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TECHNICAL NOTE
PROJECT: Land allocation LA048 south of Wattisham Road, Bildeston, Suffolk
Subject: Supporting highway/transport document Our Ref: 2011/100/TN01
To: Babergh & Mid-Suffolk District Council Date: 23 December 2020 (BMSDC) Author: Kevin Ayen (Ayen Consulting) Cc: Andrew Guttridge (Bildeston Parish Council) Alexander Banks (Bildeston Parish Council) Jane Hudson (Planning Consultant)
1.0 Introduction 1.1. This Technical Note (TN) provides material to support previous concerns raised by Bildeston residents regarding the land allocation south of Wattisham Road, Bildeston (Reference LA048) identified by Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils (BMSDC) in the recent ‘Joint Local Plan - Pre-submission (Regulation 19)’ as part of the emerging Joint Local Plan (JLP). 2.0 Background
2.1. Following evidence contained within but not limited to the Babergh and Mid Suffolk Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA, October 2020) the JLP allocates the extant greenfield land referenced ‘LA048’ (Site LA048) with a development quota up to 75no residential dwellings with a current projected completion delivery between 2026-2028. Bildeston Parish Council (BPC) have raised objections to the designation of the Site (LA048) in the JLP as residential use due to the potential magnitude it would bring to current highway safety concerns along Wattisham Road and the junction with B1115 High Street, Bildeston. 2.2. Over the past 18 months, Bildeston PC has been in communication with BMSDC regarding the potential JLP allocated housing sites in the Bildeston area. However, the approved pre-submission JLP earmarked a potential housing development off Wattisham Road, Site LA048, against BPC concerns and recommendations for alternate, more appropriate sites, in the vicinity. 2.3. It is understood Suffolk County Council was consulted on the draft housing allocations and provided highways comments. However, the highway accessibility issues raised in the SHELAA Suitability Access Criteria’ were assessed as a desktop exercise with no on-site reconnaissance undertaken, nor comments received from concerned stakeholders i.e. Bildeston residents, BPC, considered.
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2.4. The following provides expert highway engineering information to support BPC’s concerns over the increased pedestrian and road safety issues as a result of the allocation and subsequent consent for 75no residential houses on the current agricultural site. 3.0 Existing Conditions
Site Location 3.1. The allocated land south of Wattisham Road, Bildeston referenced in the JLP as LA048 (Site LA048), is located north-east of the village centre. The village of Bildeston is sited north-west of the towns Ipswich and Hadleigh in Suffolk approximately 18km and 8km, respectively. Traversing through the heart of Bildeston is the B1115 High Street, a two-way carriageway with 30mph restrictions providing links to Hadleigh, Ipswich, Stowmarket, Bury St Edmunds and surrounding local villages. Outside Bildeston, the B1115 provides routes links to the A12, A14, A134, A140, refer to the location plan in Figure 1.
Bildeston
Figure 1: Location plan of Bildeston (Source: Google Maps).
3.2. The Site is currently used for agricultural use and bound by residential and greenfield land use, the location in respect to the village is shown in Figure 2.
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3.3. A market square, the village centre, is in the heart of Bildeston located approximately 600 metres south-west of Site LA048 accessible via Wattisham Road and the B1115 High Street.
Local Highway Network 3.4. Fronting the Site, Wattisham Road, an unclassified highway, is a 4.6-metre-wide two- way carriageway leading approximately 450 metres south-west to the junction with B1115 High Street and north-west to the village Wattisham, providing an alternate route further afield to Stowmarket. A metre-wide footway runs adjacent north of the carriageway providing a pedestrian link for the residential area to the village centre via the High Street and Coronation recreational field and playground, located to the south-west and north-east, respectively. 3.5. The route is posted 30 mph with street lighting present and used predominantly by light and heavy vehicles including buses. 3.6. Bildeston Parish Council are currently requesting from BMSDC for a 20mph restriction zone within Bildeston including: -
The western section of Wattisham Road between B1115 High Street and Tankard Farm Close; and An 850-metre (approx.) section of B1115 High Street from property no. 178 to the junction with Chelsworth Road.
3.7. A speed survey undertaken as part of a draft report prepared by Suffolk County Council in response to the BPC’s request, was recorded between 28th March and 3rd April 2019 recorded the following 7-day average 85th percentile speeds: -
Wattisham Road = 33mph, both eastbound and westbound; and B1115 High Street = 29mph and 24mph northbound and southbound, respectively.
3.8. A copy of the draft Suffolk County Council report prepared in response to the BPC’s request can be found in Appendix A. 3.9. West of the Site, Wattisham Road terminates at a junction with the B1115 High Street and Squirrells Mill Road as a priority junction with a Stop-line configuration present due to sub-standard restricted northbound and southbound visibility obscured by overhanging Grade II listed buildings fronting the High Street. Figure 2 shows the B1115 High Street/Wattisham Road junction with respect to the Site LA048 location.
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B1115 High St jw Wattisham Rd & Squirrells Mill Rd Site LA048
Bildeston Village Centre (Market Square)
Figure 2: Site LA048 in relation to the study area.
3.10. West of the Site LA048, the Wattisham Road carriageway narrows on approach to the junction with B1115 High Street from 4.6 metres to 3.75 metres then widens to 6.7 metres at the stop-line. The reduced carriageway width creates a pinch-point on approach to the junction forcing passing vehicles to mount the adjacent footway or avoid oncoming conflict by entering residential private driveways in a forward gear, then returning onto Wattisham Road in reverse gear, before continuing forward on their journey. 3.11. This section of Wattisham Road has the potential risk of pedestrian and vehicle conflict do due restricted carriageway width with the added factor of 85%ile traffic speeds not suitable attributes for a safe vehicle and pedestrian environment. 3.12. Drawing no: DWG/2011/100/01 highlights the current junction configuration and safety concerns in the vicinity located in Appendix B.
SHELAA & JLP Consultation 3.13. As part of the SHELAA & JLP consultation process by BMSDC during the allocation options stage, Bildeston residents objected, raising concerns the traffic generated from a residential development allocated at Site LA048 could potentially increase safety risks at the already sub-standard B1115 High Street/Wattisham Road junction area. It is understood, the objections raised were not acknowledged by BMSDC or other parties i.e. Suffolk County Council, as part of the allocation process. 3.14. The comments raised by residents included: -
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Objection due to pedestrian and safety issues at B1115 High Street junction with Wattisham Road and along Wattisham Road; Additional traffic generated from Site LA048 impacting on narrow streets and footways raising safety concerns.
