GILMORTON NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
TRANSPORT CRITIQUE OF PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
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project number: ADC1660 report reference: ADC1660 A version date author comments 1 Briony Cheeseman internal draft 2 09/08/2017 David Cummins first issue to the NP Group 3 27/09/2017 David Cummins Incorporated comments from NP Group
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INTRODUCTION
1. The Neighbourhood Planning Group in Gilmorton commissioned ADC Infrastructure to provide transport advice in support of their Neighbourhood Plan. This report examines five recent residential development proposals that have been submitted to the local planning authority, Harborough District Council, to understand how they affect the existing conditions in the village, to inform a baseline for the Neighbourhood Plan.
2. The development sites are shown in Figure 1. • Site 1 - 42 dwellings (Planning reference 17/00701/OUT) • Site 2 - 43 dwellings (Planning reference 17/00885/OUT) • Site 3 - 27 dwellings (Planning reference 16/00115/OUT) • Site 4 - 16 dwellings in total (Planning reference 16/00145/OUT, 17/01394/FUL, 17/00741/OUT) • Site 5 – 42 dwellings (Planning reference 17/01256/OUT)
Figure 1: Aerial view of the Gilmorton sites
3. The NPPF1:says that “All developments that generate significant amounts of movement should be supported by a Transport Statement or Transport Assessment. Plans and decision should take account of whether • “the opportunities for sustainable transport modes have been taken up depending on the nature and location of the site, to reduce the need for major transport infrastructure • safe and suitable access to the site can be achieved for all people, and • improvements can be undertaken within the transport network that cost effectively limit the significant impacts of the development. Development should only be prevented or refused on transport grounds where the residual cumulative impacts of development are severe.”
4. Each development site has therefore been reviewed against these three key criteria of access, accessibility, and traffic impact.
5. A site visit was undertaken on the 4 July 2017 between 1pm and 4pm. This included a review of the whole village as well as the conditions at school pick up at 3.30pm.
1 Paragraph 32, National Planning Policy Framework, Department for Communities and Local Government, March 2012 2 GILMORTON, LEICESTERSHIRE TRANSPORT CRITIQUE OF PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS ADC1660 A V3
BACKGROUND CONTEXT
6. Gilmorton is a village in the Harborough District in Leicestershire. It is located 5 kilometres northeast of Lutterworth and 16 kilometres south of Leicester.
Facilities
7. There are several facilities within the village. These include the Gilmorton Chandler Church of England Primary School, village shop and Post Office, village hall, three pubs, Gilmorton playing fields, and Gilmorton recreation ground (Figure 2).
Figure 2: local facilities
Traffic flows
8. The Transport Statement for Site 1 undertook traffic surveys in November 2016 to determine the level of existing traffic which passed the site on Lutterworth Road. The results of this are shown in the table below.
2016 Existing Traffic Flows Northbound Southbound Two-Way Average 5 day Flow 1384 1369 2753 Average AM Peak Hr 117 167 284 Average PM Peak Hr 161 113 274
9. The results show that the existing traffic volumes on Lutterworth Road are relatively low, even within the peak hours. During an average peak hour there is a flow of approximately 5 vehicles each minute.
Accident record
10. The Crashmap database shows there have been five personal injury accidents within the village of Gilmorton in the five-year period between 2012 and 2016 (Figure 3): • one fatal accident on Lutterworth Road near to Site 1 • one serious accident on Mill Lane, north of Site 3 • three slight accidents along Main Street:
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• one slight accident adjacent to the Main Street/Ullesthorpe Road junction • one slight accident at Main Street adjacent to the junction with Church Drive • one slight accident adjacent to Kimcote Road/Mill Lane junction in the vicinity of Sites 2 and 3.
11. The fatal accident occurred during frosty/icy conditions when a car was stationary in the carriageway. A car driven by an elderly gentleman lost control and collided with a car travelling in the opposite direction. Therefore, the main contributing factor to the accident appears to be adverse weather.
12. The serious accident occurred during the morning peak hour, in dry weather conditions, when the vehicle was traveling northeast; only one vehicle was involved.
13. Although these accidents are unfortunate, none of them have occurred in the same location, and therefore they do not reveal a trend in collision data within the village.
Figure 3: Crashmap showing accident locations in Gilmorton (yellow flag=slight, red=serious, black=fatal)
Traffic distribution
14. The Transport Assessment for Site 2 determined the pattern of traffic movements that would result from new development in the village. This was based on 2011 Census Journey To Work data for the existing Gilmorton residents. The pattern is shown in Figure 4 and shows that: • the majority of traffic (69%) would travel south via Lutterworth Road • 12% via Ullesthorpe Road
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• 7% via Ashby Road • 6% via Mill Lane • and 6% via Gilmorton Road. • This means that 19% would travel along Main Street, passing the village store and primary school.
Figure 4: Traffic Distribution
15. This pattern was derived on the assumption that the strategic road network, including the M1, A4303, A426 and A4304, would be accessed via Lutterworth Road. It also assumes that Leicester, one of the major employment destinations from the village, would be reached via Lutterworth Road. Google Maps suggests that drivers could use Lutterworth Road to access the M1 and travel towards Leicester, but they could also route via Ashby Road past the primary school as it is a shorter distance and both routes have similar travel times. This suggests that the 7% of traffic assigned to travel past the school may be underestimated. However, for consistency throughout this report, the above figures have been used for all five development sites when reviewing their traffic impacts.
