Former Sewage Treatment Works, Northampton Road
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FORMER SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS, NORTHAMPTON ROAD, BLISWORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ACCESS APPRAISAL October 2020 G.J.FORD. B.Sc, C.Eng, MICE, MCIHT Impact Design Consultants 1.0 On 2nd November 2009 planning consent was granted to Northampton Waste Management Ltd for a change of use to store and transfer hardcore waste and recycle aggregates at the Old Sewage Works on Northampton Road, Blisworth (see Appendix ii). The consent was not implemented and has since lapsed. 2.0 In support of the above planning application (09/00055/WAS) an Access Appraisal prepared by Impact Design Consultants and dated June 2008 together with dialogue with Northants County Highways (NCH) accompanied the application (see Appendix iv). 3.0 A J Tipper & Grab Hire are seeking planning consent on the same parcel of land using the same access as proposed and approved for Northampton Waste Management Ltd. Indicative details are set out in Appendix (iii). Whilst previously vehicle trips in the region of 8-10 visits a day were envisaged the current proposals have indicated 12 visits a day thereby maintaining the level of activity at a low level in traffic terms. 4.0 Impact Design Consultants have been instructed to revisit the access situation and provide an updated Access Appraisal. The similarity between the proposals of Northampton Waste Management Ltd and A J Tipper & Grab Hire means that the 2008 Access Appraisal (Appendix v) and what evolved from it remains a key component of this updated appraisal. The document described the access and its limitations in highway visibility terms. It also explained how the Northampton Road once carried traffic flows in the region of 10 – 12,000 vehicles a day prior to the opening of the A43T. 5.0 The 2008 appraisal and subsequent dialogue identified a requirement for the introduction of a 40 mph speed limit along Northampton Road in the vicinity of the site access. Initially this was resisted by NCH but in a letter dated 25th November 2008 a reduction in the speed limit was agreed and made reference to a recommendation of their Casualty Reduction Department. A previous highway objection for the development of the site was removed subject to a condition that a Traffic Regulation Order to reduce the speed limit to 40 mph is secured prior to the occupation of the site. 6.0 The 2008 appraisal also debated whether this part of Northampton Road should be treated as urban rather than rural as it is flanked by both commercial and residential properties. The use of DMRB and Manual for Streets have differing impacts where visibility splays are concerned. NCH considered DMRB criteria to be appropriate. 7.0 The site was revisited in October 2020 and it was noted that the national speed limit still applies and that white lining was in the process of being reinstated following recent surface dressing of the carriageway. To the north of the site access the diagonal road markings for the right turn lane facility that serves the former nursery have yet to be installed. Although now closed the nursery awaits a new owner. 8.0 Visibility was measured in both directions. To the south the splay with a 2.4 m setback extends to 120 m to the nearside road edge and 130 m to where approaching vehicles come into view. To the north the aforementioned right turn facility effectively polices approaching vehicles and directs them to stay within the southbound lane. The splay recorded a clear view of 85 m to the nearside road edge but of relevance is a distance of 125 m to the centre of the carriageway. This falls within the crosshatched area immediately south of the right turn lane. The splay met the far side road edge at 180 m indicating that approaching vehicles come into view between 125 and 175 m from the site access and vice versa. Visibility splays of 120 m are appropriate for the proposed 40 mph speed limit and can be achieved in both directions. The visibility is demonstrated on the layout in Appendix (iv) and in the photographs in Appendix (vi). 9.0 Following the introduction of a 40 mph speed limit at this location it is considered that road safety will be enhanced and that the proposed change of use will not cause inconvenience for other road users. The proposed change of use mirrors the proposals encapsulated within the previous planning consent (09/00055/WAS) and is fully deserving of continuing planning and highway support. APPENDIX (i) Location Plan APPENDIX (ii) Planning Consent (09/00055/WAS) 11th August 2009 NCC Ref: 09/00055JWAS and District Ref: S/2009/07921PC Page 1 of7 my ~ Northamptonshire (ounty .:I~ County Council council Town and Country Planning Act 1990 PLANNING PERMISSION Name and address of applicant Name and address of agent Northampton Waste Management Ltd GP Planning