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Transport Statement Former Fole Dairy Site, Fole, Uttoxeter Co-operative Group 1 February 2013 QM Issue/revision Issue 1 Revision 1 Revision 2 Revision 3 Remarks Final Date 11 February 2013 Prepared by Benjamin Haddock Signature Checked by Ian Hughes Signature Authorised by Ian Hughes Signature Project number 11191069 File reference 130201 Transport Statement FINAL.docx WSP UK Limited The Victoria 150-182 The Quays Salford Manchester M50 3SP Tel: +44 (0)161 886 2400 Fax: +44 (0)161 886 2401 http://www.wspgroup.com WSP UK Limited | Registered Address WSP House, 70 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1AF, UK | Reg No. 01383511 England | WSP Group plc | Offices worldwide Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 1 Introduction 2 2 Site Location and Existing Conditions 3 3 Proposed Development 7 4 Sustainable Transport Appraisal 10 5 Trip Generation 14 6 Road Safety 17 7 Summary and Conclusions 18 Appendix A Correspondence Appendix B Proposed Site Layout and Access Arrangements Appendix C Speed Survey Data Appendix D Trip Generation Figures Figure 2.1 Site Location Plan Figure 2.1 Existing Access and Car Parking Areas Figure 4.1 Areas within Acceptable Walk Distance of the Site Figure 4.2 Areas within cycling distance of the Development Figure 4.3 Public transport stops in the vicinity of the site Figure 6.1 Personal Injury Accident Location Plan Tables Table 2.1 Traffic Speeds A522 Uttoxeter Road Table 3.1 Maximum Parking Standards Table 4.1 Bus Service Summary Table 5.1 Estimated Mode Split of Dairy Table 5.2 Trip Generation Existing Use of Site Table 5.3 Proposed Residential Use Trip Rates and Generation Table 5.4 Proposed Employment Use Trip Rates and Generation Table 5.5 Net Trip Generation Photograph Photo 2.1 Site Access from A522 Uttoxeter Road Photo 2.2 Site Access from Lane to East of Site Photo 2.3 Bus Stop for Eastbound Travel Photo 2.4 Bus Stop for Westbound Travel Photo 3.1 Potential Example of Surface Treatment Photo 3.1 Potential Example of Surface Treatment Executive Summary WSP has been commissioned by the Co-operative Group to provide specialist transport planning and engineering advice in support of the proposed redevelopment of the former Fole Dairy Site, located to the south of the A522 Uttoxeter Road, Fole. The proposal is for a primarily residential development comprising 67 dwellings (60 new dwellings plus 7 apartments within a conversion of the existing mill building, and 300 sqm of employment space. The development will embrace the design principles set out in the Manual for Streets (MfS) by prioritising pedestrian and cycle movements and, through the use of shared surface arrangements, create a sense of place. Primary vehicular access to the site will be provided from the A522 Uttoxeter Road, along with two secondary accesses from the Lane to the east of the site. It is also anticipated that a number of residential dwellings will take direct frontage access from the Lane. The site accesses have been found to be acceptable in terms of visibility and can also accommodate the movements of a standard refuse vehicle. The proposed development benefits from two bus services that runs adjacent to the site and has bus stops that are well within recommended walking distances. The bus services provide access to Hanley and Uttoxeter Bus stations, where residents can interchange and access a wider range of bus services to numerous destinations. The proposed development will upgrade the bus stop on the southern side of the A522 Uttoxeter Road, adjacent to the site, to provide raised kerbs to assist access for the mobility impaired. Walking routes in the vicinity of the site are relatively limited due to the rural nature of the site. However, a footway is provided on the northern side of the A522 Uttoxeter Road which provides a continuous link to the bus stop to the east of the site and the village of Checkley to the west of the site. The proposed development will upgrade the footway on the southern side of the A522 Uttoxeter Road along the site’s frontage. This will improve pedestrian linkages to the bus stop on the southern side of the A522 Uttoxeter Road and also provide a larger waiting area for pedestrians at the bus stop. The traffic generated by the existing and proposed uses of the site has been estimated which demonstrates that the proposed development will result in a significant reduction in trips, particularly HGV movements, when compared to that which could be generated by the former Dairy use of the site. The personal injury accident data for the most recently available five year period has been reviewed and does not represent a material concern in the context of the proposed development. Having regard to the findings presented in this report, it is considered that there are no overriding reasons preventing the Highway Authority from recognising that the proposals are acceptable in transport terms. Transport Statement - Former Fole Dairy Site 1 1 Introduction 1.1 OVERVIEW 1.1.1 WSP has been commissioned by the Co-operative Group to provide specialist transport planning and engineering advice in support of the proposed redevelopment of the former Fole Dairy Site, located to the south of the A522 Uttoxeter Road, Fole. 1.1.2 The proposal is for a primarily residential development comprising 67 dwellings (60 new dwellings plus 7 apartments within a conversion of the existing mill building, and 300 sqm of employment space. 