Conditions around the primary school
16. During the site visit the traffic situation around the primary school at pick up time was observed. The school’s car park is used by staff only. Parents park along the carriageway, and on the footways in an attempt to leave more space for other vehicles. This caused pinch points along Main Street and Ashby Road. During the site visit, the traffic became stationary with vehicles trying to pass in both directions when the Beaver bus (which serves the local secondary school in Lutterworth) attempted to travel along Main Street and north along Ashby Road (Figure 5).
17. The Neighbourhood Planning Group have also pointed out that Main Street heading towards Kimcote is increasing being used as a ‘rat run’ during the weekday morning peak hour for vehicles trying to avoid congestion in Lutterworth. With the increase in traffic due to the new proposed developments this would cause there to be increased congestion
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Figure 5: conditions near the school at pick up time
Car Auction Bruntingthorpe
18. There is a large car auction/sales site north of the village in Bruntingthorpe, which has regular events each month. It is visited by people buying and selling vehicles. The Neighbourhood Planning Group has advised that this can cause traffic to travel through the village along Lutterworth Road and Mill Lane to go to and from the auction site from the south via the M1 Junction 20. A review of their website suggests the auctions typically take place at 10am or 11am, therefore the majority of trips are likely to occur throughout the day with few trips during the morning and evening peak hours.
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SITE 1 – UP TO 42 DWELLINGS (17/00701/OUT) – REFUSED
Access
19. The proposed development would be accessed via a new priority T-junction on the western side of Lutterworth Road, as shown in Drawing 216046-SK02 Rev A in Appendix A.
20. The junction appears to be designed in accordance with the 6Cs Design Guide, with a minimum carriageway width of 4.8 metres, 6 metre kerb radii and 2 metres wide footways on both sides of the access junction. Visibility splays of 2.4 x 120 metres can be achieved in both directions from the proposed site access.
21. The local highway authority has requested that a 2 metres wide kerbed footway adjacent to the carriageway on Lutterworth Road be provided and extended from the new access junction northeast to connect with the existing footway.
22. The proposed access junction is outside the current 30mph speed limit. The local highway authority has therefore requested that the 30mph speed limit be extended to include the proposed site access and a minimum of 90 metres southwest of the new access on Lutterworth Road. A gateway feature has also been requested.
Accessibility
23. The site is located at the southern edge of the village. From a review of the illustrative masterplan, there appears to be proposed an additional pedestrian link at the northeast corner of the site. It is unclear from the plans if this can be achieved, as it appears there could be third party land issues connecting this new pedestrian link to the existing pedestrian facilities at Lynton Close. If this wasn’t achievable, it would restrict the accessibility of the site from the local amenities in the village centre. Residents at the northern edge of the site would have to travel approximately 300 metres to reach the site access at Lutterworth Road before then proceeding north to access the village.
24. It was observed during the site visit that there is a public right of way through the site, which would remain in its existing location. This could provide more direct access to the Church and primary school, although as this is over fields and stiles this would not be suitable for mobility impaired pedestrians and parents with push chairs, or trips at night as the footpath is not lit.
25. Due to this, walking distances have been calculated from the centre of the site via the new site access at Lutterworth Road. The 6Cs Design Guide recommends that “In rural areas the walking distance should not be more than 800m. You should design pedestrian routes to bus stops to be as direct, convenient and safe as possible to encourage use of public transport”. The nearest bus stop is approximately 600 metres to the north of the site, at the western side of Lutterworth Road, opposite the Crown Inn. This provides a taxi bus service which runs up to twice a day.
26. Also in more rural areas, IN6 of the 6Cs Design Guide suggests that key local facilities should be within 800 metres (10 mins) walk of the new development. The village shop and Post Office is approximately 820 metres from the centre of the site. The primary school is further west and is approximately 960 metres therefore both facilities are located outside of the desirable walking distance for a sustainable development.
Traffic Impact
27. The proposed access junction is currently opposite a layby, on the eastern side of Lutterworth Road adjacent to a children’s play area and two tennis courts. This could lead to potential
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conflict with vehicles entering and exiting the layby with vehicles entering and exiting the proposed site access. Although as part of planning application 16/00161, the layby is to be moved into the new development south of the tennis courts and this layby is to be replaced by a 2 metres wide footway linking the new proposed development with the existing footway on the eastern side of Lutterworth Road. See Figure 6 and Drawing 215052-PL09 in Appendix B.
Figure 6: layby opposite the proposed site access
28. The Transport Statement for this development calculated the likely traffic impact for up to 50 dwellings would be 36 two-way trips in the morning peak hour and 38 two-way trips in the evening peak hour. Based on the traffic distribution explained above, this would result in 7 two- way morning peak hour trips and 7 two-way evening peak hour trips which would route through the village centre and past the primary school.
29. The morning peak hours trips could coincide with the start of school at 9.10am with parents dropping children off from 8.50am. The increased number of trips passing the school will exacerbate this issue. Also, it is likely some of the children that would live in this site would attend the school. In addition, as it is outside of the desirable walking distance, some parents may choose to drive to the school, therefore causing more congestion at the school around drop off and pick up.
