NORTH BLACKBURN November 2020 CONTENT

WALKING & CYCLING CONNECTIVITY STUDY

NORTH BLACKBURN November 2020 CONTENT:

1.0 Overview 2.0 Baseline Study 3.0 Detailed Trip Study 4.0 Route Appraisal and Ratings 5.0 Suggested Improvements & Conclusions 1.0

OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION North Blackburn 1.0

GL Hearn has been appointed by Blackburn with When fully built out, these development sites have Section 3 – looks in detail at each of the proposed Darwen Borough Council (BwDBC) to prepare a the potential to deliver up to 700 new dwellings development sites and considers the likely trip connectivity study to appraise the potential impact across 8 sites in the northern half of the study area. generation based on the local trip attractors. of development sites on the local pedestrian and cycle These development sites are considered in more detail These journeys are individually mapped along the network. in following sections of this report, but briefly they identification of gaps in provision if applicable. include: This study will consider the implications arising from Section 4 – is a quality appraisal of all the identified the build-out of these sites for pedestrian travel, in • Roe Lee area, comprising circa10ha of developable routes within section 3. The routes will be graded order to identify potential gaps in the existing highway land, and is currently being developed by against an agreed set of parameters to assess their and sustainable travel provision. It will also consider, Persimmon Homes with the expectation of suitability as a pedestrian connection; at a high level, potential options for any improvements delivering approximately 200 homes; which may be necessary in order to adequately support Section 5 – considers gaps identified within the the developments. • The Hedgerows, comprising 14.7ha of developable assessment undertaken in section 4. This assessment land currently being delivered by Wainhomes for up allows the development of a series of high level Findings will also be used to inform the Local Plan to 275 homes; interventions required to ensure the quality of Review currently underway that will identify growth pedestrian and cycle movement within the area. and infrastructure needs to 2037. • Blackburn RUFC and surrounding land which forms part of the North Blackburn masterplan sites and is Study Area Background circa 10.9ha of developable land. The study area is outlined on the plan opposite. In A number of committed residential development sites In addition to these larger allocated sites, the study general, it is bounded by the Ribble Valley and within the study area are under construction, or are also takes into account several smaller plots which green belt to the north and east and to the south close to being granted planning consent. In addition are currently being developed or have been recently its is adjoined by the large outer residential area of to these, there is the North Blackburn Masterplan Sites completed such as Lammack Road, Clarendon Road Blackburn Town Centre. which are included as allocated sites within the Local and Miller Properties Roe Lee site which provide Plan. approximately 150 new homes for the area. Blackburn Town Centre falls approximately 1.5km from the southern extents of the study boundary, but much To the south of the study area, there are several key, The study will also take into account the highway further form the residential development sites found to proposed and existing employment zones for which improvements on Ramsgreave Drive that are the north of the study area. local connectivity has also been considered within this committed as part of the Roe Lee development. document. The majority of the key employment zones are found to Study Structure the south, adjacent to the corridor of the M65. A large portion of the study area is identified within the local plan as an area for development outside the local The structure of this report is set out as follows: plan period. Whilst this area has not been considered directly, the possibility of it’s future development has been considered when considering access arrangements Section 2 – sets out the extent of the study area and within that area. the proposed development sites, and considers the existing pedestrian, cycle and public transport provision within the study area appraising the accessibility of the proposed development sites.

4 Parsonage Road Persimmon Homes - 85 dwelllings

North East Blackburn Future Housing

Roe Lee

St. Chad’s, 216 Pleckgate Road

Rugby Club Wainhomes - 272 dwellings

Whitebirk Development Site

Lammack Road Whitebirk Industrial Estate

Clarendon Road

Glenfield Business Park

St. Stephen’s Conservation Club, Robinson Street

Greenbank Business Park

Greenbank Business Park / Carl Fogarty Way Plot 7 Carl Fogarty Way Plot 4

Unnamed Employment Carl Fogarty Way Plot 2

Carl Fogarty Way Plot 1

Figure 1 - Study Overview

Cranberry Lane McDermott Homes 138 homes under construction 2.0

BASELINE STUDY 2.0 North Blackburn BASELINE STUDY

The following section presents an overview of the development sites to this extent is still acknowledged Based on these figures the vast majority of the study we have considered has been quantitative, looking at existing walking and cycling infrastructure locations as ‘good practice’. area is within an acceptable cycling distance of each distance and availability of routes. It is also important and conditions. It reviews the Public Rights of Way site and also many of the sites. The sites to the north for qualitative data for the routes to be considered within the development area, walking and cycling In line with the CIHT and PPG13 guidelines, walking of the study area have relatively easy access to major during the evaluation process, to support this, the team routes, non-motorised user accessibility, and the key isochrones for distances of up to 15 minutes (c.1km) are cycle infrastructure, but distances to facilities outside has considered the Healthy Streets Approach when trip attractors in the area. Recommendations are presented on the plan in section 2.2 and illustrate the f the initial study area, such as Blackburn Town Centre, formulating the scoring criteria discussed in more detail made for improvements to general walking and cycling level of pedestrian accessibility from each site in the may not be appealing to the majority of users. in section 4. conditions within the area. context of the surrounding area. it is also considered that conditions for cyclists may The Healthy Streets Approach puts people and their Walking be improved to appeal to those with differing levels of health at the centre of decisions about how we design, Based on these figures it is considered that the manage and use public spaces. It aims to make streets Guideline walking distances provided in the Institution confidence and to improve their safety and security. 2km catchment encompasses the vast majority of healthy, safe and welcoming for everyone. of Highways and Transportation (IHT, 2000) document, the facilities within the area for all the proposed Any gaps in provision are highlighted and potential ‘Guidelines for Providing for Journeys on Foot’ are development sites. improvements considered in section 4 & 5. presented in the table below. The Approach is based on 10 Indicators of a Healthy Healthy Streets Approach Street which focus on the experience of people Cycling The focus of this study is to consider the existing using streets. If a street is a healthy and inclusive Criteria Town Commuting/ Elsewhere Advice contained within the superseded PPG13 remains connectivity of the proposed development sites within environment then we should see improved use for Centre Sightseeing the most up to date national expression of advice 5 theHEALTHY Darwen STREETS area SURVEY and because of this, much of the data walking, cycling and social interaction by the local Desirable 200m 500m 400m on cycling distances; it states “Cycling also has the community. potential to substitute for short car trips, particularly Healthy Streets Indicators Acceptable 400m 1,000m 800m those less than 5km (3 miles) and to form part of a Preferred 800m 2,000m 1,200m longer journey by public transport”. Therefore, cycling Maximum can form an attractive and genuinely viable mode of transport for short to medium length journeys. Top level Accessibility on foot has been assessed in-line with the indicators CIHT document discussed above and is based on an In addition, in respect of acceptable cycle journeys average walking speed of 4.8km/hr. distances “Local Transport Note 2/08: Cycling Infrastructure Design” published by the DfT, states Appropriate walking distances are considered that for many commuter journeys a distance of 5 miles dependent upon the location of the specific (8km) is not uncommon. development; more remote locations will see people being prepared to walk further to their end destination. 10 evidence- Analysis of the accessibility of each of the proposed based Similarly, walking distances are also dependent upon development sites by bicycle has also been undertaken the standard of existing pedestrian infrastructure using TRACC, using the most up to date data available indicators to provision, with further walking distances achievable in at the time of analysis. Accessibility has been assessed evaluate locations with extensive and high-quality pedestrian in increments of 2, 3.5, and 5 kilometres (km) distance how healthy footways, crossings and pedestrianised areas. from the proposed site, in order to present the potential for cycling accessibility as a leisure offer and London It is recognised in the now superseded Planning Policy as a viable option for commuting for the sites. streets are. Guidance 13 (PPG13) outlined by the Government, that The level of accessibility on foot and by bicycle from walking is the most important mode of travel, and as the development sites is considered in the following such offers the most likely way of reducing short car sections. journeys, in particular those under 2km. Assessment of

Source: Lucy saunders Healthy Streets Approach Key Indicators 7 BASELINE STUDY Overview 2.1