3.15. It is understood, the ‘Suitability Assessment Criteria’ (SAC) used as evidence to assist in choosing the preferred allocated land, specifically, Site LA048 was undertaken as a desktop-study only, therefore, no site visit was undertaken to understand the current highway issues in the area. 3.16. The SAC document failed to recognise any impact Site LA048 would have on ‘Safe Routes to School’ at the B1115 High Street/Wattisham Road junction (Question 5) and highway issues preventing development (Question 6) at Site LA048.
Site reconnaissance 3.17. A site visit on 8th December 2020 between 0730 – 1100hrs recorded the following safety concerns at the Wattisham Road junction with B1115 High Street: -
Vehicles mounting the footway north of Wattisham Road within 50 metres from the junction to pass oncoming vehicles at carriageway pinch-point; Vehicles entering abutting private driveways to oncoming heavy vehicles to pass; Narrow footways with no pedestrian crossing assistance on approach to the junction; School children and pedestrians crossing within 15 metres of the junction along Wattisham Road to avoid crossing at the junction; Large school buses and lorries using Wattisham Road. Tall vehicles approaching the junction from Wattisham Road travelling in the centre of the carriageway to avoid overhanging Grade II listed buildings; Left-turn traffic from Wattisham Road is required to wait for northbound vehicles to pass before entering B1115 High Street due to restricted carriageway widths at the junction.
3.18. Refer to site records in Appendix C.
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3.19. The following traffic movements were recorded between 0745hrs – 0845hrs at the B1115 High Street/Wattisham Road junction. During the hour survey-period 46 vehicles departed and 27 entered Wattisham Road, respectively. From Wattisham Road, the pedestrian desire line was mainly to and from the south (Village centre direction) crossing mainly within 15 metres from the junction with B1115 High Street. 3.20. Information from the local Bildeston Primary school revealed two out of the five- year groups were closed due to sickness, therefore it is assumed less vehicle and pedestrian movements were present compared with a neutral period. Refer to Diagram 1 in Appendix D for existing vehicular and pedestrian movements recorded at the B1115 High Street/Wattisham Road junction. 3.21. Discussions with residents revealed Wattisham Road is used by predominantly by residents and commuters travelling to and from surrounding villages and Stowmarket, as an alternate faster route compared with the congested B1115 which traverses through villages High Street Green and Great Finborough.
Road Safety Review 3.22. Referring to ‘CrashMap’ collision data in the Wattisham Road area, the past five years (60 months up to December 2019) uncovered a single Personal Injury Accidents (PIA) consisting of a vehicle collision causing slight injury to a male pedestrian between 6 – 10 of age on the footway along Wattisham Road at 1532hrs on Wednesday 04 May 2016. 3.23. Cross-referencing the time, date and casualty assumed a child returning home from school was struck by a vehicle leaving the carriageway. 3.24. Additional information concerning the collision is presented in Appendix E.
Date: 04/05/2016 Severity: Slight Casualty: Pedestrian
Figure 3: PIA locations in Site vicinity over the past 5 years.
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3.25. The above highlights safety issues to vehicular and pedestrian traffic along Wattisham Road and the junction with B1115 High Street. It is expected that consent to develop at Site LA048 would require impractical mitigation measures to resolve pedestrian and vehicle conflict issues along Wattisham Road and the junction with B1115 High Street i.e. footway widening, sight visibility improvements requiring building acquisition of adjacent Grade II listed buildings. The extensive mitigation costs and works required would warrant the allocated Site LA048 unviable and unattractive to a developer to provide funding contributions i.e. through an S106 agreement. 4.0 Existing Site Connectivity
Pedestrian & Cycling Provisions 4.1. Walking offers a realistic option for the journey to work or study for many and is generally considered a viable travel choice for short distances of around 800m and offers the greatest potential to replace car trips less than 2km. 4.2. In terms of journey purpose, local trips on foot are likely to relate to short shopping trips, access local facilities, trips to school, local visiting, and trips to bus stops at the market place, as part of linked trips to destinations further afield. 4.3. Wattisham Road provides pedestrian links to the surrounding village via the High Street including the village centre i.e. bus stops (at the market place), local facilities, school etc. A morning site inspection recorded Wattisham Road was used by pedestrians to access Bildeston Primary school and school bus services located at the village centre. There is currently no passenger access to bus services along Wattisham Road. 4.4. Wattisham Road has a footway mainly adjacent north of the carriageway linking with footways along the High Street leading to the village centre. The 1-metre-wide footway along Wattisham Road reduces to 0.8 metres at the carriageway pinch- point approaching the junction with B1115 High Street, providing insufficient footway- width for pedestrians to pass one another, particularly wheelchair and pushchair users, forcing pedestrians to travel along the live carriageway. 4.5. The existing footways adjacent either side of the B1115 High Street leading towards the village centre are narrow in areas and inconsistent in width with pedestrians traversing between both sides of the carriageway to acquire wider and safer routes avoiding potential conflict with passing vehicles. A site visit revealed a common pedestrian desire line between Wattisham Road and the village centre to avoid conflict with passing vehicles.
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4.6. Currently, the only formal crossing facility Zebra Crossing is to the south of the village. Pedestrians using Wattisham Road currently cross before the junction with B1115 High Street predominantly to avoid potential vehicle conflict. 4.7. Drawing no: DWG/2011/100/01 in Appendix B shows the current footway configuration and recognised pedestrian desire line between Wattisham Road and the village centre. 4.8. The SHELAA assessed an existing Public Rights of Way (PROW) south of Site LA048 as a potential pedestrian/cycle route upgrade to provide alternate connectivity between Wattisham Road and the village centre. The PROW route is shown in Figure 4.
Site LA048
Considered PROW upgrade in SHELAA
Figure 4: Public Rights of Way (PROW) considered as potential pedestrian/cycle route in SHELAA.
4.9. Local Transport Note 1/12 - Shared Use Routes for Pedestrians and Cyclists (September 2012) states: -
‘Width strongly influences the quality of shared use routes – insufficient width tends to reduce user comfort and increases the potential for conflict between pedestrians and cyclists.’
