Mosley Academy Travel Plan December 2015
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Commercial in Confidence Mosley Academy Travel Plan December 2015 Mosley Academy Commercial in Confidence November 2015 Contents Contents 1. Introduction and Background 1 1.1 Project Description 1 1.2 Purpose of the Travel Plan 1 1.3 Background Information 2 1.4 Report Structure 2 2. Site Description and Existing Conditions 3 2.1 Introduction 3 2.2 Site Location 3 2.3 Existing Site Land Uses 4 2.4 Site Access 5 2.5 Parking 7 2.6 Servicing and Deliveries 8 2.7 Local Highway Network 8 3. Proposed Development 9 3.1 Introduction 9 3.2 Scale of Development 9 3.3 Access Arrangements 9 3.4 Parking 11 4. Accessibility by Sustainable Modes 13 4.1 Introduction 13 4.2 Walking 13 4.3 Cycling 15 4.4 Public Transport 15 4.5 Conclusion 19 5. Mosley Academy Survey Results 20 5.1 Pupil Hands-up Survey 20 5.2 Staff Travel to Work Survey 21 5.3 Employee Postcode Distribution 23 5.4 Parent and Guardian Survey 24 5.5 Parent/Guardian/Pupil Postcode Distribution 25 i Mosley Academy Commercial in Confidence November 2015 Contents 6. Travel Plan Objectives 27 6.1 Policy Review 27 6.2 National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) 27 6.3 Local Policy 29 7. Proposed Measures and Implementation 34 7.1 Aim 34 7.2 Key Measures 34 8. Targets, Monitoring and Review 39 8.1 Travel Plan Co-ordinator 39 8.2 Travel Plan Survey 39 8.3 Targets 40 8.4 Marketing and Promotions 40 8.5 Monitoring 41 9. Conclusion 42 Figures Figure 2.1 - Location of Mosley Academy in Anslow 4 Figure 2.2 - Cycle Map for Anslow 6 Figure 2.3 - The Bell Inn Car Park Signage 7 Figure 3.1 - Main Vehicular Access 10 Figure 3.2 - Emergency Access 10 Figure 4.1 - Walking Distances 14 Figure 4.2 - Bus Stop Locations within a 400m walk 16 Figure 4.3 - Needwood Forest Connect Map 18 Figure 5.1 - Pupils Hands up Survey 21 Figure 5.2 - Staff Travel To/From Work 22 Figure 5.3 - Employee Postcode Distribution 23 Figure 5.4 - Parent/Guardian Usual Travel To/From School 24 Figure 5.5- Parent/Guardian/Pupil Postcode Distribution 26 Tables ii Mosley Academy Commercial in Confidence November 2015 Contents Table 3.1 - Existing and Proposed Pupil Numbers 9 Table 4.1 - Bus Services in Anslow 17 Table 5.1 - Pupil Hands up Survey Results 20 Table 7.1 - Travel Plan Measures 35 Table 8.1 - Travel Habits of Parent/Guardian/Staff to and from Mosley Academy 39 Appendices Appendix A Appendix B iii Mosley Academy Commercial in Confidence November 2015 Introduction and Background 1. Introduction and Background 1.1 Project Description Capita Local Government Highways and Property has been appointed by Entrust to prepare a Travel Plan (TP) to support a planning application for a proposed extension to the existing Mosley Academy Primary School at Anslow, close to Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire. It is proposed that the extended primary school will open in September 2016, and will increase the schools capacity from 130 to 210 pupils. 1.2 Purpose of the Travel Plan This report provides a Travel Plan presenting the findings of site audits which consider facilities for walking, cycling and public transport use and findings from the travel surveys conducted in December 2015. The report will then propose measures to encourage sustainable travel. A Travel Plan can bring a number of benefits, which include the following: - reduce car usage and congestion in the area of the school and improving safety on the journey to school; - pupils, staff and visitors can enjoy improved health, less stress, a better quality of life, cost and time savings and a greater travel choice; - the development would see a reduced demand for car parking, with less congestion and better access for staff, pupils/parents and visitors; - the local community will also benefit from shorter journey times, strengthened home to school links and awareness of road safety will increase in the community; and - the environment will benefit from improved air quality, less noise and dirt and a reduced impact of wider environmental problems such as global warming. 1 Mosley Academy Commercial in Confidence November 2015 Introduction and Background 1.3 Background Information Local and national policy states that a core duty of a local authority is to ensure that there are sufficient places within state schools. The authority not only needs to accommodate all the individuals they are required to educate, but also ensure the number of people to places is well matched in order to maximise efficiency. Staffordshire County Council is concerned by the increasing pressure on the provision of school places, as the number of births and under -5s has risen locally. In the next 15 years, there will be an additional 3,600 primary school places and 3,600 secondary school places required across Burton-upon-Trent and the surrounding region. To date, the county council has invested around £30million in new primary schools. 