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Proposed Mixed-Use Development Glasgow Waters (Yorkhill Quay), Glasgow Transportation Assessment March 2021 Dougall Baillie Associates 3 Glenfield Road, Kelvin, East Kilbride, G75 0RA P: 01355 266 480 F: 01355 221 991 E: [email protected] W: www.dougallbaillie.com Dougall Baillie Associates Proposed Mixed-Use Development Glasgow Waters (Yorkhill Quay), Glasgow Transportation Assessment March 2021 © DOUGALL BAILLIE ASSOCIATES LIMITED Copyright of this document is reserved by Dougall Baillie Associates Limited. Copying of this document is strictly prohibited without the prior authorisation of Dougall Baillie Associates Limited. Assignation of this document is prohibited. The report is personal to the addressee only and can only be relied upon by the addressee. Specific permission in writing must be obtained from Dougall Baillie Associates in order for any party other than that addressee to rely upon this report or any part of this report or any element of its contents. 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Document Control Document Title: - Proposed Residential Development Glasgow Waters (Yorkhill Quay), Glasgow Transportation Assessment Project Number: - 20033 Project Title: - Glasgow Waters (Yorkhill Quay) Directory and File Name: - W:\20000s\20033 - Glasgow Waters (Yorkhill Quay)\Admin\Reports\20033-TA-01b.docx Issue Date Distribution Comments - 12/03/21 Client Team Draft for comment a 19/03/21 Client Team Updated for comment B 24/03/21 Client Team Updated for comment Document Approval Originator: Date: 24/03/21 Checked By: Date: 24/03/21 Authorisation: Date: 24/03/21 Page 2 Dougall Baillie Associates Proposed Mixed-Use Development Glasgow Waters (Yorkhill Quay), Glasgow Transportation Assessment March 2021 CONTENTS 1 Introduction ................................................................... 4 2 National & Local Policy Framework ........................................ 6 3 Development Proposals ..................................................... 11 4 Sustainable Transport Assessment ........................................ 13 5 Data Collection & Abstraction ............................................. 22 6 Development Generation & Distribution ................................. 25 7 Junction and Network Analysis ............................................ 31 8 Parking & Service Arrangements .......................................... 34 9 Conclusions ................................................................... 37 APPENDICES Appendix A – Keppie Design Site Plan Appendix B – Traffic Flow Diagrams Appendix C – TRICS Output Appendix D – Census Data Appendix E – Datashine Gravity Model Appendix F – TRANSYT Link Diagram Appendix G – Plot 1 Access Junctions 9 Output Appendix H – Plot 2 Access Junctions 9 Output Page 3 Dougall Baillie Associates Proposed Mixed-Use Development Glasgow Waters (Yorkhill Quay), Glasgow Transportation Assessment March 2021 1 Introduction 1.1 Dougall Baillie Associates (DBA) were appointed by Peel L&P Ltd (parent company of Glasgow Harbour Ltd – applicant) to produce a Transportation Assessment (TA) for the proposed erection of a mixed-use development in Kelvinhaugh, Glasgow. 1.2 The development site is located at the Yorkhill Quay in Glasgow’s west end as detailed in Diagram 1.1 below. The site is bordered by the Stobcross Road to the north, the Clydeside Distillery to the east, the River Clyde to the south and the Riverside Museum to the west. Diagram 1.1 – Site Location Diagram 1.3 The proposed mixed-use development consists of a leisure development in the west of the site, three residential plots in the centre containing 1,100 units and a 200-bedroom hotel to the east; as detailed in the Keppie Design Site Plan drawing included in Appendix A. 1.4 Access to the development would be taken from the existing access to the Riverside Museum and from two separate accesses on Stobcross Road on the site’s northern boundary. 1.5 In keeping with current government policy guidelines this Transportation Assessment assesses the potential for minimising private car usage by public transport. To this end an assessment of existing pedestrian, cycle, and public transport facilities has been carried out. Parking provision and servicing requirements are also assessed. Page 4 Dougall Baillie Associates Proposed Mixed-Use Development Glasgow Waters (Yorkhill Quay), Glasgow Transportation Assessment March 2021 1.6 This document takes into account current national, regional, and local legislation and identifies the accessibility of the site by all sustainable transport modes. Travel information has been studied and an assessment of existing transport infrastructure and service provision has been made. 1.7 The report also identifies the impact of vehicular traffic generated by the proposed development on the adjacent road network. The traffic data collection, calculations of traffic generation and local road network assessment have been summarised in this report. More detailed information pertaining to certain aspects of the report are available and can be obtained on request. 