Limited 7 The Rookery Mill House Orton, Wistow . Long Lane Peterborough East Haddon PE26YT Northampton NN68DU Part I - Particulars of application Date of Application Application No.: 11th August 2009 NCC Ref:09/00055NVAS and District Council Ref: S/2009/0792/PC Particulars and location of development Change of use to storage and transfer of hardcore waste and recycled aggregates at the Old Sewage Works, Northampton Road, Blisworth, Northampton. Part II - Particulars of decision: The Northamptonshire County Council Hereby give notice in pursuance of the provisions of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 that permission has been granted for the carrying out of the development referred to in Part I hereof in accordance with the application and plans submitted subject to the following conditions: Commencement 1. The development must be begun not later than the expiration of THREE years beginning with the date of this permission. Scope of Planning Permission 2. This planning permission shall relate to the area outlined in red on the plan of GP Planning Ltd GPP/JS/B/09/02, dated 3010712009, hereafter referred to as "the site". The waste development hereby permitted shall only be carried out within "the site" in accordance with the details set out in the submitted application forms Note: This permission only relates to planning permission and does not include consent under the Building Regulations for which separate permission may be required. The requirements of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the Special Education Needs and Disability Act 2001 should also be adhered to wherever appropriate. NCC Ref: 09/00055IWAS and District Ref: S/2009/0792/PC Page 2 of7 and supporting information except where otherwise amended by specific conditions attached to this permission. 3. The development hereby permitted shall not exceed a total annual throughput of 25,000 tonnes per annum. Access and Highway Safety 4. The development hereby permitted shall not take place until a Traffic Regulation Order to secure a reduction in the speed limit to 40mph on the stretch of the Northampton Road adjacent to the proposed site access shall have been pursued with the Highway Authority and fully implemented unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Waste Planning Authority. 5. The development hereby permitted shall not take place until full details of a scheme of works to improve the existing access at its junction with the Northampton Road has been submitted to, and approved in writing by the Waste Planning Authority. The development shall not take place until the scheme has been completed in accordance with the approved details. 6. All HGV vehicles shall approach and leave the site from and to the north along the NorthamptonfTowcester Road and its junction with the A45 at the Mereway/Danes Camp Way roundabout, and no HGV vehicles shall travel through the villages of Milton Malsor (other than on the Towcester Road), Blisworth, Collingtree, Rothersthorpe and Gayton or along the following roads serving residential areas off the Towcester Road in Northampton: Rowtree Road, Clannel Road, Hunsbury Hill Road and Ladybridge Drive. This is in accordance with the applicant's submitted agreement to not use these roads or travel through these villages other than to specifically collect or deliver materials from and to these locations, as set out in the letter from GP Planning Limited dated 9th October 2009. 7. All operational vehicles arriving at and leaving the site shall be appropriately sheeted so as to prevent material spillage, wind blow and dust nuisance. 8. All operational vehicles leaving the site shall be cleansed in accordance with details to be agreed with the Waste Planning Authority and approved in writing to ensure they are free of mud and other debris to ensure no mud or other debris is deposited on the public highway. Works to Protect Oak Tree Subject to Tree Preservation Order 9. No works to improve, widen or reinforce the existing access track beyond the site entrance shall be undertaken unless a scheme with details of works is submitted to and agreed in writing by the Waste Planning Authority. Any works proposed in the vicinity of the Oak tree subject of the Tree Preservation Order shall be in accordance with the advice contained in B55837:2005 "Trees in Relation to Construction". The agreed scheme shall thereafter be implemented in Note: This permission only relates to planning permission and does not include consent under the Building Regulations for which separate permission may be required. The requirements of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the Special Education Needs and Disability Act 2001 should also be adhered to wherever appropriate. NCC Ref: 09/00055IWAS and District Ref: S/2009/0792/PC Page 3 of7 accordance with the approved details. (See Informative 1 attached to this permission).