Banners Gate Highways & Transportation Residential development on land at Surrey Street, off Glossop Brook RoadRoad,, Glossop, Derbyshire Transport Statement (((February(February 2012015555)))) The transport implications of a residential development of 52 affordable properties Job number P1023 Residential development on land at Surrey Street, off Glossop Brook Rd Glossop, Derbyshire Transport Statement Banners Gate Transportation Ltd has prepared this report in the course of an assignment for Westleigh Partnerships Ltd the conditions of which were set out in its appointment for consulting engineering services by the Client. Banners Gate Transportation Ltd shall not be responsible for the use of the report or its contents for any purposes other than those for which it was prepared and provided. Revision Prepared and checked by Date First issue for planning application Nigel Vening BSc CEng MICE MCIHT 9 December 2014 Layout amended Nigel Vening BSc CEng MICE MCIHT 10 February 2015 Job P1023 BANNERS GATE TRANSPORTATION LTD 10-11 BIRMINGHAM STREET, HALESOWEN, WEST MIDLANDS B63 3HN TEL 0121 687 1500 FAX 0121 687 1501 www.bannersgate.com [email protected] Residential development on land at Surrey Street Westleigh Partnerships Ltd off Glossop Brook Road, Glossop, Derbyshire Transport Statement (February 2015) TRANSPORT STATEMENT CONTENTS PAGE 1 Introduction 1 2 Existing conditions 3 3 Transport policies and sustainable development 6 4 Development Proposals 8 4.1 The proposed site layout 8 4.2 Parking provision 10 5 The development site and transport topics 12 5.1 Traffic flows to an industrial premises 12 5.2 Traffic generation of the residential development 13 5.3 A comparison of traffic flows 14 5.4 Traffic flows in context 15 5.5 Connectivity to local services 16 5.6 Emergency access 18 5.7 Travel Plan 19 5.8 Summary with reference to NPPF 20 6 Conclusion 21 APPENDICES Appendix A Site layout Appendix B Extract from TRICS (version 7.1.2), Employment / Industrial Unit Appendix C Extract from TRICS (version 7.1.2), Affordable / Local Authority Houses Appendix D Traffic count, Glossop Brook Road, November 2014 Appendix E Bus map and timetables for route 236 & 237 References: Manual for Streets (2007) Manual for Streets 2 (2010) The 6C’s Guide National Planning Policy Framework (2012) By Design, Better Place to Live Guidance for Transport Assessment (March 2007) Residential development on land at Surrey Street Westleigh Partnerships Ltd off Glossop Brook Road, Glossop, Derbyshire Transport Statement (February 2015) TRANSPORT STATEMENT 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Banners Gate Transportation Limited has been instructed by Westleigh Partnerships Ltd to study transport and highway engineering issues in support of a planning application for a residential development on a brown-field employment site on Surrey Street, Glossop. The site is located in the jurisdiction of High Peak Borough Council and the Highway Authority is Derbyshire County Council. 1.2 The site is located to the east of Glossop North End Amateur Football Club at the termination of Surrey Street. The buildings on the site have been demolished although the chimney stack remains. The site has good sustainability credentials and provides an opportunity to promote a residential development of 52 dwellings. This Transport Statement provides information on transport planning matters as they apply to promoting a residential development at this location. Job Number: P1023 1 Banners Gate Transportation Ltd Residential development on land at Surrey Street Westleigh Partnerships Ltd off Glossop Brook Road, Glossop, Derbyshire Transport Statement (February 2015) 1.3 The report discusses the following issues: • Consideration of the precedent of existing traffic generation on the site • An estimate of the proposed traffic generation from the residential development • Commentary on the proposed infrastructure and parking • Commentary on the access arrangements using the route of Surrey Street and the use of an emergency access • Highway safety in the vicinity of the development site. • Sustainability credentials of the area 1.4 A description of the road network is included at Section 2. Planning policy and the details of the project are included at Sections 3 and 4. Transport planning matters are discussed in detail at Section 5. Job Number: P1023 2 Banners Gate Transportation Ltd Residential development on land at Surrey Street Westleigh Partnerships Ltd off Glossop Brook Road, Glossop, Derbyshire Transport Statement (February 2015) 2 EXISTING CONDITIONS 2.1 The existing site The site consists of brown-field land on the east side of Glossop North End Amateur Football Club. This site was previously used for manufacturing but all buildings have been demolished. The site is located on the south side of Surrey Street and opposite a depot operated by High Peak Borough Council. 