1.1.3 Further details of the development proposals are provided in Chapter 3 of this report. 1.1.4 This Transport Statement (TS) has been prepared in accordance with the Department for Transports (DfT’s) March 2007 “Guidance on Transport Assessment” document, with the specific scope agreed with Staffordshire County Council (SCC), as local Highway Authority. Relevant correspondence relating to the scope of this report is presented in Appendix A. 1.2 STRUCTURE OF REPORT 1.2.1 The structure of the report is set out as follows:- Chapter 2 – describes in detail the site location, surrounding area and existing use of the site; Chapter 3 – defines the development proposals including the proposed access, servicing arrangements and car parking; Chapter 4 – considers the location of the site with regard to the existing local sustainable transport infrastructure; Chapter 5 – presents the detail associated with traffic generation / attraction derivation for the existing and proposed uses of the site along with the resultant net traffic flows; Chapter 6 – reviews road safety matters with regard to accident history data for the most recently available five year period; and Chapter 7 – provides a conclusion to this TS derived from the analysis presented in the above chapters. 1.2.2 This TS has been prepared solely in connection with the proposed development as stated above. As such, no responsibility is accepted to any third party for all or any part of this report, or in connection with any other development. Transport Statement - Former Fole Dairy Site 2 2 Site Location and Existing Conditions 2.1 SITE LOCATION AND EXISTING USE OF SITE 2.1.1 The site is located within the village of Fole, Uttoxeter and occupies a parcel of land located to the south of the A522 Uttoxeter Road, as shown on Figure 2.1 below:- Figure 2.1 – Site Location Plan 2.1.2 The development site accommodates the former Fole Dairy and has an area of approximately 2 hectares. At its peak, the dairy employed in the region of 235 staff, 210 of these working a typical day shift and 25 working the night shift. In addition, approximately 30 heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) were continually making deliveries to and from the site each day. 2.1.3 The site is located in a predominantly rural location surrounded by agricultural fields. A small number of agricultural and residential buildings are located opposite the site, on the northern side of the A522 Uttoxeter Road. In addition, the Fole Chapel is located adjacent to the north-eastern boundary of the site. 2.2 EXISTING ACCESS AND CAR PARKING ARRANGEMENTS 2.2.1 Primary access to the site is provided from two locations, one from the A522 Uttoxeter Road and one from the Lane to the east of the site. Access from the A522 Uttoxeter Road was used by HGV’s making deliveries to and from the Dairy with access from the Lane being used by general employees. Both accesses take the form of simple priority controlled junctions. Photo 2.1 – Site Access from A522 Photo 2.2 – Site Access from Lane Uttoxeter Road to East of Site Transport Statement - Former Fole Dairy Site 3 2.2.2 A number of minor vehicular accesses to dairy buildings and parking areas are also provided from the Lane to the east of the site. The locations of the vehicular accesses are shown on Figure 2.2 below. Figure 2.2 – Existing Access and Car Parking Areas KEY Site Location Primary Access Points Secondary Access Points Main Parking Areas 2.2.3 Two formal car parking areas are currently provided on the site, one located to the north-east of the site which provides in the region of 41 spaces and one to the south- east of the site which provides in the region of 44 spaces. There are also a number of hard standing areas within the site which were used for parking. 2.2.4 The locations of the parking areas are shown on Figure 2.2 above which also demonstrates that when the Dairy was in full operation the car parks were well used. 2.3 LOCAL HIGHWAY NETWORK 2.3.1 The A522 Uttoxeter Road is located to the north of the site and provides a link between Cheadle in the northwest and Uttoxeter in the southeast.