Kingsmoor Common Gypsy Traveller Site Transport Statement
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KINGSMOOR COMMON GYPSY TRAVELLER SITE TRANSPORT STATEMENT OCTOBER 2017 KINGSMOOR COMMON GYPSY TRAVELLER SITE TRANSPORT STATEMENT Pembrokeshire County Council FINAL Project no: 70034870 Date: October 2017 – WSP 1 Capital Quarter Tyndall Street, Cardiff www.wsp.com QUALITY MANAGEMENT ISSUE/REVISION FIRST ISSUE REVISION 1 Remarks Draft Final Date July 2017 October 2017 Prepared by Alison Simpson Alison Simpson Signature Checked by Rhian Watts Rhian Watts Signature Authorised by Mark Hadley Mark Hadley Signature Project number 70034870 70034870 Report number 1 2 \\uk.wspgroup.com\central \\uk.wspgroup.com\central data\Projects\700348xx\70034870 data\Projects\700348xx\70034870 File reference - Kingsmoor Common Gypsy - Kingsmoor Common Gypsy Traveller Site TS\Transport Traveller Site TS\Transport Statement Statement_FINAL ii Kingsmoor Common Gypsy Traveller Site WSP Pembrokeshire County Council Project No 70034870 July 2017 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................1 1.1 BACKGROUND .............................................................................................. 1 1.2 STRUCTURE OF THIS REPORT .................................................................... 3 2 POLICY CONTEXT .......................................................................4 2.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 4 2.2 NATIONAL POLICY........................................................................................ 4 2.3 REGIONAL POLICY ....................................................................................... 7 2.4 LOCAL POLICY.............................................................................................. 7 3 EXISTING CONDITIONS ..............................................................9 3.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 9 3.2 SITE DESCRIPTION ..................................................................................... 10 3.3 LOCAL HIGHWAY NETWORK ..................................................................... 13 3.4 BASE TRAFFIC ............................................................................................ 15 3.5 PERSONAL INJURY COLLISION DATA ...................................................... 16 3.6 SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT ANALYSIS.................................................... 18 4 DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS .................................................23 4.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 23 4.2 THE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS ............................................................ 23 4.3 COMMITTED DEVELOPMENTS................................................................... 25 5 IMPACT ASSESSMENT .............................................................26 5.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 26 5.2 TRAFFIC GENERATION .............................................................................. 26 6 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION ................................................30 Kingsmoor Common Gypsy Traveller Site WSP Pembrokeshire County Council Project No 70034870 July 2017 iv TABLES TABLE 1: BUS SERVICES............................................................................................ 21 TABLE 2: LDP ALLOCATIONS IN KILGETTY AND BEGELLY ...................................... 25 TABLE 3: SURVEYS OF GYPSY TRAVELLER SITES .................................................. 26 TABLE 4: GYPSY TRAVELLER SITE TRAFFIC GENERATION – TRIP RATES PER PITCH .......................................................................................... 26 TABLE 5: PROPOSED GYPSY TRAVELLER SITE TRAFFIC GENERATION (4 PITCHES) .................................................................................... 27 TABLE 6: PROPOSED GYPSY TRAVELLER SITE TRAFFIC GENERATION (15 PITCHES) .................................................................................... 28 FIGURES FIGURE 1: WIDER SITE LOCATION ..............................................................................1 FIGURE 2: INDICATIVE DEVELOPMENT SITE LOCATION ...........................................2 FIGURE 3: LOCAL SITE LOCATION ..............................................................................9 FIGURE 4: BASE TRAFFIC FLOWS – AM AND PM PEAK HOURS .............................. 15 FIGURE 5: BASE TRAFFIC FLOWS – 12 HOUR .......................................................... 16 FIGURE 6: PERSONAL INJURY COLLISIONS IN STUDY AREA ................................. 17 FIGURE 7: BASE + DEVELOPMENT (4 PITCHES) TRAFFIC FLOWS – AM AND PM PEAK HOURS.............................................................................. 