‘A width of 3 metres should generally be regarded as the preferred minimum on an unsegregated route, although in areas with few cyclists or pedestrians a narrower route might suffice’. 4.10. A site reconnaissance revealed the current PROW is in a waterlogged condition and impassable for pedestrians (particularly with pushchairs), cyclists and disabled users. Upgrading the PROW to a sealed minimum 3-metre-wide shared footway/cycleway, where a wider pavement may be required as a buffer zone due to the adjacent
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water’s edge, with adequate drainage works and surface lighting provisions, would be a costly, unrealistic exercise and unlikely to be funded solely by developer contributions. 4.11. Pedestrians currently walk approximately 600 metres to reach the village centre using Wattisham Road and B1115 High Street, where the upgraded PROW route would add approximately 250 metres to the journey length. Pedestrian routes to destinations further afield i.e. Bildeston Primary School and Red Lion public house would add approximately 200 metres to the journey distance. The increase in journey time and route alignment of the upgraded PROW as an alternative pedestrian route to Wattisham Road would be an undesirable route compared with the existing resulting in the underutilisation of the upgraded PROW. 4.12. Photos showing the extent of the current PROW south of Wattisham Road and the Site is in Appendix C. 4.13. Cycle use is considered a feasible means of transport over short to medium distances, typically for journeys less than five kilometres. Cycling is influenced by similar factors as walking but will also be influenced by route conditions, route topography, traffic levels and secure cycle parking at journey's end. 4.14. The Bildeston area including B1115 High Street and Wattisham Road has no cycle ride-on provisions i.e. cycle lanes and on-road cyclists currently share the carriageway with vehicular traffic.
Local Services & Facilities 4.15. To minimise car journeys and promote sustainable travel, key services and facilities should exist within walking/cycling distance of a residential development site. According to guidelines issued by the Institute of Highways and Transportation, around 800 metres is within a sensible walking distance to local amenities and offers the greatest potential to replace car trips less than 2km. With regards to cycling, the relevant guidance states that cycling has the potential to substitute car journeys under 5km. For this assessment, distances of 800m, 2km and 5km have been used for walking and cycling accessibility, respectively. 4.16. Services within walking and/or cycling distance of a residential development should include: -
community buildings / local meeting places; education and library services; health and social care services; shop/market selling food and fresh groceries; communication services, such as public internet access and post office;
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public houses; and places of worship.
4.17. A summary of services and facilities within an accessible walking/cycling distance from the Wattisham Road area is provided in Table 1. Distances are measured from the last residential dwelling at northern end no.95 Wattisham Road to represent should development be allocated on Site LA048, this is considered a robust assessment.
Distance from Site Accessible Service / Facility 2 5 by Public 800m Transport km km
Community facilities
Chamberlin Village Hall Yes - - -
Bildeston Tennis Club No Yes - -
Education and Library Services
Bildeston Primary School No Yes - -
Hadleigh Secondary School No No No Yes
Bildeston Mobile Library (every 4 weeks) Yes - - -
Health and Social Care Services
Bildeston Health Centre No Yes - -
Mill Pharmacy, Hadleigh No No No Yes
Hadleigh Dental Surgery No No No Yes Shops & Communication Services
Bildeston Village Stores & Post Office Yes - - -
- Coffee Shop
- Food take-away
Studio 66 Hairdressers No Yes - -
Lifecycle UK Bicycle Shop Yes - - -
The Boule-in Antique Shop Yes - - -
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Bildeston Indoor Market Yes - - -
Mobile Fish & Chip Yes - - - Shop (Every Thurs & Fri) Public Houses
Bildeston Crown Hotel Yes - - -
Red Lion No Yes - -
Kings Head Yes - - -
Places of Worship
Bildeston Baptist Church Yes - - -
St Mary Magdelene Church Yes - - - Table 1: Summary of accessible services and facilities in the Site area.
4.18. Two of the three recreational facilities in Bildeston comprise of a skate park, climbing frames and slides. These are located outside Chamberlin Village Hall and Coronation Playground accessible via Wattisham Road. 4.19. It is understood Bildeston village hall holds several events where pedestrian access is off Wattisham Road. 4.20. Table 1 demonstrates Bildeston has good connectivity to local facilities and public transport by sustainable modes, with 85% of facilities in the village accessible by walking or cycling, and facilities over a 5 km radius outside the village reachable by bus. This reinforces the necessity to improve the current footway provisions along Wattisham Road and High Street, and ensure these are maintained to a high standard to provide a safer environment for pedestrians. 5.0 Policy Review 5.1. The following outlines national and local policy and guidelines that should be considered as part of any proposed development including land allocation.
National Planning Policy Framework - February 2019 (NPPF) 5.2. The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government formed the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and advises the Government’s planning policies for England and their application. The document provides a framework within which locally-prepared plans for housing and other development can be produced. 5.3. Paragraph 102 states: -
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‘Transport issues should be considered from the earliest stages of plan-making and development proposals, so that:
a) the potential impacts of development on transport networks can be addressed;
b) opportunities from existing or proposed transport infrastructure, and changing transport technology and usage, are realised – for example in relation to the scale, location or density of development that can be accommodated;
c) opportunities to promote walking, cycling and public transport use are identified and pursued;
d) the environmental impacts of traffic and transport infrastructure can be identified, assessed, and taken into account – including appropriate opportunities for avoiding and mitigating any adverse effects, and for net environmental gains; and
e) patterns of movement, streets, parking and other transport considerations are integral to the design of schemes and contribute to making high quality places.’ 5.4. Paragraph 103 states: -
‘Significant development should be focused on locations which are or can be made sustainable, through limiting the need to travel and offering a genuine choice of transport modes. This can help to reduce congestion and emissions, and improve air quality and public health. However, opportunities to maximise sustainable transport solutions will vary between urban and rural areas, and this should be taken into account in both plan-making and decision-making.’ 5.5. Chapter 9 ‘Promoting sustainable transport’ paragraph 108 states: -
‘In assessing sites that may be allocated for development in plans, or specific applications for development, it should be ensured that:
a) appropriate opportunities to promote sustainable transport modes can be – or have been – taken up, given the type of development and its location;
b) safe and suitable access to the site can be achieved for all users; and
c) any significant impacts from the development on the transport network (in terms of capacity and congestion), or on highway safety, can be cost effectively mitigated to an acceptable degree.’
