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PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT LAND BETWEEN MEOLE BRACE PARK & RIDE AND MEOLE BRACE RETAIL PARK, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE FRAMEWORK RESIDENTIAL TRAVEL PLAN DECEMBER 2020 Proposed Residential Development Land between Meole Brace Park & Ride and Meole Brace Retail Park Shrewsbury, Shropshire Framework Residential Travel Plan Connect Consultants, 78 Broad Street, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol BS37 6AG t:01454 320 220 f:01454 320 099 e:[email protected] Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................ 1 1.1 Background ......................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Development Proposals ........................................................................................ 1 1.3 Site Location and Description ................................................................................ 1 1.4 Travel Plan Background ........................................................................................ 3 1.5 Objectives ........................................................................................................... 4 1.6 References .......................................................................................................... 4 1.7 Implementation ................................................................................................... 5 1.8 Travel Plan Structure ............................................................................................ 5 2.0 SITE TRANSPORT CONTEXT ..................................................... 6 2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 6 2.2 Access by Foot ..................................................................................................... 6 2.3 Access by Cycle ................................................................................................... 9 2.1 Access by Bus .................................................................................................... 11 2.2 Access by Rail .................................................................................................... 13 2.3 Access by Car .................................................................................................... 14 2.4 Access to Facilities ............................................................................................. 14 2.5 Accessibility Summary ........................................................................................ 17 2.6 Initial Travel Patterns ......................................................................................... 17 2.7 Census Review and Targets ................................................................................ 18 3.0 TRAVEL PLAN ADMINISTRATION ........................................... 21 3.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 21 3.2 Duties ............................................................................................................... 21 4.0 TRAVEL PLAN MEASURES ....................................................... 22 4.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 22 4.2 Residential Travel Plan Measures ........................................................................ 22 5.0 PLAN MONITORING AND REVIEW ......................................... 24 5.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 24 5.2 Monitoring ......................................................................................................... 24 5.3 Process and Review ........................................................................................... 24 6.0 ACTION PLAN ......................................................................... 25 Connect Consultants, 78 Broad Street, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol BS37 6AG t:01454 320 220 f:01454 320 099 e:[email protected] List of Tables Table 2-1 – Local Facilities Summary 8 Table 2-2 – Bus Stop and Route Details 13 Table 2-3 – NTS 0614 Trips to School; Summary Table 16 Table 2-4 – Accessibility Distance Summary 17 Table 2-5 – Initial Travel Mode Targets 20 Table 6-1 – Residential Travel Plan Action Plan 25 List of Figures Figure 1-1 – Site location in strategic context 2 Figure 1-2 – Site location in local context 3 Figure 2-1 – 800m and 2km walking catchments 7 Figure 2-2 – Local Footpaths 9 Figure 2-3 – 5km Cycle Catchment 10 Figure 2-4 – Cycle Route Map 11 Figure 2-5 – Bus stop locations near to the proposal site 12 Figure 2-6 – 2011 Census Data for Travel to Work 19 Connect Consultants, 78 Broad Street, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol BS37 6AG t:01454 320 220 f:01454 320 099 e:[email protected] Proposed Residential Development Land at Hereford Road, Shrewsbury Framework Residential Travel Plan 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background 1.1.1 Connect Consultants Limited is a firm of transport planning and highway design consultants that have been instructed by Mercian Developments to provide transport and highways advice in support of a planning application for a residential development on land at Hereford Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire. 1.1.2 The planning application seeks outline permission for up to 150 houses; the proposal includes a new signal-controlled site access junction on Hereford Road, which will be considered within the planning application as a matter of detail. 1.1.3 This Residential Travel Plan has been produced as a Framework Travel Plan (FTP) for the entire site. In the future, a Full Travel Plan will be produced based on this FTP. 1.2 Development Proposals 1.2.1 The proposal site is approximately 5.5 hectares. 1.2.2 The proposed development includes the following: • Outline application for up to 150 residential homes. • Construction of a new signal-controlled junction on the A5112 Hereford Road, to provide access to the proposed development and the existing Meole Brace Park and Ride site. 1.2.3 The exact mix and scale of development, as well the details of site layout and parking provision, will be determined through subsequent reserved matters applications. 1.2.4 In order to maximise the use of sustainable travel options, the development will be subject to a site-wide Residential Travel Plan to promote non-car travel through a range of measures and initiatives. 1.3 Site Location and Description 1.3.1 The site is located on the east side of the A5112 Hereford Road, on the southern side of Shrewsbury, c.2.3km southeast of the town centre. 1.3.2 The site comprises an undeveloped parcel of land, of approximately 5.5 hectares, between the Meole Brace Park and Ride site and the Meole Brace Retail Park. 1.3.3 The A5112 Hereford Road forms the site’s western boundary; the Meole Brace Retail Park lies immediately north, forming the site’s northern boundary; the Meole Brace Park and Ride site lies immediately to the south, forming the southern boundary; and the western boundary is defined by a railway line. 1.3.4 The site is located to the north of the A5 trunk road, c.300m northeast of the Bayston Hill roundabout at the junction of the A5, A49, and A5112, known locally as the ‘Dobbies Roundabout’. 1.3.5 The location of the site, in the strategic context of major roads and urban areas, is presented at Figure 1-1 below. Page 1 Proposed Residential Development Land at Hereford Road, Shrewsbury Framework Residential Travel Plan Figure 1-1 – Site location in strategic context 1.3.6 The land to the west of the site, on the western side of the A5112 Hereford Road, is predominantly residential development. 1.3.7 Meole Brace Retail Park lies to the north of the site, and the Montgomery Waters Meadow football stadium is on the east side of the railway line, c.500m northeast of the site. 1.3.8 The land on the east side of the railway line and south of the A5 is predominantly agricultural land. 1.3.9 The location of the site in the local context is presented at Figure 1-2 below. Page 2 Proposed Residential Development Land at Hereford Road, Shrewsbury Framework Residential Travel Plan Figure 1-2 – Site location in local context Image source: Google Earth. N.B All Locations, Areas and Distances approximate. 1.4 Travel Plan Background 1.4.1 Travel Plans are strategies for managing multimodal access to a site or development that focus on maximising the potential for travel by sustainable transport modes. The document Delivering Travel Plans through the Planning Process1 has been reviewed with reference to the development of this FTP. 1.4.2 The benefits of Travel Plans for residential developments include the following:- • Reduced need for car use with benefits in terms of reduced traffic movements and associated congestion, air pollution and traffic accidents. • Improved accessibility and travel choice to local facilities. • Improved public transport provision for people in nearby developments derived from economies of scale. • Increased scope for child-friendly housing layouts, with fewer roads, vehicle movements and parking areas. • Improved access by the wider community to residential development by sustainable modes of transport. 1 Delivering Travel Plans through the Planning Process, Department for Transport, April 2009 Page 3 Proposed Residential Development Land at Hereford Road, Shrewsbury Framework Residential Travel Plan • The demonstration of good practice provides