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TRANSPORT & INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING Countryside Properties Land at Grooms Cottage Radcliffe-on-Trent Travel Plan www.bwbconsulting.com Land at Grooms Cottage Travel Plan November 2020 GCO-BWB-GEN-XX-RP-TR-0001_Travel Plan TRANSPORT & INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING Countryside Properties Ltd Land at Grooms Cottage Radcliffe-on-Trent Travel Plan Birmingham Livery Place, 35 Livery Street, Colmore Business District Birmingham, B3 2PB T: 0121 233 3322 Leeds Whitehall Waterfront, 2 Riverside Way Leeds, LS1 4EH T: 0113 233 8000 London 11 Borough High Street London, SE1 9SE T: 0207 407 3879 Manchester 11 Portland Street Manchester, M1 3HU T: 0161 233 4260 Market Harborough Harborough Innovation Centre, Wellington Way, Airfield Business Park, Leicester Road Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 7WB T: 01858 455020 Nottingham 5th Floor, Waterfront House, Station Street Nottingham, NG2 3DQ T: 0115 924 1100 November 2020 Page | i Land at Grooms Cottage Travel Plan November 2020 GCO-BWB-GEN-XX-RP-TR-0001_Travel Plan DOCUMENT ISSUE RECORD Document Number: GCO-BWB-GEN-XX-RP-TR-0001_Travel Plan BWB Reference: LDP2471 Date of Revision Status Author: Checked: Approved: Issue 1 27/11/20 Issue 1 N. Bell A. Bilkhu M. Addison/ J. MacQueen Notice This document has been prepared for the sole use of the Client in accordance with the terms of the appointment under which it was produced. BWB Consulting Limited accepts no responsibility for any use of or reliance on the contents of this document by any third party. No part of this document shall be copied or reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of BWB. Page | ii Land at Grooms Cottage Travel Plan November 2020 GCO-BWB-GEN-XX-RP-TR-0001_Travel Plan CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................. 5 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 5 Definition of a Travel Plan ............................................................................................................ 5 Report Structure ............................................................................................................................ 5 2. EXISTING CONDITIONS .................................................................................................................. 7 Site Location .................................................................................................................................. 7 Existing Use ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Local Highway Network ............................................................................................................... 7 Sustainable Travel and Local Facilities ....................................................................................... 8 Local Facilities ............................................................................................................................. 10 Public Transport ........................................................................................................................... 11 3. PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................................ 13 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 13 Access .......................................................................................................................................... 13 Pedestrian and Cyclist Access .................................................................................................. 13 Parking Provision ......................................................................................................................... 13 4. OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................................................. 14 5. MEASURES & INCENTIVES ............................................................................................................ 15 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 15 Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 18 6. TARGETS ....................................................................................................................................... 19 7. IMPLEMENTATION & MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................... 21 8. MONITORING ............................................................................................................................... 22 9. REVIEW ......................................................................................................................................... 23 Travel Plan Monitoring Report ................................................................................................... 23 10. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS............................................................................................. 24 Page | iii Land at Grooms Cottage Travel Plan November 2020 GCO-BWB-GEN-XX-RP-TR-0001_Travel Plan FIGURES Figure 1. Site Location Figure 2. 2km Pedestrian Isochrone Figure 3. 5km Cycle Isochrone TABLES Table 1. GPJF Acceptable Walking Distances Guidance Table Table 2. Key Local Amenities Table 3. Summary of Weekday and Saturday Bus Services Table 4. Local Rail Services Table 5. Timescales for Initiatives Table 6. Method of Travel to Work APPENDICES APPENDIX 1: Site Layout Page | iv Land at Grooms Cottage Travel Plan November 2020 GCO-BWB-GEN-XX-RP-TR-0001_Travel Plan 1. INTRODUCTION Introduction 1.1 BWB Consulting Ltd have been appointed by the ‘Client to preparethis Travel Plan for a proposed residential development comprising a maximum of 55dwellings on land situated to the south east of Shelford Road, Radcliffe-on-Trent,Nottinghamshire. 1.2 The proposed site layout plan is included in Appendix 1 for reference. 1.3 The Local Planning Authority is Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC). Definition of a Travel Plan 1.4 The National Guidance on Travel Planning and Decision-taking states that a Travel Plan is “a long-term management strategy for an occupier or site that seeks to deliver sustainable transport objectives through positive action and is articulated in a document that is regularly reviewed”. 1.5 A TP involves the development of agreed targets and outcomes which are linked to an appropriate package of measures aimed at reducing the need to travel, encouraging more sustainable travel, and reducing single occupancy car use, for all trips to and from the development. 1.6 This TP contains a set of recommendations for the necessary aims, objectives, targets and measures to reduce the number of single occupancy car trips generated by the proposed development and increase the number of pedestrian, cycle and public transport trips. It also includes proposed methods for implementing and monitoring travel patterns and updating the Travel Planning report over a five-year period. 1.7 Once operational, the TP would deliver the following: • Partnership approach to influence the travel behaviour of future residents to and from the site; • Safe and viable alternatives to single occupancy car travel to the site and to work; • Fewer vehicle trips and a reduction in overall vehicle mileage; • Inform future residents of the social, environmental and economic costs of their travel choices, and; • Improved accessibility for all. Report Structure 1.8 This Transport Assessment is structured as follows: • Section 2: Existing Conditions – describes the local highway network, sustainable infrastructure and review of existing road safety and traffic conditions; • Section 3: Development Proposals – provides details of the proposed development and access arrangements, including review of parking provision and site servicing; • Section 4: Objectives – outlines the objectives of the Travel Plan; • Section 5: Measures and Incentives – describes the measures that the Travel Plan will provide for the occupants of the development; Page | 5 Land at Grooms Cottage Travel Plan November 2020 GCO-BWB-GEN-XX-RP-TR-0001_Travel Plan • Section 6: Targets – determines appropriate targets and time frames against which the effectiveness of the measures to be taken will be reviewed; • Section 7: Implementation & Management – outlines who is responsible for delivering each stage of the Travel Plan and for implementing the proposed measures, actions and targets and how this will be managed; • Section 8: Monitoring – provides details of the arrangements that will be put in place to monitor the plan; • Section 9: Review – describes the methods of how the Travel Plan will be reviewed; and • Section 10: Summary & Conclusions – provides a summary of the Travel Plan proposals. Page | 6 Land at Grooms Cottage Travel Plan November 2020 GCO-BWB-GEN-XX-RP-TR-0001_Travel Plan 2. EXISTING CONDITIONS Site Location 2.1 Radcliffe is located approximately 4.5 miles to the east of Nottingham City Centre and the site is located to the northeast of the centre of Radcliffe, on the outskirts of the village. The site is situated on land to the south east of Shelford Road and adjacent to Grooms