location 3.1 Whitway Farm (the ‘site’) is situated south of Whitway village, Hampshire within the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ( Figure SMA1 refers).

3.2 The site is accessed via a single track unmetalled road from the minor road White Hill which provides access to Whitway, Burghclere and Newbury to the north and Winchester to the south. The existing junction with White Hill was approved by HCC and constructed to satisfy planning condition 11 of BDB/033328, as illustrated in Appendix 1 . Two passing places have been constructed on the access road which enables two way traffic flow.

3.3 According to the National Travel Statistics (published in 2007) the national average commuting distance equates to 8.7miles. Based upon this average it can be assumed that the predominant source of employment could be captured within an 8.7mile (circa 14km) radius of the site. Applying this information to the site location, Figure SMA2 demonstrates that the site benefits from a potential local catchment area extending beyond Newbury and Thatcham (approx. 6miles, and 9miles from the site respectively), as well as the surrounding villages.

3.4 The Applicant has advised that there are currently 9 employees on site at any one time who travel from local villages, indicating that the site provides a good source of local employment. Expansion of the B1(c) / B8 employment base in this locality will meet the increasing demands of current users and generally improve job opportunities for local people.

Accessibility Access by Public Bus Services 3.5 There is currently 1 public bus service which operates past the site and is accessible from the nearby bus stops in Whitway village, approximately 800m from the site.

3.6 This service (C23/C24) provides a circular service from Newbury via Burghclere and twice daily Mon – Fri; this service must be booked in advance. More frequent services operate from Burghclere village approximately 2km from the site.

Access for Pedestrians and Cyclists 3.7 PPG13 advises that walking and cycling are suitable for replacing short car journeys when travelling distances up to 2km and 5km respectively.

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3.8 The site is situated within 1km of Whitway village and within 5km of the surrounding villages including; Burghclere, , , and Woolton Village (Figure SMA2 refers). White Hill provides access to Whitway village and the local bus stops. Footways are provided between the site and the village centre, enabling safe pedestrian access.

3.9 From observation the local road network consists of relatively quiet country roads which offer a conducive environment for cycling, whilst there are no marked cycle routes it is possible to identify safe routes between the site to the local villages and Newbury. The West Berkshire Cycle route map (number 1) reinforces these observations ( Appendix 2 refers).

Local Road Network 3.10 The site benefits from being situated within easy access of the A34 trunk road which provides access to Southampton and Winchester to the south and the M4 and Oxford to the north,

3.11 Whitway farm is accessible from the minor road, ‘White Hill’ which links to the B4640 and A339 providing access to Newbury and Thatcham. There are also a number of local unclassified roads of a good standard that provide easy access to the nearby villages.

Road Safety 3.12 Personal Injury Accident (PIA) data has been provided by Hampshire County Council covering the five year period from 04 th July, 2007 to 23 rd August, 2010 (Appendix 3 refers). During this time only 1 accident has occurred within proximity of the site on White Hill, resulting in slight injury, it was reported that the accident occurred at the minor cross roads providing access to Highclere Castle and Whitway Farm.

3.13 The incident involved a Light Goods vehicle (LGV) and a private motor car. The LGV driver turning right failed to observe and give way to the oncoming vehicle and therefore the incident was caused by the driver and not as a result of the highway conditions.

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4.0 DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS

4.1 The proposed development site is intended for commercial purposes of light industry and warehousing (B1(c) and B8 respectively). This section discusses in further detail, the transportation aspects of the development proposals for: the internal layout, the access design arrangements and the provisions for both cycle and car parking.

4.2 The development proposals seek to demolish the existing building on site and remove the HGV containers and erect a new purpose built B1(c) / B8 building of 1540sqm GFA. This would amount to a net increase of 466sqm GFA (1540sqm – 1074sqm).

Internal Layout

4.3 The internal layout will incorporate a new purpose built building and on site car and cycle parking provisions. The development will be contained within the current site boundaries, delimited by the adjacent property boundaries to the east and west, open fields to the north and the access road to the south.

