Stoke Bardolph, Anaerobic Digestion Plant Transport Statement
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Wardell Armstrong (Severn Trent) Stoke Bardolph, Anaerobic Digestion Plant January 2016 Transport Statement odetransport.co.uk m Stoke Bardolph, AnaeroBic Digestion Plant Transport Statement Project No: J322526 Cornwall Buildings 45 Newhall Street Birmingham B3 3QR ( 0121 213 4880 * [email protected] modetransport.co.uk Prepared by: Approved By: ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ Adrian Forte Ben Fairgrieve Status: Draft Issue no: 1 Date: 28 January 2016 160112 j322526 ts001_draft.docx (C) Copyright mode transport limited. All rights reserved. This report has been prepared for the exclusive use of the commissioning party and unless otherwise agreed in writing mode transport limited, no other party may copy, reproduce, distribute, make use of, or rely on the contents of the report. 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It should be noted and is expressly stated that no independent verification of any of the documents or information supplied to mode transport limited has been made Stoke Bardolph, Anaerobic Digestion Plant Transport Statement Contents 1 Introduction 2 1.1 Background 2 1.2 Purpose of Report 2 1.3 Report Format 2 2 Existing Situation 3 2.1 Introduction 3 2.2 Site Location 3 2.3 Site Access 4 2.4 Local Highway Network 4 2.5 Traffic Flows 5 2.6 SustainaBle Travel 5 2.7 Highway Safety 6 3 Development Proposals 10 3.1 Proposed Development 10 3.2 Vehicular Access 10 3.3 Swept Path Analysis 10 3.4 Hours of Operation/Staff 10 4 Traffic Generation and Distribution 12 4.1 Introduction 12 4.2 Traffic Generation 12 4.3 DistriBution on Local Highway Network 13 5 Summary & Recommendation 14 Appendix A – A612, DfT Traffic Flows (AADF) Appendix B – Personal Injury Collision (PIC) Data Appendix C – Site Layout Plan Appendix D – Swept Path Analysis Appendix E – Traffic Generation Spreadsheet 1 Introduction 1.1 Background 1.1.1 Mode Transport Planning (mode) has been commissioned by Wardell Armstrong (on behalf of Severn Trent Water) to prepare a Transport Statement (TS) to accompany a detailed planning application for the expansion of an existing Severn Trent AnaeroBic Digestion Plant in Stoke Bardolph, Nottinghamshire. 1.1.2 The existing plant on the site is proposed to Be expanded which will result in the the importation of approximately 35,000 additional tonnes per annum of agricultural feed material comprising of maize silage, rye and energy Beet. 1.2 Purpose of Report 1.2.1 The aim of this report and the TS process in general, is to identify the transport characteristics of the development site and surrounding area and to examine the likely transport implication of the proposed development. 1.2.2 This TS has been written in accordance with National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and Policy Planning Guidance (PPG). 1.3 Report Format 1.3.1 Following this chapter, the report is structured as follows: • Chapter 2: Existing Situation – outlines the existing transportation conditions of the site. • Chapter 3: Development Proposals – details the quantum of development and outlines the envisaged operation of the site. • Chapter 4: Traffic Generation & DistriBution – considers the traffic generation and distribution of the development traffic proposals. • Chapter 5: Summary & Conclusion. 2 2 Existing Situation 2.1 Introduction 2.1.1 This chapter considers the existing context of the site in relation to land use, access, local highway network and accessibility by sustainable modes of transport. This chapter has been based upon a desktop study/appraisal. 2.2 Site Location 2.2.1 The site is located to the north of Stoke Road in Stoke Bardolph on the eastern fringe of Nottingham. Figure 2.1 shows the location of the site in relation to the surrounding area. Figure 2.1: Site Location plan 2.2.2 The site is currently occupied By Severn Trent Water AnaeroBic Digestion plant which is bounded by the sewage works to the west and agricultural farmland to the east, north and south. Local Area 2.2.3 The site is located within a rural setting, within close proximity to the villages of Stoke Bardolph to the east and Burton Joyce to the north. Larger settlements of Gedling, Carlton and Netherfield are situated approximately 2.4km to the west and southwest. 3 2.2.4 Stoke Bardolph is a small rural residential settlement which contains a church (St. Luke Church), a pub/restaurant (Ferry Boat Inn) and Gedling Town FootBall CluB. 2.2.5 Burton Joyce is a large village and contains further amenities such as a railway station, primary school (Burton Joyce PS), post office, library, village hall and food-store. 2.3 Site Access 2.3.1 The site is accessed off Stoke Lane via two separate T-junctions; One junction for entry and one for exit through security gates; vehicles entering the site must use the western access located approximately 330m from the A612 signalised crossroad and exiting vehicles utilise the egress 180m east of the entrance. 