Proposed New Criccieth Primary School Transport Statement Site Located on the A497, West of Criccieth, Gwynedd 20th April 2021 ReportTemplate_NMWTRA1 v1.0 [CPF7418] New Primary School - Criccieth – Transport Statement Document Control Sheet Document Title: New Primary School – Criccieth, Gwynedd Document Author: Alwyn Parry / Derec Morgan CPF7418 – New Primary School – Criccieth, Gwynedd – Project Ref / Title: Transport Statement Project Manager: Derec Morgan Revision History Date Version No. Summary of Changes 03/08/2020 0.01 Draft version 19/11/2020 0.02 Revision following feedback from client 26/01/2021 draft Inclusion of Traffic data 5/03/2021 Final draft 27/04/2021 Final Revisions following review meeting Reviews Name Title Date Version Cefin Edwards Senior Engineer 27/04/2021 Final Approvals Name Title Date Version Owen Rhys Jones Unit Manager 27/04/2021 Final Distribution Name Title Date Version Richard Farmer Project Sponsor 28/04/2021 Final © 2020-21 Gwynedd Council / YGC. 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Page 2 of 30 [CPF7418] New Primary School - Criccieth – Transport Statement Contents 1.0 Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 4 2.0 Background........................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 Proposed Site Location ..................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Existing School .................................................................................................................. 6 2.2 Local Highway Network .................................................................................................... 6 2.3 Traffic Volumes and Speed Data ...................................................................................... 6 3.0 Proposed Development ........................................................................................................ 9 3.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 9 3.2 Proposed Access Arrangements to the Site ................................................................... 10 3.3 Car and Cycle Parking ..................................................................................................... 11 3.4 Servicing of the Site ........................................................................................................ 11 3.5 Swept Path Analysis ........................................................................................................ 12 4.0 Planning Policy Review ....................................................................................................... 13 4.1 Introduction.................................................................................................................... 13 4.2 Planning Policy Wales Edition 11 – February 2021......................................................... 13 4.3 Local Policy – North Wales Local Transport Plan (LTP) 2015 .......................................... 14 4.4 Joint Local Development Plan Policies............................................................................ 14 5.0 Sustainable Transport Review ............................................................................................ 17 5.1 Introduction.................................................................................................................... 17 5.2 Site Sustainability and Accessibility ................................................................................ 17 5.3 Walking ........................................................................................................................... 18 5.4 Cycling Accessibility ........................................................................................................ 18 5.5 Public Transport ............................................................................................................. 19 6.0 Traffic Generation .............................................................................................................. 21 6.1 Overview ........................................................................................................................ 21 7.0 Summary and Conclusions ................................................................................................. 22 Appendices ............................................................................................................................... 24 Appendix 1: Proposed Site Layout of Development ............................................................. 25 Appendix 2: Swept Path Analysis ......................................................................................... 28 Appendix 3: Highways Proposals Planning Drawings ........................................................... 29 Page 3 of 30 [CPF7418] New Primary School - Criccieth – Transport Statement 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Ymgynghoriaeth Gwynedd Consultancy (YGC) have been commissioned by Adran Tai ac Eiddo, Cyngor Gwynedd to provide a Transport Statement to support a planning application for a proposed new primary school development on land adjacent to the A497, to the west of the town of Criccieth. 1.2 The development compromises the construction of a new primary school including outdoor playing fields, access road, car parking accommodation and highway improvement works along the A497. The site is currently open fields used as grazing land for farm animals. The school is expected to accommodate approximately 140 pupils, with additional nursery school attendees. 1.3 This Transport Statement has been prepared to promote the existing local transport measures available to travel to the site and encourage sustainable methods of travel. 1.4 The structure of the Transport Statement is as follows: • Chapter 1 – Introduction • Chapter 2 – Provides site location details, existing uses, surrounding area information. • Chapter 3 – Describes the development proposals, including proposed access improvements, car park arrangements and site servicing measures. • Chapter 4 – Provides a review of relevant national, regional and local planning and transport policies. • Chapter 5 – Considers the location of the site with regard to the existing local sustainable transport infrastructure. • Chapter 6 – Estimates the number of multimodal trips generated by the development and their distribution. • Chapter 7 – A summary and conclusion to this Transport Statement resulting from the information in the previous chapters. Page 4 of 30 [CPF7418] New Primary School - Criccieth – Transport Statement 2.0 Background 2.1 Proposed Site Location 2.1.1 The site is located on the western outskirts of the coastal town of Criccieth and will be accessed directly from the A497 County Road on the left hand side after the turning to Lon Fel. The A497 runs through the centre of Criccieth connecting Porthmadog in the east to Pwllheli in the west. The frontage of the school and the main vehicle access opens up on to the A497, with an additional access for non-motorised users located further west from the vehicle access. An illustrative site layout plan of the proposed school is shown in Figure 2.1 below, and in Appendix 1. Figure 2.1 – Illustrative Site Location Plan 2.1.2 The site is currently a green field site used for livestock / farming. The site itself is surrounded by similar open fields with the Cambrian Coast Railway line running along its southern boundary. 2.1.3 Beyond the site boundary, local amenities including shops, restaurants, a petrol filling station, bus stops and so forth can be found in Criccieth itself, all within a 550 metre distance from the site of the proposed school. Page 5 of 30 [CPF7418] New Primary School - Criccieth – Transport Statement 2.2 Existing School 2.2.1 The existing school is located within Criccieth itself and can be accessed off Henbont Road. Its condition has slowly deteriorated over the last few years, resulting in significant costs to correct the defects that have been identified. It has, therefore, been decided to utilise monies to construct a new primary school rather than upgrading the current school up to bring it to standard. 2.2 Local Highway Network 2.2.1 The A497 is a single carriageway road which leads through Criccieth, connecting Porthmadog in the east to Pwllheli in the west. The A497 measures approximately 10.0 metres in width along its length fronting the site and also benefits from street lighting up to the 30mph terminal signs. 2.2.2 There is a 30mph speed limit in force along the A497 through Criccieth. The 30mph speed limit terminates adjacent to the proposed school boundary and the national speed applies for the remainder of the site frontage as well as the A497 west towards Llanystumdwy. All the other prominent roads surrounding the site are subject to a 30mph speed limit. There is a footway on one side of the road along the frontage of the site. Beyond the junction for Lon Fel, there are footways on both sides