The majority of land within the study area is residential, planning and development of the Borough through to Blackburn with Darwen Local Plan Review particularly around the two key vehicular corridors 2026. The council is in the process of updating its adopted of Whalley New Road and Ramsgreave Drive. This local plan. The new local plan will look at the growth residential setting is punctuated by greenspaces Policy CS22 ‘Accessibility Strategy’ of the Core Strategy and infrastructure needs, including sustainable including formal amenity space and recreational aims to locate new development where it can easily be transport, for the period 2018-2037. The findings of space such as Blackburn Golf Club to the west. The accessed by non-car means including public transport, this study will therefore inform policy development and southern section of the study area, closer to the A6119 walking and cycling. the infrastructure Delivery Plan. Brownhill Drive sees a greater shift towards industrial and commercial. Therefore the north western section of study area is the primary a point of origin for trips to Blackburn with Darwen Local Plan surrounding external destinations. Blackburn with Darwen Council adopted the Local Plan Part 2 in December 2015. Alongside the Core Strategy The main trip attractors in the vicinity of the study which was adopted in January 2011 and forms Part 1 of area are the numerous schools, public green spaces and the Local Plan, it aims to shape the future development employment sites adjacent to the canal. Blackburn of Blackburn with Darwen in order to create jobs, Town Centre, which provides a mix of retail and attract and retain a skilled labour force, and strengthen employment sites, and the key rail connection the borough’s competitive position in the North West. is located to the south west of the study area, approximately 2km from the major development sites The plan identifies land allocations which are along the eastern boundary. considered essential to delivering these objectives and sets out the policies against which planning It is noted that the quantum of trip receptors, applications for development will be assessed by the particularly retail and convenience shopping is Council. The study area includes a number of allocated considerably less than several of the other study areas, housing, employment and green infrastructure sites in potentially due to the areas more rural and residential both council and private ownership. nature. This reduction in the number of facilities has the potential to increase the required journey time The study area and it’s immediate vicinity also contains from proposed residential developments. a considerable proportion of the local plan green infrastructure allocation sites and also green belt Proposed Development Sites with key visitor attractions , including Roe Lee Park, Blackburn Golf Club and Queen Elizabeth Grammar The study area consists of a total of 8 residential School Playing fields all of which will be key facilities development sites, and 3 key employment sites. The for residents within the area. development site locations are illustrated in the figure opposite. The proposed development sites and their existing connectivity are considered in more detail in Policy 10 ‘Accessibility and Transport’ states that Section 3. ‘Development for uses that are likely to generate large numbers of trips, other than developments specifically allowed for by other policies, will only be permitted in The following section provides an overview of the major locations that are conveniently accessible by existing or local policy documents relevant to the study area, with proposed public transport services’. regard to the nature of the proposed development sites.

Blackburn with Darwen Core Strategy The Blackburn with Darwen Core Strategy was adopted in January 2011 and sets out the priorities for the future 8 Figure 2 - Approximate Study Boundary Overlaid on the Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Local Plan Figure 3 - Trip Attractor Overview BASELINE STUDY PRoWs & Housing Sites 2.2

Typically, the residential streets in the study area have Public Rights of Way footways on both sides of the carriageway, which are The existing PRoW network in the vicinity of the study generally 2m in width. From site observations they area is illustrated in plan opposite, and is presented in were seen to be in a generally good condition, with context with the bus stop locations. The existing PRoW dropped kerbs and street lighting available in the data has been obtained from GIS data from BwDBC and majority. In some cases, the newer developments verified and cross referenced with data from have areas of shared surfacing or ‘homezones’ that www.magicmaps.com, www.rowmaps.com remove the pedestrian footways yet still provide a safe pedestrian environment due to the reduced dominance As shown in the figure opposite, there are a number of vehicles within the design. of public footpaths linking the development sites, the majority of which are located within the key Footways are present along Ramsgreave Drive running green infrastructure allocation sites mentioned in the on both sides of the carriageway combined with previous section, specifically, the playing fields adjacent extensive lighting throughout, but due to the dominant to Pleckgate High School, Roe Lee Park and Queen nature of the highway, crossing points are limited to Elizabeth Grammar School playing fields. Many of these controlled crossings at key junctions. existing footpaths tie into the network of footways running along the local roads. Existing PRoWS are also Along Brownhill Drive facilities are more varied. present in a number of the proposed development sites No footways are present in small sections and and it has been assumed that these will be incorporated large proportions have only single sided footways. and improved upon in future designs. The dominance of the carriageway and it’s width also means that crossing points are limited to key It is considered that the east - west connections are Roe Lee Park intersections and junctions. significant in providing links between some of the major development sites (particularly between the . Roe Lee site and the housing parcels to the north of Ramsgreave Drive) and some of the key public transport and cycle infrastructure into the town centre. It is noted, that whilst the east west connections are well served by PRoWs, the north south connections are less well developed and the main transport routes serve the function of pedestrian movement.

Public Footpath from Ramsgreave Drive towards Pleckgate High school 10 Figure 4 - PRoW Overview East Lancashire Strategic Cycle Network G BASELINE STUDY Public Cycle Routes and InfrastructureCLITHEROE Weavers Wheel and its links to development sites F 2.3 GREAT HARWOOD

Ramsgreave The figure opposite illustrates the local cycle network Summary: A2 & Wilpshire Station within the study area, in relation to the proposed Mellor Lane, located to the north of the study area, is The Weavers Wheel encircles the study area PARSONAGE RD development sites considered in this report. an on-road regionalSAMLESBURY cycle ENTERPRISE route, which ZONE runs eastwards The Enterprise Zone at Samlesbury to Ramsgreaveis being and developed Wilpshire for therailway purposes station. As presented, there is a variety of off-road and on-road of advanced engineering and manufacturing and associated uses NORTH BLACKBURN E L

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local and national cycle routes within the study area. DEVELOPMENT SITE e National Cycle Network Route 6 connects through the d

s It is noted, that the proposed development sites are L centre of Blackburn, this route serves the town centre iv e r generally well served by cycle routes; particularly Roe A1 p via the Leeds & Liverpool canal tow path from the East o RISHTON o l

Lee and the Northern Masterplan Sites that are directly running through town and out to Witton Country Park. WHITEBIRK C a INDUSTRIAL Rishton n connected to both the Weavers Wheel and it’s ‘Spoke a J7 ROE LEE ESTATE Station l 5’. DEVELOPMENT The majority of proposed housing sites have SITE accessibility onto the national cycle route via the In terms of the general cycling conditions within the strategic cycle network. FURTHERGATE study area, there is a sporadic provision of cycling PHASE 2 - infrastructure with a clear focus on the strategic WHALLEY NEW ROAD IMPERIAL MILL M65 JUNCTION 6 DEVELOPMENT SITE The Weavers Wheel Circular Route connects to the DEVELOPMENT SITE BUSINESS PARK At 90 acres this is the largest future provision of the Weavers Wheel and it’s associated J6 employment site in Lancashire. ACCRINGTON spokes. NCN Route 6 at several sections, notably at Witton The site has immediate access from 6 Junction 6 (Whitebirk Roundabout) and Park. The vast majority of proposed development sites FORMER the western boundary abuts the urban have the opportunity to provide cycle connections to MARKET SITE 4 area of Blackburn The Weavers Wheel is a 26km route encircling CATHEDRAL Blackburn Accrington the surrounding existing routes. Blackburn QUARTER Bus Station FURTHERGATE Station Blackburn town centre, and has been funded through Billinge Wood College PHASE 1 - the Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership, delivering DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW DEVELOPMENT PLOTS FORMER WAVES SITE D a strategic cycle network for Blackburn with Darwen ST PETER’S QUARTER Blackburn Station Witton FRECKLETON ST and forming part of the wider East Lancashire Strategic Country Youth Park THE WRANGLINGS Zone Cycle network. EMPLOYMENT SITE GRIFFIN DEVELOPMENT ROCKCLIFFE MILL The Weavers Wheel encircles the study area on the SITE north, east and western sides and ‘Spokes’ 5 bisect WITTON BUSINESS EVOLUTION PARK, SHADSWORTH RD the study area, north to south, linking many of the PARK ALASKA ST HASLINGDEN RD DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT SITE development sites to the town centre (see figure Cherry Tree 1 SITE Station Mill Hill opposite). Station PLOT C, SHADSWORTH PRESTON WATERSIDE EMPLOYMENT SITE The study area is also connected to several of the Pleasington EWOOD - HASLINGDEN RD 3 Station Weavers Wheel ‘Spurs’ that connect the area to it’s NEW DEVELOPMENT BLACKAMOOR RD PLOTS DEVELOPMENT SITE wider surroundings, including, Ramsgreave LAND BETWEEN Ewood GIB LANE & HEYS LANE Park & Wilpshire Station, Salmesbury Enterprise Zone and SAPPI 2 J5 further afield, Clitheroe. DEVELOPMENT SITE PREMIER WAY, WEAVERS WHEEL WALKER PARK Lee ds L FISHMOOR DRIVE ive HEYS LANE rpo H DEVELOPMENT SITE 1 6 WEAVERS WHEEL - SPOKES ol Canal GIB LANE DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT SITE FORMER LOWER SITE DARWEN PAPER MILL J3 J4 A1 H WEAVERS WHEEL - SPURS

