SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN Marjorie McClure School,

Prepared for: Galliford Try Ref: 005_4200426 Issue 2: 03 February 2021

Document History

Issue Date Description Prepared By Checked By 1 25 Jan 2021 - David Kemp Howard Gell 2 03 Feb 2021 Policy review updated David Kemp Howard Gell

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Contents

1.0 Introduction ...... 1 2.0 Travel Management and Policy Context ...... 2 3.0 Site Location and Development Description...... 4 4.0 Site Sustainability ...... 7 5.0 Travel Plan Co-ordinator ...... 15 6.0 Travel Plan Framework ...... 16 7.0 Measures & Initiatives to Encourage Sustainable Travel ...... 20 8.0 Action Plan...... 22 9.0 Summary ...... 24

Figures

Figure 1: Site Location Figure 2: 2km Walking Catchment Figure 3: 5km Cycling Catchment

Appendices

Appendix A: Site Layout Appendix B: Site Access Arrangement Appendix C: PTAL Information

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1.0 Introduction

1.1 This School Travel Plan has been prepared by Glanville Consultants on behalf of Galliford Try to support a full planning application for the re-location of Marjorie McClure SEN School in Chislehurst.

1.2 The application site (herein referred to as ‘the site’) is located within the local authority area of the London Borough of (LBB) and is situated adjacent to Edgebury Primary School, approximately 850m north of Chislehurst town centre. It is bounded by Edgebury to the south, Slades Drive to the east and north and Brownspring Drive to the west.

1.3 The School already has a Travel Plan which will be updated following their relocation to the new site. This Travel Plan has therefore been prepared to support the planning application and to assist the school in updating their Travel Plan for issuing to staff and visitors.

1.4 As the school is a Special Educational Needs establishment for children with physical, visual and learning impairments, they travel to and from the school within 20 minibuses, taxis and carers cars. Consequently, this Travel Plan is targeted towards staff and visitors.

1.5 This Travel Plan aims to minimise single occupancy car travel to and from the site through the education and encouragement of staff members and visitors to use sustainable transport modes. It adopts and demonstrates a holistic approach by incorporating information and management measures necessary to address the transport impacts anticipated to arise from the development.

1.6 Some of the Initiatives and travel management mechanisms proposed within this Travel Plan include:

• Appointment of a Travel Co-ordinator; • Provision of travel information; and • Promotion of walking, cycling and public transport as feasible and realistic alternatives to the private car where appropriate.

1.7 As the school already has a Travel Plan, they recognise the importance of active travel management and support the implementation of this Travel Plan as part of the development. They are committed towards ensuring the Objectives within this Travel Plan are met. The success of this Travel Plan relies on its continual development and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances. This Travel Plan should therefore be seen as a ‘dynamic strategy’ to influence and change the travel behaviour of all staff and visitors to the site.

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2.0 Travel Management and Policy Context

2.1 The concept of travel management aims to reduce the demand for and volume of unnecessary travel undertaken by single occupancy vehicles. It also aims to improve conditions and choice for pedestrians, cyclists and those using public transport.

2.2 The Government continues to demonstrate a commitment towards Sustainable Development across . Revisions to National & Regional Planning Guidance confirm the current importance placed on travel management.

2.3 The Government sets out its policy for the future of transport in ‘The Future of Transport White Paper a Network for 2030’. It states that a transport network is needed that can meet the challenges of a growing economy and the increasing demand for travel, but can also achieve their environmental Objectives. This means coherent transport networks with:

• Both walking and cycling as a real alternative for local trips; • Bus services that are reliable, flexible, convenient and tailored to local needs; • The rail network providing a fast, reliable and efficient service, particularly for inter urban journeys and commuting into large areas; • The road network providing a more reliable and freer flowing service for both personal travel and freight, with people able to make informed choices about how and when they travel; and • Both seaports and airports providing international and domestic links.

2.4 Reference has also been made to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The Objectives of NPPF are to integrate planning and transport at the national, regional, strategic and local levels.

2.5 The guidance states that developments should:

• Accommodate the efficient delivery of goods and supplies; • Give priority to pedestrian and cycle movements, and have access to high quality public transport facilities; • Create safe and secure layouts which minimise conflicts between traffic and cyclists or pedestrians, avoiding street clutter and where appropriate establishing home zones; • Incorporate facilities for charging plug-in and other ultra-low emission vehicles; and • Consider the needs of people with disability by all modes of transport.

2.6 The NPPF further states that a key tool to facilitate the above will be through a Travel Plan.

2.7 Transport Policy and relevant Travel Planning guidance provided by the Department for Transport (DfT), the Mayor of London / City Hall, (TfL) and the London Borough of Bromley (LBB) has also been adhered to in the development of this Travel Plan. Specific reference has been made to the following documents:

• DfT ‘Making Residential Travel Plans Work: Good Practice Guidelines for New Development’ (2005);

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• DfT ‘Good Practice Guidelines: Delivering Travel Plans Through the Planning Process’ (2009); • Transport for London’s ‘Guidance for Residential Travel Planning in London’ (2013) taken from https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/urban-planning-and-construction/transport- assessment-guide/travel-plans; • The New London Plan (February 2021); and • The Mayor’s Transport Strategy (March 2018); and • Bromley Local Plan (2019).

2.8 The New London Plan, which was adopted on the 01 February 2021, identifies the need for a Travel Plan within Policies T4, whilst encouraging walking, cycling and public transport use is outlined within Policies T1, T2 and T5.