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5.6. Paragraph 109 also states: -
‘Development should only be prevented or refused on highways grounds if there would be an unacceptable impact on highway safety, or the residual cumulative impacts on the road network would be severe.’ 5.7. Paragraph 111 also states: -
‘All developments that will generate significant amounts of movement should be required to provide a travel plan, and the application should be supported by a transport statement or transport assessment so that the likely impacts of the proposal can be assessed.’
Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) – March 2014 5.8. The content of a Transport Assessment associated with a 75no. residential development at Site LA048 would need to consider the advice from Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government – ‘PPG Travel Plans, Transport Assessments and Statements in relation to decision-taking - Paragraph 15’ states: -
‘Measures to improve the accessibility of the location (such as provision/ enhancement of nearby footpath and cycle path linkages) where these are necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms.
Measures to mitigate the residual impacts of development (such as improvements to the public transport network, introducing walking and cycling facilities, physical improvements to existing roads.’ 5.9. Based on the above, the allocation and development of Site LA048 would not be supported by the NPPF or PPG based on, but not limited to, requirements for safe and suitable access to the site and pedestrian safety grounds.
BMSDC’S EMERGING JOINT LOCAL PLAN 5.10. BMSDC are currently preparing a Joint Local Plan (JLP) to set out a strategy for development up to the year 2037. The JLP aims to manage the delivery of sustainable development through housing delivery and economic growth, whilst creating healthy communities. The document categorises Bildeston as a Core village. 5.11. Paragraph 09.21 states: -
‘Babergh District is also largely rural in nature, with the economic hubs located in the market towns of Sudbury and Hadleigh. Employment is concentrated around the Ipswich administrative area at Copdock Interchange Retail Park and Farthing Road Industrial Estate (Sproughton). Many smaller settlements contain clusters of businesses, such as at Bildeston.’
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5.12. Local Policy 35 of developer contributions and planning obligations paragraph 16.23 states: -
‘The aim of the policy is to provide a policy framework for securing an appropriate level of infrastructure, including developer contributions and obligations. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate that existing, planned and/ or committed infrastructure is sufficient to accommodate new development proposals.’ 5.13. Paragraph 16.24 states:
‘Planning obligations are legally binding agreements entered into between a Local Planning Authority and a developer, which are intended to make development acceptable that would otherwise be unacceptable. Used effectively, planning obligations can increase the quality of development, however they must be reasonable and proportionate and directly relevant to planning and the proposed development.’ 5.14. Paragraph 16.25 states: -
‘The Councils have Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) in place. This means that some types of new development must make a payment which will be used to fund infrastructure required to support development in the District. The amount of levy payable depends upon the size type and location of the new development. A portion of CIL is also paid to the relevant Parish Councils in which development takes places. However, CIL cannot be the single source of funding for infrastructure. This is because certain types of infrastructure (such as new primary schools) need to be delivered through section 106 planning obligations.’ 5.15. It is envisaged that a development size of 75no houses anticipated for Site LA048 would not sustain the cost of necessary infrastructure measures to address pedestrian safety concerns along Wattisham Road and its junction with B1115 High Street, i.e. footway widening, controlled crossing facilities, compulsory purchase, upgrade of PROW etc.
The Joint Local Plan (JLP) – Pre-Submission (Reg 19) – November 2020 5.16. The JLP Pre-submission (Reg 19) land allocation states: -
‘The development shall be expected to comply with the following:
vi) Carriageway widening and a new footway to link to the existing footway network, providing a safe route to school;’ 5.17. It is understood, the above statement in the JLP applies to the frontage of Site LA048 and has no consideration for modifications to the existing footway at the approach
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to Wattisham Road and B1115 High Street junction. Therefore, does not support policies outlined in the NPPF and PPG.
Suffolk Local Transport Plan 2011-2031 Part 1 – Transport Strategy 5.18. Chapter 2 – Supporting wider strategies supports transforming Suffolk ‘Suffolk’s Sustainable Community Strategy’ with the headline themes to provide safe, healthy, and inclusive communities with an aim to:
(Protect vulnerable people and reduce inequalities); Improving road safety ; Reducing the number of casualties on the transport network.
5.19. Safer and healthier communities (page 15) states: - ‘Ways to improve health through transport include:
creating pedestrian and cycle-friendly environments that support active transport, in towns and on the wider rights of way network supporting engineering and enforcement to reduce the number of road crashes.’
5.20. Rural areas (page 30) states: -
‘The transport strategy for the rural areas within Suffolk is based around five themes. Underpinning our work in rural areas is the need to strengthen communities so that they are better placed to address some local problems themselves.’ 5.21. The fourth theme reducing the impact of transport on communities’ states:- ‘Many communities remain concerned about traffic impacts, particularly lorries and speeding. We will work with communities to establish local solutions, owned by the community, to deal with these problems.’ 5.22. Working with Developers (Page 31) states:
‘Management of future housing and employment development in Suffolk is critical to the delivery of our transport strategy. As part of our wider approach to encourage more sustainable development patterns the county council will continue to work with district and borough councils to ensure residential and employment developments are better connected and that developers pay a fair contribution towards necessary infrastructure and services.
In working with developers we will expect them to produce robust travel plans to minimise car use with challenging targets for levels of parking and traffic generation
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and attraction. These plans will be supported by significant contributions to the provision of local facilities for sustainable transport connecting new developments to employment and services. This will include pedestrian and cycle routes, the promotion and enhancement of existing bus services or securing new services, with an aim that each of these new or altered bus services should be commercially viable within five years.
We also expect developers to fund traffic management and bus priority schemes, measures to reduce air quality impacts etc. in addition to any work necessary to mitigate any adverse traffic impacts of their development on the existing highway network. This will include commuted sums for future maintenance.’ 5.23. Based on the above, a development size of 75no houses anticipated for Site LA048 would not sustain the cost of necessary infrastructure measures to address pedestrian safety concerns along Wattisham Road and its junction with B1115 High Street, i.e. footway widening, controlled crossing facilities, compulsory purchase, upgrade of PROW etc.