JOHNSON RD, COMMERCIAL WAY WATERSIDE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT SITES On road cycle provision on Whalley New Road - Part of Spoke 5 of the Weavers Wheel 12 DARWEN CHAPELS PARK - NEW DEVELOPMENT PLOTS C HOLLINS GROVE BWD DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT SITE HOLDEN FOLD OPPORTUNITY SITES DEVELOPMENT SITE

SHOREY BANK EXTRA CARE EAST DARWEN EMPLOYMENT ALLOCATIONS SCHEME DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR DARWEN Darwen Station B CRANBERRY LANE MANCHESTER DEVELOPMENT SITE, DARWEN

POLE LANE Figure 5 - Cycle Infrastructure Overview BASELINE STUDY Public Transport Routes 2.4

This section summarises the existing public transport Bus services connect the proposed development sites Blackburn Bus Station services that have been made available in the vicinity to Blackburn town centre. Wider connections from the of the development sites. It presents the existing public central bus interchange in Blackburn regularly link to transport routes, locations of the bus stops and train Preston, Bolton, Burnley and the outlying villages. station as well as frequency of services and duration of the journeys to typical destinations of the regional and Ramsgreave and Wilpshire railway station is the nearest national transport network. station to the study area located approximately 1km from the north of the Roe Lee Site. The station is As seen on the plan opposite a number of bus services currently served by a daily, hourly service northbound operate in the vicinity of the study area connecting the to Clitheroe and southbound to Blackburn and proposed sites to the town centre Manchester Victoria, with extra trains running during peak hours. Bus travel is a flexible and adaptable form of public transport, without the constraints of fixed Planning for the future, the Clitheroe to Manchester track infrastructure and with lower operating and Victoria Line is being upgraded and will ultimately infrastructure costs. provide a 30 minute frequency for most of the day as opposed to hourly. This improvement will significantly Analysis of the accessibility of each of the proposed improve the site/resident connectivity. development sites by public transport has been undertaken using TRACC. Public transport accessibility has been assessed in-line with the CIHT document ‘Planning for Public Transport in Developments (1999)’ which recommends a walking distance of up to 400m to bus waiting facilities from new developments, which is equivalent to a five minute walk based on an average walking speed of 4.8km / hr during a Tuesday morning AM peak (07:00-09:00). This has been applied to all sites within the study area (isochrones on the plan opposite) and multiple bus stop locations and routes are accessible from the majority of the development sites.

Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Station

14 Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Station

Figure 6 - Public Transport Infrastructure Overview BASELINE STUDY Employment Provision 2.5

This section summarises the accessibility of existing and proposed employment sites within the study area.

As seen on the plan opposite a number of key, future employment sites exist within the study area, with all of them falling within the south east of the study area, Flanking the M65 adjacent to existing large scale employment and industrial area of Whitebirk, including Whitebirk industrial Estate and Glenfield Business park.

Whilst these individual employment sites have not been considered as trip generators individually and trips to these sites will not be studied in detail in further sections, it is valuable to consider the potential accessibility of these sites from the proposed housing developments.

The plan opposite takes the proposed employment sites and marks them with an accessibility isochrone. The isochrone marked is 2km, the preferred commuting distance,and as you can see, a proportion of the proposed housing sites are easily accessible from at Glenfield Business Park least one employment zone and two fall around 1km.

It is worth noting, that in previous sections, both cycle infrastructure and public transport connections have been highlighted as being strong in this area, and both of which have direct routes to this employment zone in the south east. The Weavers wheel bisects the Whitebirk employment area, before moving on to further employment areas at furthergate. Both of which fall within the 5km maximum recommended cycle distance.

While no bus routes currently, directly access the employment area, it is a short connection from Blackburn Town Centre, where most of the area’s bus routes terminate.

Frontier Park, Junction 6 M65, Whitebirk

16 Figure 7 - Local Employment Provision 3.0

DETAILED STUDY STUDY 3.0 Introduction DETAILED STUDY

The following section considers each of the individual development sites identified previously. The key trip attractors have been considered and mapped for each site to allow interrogation to show any obvious gaps in

provision. Parsonage Road Persimmon Homes - 85 dwelllings

The sites have been considered for their

accessibility, by both bike and on foot, Ramsgreave and Wilpshire Station Roe Lee Park to a number of key services locally, including, but not limited to: North East Blackburn Future Housing

• Local Schools • Blackburn Town Centre Roe Lee • Local Public Amenity Space St. Chad’s, 216 Pleckgate Road • Local Bus Routes Rugby Club • Local Shops Wainhomes - 272 dwellings • Local Community Services Whitebirk Development Site

Lammack Road Whitebirk Industrial Estate

Clarendon Road

Glenfield Business Park

St. Stephen’s Conservation Club, Robinson Street

Greenbank Business Park

Corporation Park Greenbank Business Park / Carl Fogarty Way Plot 7 Carl Fogarty Way Plot 4

Unnamed Employment Carl Fogarty Way Plot 2

Carl Fogarty Way Plot 1

Pleckgate High School Figure 8 - Study Overview

Cranberry Lane McDermott Homes 138 homes under construction 19 DETAILED STUDY Clarendon Road 3.1

ID Primary Connection Distance* Time* Secondary Connection Destination 1 Roe Lee Health Centre 0.5km 6mins 2 Bus Stop, Skew Bridge 0.4km 4mins Bus Route 22 Blackburn, Clitheroe

3 Bus Stop, Fountain Avenue 0.2km 2mins Bus Route 3 Blackburn, Sunnybower 4 Cedars Primary School 0.5km 6mins 5 Convenience Store 0.7km 8mins 6 Little Harwood Community Centre 0.7km 8mins 7 Premier Convenience Store 0.6km 7mins 8 Little Harwood Medical Centre 0.7km 8mins 9 Roe Lee Park Primary School 1.3km 15mins 10 Roe Lee Park 1.3km 15mins 11 Tesco 0.9km 10mins

20 3.2 Lammack Road DETAILED STUDY

ID Primary Connection Distance* Time* Secondary Connection Destination 1 Lammack Primary School 0.3km 3min 2 Pleckgate High School 0.3km 3mins 3 St Mary’s Sport Centre 1km 12mins 4 Corporation Park 1.3km 15mins 5 Bus Stop, Hare and Hounds 0.1km 1min Bus Route 10 & 25 Blackburn, Clitheroe 6 Bus Stop, Pleckgate Lane 1.1km 13mins Bus Route 45 Blackburn, Preston

21 DETAILED STUDY Parsonage Road 3.3

ID Primary Connection Distance* Time* Secondary Connection Destination 1 Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Train Station 0.7km 8mins 2 Roe Lee Park 1.1km 13mins 3 Co-operative Food Store 1km 12mins 4 Roe Lee Primary School 1.6km 19mins 5 Bus Stop, Bulls Head 0.7km 8mins Bus Route 22 & 45 Blackburn, Clitheroe, Preston 6 Co-operative Food Store 0.7km 8mins

22 3.4 Roe Lee DETAILED STUDY

ID Primary Connection Distance* Time* Secondary Connection Destination 1 Tesco Express / Bus Stop, Pearl Street 0.2km 2mins Bus Route 22 Blackburn, Clitheroe 2 Roe Lee Medical Centre 0.6km 7mins 3 Roe Lee Park 0.3km 3mins 4 Pleckgate High School 0.3km 3mins 5 Co-operative Store 0.7km 8mins 6 Roe Lee Park Primary School 0.7km 8mins 7 Bus Stop, Knowles Arms 0km 0min Bus Route 45 Blackburn, Preston 8 St Gabriels Primary School 0.1km 1min 9 Holy Souls R C Primary School 0.1km 1min

