Land at 237 Hayes Lane, Kenley, CR8 5HN Transport Statement
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Unit A – Schurlock Place – Third Cross Road – Twickenham – TW2 5FP Land at 237 Hayes Lane, Kenley, CR8 5HN Transport Statement January 2021 A report prepared on behalf of Landmark Group Transport Planning & Highway Solutions Limited has prepared this report in accordance with the instructions of their client for their sole and specific use. Any other persons who use any information contained herein do so at their own risk. The use of this report and the contents by the client is strictly under licence from Transport Planning & Highway Solutions Limited. © Transport Planning & Highway Solutions Limited 2021 Contents 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Scope of Report 1 2 Existing Travel Conditions 3 2.1 Background 3 2.2 Existing Pedestrian Environment 3 2.3 Existing Cyclist Environment 5 2.4 Existing Public Transport Environment 6 2.5 Existing Highways Environment 8 3 Description of Development Proposals 13 3.1 Overview 13 3.2 Access Arrangements 13 3.3 Parking Provisions 16 3.4 Refuse & Servicing Strategy 18 4 Development Trips Characteristics & Impacts 21 4.1 Background 21 4.2 Site Residential Trip Generation 21 4.3 Assessment of Impacts 24 5 Conclusions 31 APPENDICES A: Site Location Plan B: TfL Bus Spider Map (Kenley) C: Hayes Lane Traffic Surveys D: Manual for Streets 2 (Extract – Visibility) E: Visibility Assessment & AutoTRACK of Access F: AutoTRACK Assessment of Parking Spaces G: TRICS Analysis Output (Extant House) H: TRICS Analysis Output (Proposed Apartments) I: Committed & Prospective Schemes Summary J: Godstone Road / Hayes Lane Model Output 1 Introduction 1.1 Background 1.1.1 This report has been prepared by Transport Planning & Highway Solutions (TPHS) on behalf of Landmark Group in support of a planning application for the redevelopment of No. 237 Hayes Lane, Kenley, to provide nine (9) residential apartments supported by nine (9) off-street car parking spaces as well as the provision of secure cycle storage and waste storage facilities. 1.1.2 Demolition of the existing single-storey detached residential unit would be followed by construction of a single detached apartment block of three storeys (including roof space accommodation). Site access for both vehicles and pedestrians would be by a relocated and widened crossover onto the site, located around the centre of the frontage, with pedestrians also provided a separate route running adjacent to the site’s southern boundary. 1.1.3 The site is within an area characterised by the lowest level of PTAL accessibility, being rated as 0, with the site at around 2km to the south of Kenley railway station and similarly of the bus routes running through the main Kenley area (service numbers 407 and 434). 1.1.4 The purpose of this report is to demonstrate that there would not be any material impacts on the local travel networks, highways and other modes of travel, as a result of the proposed residential scheme and that the operational requirements of the proposals would be satisfactorily accommodated without any significant or material impact. 1.2 Scope of Report 1.2.1 The scope of work outlined provides a broad description of the technical areas considered within this Transport Statement, namely: appraisal of the existing travel conditions and transport opportunities in the local area and in terms of access to and from the site, review of these for all modes of travel and with an audit of the local area identifying key desire lines for those travelling to and from the site; provision of a description and appraisal of the arrangements in terms of accessing the proposed development, including commentary relating to the provision of car parking and cycle parking as well as those facilities to support the proposed servicing strategy; provision of a multi-modal trips assessment of the proposed residential development, based initially on research from the TRICS database where appropriate, noting also the tripmaking characteristics which could be associated with the extant residential unit; assessment of the likely level of net impacts on all modes of travel associated with the proposed development, with an overview in relation to potential servicing. 1 1.2.2 Against the background of the scope, the following sections are presented in this report: Section 2, which presents commentary relating to the existing travel conditions at and around the current site, considering all modes of travel and including reference to key facilities and services which are practically accessible from the site. Section 3, which provides further details of the development proposals for the site including parking and access arrangements, with reference to guiding standards. Section 4, which presents the assessment of the likely tripmaking characteristics of the proposed development, with reference to the extant use, to consider the likely impacts of the proposed scheme upon the range of travel networks within the vicinity of the site. Section 5, which presents the conclusions of the assessment. 