2.9 Similarly, the Mayor’s Transport Strategy (MTS) dated March 2018, also provides various transport objectives which this Travel Plan will play a part in meeting. These aims include:

• 80% of all trips in London to be made by walking, cycling and utilisation of public transport by 2041 (Policy 1 of the MTS); • 5% of all trips should be made by bicycle by 2026; and • All Londoners should undertake at least 20 minutes of active travel each day by 2041 (Policy 2 of the MTS);

2.10 In addition to the above, the Bromley Local Plan identifies the need for Travel Plans and encouraging non-car use in educational facilities in Policies 28 and 31.

2.11 LB Bromley provides support for School Travel Plans to become accredited under the national STARs recognition scheme (https://www.staccreditation.org.uk/). This provides help and guidance to achieve successful Travel Plans, the potential to obtain funding and guidance from Transport for London and can support the National Curriculum.

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3.0 Site Location and Development Description

Site Location

3.1 The site is located within the southeast London suburb of Chislehurst, within the London Borough of Bromley (LBB). The development is situated adjacent to Edgebury Primary School, immediately north of Edgebury and is accessed via Slades Drive. The site location is shown within Figure 1.

3.2 The proposed development is situated approximately 850m north of the Chislehurst town centre and 290m northeast of Green Lane.

3.3 The site was allocated for educational use within the Bromley Local Plan 2019 and removed from the Green Belt. The surrounding pasture remains within the Green belt and therefore cannot be developed.

Development Description

3.4 The site currently consists of stables and a grass pasture. It is proposed to demolish the with an SEN school facility to enable the existing Marjorie McClure School to relocate from its current premises on Hawkwood Lane.

3.5 Marjorie McClure SEN School is an all through school for children with physical and learning disabilities between the ages of 4 and 18. It currently accommodates around 100 children and 90 FTE staff and this will not change as a result of these proposals.

3.6 Vehicular access will be provided via the existing access track from the Slades Drive cul- de-sac. This track will be widened to 5.5m to provide space for two minibuses to pass each other. This access will lead into a drop-off area with space for 20 minibuses and a 90 space car park. The site layout is shown in Appendix A and the site access arrangement is shown in Appendix B.

3.7 The majority of students travel to and from the school in a fleet of 20 minibuses with the rest travelling by taxi or car. Due to the SEN nature of the school, no students currently travel by sustainable modes of travel.

3.8 Similarly, the majority of staff (88%) travel by car with some who walk or catch the bus.

3.9 A pedestrian footpath is being provided to the south of the school to connect to Edgebury. This access will be gated and access controlled through an intercom system. This provides a link for staff who walk, cycle and use the public bus service to travel to and from the school. A 1.2m footway will also be provided adjacent to the access road to provide a pedestrian link to the north and a connection to the existing footbridge over the A20 at the northern end of Dominic Drive.

3.10 The school day is between 08:35 and 15:15, with the school being open between 07:00 and 18:00 but student arrival and departures take place between 08:15 to 09:15 and 14:45 to 15:45. The school currently closes late on three occasions over the year for parents evening, Christmas fair and summer fair.

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Public Transport Accessibility Level (PTAL)

3.11 The site has relatively poor access to sustainable modes of transport. According to Transport for London’s (TfL) WebCAT website, the site is situated within PTAL zone 1b, where PTAL 0 is poor and 6b is excellent. As outlined within the London Plan, this reflects a poor accessibility to public transport provision.

3.12 It should be noted, however, that the existing school site has a PTAL of 0 to 1a and therefore there is improved public transport accessibility associated with the proposed site. Consequently, there is a greater potential for staff and visitors to use public transport to access the new facility.

3.13 The PTAL value has been extracted from Transport for London’s WebCAT panning tool. The PTAL report and map has been provided within Appendix C.

Vehicle Parking

3.14 The New London Plan does not provide parking standards for a school and instead it specifies that parking should be provided on a case by case basis taking into account sustainable accessibility.

3.15 The existing school car park has 67 spaces which is insufficient for the school and results in significant on-street parking around the Hawkwood Lane area causing problems for local residents. However, the staff for the school live with a wide catchment comprising the whole of the LB Bromley, the Royal Borough of , LB , LB Lewisham and Kent and consequently many staff will be unable to use sustainable modes to access the school.

3.16 In order to reduce on-street parking and to minimise the impact on local residents, a 100 space car park is being proposed for the 90 FTE staff and for visitors. This includes 5 disabled spaces, 5 enlarged spaces for future conversion to disabled spaces and 12 Electric Vehicle Charging spaces. This car park is shown in Appendix A.

3.17 The drop-off space will be used by the student minibuses, cars and taxis and has been designed to accommodate all 20 minibuses to minimise the potential for vehicles having to wait on the public highway, thereby reducing the impact on local residents. As with the staff, the students travel from a wide catchment area including Bromley, the Royal Borough of Greenwich, LB Bexley, LB Lewisham, LB Croydon and Kent.

Cycle Parking

3.18 The cycle parking has been provided in accordance with the minimum requirements outlined within Policy T5 and Table 10.2 of the New London Plan. The London New Plan requires the following provision:

• 1 long stay space per 8 staff members and 1 space per 8 students; and • 1 short stay space per 100 students.

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3.19 Due to the SEN nature of the school and the primary needs of students is a physical or learning disability, it is considered unlikely that students would be cycling to and from the school. Therefore, only provision for staff and visitors will be provided in accordance with the New London Plan, namely 13 spaces comprising 11 long stay and 2 short stay spaces.

3.20 The cycle parking demand will be monitored, and additional spaces provided as demand requires it.

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4.0 Site Sustainability

4.1 In order to gain an understanding of the factors that influence individual choice of travel, and to therefore tailor this Travel Plan to the specific context of the development site, an assessment of the local environment has been undertaken. This section of the Travel Plan appraises the accessibility of the site by sustainable modes of travel including walking, cycling and public transport.