23 DETAILED STUDY Rugby Club East 3.5

ID Primary Connection Distance* Time* Secondary Connection Destination 1 Bus Stop, Barker Lane 0.4km 4mins Bus Route 25 Blackburn, Clitheroe 2 Bus Stop, Knowles Arms 0.8km 9mins Bus Route 45 Blackburn, Preston 3 Pleckgate High School 0.3km 3mins 4 Lammack Primary School 0.4km 4mins 5 Co-operative Store 1.3km 15mins 6 Roe Lee Park 1.5km 18mins

24 3.6 Rugby Club West DETAILED STUDY

ID Primary Connection Distance* Time* Secondary Connection Destination 1 Lammack Primary School 0.2km 2mins 2 Pleckgate High School 0.6km 7mins 3 St Mary’s Sport Centre 1.3km 15mins 4 Bus Stop, Barkers Lane 0.1km 1min Bus Route 25 Blackburn, Clitheroe 5 Bus Stop, Whinney Lane 0.2km 2mins Bus Route 10 Blackburn

25 DETAILED STUDY St Chad’s, 216 Pleckgate Road 3.7

ID Primary Connection Distance* Time* Secondary Connection Destination 1 Pleckgate High School 0.1km 1min 2 Lammack Primary School 0.9km 10mins 3 St Mary’s Sport and Fitness 1.1km 13mins 4 Roe Lee Park 0.8km 9mins 5 Co-operative Store 0.8km 9mins 6 St Gabriels Primary School 0.1km 1min 7 Holy Souls R C Primary School 0.1km 1min 8 Bus Stop, Pleckgate College 0.2km 2mins Bus Route 45 Blackburn, Preston

26 3.8 St. Stephen’s Conservation Club, Robinson St DETAILED STUDY

ID Primary Connection Distance* Time* Secondary Connection Destination 1 Little Harwood Community Centre 0km 0min 2 Premier Convenience Store 0.1km 1min 3 Little Harwood Health Centre 0.2km 2mins 4 St Stephans Primary 0.1km 1min 5 SZ Newsagents 0.1km 0.1min 6 Bus Stop, Rydal Road 0.2km 2mins Bus Route 3 Blackburn, Sunnybower 7 Bus Stop, Seven Trees 0.6km 7mins Bus Route 22 Blackburn, Clitheroe 8 Daisy Fields Swimming Pool 1.1km 13mins

27 DETAILED STUDY Blackburn Future Housing 3.9

ID Primary Connection Distance* Time* Secondary Connection Destination Blackburn, Preston & 1 Bus Stop - Whalley Rd 1.57km 19mins Route 45 & 22 Clitheroe 2 Co-op 1.56km 18mins Clitheroe, Rochdale & 3 1.57km 19mins Train Station - Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Train Service Manchester 4 Co-op 1.29km 15mis Bus stop - Whalley New Rd Blackburn, Preston & 5 1.29km 15mins Route 45 & 22 Clitheroe 6 Roe Lee Park 1.15km 14mins 7 Bus stop 1.1km 13mins Route 22 Blackburn, Clitheroe 8 Roe Lee Primary School 1.21km 14mins 9 Roe Lee Medical Centre 1.96km 23mins 10 Bus Stop - Tintern Crescent 1.71km 20mins Route 3 Blackburn, Sunnybower

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ROUTEROUTE APPRAISAL APPRAISAL 4.0 Introduction ROUTE APPRAISAL

The following section builds upon the desktop analysis It is also important that the Healthy Streets approach undertaken within section 3. In Summer/Autumn was considered in the marking criteria. It was felt that XX XX 2020, members of our team undertook detailed marking the ten individual indicators would be too assessment of all the routes identified in section 3. complex for this piece of work so the indicators were combined into groups as below: All routes were walked, photographed and graded

following the criteria outlined with section 1 of this 1. Cohesion Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) document. The template opposite was completed 2. Directness Connections Connections allowing us to evaluate the quality of both the cycling 3. Safety and walking provision in the area. This information Continuity and Continuity and Cohesion 4. Comfort Cohesion is combined with the statistical information in the Way finding Way finding previous section to create a ‘real world’ assessment of 5. Attractiveness the connectivity in the area. Distance Distance Each of these criteria have been split into several sub Gradients Gradients Directness The quality scoring, when considered alongside a routes sections to aid scoring. These criteria have all been Directness graded between 0 (Red - poor quality) to 2 (green - importance, allows us to identify key areas for future Speed differences Speed differences improvement that will have the greatest impact on high quality). A combination score of all these criteria on shared surface on shared surface provides us with an over all grade for the route, marked Safety pedestrian connectivity for the area. These conclusions Complex Safety Complex and suggested improvements will be outlined in section out of a possible 26 points. design/layout design/layout 5 of this document. Total score: Surface quality Surface quality 0-10 Red (low quality) Effective width Effective width without conflict without conflict 11-16 Amber (requires improvement)

17-26 Green (high quality) Comfort Way finding Comfort Way finding

The summary of all these results have been mapped Accessibility Accessibility

graphically on remaining pages within this section and Social safety Social safety have been separated into both pedestrian and cycle and perceived and perceived connectivity. vulnerability vulnerability Minimise street Minimise street clutter clutter

Conclusions and suggested improvements will be Street Furniture Secure cycle Attractiveness Attractiveness considered further within section 5 of this document. parking Audit Score Total Audit Score Total

Healthy Streets Approach Key Indicators

31 CrossClarendon Field Road Street Pedestrian Routes 4.24.1

CR1 CR2

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 2 Connections 2

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 1 Cohesion Way finding 1

Distance 1 Distance 2

Gradients Gradients Directness 2 Directness 1

Speed Speed differences on 2 differences on 2 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 2 design/layout 1

Surface quality 2 Surface quality 1

Effective width Effective width CR1 without conflict 2 without conflict 2

Comfort Way finding 1 Comfort Way finding 1

Accessibility 2 Accessibility 2

Social safety Social safety and perceived 1 and perceived 1 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 2 street clutter 1

Street Street Attractiveness Attractiveness Furniture 1 Furniture 1 Audit Score Total xx21 Audit Score Total 18 CR3 CR3 CR4

CR2 CR4 Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 1 Connections 2

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 2 Cohesion Way finding 1

Distance 2 Distance 1

Gradients Gradients Directness 2 Directness 2

Speed Speed differences on 2 differences on 2 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 2 design/layout 1

Surface quality 2 Surface quality 2

Effective width Effective width without conflict 2 without conflict 2

Comfort Way finding 2 Comfort Way finding 1

Accessibility 1 Accessibility 2

Social safety Social safety and perceived 2 and perceived 2 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 2 street clutter 1

Street Street Attractiveness Attractiveness Furniture 1 Furniture 1 32 Audit Score Total 23 Audit Score Total 20 4.24.1 Cycle Routes CrossClarendon Field Street Road

CR1 CR2

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 2 Connections 2

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 1 Cohesion Way finding 1

Distance 1 Distance 2

Gradients Gradients Directness 2 Directness 1

Speed Speed differences on 2 differences on 1 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 2 design/layout 1

Surface quality 2 Surface quality 1

Effective width Effective width without conflict 2 without conflict 1 CR1

Comfort Way finding 1 Comfort Way finding 1

Accessibility 2 Accessibility 2

Social safety Social safety and perceived 1 and perceived 1 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 2 street clutter 1

Secure cycle Secure cycle Attractiveness Attractiveness parking 1 parking 1 Audit Score Total 21 Audit Score Total 16 CR3 CR3 CR4

CR2 CR4 Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 1 Connections 2

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 2 Cohesion Way finding 1

Distance 2 Distance 1

Gradients Gradients Directness 2 Directness 2

Speed Speed differences on 1 differences on 2 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 2 design/layout 1

Surface quality 2 Surface quality 2

Effective width Effective width without conflict 1 without conflict 1

Comfort Way finding 2 Comfort Way finding 1

Accessibility 1 Accessibility 2

Social safety Social safety and perceived 2 and perceived 2 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 2 street clutter 1