4.4 Car and cycle parking is provided for on-site, according to the standards set out in the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Supplementary Planning Guidance Parking Standards in Basingstoke and Deane (2003). The site is situated in a ‘zone 4 rural location’ for which the car and cycle parking standards are set out below:

Land Use Car Parking Standards Cycle Parking Standards

B1(c) Light Industry 1 space / 45sqm Long Stay: 1 space / 250sqm Short Stay: 1 space / 500sqm

B8 Warehouse 1 space / 90sqm Long Stay: 1 space / 500sqm Short Stay: 1 space / 1000sqm

4.5 A 50% land use split has been assumed of the site for car parking allocation on site. For 804sqm B8 land use 9 car parking spaces are required and for 804sqm B1(c) land use a further 18 spaces are required giving a total of 27 spaces on site.

4.6 Cycle parking has been provided according to the BDBC cycle parking standards. Provision has been made for 12 cycles adjacent to the proposed building, this will be covered as illustrated in Drawing DP200A.

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Access Design Arrangements

Vehicle Access Arrangements

4.7 Access to the site will be made via the existing bell mouth junction to the site entrance. Traffic will join the local highway network via White Hill at the minor cross road junction with Highclere Castle and Whitway Farm.

4.8 The access junction onto White Hill was approved for B1(c) purposes and implemented under planning application BDB/033328 (the current development) and is illustrated under Appendix 1.

Access by Walking and Cycling

4.9 Distances of up to 2Km and 5km are considered reasonable for walking (and cycling respectively PPG13). The surrounding local villages of Whitway, Burghclere, Highclere, Penwood and are contained within a radius of 5km, therefore it is considered possible to access the site on foot or by bicycle.

4.10 The existing footways along White Hill linking the site with Whitway and the nearby bus stops supports the conditions for pedestrians and public bus users.

4.11 The local environment of quiet country roads offers scope for commuting by bike to the site from the local villages.

4.12 Shower and Changing facility will be provided in the service and admin areas of the development to support the opportunities for accessing the site on foot and by bike.

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5.0 TRAFFIC GENERATION

5.1 This section of the report sets out the anticipated level of car traffic to be generated from the planning application scheme and the directional pattern of distribution of traffic onto the surrounding road network.

Existing Traffic Movements 5.2 The Applicant has provided information on the existing daily and peak hour vehicle movements of staff and deliveries, which are set out in Table 1 below. The vehicle movements of delivery vans and Light Goods Vehicles (LGV’s) are currently restricted to 07:00 - 19:00 Mondays to Fridays and 07:00 – 13:00 Saturdays, with no work taking place on Sundays or Bank Holidays (ref: BDB/033328, Condition 5). Table 1: Existing Traffic Movements

Vehicle and Movement Type Daily AM PM Movements 08:00 – 09:00 17:00 – 18:00 Private Car (Staff / Visitors) 6 – 10 3 – 5 3 - 5 Delivery Vans (deliveries) 8 – 10 0 0 Light Goods Vehicles (deliveries) 6 - 12 0 0 Total Vehicles 20 – 32 3 - 5 3 – 5 Trip Rate 1.9 – 2.9 0.28 – 0.47 0.28 – 0.47

5.3 Based on the vehicle movement information provided the current two way trip rate per 100sqm GFA during the AM and PM peak hour is 0.28 - 0.47, with a daily two way trip rate of between 1.9 -2.9.

Potential Traffic Generation 5.4 In order to establish the potential level of trip generation for both the existing situation and the proposed development, a TRICS analysis has been conducted.

5.5 The TRICS database contains a limited number of sites that are representative of: the rural location, the development size, the low level of accessibility by public transport to the site and the low employee density. There are currently 9 employees on site at any one time. This equates to an employee density of approximately 1:119sqm.