Manual for Streets 5.24. Paragraph 1.3.1 states: -
‘In the past street design has been dominated by some stakeholders at the expense of others, often resulting in unimaginatively designed streets which tend to favour motorists over other users.’ 5.25. Paragraph 1.3.2 states: -
‘MfS aims to address this by encouraging a more holistic approach to street design, while assigning a higher priority to the needs of pedestrians, cyclists and public transport. The intention is to create streets that encourage greater social interaction and enjoyment while still performing successfully as conduits for movement.’ 5.26. Paragraph 6.3.3 states: -
‘As pedestrians include people of all ages, sizes and abilities, the design of streets needs to satisfy a wide range of requirements. A street design which accommodates the needs of children and disabled people is likely to suit most, if not all, user types.’ 5.27. Paragraph 6.3.19 states: -
‘Streets with high traffic speeds can make pedestrians feel unsafe. Designers should seek to control vehicle speeds to below 20 mph in residential areas so that pedestrians activity is not displaced.’ 5.28. Paragraph 6.3.22 states: -
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‘There is no maximum width for footways. In lightly used streets (such as those with a purely residential function), the minimum unobstructed width for pedestrians should generally be 2 m. Additional width should be considered between the footway and a heavily used carriageway, or adjacent to gathering places, such as schools and shops.’ 5.29. The above highlights strategies, guidelines, and policies the national and local government advocate. They encourage the assessment of new development on effects on surrounding pedestrian infrastructure and potential improvements that can be provided as part of the development itself. Local planning and highway authorities should work with local communities to understand nearby infrastructure safety issues at a pre-allocation of land designation to prevent the developments similar to the allocated Site LA048 progressing with no mitigative measures on the surrounding area due to its unfeasibility and impracticality. 6.0 Development Traffic Impact 6.1. Site LA048 is allocated for up to 75no houses, this section projects the vehicle trip generation forecast by a development of this size based on a single site access onto Wattisham Road. 6.2. Using the industries standard TRICS (v7.5.1) trip rate database, the vehicle trip generation for the proposed residential development is derived. Survey sites with similar characteristics to the proposed Site have been identified and selected using the following selection criteria: -
Residential – Houses Privately Owned only; Survey sites within England and Wales only (excluding Greater London); Residential developments between 30 and 100 units in size; Sites in Suburban, Edge of Town, and Neighbourhood Centre locations only; and Weekday surveys only; and Surveys undertaken within the last 10 years.
6.3. Whilst a proportion of the site development is expected to include ‘affordable housing’, ‘privately-owned housing’ was selected in the TRICS analysis to account for the higher number of vehicle trips typically associated with this type of dwelling, therefore providing a robust assessment. The vehicle peak hour trip rates in TRICS were used to decipher peak traffic volumes to provide a robust traffic assessment. 6.4. Table 2 estimates new vehicle trips based on 75no residential units at the allocated Site LA048.
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AM peak period (0800 – PM peak period (1700 –
0900hrs) * 1800hrs) *
Inbound Outbound Inbound Outbound
Vehicle trip rate 0.134 0.348 0.305 0.151
Vehicle trips (one way) 10 26 23 11
Vehicle trips (two-way) 36 34
Table 2: Proposed vehicle trip forecasts during peak periods. *Vehicular development peak from TRICS.
6.5. Using the above, the proposed development is expected to produce 36 two-way vehicle trips onto the local highway network via the site access road onto Wattisham Road with a predominant traffic volume of 26 vehicles leaving the site between 0800 – 0900hrs, and 23 vehicles arriving during the 1700-1800hrs. Assuming 75% of traffic would use the B1115 High Street to reach their destination, traffic volumes may result in an additional 20 vehicle leaving and 18 entering the Site LA048 during the AM and PM peak period. 6.6. The additional forecast vehicles from the potential Site residential development may increase the traffic volumes entering and leaving Wattisham at the junction with B1115 Wattisham Road significantly. With a current high pedestrian activity at the junction, the growth in vehicular activity would reduce the likelihood of pedestrians finding suitable gaps in traffic to cross and increase the risk of conflict resulting in potential personal injury. 6.7. The increase in traffic volumes could potentially increase the risk of conflict by opposing vehicles with increased risk of a vehicle(s) mounting the footway potentially seriously injuring pedestrians. 7.0 Conclusion 7.1. This document provides material to support highway safety concerns raised by Bildeston residents associated with the land allocation south of Wattisham Road, Bildeston (Reference LA048) identified by Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils (BMSDC) in the recent ‘Joint Local Plan - Pre-submission (Regulation 19)’ as part of the emerging Joint Local Plan (JLP). 7.2. Over the past 18 months, Bildeston PC has been in communication with BMSDC regarding the potential JLP allocated housing sites in the Bildeston area. However, the approved pre-submission JLP earmarked a potential housing development off Wattisham Road, Site LA048, against Bildeston Parish Council concerns and recommendations for alternate, more appropriate sites, in the vicinity.