Secure cycle Secure cycle Attractiveness Attractiveness parking 0 parking 0 Audit Score Total 20 Audit Score Total 18 33 CrossLammack Field Road Street Pedestrian Routes 4.2

LR1 LR2

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 2 Connections 1

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 2 Cohesion Way finding 0

Distance 1 Distance 1

Gradients Gradients Directness 1 Directness 2

Speed Speed differences on 2 differences on 2 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 2 design/layout 1

Surface quality 2 Surface quality 1

Effective width Effective width without conflict 1 without conflict 2

LR2 Comfort Way finding 2 Comfort Way finding 1

Accessibility 1 Accessibility 1

Social safety Social safety and perceived 2 and perceived 1 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 2 street clutter 1

Street Street Attractiveness Attractiveness Furniture 1 Furniture 1 Audit Score Total 21 Audit Score Total 15 LR1 LR3

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 1 LR3 Continuity and Cohesion Way finding 2

Distance 2

Gradients Directness 2

Speed differences on 2 shared surface

Safety Complex design/layout 2

Surface quality 2

Effective width without conflict 2

Comfort Way finding 2

Accessibility 2

Social safety and perceived 2 vulnerability Minimise street clutter 1

Street Attractiveness Furniture 1 34 Audit Score Total 23 4.2 Cycle Routes CrossLammack Field Street Road

LR1 LR2

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 2 Connections 1

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 2 Cohesion Way finding 0

Distance 1 Distance 1

Gradients Gradients Directness 1 Directness 2

Speed Speed differences on 1 differences on 1 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 2 design/layout 1

Surface quality 2 Surface quality 1

Effective width Effective width without conflict 0 without conflict 1

Comfort Way finding 2 Comfort Way finding 1 LR2

Accessibility 1 Accessibility 1

Social safety Social safety and perceived 2 and perceived 1 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 2 street clutter 1

Secure cycle Secure cycle Attractiveness Attractiveness parking 2 parking 1 Audit Score Total 20 Audit Score Total 13 LR1 LR3

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 1

Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 2 LR3

Distance 2

Gradients

Directness 2

Speed differences on 1 shared surface

Safety Complex design/layout 2

Surface quality 2

Effective width without conflict 1

Comfort Way finding 2

Accessibility 2

Social safety and perceived 2 vulnerability Minimise street clutter 1

Secure cycle Attractiveness parking 2 Audit Score Total 22 35 CrossParsonage Field Road Street Pedestrian Routes 4.24.3

PR1 PR2

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 2 Connections 1

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 2 Cohesion Way finding 2

Distance 1 Distance 1

Gradients Gradients Directness 1 Directness 1

Speed Speed differences on 2 differences on 2 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 2 design/layout 2

Surface quality 2 Surface quality 2

Effective width Effective width without conflict 2 without conflict 2

Comfort Way finding 2 Comfort Way finding 2

Accessibility 2 Accessibility 2

Social safety Social safety and perceived 2 and perceived 2 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 2 street clutter 2

Street Street Attractiveness Attractiveness Furniture 1 Furniture 1 Audit Score Total 23 Audit Score Total 22 PR3 PR1

PR2 Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Connections 1

Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 1

Distance 1

PR3 Gradients Directness 1

Speed differences on 2 shared surface

Safety Complex design/layout 1

Surface quality 2

Effective width without conflict 2

Comfort Way finding 1

Accessibility 1

Social safety and perceived 1 vulnerability Minimise street clutter 2

Street Attractiveness Furniture 2 36 Audit Score Total 18 4.24.3 Cycle Routes CrossParsonage Field Street Road

PR1 PR2

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 2 Connections 1

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 2 Cohesion Way finding 2

Distance 2 Distance 2

Gradients Gradients Directness 1 Directness 1

Speed Speed differences on 1 differences on 1 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 2 design/layout 2

Surface quality 2 Surface quality 2

Effective width Effective width without conflict 2 without conflict 2

Comfort Way finding 2 Comfort Way finding 2

Accessibility 2 Accessibility 2

Social safety Social safety and perceived 2 and perceived 2 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 2 street clutter 2

Secure cycle Secure cycle Attractiveness Attractiveness parking 1 parking 0 Audit Score Total 23 Audit Score Total 21

PR3 PR1

PR2 Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 1

Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 1

Distance 2 PR3 Gradients

Directness 1

Speed differences on 1 shared surface

Safety Complex design/layout 1

Surface quality 2

Effective width without conflict 1

Comfort Way finding 1

Accessibility 1

Social safety and perceived 1 vulnerability Minimise street clutter 2

Secure cycle Attractiveness parking 2 Audit Score Total 17 37 CrossRoe Lee Field Street Pedestrian Routes 4.24.4

RL1 RL2

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 2 Connections 1

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 1 Cohesion Way finding 1

Distance 2 Distance 1

Gradients Gradients Directness 2 Directness 1

Speed Speed differences on 2 differences on 2 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 1 design/layout 2 RL3 Surface quality 0 Surface quality 2

Effective width Effective width without conflict 2 without conflict 1

Comfort Way finding 1 Comfort Way finding 1

Accessibility 1 Accessibility 1 RL2 Social safety Social safety and perceived 0 and perceived 2 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 2 street clutter 1

Street Street Attractiveness 0 Attractiveness 1 RL1 Furniture Furniture Audit Score Total 16 Audit Score Total 17 RL3 RL4

RL4

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 1 Connections 1

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 2 Cohesion Way finding 2

Distance 1 Distance 1

Gradients Gradients Directness 2 Directness 2

Speed Speed differences on 2 differences on 2 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 1 design/layout 2

Surface quality 2 Surface quality 2

Effective width Effective width without conflict 2 without conflict 2

Comfort Way finding 2 Comfort Way finding 2

Accessibility 1 Accessibility 2

Social safety Social safety and perceived 2 and perceived 2 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 1 street clutter 1

Street Street Attractiveness Attractiveness Furniture 1 Furniture 1 38 Audit Score Total 20 Audit Score Total 22 4.24.4 Cycle Routes Cross Field RoeStreet Lee

RL1 RL2

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 1 Connections 1

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 1 Cohesion Way finding 1

Distance 2 Distance 2

Gradients Gradients Directness 2 Directness 1

Speed Speed differences on 2 differences on 1 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 1 design/layout 2 RL3 Surface quality 0 Surface quality 2

Effective width Effective width without conflict 2 without conflict 1

Comfort Way finding 1 Comfort Way finding 1

Accessibility 1 Accessibility 1 Social safety Social safety RL2 and perceived 1 and perceived 2 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 2 street clutter 1

Secure cycle Secure cycle Attractiveness 2 Attractiveness 2 parking parking RL1 Audit Score Total 18 Audit Score Total 18 RL3 RL4

RL4

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 2 Connections 1

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 2 Cohesion Way finding 2

Distance 2 Distance 2

Gradients Gradients Directness 2 Directness 2

Speed Speed differences on 0 differences on 1 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 1 design/layout 2

Surface quality 2 Surface quality 2

Effective width Effective width without conflict 0 without conflict 1

Comfort Way finding 2 Comfort Way finding 2

Accessibility 1 Accessibility 2

Social safety Social safety and perceived 2 and perceived 2 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 1 street clutter 1

Secure cycle Secure cycle Attractiveness Attractiveness parking 0 parking 2 Audit Score Total 17 Audit Score Total 22 39 CrossRugby FieldClub StreetEast Pedestrian Routes 4.24.5

RE1 RE2

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 1 Connections 1

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 2 Cohesion Way finding 1

Distance 2 Distance 2

Gradients Gradients Directness 2 Directness 2

Speed Speed differences on 2 differences on 2 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 1 design/layout 1

Surface quality 2 Surface quality 1

Effective width Effective width without conflict 2 without conflict 2

Comfort Way finding 2 Comfort Way finding 1 RE3 Accessibility 1 Accessibility 0

Social safety Social safety and perceived 2 and perceived 0 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 2 street clutter 2

Street Street Attractiveness Attractiveness Furniture 1 Furniture 0 Audit Score Total 22 Audit Score Total 15 RE3