1.4 Report Structure The remainder of the report comprises of the following sections: Chapter 2 – Site Description and Existing Conditions Chapter 3 – Proposed Development Chapter 4 – Accessibility by Sustainable Modes Chapter 5 – Mosley Academy Survey Results Chapter 6 – Travel Plan Objectives Chapter 7 – Proposed Measures and Implementation Chapter 8 – Targets, Monitoring and Review Chapter 9 – Conclusion 2 Mosley Academy Commercial in Confidence November 2015 Site Description and Existing Conditions 2. Site Description and Existing Conditions 2.1 Introduction This section of the Travel Plan describes the location of the site and provides a summary of the local highway network and transport facilities within close proximity to the proposed development. 2.2 Site Location Mosley Academy is located in the centre of the village of Anslow. The school is located on Main Street and is largely surrounded by residential properties as shown in Figure 2.1 overleaf. 3 Mosley Academy Commercial in Confidence November 2015 Site Description and Existing Conditions Figure 2.1 - Location of Mosley Academy in Anslow 2.3 Existing Site Land Uses The Mosley Academy is currently a 0.5 form entry school educating children from reception to year 6. The Academy serves mainly the Anslow village and the nearby surrounding areas. Currently the school is operating above capacity with 130 pupils enrolled, supported by 5 full time and 9 part time staff. General school opening times are from 08:50 to 15:30 hours Monday to Friday. Currently there is no breakfast club / before school activity club in the Academy. However, after school activities take place between 15:30 and 16:30 hours, Monday to Thursday. 4 Mosley Academy Commercial in Confidence November 2015 Site Description and Existing Conditions The site comprises of one school building which is split into five classrooms, reception, staff room and a kitchen. The site encompasses a small staff car park to the west and a playground to the east of the site. A site visit was carried out on the morning of Tuesday, 3rd November 2015. 2.4 Site Access The school site is accessed separately by vehicles and pedestrians from Main Street. 2.4.1 Vehicle Access Vehicle access is located immediate west of the school building with a small car park. Both the staff and delivery vehicles share the same access. The site has another vehicle access which is located to the east of the site; however this access is for emergency vehicles only. 2.4.2 Pedestrian Access Pedestrian access is located close to the bus stop at the east of the site adjacent to the emergency vehicle access. A school crossing patrol is available between 08:15 and 09:00 hours in the morning and between 15:15 and 16:45 hours in the evening. Children travelling to school on a bicycle or scooter use the same school access as pedestrians. However, cycling and scooting is not permitted in the school grounds so pupils are required to dismount on entry. The footways are approximately 1.5 metres wide on both side of Main Street in the immediate vicinity of the schools pedestrian access point. 2.4.3 Cycle Access Main Street is characterised as an advisory cycle route by Staffordshire County Council (SCC) cycling maps as shown in Figure 2.2 overleaf. The cycle routes allow for access from surrounding areas such as Tatenhill, Tutbury Rollerston-on-Dove and Burton-Upon-Trent. Furthermore, Anslow has bridleways and byways surrounding the village which could potentially be used as cycle routes to the school. 5 Mosley Academy Commercial in Confidence November 2015 Site Description and Existing Conditions The highways from the East and the West are narrow with no cycle lanes, although they would allow for a car to overtake a bicycle comfortably. Figure 2.2 - Cycle Map for Anslow KEY 6 Mosley Academy Commercial in Confidence November 2015 Site Description and Existing Conditions 2.5 Parking 2.5.1 On-site Vehicle Parking A small car park is provided on site with unmarked car parking spaces, which can accommodate 12 cars and is typically occupied by staff parking. A private car park owned by The Bell Inn public house is available immediately opposite the school site. There is no formal agreement between the school and pub management. However, The Bell Inn permits Mosley Academy parents to use their car park during the school operational hours and have erected signs to support this as can be seen in Figure 2.3 below. Figure 2.3 - The Bell Inn Car Park Signage 2.5.2 Cycle Parking Currently there is no dedicated cycle parking within the site.