1.2.3 Preparation of this Transport Statement has been cognisant of the ‘Kenley Intensification Zone – Transport Study (February 2020)’ undertaken on behalf of London Borough of Croydon Council, though with the acknowledgement that the site sits outside of the report study area by around 1.2km. The purpose of this study has been ‘to report on the existing transport- related issues’ and ‘to identify what measures can be introduced to address these’. 2 2 Existing Travel Conditions 2.1 Background 2.1.1 The site is located on the eastern side of Hayes Lane, about 70m to the south of the junction with Lovelock Close and 80m to the north of the junction with Welcomes Road. This stretch of Hayes Lane forms part of the main north-south route running through the local area between the Kenley area to the north and the Caterham area to the south. 2.1.2 The site is bounded to the north by an existing residential property (No. 235 Hayes Lane) and to the south by a vehicular access which runs to a further existing residential property which sits to the rear (No. 243 Hayes Lanes); south of this access sits a further frontage property (No. 245 Hayes Lane). The main carriageway of Hayes Lane runs immediately to the west of the site, with enclosed open space sitting behind this and extending westwards. 2.1.3 The neighbourhood around the site is characterised mainly by large detached residential dwellings with dropped kerb crossover accesses and supporting off-street parking. 2.1.4 A plan illustrating the location of the property in the context of the surrounding area is included at Appendix A. 2.2 Existing Pedestrian Environment 2.2.1 The site fronts onto Hayes Lane. Immediately adjacent to the site there are no footways on either side of the road, but street lighting is installed along the site side of the carriageway. 2.2.2 Along the eastern (site) side of the carriageway, running northwards the footway begins along the frontage to No. 231 Hayes Lane at around 50m from the site and continues for around 150m initially; this footway stretch has a typical width of around 1.8m. Running southwards there is no footway provision, other than a short section of around 25m running along the frontage of No. 245 Hayes Lane; this footway stretch has a typical width of around 1.5m. 2.2.3 North of the site a continuous footway along the eastern side of the carriageway begins at No. 177 Hayes Lane, about 550m of the site and following a stretch of around 350m along which there is no footway present, with a continuous footway along the western side of the carriageway beginning at the junction with Pondfield Road (north), about 800m of the site. 2.2.4 These footways continue northwards along each side of Hayes Lane (Main) and then continue in a north-easterly direction along each side of Park Road, with this being the priority route through the local area. Street lighting is installed along each side of the road. This route provides access of the main Kenley area, including to the railway station and (with a further stretch of Hayes Lane) to the retail outlets and bus stops along the A22 Godstone Road. 2.2.5 These footways are generally well-maintained and in good condition, with widths which can accommodate the low-level pedestrian flows typical of the local area. 3 2.2.6 With reference to the ‘Kenley Intensification Zone – Transport Study (February 2020)’ and the main Kenley area, along Park Road the footway provision is referenced as being ‘acceptable’ and supporting a ‘good’ performance in terms of pedestrian environment (among a number of parameters). Park Road forms a continuation of the route along Hayes Lane (Main). 2.2.7 Advice issued by The Institution of Highways & Transportation (IHT) within ‘Guidelines for providing for journeys on foot’ suggests (at Table 3.2 of that document) acceptable walking distances for a number of different trip purposes. 2.2.8 For the purpose of either commuting or travelling to and from school, which are key residential travel purposes particularly during peak periods, the acceptable walking distance is defined as 1 kilometre, with a preferred maximum distance of 2 kilometres. 2.2.9 In terms of commuting, there is both a local bus route and the railway station at around 2km of the site and thus the upper threshold, equivalent to a typical walk of 25 minutes and which support access to employment opportunities further afield. In terms of education, primary facilities are available within the initial 1km threshold with The Hayes Primary School to the north, on Hayes Lane, around 850m of the site and a typical walk approaching 11 minutes.