RE2

RE1 Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 2

Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 2

Distance 1

Gradients Directness 2

Speed differences on 2 shared surface

Safety Complex design/layout 1

Surface quality 2

Effective width without conflict 2

Comfort Way finding 2

Accessibility 1

Social safety and perceived 2 vulnerability Minimise street clutter 1

Street Attractiveness Furniture 1 40 Audit Score Total 21 4.24.5 Cycle Routes CrossRugby Field Club Street East

RE1 RE2

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 1 Connections 1

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 2 Cohesion Way finding 1

Distance 2 Distance 2

Gradients Gradients Directness 2 Directness 2

Speed Speed differences on 1 differences on 2 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 1 design/layout 1

Surface quality 2 Surface quality 1

Effective width Effective width without conflict 1 without conflict 2

Comfort Way finding 2 Comfort Way finding 1 RE3 Accessibility 1 Accessibility 0

Social safety Social safety and perceived 2 and perceived 0 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 2 street clutter 2

Secure cycle Secure cycle Attractiveness Attractiveness parking 1 parking 2 Audit Score Total 20 Audit Score Total 17 RE3

RE2

RE1 Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 2

Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 2

Distance 1

Gradients

Directness 2

Speed differences on 0 shared surface

Safety Complex design/layout 1

Surface quality 2

Effective width without conflict 0

Comfort Way finding 2

Accessibility 1

Social safety and perceived 2 vulnerability Minimise street clutter 1

Secure cycle Attractiveness parking 1 Audit Score Total 17 41 CrossRugby FieldClub WestStreet Pedestrian Routes 4.24.6

RW1 RW2

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 1 Connections 1

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 1 Cohesion Way finding 1

Distance 2 Distance 2

Gradients Gradients Directness 2 Directness 2

Speed Speed differences on 2 differences on 2 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 1 design/layout 1

Surface quality 2 Surface quality 1

Effective width Effective width without conflict 2 without conflict 2

Comfort Way finding 1 Comfort Way finding 1

Accessibility 1 Accessibility 0

Social safety Social safety and perceived 2 and perceived 0 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 2 street clutter 2

Street Street

RW2 Attractiveness Attractiveness Furniture 1 Furniture 0 Audit Score Total 20 Audit Score Total 15

RW3

RW1

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 1

Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 2

Distance 1

Gradients Directness 1

Speed differences on 2 shared surface

Safety Complex RW3 design/layout 2

Surface quality 2

Effective width without conflict 1

Comfort Way finding 2

Accessibility 1

Social safety and perceived 2 vulnerability Minimise street clutter 2

Street Attractiveness Furniture 1 42 Audit Score Total 20 4.24.6 Cycle Routes CrossRugby Field Club Street West

RW1 RW2

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 1 Connections 1

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 1 Cohesion Way finding 1

Distance 2 Distance 2

Gradients Gradients Directness 2 Directness 2

Speed Speed differences on differences on 1 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 1 design/layout 1

Surface quality 2 Surface quality 1

Effective width Effective width without conflict 2 without conflict 1

Comfort Way finding 1 Comfort Way finding 1

Accessibility 1 Accessibility 0

Social safety Social safety and perceived 2 and perceived 0 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 2 street clutter 2 RW2 Secure cycle Secure cycle Attractiveness Attractiveness parking parking 2 Audit Score Total 17 Audit Score Total 15

RW3

RW1

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 1

Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 2

Distance 1

Gradients

Directness 1

Speed differences on 1 shared surface

Safety Complex RW3 design/layout 2

Surface quality 2

Effective width without conflict

Comfort Way finding 2

Accessibility 1

Social safety and perceived 2 vulnerability Minimise street clutter 2

Secure cycle Attractiveness parking 2 Audit Score Total 19 43 CrossSt. Chad’s Field Street Pedestrian Routes 4.24.7

UO1 UO2

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 1 Connections 1

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 2 Cohesion Way finding 1

Distance 1 Distance 1

Gradients Gradients Directness 1 Directness 2

Speed Speed differences on 2 differences on 2 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 2 design/layout 1

Surface quality 2 Surface quality 1

Effective width Effective width without conflict 2 without conflict 2

UO4 Comfort Way finding 2 Comfort Way finding 1

Accessibility 2 Accessibility 1

Social safety Social safety and perceived 2 and perceived 1 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 2 street clutter 1 UO3 Street Street Attractiveness Attractiveness Furniture 1 Furniture 1 Audit Score Total 22 Audit Score Total 16

UO3 UO4 UO2

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

UO1 Connections 2 Connections 1

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 1 Cohesion Way finding 2

Distance 1 Distance 1

Gradients Gradients Directness 1 Directness 2

Speed Speed differences on 2 differences on 2 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 1 design/layout 1

Surface quality 0 Surface quality 2

Effective width Effective width without conflict 2 without conflict 2

Comfort Way finding 1 Comfort Way finding 2

Accessibility 0 Accessibility 1

Social safety Social safety and perceived 0 and perceived 2 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 1 street clutter 1

Street Street Attractiveness Attractiveness Furniture 1 Furniture 1 44 Audit Score Total 13 Audit Score Total 20 4.24.7 Cycle Routes Cross FieldSt. Street Chad’s

UO1 UO2

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 1 Connections 1

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 2 Cohesion Way finding 1

Distance 1 Distance 2

Gradients Gradients Directness 1 Directness 2

Speed Speed differences on 1 differences on 2 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 2 design/layout 1

Surface quality 2 Surface quality 1

Effective width Effective width without conflict 1 without conflict 2

Comfort Way finding 2 Comfort Way finding 1 UO4

Accessibility 2 Accessibility 1

Social safety Social safety and perceived 2 and perceived 1 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 2 street clutter 1

Secure cycle Secure cycle UO3 Attractiveness Attractiveness parking 2 parking 1 Audit Score Total 21 Audit Score Total 17

UO3 UO4 UO2

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 2 Connections 1 UO1

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 1 Cohesion Way finding 2

Distance 2 Distance 2

Gradients Gradients Directness 1 Directness 2

Speed Speed differences on 1 differences on 0 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 1 design/layout 1

Surface quality 0 Surface quality 2

Effective width Effective width without conflict 1 without conflict 0

Comfort Way finding 1 Comfort Way finding 2

Accessibility 1 Accessibility 1

Social safety Social safety and perceived 0 and perceived 2 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 1 street clutter 1

Secure cycle Secure cycle Attractiveness Attractiveness parking 1 parking 0 Audit Score Total 13 Audit Score Total 16 45 CrossSt. Stephen’s Field Conservation Street Pedestrian Routes Club 4.24.8

UT1 UT2

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 1 Connections 2

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 2 Cohesion Way finding 1

Distance 2 Distance 1

Gradients Gradients Directness 2 Directness 2

Speed Speed differences on 2 differences on 2 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 2 design/layout 1

Surface quality 2 Surface quality 2

Effective width Effective width without conflict 1 without conflict 1

Comfort Way finding 2 Comfort Way finding 1

Accessibility 2 Accessibility 2

Social safety Social safety and perceived 2 and perceived 2 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 2 street clutter 1

Street Street Attractiveness Attractiveness Furniture 1 Furniture 1 UT1 Audit Score Total 23 Audit Score Total 19

UT3

UT2

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) UT3 Connections 1

Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 1

Distance 1

Gradients Directness 2

Speed differences on 2 shared surface

Safety Complex design/layout 2

Surface quality 2

Effective width without conflict 2

Comfort Way finding 1

Accessibility 2

Social safety and perceived 2 vulnerability Minimise street clutter 2

Street Attractiveness Furniture 1 46 Audit Score Total 21 Cycle Routes CrossSt. Stephen’s Field Conservation Street 4.24.8 Club

UT1 UT2

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 1 Connections 2

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 2 Cohesion Way finding 1

Distance 2 Distance 2

Gradients Gradients Directness 2 Directness 2

Speed Speed differences on 2 differences on 1 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 2 design/layout 1

Surface quality 2 Surface quality 2

Effective width Effective width without conflict 1 without conflict 1

Comfort Way finding 2 Comfort Way finding 1

Accessibility 2 Accessibility 2

Social safety Social safety and perceived 2 and perceived 2 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 2 street clutter 1

Secure cycle Secure cycle Attractiveness 0 Attractiveness 0 parking parking UT1 Audit Score Total 22 Audit Score Total 18