4.2 The site well located to sustainable transport modes and therefore there is a significant opportunity for staff and visitors to travel to the school by sustainable modes rather than by private car. The proposed development will therefore be well placed to encourage trips to be undertaken on foot, by bicycle and by public transport thereby reducing the need to travel by single occupancy vehicle.

4.3 The development has been designed to provide facilities for people with impaired mobility through the inclusion of tactile paving and dropped kerbs where appropriate.

4.4 As the school is an SEN establishment and has a very large catchment, it is considered unlikely that students and parents will be using sustainable modes of travel to access the school site. Consequently, this chapter has been prepared on the basis that only staff and visitors will be using sustainable modes of travel.

Walking

4.5 It is generally considered that 2 kilometres is an acceptable distance to walk to work or nearby facilities and amenities (see Figure 2). This distance is illustrative and approximate and will vary by individual according to their personal mobility and fitness. It will also be influenced by their perception and prejudices on such factors as local topography and attitude towards particular travel modes.

4.6 The site is within or just over a reasonable walking distance of the following:

- Chislehurst - Elmstead - - - Foxbury - New - Railway Station - Mottingham Railway Station

4.7 In addition to the above, Chislehurst and Elmstead Woods railway stations are just outside of the 2km distance.

4.8 The proposed site is located with a residential area and therefore there is a comprehensive network of footways linking the site to Chislehurst town centre, adjacent residential areas and the local bus stops. These footways are typically around 1.8m and 2m wide.

4.9 At the proposed site access is a 2.5m wide footpath (Southbank) which provides a pedestrian route between Slades Drive and Brownspring Drive. This is a relatively steep route and at two locations there are sets of steps. There is a similar footpath linking Brownspring Drive to Dominic Drive, however, this incorporates three flights of steps.

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4.10 Similarly, there is a footpath between Slades Drive and Edgehill Road around 96m south of the Slades Drive cul-de-sac. This route is prohibited to cyclists, but it does provide a link to the small parade of shops on Edgehill Road. Likewise, there is a similar pedestrian only footpath between Edgehill Road, Slades Drive and Imperial Way.

4.11 There are no controlled crossings in the immediate vicinity of the site, however, there are uncontrolled crossings with refuge islands on Green Lane. There are also uncontrolled crossings at the junctions along Slades Drive, Belmont Lane and Edgebury which incorporate tactile paving and dropped kerbs. The exception would be the Slades Drive cul-de-sac where there is no existing tactile paving provision.

4.12 In the vicinity of the site, the A20 has a guardrail within the central reservation which prohibits pedestrian from crossing the road except at designated points.

4.13 At the northern end of Dominic Drive, around 760m north of the school site, there is an existing pedestrian bridge over the A20. This provides a route to Thaxted Road and New Eltham to the north of the A20. This bridge is accessed via a stepped ramp which allows for cyclists to wheel their bicycles across the road.

4.14 There are controlled crossings across the A20 at the Green Lane / A20 signalised junction, however there are no pedestrian phase on the two Green Lane approaches.

Public Rights of Way

4.15 The Public Right of Way (PROW) network in the vicinity of the site is shown in Image 1. This shows that there is a network of public footpaths (FP033, FP034, FP035, FP042 and FP043) throughout the Belmont Lane Open Space with footpath FP042 providing a connection to , however, there are limited places to cross the A20 in this location. FP042 also provides a pedestrian link to Beaverwood Road, with FP034 providing connections to Green Lane opposite Park Road and Kemnal Road

4.16 In the vicinity of the Green Lane / Barham Road junction, there is an alleyway providing a public footpath link (FP032) between Green Lane and White Horse Hill.

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Image 1: Public Rights of Way in the Vicinity of the Site (taken from LB Bromley PROW iMap1)

SITE

4.17 The site is located at the boundary with the Royal Borough of Greenwich (RBG) with the boundary being formed by the rear of the dwellings on the eastern side of Brownspring Drive. It is understood, however, that under Section 58 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, RBG does not publicly publish information on Public Rights of Way2. Consequently, the presence of nearby PROW’s is unknown.

Cycling

4.18 It is generally considered that 5 kilometres is an acceptable distance to cycle to work or nearby facilities and amenities (see Figure 3). This distance is also illustrative and approximate, will vary by individual according to their personal mobility and fitness, and will be influenced by their perception and prejudices on such factors as local topography and attitude towards particular travel modes. Whilst not an exhaustive list, it is considered that the following are within a 5km cycling distance from the site:

- Chislehurst - Mottingham - New Eltham - Sidcup - Eltham - Welling - - Foots Cray - Bromley

4.19 There is no dedicated cycle infrastructure provision in the immediate vicinity of the site on Slades Drive or Edgebury, however, Slades Drive, Belmont Lane, Imperial Way, Edgebury and Dominic Drive are listed as recommended cycling routes due to the low traffic volumes. These connect to Green Lane which is listed as a route signed for cycle use.

1 https://www.bromley.gov.uk/homepage/242/public_rights_of_way_in_bromley_-_location_map 2 www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/prow_data_69

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4.20 There is a northbound on-carriageway advisory cycle lane on Green Lane between Belmont Road and William Barfoot Drive, just south of the junction with the A20. A southbound advisory cycle lane commences at the A20 junction and continues to Edgebury. The route signed for cycle use continues south along Green Lane to Centre Common Road, where further recommended cycling routes provide links to Chislehurst station and an off-road route continues south along St Pauls Cray Road to .

4.21 The recommended route along Dominic Drive connects to the footbridge over the A20 which can be used by cyclists if they dismount. This connects the site to Sidcup to the north and links into further cycle routes, including an off-road route which follows the northern side of the A320 to Foots Cray.