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7.3. As part of the SHELAA & JLP consultation process by BMSDC during the allocation options stage, Bildeston residents objected, raising concerns the traffic generated from a residential development allocated at Site LA048 would potentially increase safety risks at the already sub-standard B1115 High Street/Wattisham Road junction area. It is understood, the objections raised were not acknowledged by BMSDC or other parties i.e. Suffolk County Council, as part of the land identification process. 7.4. As part of evidence contributing to the SHELAA, the ‘Suitability Assessment Criteria’ failed to recognise any impact Site LA048 would have on ‘Safe Routes to School’ at the B1115 High Street/Wattisham Road junction (Question 5) and highway issues preventing development (Question 6) at Site LA048. 7.5. A site visit undertaken on 8th December 2020 between 0730 – 1100hrs recorded eight immediate vehicle and pedestrian traffic safety, and operational concerns at the Wattisham Road junction with B1115 High Street. 7.6. A projected increase in vehicle trips resulting from a residential development at Site LA048 would potentially increase the risk of conflict by opposing vehicles with increased risk of a vehicle(s) mounting the footway likely causing serious injury to pedestrians using the footway. With the current high pedestrian activity at the junction, the growth in vehicular activity would reduce the likelihood of pedestrians finding suitable gaps in traffic to cross and increase the risk of conflict resulting in potential personal injury. 7.7. It is expected that consent to develop at Site LA048 would require impractical mitigation measures to resolve pedestrian and vehicle safety concerns along Wattisham Road and the junction with B1115 High Street i.e. footway widening, sight visibility improvements requiring building acquisition of adjacent Grade II listed buildings. The extensive mitigation costs and works required would warrant the allocated Site LA048 unviable and unattractive to a developer to provide funding contributions i.e. through an S106 agreement. 7.8. The SHELAA assessed an existing Public Rights of Way (PROW) south of Site LA048 as a potential pedestrian/cycle route upgrade to provide alternate connectivity between Wattisham Road and the village centre. A site reconnaissance revealed the current PROW is in a waterlogged condition and impassable for pedestrians (particularly with pushchairs), cyclists and disabled users. Upgrading the PROW to a sealed minimum 3-metre-wide shared footway/cycleway, where a wider pavement may be required as a buffer zone due to the adjacent water’s edge, with adequate drainage works and surface lighting provisions, would be a costly, unrealistic exercise and unlikely to be funded solely by developer contributions. 7.9. Bildeston has good connectivity to local facilities and public transport by sustainable modes, with 85% of facilities in the village accessible by walking or cycling, and
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facilities over a 5 km radius outside the village reachable by bus. This reinforces the necessity to improve the current footway provisions along Wattisham Road and High Street, and ensure these are maintained to a high standard to provide a safer environment for pedestrians. 7.10. A review of national/local government planning policy and guidance highlighted the allocation and development of Site LA048 should not be supported based on, but not limited to, requirements for safe and suitable access to the site and pedestrian safety grounds. 7.11. A development size of 75no houses anticipated for Site LA048 would not sustain the cost of necessary infrastructure measures to address pedestrian safety concerns along Wattisham Road and its junction with B1115 High Street, i.e. footway widening, controlled crossing facilities, compulsory purchase, upgrade of PROW etc. 7.12. This report highlights strategies, guidelines, and policies the national and local government advocate. They encourage the assessment of new development on effects on surrounding pedestrian infrastructure and potential improvements that can be provided as part of the development itself. Local planning and highway authorities should work with local communities to understand nearby infrastructure safety issues at a pre-allocation of land designation to prevent the developments similar to the allocated Site LA048 progressing with no mitigative measures on the surrounding area due to its unfeasibility and impracticality. 7.13. We strongly recommend based on existing highway and pedestrian safety concerns at Wattisham junction with B1115 High Street, Bildeston, the residential land use under consideration at Site LA048 in the JLP should be re-evaluated and assigned elsewhere locally where external connectivity is positive and existing infrastructure concerns are not endangered. Encl. 1. Appendix A – Suffolk County Council draft report prepared in response to Bildeston Parish Council’s request for a 20mph speed limit. 2. Appendix B – Drawing No: DWG/2011/100/01 – Current junction. configuration and safety concerns in the vicinity. 3. Appendix C – Site photos of B1115 High Street with Wattisham Road, Bildeston (Date 08/12/20). 4. Appendix D - Existing traffic movement at B1115 High St/Wattisham Rd junction. 5. Appendix E – Collision data sourced from Crashmaps.
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APPENDIX A - SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL DRAFT REPORT PREPARED IN RESPONSE TO BILDESTON PARISH COUNCIL'S REQUEST FOR A 20MPH SPEED LIMIT
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B1115 HIGH STREET BILDESTON AND ADJOINING MINOR ROADS REQUEST FOR A 20MPH SPEED LIMIT
Introduction
County Councillor Robert Lindsay contacted the Safety and Speed Management Team on behalf of Bildeston Parish Council, who wish to pursue a 20mph speed limit through the village of Bildeston.
They would like the 20mph speed limit to cover an approximate 850m length of B1115 Bildeston High Street, from no. 178 High Street (north) to the junction with B1115 Chelsworth Road (south). They would also like 30mph buffer zones at each end of the High Street to ease traffic into the 20mph from the national speed limit.
They would also like the following adjoining minor roads included:
C708 Wattisham Road, from Tankard Farm Close to B1115 Bildeston High Street. Entire lengths of U8118 Duke Street, U8118 Chapel Street and U8118 Market Place. Entire length of U8119 Newberry Road.
Wattisham Road
Duke Street Chapel Street Market Place High Street
Newberry
Councillor Lindsay is aware that Suffolk County Council’s Policy states that 20mph speed limits will not be considered on A or B class roads unless exceptional circumstances are cited.
Councillor Lindsay believes Bildeston exhibits the following exceptional circumstances:
The village has very narrow streets, densely lined with medieval homes that are close to the road. The residents are exceptionally exposed to environmental noise, damage and pollution. A large number of heavy goods vehicles use the High Street. There is heavy pedestrian and cycle use, particularly during school opening and closing times. There are no footways in some locations and most other footways are very narrow. There are many junctions off the High Street.
Road Description
The B1115 is a rural B-road that begins in Sudbury and runs in a north-easterly direction to end where it meets the A1120 at Stowupland. Where it runs through Bildeston the road takes on a clear village character with either residential properties or businesses running continuously on both sides.
C708 Wattisham Road has more of a semi-rural appearance with residential properties set back from the road.
The U8118 encompasses Duke Street, Chapel Street and Market Place. Duke Street and Chapel Street are residential streets and both are heavily parked on one side due to lack of off-street parking. Market Place is short in length and has an open feel to it.
The U8119 Newberry Road is a small residential cul-del-sac.
Geometry of Road
The B1115 High Street has seven junctions; two adjoining B-road routes and one adjoining C-road route. The becomes quite narrow in places, as do the footways and in some locations there are no footways at all.
The length of C708 Wattisham Road to be included is straight and has no junctions but several private driveway accesses.
The U8118 encompasses Duke Street, Chapel Street and Market Place. Duke Street and Chapel Street have junctions with Market Place and a few private accesses. They bend round to meet each other where they also join Church Road. Market Place is straight and short in length.
The U8119 Newberry Road is an L shaped cul-del-sac and has one junction, one bend, several dropped kerb accesses to private driveways and facilitates the vehicular access to the school.
Development
The area has a high level of residential development. The High Street has a village shop, Post Office, a Doctor’s surgery, a hairdressers and a cycle shop.
