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Local Plan Transport Evidence Base TWBC LOCAL PLAN TRANSPORT EVIDENCE BASE Transport Assessment Report Sweco Lector Court PROJECT REF: 121284 151-153 Farringdon Road London, EC1R 3AF , FINAL DRAFT Prepared for: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) Sep 2019 Reg. office: +44 20 3002 1210 Sweco Sweco UK Limited www.sweco.co.uk Lector Court Grove House 151-153 Farringdon Road Mansion Gate Drive Reg.no 2888385 London EC1R 3AF Leeds, LS7 4DN Status / Revisions VER. DATE CHANGE CONCERNS REVIEWED APPROVED Lorna 01 JUNE 19 Final – 1st Draft Mark Fitch Parsons Dermot 02 JULY 19 FINAL DRAFT Mark Fitch Hanney FINAL – COMMENTS FROM Dermot 03 SEP 19 Mark Fitch CLIENT Hanney © Sweco 2017. This document is a Sweco confidential document; it may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise disclosed in whole or in part to any third party without our express prior written consent. It should be used by you and the permitted discloses for the purpose for which it has been submitted and for no other. Table of Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1 1.1. Background.............................................................................................................. 1 1.2. Report Purpose ....................................................................................................... 1 1.3. Objectives ................................................................................................................ 2 1.4. Outline Methodology ................................................................................................ 2 1.5. Scope of Planning Information Included .................................................................. 3 1.6. Report Structure ...................................................................................................... 4 2. Policy Context .............................................................................................................. 5 2.1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 5 2.2. National Policy ......................................................................................................... 5 2.3. Regional Policy ........................................................................................................ 7 2.4. Local Policy............................................................................................................ 11 2.5. Neighbouring Plans and Transport Strategies ...................................................... 17 2.6. TWBC Air Quality Action Plan 2018 to 2023 ......................................................... 18 3. Socio-Demographics and Travel Behaviour .............................................................. 21 3.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................ 21 3.2. Borough-Wide Context .......................................................................................... 21 3.3. Socio-Economic Analysis ...................................................................................... 23 3.4. Current Travel Behaviour ...................................................................................... 31 4. Existing Walking and Cycling Infrastructure .............................................................. 43 4.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................ 43 4.2. Cycling Infrastructure ............................................................................................. 43 4.3. Walking .................................................................................................................. 45 5. Existing Public Transport Infrastructure and Level of Service ................................... 48 5.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................ 48 5.2. Tunbridge Wells Borough – East ........................................................................... 49 5.3. Tunbridge Wells Borough – Central Region .......................................................... 60 5.4. Tunbridge Wells Borough – North ......................................................................... 74 5.5. Tunbridge Wells borough – West (Royal Tunbridge Wells Urban Area) ............... 85 6. Highway Network, Congestion and Collision Analysis ............................................ 100 6.1. Introduction .......................................................................................................... 100 6.2. Highway Network ................................................................................................. 100 6.3. Congestion........................................................................................................... 101 Reg. office: +44 20 3002 1210 Sweco Sweco UK Limited www.sweco.co.uk Lector Court Grove House 151-153 Farringdon Road Mansion Gate Drive Reg.no 2888385 London EC1R 3AF Leeds, LS7 4DN 6.4. Air Quality ............................................................................................................ 106 6.5. Parking ................................................................................................................. 108 6.6. Park and Ride ...................................................................................................... 118 7. Growth and Development in the Borough ............................................................... 119 7.1. Introduction .......................................................................................................... 119 7.2. Local Plan Development Site Allocations ............................................................ 119 8. Trip Generation and Model development ................................................................ 124 8.1. Traffic Impact Baseline Analysis.......................................................................... 124 9. Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................ 134 9.1. Mode Shift Spread ............................................................................................... 134 9.2. Case Studies – Supporting Evidence .................................................................. 134 9.3. Case Studies - Bus .............................................................................................. 134 9.4. Case Studies - Cycling ........................................................................................ 135 9.5. Case Studies - Multi-modal Area Wide Measures ............................................... 136 9.6. Adopted Mitigations ............................................................................................. 136 9.7. Mitigations Discounted in Final Analysis ............................................................. 143 9.8. Mitigation Outcomes and Recommendations ...................................................... 147 9.9. Additional Sensitivity Testing – North Farm Road / Dowding Way Rail Under- bridge Link ....................................................................................................................... 154 9.10. Timescales ........................................................................................................... 154 10. Summary and Conclusions ...................................................................................... 157 10.1. Summary of Key Findings ................................................................................... 157 10.2. Conclusions ......................................................................................................... 161 Reg. office: +44 20 3002 1210 Sweco Sweco UK Limited www.sweco.co.uk Lector Court Grove House 151-153 Farringdon Road Mansion Gate Drive Reg.no 2888385 London EC1R 3AF Leeds, LS7 4DN 1. Introduction 1.1. Background 1.1.1. Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) is currently preparing its new Local Plan, which will cover the period 2013 – 2036. The new Local Plan will provide the overarching principles that will guide future development within the borough during the Local Plan period up to 2036. The new Local Plan will replace the existing Local Plan 2006, Core Strategy 2010 and Site Allocations Local Plan 2016. TWBC are aiming to adopt the new Local Plan in summer 2020. 1.1.2. The new Plan will set the vision and framework for development within the borough to 2036 including for housing, the economy, community facilities and infrastructure. The policies within the Plan will promote sustainable development to address design, climate change and environmental protection, whilst meeting the needs of current and future generations. 1.1.3. In preparing the new Local Plan, TWBC needs to consider, and consult on, sustainable options for meeting housing and other development needs. As part of this process, TWBC has commissioned Sweco to provide a Transport Assessment to gather evidence on, and evaluate, the potential transport impacts of the emerging draft Local Plan and investigate mitigation measures to alleviate such impacts. 1.2. Report Purpose 1.2.1. Mobility and transport are an integral part of society and a key issue in a largely rural area like Tunbridge Wells borough. Increasing car ownership and usage in line with
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