1.8 The content of this Transportation Assessment report has been informed by scoping discussions undertaken with Glasgow City Council Transport Officers. Page 5 Dougall Baillie Associates Proposed Mixed-Use Development Glasgow Waters (Yorkhill Quay), Glasgow Transportation Assessment March 2021 2 National & Local Policy Framework Introduction 2.1 The development has been designed to take account of the latest advice from national government, as encapsulated in Scottish Planning Policy (SPP), Planning Advice Note 75 and Designing Streets as well as local government reflected by the Glasgow City Development Plan and the Design Guide – New Residential Areas. Scottish Planning Policy 2.2 The SPP was created in order to focus plan making, planning discussions and development design on the Scottish Governments Purpose. This purpose is the creation of a more successful country, with opportunities for all of Scotland to flourish through increasing sustainable economic growth. Page 6 Dougall Baillie Associates Proposed Mixed-Use Development Glasgow Waters (Yorkhill Quay), Glasgow Transportation Assessment March 2021 2.3 Sustainable economic growth is described in the SPP Glossary as "Building a dynamic and growing economy that will provide prosperity and opportunities for all, while ensuring that future generations can enjoy a better quality of life too." 2.4 Paragraph 269 notes that "Planning can play an important role in improving connectivity and promoting more sustainable patterns of transport and travel as part of the transition to a low carbon economy." 2.5 Paragraph 270 states that the planning system should support patterns of development which; • optimise the use of existing infrastructure; • provide safe and convenient opportunities for walking and cycling for both active travel and recreation, and facilitate travel by public transport; • enable the integration of transport modes; • facilitate freight movement by rail or water. 2.6 The SPP identifies the key transport issues which should be taken account of with regards to land use. These issues can be found in paragraph 272 and are as follows; • the capacity of the existing transport network • environmental or operational constraints • proposed or committed projects 2.7 Paragraph 279 notes that "Significant travel-generating uses should be sited at location which are well served by public transport, subject to parking restraint policies and are supported by measures to promote the availability of high quality public transport services." The SPP also indicates that Travel Plans may be required for these types of developments. 2.8 Paragraph 287 goes on to emphasise that planning permission should not be granted for significant travel generating uses in locations where; • direct links to local facilities via walking and cycling networks are not or cannot be made available • access to local facilities via public transport would involve walking more than 400m • the transport assessment does not identify satisfactory ways of meeting sustainable transport requirements. 2.9 SPP paragraph 273 gives a hierarchy of personal travel modes to be prioritised in the following order; • walking • cycling • public transport • cars Page 7 Dougall Baillie Associates Proposed Mixed-Use Development Glasgow Waters (Yorkhill Quay), Glasgow Transportation Assessment March 2021 2.10 Paragraph 281 notes the SPPs policy on parking standards. National maximum parking standards are set in Annex B of the SPP however the SPP also states that local authorities have the ability to set more or less restrictive standards based on the level of public transport services which serve the development. Planning Advice Note (PAN) 75 2.11 PAN 75 accompanies the SPP providing advice on good practice. Paragraph 6 notes that ‘one focus of SPP 17 (now superseded by the SPP on Transport) is to achieve better and earlier integration between transport and land use planning at national, regional and local level.' 2.12 It continues that ‘Integration can reduce the need to travel and offer more sustainable travel choices. To achieve sustainable development, the objectives of the SPP must be considered in the context of other planning policy and guidance’. Designing Streets 2.13 Designing Streets is a policy statement in Scotland for street design which updates and replaces PAN 76 New Residential Streets (now withdrawn). 2.14