4.22 All of the routes listed above connect into a wider cycle network through both LB Bromley, the RBG and LB Bexley.

4.23 There are no national cycle routes in close proximity to the school site. The closest is route 21 which is accessible from , around 6.7km west of the site. This route provides a cycle connection between Greenwich, Lewisham, Crawley, East Grinstead and Eastbourne.

Public Transport

Public Transport Accessibility (PTAL)

4.24 The Public Transport Accessibility Levels (PTAL) assesses the accessibility of a point to the public transport network. It takes into account walking times to public transport modes for example bus stops and railway stations and the service availability.

4.25 The proposed school site is located within a PTAL area of 1b, where PTAL 0 is poor and 6b is excellent. This indicates that there is relatively poor accessibility to public transport provision. It should be noted, however that the existing school site on Hawkwood Lane has a PTAL of 0 to 1a. Consequently, there is an opportunity for more staff members to use public transport to access the new school.

4.26 The PTAL value has been extracted from Transport for London’s WebCAT panning tool. The PTAL report and map for both the existing and the proposed site has been provided within Appendix C.

Buses

4.27 The closet bus stops to the site are located on Edgebury, near to the junction with Green Lane and outside the Edgebury Primary school entrances on Edgebury and Slades Drive.

4.28 The nearest stop on Edgebury is located around 130m west of the proposed Edgebury pedestrian link and is sited around 60m west of the junction with Dominic Drive. This stop serves the southbound movement of routes 160 and 162. The northbound stop is located on Green Lane around 78m north of its junction with Edgebury. In addition to this stop, there is a northbound stop for route 162 on Dominic Drive, around 30m north of Edgebury.

4.29 The stops on Edgebury and Green Lane both have shelters, seating and timetable information. The stop on Dominic Drive only has timetable information and does not have a shelter or seating.

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4.30 There are further stops on Edgebury and Slades Drive to the south east of the site. Route 160 serves stops on Edgebury and these stops are around 360m south east of the proposed pedestrian link onto Edgebury but do not have shelters or seating. Route 162 is accessible on Slades Drive, outside the access to Edgebury Primary School, around 420m from the new pedestrian access. The northbound stop has a shelter and seating, whilst the southbound stop only has timetable information.

4.31 In addition to the above services, route 61 is accessible from Green Lane at the stop adjacent to Belmont Lane, around 890m walking distance from the pedestrian link on Edgebury. There are further bus stops on White Horse Hill around 720m walking distance from the Edgebury access. These stops provide connections to routes 161, 273, 638 and N136.

4.32 The current bus frequencies are shown in Table 1.

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Table 1: Closest Bus Services to the Site (correct as of January 2021)

Service Frequency Bus Stop Route Number Mon to Fri Weekend 3-4 per hour Bromley North Station, Bromley between 05:30 Civic Centre, Bromley South 3-4 per hour Green and 00:00 on 61 Station, Bromley Bus Garage, between 05:30 Lane Saturdays. , and 00:00 Station, Chislehurst No Sunday service

3 per hour 3 per hour between 06:00 & between 06:00 & Catford, Eltham High Street, 07:00, 8 per hour 07:00 and 4-5 per Footscray, New Eltham Station, between 07:00 hour between 160 Edgebury Edgebury Primary School, and 19:00 and 2- 07:00 and 01:00 Chislehurst, Sidcup 7 per hour on Saturdays. between 19:00 & 3-5 per hour on 01:00. Sundays. Chislehurst, Mottingham, 5-7 per hour Mottingham Station, Eltham between 04:30 Station, Shooters Hill Road, 5-7 per hour White and 00:21 on 161 Arsenal Station, between 04:30 Horse Hill Saturdays. Woolwich Ferry, Charlton and 00:21. 3-5 per hour on Station, North Greenwich Sundays. Station 3 per hour Beckenham, Bromley, Bromley between 06:00 & 3-5 per hour Slades South station, station, 07:00, 3-4 per between 06:00 Drive, Chislehurst station, Edgebury hour between and 01:00 on 162 Edgebury Primary School, New Eltham 07:00 and 19:00 Saturdays. & Dominic station, , Eltham High and 3-6 per hour Drive 4-5 per hour on Street, Eltham Bus Station between 19:00 & Sundays. 01:00. 2-3 per hour , Belmont between 06:35 Park, Hither Green station, Lee 3-4 per hour White and 00:33 on 273 Station, Chislehurst, St Mary between 06:30 & Horse Hill Saturdays. Cray station, Petts Wood 00:00. Station 2 per hour on Sundays. Hayes station, Bromley South station, Bromley Civic Centre, One return White No services at 638 Grove Park station, Eltham service per Horse Hill weekends. College, Mottingham, school day Chislehurst, Kemnal College Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Westminster, 2 per hour 2 per hour White Pimlico, Vauxhall, Oval, N136 between 01:30 between 02:00 Horse Hill Peckham, New Cross, and 05:30 and 05:30 Lewisham, Catford, Grove Park station, Chislehurst

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Trains

4.33 The closet railway station to the site is New Eltham station circa 1.3km north of the site. In addition to this station, Chislehurst station is 2.5km to the south west and Elmstead Woods station around 2km south west of the site.

NEW ELTHAM STATION

4.34 New Eltham station is operated by Southeastern who also operate the train services from the station. The station provides direct services to London Charing Cross, London Cannon Street via Lewisham, Dartford, Gravesend and Slade Green.

4.35 At the time of compiling this Transport Assessment (January 2021), the current frequencies of the rail services are as follows:

• London Charing Cross – 3 trains per hour; • London Cannon Street – 2 trains per hour; • Lewisham – 2 trains per hour; • Dartford – 2 trains per hour; • Gravesend – 2 trains per hour; and • Slade Green – 2 trains per hour.

4.36 It should be noted, however, that the frequencies listed above were identified during the COIVD-19 travel restrictions and therefore may reflect a temporary timetable.