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SITE 2 – 43 DWELLINGS (17/00885/OUT) – PENDING CONSIDERATION
Access
31. The proposed development would be accessed via a new priority controlled T-junction on the northern side of Kimcote Road, as shown in Drawing P17-0221_003 Rev C in Appendix C. The junction appears to be designed in accordance with the 6Cs Design Guide, with a minimum carriageway width of 4.8 metres, with 6 metre kerb radii and 2 metres wide footways on both sides of the access junction. Visibility splays have been demonstrated and could be achieved in both directions from the proposed site access.
Accessibility
32. In line with the requirements of the 6Cs Design Guide, the key local facilities would be within 800 metres (10 mins) walk of the new development. The village shop and Post Office is approximately 445 metres from the centre of the site and primary school is further west and is approximately 620 metres. Therefore, both facilities are within a desirable walking distance.
33. To reach these facilities the development would provide two uncontrolled pedestrian crossings to the east and west of the site access to assist pedestrians crossing from the site to the southern side of Kimcote Road.
34. The nearest bus stop is to the west of the site on Lutterworth Road opposite the Crown Inn and would be within 400 metres of the centre of the site. This provides a taxi bus service which runs up to twice a day. This would be accessible with the provision of the new uncontrolled crossings on Kimcote Road.
35. The National Cycle Network Route 50 is 295 metres to the west of the development site and could be accessed via Kimcote Road. The route is an on-road route which links to Ashby Magna to the north and Lutterworth and Walcote to the south.
Traffic Impact
36. The Transport Assessment for this development has calculated the likely traffic impact from the new development, which suggested that for 43 dwellings there would be 34 two-way trips in the morning peak hour and 35 two-way trips in the evening peak hour. Based on the distribution explained above, 94% of the traffic would head towards the village centre in a westerly direction and through the Mill Lane/Kimcote Road junction and Lutterworth Road/Kimcote Road junction, with the remaining 6% heading east out of the village. The Transport Assessment has modelled these junctions and suggested there would be a 25% increase in vehicles through these two junctions. The capacity assessment indicates these trips could be accommodated without congestion occurring. The extra traffic could cause more congestion when The Crown Inn is busy, although this is likely to be outside of the traffic peak hours, in the evenings and at weekends.
37. Also, 19% of the development traffic would travel through the village centre and past the primary school, equivalent to 7 two-way trips in the morning peak hour and 6 two-way evening peak hour trips.
38. The increased number of trips would exacerbate problems around the school. Some of the children from the development would attend the primary school. This development is closer than Site 1 and within a desirable walking distance, although some parents, particularly if they are heading off to work after the primary school drop off, may choose to drive to the primary school, therefore causing more congestion at the primary school around drop off and pick up.
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SITE 3 – 27 DWELLINGS (16/00115/OUT) -APPROVED
Access
39. The proposed development will be accessed via a new priority controlled T-junction on the eastern side of Mill Lane, as shown in Drawing FRA/213/PA/001 in Appendix D. The junction appears to be designed in accordance with the 6Cs Design Guide, with a minimum carriageway width of 4.8 metres, with 6 metre kerb radii and 2 metres wide footways on both sides of the access junction. Visibility splays could be achieved in both directions from the proposed site access.
40. The local highway authority requested the provision of a 2 metres wide kerbed footway on the eastern side of the carriageway at Mill Lane to connect with the existing footway south of the site on the western side of Mill Lane.
41. The proposed access junction is in the 30mph speed limit zone. The local highway authority requested that the 30mph speed limit be extended north to accommodate the proposed access and the existing farm access. There is no reference made to gateway features, however these would make drivers aware that they are entering the village from the north.
Accessibility
42. The nearest bus stop is to the west of the site within 200 metres of the centre of the site on Lutterworth Road, opposite The Crown Inn. This provides a taxi bus services which runs up to twice a day. The bus stop would be accessible with the provision of the new footway on eastern side of Mill Lane, and the enhanced footway on the western side of the carriageway. There is no pedestrian crossing to assist pedestrians from the site accessing the village and its facilities.
43. The National Cycle Network Route 50 is 200 metres to the west of the site and could be accessed via Mill Lane and Kimcote Road. This route is an on-road route, which links to Ashby Magna to the north and Lutterworth and Walcote to the south.
44. In line with the requirements of the 6Cs Design Guide, the key local facilities would be within 800 metres (10 mins) walk of the new development. The village shop and Post Office is approximately 350 metres from the centre of the site and the primary school is approximately 500 metres. Therefore, both facilities are located within the desirable walking distance.
45. During the site visit it was observed that there was an informal parking bay on the eastern side of Mill Lane near to the proposed site access. The proposed new footway on the eastern side of Mill Lane would remove this layby. However, the removal of this may cause the vehicles to park on the footway and therefore cause an issue with mobility impaired pedestrians and parents with push chairs accessing the footway to travel into the village centre.
