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Local Pinch Point Fund Application Form Local Pinch Point Fund Application Form Guidance on the Application Process is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport/series/local-pinch-point- fund Please include the Checklist with your completed application form. The level of information provided should be proportionate to the size and complexity of the scheme proposed. As a guide, for a small scheme we would suggest around 25-35 pages including annexes would be appropriate. One application form should be completed per project. Applicant Information Local authority name(s)*: Bath & North East Somerset Council *If the bid is a joint proposal, please enter the names of all participating local authorities and specify the lead authority Bid Manager Name and position: Derek Quilter, Divisional Director Contact telephone number: 01225 477668 Email address: [email protected] Postal address: B&NES Development and Major Projects 10 Palace Yard Mews Bath BA1 2NH When authorities submit a bid for funding to the Department, as part of the Government’s commitment to greater openness in the public sector under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, they must also publish a version excluding any commercially sensitive information on their own website within two working days of submitting the final bid to the Department. The Department reserves the right to deem the business case as non-compliant if this is not adhered to. Please specify the weblink where this bid will be published: www.travelwest.info\projects SECTION A - Project description and funding profile A1. Project name: RADSTOCK TOWN CENTRE INFRASTRUCTURE A2. Headline description: Please enter a brief description of the proposed scheme (in no more than 100 words) The Radstock Town Centre Infrastructure Improvements is a highway scheme designed to address both current congestion within the town plus the additional traffic forecast to be generated by a major regeneration project planned on the adjacent former railway works site. The planned scheme represents a combination of improvements to the existing road network in Radstock and the provision of a section of new highway (The Link). In addition to the road improvements, it is proposed to amend and enhance provision for cyclists, pedestrians and public transport via a comprehensive scheme of highway enhancements. A3. Geographical area: Please provide a short description of area covered by the bid (in no more than 100 words) The town of Radstock lies approximately 10 miles to the south of Bath. It lies midway between Shepton Mallet to the south-west and Frome to the south-east and consequently acts as a key node on transport links to Bath with the A367 and A362 converging in the town centre. The existing local highway network is heavily congested with significant queuing experienced. The scheme aims to address this by creating additional capacity through the formation of a new link to connect the A367 in the west to the A362 in the east. OS Grid Reference: 369005,154806 Postcode: BA3 3PT Please append a map showing the location (and route) of the proposed scheme, existing transport infrastructure and other points of particular interest to the bid e.g. development sites, areas of existing employment, constraints etc. Refer to Appendix A: Map of Radstock A4. Type of bid (please tick relevant box): Small project bids (requiring DfT funding of between £1m and £5m) Scheme Bid Structure Maintenance Bid Large project bids (requiring DfT funding of between £5m and £20m) Scheme Bid Structure Maintenance Bid Note: Scheme and Structure Maintenance bids will be assessed using the same criteria. 2 A5. Equality Analysis Has any Equality Analysis been undertaken in line with the Equality Duty? Yes No A6. Partnership bodies Please provide details of the partnership bodies (if any) you plan to work within the design and delivery of the proposed scheme. This should include a short description of the role and responsibilities of the partnership bodies (which may include Development Corporations, National Parks Authorities, private sector bodies and transport operators) with confirmatory evidence of their willingness to participate in delivering the bid proposals. Norton Radstock Regeneration Special purpose vehicle that was set up in 1998 to control Company (NRR) the land asset as a tool for achieving regeneration. NRR is a private limited company but with a constitutional asset lock that ring fences any profit made for on-going regeneration activities. NRR’s Directors are all volunteers and are drawn from a mixture of local organisations and businesses. The land for the new link road and the wider regeneration site is owned by NRR. Linden Homes (developer) Development partner of NRR – they have a conditional development agreement with NRR. Their role will be to secured Reserved Matters Consent, finalise land deal with NRR (allowing the Development Agreement to go unconditional) and build new houses, commercial space and public realm. A7. Local Enterprise Partnership / Local Transport Body Involvement It would be beneficial (though not essential) if the relevant LEP or LTB (or shadow(s)) have considered the bid and, if necessary, prioritised it against other bids from the same area. If possible, please include a letter from the LEP / LTB confirming their support and, if more than one bid is being submitted from the area, the priority ranking in order of growth significance. Have you appended a letter from the LEP / LTB to support this case? Yes No LEP supporting letter is contained within Appendix D SECTION B – The Business Case You may find the following DfT tools useful in preparing your business case: Transport Business Cases Behavioural Insights Toolkit Logic Mapping Hints and Tips B1. The Scheme - Summary Please select what the scheme is trying to achieve (this will need to be supported by evidence in the Business Case). Please select all categories that apply. 3 Improve access to a development site that has the potential to create housing Improve access to a development site that has the potential to create jobs Improve access to urban employment centres Improve access to Enterprise Zones Maintain accessibility by addressing the condition of structures Ease congestion / bottlenecks Other(s), Please specify - B2. The Strategic Case This section should set out the rationale for making the investment and evidence on the strategic fit of the proposal. It should also contain an analysis of the existing transport problems, identify the barriers that are preventing growth, explain how the preferred scheme was selected and explain what the predicted impacts will be. The impact of the scheme on releasing growth potential in Enterprise Zones, key development sites and urban employment centres will be an important factor in the assessment process. In particular please provide evidence on the following questions (where applicable): a) What is the problem that is being addressed, making specific reference to barriers to growth and why this has not been addressed previously? Radstock town centre is located at the confluence of the River Somer and Wellow Brook. These rivers formed steep sided valleys which became transport corridors and now accommodate two principle roads; the A367 (Bath to Wells) and A362 (A37 Farrington Gurney to Frome & Trowbridge). The development of railway infrastructure in the mid-19th century modified the highway layout and severed the direct link between the A362 Frome Road and the town centre road known as The Street. The A367 and A362 now converge at a double mini roundabout with very constrained geometry. The junction accommodates over 38,000 vehicles a day and is a major bottleneck on the local highway network. During the morning and evening peak periods long queues form on all junction arms, regularly exceeding 1km in length on the A362 during the evening peak. Redevelopment opportunities exist throughout the Radstock/Midsomer Norton and Westfield area but which are also potentially constrained by highway capacity in Radstock. Urgent investment in transport infrastructure is therefore required to provide sufficient transport capacity to accommodate the redevelopment of Radstock and the surrounding area. Options have previously been developed and explored in order to address this issue, although none have come to fruition due to a variety of reasons, some of which are detailed in the next section. The proposed solution is to re-provide a direct highway link from the A362 Frome Road and The Street, which was severed by the Radstock to Frome railway line, together with maintaining the existing A362 Frome Road. Retention of the existing network, together with the new road will reduce traffic flows, queues and delays at the congested A367/A362 junction and open up former railway land for development. The Radstock Paramics model has identified that the new highway layout with the proposed development will drastically reduce queuing and improve journey times on the A367 and A362. 4 An Outline Planning Consent is now required to incorporate the detail of the road scheme as well as the development principles for the former railway land. The housing and commercial element of the scheme will require the developer, Linden Homes, to gain Reserved Matters consent once Outline Consent has been secured. An application for the road scheme alone was considered however, due to the requirement of an Environmental Impact Assessment, the application must be considered as a whole. b) What options have been considered and why have alternatives have been rejected? An alternative scheme was considered and has the benefit of a planning consent. This comprised traffic signals, a gyratory system and replacement of the double mini roundabout with a single roundabout. However, since the planning consent was granted in 2008 (06/02880/EOUT) a Paramics model of Radstock has been developed and the results demonstrate that the consented scheme would have a detrimental effect on the operation of the network, with significant increases in queuing.
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