4.37 The station is manned and there is a ticket office which is open to passengers between the following times:

• Monday to Friday 06:10 to 20:00 • Saturday 06:40 to 20:00; and • Sunday 08:10 to 15:40.

4.38 In addition to the ticket office, the station facilities include ticket machines, a cash machine, seats, a coffee kiosk and toilet facilities.

4.39 There is a 115 space station car park which is operated by Saba Park Solutions UK. The car park is open 24/7 and is pay and display with prices ranging from £6.60 for a daily ticket to £102.30 for a monthly ticket and £1,107.10 for an annual ticket. In addition to these spaces there are 46 covered cycle parking spaces.

4.40 There are bus stops within walking distance of the station on the A211 Footscray Road. These stops serve bus route 160 which provides a direct connection to Edgebury.

CHISLEHURST AND ELMSTEAD WOODS STATION

4.41 Both Chislehurst and Elmstead Woods stations are also managed by Southeastern, who also operate the trains. These stations are on the same line and provide services to London Charing Cross, London Cannon Street, Orpington and Sevenoaks.

4.42 At the time of compiling this Transport Assessment (January 2021), the current frequencies of the rail services serving both Chislehurst and Eltham Woods are as follows:

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• London Charing Cross – 2 trains per hour; • London Cannon Street – 2 trains per hour; • Orpington – 4 trains per hour; and • Sevenoaks – 2 trains per hour.

4.43 As outlined in paragraph 4.35, the above frequencies may reflect a temporary timetable due to COVID-19.

4.44 Chislehurst station is manned and there is a ticket office which is open to passengers between the following times:

• Monday to Friday 06:10 to 19:30 • Saturday 07:00 to 19:15; and • Sunday 08:15 to 15:40.

4.45 In addition to the ticket office, the station facilities include ticket machines, a cash machine, seats, a coffee kiosk, a newsagent and toilet facilities. There is also a 148 space station car park which is operated by Saba Park Solutions UK. The car park is open 24/7 and is pay and display with prices ranging from £7.20 for a daily ticket to £110.50 for a monthly ticket and £1,192.90 for an annual ticket. In addition to these spaces there are 12 cycle parking spaces.

4.46 There are bus stops within walking distance of the station on the A222 Summer Hill. These stops serve bus route 162 which provides a direct connection to Slades Drive and Edgebury.

4.47 Elmstead Woods station is manned and there is a ticket office which is open to passengers between the following times:

• Monday to Friday 06:00 to 19:30 • Saturday 08:15 to 14:50; and • Sunday 08:15 to 15:40.

4.48 In addition to the ticket office, the station facilities include ticket machines, seats, a coffee shop, a newsagent and toilet facilities. There is also a 64 space station car park which is operated by Saba Park Solutions UK. The car park is open 24/7 and is pay and display with prices ranging from £7.00 for a daily ticket to £110.50 for a monthly ticket and £1,195.20 for an annual ticket. In addition to these spaces there are 48 cycle parking spaces.

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5.0 Travel Plan Co-ordinator

5.1 For the Travel Plan to be successful, it is recommended that Marjorie McClure School appoint a Travel Plan Co-ordinator (TPC) prior to first occupation of the site. The TPC will be responsible for monitoring the performance of the Travel Plan, overseeing its implementation and provision of the transport related information and advice to staff. If required, they will also undertake the liaison between the staff, LB Bromley and Transport for London.

5.2 The TPC will have the responsibility to:

• Oversee the development and implementation of this Travel Plan and promote it to staff; • Provide teachers and visitors with up-to-date travel and transport information; • Inform all new staff about the Travel Plan and the requirement to use sustainable transport where feasible; • Ensure that local travel and transport information is available in the school; • Establish a library of travel and transport information from the local authority, public transport providers, cycling groups, car share organisations and relevant websites for staff, pupils and parents to use; • Act as point of contact for staff and visitors requiring information; • Undertake annual surveys to monitor the effectiveness of Travel Plan measures; • Submit a revised full Travel Plan which shows actual mode split and revised Targets for Years 1, 3 and 5 to LBB for their approval within 1 month of the annual Travel Surveys. • Liaise with the School Travel Plan Officer at LBB; and • Provide annual reports to LBB, TfL and school governors giving updates on the Travel Plan, its measures and its effectiveness.

5.3 The role of TPC could be undertaken by a staff member, a school governor, a parent or a representative from an independent third party. Once appointed, the TPC will provide their name, official job title and contact details including address, telephone number and email address to the Travel Plan Officer at the LB Bromley and TfL. Contact details of any subsequent TPC should also be provided if the representative changes.

5.4 The post of TPC will be part-time and will be retained for a period of no less than five years from the date of appointment by which time the position will be reviewed. The proportion of time spent on travel issues will be initially high and will generally reduce over time but will fluctuate periodically according to circumstances.

5.5 The TPC will provide a progress report as to the performance of this Travel Plan to the LB Bromley and TfL no less than once every year throughout the Monitoring period. The role of the TPC is substantially tied into the Travel Plan Framework as detailed in Section 6 of this document.

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6.0 Travel Plan Framework

6.1 To reduce the impact of the school on the local highway network and the adjacent residential area, it is important the proportion of single occupancy vehicle use is minimised as much as possible. To achieve this, a strong and efficient Travel Plan is required, which should be linked to the school curriculum and actively promoted to all users of the establishment.

6.2 This Travel Plan therefore aims to reduce single occupancy car travel to and from the Edgebury site by encouraging staff and visitors to use sustainable transport in the following order of priority – walking, cycling, public transport and car sharing for all trips.