Traffic Surveys
On Councillor Lindsay’s request, traffic survey data was collected on B1078 Ipswich Road, C708 Wattisham Road and B1115 High Street between Thursday 28th March and Wednesday 3rd April 2019.
The tables below summarise the speeds and volumes of traffic reported.
B1078 Ipswich Road
Please note that due to a problem with the equipment only 6 days-worth of data was collected. East Bound West Bound 85th 85th Volume Mean Volume Mean percentile percentile
28 March 1191 37 31 1155 39 33 29 March 1243 36 31 1249 39 33 30 March 813 37 32 825 39 33 31 March 659 37 32 633 41 35 1 April 1068 36 31 1075 39 33 2 April 1059 36 31 1109 39 32 4-day Average 1140 37 31 1147 39 33 6-day Average 1025 37 31 1199 39 33
C708 Wattisham Road
East Bound West Bound 85th 85th Volume Mean Volume Mean percentile percentile
28 March 529 33 28 534 34 28 29 March 576 34 28 584 34 27 30 March 486 34 28 525 33 27 31 March 426 34 29 445 33 28 1 April 496 33 28 534 34 28 2 April 510 34 28 517 33 27 3 April 530 33 28 523 34 28 5-day Average 528 33 28 538 34 28 7-day Average 508 33 28 523 33 28
B1115 High Street
South Bound North Bound 85th 85th Volume Mean Volume Mean percentile percentile
28 March 2000 24 19 2098 29 25 29 March 2131 24 19 2126 29 24 30 March 1572 24 20 1570 29 25 31 March 1294 24 19 1352 29 25 1 April 1866 24 20 1916 29 25 2 April 1984 24 20 2077 29 25 3 April 2011 24 19 2046 29 25 5-day Average 1998 24 19 2053 29 25 7-day Average 1837 24 19 1884 29 25
Suffolk County Council’s 20mph Policy states that the mean speeds must be at or below 24mph to meet the criteria in terms of vehicle speeds. Ipswich Road and Wattisham Road do not meet these criteria.
Mean speeds recorded on the High Street suggest that there may be a level of compliance with a reduced speed limit of 20mph.
Collision Data
Injury accidents were checked for the five-year period between 1 October 2014 and 1 October 2019 and three slight injury accidents were recorded on the section of the High Street being considered.
18351907 – Pedestrian 1 was walking on the High Street close to the junction with Chapel Street. Vehicle 1, a transit van, was travelling too fast and too close to the footway and struck Pedestrian 1 with its nearside wing mirror. Pedestrian sustained slight injuries.
16125785 – Pedestrian 1 was walking on the High Street around the edge of the Red Lion car park. Vehicle 1, a car, struck the pedestrian on the hip knocking her to the ground, Vehicle 1 continued to manoeuvre running over the pedestrian’s foot causing injury. Pedestrian’s partner stopped the vehicle. Female driver stated she did not see the pedestrian.
18331715 – Vehicle 1, a car, was travelling behind Vehicle 2, a car, on the High Street just north of Ipswich Road junction. Vehicle 2 stops to give way to on coming vehicles and Vehicle 1 hits the rear of Vehicle 2.
The table below shows details of further incidents recorded by residents and sent in by Councillor Lindsay for inclusion in the Report.
Date Name Location Details 08.40 Walking son to school. Car caught her Karen with wing mirror and dragged her along 09/01/2018 Andersen Kings Head PH, High Street pavement. Didn't manage to get reg number. 08.40 Mother and daughter crossing when a van almost ran them down. Other cars had 13/02/2019 Amanda H High St Zebra Crossing stopped to allow pedestrians to cross. 11.00 Driving up Duke St when a car pulled out from Market Place without looking and both 01/03/2018 Neil A Duke Street vehicles forced to do emergency stop. 08.15 Pulled out of Duke St and turned right. Truck parked outside Bank House Stores left restricted view. Tried to pull past but was 15/06/2018 Neil A High Street clipped by a speeding oncoming vehicle. 15.30 While crossing the crossing, black VW Golf overtook two waiting cars and almost hit Shaun me and my daughter. Driver gave bird out of 14/09/2018 Moffat Zebra Crossing. High Street window 08.45 Suffolk Police Incident 71, pedestrian clipped by white Ford Transit while taking Shaun Opposite The Crown, High daughter to school. Driver didn't stop. Arm and 28/11/2018 Moffat Street back injury. 08.40 Mother and daughter clipped by moving Amanda H High St Zebra Crossing car while crossing. Driver failed to stop 09.45 We were driving up Duke St when a car Shaun Market Square / Duke pulled out from the parking area on to Duke St 12/01/2019 Moffat Street without looking and almost hit us. 10.45 We stopped to let an elderly man cross. He was halfway across when a lavender Nissan Shaun coming from Stowmarket direction, ignored 19/01/2019 Moffat Zebra Crossing. High Street the crossing and almost hit him. 08.41 Open Reach van travelling north had to emergency stop to avoid oncoming traffic. Van Shaun High Street-Newberry Rd hit curb and nearly collided with me and my 09/04/2019 Moffat junction daughter Shaun 08.42 white transit type van clipped me with 16/04/2019 Moffat High ST opposite Crown wing mirror. Driver failed to stop.
County Councillor’s Comments
(to be inserted when available)
Parish Council’s Comments
(to be inserted when available)
Police Comments
(to be inserted when available)
Summary for consideration
Suffolk County Council’s Speed Limit Policy gives guidance on where speed limits less than the national levels should be considered. For a 20mph speed limit the following should be considered, officer comments are inserted below:
There is a depth of residential development and evidence of pedestrian and cyclist movements within the area
Officers believe these criteria have been met.
There is a record of injury accidents (based on police data) within the area within the last 5 years
There have been three slight injury accidents along this section in the last 5 years of available data. The County Councillor has advised that there have been several other incidents, details of which are provided earlier in the Report. Officers believe these criteria have been met.
Current mean speeds are at or below 24mph
Current mean traffic speeds suggest that there may be compliance with a reduced speed limit of 20mph on the High Street only, although higher speeds were recorded. Data was not collected from Newberry Road, Chapel Street, Duke Street or Market Place however Officers believe that speeds are likely to be low on these streets and therefore these criteria can be met.
