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TRANSPORT STATEMENT FOR PROPOSED BOARDING HOUSE LAND OFF COLLEGE FIELDS, MARLBOROUGH ON BEHALF OF MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE NOVEMBER 2016 [ISSUE 4] Head Office: Unit 2 York House Edison Park Dorcan Way Swindon Wiltshire SN3 3RB Tel. 01793 619965 Email: [email protected] www.ColeEasdon.com COLE EASDON CONSULTANTS LIMITED C IVIL E NGINEERING ~ H IGHWAYS ~ T RANSPORTATION ~ F LOOD R ISK B RISTOL & S WINDON Incorporated in UK as Cole Easdon Consultants Ltd No. 202 7005 TRANSPORT STATEMENT PROPOSED BOARDING HOUSE, LAND OFF COLLEGE FIELDS, MARLBOROUGH ____________________________________________________________________________________ COLE EASDON CONSULTANTS (CEC) DOCUMENT ISSUE RECORD Client: Marlborough College Project: Proposed Boarding House, Land off College Fields, Marlborough Job Number: 4903 Document Title: Transport Statement Issuing Office: Swindon Issue / Issue 1 Issue 2 Issue 3 Issue 4 Revision: Revised Draft for Revised Issue for Description / Draft for Client Issue for Planning Client Comment Planning Application Status: Comment Application (Alternative Scheme) (Alternative Scheme) Date: February 2016 February 2016 November 2016 November 2016 C. D. Shakespeare C. D. Shakespeare C. D. Shakespeare C. D. Shakespeare Prepared: BA (Hons) MCIHT BA (Hons) MCIHT BA (Hons) MCIHT BA (Hons) MCIHT Signature: Document S. Coates S. Coates S. Coates S. Coates Check: BA (Hons) BA (Hons) BA (Hons) BA (Hons) Signature: J. B. Farmery Technical J. B. Farmery J. B. Farmery J. B. Farmery MEng CEng MICE Check: MEng CEng MICE MCIHT MEng CEng MICE MCIHT MEng CEng MICE MCIHT MCIHT Signature: J. B. Farmery J. B. Farmery J. B. Farmery J. B. Farmery Authorised: MEng CEng MICE MEng CEng MICE MCIHT MEng CEng MICE MCIHT MEng CEng MICE MCIHT MCIHT Signature: 4903 - Boarding 4903 - Boarding House, 4903 - Boarding House, 4903 - Boarding House, File Reference: House, Marlborough - Marlborough - TS - Marlborough - TS - Marlborough - TS - TS - Issue 1 Issue 2 Issue 3 Issue 4 ___________________________________________________________________________ QMF 12.25 ISSUE 5 COLE EASDON CONSULTANTS (CEC) NOVEMBER 2016 TRANSPORT STATEMENT PROPOSED BOARDING HOUSE, LAND OFF COLLEGE FIELDS, MARLBOROUGH ____________________________________________________________________________________ CONTENTS SECTION HEADING PAGE NO. 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 2.0 SITE DESCRIPTION & SURROUNDING HIGHWAY NETWORK 3 3.0 DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS 5 4.0 ACCESSIBILITY BY SUSTAINABLE MODES OF TRANSPORT 11 5.0 PREDICTED VEHICULAR TRIP GENERATION 14 6.0 SUMMARY & CONCLUSIONS 18 List of Tables Table 4.1 Local Bus Services Table 4.2 Principal Rail Services from Pewsey Railway Station List of Photographs Photograph 2.1 View of the proposed site looking from the northwest corner to the south east Photograph 3.1 Existing access on College Fields Photograph 3.2 View to the left on College Fields from the proposed access Photograph 3.3 View to the right on College Fields from the proposed access Photograph 3.4 Existing pedestrian route across the proposed site Photograph 4.1 Controlled pedestrian crossing on the A4 Bath Road situated to the east of the College Fields junction ___________________________________________________________________________ QMF 12.25 ISSUE 5 COLE EASDON CONSULTANTS (CEC) NOVEMBER 2016 TRANSPORT STATEMENT PROPOSED BOARDING HOUSE, LAND OFF COLLEGE FIELDS, MARLBOROUGH ____________________________________________________________________________________ APPENDICES Appendix 1 – CEC Plans CEC Plan 4903/201 Site Location Plan CEC Plan 4903/202 Vehicle Access Swept Path Analysis – Fire Tender Appendix 2 – Drawings by Others Drawing No. 16115_07_010(P2) Site Block Plan - Proposed Planning (by Allies and Morrison) ___________________________________________________________________________ QMF 12.25 ISSUE 5 COLE EASDON CONSULTANTS (CEC) NOVEMBER 2016 TRANSPORT STATEMENT PROPOSED BOARDING HOUSE, LAND OFF COLLEGE FIELDS, MARLBOROUGH ____________________________________________________________________________________ 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 This Transport Statement (TS) has been prepared by Cole Easdon Consultants Limited (CEC) on behalf of Marlborough College in respect of a planning application for the construction of a new boarding house for Marlborough College on land off College Fields, Marlborough (also referred to as the Elmhurst Triangle site). The proposed boarding house would accommodate some 70 pupils and 3 full time live-in members of staff. Refer to CEC Plan 4903/201 [Site Location Plan] contained within Appendix 1. Background 1.2 A planning application for a proposed boarding house on this site was previously submitted to Wiltshire Council in March 2016 (LPA Ref No. 16/02126/FUL). The previous application was subsequently withdrawn by the applicant in order to address issues relating to the design of the proposed building. CEC prepared the Transport Statement that was previously submitted in support of the aforementioned application. The Highway Officer for Wiltshire Council previously concluded that there were no major highway issues relating to the proposal. This Transport Statement [Issue 3] therefore presents an update from the previous version to reflect the latest development proposals. 