UT3 UT2

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) UT3 Connections 1

Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 1

Distance 1

Gradients

Directness 2

Speed differences on 1 shared surface

Safety Complex design/layout 2

Surface quality 2

Effective width without conflict 1

Comfort Way finding 1

Accessibility 2

Social safety and perceived 2 vulnerability Minimise street clutter 2

Secure cycle Attractiveness parking 2 Audit Score Total 20 47 CrossBlackburn Field Future Street Housing Pedestrian Routes 4.23.5

BG1 BG2

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 1 Connections 2

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 0 Cohesion Way finding 1

BG3 Distance 1 Distance 1

Gradients Gradients Directness 1 Directness 0

Speed Speed differences on 1 differences on 1 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 1 design/layout 1

Surface quality 0 Surface quality 0

Effective width Effective width without conflict 2 without conflict 2

Comfort Way finding 0 Comfort Way finding 0

BG2 Accessibility 0 Accessibility 0

Social safety Social safety and perceived 0 and perceived 0 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 2 street clutter 1

Street Street Attractiveness Attractiveness Furniture 0 Furniture 1 Audit Score Total 9 Audit Score Total 10 BG3 BG4

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 2 Connections 1

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 2 Cohesion Way finding 0

Distance 1 Distance 1

BG4 Gradients Gradients Directness 1 Directness 2

Speed Speed differences on 2 differences on 1 shared surface shared surface

BG1 Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 1 design/layout 1

Surface quality 1 Surface quality 2

Effective width Effective width without conflict 2 without conflict 2

Comfort Way finding 1 Comfort Way finding 1

Accessibility 0 Accessibility 2

Social safety Social safety and perceived 0 and perceived 2 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 2 street clutter 1

Street Street Attractiveness Attractiveness Furniture 1 Furniture 1 48 Audit Score Total 16 Audit Score Total 17 4.23.5 Cycle Routes BlackburnCross FieldFuture Street Housing

BG1 BG2

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 1 Connections 2

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 0 Cohesion Way finding 0

Distance 1 Distance 1 BG3 Gradients Gradients Directness 1 Directness 0

Speed Speed differences on 2 differences on 2 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 1 design/layout 1

Surface quality 0 Surface quality 0

Effective width Effective width without conflict 2 without conflict 2

Comfort Way finding 0 Comfort Way finding 0

Accessibility 1 Accessibility 1 BG2 Social safety Social safety and perceived 0 and perceived 0 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 2 street clutter 1

Secure cycle Secure cycle Attractiveness Attractiveness parking 0 parking 1 Audit Score Total 11 Audit Score Total 11 BG3 BG4

Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green) Critical0 (Red)1 (Amber)2 (Green)

Connections 2 Connections 1

Continuity and Continuity and

Cohesion Way finding 2 Cohesion Way finding 0

Distance 1 Distance 1

Gradients Gradients Directness 1 Directness 2 BG4 Speed Speed differences on 2 differences on 1 shared surface shared surface

Safety Complex Safety Complex design/layout 1 design/layout 1 BG1

Surface quality 1 Surface quality 2

Effective width Effective width without conflict 2 without conflict 2

Comfort Way finding 1 Comfort Way finding 1

Accessibility 1 Accessibility 2

Social safety Social safety and perceived 0 and perceived 2 vulnerability vulnerability Minimise Minimise street clutter 2 street clutter 1

Secure cycle Secure cycle Attractiveness Attractiveness parking 1 parking 1 Audit Score Total 17 Audit Score Total 17 49 5.04.0

SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTSROUTESUGGESTED APPRAISAL IMPROVEMENTS 5.0 North Blackburn IMPROVEMENTS

The following section outlines conclusions and vulnerability; suggested improvements to the routes assessed in • Busy roads and complicated junctions without section 4. sufficient cycle lane provision increases conflict between cyclists and cars; and Where the route has been assessed as amber or red • Some car parking along road and on pavement (0-10 low quality or 11-16 requires improvement), it which creates obstacles for cyclists and pedestrians. has been highlighted on the diagrams overleaf. For the purposes of these diagrams, both pedestrian and cycle Key improvements: routes have been displayed separately. • Opportunities for small-scale housing development to encourage natural surveillance and make use of It should be noted though that when comparing the empty sites or dilapidated buildings; pedestrian vs cycle many of the results are in the same • Improvements to surfacing, including creating category and many of the routes overlap with routes of surfaced footpaths through areas which do not other development sites. currently have formal paths; • Addition of new on-road cycle lanes where possible, Suggested improvements have been mapped particularly on the busier roads, such as Ramsgreave graphically. Due to the overlapping of routes, this Drive; diagram, focuses on specific areas of improvement • Introduce measures to discourage on-road/ throughout the development site routes, rather than pavement parking along the busier roads; looking at each route individually. • Open up access, via unlocking/adding gates or reassessing need for bollards at entrances; As many of the improvements benefit both pedestrians • Introduction of east west bus route to connect and cycles, improvement suggestions have been Beardwood with Ramsgreave and Wilpshire railway combined. station; • The addition of signage at entrances to off-road Key Issues: routes; • Empty or dilapidated buildings on sites which are • Ensure the inclusion of dedicated footpaths and not overlooked by properties creates a sense of orientation of buildings for natural surveillance vulnerability and reduced social security; within key development sites, including, but not • Low quality of surfacing or lack of surfacing at limited to: Roe Lee, Clarendon Road and Lammack empty sites creating accessibility issues; Road; • Limited crossing points on roads along some • Inclusion of lighting on certain key footpath routes routes which further create crossing/accessibility within these developments to encourage these problems; routes to be used more frequently, especially in • Footpaths along one side of the road only, without winter months; and crossing points to link the footpaths; • Introduction of new crossing points along wider or • Poor Signage and some entrances to footpaths do busier roads, particularly Ramsgreave Drive. not look inviting; • No lighting to some of the footpaths that are not adjacent to the highway which increases sense of

51 Red & Amber Routes Pedestrian Routes 5.1

The routes identified fall short of expected standards at present for regular pedestrian connectivity but can only be marked on existing merit and not graded as per expected improvements undertaken as part of the proposed development. It is anticipated that these highlighted PRoW’s will be integrated into the development to a high standard and routes will be greatly improved.

52 Figure 9 - Pedestrian Routes Requiring Improvement 5.1 Cycle Routes Red & Amber Routes

Figure 10 - Cycle Routes Requiring Improvement 53 IMPROVEMENTS Issues 5.2

Increased sense of vulnerability due to lack of lighting and overlooking along path (RW2, RE2, UO2). No footpath on either side of the road which increases conflict Footpath is not overlooked which increases sense between pedestrians and vehicles. of vulnerability and surfacing is poor in places which creates accessibility issues. Wayfinding is Car parking clutter also difficult due to lack of signage. (LR2). along busy road Road turns into footpath only for section of road. This blocking off, increases conflict which includes a bollard, creates some accessibility issues (PR2). between pedestrians, cyclists and cars (UO1, Poor surfacing quality outside of schools, lighting Lack of signage at entrance to footpath and closed LR2). needed along playing field. (UO3, RL1). gates create access issues (RW2, RE2, UO2).

One way road creates accessibility issues for cyclists, complicated junction crossing (PR3).

No cycle lane present however the road is Footpath well surfaced and lit, however it is through woodland and is not overlooked (PR3). wide enough to accommodate one (RW1, RW2, RW3, RE1, RE3, UO1). No crossing point to connect the park with the pavement (PR3).

Footpath runs through plant nursery - creating accessibility and Busy road with unofficial crossing wayfinding issues increases conflict between pedestrians Car parking clutter along busy road increases conflict between pedestrians, cyclists and cars (RW1). and cars, however there is room on the pavement for more formal parking (RL4, CL1)

Busy and complicated junction with limited cycle lanes and some parking clutter on Whalley New Rd (RE3, RL3). Steep gradient along road (RW3, LR1).

Busy road where footpath ends on one side of the road and restarts on the other, however there is no safe crossing point to access the other pavement. (RW3, LR1).

Car parking clutter along busy road increases conflict between pedestrians, cyclists and cars (UO1, RW3, LR1).