Traffic Impact
46. Privately owned dwellings typically generate 0.75 two-way trips per hour in the morning and evening peak hours. A development of 27 dwellings would therefore generate 20 two-way vehicle movements per hour, as shown in the table below.
arrive depart two-way AM peak hour 0.15 0.60 0.75 trip rates (per dwelling) PM peak hour 0.52 0.23 0.75 AM peak hour 4 16 20 vehicle trips (27 dwellings) PM peak hour 14 6 20
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47. It is reasonable to assume these trips will have a similar routing pattern to the distribution reported above. Thus, 94% the development traffic would head south towards the junction of Mill Lane/Kimcote Road and continue further south along Lutterworth Road.
48. In addition, 19% of development traffic would route through the village centre and past the primary school, equivalent to 4 two-way trips in the average peak hour.
49. As described above these additional trips could result in more congestion and vehicle trips past the primary school during the morning peak hour when parents are dropping off children at the primary school. The increased number of trips would exacerbate this issue. Although this development is within a desirable walking distance, some parents who have an onward journey after pick-up may choose to drive to the primary school, therefore causing more congestion at the primary school around drop off and pick up.
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SITE 4 – 16 DWELLINGS TOTAL ((16/00145/OUT APPROVED), (17/01394/FUL PENDING CONSIDERATION), (17/00741/OUT- PENDING CONSIDERATION))
Access
50. The site access utilises an access which has already been approved under another outline planning application for 8 dwellings (planning reference 16/00145/OUT). This has been resubmitted as a full application (planning reference 17/01394/FUL) which is currently pending a decision. An additional 8 dwellings have been proposed on land north of the above site (planning reference 17/00741/OUT).
51. The proposed developments of up to 16 dwellings will be accessed via a new priority T-junction on the western side of Mill Lane, as shown in Drawing PH2-PL01 in Appendix E. The junction should be designed in accordance with the 6Cs Design Guide, with a minimum carriageway width of 4.8 metres, with 6 metre kerb radii and 2 metres wide footways on both sides of the access junction. The footways currently fall short of this requirement at 1.2 metres wide. Visibility splays could be achieved in both directions from the proposed site access.
52. The local highway authority requested the provision of a 2 metres wide kerbed footway on Mill Lane on both sides of the proposed access junction. The footway to the south of the access junction should continue south and connect with the existing footway. Currently there is no footway south of the proposed site access, but a separate one through the adjacent development site.
53. The proposed access junction is within the derestricted speed limit. Drawing FW1046910a in Appendix E shows the 30mph speed limit relocated approximately 90 metres further north of the proposed site access. This includes 30 roundels, dragon’s teeth and slow markings. The 30mph speed limit is currently located approximately 90 metres away from the junction of Kimcote Road/Mill Lane. If the speed limit is moved out by approximately 150 metres from its existing location, this could lead to a shift in traffic speeds and driver behaviour in the vicinity of the junction and its ability to control the speeds into village could be lost.
Accessibility
54. In line with the requirements of the 6Cs Design Guide, the key local facilities would be within 800 metres (10 mins) walk of the new development. The village store and Post Office is approximately 600 metres from the centre of the site and the primary school is approximately 750 metres. Therefore, both facilities are within desirable walking distance.
55. The nearest bus stop is to the southwest of the site, approximately 400 metres from the centre of the site on Lutterworth Road, opposite the Crown Inn. This provides a taxi bus services which runs up to twice a day. This would be accessible with the provision of the new footway on the western side of Mill Lane.
56. The National Cycle Network Route 50 is located 400 metres to the southwest of the development site and could be accessed via Mill Lane and Kimcote Road. The route is an on- road route which links to Ashby Magna to the north and Lutterworth and Walcote to the south.
Traffic Impact
57. Privately owned dwellings typically generate 0.75 two-way trips per hour in the morning and evening peak hours. The developments jointly consist of 16 dwellings which would therefore generate 12 two-way vehicle movements per hour, as shown in the table below.
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arrive depart two-way AM peak hour 0.15 0.60 0.75 trip rates (per dwelling) PM peak hour 0.52 0.23 0.75 AM peak hour 2 10 12 vehicle trips (16 dwellings) PM peak hour 8 4 12
58. It is reasonable to assume these trips will have a similar routing pattern to distribution reported above. Thus, 94% the development traffic would head south towards the junction of Mill Lane/Kimcote Road and continue further south along Lutterworth Road.
59. In addition, 19% of development traffic would route through the village centre past the primary school, equivalent to 3 two-way trips in the average peak hour. This one vehicle in itself would not be a significant issue.
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SITE 5 – 42 DWELLINGS (17/01256/OUT)- PENDING CONSIDERATION
Access
60. The proposed development will be accessed via a new priority controlled T-junction on the western side of Ullesthorpe Road as shown in Drawing WIE/SA/06/001 Rev A03 in Appendix F. The junction appears to be designed in accordance with the 6Cs Design Guide, with a 6 metres wide carriageway, 6 metre kerb radii and 2 metres wide footways on both side of the access junction. Although the carriageway is wider than necessary for a typical residential development, it has been increased to 6 metres wide to accommodate a bus. Therefore, the access should be able to accommodate bus movements, although it would need to be tested by a swept path analysis.
61. There is also a second access proposed for the development, which is unusual for a development of this size, as only one access point is required. The local highway authority requested further details of the proposed junctions and to demonstrate the buses and refuse vehicles could manoeuvre through these junctions and loop through the site.