Conservation Areas
Locations within Conservation Areas are not normally considered suitable for sign only 20mph speed limits unless there will be minimal adverse visual impact. Repeater signs are required every 300m. Officers are confident that existing street furniture could be utilised to comply with these regulations and therefore these criteria can be met.
Some pedestrian/cycle activity throughout the day with possible peaks associated with schools and community facilities.
Officers believe these criteria have been met.
Police support
(to be added when Police comments received)
Conclusion
(to be added when Police, Parish Council and County Councillor comments received)
Recommendation
(to be added when Police, Parish Council and County Councillor comments received)
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APPENDIX B – DRAWING NO: DWG/2011/100/01 – EXISTING JUNCTION LAYOUT WITH SAFETY CONCERNS
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DETR DB32 (UK) DB32 DETR
PANTEC
DETR DB32 (UK) DB32 DETR PANTEC
VEHICLES MOUNT FOOTWAY IN VEHICLES ENTER PRVCAR ADVANCE TO PASS ONCOMING DETR DB32 (UK) ADJACENT DRIVEWAY B1115 HIGH STREET VEHICLES. PRVCAR DETR DB32 (UK) ACCESS TO CLEAR PATH FOR ONCOMING HEAVY VEHICLES.
PEDESTRIAN DESIRE LINE
WATTISHAM ROAD DETR DB32 (UK) DB32 DETR PRVCAR
PRVCAR DETR DB32 (UK)
PRVCAR DETR DB32 (UK)
TALL VEHICLES TRAVEL IN THE CENTRE OF DETR DB32 (UK) DB32 DETR PRVCAR THE CARRIAGEWAY 'AT PINCH-POINT' TO AVOID OVERHANGING GRADE II LISTED BUILDING
LEFT-TURN TRAFFIC WAIT FOR GAP IN NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC TO ENTER B1115 SQUIRRELLS MILL ROAD HIGH STREET DUE TO INSUFFICIENT WIDTH ALONG CARRIAGEWAY .
PRVCAR Rev. Date Description of revision Drawn Checked Review'd Approv'd
DETR DB32 (UK)
DETR DB32 (UK) DB32 DETR PRVCAR
DRAWING STATUS PEDESTRIAN DESIRE LINE INFORMATION ONLY PEDESTRIAN DESIRE LINE
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SCHEME TITLE LAND SOUTH OF WATTISHAM ROAD SITE LA048 BILDESTON, SUFFOLK TO VILLAGE CENTRE (MARKET PLACE) DRAWING TITLE B1115 HIGH ST/WATTISHAM ROAD EXISTING JUNCTION LAYOUT
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DATE DATE DATE DATE DATE 10/12/20 17/12/20 18/12/20
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APPENDIX C – SITE PHOTOS OF B1115 HIGH STREET WITH WATTISHAM ROAD, BILDESTON (DATE 08/12/20)
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Figure A: Wattisham Road looking west at stop priority control junction with B1115 High Street.
Figure B – Wattisham Road junction with B1115 High Street, visibility at stop-line looking south.
Figure C – Wattisham Road junction with B1115 High Street, visibility at stop-line looking north.
Figure D: Wattisham Road looking south (towards the village centre) at the junction with B1115 High Street. The photo shows limited footway width at the junction with a protection bollard present near designated pedestrian crossing (drop kerb), highlighting known concern with vehicles mounting the footway.
Existing ‘Pinch-point’ Restricted 3.75-metre- wide carriageway
Figure E: Wattisham Road looking east from the junction with B1115 High Street highlighting narrowing in carriageway restricting two-vehicles passing one another.
Figure F: B1115 High Street junction with looking Wattisham Road north. Right-turning vehicles partially use opposing carriageway to access Wattisham Road.
Figure G: B1115 High Street looking south showing narrow footway widths towards the village centre (market square). Eastbound car forced to divert into private driveway to allow westbound bus to pass.
Figure H: Looking east from B1115 High Street along Wattisham Road. Oncoming heavy vehicles force approaching traffic to divert into adjacent private driveways.
Figure I: Looking east from B1115 High Street along Wattisham Road. Oncoming heavy vehicles approach junction in the centre of the carriageway.
Figure J: Oncoming heavy vehicles in the centre of carriageway along Wattisham Road.
Figure K: Concerns for pedestrian safety with vehicles passing oncoming traffic by mounting the adjacent footway along Wattisham Road.
Figure L: Drivers foreseeing oncoming vehicles mount and travel along the adjacent footway in advance of conflict along Wattisham Road.
Figure M – PROW south of Site LA048 highlighting the extent of existing waterlogged and restricted conditions.
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APPENDIX D – EXISTING TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS AT B1115 HIGH ST/ WATTISHAM RD JUNCTION.
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17 7
Wattisham Rd
6 6 0 38 173 3 2 1
B1115 High St (N) B1115 High St (S) 21 3 0 1 139 4 0
Squirrells Mill Rd
Diagram 1: 2020 Existing Traffic Volumes Period: 08/12/20 0745hrs - 0845hrs Project: Land South of Wattisham Road, Bildeston, Essex Project no: 2011-100 Drawn by: KA Date: 18/12/20 AYEN CONSULTING Tel: 01206 751 101 Suite 1, 31 Gilderdale Close Email: [email protected] Colchester, Essex, CO4 0NL Website: www.ayenconsulting.co.uk
APPENDIX E – COLLISION DATA SOURCED FROM CRASHMAPS.
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No Crash Date: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 Time of Crash: 3:32:00 PM Crash Reference: 2016370066854
Highest Injury Severity: Slight Road Number: U0 Number of Casualties: 1
Highway Authority: Suffolk Number of Vehicles: 1
Local Authority: Babergh District OS Grid Reference: 599444 249748
Weather Description: Fine without high winds
Road Surface Description: Dry
Speed Limit: 30
Light Conditions: Daylight: regardless of presence of streetlights
Carriageway Hazards: None
Junction Detail: Not at or within 20 metres of junction
Junction Pedestrian Crossing: No physical crossing facility within 50 metres
Road Type: Single carriageway
Junction Control: Not Applicable
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Casualties
Vehicle Ref Casualty Ref Injury Severity Casualty Class Gender Age Band Pedestrian Location Pedestrian Movement 1 1 Slight Pedestrian Male 6 - 10 On footway or verge Unknown or other
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