6.3 The Objectives of this Travel Plan are set out below, in paragraph 6.5, and to ensure that these are achieved, various initiatives will be implemented. Whilst the progress of the Travel Plan towards meeting these objectives will be assessed against identified targets which would be set to be achieved within specified timescales. Regular monitoring of this Travel Plan will provide a means to establish the extent to which the targets have been met and to identify regular updating of the document and initiatives.

6.4 Progress of this Travel Plan will be assessed by the Travel Plan Co-ordinator (TPC). Further details regarding the role and responsibilities of the TPC are set out in Section 5 of this Travel Plan.

Objectives

6.5 The Objectives of this Travel Plan are as follows:

a) Reduce car dependency;

b) Optimise car occupancy;

c) Manage travel demand as efficiently as possible;

d) Promote opportunities for access by non-car modes;

e) Provision of appropriate on-site facilities to encourage cycling;

f) To establish walking, cycling and public transport use, as realistic alternatives to single occupancy car use for journeys taken by staff and visitors;

g) To be acceptable to the local authority, staff, visitors and local residents;

h) To be self-funding after implementation;

i) To create awareness of the benefits of sustainable travel to the local and wider environment and community; and

j) To be on-going and adaptive, to monitor impacts, to learn from experience and, above all, be proactive.

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Initiatives

6.6 It is anticipated that maximum involvement and engagement from the staff will be important for achieving these objectives. Fostering constructive and supportive partnerships between the school, local authority, transport providers and walking and cycling groups will allow the development of a range of feasible transport options that are sustainable.

6.7 It is acknowledged that different people will respond to different measures, and some may not react to any. With this being the case, a range of initiatives and travel management mechanisms have been identified within this Travel Plan. It is proposed that these measures will be introduced as required and amended as necessary in consultation with LB Bromley. This Travel Plan should therefore be considered as being a ‘dynamic strategy’.

6.8 The local railway stations and bus routes will also be promoted, in conjunction with the different sustainable modes to access them, in order to encourage staff to travel by train and bus.

Targets

6.9 In order to provide viable targets towards increasing sustainable transport use by staff and visitors, it is important to understand the current modal shares for staff who are travelling to and from the existing school site. This mode share data is shown in Table 2.

Table 2: Existing Staff Mode Shares

Travel Mode Mode Share Numbers Walk 4% 4 Cycle 4% 4 Public Bus 3% 3 Car 88% 79 Total 100% 90

6.10 The existing staff modal shares identified within Table 2, suggests that the predicted baseline travel pattern for the school at the new site is:

• A ‘Single Occupancy Vehicle: Sustainable Transport Mode’ split of 88% : 12%.

6.11 The modal split data set out within Table 2 indicates that the majority of staff currently travel to and from the site by car. This is due to a large number of staff living a long distance from the school in the south of the Borough (Bromley and Orpington), LB Bexley, LB Lewisham, the Royal Borough of Greenwich and Kent. Therefore, it will be difficult to achieve a high modal shift away from private vehicles except for encouraging car sharing amongst colleagues.

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6.12 The staff postcode data indicates that a number of staff live within a short walk of the site, whilst other staff live within walking distance of bus routes 160 and 162 directly connecting to the site and therefore there is the scope to increase in the number of staff walking and using the bus to access the school.

6.13 To assist in meeting the objectives identified within paragraph 6.5, a number of targets have been set for 1, 3 and 5 years, for each phase of the development following the school’s opening on the site. This is to enable the progress of the Travel Plan to be regularly reviewed.

6.14 The following targets have therefore been set to reduce single occupancy vehicle use as a way to travel. It is important to note that the following targets are only provisional at this stage and more detailed targets will be set as soon as the results of the initial Travel Survey to establish an accurate baseline transport modal split are known following the school’s relocation. These targets, however, take into account the Mayor of London’s aims to increase sustainable travel mode shares to 80% by 2041.

6.15 The provisional targets for the end of Years 1, 3 and 5 for each phase of the development are therefore shown in Table 3, however, these will need to be agreed in advance with the school prior to the school’s relocation.

Table3: Provisional Travel Targets for the end of Years 1, 3 and 5

Target – Target – Target – Mode of Transport Baseline End of Y1 End of Y3 End of Y5 Single Occupancy Vehicle 88% 80% 75% 70% Sustainable Transport Mode 12% 20% 25% 30%

6.16 The provisional Targets set out above will be reviewed and amended where necessary in consultation with the School, LBB and TfL, following the results of the initial Travel Survey following the relocation of the school.

Monitoring

6.17 To understand the extent to which the Initiatives are contributing towards achieving the objectives and targets of this Travel Plan, a potential monitoring structure has been identified which would be in place within three months of first occupation of the site and would remain in place for at least 5 years thereafter.

6.18 This potential monitoring structure is as follows:

An initial review will be undertaken within three months of first occupation. This will confirm the accurate modal split for the school following its relocation and will provide a baseline for future monitoring.

a) An annual Travel Survey will be undertaken to ensure that travel patterns associated with the school continues to favour sustainable transport modes. It is understood that the school currently undertakes regular surveys and so this will continue following the school’s relocation with a report being provided to LB Bromley and TfL. This will provide the results of the travel survey, whether the

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Targets are being met, and any plans for remedial measures if single occupancy car use increases.

b) Where Targets within this Travel Plan are not being met, further promotion of sustainable modes relevant to the development’s location will be undertaken towards all staff and visitors.

6.19 Given that this Travel Plan is a ‘dynamic strategy’ which will continually evolve through the monitoring period, it is expected that the Targets will be revised and updated over time for each phase of the development. Any future amendments to this Travel Plan and any new targets will be agreed by both Marjorie McClure School and LBB in writing and complied with thereafter.

