Andover Town Access Plan February 2015
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Andover Town Access Plan Supplementary Planning Document February 2015 Contents Page 1. Introduction 1 2. Andover 6 3. Accessibility in Andover 8 4. Improving Accessibility in Andover 24 5. Town Access Plan – Issues and Measures 25 6. Next Steps, Monitoring and Review of TAP 35 Appendix 1 – Transport Contributions Policy 36 Appendix 2 – Community Engagement 37 The original document was adopted by the Section 180 (5) (d) Planning Act (2008) removed Council on 29th April 2009. The Andover Town the compulsory requirement for a Sustainability Access Plan is a ‘live’ document and it has Appraisal for a Supplementary Planning recently been reviewed following consultation Document. It is not considered that this SPD between October and December 2014. The would have a significant social, environmental previous review took place in 2012. This or economic effect, therefore this document review has taken into consideration completed had not been subject to assessment under the schemes and new proposals, changes to Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive transport policy, changes to the local transport 2001/42/EC. network and the progress of the Test Valley District Transport Statement produced and Should you require any further information endorsed by Hampshire County Council (HCC) please contact the Council’s Transport Planner in 2013. on 01264 368984. Andover Town Access Plan SPD, February 2015 1 Introduction 1.3 The Plan seeks to:- • Set out a range of measures which the contributions collected under Purpose of Andover Town the TCP and later the Community Access Plan Infrastructure (CIL) can deliver, either in part or wholly 1.1 Andover Town Access Plan (ATAP) is a • Develop appropriate measures strategy which sets out a shared vision to accommodate the planned for how access to facilities and services development associated with the within the town will be improved. Such Major Development Areas at East facilities and services include: health, Anton, Picket Twenty, Picket Piece education, employment, food and non- and the former Andover Airfield site food retail, places of worship, cultural facilities, leisure facilities and access to • Encourage greater use of more natural open spaces. In Andover, many sustainable means of transport of these facilities are located in the Town Centre and ensuring that there is • Encourage the local transport adequate and co-ordinated access to network to be more resilient to the town centre is essential for improving climate change access for all. In order to achieve • Improve personal safety, especially this, the ATAP develops a schedule of for pedestrians and cyclists transport schemes that can be used to direct funding currently secured via the • Encourage healthier and more active County Council’s Transport Contributions lifestyles and promote public benefits Policy (TCP) and later from the draft of active travel and reduced levels of Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) pollution Charging Schedule in a way that • Reduce the severance caused by the responds to the accessibility needs of inner ring road and the railway Andover’s residents. • Encourage and support the Background development of a town wide network of cycle facilities 1.2 Andover is a relatively self-contained • Provide opportunities for the use of settlement with a range of facilities and smart transport technologies services spread throughout the town. To reflect this, the ATAP is confined to the • Recognise and respond to the needs built up area of Andover1 and focuses of those with limited or impaired on local issues in order to improve mobility. access to key destinations within the town. The ATAP draws together relevant information on existing access and travel conditions and future planned developments. 1 includes the Parish of Charlton 2 Andover Town Access Plan SPD, February 2015 Relationship of the Town • Infrastructure planning in support of the Revised Local Plan (2014) and Access Plan to Other Policies the CIL Charging Schedule. and Plans 1.6 The District Statement is a County Council document and has been 1.4 The principal role of the Access Plan developed in consultation with Test is to act as a guide for the way funding Valley Borough Council. The District is obtained and spent by the Borough Statement is one of a series of transport and County Councils. The Andover statements which cover the entire Access Plan acts as a connection county. They are reviewed and updated between high level strategies and the on an annual basis, ensuring continuity development of specific local transport with existing Access Plans, and as schemes; this ensures that the concerns updated policies and strategies emerge and aspirations of the community are or proposals are completed or modified. reflected in decisions made regarding the allocation and commitment of financial 1.7 The District Statement seeks to help resources. deliver ‘safe, efficient and reliable ways to get around, helping to promote a 1.5 The County Council has produced the prospering and sustainable area.’ In Test Valley District Transport Statement particular, the priorities and proposals in conjunction with the Borough Council. outlined Test Valley’s Transport This statement covers all aspects of Statement look to: transport network and infrastructure up to the period 2031, and conforms with • Promote economic growth by the policies contained within the Draft maintaining a safe and efficient Revised Local Plan. The statement highway network, reducing casualties sets out transport objectives and and tackling congestion on the delivery priorities for the Borough and transport network complements the three adopted Access Plans (Andover Access Plan, Romsey • Improve access to jobs, facilities and Access Plan and the Test Valley Access services by all types of transport Plan). The statement does not replace • Facilitate and enable new the three Access Plans; it complements development to come forward them and assists with: • Reduce carbon emissions and • Providing a local transport policy minimise the impacts of transport on framework for the Borough the environment. • The prioritisation of transport 1.8 The transport statement links to current investment economic priorities, including those being developed by the M3 Local • Transport and land use planning Enterprise Partnership (LEP). Andover decisions associated with new has been identified as a ‘Step up Town’ development proposals; including by EM3 LEP and as such, a number the application of the Transport of transport schemes have been Contributions Policy (TCP) until the identified to assist in enabling the town CIL Charging Schedule is adopted; to achieve its economic potential. The and with 3 Andover Town Access Plan SPD, February 2015 upgrade of Andover Rail Station is a 1.11 Andover has been designated a key transport project. It also builds on ‘Sustainable Travel Town’ as part of the existing transport related documents LSTF which has financial contribution covering the Borough, notably the Local towards some transport infrastructure Transport Plan 3 (LTP). This is a two within the town to be delivered in the part document with Part A containing the short term 2012-2015. Long Term Strategy between 2011 and 2031, and Part B the Implementation 1.12 Two thirds of funds are in the form of Plan for the next three years of 2014- revenue funding. This is being used to 2017. Other important documents deliver measures that will encourage include: Revised Local Plan (2014) people to consider using car sharing, Regulation 22 Submission draft and the public transport, walking and cycling three Access Plans in the Test Valley more often for short local journeys within area. The town has seen significant the towns in place of car journeys, planned growth which requires managing where appropriate. The County Council and mitigating in a sustainable manner. has provided personalised journey planning to a number of households 1.9 Central Government published the local (3,200 in total) in three wards in Andover transport white paper ‘Creating growth, (Charlton, Harroway and Millway*). cutting carbon’ (January 2011), placing localism at the heart of the transport * selected because: agenda in order to cut carbon emissions As Charlton, Harroway and Millway and create local growth. To illustrate the wards have a decent frequency of bus Government’s commitment to supporting service within walking distance, have sustainable travel initiatives, a national several good cycle routes and as they fund was set up; the Local Sustainable have the greatest concentrations of Transport Fund (LSTF) to support and MOSAIC Ds and Es within Andover, encourage sustainable travel choices. HCC believe that these areas have the greatest potential to deliver a successful 1.10 A total of £560 million was originally PTP programme for the town. made available through the Local Sustainable Transport Fund. Funding 1.13 The personalised journey planning was was topped up with a further £40 million part of a ‘package’ of activities under the to £600 million in 2012 to accommodate ‘My Journey’ branding which includes approval for a greater number of bids promoting sustainable travel choices (with local contribution being provided throughout the town. The remaining by local authority partners). In total, the funds are being invested in delivering Department for Transport (DfT) awarded capital infrastructure, including real-time funding to 96 packages to 77 authorities bus information screens at Andover bus to deliver their schemes between 2011 station, a number