5.6 In order to provide a comparative and robust analysis offering the most appropriate representation of the site in terms of location and size, the following site selection parameters have been used: sites which are located away from town centre / populated areas and are not well served by public transport.

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5.7 A trawl of both B1(c) and B8 sites has been conducted. B1(c) uses generally have a higher trip rate than low key B8 uses. Therefore this has been used to provide a worst case scenario for the comparative analysis. This enables a comparison to be made of the potential trip generation associated with the land use as opposed to a specific operator. This is to say the existing operations currently have a lower level of activity than what would be expected for B1(c) uses. It is to be noted that planning consent would be attached to the use and not to any type of business operation. The full TRICS output report is included under Appendix 4 of this document.

5.8 The inspection of the TRICS database suggests a two way trip rate of 0.32 during the AM peak (08:00 – 09:00), 0.00 during the PM peak (17:00 – 18:00) and a daily two way trip rate of 3.81. The following table ( Table 2 refers) presents the more specific arrival and departure trip rates. The trip rates are calculated for 100sqm Gross Floor Area (GFA).

Table 2: TRICS Trip Rate B1(c) land use Arrivals Departures Two Way AM 0.321 0.00 0.321 PM 0 0.16 0.16 Daily 1.925 1.885 3.81

Potential Trip Generation of the Existing Site

5.9 Applying the trip rates in Table 2 to the existing situation it is possible to calculate the potential traffic generation for a site of this size (1074sqm), as set out in Table 3 below. This analysis has found that the site has the potential to generate 3 two way trips during the AM peak and 2 two way trips during the PM peak with approximately 41 two way trips over the course of the day.

Table 3: Potential Traffic Generation of the Existing Site Arrivals Departures Two Way AM 3 0 3 PM 0 2 2 Daily 21 20 41

Proposed Development potential Trip Generation

5.10 Applying the trip rates in Table 2 to the proposed development operations (1540sqm) Table 4 indicates, that the site has the potential to generate approximately 5 two way trips during the AM peak and 2 two way trips during the PM peak periods and circa 59 two way trips daily.

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Table 4: Proposed Development Anticipated Traffic Movements

Arrivals Departures Two Way AM 5 0 5 PM 0 2 2 Daily 30 29 59

Comparative Analysis (Two Way Trip Generation) 5.11 It is relevant to compare this with the current operations of the site, which includes the use of the existing building and the fixed HGV storage containers. Table 5 provides a comparative analysis of the trips generated by the existing uses at the site with the potential trip generation following the new development.

Table 5: Comparative Analysis of Existing Site’s Potential Trip Generation and The Proposed Development’s Potential Trip Generation AM PM Daily Exisiting Potential Trips 7 2 41 Anticipated Potential Trips 5 2 59 Net Potential Change -2 0 18

5.12 The comparative analysis ( Table 5 refers) indicates that with no travel demand management interventions the site could potentially generate 5 two way trips during the AM and 2 trips during the PM peak periods, representing a net decrease of 2 trips during the AM peak period and no change in trips during the PM peak period, over the site’s existing potential. Over the course of the day there is the potential for the proposed development to generate 59 two way trips; representing a net increase of 18 trips over the existing site’s potential.

5.13 This analysis has calculated the potential trip generation for the site providing what is considered to be a worst case scenario. The existing situation currently has no traffic management intervention and therefore there is the potential with this application to consider some sustainable travel initiatives.

5.14 The Applicant has advised that the current employees travel from local surrounding villages. Therefore there is the opportunity to capture local trips by bicycle and car sharing. It should however be appreciated that the site is unlikely to generate any significant peak hour or daily traffic. Travel demand management measures have been put forward for implementation with this application (discussed in further detail in Section 6.0 ).

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Summary 5.15 The above trip generation assessment confirms that the development would generate approximately 5 two way movements during the AM peak hour and 2 movements during the PM peak hour, with 59 two way daily movements. The increase in trips with the proposed development is considered to be insignificant and therefore is not considered to generate an inappropriate level of traffic which would impact on the locality of the development site.