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7.0 Measures & Initiatives to Encourage Sustainable Travel

7.1 In order to meet the objectives and targets set out within Section 6 of this Travel Plan, the TPC will continue to promote / provide advice on the Travel Plan and the use of sustainable travel to staff and visitors whilst discouraging the use of private cars. Similarly, the TPC will also act as a point of contact for those staff members who require information. This will be undertaken through the following initiatives and measures.

Staff

7.2 It is proposed to provide 100 parking spaces. Consequently, it is important that staff members are encouraged to use non-car modes or to share their journeys to ensure that . Therefore, car sharing should be promoted to all members of staff. For safety and security reasons, colleagues should be encouraged to share with each other or with existing friends. Car sharing between staff and pupils will be discouraged on safeguarding grounds.

7.3 Similarly, staff could sign up to the online car sharing schemes for example the LiftShare website (https://liftshare.com/uk/journeys/to/london-borough-of-bromley-united- kingdom), although the school will not take responsibility for this third party provision. This will increase the chances of finding a similar journey. To ensure that safeguarding is not compromised, the online schemes should only be available to staff members and not students.

7.4 It is considered that staff who car share will be given priority within the staff car park to provide an incentive to staff for car sharing with colleagues. The specific incentives will be identified by the school prior to opening and actively promoted amongst staff.

7.5 Promotion of public transport routes available to staff members should be promoted when they first join the school and then on a regular basis. This could take the form a single A4 sheet of paper distributed by hand, a monthly email, a noticeboard within the staff room or a regular agenda item within staff meetings. This should provide public transport information including routes, frequencies, stop locations and prices. This information should also include links to online timetables including www.tfl.gov.uk and www.southeasternrailway.co.uk.

7.6 This information should also include information regarding the walking, running and cycling routes between the school, local bus stops, railway stations and the surrounding residential areas in order to encourage these modes. To further inspire staff to utilise these modes, changing facilities and lockers should also be provided.

7.7 New staff should also be provided with personalised travel planning as part of their induction to reinforce the travel options available to them. Online links to various journey planning websites should also be provided to members of staff, for example www.traveline.info, or the TfL journey planner tool (www.tfl.gov.uk) to ensure that they have easy access to up to date journey information.

7.8 Staff should be made aware of the ‘Go Jauntly’ website (www.gojauntly.com), who have partnered with TfL to provide walking maps within mobile phone apps. These maps help users find their way to any TfL station, cycle hire station or ‘Go Jauntly’ walking routes,

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including the Capital Ring. Additionally, staff should be made aware of walking websites such as the Transport for London website (https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/walking/) and the Walk It journey planner website (www.walkit.com). Information on the health benefits of walking (www.walk4life.info) should also be promoted to staff.

7.9 The school should also consider implementing national initiatives such as Cycle to Work day (www.cycletoworkday.org), Bike Week (http://bikeweek.org.uk/), the Love to Ride - Ride to Work week (www.lovetoride.net/uk), the Sky Ride website (http://www.goskyride.com) or www.letsride.co.uk. These initiatives should help encourage members of staff to cycle to work and to explore the potential of cycling on a regular basis.

7.10 In addition to the above, the school should investigate the potential for providing staff access to the Cycle to Work scheme (for example www.cyclescheme.co.uk or www.cycle2work.info). This scheme provides employees with a tax free loan to purchase a bicycle and cycling equipment. Similarly, the school could consider organising regular cycle maintenance days to assist staff who cycle.

School Visitors / Community Use of the School

7.11 The school should encourage visitors to utilise sustainable modes of travel by promoting the alternative travel options available to them. This would be undertaken when visitors are invited to the school or meetings are arranged. The sustainable measures which should be promoted include:

• The local bus routes and destinations; • Walking and cycling routes from Chislehurst, Sidcup, Mottingham and New Eltham; • Local car share and car club organisations; and • The local railway stations and walking / cycling routes between he stations and the school.

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8.0 Action Plan

8.1 To enable an assessment to be made as to the success of this Travel Plan, the Action Plan below links the Measures & Initiatives with the Objectives in paragraph 6.5 to ensure they have been met.

Table 4: Action Plan

Measures & Initiatives Objectives Timescale Responsibility

At least 3 months prior Marjorie McClure Nominate a TPC d to first occupation School

Within 3 months of first Undertake a Travel Survey occupation and to establish transport d and g TPC annually thereafter for mode share a minimum of 5 years

Produce a revised Travel Plan which shows actual Within 1 month of d and g TPC transport modal split and Travel Survey potential revised Targets

Promote & Publicise c, e, f and g Prior to first occupation TPC agreed Travel Plan to staff

Walking and Cycling

To be promoted to Encourage staff and staff before visitors to walk or cycle a, b and d TPC relocation and on- rather than drive alone going

Provide information on To be given to staff walking and cycling to c, e and g before relocation TPC staff and on-going

Public Transport

To be given to staff Provide information on c and e before relocation TPC public transport and on-going

Promote TfL’s journey To be given to staff planner and provide a, b, c, d and e before relocation TPC assistance for staff who and on-going are not online

Car Journeys

To be promoted to Encourage staff and staff before visitors to car share rather a, b and d TPC relocation and on- than drive alone going

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8.2 These timescales have been put in place to ensure that the best endeavours are made to ensure that single occupancy vehicle use remains as low as feasible, whilst taking into account the wide distribution of staff residences. The results from the initial Travel Survey will give this Travel Plan the flexibility it requires to adjust to meet new targets and overcome any specific barriers which are identified in the future.

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9.0 Summary

9.1 This Travel Plan aims to ensure that, from the outset, single occupancy car travel use by staff and visitors to the new school is reduced in order to maximise the number of journeys made using alternative transport modes.

9.2 In order for this to be achieved, measures identified within this Travel Plan will be implemented as soon as is relevant and practical, whilst the progress of the Travel Plan will be monitored and the Initiatives amended as required in consultation with the LB Bromley and Transport for London and in accordance with the wishes of the school.

