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MOUNTAIN ROAD, CAERPHILLY TRAVEL PLAN May 2017 McCarthy & Stone Ltd RETIREMENT LIVING DEVELOPMENT MOUNTAIN ROAD CAERPHILLY TRAVEL PLAN CONTROLLED DOCUMENT PB-Associates Document No: 100.0002/TP/2 Status: Original Copy No: Name Signature Date Prepared by: Shannon Betteridge April 2017 Checked: William Fayers April 2017 PBA Approved: Mark Smith April 2017 Revision Record Rev. Date By Summary of Changes Chkd Aprvd 2 08/05/17 WF Client Comment MS MS McCarthy & Stone Paul Basham Associates Ltd First Floor, Blackbrook Gate Lancaster Court 1 Blackbrook Park Avenue 8 Barnes Wallis Road Taunton Fareham Somerset Hampshire TA1 2PG PO15 5TU RETIREMENT LIVING DEVELOPMENT MOUNTAIN ROAD CAERPHILLY TRAVEL PLAN Contents 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 2 2. TRAVEL PLAN POLICY .................................................................................................................. 5 3. LOCAL ACCESSIBILITY .................................................................................................................. 7 4. DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS ...................................................................................................... 15 5. INDICATIVE BASELINE AND TARGET TRAVEL PATTERNS ............................................................ 18 6. TRAVEL PLAN STRATEGY ........................................................................................................... 20 7. IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING ..................................................................................... 25 8. CONCLUSIONS .......................................................................................................................... 28 Figures Figure 1 – Site Location Figure 2 – Site Context Figure 3 – Local Cycle Routes (www.sustrans.org) Figure 4 – Retirement Living Modal Splits Tables Table 1 – Proximity to Local Amenities Table 2 – CIHT Guidance for 'Providing for Journeys on Foot' Table 3 – Local Bus Services Table 4 – Existing 'Soft' Measures Table 5 – Proposed Accommodation Schedule Table 6 – Caerphilly County Borough Council Parking Standards Table 7 – Key Travel Resources Table 8 – McCarthy & Stone Travel Information (2011 & 2016) Table 9 – TPC’s on-going Tasks Table 10 – Action Plan Table 11 – Travel Targets Appendices Appendix A – Site Layout Appendix B – Example Resident Survey Mountain Road, Caerphilly Page | 1 Paul Basham Associates Ltd Travel Plan Report No 100.0002/TP/2 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 This Travel Plan (TP) has been prepared by Paul Basham Associates (PBA) on behalf of McCarthy & Stone Ltd to support a planning application for a development comprising 43 ‘Retirement Living’ apartments at Mountain Road, Caerphilly. The site location is demonstrated in Figure 1, with the site layout included as Appendix A. Figure 1: Site Location 1.2 PBA have also prepared a Transport Statement to be read alongside this report which further details the development proposals including access, parking and swept path analysis of the site, as requested at the pre-application stage. Purpose of the Travel Plan 1.3 A Travel Plan is a strategy for managing travel demand to a development site by addressing the travel needs of its future users, reducing the impact of car travel by promoting and facilitating the use of sustainable modes of transport, encouraging a reduced need to travel and increasing sustainable travel practices where appropriate. This Travel Plan supports access to a full range of local facilities and activities for future site users, whilst encouraging good design principles and working with the local community. Mountain Road, Caerphilly Page | 2 Paul Basham Associates Ltd Travel Plan Report No 100.0002/TP/2 1.4 A TP is an evolving process initiated by a front-loading exercise through site visits, the completion of a Travel Plan, and meetings and conversations between its authors (Paul Basham Associates), the client (McCarthy & Stone Ltd) and the Local Authority (Caerphilly County Borough Council). The TP will develop over time from feedback received from monitoring exercises, local developments in sustainable transport and other external factors. Travel Plan Principles 1.5 A Travel Plan must be Transparent, Realistic, Achievable, Committed, Enforceable and Sustainable (TRACES). This Travel Plan therefore aims to document sustainable travel measures and practises within the vicinity of the development site, encapsulating these within a wider strategy of measures, along with an implementation and monitoring strategy. Travel Plan Aim 1.6 The aim of the Travel Plan is ‘to support a sustainable development by reducing the impact of the