27 FIGURE 8: BASE + DEVELOPMENT (4 PITCHES) TRAFFIC FLOWS – 12 HOUR ....... 28 FIGURE 9: BASE + DEVELOPMENT (15 PITCHES) TRAFFIC FLOWS – NETWORK PEAK HOURS.............................................................................. 29 FIGURE 10: BASE + DEVELOPMENT (15 PITCHES) TRAFFIC FLOWS – 12 HOUR ... 29 APPENDICES APPENDIX A TRAVEL PLAN STATEMENT APPENDIX B LDP PROPOSALS MAPS APPENDIX C CONSOLIDATED DEFINITIVE MAP OF PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY APPENDIX D PERSONAL INJURY COLLISION DATA APPENDIX E TRICS OUTPUT Kingsmoor Common Gypsy Traveller Site WSP Pembrokeshire County Council Project No 70034870 July 2017 1 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND 1.1.1 WSP (previously WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff) has been commissioned by Pembrokeshire County Council (PCC) to investigate the feasibility of expanding the Kingsmoor Common Gypsy Traveller Site. WSP have been asked to provide a Transport Statement (TS) in support of a Planning Application to provide 12 new pitches (net gain of 11) by 2018. The Planning Application is due to be submitted by the end of 2017. 1.1.2 In line with Technical Advice Note (TAN) 18, the transport issues arising from development proposals may not require a full Transport Assessment (TA) to inform the planning process adequately and identify suitable mitigation. In these instances, it is best practice to produce a simplified report in the form of a TS. This form of assessment is suitable when the proposed development is expected to generate relatively low numbers of new trips or traffic flow, or have a minor transport impact on the local network. DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS 1.1.3 The Kingsmoor Common development site is located in Kilgetty, a village immediately north of Saundersfoot in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The village is accessed via the A477 between St. Clears and Pembroke Dock and the A478 between Tenby and Cardigan. This is shown in Figure 1. Figure 1: Wider Site Location 2 1.1.4 The indicative location of the current and proposed extension of the Kingsmoor Common Gypsy Traveller site is shown in Figure 2. The proposed extension will be accessed by the current priority junction with the A477, with the internal access road extended to serve the new parcel of land. The site is allocated in the Pembrokeshire Local Development Plan (LDP) (up to 2021) to accommodate an additional 15 pitches. Figure 2: Indicative Development Site Location 1.1.5 At present, there are 21 pitches with 51 adults on the existing site, with many of the existing pitches containing family members from more than one generation. 1.1.6 The proposals include removing one of the existing plots to create the access point to the extension, which would leave 20 of the existing plots. The intention is to construct 12 new pitches in the extension, with 14 of the existing adults moving into 7 of the new plots. Therefore, the number of pitches will increase from 21 to 32; however, the number of additional adults will be approximately 8 occupying the remaining 4 new pitches. This assumes 2 adults per plot, which has been discussed and agreed with PCC. 3 1.2 STRUCTURE OF THIS REPORT 1.2.1 The remainder of this report is set out as follows: Section 2: Policy Context This section reviews the relevant transport planning policy related to the proposed development site. Section 3: Existing Conditions This section provides a description of the site location and highway network near the site and access by all modes. Existing access / highway safety constraints are identified based on desktop analysis and site visit observation. Section 4: Development Proposals This section establishes the scale of the development proposals, and a high level review of any committed developments and other highway improvements within the immediate area. Section 5: Impact Assessment This section outlines the proposed development and the increased trip generation and distribution, and reviews the impact of the proposed development on the immediate access junction and the A477 in terms of vehicle movements. Section 6: Summary & Conclusion This section provides a summary of the Transport Statement, and concludes with recommendations for the Kingsmoor Common development site. 4 2 POLICY CONTEXT 2.1 INTRODUCTION 2.1.1 This section of the TS sets out the National, Regional and Local policies and strategies in relation to transport that support the continued development of Gypsy Traveller Sites. 2.2 NATIONAL POLICY PLANNING POLICY WALES 2.2.1 Planning Policy Wales (PPW) Edition 9 (November 2016) sets out the land use planning policies of the Welsh Government (WG), and is supplemented by supporting technical guidance within Technical Advice Notes (TAN). TAN 18: Transport describes how