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Land to the North of Denby, Derbyshire Public Transport Note March 2014 LAND TO THE NORTH OF DENBY DERBYSHIRE PUBLIC TRANSPORT NOTE Report by: David Bell Bryan G Hall Consulting Civil & Transportation Planning Engineers Suite E8, Joseph’s Well, Hanover Walk, Leeds, LS3 1AB Ref: 09-297-009.02 March 2014 Land to the North of Denby, Derbyshire Public Transport Note Answer to Q21.5 1.0 This note responds to the points raised in Question 21.5 by the Inspector conducting an independent examination of the Amber Valley Local Plan Part 1 Core Strategy. 2.0 The Travel Accessibility and Sustainability Note dated November 2013, prepared by Bryan G Hall attached at Appendix BGH1, sets out details of the existing bus services that operate in the immediate vicinity of the site. 3.0 Both the B6179 Derby Road and Street Lane are bus routes. The bus stops on the B6179 Derby Road, in the vicinity of the site, are served by bus services 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3, which operate at a combined frequency of four per hour, linking Ripley with Derby. The No 9.1 service, which operates at an hourly frequency, runs south of the site, along Ryknield Hill, from B6179 Derby Road and the 9.2 and 9.3 services operate along B6179 Derby Road, past the site frontage. The 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3 services are unsubsidised, commercial routes, operated by Trent Barton Buses. The services marketed as the ‘Nines’ by Trent Barton buses provide a service every 15 minutes between Derby, Ripley, Alfreton, Sutton and Mansfield as illustrated on the extract from the Derbyshire County Council bus map attached at Appendix BGH1. 4.0 Street Lane is served by the No 147 service that operates at an hourly frequency, linking Street Lane with Marehay and Ripley. 5.0 In addition to the bus services that pass the site there are also a number of other services that stop in close proximity to the site at the Kilburn Toll Bar junction. The plan at Appendix BGH2 shows that the No 6, Red Arrow and 138 services stop at this junction. The Red Arrow service operates every 10 minutes between Chesterfield, Derby and Nottingham. The service operates non-stop between Kilburn Toll Bar to Derby and Derby to Nottingham. The Red Arrow service is a high quality service with air conditioning, free wi-fi, leather seats and tables. 6.0 The existing bus services passing the site provide a choice of five buses per hour. The accessibility of the site using existing bus services has been plotted using ‘Accession’ software. Accession is a Geographical Information System based accessibility computer analysis tool to measure journey distance and times for all modes of travel between points. The results are presented at Appendix BGH4 of the ‘Travel Accessibility and Sustainability Note’ and show the following journey times to the centre of the nearest towns and cities: 1 09-297-009.02 Land to the North of Denby, Derbyshire Public Transport Note Journey Times from the Site Settlement Journey Time from the Site Ripley 10-20 minutes Belper 20-30 minutes Derby 30-40 minutes 7.0 The early phases of development of the site will be accessible to existing commercially viable, high frequency services operating on B6179 Derby Road. Therefore, the early phases of development will not require significant investment to enhance the existing bus services which already provide good quality levels of service. 8.0 With regard to the later phases of development, the emerging Masterplan has evolved to provide two points of connection with B6179 Derby Road to facilitate future public transport penetration into the site. Initial discussions have taken place with Trent Barton Buses regarding the opportunities for bus service penetration into the site to serve the later phases of development. A number of options are available, including the following which is not an exhaustive list:- • Diversion of the No 147 service into the site that has potential to make this service commercially viable and hence reduce the subsidy sum required to operate this service. • Provision of a new No 9 service that would be built into the existing network and would operate between Ripley and Derby. This service would build upon the existing successful No 9 services and would require pump priming, which would be secured under a Section 106 Agreement. Trent Barton Buses have suggested that a new No 9 service would not require a full subsidy for pump priming as there is already sufficient demand locally for them to consider the introduction of a new No 9 service. • Provision of a new No 6 service that could operate between Belper and Ripley on the same funding principles as a new No 9 service. 9.0 As the plan at Appendix BGH1 illustrates the site is located in an area where there is a wide range of services in close proximity to the site. It can therefore be seen 2 09-297-009.02 Land to the North of Denby, Derbyshire Public Transport Note there is likely to be a number of other options for diversion/extension of existing services. 