2.4 Local Highway Network Stoke Lane 2.4.1 Stoke Lane runs in an east-west alignment, providing access from the A612 to Stoke Bardolph; it continues north along the Trent River and Becomes Station Road and links into Burton Joyce. 2.4.2 The road is approximately 6m wide in the vicinity of the site Boundary, however this width varies slightly along its entire length, especially north of Stoke Bardolph Village where it becomes a narrower country lane without centre-line markings. 2.4.3 Stoke Lane is suBject to the National Speed Limit (60mph) along the site’s southern boundary, this reduces to a 30mph limit to the east on the approach to Stoke Bardolph Village. 2.4.4 Stoke Lane joins with the A612 Colwick Loop Road in the form of a signalised crossroads circa 330m west of the site access. A612 Colwick Loop Road 2.4.5 The A612 Colwick Loop Road is a two-lane single carriageway road and is approximately 9m wide along the western edge of the site. It operates in a north-south alignment and provides connections with Burton Joyce, Bulcote and Lowdham to the north and Netherfield, Colwick and Nottingham City Centre to the south. 2.4.6 Colwick Loop Road is suBject to a 40mph speed limit in the vicinity of the site and reduces to a 30mph limit on the approach to Burton Joyce to the north and Colwick to the south. 4 2.5 Traffic Flows 2.5.1 In order to establish the levels of traffic along the A612, the Department for Transport’s (DfT’s) traffic flow data from the A612 at Linden Grove, Carlton (Count Point ID: 47376) was sourced1. The traffic recorded at this location is summarised in Table 2.1 and is contained in full in Appendix A. Table 2.1: A612 Traffic Flows Year HGV 2-Way Flow (AADF) All Vehicles 2-Way Flow (AADF) 2013 631 14,103 2014 629 14,521 2.6 Sustainable Travel Bus Services 2.6.1 The nearest Bus stops to the site are located on Emerys Road within an approximate 10- minute walk (600m). The stops on Emerys Road are flagpole design and incorporate timetaBle information. Further Bus stops are situated on Burton Road within 1km of the site. The local Bus routes that serve these stops are summarised in Table 2.2. Table 2.2: Local Bus Services Peak Hour Days of Service No. Route Freq. Operation Lowdham – Burton Joyce – 26/26C 1 Mon-Fri Nottingham - Southwell Netherfiled – Gedling – Burton L75 1 Mon-Fri Joyce Nottingham – Burton Joyce – 100/N100 4 Mon-Sun Lowdham - Southwell 1 http://www.dft.gov.uk/traffic-counts/cp.php?la=Nottinghamshire 5 Rail 2.6.2 The nearest railway station to the site is Carlton which is located approximately 1.9km to the southwest. Carlton Station is on the Nottingham to Lincoln and is operated by East Midlands Trains. 2.6.3 Generally, there is an hourly service (Mon-Sat) westBound to Leicester via Nottingham and eastbound to Lincoln Central with a limited Sunday service. Pedestrian/Cycle Facilities 2.6.4 There are no footways within the immediate vicinity of the site along Stoke Lane. The nearest footways to the site are located along the western side of Colwick Loop Road and the southern side of Stoke Lane to the west of the A612. 2.6.5 Toucan crossings are present at the A612/Stoke Lane signalised crossroads across the southern arm of the A612 and the western arm of Stoke Lane. 2.6.6 There are no dedicated cycle lanes within the vicinity of the site, however a signed shared cycle/footway runs along the western side of Colwick Loop Road. The Nottingham Cycle Map2 also identifies Stoke Lane as a ‘Recommended Road for Cycling’. 2.7 Highway Safety 2.7.1 Personal Injury Collision (PIC) data has Been oBtained from NCC on the local network surrounding the site for the most recent five-year period between 2010 and 2015. The full accident records (including Balloon plot) are provided in Appendix B and are summarised by link/junction in Table 2.3 and the following paragraphs. Table 2.3: Summary of PICs Junction (J) / Link (L) Accident Severity Sensitive Users Slight Serious Fatal Peds Cyclist (L) Stoke Lane: adjacent the site 2 0 0 0 0 (J) A612/Stoke Ln 1 1 1 1 0 (L) A612:Stoke Ln – Nottingham 9 1 0 0 2 Rd (J) A612/Stoke Ln/Nottingham 2 1 0 0 0 2 http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/cycling 6 Junction (J) / Link (L) Accident Severity Sensitive Users Slight Serious Fatal Peds Cyclist Rd (L) A612:Nottingham Rd - 4 1 0 0 0 Chestnut Gr (J) A612/Chestnut Grove 3 1 0 1 0 (L) A612:Chestnut Gr – 2 1 0 0 1 ShaftsBury Ave (J) A612/Shaftsbury Avenue 3 1 0 0 0 (J) A612/Old Main Road 2 0 0 0 2 (L) A612:Old Main Rd – 6 3 0 0 1 Lowdham R’bout (J) A612/Epperstone By-Pass 8 2 0 0 6 R’Bout TOTAL 42 12 1 2 12 Stoke Lane 2.7.2 A total of two accidents have occurred along Stoke Lane at the southern Boundary of the site; Both accidents were recorded as Being ‘slight’ in severity and involved only one vehicle.