Derbyshire Dales Local Plan
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Derbyshire Dales Local Plan Final June 2016 60478084 Prepared for: Derbyshire County Council & Derbyshire Dales District Council Transport Evidence Base Revision Record Rev Date Details Prepared By Reviewed By Approved By 00 Dec 15 Draft D Godfrey D Elliott C Posford 01 Jan 16 Draft R Paradise D Godfrey D Elliott 02 Apr 16 Draft (Final Housing R Paradise D Godfrey D Elliott Allocations) 03 May 16 Final Draft (Mitigation) R Paradise D Godfrey D Elliott 04 June 16 Final R Paradise D Godfrey D Elliott AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited Royal Court Basil Close Chesterfield Derbyshire United Kingdom S41 7SL CONTENTS 1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 National Planning Policy Framework ............................................................................................. 1 1.3 Methodology ................................................................................................................................. 1 2 Existing Transport Evidence ................................................................................................................. 3 2.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Derbyshire Dales & High Peak LDF Stage 1 and Stage 2 Reports ................................................ 3 2.3 Ashbourne Traffic Study ............................................................................................................... 4 2.4 Ashbourne Bypass ....................................................................................................................... 4 2.5 Rural Accessibility Study............................................................................................................... 5 2.6 Matlock Traffic and Transportation Study ...................................................................................... 5 2.7 Derbyshire County Council Studies ............................................................................................... 6 2.8 Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 6 3 Baseline Conditions.............................................................................................................................. 7 3.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 7 3.2 Local Highway Network ................................................................................................................ 7 3.3 Travel to Work Patterns ................................................................................................................ 8 3.4 Sustainable Transport ..................................................................................................................11 3.5 Traffic Data ..................................................................................................................................14 3.6 Available Traffic Counts ...............................................................................................................20 3.7 Traffic Growth ..............................................................................................................................22 3.8 Seasonal Variation ......................................................................................................................24 3.9 Road Safety.................................................................................................................................24 3.10 Local Transport Plan Schemes ....................................................................................................25 3.11 Risks ...........................................................................................................................................25 4 Additional Traffic of Proposed Development Sites................................................................................26 4.1 Overview .....................................................................................................................................26 4.2 Assessment Methodology ............................................................................................................26 4.3 Site Locations ..............................................................................................................................26 4.4 Trip Generation............................................................................................................................27 4.5 Trip Distribution – Journey to Work areas.....................................................................................28 4.6 Traffic Flow Forecast Summary Diagrams....................................................................................31 5 Potential Highway Impacts and Mitigation ............................................................................................32 5.1 Overview .....................................................................................................................................32 5.2 Mitigation Strategy .......................................................................................................................32 5.3 Mitigation Thresholds ...................................................................................................................32 5.4 Sustainable Travel Interventions ..................................................................................................33 5.5 Matlock........................................................................................................................................34 5.6 Wirksworth ..................................................................................................................................41 5.7 Ashbourne ...................................................................................................................................43 5.8 Brailsford .....................................................................................................................................47 5.9 Traffic Routeing to Derby .............................................................................................................47 6 Conclusions and Summary ..................................................................................................................49 Appendices Appendix A – Derbyshire Dales Local Plan Advisory Committee – Agenda (29th February 2016) Appendix B – Traffic Flow Summary Diagrams (Survey and Forecast Traffic Flows) Limitations This document has been prepared in accordance with the scope of AECOM’s appointment with its client and is subject to the terms of that appointment. 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AECOM specifically does not guarantee nor warrant any estimate or projections contained in this Report. Unless otherwise stated in this Report, the assessments made assume that the sites and facilities will continue to be used for their current purpose without significant changes. © AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited 2016. 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview Derbyshire Dales District Council (DDDC), the local planning authority, is developing a new Local Plan that will shape the future development of the District (outside of the Peak District National Park) over