Table of Contents

1.0 Introduction ...... 4

2.0 Site Audit ...... 5

3.0 Policy Review ...... 10

4.0 Baseline Station Parking Demand ...... 13

5.0 Existing Junction Modelling ...... 16

6.0 Development Proposal ...... 20

7.0 Projected Trip Profile for New Car Park ...... 22

8.0 Impact Summary ...... 29

9.0 Conclusions ...... 31

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Appendices

Appendix A – Site Location Plan

Appendix B – Bus Network Map

Appendix C – Cycle Network Map

Appendix D – Collision Maps

Appendix E – Proposed Site Plan

Appendix F - Traffic Survey Data

Appendix G – City Centre Car Parks

Appendix H – Junction between London Road and Great Western Road

Appendix J – Manual Survey Trip Distribution for Existing Car Park

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1.0 Introduction

1.1 Scott White and Hookins have been appointed by to produce this Transport Assessment for their application to re-open and formalise the use of a former temporary car park, to serve as a new commuter car park for Gloucester Railway Station.

1.2 The works are also intended to pre-empt commuter demand for parking associated with proposed increases in rail services to/from London. In the short term they will increase parking capacity at the station, create new pedestrian access to the northern side of the station and provide parking both sides. In the longer term the work will also enable the front of the station to be remodelled so that city centre regeneration and enhancement work can take place.

1.3 The site is currently provided with two vehicular crossovers and access points on the Great Western Road frontage; these may require minor alterations in order to serve the proposed new car park.

1.4 This revised, updated Transport Assessment sets out the trip generation, distribution and junction assessment. In response to the formal comments from the Highways Officer, it is agreed that particularly conservative assumptions were taken based on the earlier information. Since that time further data has become available and therefore the assessment has been robustly updated. This will demonstrate that the actual impact of the proposals is likely to be significantly lower than the initial assessment previously estimated.

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2.0 Site Audit

2.1 Local Highway Network

2.1.1 The site is located on Great Western Road (Appendix A), a local Distributor road which runs between Horton Road to the south-east and the B4063 London Road to the north. It is currently vacant and derelict and has no current use identified. The most recent use of the site was for hospital staff car parking, under a temporary planning permission. The majority of the site is covered in bitumen hardstanding and is broadly level at 17m AOD with a slight 1m slope down to the west in line with hydraulic gradient.

2.1.2 Traffic count data is available from the Department for Transport (DfT) for the A430 Bruton Way, which is the major strategic road which passes the front of the station. This demonstrates that in 2014, annual average daily traffic flows (AADTF) of 23,317 vehicles were recorded, a level which has remained relatively constant for the last four years of data from 2011.

2.1.3 In addition to the DfT data, traffic counts have been made available for London Road and Great Western Road which were carried out in November 2013. These demonstrate AADTF on London Road of 14,928 vehicles to the west of the junction with Great Western Road and 11,283 vehicles to the east of that junction. Great Western Road itself experiences AADTF of 5,931 vehicles.

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2.2 Public Transport Audit

2.2.1 The proposal site will serve Gloucester Railway Station, and so naturally accessibility via train is excellent. Services from the station include routes towards the following destinations:

 Westbury (Wiltshire)  Cheltenham Spa  Cardiff Central  Weymouth  Nottingham  London Paddington  Maesteg  Swindon  Great Malvern

2.2.2 In addition, the following bus services are available (Appendix B) within close proximity to the station:

From Great Western Road: Route 6: Gloucester > Royal Hospital > Elmbridge > Longlevens. 1 bus per hour, Monday to Saturday Route 33: Ross-on-Wye > Lea > Huntley > Churcham > Gloucester 1 bus every 2 hours, Monday to Saturday Route 852: Gloucester > Birdlip > Cirencester 1 bus per day, Monday to Saturday

From London Road: Route 10: Lower Tuffley > Gloucester > Hucclecote > Brockworth>Cheltenham 5/6 buses per hour, Monday to Saturday Route 48: Gloucester > Elmbridge > Abbeymead > Badgeworth > Brockworth 1 bus per day, Monday to Friday. Route 810: Podsmead > Gloucester > Hucclecote > Brockworth 1 bus per day, Monday to Friday.

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Route 853: Gloucester > Cheltenham > Oxford 2 buses per day, Monday to Saturday and 1 bus per day on Sunday. Route 94U: Gloucester > Longlevens > Benhall > The Park > Cheltenham 2 buses per hour, Monday to Friday. University service.

From Market Parade: Route 113: Gloucester > Quedgeley > Longney > Upper Framilode> Frampton Route 13: Gloucester > Saintbridge > Abbeydale > Abbeymead (Loop) Route 132: Gloucester > Highnam > Newent > Dymock > Ledbury Route 201: Gloucester > Wotton Under Edge > Thornbury Route 23: Gloucester > Lydney > Bream > Coleford Route 24: Gloucester > Mitcheldean > Ruardean > Joy’s Green Route 256: Gloucester > Painswick > The Camp Route 30: Gloucester > Cinderford > Broadwell Route 31: Gloucester > Cinderford > Five Acres Route 32: Gloucester > Newent Route 62: Gloucester > Quedgeley > Hardwicke > Whitminster > Dursley Route 63: Gloucester > Whiteshill > Stroud > Nailsworth > Forest Green Route 66: Gloucester > (Various) > Stroud Route 677: Gloucester > Huntley > Newent > Much Marcle Route 678: Newent > Taynton > Gloucester Route 71: Gloucester > Twigworth > Walton Cardiff > Tewksbury Route 781: Gloucester > Blaisdon > Cinderford > Blakeney Route 786: Gloucester > Lydney > Bream > Parkend Route 787: Gloucester > Yorkley > Bream > St Briavel’s > Pillowell Route 824: Joy’s Green > Lydbrook > English Bicknor > Laker’s School Route 98: Gloucester > Longlevens > Innsworth > Churchdown > The Reddings

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2.3 Walking and Cycling

2.3.1 National Cycle Route 41 passes through central Gloucester, close to the proposal site (Appendix C). This route links Bristol, Gloucester, Stratford upon Avon and Rugby. According to the SUSTRANS cycle map, a local route along London Road links the site with this route.

2.3.2 In terms of pedestrian accessibility, the rear of the station is perhaps understandably less well provided-for than the existing front entrance. However, there are signalled pedestrian crossings between the town centre and London Road, across Bruton Way, and a signalled pedestrian crossing across London Road some 30m east of the junction with Great Western Road. An existing alleyway/underpass off Great Western Road links to the north-east side of the railway station and footbridge, currently there are 1.5m+ high walls on either side, which creates a safety and security issue and may be extremely off-putting to vulnerable users.

2.4 Road Safety Analysis

2.4.1 Personal injury collision data has been provided for the area to the front of the railway station and for the junction between London