62. The second access is a 6 metres wide shared surface located further southwest along Ullesthorpe Road. The junction appears to be designed in accordance with the 6Cs Design guide, although typically buses are not routed along shared surfaces, although the local highway authority may make exceptions as the buses which are likely to use this route are minibuses.
63. Visibility splays could be achieved in both directions from both proposed site accesses, although the local highway authority has requested speed surveys be carried out to demonstrate 85th percentile approach speeds along Ullesthorpe Road.
64. A new bus layby to accommodate 2 buses is proposed along the eastern edge of Ullesthorpe Road, which appears to be designed in accordance with the 6Cs Design Guide. The pedestrian access into the school is approximately 35 metres further south, which would require the children to walk along the footway to access the school.
65. The carriageway along Ullesthorpe Road has also been widened to 5.5 metres, although if this is to accommodate buses, the 6Cs Design Guide suggests the carriageway should have a minimum width of 6 metres. It would need to be investigated further whether a minimum 8.5 metres wide corridor could be accommodated within the highway land (2m footway + 6m carriageway + 0.5m margin).
66. The development also proposes 9 car parking spaces for staff at the school to use. During the site visit the school car park was observed to have some empty car parking spaces and, therefore, staff parking did not appear to be a problem. The problem with car parking at the school is with parents at school drop off and pick up. Further details of how this would be managed are required. If staff were to use this new proposed car park, would parents be allowed to use the existing school car park? Depending on the answer, the proposal would reduce the number of vehicles which currently park in the carriageway outside the school, and it would alleviate some of the congestion along Main Street and Ullesthorpe Road. However, it could increase the conflict with vehicles and pedestrians both trying to leave at the school entrance.
67. The development also proposes to amend the junction at Main Street/Ashby Road/Ullesthorpe Road, straightening up the T-junction, and it appears to reduce the carriageway width along Main Street/Ashby Road. During the site visit it was observed that cars were parked along both sides of Main Street. Where it is proposed to narrow the carriageway, this could make it more difficult to travel along Main Street if vehicles are still parked on both side of the road at school
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pick up and drop off. There are also currently no proposed pedestrian crossing points at this junction, and it is also unclear how the Red Lion pub car park would access the carriageway crossing the footway.
68. Due to the change in the nature of the road, and to accommodate the new footways and street lighting, the speed limit would need to be relocated further south along Ullesthorpe Road. Further details would need to be provided, including any gateway features and ‘beware of children’ signage due to the location near the school and the relocation of the school bus pick up location.
Accessibility
69. In line with the requirements of the 6Cs Design Guide, the key local facilities would be within 800 metres (10 mins) walk of the new development. The village shop and Post Office is approximately 340 metres from the centre of the site and the primary school is approximately 150 metres. Therefore, both facilities are within desirable walking distance.
70. There is a new 2 metres wide footway proposed on the northern/western edge of Ullesthorpe Road, which would allow pedestrians to access the village centre and its facilities from the proposed development. There is also proposed a 2 metres wide footway on the eastern edge of Ullesthorpe Road, which connects with the existing access into the primary school grounds and provides access to the proposed bus layby and staff car parking spaces. It also provides access to the playing fields used by the school on the western side of Ullesthorpe Road south of the proposed development. These footways would benefit the school allowing safer pedestrian movement along Ullesthorpe Road, as there is currently no footway and pedestrians are required to walk in the road.
71. The development proposes one informal crossing point at the southern edge of the new footways. However, due to the location of the proposed staff car park within the development and the location of the pedestrian access into the primary school, a second pedestrian crossing point could be provided north of the shared surface access to follow the desire line.
72. The nearest bus stop is to the southwest of the site, approximately 230 metres from the centre of the site on Ashby Road. This provides a taxi bus services which runs up to twice a day. This would be accessible with the provision of the new footway on the western and northern side of Ullesthorpe Road.
73. The National Cycle Network Route 50 is located approximately 220 metres to the east of the development site and could be accessed via Ullesthorpe Road. The route is an on-road route which links to Ashby Magna to the north and Lutterworth and Walcote to the south.
Traffic Impact
74. Privately owned dwellings typically generate 0.75 two-way trips per hour in the morning and evening peak hours. A development of 42 dwellings would therefore generate 32 two-way vehicle movements per hour, as shown in the table below.
arrive depart two-way AM peak hour 0.15 0.60 0.75 trip rates (per dwelling) PM peak hour 0.52 0.23 0.75 AM peak hour 6 25 32 vehicle trips (42 dwellings) PM peak hour 22 10 32
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75. It is reasonable to assume these trips will have a similar routing pattern to the distribution reported above. Thus, 12% of the development traffic would head south along Ullesthorpe Road, 88% the development traffic would head east towards the junction of Main Street/Ashby Road/Ullesthorpe Road past the school. This is equivalent to 28 two-way trips in the average peak hour. The morning peak hour would coincide with the school drop off, therefore causing more congestion around the school and along Main Street at this time.
