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Ashton Road, Oundle Transport Assessment December 2017 Project No. 17220-01 Prepared for: Prepared by: Persimmon – Charles Church Markides Associates 9th floor The Tower Building 11 York Road London SE1 7NX United Kingdom +44 (0)20 7442 2225 http://markidesassociates.co.uk Copyright 2017 Markides Associates Ltd. The concepts and information contained in this document are the property of Markides Associates. Use or copying of this document in whole or in part without the written permission of Markides Associates constitutes an infringement of copyright. Limitation: This report has been prepared on behalf of, and for the exclusive use of the client of Markides Associates, and is subject to, and issued in accordance with, the provisions of the contract between the client and Markides Associates. Markides Associates accepts no liability or responsibility whatsoever for, or in respect of, any use of, or reliance upon, this report by any third party. Ashton Road, Oundle CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 4 2. PLANNING HISTORY ........................................................................................................................ 5 3. EXISTING TRANSPORT CONDITIONS................................................................................................ 7 4. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................................... 10 5. TRAFFIC IMPACT ............................................................................................................................ 11 6. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................... 15 TABLES Table 3.1: Bus Service Frequencies and Routes ...................................................................................... 8 Table 3.2: Local Facilities......................................................................................................................... 9 Table 5.1: Weekday AM and PM TRICS Rates and Vehicle Trip Generation ......................................... 11 Table 5.2: Method of Travel to Work for Workplace Population ......................................................... 12 Table 5.3: Multi-Modal Assessment ..................................................................................................... 12 Table 5.4: Summary of Junction Assessment RESULTS from Previous TA ............................................ 13 FIGURES Figure 1.1 – Site Location Plan Figure 3.1 – Sustainable Accessibility Plan Figure 3.2 – Social Infrastructure Plan APPENDICES Appendix A – Previously submitted TA (July 2013) Appendix B – Bus Timetables Appendix C – East Northamptonshire Cycle Map Appendix D – Accident Data Appendix E – TRICS Output 3 Ashton Road, Oundle 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Markides Associates (MA) have been commissioned by Persimmon – Charles Church to provide highways and transportation advice to support an application for a residential development of 45 dwellings on land to the east of St. Christopher’s Drive in Oundle, Northamptonshire. 1.2 This Transport Assessment (TA) has been prepared to provide details of the proposed development and includes a review of the sustainable accessibility of the site and the predicted trip generation of the proposed development. 1.3 A site location plan is included as Figure 1.1. 1.4 This report is structured as follows: • Section 2 describes the planning history relating to the development site • Section 3 describes the existing conditions at the site including consideration of the surrounding highway network and sustainable accessibility • Section 4 sets out the development proposals • Section 5 considers the traffic generation and impact of the proposed development • Section 6 then provides a summary and conclusions 4 Ashton Road, Oundle 2. PLANNING HISTORY 2.1 A previous application (Appn. Ref. 13/01245/OUT) was submitted in July 2013, applying for outline permission to develop not only the site area now being considered but also additional land to the south east, with the proposal being for a residential development of up to 95 dwellings and access being proposed via St. Christopher’s Drive. 2.2 The application was refused planning permission at Planning Committee in October 2013. The decision notice cited the single reason for refusal as being that: “The proposal would result in new housing development on unallocated greenfield land outside the settlement boundary of Oundle without adequate justification. The Council is able to demonstrate a deliverable five year housing land supply and as such the development is contrary to Policies 1 and 2 of the Rural North, Oundle and Thrapston Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework, which requires that applications for planning permission must be determined in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise.” 2.3 Subsequently the application went to appeal (Appeal Ref: APP/G2815/A/13/2209113). An Inquiry was held in June/July 2014 with the result that the appeal was dismissed. The appeal decision confirmed that the Council was able to demonstrate a five year supply of deliverable housing sites with the proposed development conflicting with Policies 1 and 2 of the Rural North, Oundle and Thrapston Plan (adopted 2011). 2.4 In terms of the Local Highway Authority (Northamptonshire County Council), the Development Control Committee Report confirms that, in relation to the previous (revised) Transport Assessment (TA), dated July 2013 and prepared by Woods Hardwick Infrastructure LLP, there was no objection to the content of the TA. 2.5 The Local Highway Authority were satisfied that the existing infrastructure could accommodate the additional traffic generated by the proposal. The Local Highway Authority were also satisfied that the TA concluded that the proposal would not result in a detrimental impact on highway safety and it was acknowledged that there was a choice of travel modes available to residents of the proposed development. 2.6 Furthermore, the Local Highway Authority in their comments as part of the Development Control Committee Report, acknowledged that the TA “proves that there would be no detrimental impact on the highway network as a result of the proposal and that the cumulative impact of the development cannot be considered severe”. 2.7 The previously submitted TA provided a comprehensive assessment through considering: • the sustainable accessibility of the site (walking, cycling and public transport) • the accessibility to existing facilities within Oundle • AM and PM weekday peak hour trip generation of the proposed development • consideration of the trip generation of allocated housing sites in Oundle • consideration of the trip generation of committed development at the time • capacity assessments (up to the year 2021) at 9 junctions in Oundle 5 Ashton Road, Oundle • the most recent 3 years’ worth of accident data for the local road network 2.8 A full copy of the previously submitted TA is attached as Appendix A. 2.9 This TA goes on to provide an up to date review of the sustainable accessibility of the site and details of the development now being proposed. A revised trip generation (TRICS based) assessment is also provided. Further reference is also made to the previously submitted TA in terms of junction capacity assessments and the previous comments of the Local Highway Authority in relation to traffic impact. 6 Ashton Road, Oundle 3. EXISTING TRANSPORT CONDITIONS 3.1 This section outlines the existing highway network and transport provision in the vicinity of the site, including accessibility by sustainable travel modes. Local Area 3.2 The proposed development site is currently agricultural land and the proposal is to develop part of this land for the provision of 45 dwellings. To the north west of this land lies an existing residential development. A bridleway runs along the north-eastern side of the site within the site boundary, beyond which lies an area of light industrial/office use (The Nene Valley Business Park). The A605 runs along the eastern side of the site, with Prince William School and associated sports fields being along the south-western side of the site. Local Highway Network 3.3 The proposed development site would be served through the continuation of St. Christopher’s Drive into the site. St. Christopher’s Drive serves the existing residential area to the north west and is approximately 5.6m wide with 1.8m wide footways on either side. St. Christopher’s Drive becomes Sutton Road to the north-west, with a number of side roads leading off these roads serving the existing residential area which comprises approximately 90 dwellings. 3.4 Vehicle access into the Sutton Road / St Christopher’s Drive residential area (and the proposed development) is from Ashton Road to the north. To the south east of Sutton Road, Ashton Road provides vehicle access to 3 dwellings before it becomes a bridleway. All vehicle movements between Ashton Road and Sutton Road are therefore effectively right- in/left-out with little in the way of opposing movements. 3.5 Some 250m to the north-west, Ashton Road meets East Road by means of a 3-arm mini- roundabout. The southern East Road arm provides a route towards the centre of Oundle via a priority junction with St. Osyths Lane. This route, via the Market Place and the A427 provides a route out of the west