South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service Proposed Replacement Fire Station Broadway, Barnsley Transport Statement September
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traffic engineering and transport planning South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service Proposed Replacement Fire Station Broadway, Barnsley Transport Statement September 2019 Armstrong House, The Flemingate Centre, Beverley, HU17 0NW 01482 679 911 info@local -transport -projects.co.uk www.local -transport -projects.co.uk Registered No. 5295328 South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service Proposed Replacement Fire Station Broadway, Barnsley Transport Statement September 2019 Client Commission Client: South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service Date Commissioned: August 2019 LTP Quality Control Job No: LTP/ 19/3830 File Ref: Barnsley Fire Station TS (Final Issue 1) Issue Revision Description Author Checked Date 1 - Final for planning submission JH SW 09 /09 /2019 Authorised for Issue: AM LTP PROJECT TEAM As part of our commitment to quality the following team of transport professionals was assembled specifically for the delivery of this project. Relevant qualifications are shown and CVs are available upon request to demonstrate our experience and credentials. Team Member LTP Designation Qualifications Andy Mayo Director (Project Manager) BA(Hons) MSc CMILT FIHE FCIHT Steven Windass Head of Transport Planning BSc(Hons) MSc(Eng) CEng F IHE MCIHT Jack Hearnshaw Senior Transport Planner BA(Hons) MIHE The contents of this document must not be copied or reproduced, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Local Transport Projects Ltd. Document C ontrol www.local -transport -projects.co.uk Proposed Replacement Fire Station Broadway, Barnsley Transport Statement PROPOSED REPLACEMENT FIRE STATION BROADWAY, BARNSLEY TRANSPORT STATEMENT CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ ................. 3 1.1 Background ................................................................................................................................ ................. 3 1.2 Scope ................................................................................................................................ .......................... 3 2. SITE BACKGROUND ................................................................................................ ............ 5 2.1 Site Location & Existing Use ................................................................................................ ........................ 5 2.2 Development Proposals & Access Arrangements ................................................................ ....................... 6 2.3 Planning History ................................................................................................................................ .......... 7 3. SITE ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................ .............. 8 3.1 Local Highway Network ................................................................................................ .............................. 8 3.2 Pedestrian Provision ................................................................................................................................ ... 9 3.3 Cycling Provision ....................................................................................................................................... 12 3.4 Public Transport Provision ........................................................................................................................ 14 4. ROAD CASUALTY APPRAISAL ........................................................................................... 16 4.1 Collision Record ........................................................................................................................................ 16 4.2 Collision Conditions .................................................................................................................................. 16 4.3 Collision Times .......................................................................................................................................... 17 4.4 Collision Locations .................................................................................................................................... 17 4.5 Casualties .................................................................................................................................................. 18 4.6 2018 Update ............................................................................................................................................. 18 4.7 Road Safety Impact ................................................................................................................................... 18 5. TRIP GENERATION & TRAFFIC IMPACT ............................................................................ 19 5.1 Existing & Proposed Trip Generation ........................................................................................................ 19 5.2 Impact on the Highway Network .............................................................................................................. 21 6. CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................................. 22 7. REFERENCES .................................................................................................................... 24 APPENDICES Appendix 1 – Proposed Site Layout Plan Appendix 2 – Collision Plot traffic engineering and transport planning Page 1 of 24 Proposed Replacement Fire Station Broa dway, Barnsley Transport Statement TABLES Table 1: Local Bus Services .......................................................................................................... 14 Table 2: Local Rail Services .......................................................................................................... 15 Table 3: Collision History ............................................................................................................. 16 Table 4: Collision Conditions ....................................................................................................... 16 Table 5: Collisions by Time of Year .............................................................................................. 17 Table 6: Collisions by Day & Time ............................................................................................... 17 Table 7: Casualty Road User Groups ........................................................................................... 18 Table 8: Projected Staff Modal Split ............................................................................................ 20 FIGURES Figure 1: Site Location ................................................................................................ ................... 5 Figure 2: Local Public Rights of Way............................................................................................ 11 Figure 3: 15-Minute Cycle Isochrone .......................................................................................... 12 Figure 4: E33010760 Workplace Zone ........................................................................................ 19 PHOTOS Photo 1: Site Access Junction with Broadway ................................................................ ............... 8 Photo 2: Broadway/Assembly Drive/Keresforth Close Signalised Junction ................................ .. 9 Photo 3: Footway on Broadway .................................................................................................. 10 Photo 4: Shared-Use Foot/Cycleway on Broadway .................................................................... 10 Photo 5: Toucan Crossing on Broadway ...................................................................................... 11 Photo 6: Mandatory Cycle Lane on Broadway ............................................................................ 13 Photo 7: Toucan Crossing at Assembly Drive .............................................................................. 13 Photo 8: South-Eastbound Bus Stop on Broadway ..................................................................... 14 Page 2 of 24 www.local -transport -projects.co.uk Proposed Replacement Fire Station Broadway, Barnsley Transport Statement 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background 1.1.1 Local Transport Projects Ltd (LTP) has been commissioned by South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service (SYFRS) to produce a Transport Statement (TS) in support of a planning application for a replacement fire station at the site of Barnsley Fire Station, located on Broadway in Barnsley. This TS provides an appraisal of the expected transport impacts of the proposals. 1.1.2 The local planning and highway authority for the site is Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (BMBC). 1.1.3 A Travel Plan (LTP, 2019) that provides a strategy for encouraging sustainable travel at the proposed development site has been produced in conjunction with this TS as a separate document. 1.2 Scope 1.2.1 This report is written in accordance with the Government’s ‘National Planning Policy Framework’ (MHCLG, 2019) and ‘Planning Practice Guidance’ (DCLG, 2014), as summarised below: Introduction & Description of Proposals: o Description of the development site, including location and any existing access arrangements; o Summary of relevant planning and allocation history for the site; o Description of the proposed development including site layout, pedestrian/cycle facilities and proposed access arrangements. Site Assessment: o