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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
76. The Gilmorton Neighbourhood Planning Group commissioned ADC Infrastructure to provide transport advice in support of their Neighbourhood Plan. This report has reviewed five proposed residential developments that are the subject pf recent planning applications: • Site 1 - 42 dwellings (Planning reference 17/00701/OUT) • Site 2 - 43 dwellings (Planning reference 17/00885/OUT) • Site 3 - 27 dwellings (Planning reference 16/00115/OUT) • Site 4 - 16 dwellings in total (Planning references 16/00145/OUT, 17/01394/FUL, 17/00741/OUT) • Site 5 – 42 dwellings (Planning reference 17/01256/OUT)
77. Site 1 has been refused. The site access and visibility are satisfactory. Further off-site improvements have been requested by the local highway authority, including relocation of the 30mph speed limit and a northwards extension of the footway from the site access. This development site is the least accessible to the main facilities in the village and outside a desirable walking distance for the bus stop and the primary school.
78. Site 2 is pending a decision. The site access and visibility are satisfactory. Additional footways east and west of the site access with uncontrolled crossing have been proposed to enable pedestrian movements to and from the development site. The site is within the desirable walking distance from the local facilities, including the bus stops, the primary school and village shop.
79. Site 3 has been approved. The site access and visibility are satisfactory. Further off-site improvements have been requested by the local highway authority, including relocation of the 30mph speed limit and extension to footways along Mill Lane south of the site. The site is within the desirable walking distance from the local facilities within the village.
80. Site 4 is pending a decision. The site access utilises an access which has already been approved under another planning application (Planning reference 16/00145/out, resubmitted under 17/01394/FUL), although this had potential issues that required further mitigation and calming measures, including the relocating of the 30mph speed limit north of the site. It has also been highlighted that this could shift traffic speeds and affect driver behaviour, as the relocation of the 30mph limit would make it difficult to control speeds. The site would require an additional pedestrian link along the western side of the carriageway heading south to link in with existing pedestrian facilities. The site is on the edge of a desirable walking distance from the local facilities within the village such as the, primary school and village shop.
81. Site 5 is pending a decision. The site accesses and visibility require further detail to confirm how they will safely operate. A new bus layby and footways is proposed along Ullesthorpe Road, new car parking spaces for staff at the school are proposed within the development. Also, the junction with Main Street/Ashby Road/Ullesthorpe Road is proposed to be amended. Further details would be required to confirm how all of these are to operate and what impact the new junction would have on the current parking arrangement along Main Street of parents at school drop off and pick up times. Further details of off-site improvements have been requested by the local highway authority including relocation of the 30mph speed limit south of its current location, and gateway features.
82. The traffic generation for the developments individually would not create a significant increase in vehicle movements. However, collectively the 170 new dwellings would generate 136 two- way vehicle movements in a peak hour. All the developments would have a similar distribution with the majority of traffic heading south along Lutterworth Road, equivalent to 94 peak hour vehicle movements. Given the existing flow along Lutterworth Road is around 280 vehicles, this would be a significant increase of around 34%. Nevertheless, a flow of 374 vehicles is well within the capacity of the road. 17 GILMORTON, LEICESTERSHIRE TRANSPORT CRITIQUE OF PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS ADC1660 A V3
83. In addition, 19% of the vehicles from sites 1 to 4 would travel through the village centre and past the primary school, equivalent to 20 vehicle trips during an average peak hour. From Site 5, which is on Ullesthorpe Road, 88% of vehicles would pass the school, equivalent to 28 vehicles during an average peak hour. Hence in total, 48 vehicles would pass the school during an average peak hour, which equates to less than 1 every minute. The morning peak hour coincides with the school drop off, therefore increasing congestion around the school now.
84. The Neighbourhood Planning Group have pointed out an issue with parking around The Crown Inn during busy periods such as evenings and at weekends. Although the pub has a car park with approximately 24 car parking bays, overspill parking occurs on the surrounding roads, which can cause problems at the Main Street/Lutterworth Road and Kimcote Road/Mill Lane junctions. This issue could therefore be exacerbated by increased traffic in the village from new developments near the public house.
85. The village has limited opportunities for sustainable travel with a taxi bus service which only runs twice a day in each direction. There are no off-road cycle facilities although there is on-road National Cycle Route 50, which is signed through the village. There are footways along the majority of the roads throughout the village facilitating pedestrian travel.
86. Overall, individually each development has only a minor impact. Cumulatively the impact is greater, but would not severely affect local conditions, which is the measure for whether they should be prevented in planning terms. Nevertheless, conditions will generally deteriorate, with occasional difficulties occurring more frequently. Most significantly, the issue of congestion around the primary school will get worse and measures to mitigate the problems should be identified in the Neighbourhood Plan, with the potential for developers to contribute to their delivery.