Steep gradient along road (CR2). No official crossing point can cause conflict Steep gradient and increased sense of social vulnerability due between cars and pedestrians. (CR3). to dilapidated buildings along road (CR2). Busy double Increased sense of vulnerability due to roundabout Winding route, creates longer distance and footpath location at the back of house. makes crossing can make wayfinding difficult (CR4). Poor quality surfacing reduced accessibility. the road and (CR2). navigating difficult (UT3). No cycle lane present however the road is wide enough to accommodate one (UT3).

54 Figure 11 - Issues Overview 5.3 Suggested Improvements IMPROVEMENTS

21 6 5

1 4 2 10 3 23

8 12 12 9

11 15 16 14 13 17 20

Figure 12 - Opportunities Overview 55 Appendix North Blackburn Summary Table A

Please refer to section 5.3 for reference locations and illustrative diagram of proposals.

Ref Location Key Issue Suggested Improvement 1 Ramsgreave Drive, Yew Tree Lane and Brownhill Drive Wide road without cycle lane or bus route along it. Introduce segregated cycle lane along length of roads, improving on the Weavers Wheel cycle route. Direct a bus route along Ramsgreave Drive, largely benefiting Rugby Club East and West sites. 2 Roe Lee Route runs through area of underutilised empty land which is not overlooked by buildings, creating This site is already allocated for development. The existing access through the site should be a sense of vulnerability. There is also no formal surfaced footpath, lighting or wayfinding creating retained, with lighting, signage and re-surfacing, and the new buildings should be orientated for some accessibility issues. natural surveillance. 3 Woolridge Playing Field and near St Gabriels and Holy Lack of signage at entrance for wayfinding and sense of vulnerability increased in dark hours due to Add wayfinding signage at entrance to playing field and introduce lighting. Re-surface road near to Souls Primary Schools lack of lighting. Poor surface quality near to schools. schools. 4 Emerald Avenue Lack of road crossing points from Roe Lee Park to Roe Lee Park Primary School. Footpath not Introduce crossing point along this road. present on park side of the road without crossing provision present to school side of the road. 5 Junction of Ramsgreave Drive, Whalley New Road and Busy and complicated junction without cycling provision. Wayfinding difficult due to number of Discourage parking near junction. Introduce cycle lanes and signage. Brownhill Drive roads and exits. Some parked cars on junction with Whalley New Road. 6 Brownhill Drive and St. Gabriels Ave St Gabriels Ave is a one way road, creating accessibility issues for cyclists. Brownhill Drive is a very Open up access for cyclists and add wayfinding signage at the road crossing. wide road where wayfinding can be difficult. 7 E Lancs Road and Belvedere Road Road stopped up, turning into footpath for small stretch. Bollard in way of footpath creates Consider need for bollards at entrances to ease accessibility. accessibility issues. 8 Whalley New Road Cars parked along road and pavement, creating obstacles for cyclists and pedestrians. Pavement is wide enough for parking and could allow for more formalised parking bays along the road. 9 Pleckgate Road Cars parked along road creating obstacles for cyclists. Discourage on-street parking.

10 Playing Field near Pleckgate High Entrance to footpath in playing field uninviting due to high gate/fence at entrance. Although there is Improve signage and gateway at entrance and introduce lighting around pitch. Introduce crossing one PRoW sign, more information needed on destinations to help with wayfinding. Lack of crossing point on Ramsgreave Drive. points across Ramsgreave Drive to access this footpath safely from Rugby Club East and West. Sense of vulnerability low in dark due to lack of lighting. 11 Footpath through Blackburn Community Sports Club Lack of signage at Lammack Road entrance. Sense of vulnerability due to not being overlooked and Improve surfacing and add lighting along footpath. Introduce signage at Lammack Road entrance to lack of lighting. Surfacing present but could be improved upon. footpath and at Pleckgate High School. 12 Ramsgreave Drive Road forms a pedestrian barrier due to lack of formalised and safe crossing points along the road. Introduce safer and formal, crossing points at regular points along the road.

13 Lammack Road PRoW enters onto Lammack Road where there is no pavement on that side of the road and no Introduce safer crossing point to connect PRoW with road footpath. crossing point for access onto the pavement on the other side of the road. Located on the corner of a busy road which creates conflict between pedestrians and cars. 14 Hawthorne Street Increased sense of vulnerability due to dilapidated buildings either side of road. Introduce development for natural surveillance.

15 Land to the east of Bridgewater Drive Increased sense of vulnerability due to footpath location at the back of house. Poor quality Improve surfacing of footpath and introduce development, which is orientated to improve natural surfacing reduced accessibility. surveillance. 16 Roundabout at Tintern Cres, Laburnum Road and Lack of crossing points for pedestrians at roundabout. Introduce crossing point here. Whalley Old Road 17 Terraced streets near Coniston Road Terraced nature and lack of signage makes wayfinding hard on routes which run through these Introduce signage to help with wayfinding. streets. 18 Junction of Whalley Old Road, Beechwood Road and Double roundabout and lack of crossing points makes wayfinding difficult. Introduce signage and crossing points here. Beech Street Appendix North Blackburn Summary Table Appendix North Blackburn Summary Table A A

Please refer to section 5.3 for reference locations and illustrative diagram of proposals. Please refer to section 5.3 for reference locations and illustrative diagram of proposals.

Ref Location Key Issue Suggested Improvement Ref Location Key Issue Suggested Improvement 1 Ramsgreave Drive, Yew Tree Lane and Brownhill Drive Wide road without cycle lane or bus route along it. Introduce segregated cycle lane along length of roads, improving on the Weavers Wheel cycle route. 19 Whalley Old Road Lack of cycle provision along road. Introduce cycle lanes. Direct a bus route along Ramsgreave Drive, largely benefiting Rugby Club East and West sites. 2 Roe Lee Route runs through area of underutilised empty land which is not overlooked by buildings, creating This site is already allocated for development. The existing access through the site should be 20 Phillips Road Lack of cycle provision along road. Introduce cycle lanes. a sense of vulnerability. There is also no formal surfaced footpath, lighting or wayfinding creating retained, with lighting, signage and re-surfacing, and the new buildings should be orientated for some accessibility issues. natural surveillance. 21 PRoW between Whalley Old Road and Parsonage Unsurfaced / poor surfaced footpaths through farmers fields. Sense of vulnerability due to location Opportunity for development for natural surveillance and incorporation of formal cycle/footpath 3 Woolridge Playing Field and near St Gabriels and Holy Lack of signage at entrance for wayfinding and sense of vulnerability increased in dark hours due to Add wayfinding signage at entrance to playing field and introduce lighting. Re-surface road near to Road in open space with no natural surveillance or lighting. through the new development, including lighting and improved surfacing. Souls Primary Schools lack of lighting. Poor surface quality near to schools. schools. 22 Parsonage Road No footpaths either side of road. Create footpaths on one side of the road here, for access from the new developments. 4 Emerald Avenue Lack of road crossing points from Roe Lee Park to Roe Lee Park Primary School. Footpath not Introduce crossing point along this road. present on park side of the road without crossing provision present to school side of the road. 23 Stonehill Nurseries / Whalley Old Road Footpath through nursery makes wayfinding difficult. Improved signage at entrance to footpath and opportunity to move PRoW to along the existing track 5 Junction of Ramsgreave Drive, Whalley New Road and Busy and complicated junction without cycling provision. Wayfinding difficult due to number of Discourage parking near junction. Introduce cycle lanes and signage. here which avoids the nursery. Brownhill Drive roads and exits. Some parked cars on junction with Whalley New Road. 6 Brownhill Drive and St. Gabriels Ave St Gabriels Ave is a one way road, creating accessibility issues for cyclists. Brownhill Drive is a very Open up access for cyclists and add wayfinding signage at the road crossing. wide road where wayfinding can be difficult. 7 E Lancs Road and Belvedere Road Road stopped up, turning into footpath for small stretch. Bollard in way of footpath creates Consider need for bollards at entrances to ease accessibility. accessibility issues. 8 Whalley New Road Cars parked along road and pavement, creating obstacles for cyclists and pedestrians. Pavement is wide enough for parking and could allow for more formalised parking bays along the road. 9 Pleckgate Road Cars parked along road creating obstacles for cyclists. Discourage on-street parking.