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Appendix A: Selected Options Assessment Template Page 2 Table of Contents 1 Transport Assessment .............................................................................................................................................................................. 1 2 Deliverability Assessment......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 3 Environmental Assessment .................................................................................................................................................................... 10 4 Socio-Economic Assesment ................................................................................................................................................................... 14 5 Planning Principles ................................................................................................................................................................................. 20 List of Tables 1.1 Transport Assessment ........................................................................................................................................................................... 1 2.1 Deliverability Assessment...................................................................................................................................................................... 5 3.1 Environmental Assessment ................................................................................................................................................................. 10 4.1 Socio-Economic Assessment .............................................................................................................................................................. 14 5.1 Assessment against selected NPPF Principles ................................................................................................................................... 20 Selected Options Assessment Template 1 Transport Assessment Table 1.1 Transport Option 2: Core Strategy Option 4 (variant): Option 5: Option 6: Lutterworth East Assessment Scraptoft North Kibworth North East Selected No critical issues No critical issues No critical issues identified. No critical issues identified. Options identified. identified. Link capacity issues on A6. Localised issues to A4304 to Transport Link capacity issues at Localised impact on A47/ north and south of Whittle island and proposed Assessment Market Harborough Station Road and Kibworth, and south of SDA island either side of M1 (Jacobs) Rockingham Road and Stoughton T-junction only, Oadby, and Rockingham J20. Significant increase in Melton Road islands with minor impact on rest Road and Melton Road delay at junctions. Impact on (>90%). Negligible of District. Minor link islands in Market rural routes from SDA to impact on Market capacity issues in Harborough. Leicester (Gilmorton Rd etc). Harborough Town Kibworth, Market Reduction in congestion Minor issues in Fleckney and Centre. Minor issues at Harborough town centre within Kibworth on A6 as Market Harborough. No Fleckney, Kibworth and and Lutterworth. traffic moved to bypass. significant issues for M1 J20, Lutterworth. Impacts Increased impact on Highest level of journey but this is due to major delays upon Northamptonshire Leicester City, increasing travel times across the at new proposed junctions network. junction delay. Highest District due to Kibworth either side. These junctions average speeds and location and distance to are to be re-modelled to lowest travel times across employment opportunities. address the issue. District. More opportunity for modal shift to sustainable transport. Ranking 1.5 = 1.5 = 3 4 South East Not included in the Impact on eastern side of Impact on edge of PUA Little association with Leicester Assessment, however Leicester City, within and through the centre of Leicester PUA, and low 1. Transport Assessment Page 1 Selected Options Assessment Template Transport Option 2: Core Strategy Option 4 (variant): Option 5: Option 6: Lutterworth East Assessment Scraptoft North Kibworth North East Transport there is specific outside of City border Leicester along A6 corridor, impact of development on Assessment assessment of impact through access to City but higher proportion of Oadby and Wigston or (Edwards and from Fleckney and A47. Largely traffic heading south, away Leicester PUA. Edwards) development. This independent impact in from Leicester to Market Impact on rural routes from impacts upon local relation to other Harborough and SDA into Leicester (Gilmorton junctions, specifically on developments. Impact on Northamptonshire. Conflict Rd etc) Newton Lane/A6 rural roads around the with potential land releases junction, however development, and poor in Oadby and Wigston distribution is dispersed, connectivity to west of minimised because with marginal wider Leicester and wider road direction of traffic flow the impact. Limited access to network, including ring same. Impact on rural employment and whilst road impact. Some conflict roads, specifically for having access to public with potential land release western direction transport, this is in in North Oadby. movements to Oadby/ excess of 30mins to Offers wider access to Wigston/ Blaby/ employment employment through Countesthorpe. Limited opportunities. sustainable transport. access to employment and some access to public transport, but walking longer distances to access public transport opportunities. Longer term potential for a railway station to increase public transport access to Leicester and Market Harborough post HS2. 1. Transport Assessment Page 2 Selected Options Assessment Template Transport Option 2: Core Strategy Option 4 (variant): Option 5: Option 6: Lutterworth East Assessment Scraptoft North Kibworth North East Ranking 2 4 3 1 Option Market Harborough Developer Assessment Developer Assessment Developer Assessment specific Transport Assessment (RPS, August 2016): (Jubb, March 2015): (Aecom, Feb 2016): assessments (July 2016): No severe impact on the Suitable capacity to Proposal for Whittle island to (Market 24% increase in network road network that cannot accommodate become a signalised Harborough demand forecast to be mitigated. Potential for development. crossroads, M1 J20 also to be Transport 2031, with increase in modal shift to sustainable Proposed bypass to be a signalised and entrance lanes Study/ external journeys to and transport. Some link 40mph single carriageway increased to 3, provision of developers from the town, and capacity issues at bypass, with existing A6 signalised crossroads to serve LLITM decrease in internal junctions at peak times. downgraded and 30mph the SDA on A4034, mini modelling etc.) journeys. NW MH SDA Proposed improvements throughout. roundabout for Gilmorton link road will provide to on street parking, Improvement to air and Road access (but possible town centre mitigation, widening carriageways, noise quality within sustainable travel only link) distributing traffic away traffic calming/re-routing Kibworth with reduction in and signalise the Bill Crane from centre. within Scraptoft and traffic (up to 60% Way/Leicester Road junction. Outlines key junctions for improving existing island. proposed), and improve link New access required on existing and future between Kibworth Harcourt Leicester Road to serve SDA. congestion, these to be and Beauchamp. Removal of some HGV prioritised for future movement away from town mitigation. centre. Local Because of the Will assist in improving Provides a by-pass/ relief Provides a by-pass/ relief road transport difficulties of securing traffic circulation in road for Kibworth, enabling for Lutterworth although its benefits sufficient funding from Scraptoft village and in downgrading of the existing effectiveness is questioned by dispersed development, providing parking facilities A6 and improved the traffic evidence so far, improvements to on on roads in Leicester pedestrian and cycle links especially at peak hours. transport infrastructure leading to/ from the site. within the village, although Further work being 1. Transport Assessment Page 3 Selected Options Assessment Template Transport Option 2: Core Strategy Option 4 (variant): Option 5: Option 6: Lutterworth East Assessment Scraptoft North Kibworth North East will be confined to site- only limited provision is undertaken may change this. specific matters, unless made for such wider CIL is introduced. sustainable transport improvements. Rating 4 3 1.5 = 1.5 = Average 2.50 2.83 2.50 2.17 Ranking 1. Transport Assessment Page 4 Selected Options Assessment Template 2 Deliverability Assessment Table 2.1 Deliverability Option 2: Core Strategy Option 4 (variant): Option 5: Kibworth Option 6: Lutterworth Assessment Scraptoft North North East East Housing Land Shortfall of 203 dwellings Shortfall of 91 dwellings in Small shortfall of 44 Small shortfalls (totalling availability: in Lutterworth (unless Lutterworth (unless a site in dwellings in Lutterworth 128 dwellings) in: Church & SHLAA sites sites in the Area of the Area of Separation is (unless part of a site in East Langton, Dunton compared to Separation are allocated - allocated). Small shortfalls the Area of Separation is Bassett, South Kilworth, settlement see below) Small (totalling 107 dwellings) in: allocated). Small shortfalls Tugby. requirement shortfalls (totalling