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APPENDIX A
ACCESS DESIGN DRAWING 216046-SK02 REV A
19 Spring LYNTON CLOSE Bungalow
KEY: THIS DRAWING IS COPYRIGHT DIMENSIONS ARE NOT TO BE SCALED FROM THIS DRAWING ELECTRONIC DATA IS NOT TO BE AMENDED/DELETED WITHOUT ISHERWOOD McCANN PERMISSION
12 ALL FIXINGS, TO BE DESIGNED BY APPROPRIATE SPECIALIST SUB-CONTRACTOR Proposed pedestrian access to DETAIL DRAWINGS AT LARGER SCALE TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER GENERAL ARRANGEMENT DRAWINGS
existing pedestrian networks 11 Lynmouth Millburn Bungalow House
Illustrative tree planting Chase Farm
Cottage 1
Existing Public Right Of Way Primrose 2 Cottage Barnwell House Woodbine Cottage
Proposed detention basin
Proposed dwellings The Old Cottage Childrens & Young peoples open space
Proposed garage The Beams
Existing PROW within the site to ROAD be remain on existing line The Cottage Ashley House Proposed driveway Croft Cottage Existing boundary trees retained Caxton The Croft Retained hedgerow House
LUTTERWORTH
Brickwork walls to provide enclosure 140.7m
Children & Young peoples open space provision The Paddock Grey Existing PROW within the site to Goose be remain on existing line (PH) The Farriers Outward facing development to show frontages 2
Landscape buffer to filter views of the development Cottage Pp
Views through the site of church Existing hedgerow spire to the north maintained retained with Little Lunnon
breakthrough for Lutterworth Road road 140.3m Varied built form to provide Pp broken line of roofscape 20 Playground
Path (um) Manor Cottage Allotment Gardens 120M X 2.4M VISABILITY SPLAY
Tennis Courts
Proposed detention basin
PROJECT: PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT LUTTERWORTH ROAD(WEST) GILMORTON for SHEILING HOMES
STATUS: PLANNING
DRAWING TITLE: ILLUSTRATIVE MASTER PLAN
DATE: 11.04.17 DRAWN BY: APD
SCALE: 1:500 at A1 CHECKED BY:
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Illustrative Masterplan DRAWING NO: 216046-SK02REVISION: A Scale 1:500 at A1 GILMORTON, LEICESTERSHIRE TRANSPORT CRITIQUE OF PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS ADC1660 A V3
APPENDIX B
ACCESS DESIGN DRAWING 215052-PL09
20 Playground Path (um) THIS DRAWING IS COPYRIGHT DIMENSIONS ARE NOT TO BE SCALED FROM THIS DRAWING ELECTRONIC DATA IS NOT TO BE AMENDED/DELETED WITHOUT ISHERWOOD McCANN PERMISSION Manor CottageALL FIXINGS, TO BE DESIGNED BY APPROPRIATE SPECIALIST SUB-CONTRACTOR DETAIL DRAWINGS AT LARGER SCALE TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER GENERAL ARRANGEMENT DRAWINGS
Tennis Tennis Courts
Courts
EXISTING LAYBY REMOVED AND NEW 2m WIDE FOOTWAY CONSTRUCTED TO LINK SITE TO EXISTING FOOTWAY
GATED LINK TO TENNIS COURTS NEW 40m LONG LAYBY CONSTRUCTED FOR USE BY TENNIS CLUB
gate Y95 FOOTPATH PUBLIC
NEW FOOTPATH LINK BETWEEN SITE AND Y95 GATED FIELD ACCESS KEY BOUNDARY TREATMENT PLOT 1 IRON ESTATE RAILINGS pv pv EXISTING TIMBER POST AND RAIL FENCE pv PLOT 6 1.8 metre HIGH CLOSE BOARDED FENCE
pv PLOT 7 1.8 metre HIGH BRICK WALL WITH BLUE gate pv PLOT 8
pv BRICK APEX COPING
gate 0.9 metre HIGH BRICK WALL WITH BLUE gate BRICK APEX COPING
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PLOT 3 PLOT 5 PROJECT: gate PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT pv pv LUTTERWORTH ROAD GILMORTON pv pv gate
STATUS: PLANNING
DRAWING TITLE: SITE LAYOUT - FOOTWAYS NOTED PLOT 4 pv DATE: 22-03-16 DRAWN BY: DAI pv SCALE: AS NOTED AT A1 CHECKED BY: -
Rose Park, Lutterworth Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4PD
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DRAWING NO: 215052-PL09 REVISION: A GILMORTON, LEICESTERSHIRE TRANSPORT CRITIQUE OF PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS ADC1660 A V3
APPENDIX C
ACCESS DESIGN DRAWING P17-0221_003 REV C
21 Site Boundary
Other Land Under Control Adjacent Approved of the Applicant Residential Development Ref: 16/00115/OUT Existing Vegetation
Proposed Planting
Proposed Feature Tree
Approximate Alignment of Public Right of Way
View to Church Spire
Proposed Children's KIMCOTE ROAD Play Area
Indicative Surface Water Attenuation Basin
Potential location of Pump Station
Existing Built Form
Proposed Built Form
TEALBY CLOSE Street (5.5m carriageway with 2m footpaths)
Lane (7.5m corridor)
Private Drives
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APPENDIX D
ACCESS DESIGN DRAWING FRA/213/PA/001
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APPENDIX E
ACCESS DESIGN DRAWING PH2-PL01 DRAWING FW1046910A
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General Notes N 1. DO NOT SCALE.
2. This drawing is to be read in conjunction with all other relevant drawings and details.
3. Should there be any conflict between the details indicated on this drawing and those on other drawings the Engineer should be informed PRIOR to construction on site.