10.0 The pump priming funding of a new service would only be required in the later phases of development after a significant number of dwellings have been built. As a significant number of dwellings will already be built and occupied at the trigger point for providing a new service to penetrate into the site, this will increase the prospect of delivery of a sustainable, commercially viable, enhanced service that is initially pump primed through Section 106 funding. 11.0 It is envisaged that the level of Section 106 funding required to pump prime a new service in the later phases of development will range between £100k and £160k per annum. The Infrastructure Delivery Plan for Amber Valley also identifies possible funding streams from • New Homes Bonus • Business rates and Tax Increment Financing (TIF) • Regional Growth Fund • Growing Places • Service-specific grants. In addition, it is understood that Amber Valley Borough Council are aiming to raise the funding for transport improvements through the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) for Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. The D2N2 LEP includes a Strategic Economic Plan (September) which will include infrastructure schemes (Including transport) to support or unlock sustainable economic growth in the D2N2 area. 12.0 In summary this note has demonstrated the site is already served by a good quality high frequency bus service and therefore it is not agreed that ‘existing bus services would need to be ’significantly enhanced’ (ref: p109 of Local Plan Part 1 Core Strategy’). This note has also demonstrated following discussions with the main local bus operator ‘transformational change’ is not required to deliver the enhancements required to provide bus access to the later phases of development. The improvements required are not considered to be of a high degree of significance and the funding required to pump prime future bus service enhancements would be secured under a S106 agreement with the potential for other funding sources from IDP sources and the D2N2 LEP. The levels of funding envisaged are not unusual for a development of this scale. 3 09-297-009.02 APPENDIX BGH 1 Land to the North of Denby, Derbyshire Travel Accessibility and Sustainability Note November 2013 LAND TO THE NORTH OF DENBY DERBYSHIRE TRAVEL ACCESSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY NOTE Report by: Alex McGarrell Bryan G Hall Consulting Civil & Transportation Planning Engineers Suite E8, Joseph’s Well, Hanover Walk, Leeds, LS3 1AB Ref: 09-297-006.01 November 2013 CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 2.0 ACCESSIBILITY OF THE SITE BY SUSTAINABLE FORMS OF TRANSPORT 2 3.0 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 6 APPENDICES Appendix BGH1 Accession Walking Plan Appendix BGH2 Accession Cycling Plan Appendix BGH3 Derbyshire Cycle Map Appendix BGH4 Accession Public Transport Plan Land to the North of Denby, Derbyshire Accessibility and Sustainability Note 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 This note assesses the accessibility and sustainability of the proposed development site by walking, cycling and public transport to inform the emerging Amber Valley Borough Council Local Plan process. The proposed development site is an 85.75 hectare parcel of land to the north of Denby to the west of the B6179 Derby Road in Derbyshire. The development will consist of residential and employment land uses. The development will also include a primary school, local centre and open space. 1.2 The site is bounded by the A38 (T) to the west, open green space and residential properties to the south, open green space to the north and the B6179 Derby Road to the east. 1.3 This note will demonstrate that the proposed development site is accessible by public transport, cycle and on foot, providing the opportunity for sustainable development. It is considered that, given its location, the development will allow for journeys to be made by public transport, cycling and walking as a viable alternative mode to the car. The implementation of a Travel Plan for the development will further assist in encouraging a shift to more sustainable modes of transport than the private car. 1 09-297-006.01 Land to the North of Denby, Derbyshire Accessibility and Sustainability Note 2.0 ACCESSIBILITY OF THE SITE BY SUSTAINABLE FORMS OF TRANSPORT 2.1 Current national planning policy set out in National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), Derbyshire Local Transport Plan and Amber Valley Borough Local Plan places significant emphasis on the availability and use of alternative means of access to the private car to developments. On Foot 2.2 The Institution of Highways and Transportation publication [2000] ‘Guidelines for providing for Journeys on Foot’ notes that walking accounts for over a quarter of all journeys and four-fifths of journeys less than one mile (1.6 kilometres).