1.3 Prior to the preparation of the previous Transport Statement [Issue 2], an initial pre- application enquiry was submitted to Wiltshire Council (WC) in September 2015, which sought the council's views on the proposed site for a boarding house. The initial enquiry followed a review of the College landholdings to identify a suitable site to accommodate a new boarding house. Within the initial consultation response from WC, the Highways Officer commented that "the triangle site is considered preferable to the other identified preferred sites, but I would like to see any planning application accompanied by details of anticipated vehicle movements, parking and service delivery arrangements". The Highways Officer also specified that "details of the arrangements for end of term collection/drop off days will also be needed given the potential for cumulative impacts with adjoining boarding houses and possible congestion on the surrounding road network". 1.4 This TS addresses the specific points previously raised by the Highway Officer during the initial pre-application enquiry and sets out information relating to the proposed vehicular access arrangement, car parking provision, anticipated vehicle movements generated by the proposals, the site's accessibility by sustainable modes of transport and service delivery arrangements. ___________________________________________________________________________ QMF 12.25 ISSUE 5 COLE EASDON CONSULTANTS (CEC) 1 NOVEMBER 2016 TRANSPORT STATEMENT PROPOSED BOARDING HOUSE, LAND OFF COLLEGE FIELDS, MARLBOROUGH ____________________________________________________________________________________ Scope 1.5 The TS is structured as follows: . Section 2.0 describes the site and surrounding highway network; . Section 3.0 outlines the development proposals; . Section 4.0 provides an appraisal of the site's accessibility by sustainable modes of transport; . Section 5.0 assesses the predicted development trip generation; and . Section 6.0 summarises and concludes the report. ___________________________________________________________________________ QMF 12.25 ISSUE 5 COLE EASDON CONSULTANTS (CEC) 2 NOVEMBER 2016 TRANSPORT STATEMENT PROPOSED BOARDING HOUSE, LAND OFF COLLEGE FIELDS, MARLBOROUGH ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2.0 SITE DESCRIPTION & SURROUNDING HIGHWAY NETWORK 2.1 The site is located to the north of the A4 Bath Road and to the west of College Fields, Marlborough. The site is referred to as the Elmhurst Triangle site and currently comprises of green open space owned by the College, bisected with a private footpath which leads from the Bath Road/College Fields junction to Elmhurst boarding house. Photograph 2.1 shows a view of the proposed site looking from the northwest corner across to the south east. Photograph 2.1: View of the proposed site looking from the northwest corner to the south east 2.2 The A4 Bath Road forms the southern boundary of the site, College Fields bounds the site to the east and north, College Fields Montessori Nursery is situated on the northeast boundary of the site, whilst Elmhurst boarding house and Barton Hill boarding house beyond are located on the western boundary. 2.3 The site lies in close proximity to all of the main College buildings. The proposed site is located adjacent to existing boarding houses (Elmhurst and Barton Hill). The central College buildings are located opposite the site on the southern side of the A4 Bath Road, which can be accessed safely by pedestrian crossings (refer to further discussion within Section 4.0). ___________________________________________________________________________ QMF 12.25 ISSUE 5 COLE EASDON CONSULTANTS (CEC) 3 NOVEMBER 2016 TRANSPORT STATEMENT PROPOSED BOARDING HOUSE, LAND OFF COLLEGE FIELDS, MARLBOROUGH ____________________________________________________________________________________ A4 Bath Road 2.4 The A4 Bath Road is generally orientated in an east to west alignment. It connects to the A34 near Newbury approximately 28km (17 miles) to the east of Marlborough and to Bath approximately 48km (30 miles) to the west. Within the vicinity of the proposed development site, the A4 Bath Road is a single carriageway road subject to a 30mph speed limit. Upon entering Marlborough from the west, the speed limit along the A4 Bath Road changes from