2.2 The road network Historically, the site was part of, and at the western termination of, Surrey Street and vehicular access used the route of Arundel Street to the east. Over time, the land to the west was developed and a new road connected the western termination of Surrey Street with High Street West via a route now known as Glossop Brook Road. Surrey Street to the east of the site is predominantly residential with some employment sites. On street parking is prevalent due to an absence of on-plot parking. Glossop Brook Road and Surrey Street accommodate commercial and retail land-uses and therefore a connection between the two areas was not appropriate and is no longer permitted. Therefore, vehicular access to the site is obtained from the signal controlled junction of High Street West via the route of Glossop Brook Road and Surrey Street. The route provides access to a Tesco supermarket, Wren Nest Retail Park and a mix of employment sites. 2.3 Glossop Brook Road forms a signal-controlled cross-roads junction with High Street West and Queen Street. Traffic on Queen Street is prohibited, except for access and therefore, manoeuvres to and from this part of the junction are not significant compared to other turning movements. The westbound approach on High Street West provides a two lane approach where a right turning lane segregates movements to Glossop Brook Road from westbound traffic. The phasing of the signals provides a green stage for eastbound and westbound flows on the A57 such that right turns to Glossop Brook Road turn opposed by oncoming traffic. Thereafter, eastbound traffic is “cut-off” to allow unopposed right turn movements. Glossop Brook Road includes a two-lane approach to the junction which adds capacity for traffic movements both eastbound and westbound on the A57. Pedestrian crossing facilities are provided and an all-red phase allows freedom of movement across the junction. The roads are subject to a 30mph speed limit and street lighting is provided. Job Number: P1023 3 Banners Gate Transportation Ltd Residential development on land at Surrey Street Westleigh Partnerships Ltd off Glossop Brook Road, Glossop, Derbyshire Transport Statement (February 2015) 2.4 The overwhelming majority of traffic movements at the signal controlled junction are created by the Wren Nest Retail Park and Tesco. The termination of Surrey Street, in the vicinity of the site, is lightly trafficked and has a width of approximately 7 metres. Sufficient width is available for on-street parking, generated by local businesses that do not affect the free flow of traffic. There are no parking restrictions on this section of Surrey Street. Footways are provided to both sides of the carriageway. The pedestrian route towards Tesco includes designated dropped crossings with tactile paving. A direct pedestrian route to the town centre is available via the route of Shrewsbury Street. Additional commentary in this topic is provided in Section 5.5. 2.5 Walking and Cycling Generally, walking speed is estimated to be 5km/hour or fractionally over 3 miles per hour. This parameter is used in Better Places to Live, By Design that states that typically a 10-minute walk or 800 metres represents a good starting point to define whether or not a site has adequate access to local facilities. 2.6 It is reasonable to state that the site at Surrey Street has excellent sustainability credentials by virtue of its location close to Glossop town centre and the retail areas on Glossop Brook Road. The Tesco supermarket, Wren Nest Retail Park and all the retail options of High Street West are located within a walking distance of 600 metres from the access to the site. 2.7 Public transport The site is ideally located to benefit from the bus services on the transport corridor of High Street West as well as rail services at Glossop Station. By way of an example, the 236 and 237 bus services combine to create 3 buses an hour to connect the area with Ashton under Lyme. Rail services from Glossop to Manchester Piccadilly operate approximately every 20 minutes. Information is available at www.travelineeastmidlands.co.uk 2.8 The site has excellent sustainability credentials and a residential development would not create an over-reliance on the use of the private car. Job Number: P1023 4 Banners Gate Transportation Ltd Residential development on land at Surrey Street Westleigh Partnerships Ltd off Glossop Brook Road, Glossop, Derbyshire Transport Statement (February 2015) 2.9 Highway safety In terms of the operation and safety of the road network records are kept of personal injury accidents . A guide to the local accident pattern can be viewed at www.crashmap.co.uk . This web site uses data approved by the National Statistics Authority and reported on by the Department for Transport each year. Information is updated annually and therefore the data can be a few months out of date. Currently, accident data to the end of 2013 is available. Guidance for Transport Assessment refers to the need to study accidents over the most recent three year period.