Transport Statement April 2021
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King House, Luton Transport Statement April 2021 Ref: 20-7508 Quality Standards Control The signatories below verify that this document has been prepared in accordance with our quality control requirements. These procedures do not affect the content and views expressed by the originator. This document must only be treated as a draft unless it has been signed by the originators and approved by a director. Revision - Date 28/04/2021 D. Fletcher (on Prepared by behalf of Syntegra Consulting Ltd) Checked by M. Buck Authorised by A. King [email protected] LONDON | READING | TONBRIDGE | BRISTOL Registered Company No. 06408056 Tel: 0330 053 6774 VAT Registration No. 980016044 BSI Certificate Number FS 710041 Limitations Syntegra Consulting Ltd (“SC”) has prepared this report for the sole use of the client in accordance with the agreement under which our services were performed. 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Forecast cost estimates do not include such costs associated with any negotiations, appeals or other non- technical actions associated with the agreement on measures to meet the requirements of the authorities, nor are potential business loss and interruption costs considered that may be incurred as part of any technical measures. Copyright © This report is the copyright of SC. Any unauthorised reproduction or usage by any person other than the addressee is strictly prohibited. [email protected] LONDON | READING | TONBRIDGE | BRISTOL Registered Company No. 06408056 Tel: 0330 053 6774 VAT Registration No. 980016044 BSI Certificate Number FS 710041 List of Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Transport Policy and Existing Situation ........................................................................................... 4 3. Proposed Development ................................................................................................................ 16 4. Trip Generation and Development Impact ................................................................................... 20 5. Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................... 24 List of Tables Table 1 – Summary of Local Bus Services Table 2 - Census 2011 Journey to Work Data (Luton 018) Table 3 - Census 2011 Journey to Work Data (Luton Authority District) Table 4 – Census 2011 Car Ownership Data Table 5 – Public Car Parks within 800m Table 6 - Proposed Residential Trip Generation (Car-Free) Table 7 – Servicing Trip Generation List of Figures Figure 1 - Site Location Figure 2 – Luton Cycle Routes Figure 3 – Bus stops in the Vicinity of the Site Figure 4 – Luton Bus Routes Figure 5 – Car Parking Spaces to Rent within 800m Figure 6 - PIA Data List of Appendices Appendix A – Proposed Layout Appendix B – Proposed Development TRICS Outputs [email protected] LONDON | READING | TONBRIDGE | BRISTOL Registered Company No. 06408056 Tel: 0330 053 6774 VAT Registration No. 980016044 BSI Certificate Number FS 710041 1 | P a g e 1. Introduction 1.1. Context 1.1.1. Syntegra has been commissioned by Caspro Management Limited to produce a Transport Statement to support a planning application for the proposed redevelopment of King House, George Street West & 13-19 King Street, Luton LU1 2DW. 1.2. Existing Site 1.2.1. The site is located within Luton Town Centre with frontage onto both King Street to the north west and George Street West to the south east. 1.2.2. The site is located within the Town Centre Strategic Allocation, Town Centre Conservation Area and its King Street elevation is within the Secondary Shopping Frontage. Figure 1 shows the location of the site. Figure 1 - Site Location Source: Google Maps [email protected] LONDON | READING | TONBRIDGE | BRISTOL Registered Company No. 06408056 Tel: 0330 053 6774 VAT Registration No. 980016044 BSI Certificate Number FS 710041 1.2.3. The existing building comprises retail space on the basement and ground floor and offices above (floors one-seven). The commercial units are currently occupied by a hair salon, beauty clinic and key cutting shop/office and the offices were previously occupied by HMRC until recently, having vacated within the last year at the time of writing (April 2021). 1.2.4. The existing building is serviced from the rear via a vehicle crossover. Six marked car parking spaces are also available which are used by the retail units, in addition to one garage also fronting onto George Street West. As such, the current office has no car parking. 1.2.5. Due to the on-site car parking there is limited provision for the turning of vehicles on-site and therefore servicing currently takes place from George Street West to the rear of the site. 1.3. Proposed Development 1.3.1. The scheme proposes to refurbish and extend the existing building by aligning to the existing street building line and adding an additional storey. The proposed development comprises a mix of retail, commercial and residential uses including: ➢ 4,609sqm commercial GIA, and ➢ 1,549sqm residential GIA comprising 14 residential units located at floors seven and eight. 1.3.2. The commercial space will effectively replace the existing uses on the site and therefore there will be no increase in commercial GFA as a result of the proposals. In fact, the replacement of the seventh floor with residential and the inclusion of refuse storage and cycle storage will result in a slight net decrease in commercial floorspace. 1.3.3. The proposals will be car-free in nature with no on-site car parking, reflecting the highly sustainable nature of the site location. Ample cycle parking will be provided within dedicated cycle stores and the rear access and courtyard will be retained to allow turning of smaller service vehicles within the site. 1.3.4. Pedestrian access to the site will be located to the ground and basement floors from King Street to the west and George Street West to the east as per the existing arrangement. 1.4. Pre-Application Consultation 1.4.1. A pre-application consultation was submitted to Luton Borough Council (LBC) with feedback provided on 24th August 2020. The pre-application feedback was generally positive in nature and stated that the proposed development would accord with the aspirations of the Local Plan. In particular, the retention of commercial uses to the ground floor would maintain the character of the focus for such town centre uses in this location, whilst the residential accommodation would achieve an appropriate mix of units which would contribute towards the need identified in the latest Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA, November 2019). 1.4.2. In terms of highways, the pre-application