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6.0 TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT MEASURES

6.1 In order to encourage sustainable travel amongst employees the Applicant is prepare to implement certain Green Travel measures. Whist it is not anticipated that the site would generate a significant level of peak hour traffic, the local catchment of employees to the site offers the opportunity to encourage car sharing, walking and cycling.

6.2 Taking the proposed development and existing transportation conditions into consideration the following initiatives could be implemented by the Applicant to encourage site users to consider other options than single occupancy car journeys.

6.3 Walking & Cycling Route Maps : To raise awareness of safe routes for accessing the site on foot and by bicycle, route maps could be made available to employees.

6.4 Secure Cycle Parking : The development proposals include the provision of secure, long stay cycle parking on site for all employees.

6.5 Shower and Changing facility : Such a facility will be provided within the service and admin areas of the development, to support the opportunities for accessing the site on foot and by bike.

6.6 Car Sharing : It would be appropriate to encourage car sharing for those employees travelling on similar routes to / from the site. This could be operated by way of a message board in a central location on site where employees can request / offer liftshare opportunities.

6.7 Communication Strategy : It would be beneficial for all travel information to be displayed in a central location, such as a staff break out room or the building foyer area.

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7.0 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

Summary 7.1 It is proposed by Berkshire Pallets Ltd (the ‘Applicant’) to improve the existing buildings and storage facilities’ at Whitway Farm, Burghclere (the ‘site’) by providing a replacement, purpose built B1(c)/B8 building.

7.2 The development proposals for the site include the demolition of the existing building and storage area (1074sqm GFA) and replacing this with a B1(c)/ B8 building of 1540sqm GFA. The development proposals do not require any additional access works or land outside of the existing site boundary.

7.3 The Applicant has provided information on the existing B1(c) and B8 operations on site which generates approximately 5 two way movements during the AM and PM peak periods with up to c.32 two way movements daily, (Table 1 refers).

7.4 The TRICs data base has been used to calculate the potential traffic generation of the existing development and the proposed development. For B1(c) development of similar location, similar accessibility and similar size TRICs suggests a two way trip rate of 0.32 in the AM peak hour and 0.16 in the PM peak hour, with a daily two way trip rate of 3.81 (Table 2 refers). The trip rates are calculated per 100sqm Gross Floor Area.

7.5 The total existing building and storage area (1074sqm GFA) has the potential to generate 6 two way movements in the AM and 3 two way movements in the PM peak period with 41 two way daily movements (Table 3 refers). This represents the potential trip generation of the land use as opposed to the current operator.

7.6 It is estimated that the proposed replacement building development of 1540sqm GFA could generate 5 two way movements in the AM peak period and 2 two way movements in the PM peak period, with circa 59 two way daily movements (Table 4 refers).

7.7 The Applicant is prepared to implement a number of Green Travel initiatives to encourage sustainable travel to / from the site ( Section 6.0 refers).

Conclusions 7.8 The proposed development is located in a rural situation, providing an existing viable local employment source for the surrounding villages including Whitway, Burghclere, Highclere, Penwood, Newtown Common and Woolton Village.

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7.9 The foregoing assessment has demonstrated that the land use of the proposed development can be safely accessed and will not significantly increase the potential traffic generation of the site above that of the existing site’s potential.

7.10 Taking all the foregoing into account it is concluded that the proposed development will make a positive contribution towards maintaining a rural, viable, local employment source. It represents a sustainable rural economic development in compliance with PPS4 and should in transportation policy consideration, (safe access, trip generation, accessibility and commitment to travel demand measures) be regarded as acceptable.

Recommendation 7.11 It is recommended that this Transport Statement should provide a basis for reaching agreement with the local planning and highway authorities (Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in consultation with HCC) regarding any necessary transport mitigation measure.

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FIGURE SMA1

FIGURE SMA2

DRAWING DP200A

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