YGG Aberdar Transport Statement

YGG Aberdar Transport Statement For RCTCBC Date: 28 January 2021 Doc ref: 13235-HYD-XX-XX-RP-TP-4001 DOCUMENT CONTROL SHEET Issued by Hydrock Consultants Limited Tel: 029 20 023 665 First Floor Castlebridge 5 www.hydrock.com 5 – 19 Cowbridge Road East Cardiff CF11 9AB Client RCTCBC Project name YGG Aberdar Title Transport Statement Doc ref 13235-HYD-XX-XX-RP-TP-4001 Project no. C-13235-C Status S4 Date 28/01/2021 Document Production Record Issue Number P08 Name Prepared by Annie Chapelton BSc (Hons) Checked by Neil Buckman Approved by Neil Buckman Document Revision Record Issue Number Status Date Revision Details P01 S3 For Review and Comment P02 S4 18/12/19 Final Issue P03 S4 20/12/19 Minor Revisions P04 S4 29/01/2020 Minor Revisions P05 S4 07/01/2021 Minor Revisions P06 S4 19/01/2021 Minor Revisions P07 S4 27/01/2021 Minor Revisions TRANSPORT STATEMENT | RCTCBC | YGG Aberdar | 13235-HYD-XX-XX-RP-TP-4001 | 28 January 2021 i P08 S4 28/01/2021 Minor Revisions and Final Issue Hydrock Consultants Limited has prepared this report in accordance with the instructions of the above named client for their sole and specific use. Any third parties who may use the information contained herein do so at their own risk. TRANSPORT STATEMENT | RCTCBC | YGG Aberdar | 13235-HYD-XX-XX-RP-TP-4001 | 28 January 2021 ii CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Scope of Report .......................................................................................................................................... 1 2. SITE DESCRIPTION AND EXISTING CONDITIONS .......................................................................................... 2 2.1 Site Location and Use .................................................................................................................................. 2 2.2 Local Highway Network .............................................................................................................................. 2 2.3 Committed Developments .......................................................................................................................... 3 2.4 Highway Safety ........................................................................................................................................... 3 3. SUSTAINABLE CONNECTIVITY OF THE SITE ................................................................................................. 5 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 5 3.2 Walking Infrastructure and Routes ............................................................................................................. 5 3.3 Public Rights of Way ................................................................................................................................... 5 3.4 Cycling Infrastructure and Routes ............................................................................................................... 6 3.5 Walking and Cycling Distances .................................................................................................................... 6 3.6 Public Transport Connectivity ..................................................................................................................... 7 3.7 Summary ..................................................................................................................................................... 8 4. DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS........................................................................................................................ 9 4.1 Overview and Layout .................................................................................................................................. 9 4.2 Access ......................................................................................................................................................... 9 4.3 Parking ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 4.4 Construction Movements ......................................................................................................................... 10 5. TRIP GENERATION AND IMPACTS ............................................................................................................. 12 5.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 12 5.2 Existing Trip Generation ............................................................................................................................ 12 5.3 Proposed Trip Generation ......................................................................................................................... 12 5.4 Net Development Trip Generation ........................................................................................................... 13 6. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................................ 15 Tables Table 4-1: RCTCBC Parking Standards .................................................................................................................... 10 Table 5-1: TRICS Assessment - Existing (Primary)................................................................................................... 12 Table 5-2: TRICS Assessment - Proposed (Primary) ............................................................................................... 13 Table 5-3: TRICS Assessment - Proposed (Nursery) ............................................................................................... 13 TRANSPORT STATEMENT | RCTCBC | YGG Aberdar | 13235-HYD-XX-XX-RP-TP-4001 | 28 January 2021 iii Table 5-4: Net Development Trip Generation ........................................................................................................ 13 Figures Figure 2-1: Site Location .......................................................................................................................................... 2 Figure 2-2: Location of recorded PIAs ...................................................................................................................... 4 Figure 3-1: Public Rights of Way Surrounding Site ................................................................................................... 5 Figure 3-2: Location of Residential Areas ................................................................................................................. 7 Appendices Appendix A Site Masterplan Appendix B TRICS Output Reports TRANSPORT STATEMENT | RCTCBC | YGG Aberdar | 13235-HYD-XX-XX-RP-TP-4001 | 28 January 2021 iv 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview 1.1.1 Hydrock have been commissioned to produce a Transport Statement (TS) to inform emerging plans for a proposed expansion of the education accommodation at Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg (YGG) Aberdar situated to the west of Aberdare, Wales. 1.1.2 The proposals are to provide an extension to the YGG Aberdar Primary School to accommodate 4 new primary school classrooms and ancillary BB99 accommodation, a new meithrin to accommodate a purpose-built, fully accessible Welsh medium childcare facility, an extension to the eastern side of the existing hall, and an additional hard surface play area to replace the existing grass pitch. The school currently has 432 pupils, of which 60 are nursey places. The development proposals will increase the school capacity to 480 pupils, of which 60 will be nursery places. In addition, a 30 place Welsh medium childcare facility will be based on-site. 1.1.3 The proposals include increasing the size of the car park from 23 spaces to 42 spaces. The car park access/egress will remain to that of the existing. 1.1.4 This TS provides an assessment which sets out details of the proposed site layout, parking and access arrangements and reviews the transport impacts of the proposals. 1.2 Scope of Report 1.2.1 This TS has been set out in accordance with various local and national guidance including the Welsh Government - Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013, the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and supporting PPG as well as considering our previous experience of other similar sites. 1.2.2 The TS also considers guidance from the Department for Transport (DfT) including Transport Evidence in Plan Making, Manual for Streets, Manual for Streets 2, Local Transport Note 2/08: Cycle Infrastructure Design and guidance from the CIHT - Providing for Journeys on Foot. TRANSPORT STATEMENT | RCTCBC | YGG Aberdar | 13235-HYD-XX-XX-RP-TP-4001 | 28 January 2021 1 2. SITE DESCRIPTION AND EXISTING CONDITIONS 2.1 Site Location and Use 2.1.1 Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg (YGG) Aberdar is a Welsh medium primary school located on the outskirts of Aberdare, south Wales with a site area of 17,509sqm. The school currently has 432 pupils, of which 60 are nursery places. 2.1.2 The school has now outgrown the original capacity of the existing building which was constructed in 2003. To assist with this, there are currently two demountable classroom units to house the additional

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