development’s travel demands, through raising awareness of and promoting more sustainable travel practices’. Travel Plan Objectives 1.7 This Travel Plan’s objectives are to: Reduce the need to travel; Promote local pedestrian and cycle routes both on and off-site; Promote public transport and promotion of local taxi services; Ensure safe and easy access for all site users 1.8 Meeting these objectives will help achieve a development that has good sustainable travel practices and a decreased reliance on the private car, thus reducing the impact of car travel. Continual evolution of the Travel Plan is necessary to ensure the Travel Plan meets its targets and objectives. Promoting the Travel Plan process will better residents’ understanding of the Travel Plan Co-ordinator (TPC) work, which in turn should increase resident engagement with the Travel Plan. Mountain Road, Caerphilly Page | 3 Paul Basham Associates Ltd Travel Plan Report No 100.0002/TP/2 Travel Plan Structure and Approach 1.9 The remainder of this Travel Plan is presented through the following structure: Chapter 2 – Travel Plan Policy Chapter 3 – Local Accessibility Chapter 4 – Development Proposals Chapter 5– Indicative Baseline and Target Travel Patterns Chapter 6 – Travel Plan Strategy Chapter 7 – Implementation and Monitoring Chapter 8 –Conclusions Mountain Road, Caerphilly Page | 4 Paul Basham Associates Ltd Travel Plan Report No 100.0002/TP/2 2. TRAVEL PLAN POLICY Policy 2.1 The aim and objectives of the TP adhere to policies at a national, regional and local level and relate to; Wales Transport Strategy; South East Wales Valleys Local Transport Plan; Caerphilly County Borough Council Local Development Plan National Policy 2.2 The Wales Transport Strategy (WTS) acts as the central guidance for Wales. It is identified as a key transport policy document for creating an integrated transport system for Wales as a whole. The WTS identified five over-arching aims as listed below: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts Integrate local transport Improve access between key settlements and sites Enhance international connectivity Increase safety and security 2.3 The following paragraphs from the WTS are also relevant to this Travel Plan: The goal of One Wales: Connecting the nation is to promote sustainable transport networks that safeguard the environment while strengthening our county’s economic and social life. Our transport strategy identified a series of high-level outcomes and sets out the steps to their delivery. Achieve a more effective and efficient transport system: Improved effectiveness and efficiency will mean a reliable transport system – one that helps provide the best service, equal access and best value for money for people and businesses. Achieve greater use of the more sustainable and healthy forms of travel: Promoting greater use of the more sustainable and healthy modes of travel, which include making them a more attractive option, will help reduce environmental impacts, improve health and wellbeing, and enhance opportunities for all. Minimising demands on the transport system: New developments should, wherever possible, be located at sites already well served by walking, cycling and public transport links, or where such services are provided up front as part of the development. Mountain Road, Caerphilly Page | 5 Paul Basham Associates Ltd Travel Plan Report No 100.0002/TP/2 Regional and Local Policy and Initiatives South East Wales Valleys Local Transport Plan (LTP) (2015) 2.4 The five South East Wales Valleys local authorities (Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Torfaen) have combined to prepare the Local Transport Plan. The LTP outlines some of the transport concerns and challenges that the valleys face with increasing pressure to develop vacant land. 2.5 This LTP has a number of core activities and interventions identified to ensure the delivery of the LTP is successful, as listed below: Develop innovative walking, cycling and Smarter Choices programmes Continuing investment in the regional rail system Improve the quality of bus services across the region Develop better public transport integration Make better use of the regional road system Caerphilly County Borough Local Development Plan (LDP) (2010) 2.6 The LDP provides a ‘statutory framework’ for development and use of land within the Borough, with a focus on ensuring the land is efficiently utilised whilst also stimulating the local economy and safeguarding for the benefit of present and future generations. The aims of the LDP in relation to transport are: To ensure that new development minimises emissions of greenhouse gases as far as is practically possible in order to mitigate the effects of climate change; To provide a modern, integrated and sustainable