9.3 The Initiatives highlighted in this version of the Travel Plan actively seek to ensure that the current level of sustainable transport use is increased in accordance with the sustainable travel objectives within the Mayors Transport Strategy and the Bromley Local Plan and will therefore be regularly monitored and appraised to assess their effectiveness. This Travel Plan should therefore be considered a ‘living document’.

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Figures

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Appendices

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Appendix A

Site Layout

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Appendix B

Site Access Arrangements

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CF SLADES DRIVE

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100 5.5m CW LC LC

S L A D E S D4.3m R I V E EXISTING LIGHTING COLUMN TO BE RELOCATED. 100b

FW WIDEN EXISTING 4.3m WIDE SLADE DRIVE CUL-DE-SAC TO 5.5m TO ALLOW FOR TWO-WAY MINIBUS MOVEMENT. SOUTHBANK FOOTPATH

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LC EXISTING LIGHTING COLUMN TO BE RELOCATED.

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6m PROPOSED SCHOOL ACCESSED VIA EXISTING TURNING HEAD NOTES

1. THIS DRAWING SHALL NOT BE USED FOR CONSTRUCTION PURPOSES UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED AS 'FOR CUT LINE CONSTRUCTION' IN THE DRAWING STATUS.

2. THE EXTENT OF THE S278 WORK AND THE REQUIREMENT 1.2m FOR WIDENING TO BE CONFIRMED BY LB BROMLEY'S HIGHWAY AND PLANNING OFFICERS.

KEY

SITE BOUNDARY 1.2m R60m PROPOSED KERB TRAFFIC CALMING REQUIRED 2.4m x 43m JUNCTION VISIBILITY SPLAY (30mph)

5.5m 10mph LEFT TURN VISIBILITY SPLAY PROPOSED ACCESS ROAD ADOPTED HIGHWAY 5.5m PROPOSED 1.2m FOOTWAY ADOPTED VERGE

POTENTIAL EXTENT OF ON-STREET PARKING ON SLADES DRIVE

TACTILE PAVING LC LC EXISTING / RELOCATED LIGHTING COLUMN R60m FOR INFORMATION ONLY

PROPOSED 1.2m FOOTWAY

EXISTING 3.3m TRACK WIDENED TO 5.5m TO ALLOW 2-WAY MINI-BUS MOVEMENT R30m

I4 SITE LAYOUT UPDATED AND SLADES 20/01/2021 HG DRIVE WIDENED 1.2m 5.5m DK I3 ACCESS ROAD UPDATED 12/01/2021 HG DK I2 LABEL AND NOTES UPDATED 24/11/2020 HG DK SUB-STATION I1 FIRST ISSUE 05/11/2020 HG TURNING AREA FOR DK CUT LINE A HIAB VEHICLE Rev. Description Date Chkd TRAFFIC CALMING REQUIRED PROPOSED SCHOOL GATES Glanville 3 Grovelands Business Centre Boundary Way 5.5m Hemel Hempstead, Herts. HP2 7TE 1.2m 1.7m 8m Tel: (01442) 835999 Fax: (01442) 258924 [email protected] www.glanvillegroup.com PROPOSED ACCESS ROAD Client : GALLIFORD TRY

PROPOSED SUB-STATION Project : MARJORIE McCLURE SCHOOL CHISLEHURST, LB BROMLEY

Title : SITE ACCESS ARRANGEMENT WITH TWO MINIBUS PASSING EACH OTHER

Project Engineer : DK Scale : 1:500 @ A3 Project Director : HG Date : NOVEMBER 2020 Status : INFORMATION

Rev Drawing No. 4200426-SK008 I4 © Crown copyright and database rights 2020 OS 100018363

Appendix C

PTAL Information

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WebCAT PTAL Report ======Site Details ------

Grid Cell: 30327

Easting: 544245 Northing: 169452

Report Date: 14/01/2021 Scenario: Base Year

Calculation Parameters ------Day of Week: M-F Time Period: AM Peak Walk Speed: 4.8 kph Bus Node Max Walk Access Time (mins): 8 Bus Reliability Factor: 2.0 LU Station Max Walk Access Time (mins): 12 LU Reliability Factor: 0.75 Station Max Walk Access Time (mins): 12 National Rail Reliability Factor: 0.75

Mode Stop Route Distance (metres) Frequency (vph) Walk Time (mins) SWT (mins) TAT (mins) EDF Weight AI

Total Grid Cell AI: 0

PTAL: 0

PTAL Rating – Proposed School Location

WebCAT PTAL Report ======Site Details ------

Grid Cell: 39260

Easting: 543945 Northing: 171752

Report Date: 14/01/2021 Scenario: Base Year

Calculation Parameters ------Day of Week: M-F Time Period: AM Peak Walk Speed: 4.8 kph Bus Node Max Walk Access Time (mins): 8 Bus Reliability Factor: 2.0 LU Station Max Walk Access Time (mins): 12 LU Reliability Factor: 0.75 National Rail Station Max Walk Access Time (mins): 12 National Rail Reliability Factor: 0.75

Distance Frequency Walk Time SWT TAT Mode Stop Route EDF Weight AI (m) (vph) (mins) (mins) (mins) Dominic Drive / Bus 160 271.98 4 3.4 9.5 12.9 2.33 1 2.33 Edgebury Dominic Drive / Bus 162 271.98 3 3.4 12 15.4 1.95 0.5 0.97 Edgebury

Total Grid Cell AI: 3.3 PTAL: 1b

Glanville

3 Grovelands Business Centre, Boundary Way, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 7TE

01442 835999 [email protected]

www.glanvillegroup.com

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