4. Until technical approval has been obtained from the relevant Mill Lane Authority, it should be understood that all drawings issued are Preliminary and NOT for construction. Should the contractor commence site work prior to such approval being given it is S278 Works Extent of entirely at his own risk. 7 5. Sketch proposals are for illustrative purposes only & as such are subject to detailed site investigation including ground conditions / contaminants, drainage, design & planning/density negotiations.
6. All dimensions are in millimetres unless otherwise stated. SLOW 7. The Farrow Walsh Consulting Designers Risk Assessments for this project must be reviewed PRIOR to the commencement of any 5 works on site. NOTES
4 This Drawing is to be read in conjunction with: 10 Refer to drawing 915 8 9 FW1046 910 - S278 Layout
FW1046 911 - S278 Footway External Levels & Construction Details 30 FW1046 912 - S278 Drainage Layout FW1046 913 - S278 Footway Layout 9 8 FW1046 914 - S278 Site Access Layout FW1046 915 - S278 Gateway Layout FW1046 916 - Adoptable Highway Construction Details Site entrance arrangement subject to detailed design and approval with 1. All works within the public highway must comply with current Leicestershire County Council health and safety standards and all signing shall comply with 2.4m x 120m Visibility Splay Chapter 8 Traffic Safety measures and Signs of Road Works and Temporary Situations of the Traffic Signs Manual. 1 2. The adoptable carriageway shall be constructed in accordance with The 6Cs Design Guide Part 3 Section DG2 together with the Department of transport Specification for Highway Works 3 1998. 190 3. All hard paved areas within 5.0m of the highway shall have a bound surfacing, loose gravel is not permitted.
DIAG 4. Gullies, stopcock and meter covers shall not be located within 1023 the vehicular crossing extents or tactile crossings construction. 180
DIAG.1003 DIAG.1004 5. All works are to be to the satisfaction of the Engineer and local Refer to drawing 914 authority Highway Officer. Visibility Splays designed to 44mph 6. All services are to be located and protected as necessary by DIAG.1009 85th percentile design speed following the Contractor prior to the commencement of the works. 170 speed survey results LEGEND 3 1.2m
160 Boundary of Site Ownership
3 2 Extent of S278 Works 150
Adoptable Bituminous Footway min. 1.2m wide
140 Footway Verge 0.5m wide
Visibility Splay
130 1 Existing access to track to be maintained. 3 1.2m 2 New 1.2m wide footpath to be constructed to link new development with Gilmorton village 120 3 Existing trees to be retained and pruned to ensure visibility requirements are met
Extent of S278 Works Proposed Dragons Teeth road markings 110 4 introduced to lower traffic speed entering the village of Gilmorton 1:3
Footway extent subject to agreement 1:3 5 New SLOW road markings
with local highway authority 100 Existing 30mph Road Signs to be 6 relocated north of the proposed Refer to drawing 913 devlopment with associated TRO legal alterations completed 90 2.4m x 120m Visibility Splay 7 New junction ahead sign
2 SLOW 8 New 30mph Road Signs & village signs to 80 5 form village entrance New 125mm high kerb grassed built outs 9 9 to reduce carriage way to 5.0m in wdith with solid white line to denote carriageway 1.2m 70 9 edge
5 10 New road markings with 30 symbol SLOW 11
60 Existing village gateway signs to be 11 removed and relocated to same location as 30mph signs to the north
7 Extent of tie-in to existing carriageway 50 12 to be agreed with Highway Area Engineer
40 a S278 Proposed TRO Alterations added 27.03.17 ms Revision 6 30 6 PRELIMINARY 2 20 1.2m JOB: Land off Mill Lane, Gilmorton,
Extent of Leicestershire S278 Works 10 S278 LAYOUT Farrow Walsh consulting ltd 00 Gilmorton Village Second Floor 48 Cank Street Leicester LE1 5GW t 0116 251 5558 -10 w www.farrowwalsh.com DRAWN: ms CHK'D: jd APP'D: xx SCALE: 1:500 @ A1 S278 Proposed Alterations Layout DATE: JANUARY 2017 1:500 This drawing and the building works depicted are the copyright of Farrow Walsh consulting Ltd. and may not be reproduced or amended except by written permission. No liability will be accepted for amendments made by other persons. FW1046 910a GILMORTON, LEICESTERSHIRE TRANSPORT CRITIQUE OF PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS ADC1660 A V3
APPENDIX F
ACCESS DESIGN DRAWING WIE/SA/06/001 REV A03
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The Red Rev Date Description By Lion Amendments Project (PH) ULLESTHORPE ROAD, GILMORTON
Title PROPOSED SITE ACCESS AND Beechwood SCHOOL PARKING LAYOUT
Copston Cottage
Client Ivanhoe DAVIDSONS GROUP Lodge
aterman 1 Oakham Lodge Halifax House Halifax Place Nottingham NG1 1QN
t 0115 948 2612 [email protected] www.watermangroup.com
CHURCH LANE
Drawing Status PRELIMINARY
Designed by AG Checked by NJH Project No 4 142.3m Drawn by AG Date 24.05.17 WIE10297 Computer File No Scales @ A2 work to figured dimensions only 1:500 WIE-NOTM-006-001-Revision A03.dwg
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