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Downlands Business Park 4 Higher Drive, Purley, CR8 2HE TRANSPORT STATEMENT Higher Drive May 2021 4 Higher Drive, Purley, CR8 2HE TRANSPORT STATEMENT Higher Drive May 2021 Sarnlea Consulting Engineers (Trading Name) Company Address: Postal Address; Firecrest Court C/O 20 Timber Street Warrington South Wigston Tel: +44 7896 984328 Leicester LE18 4QF COPYRIGHT: The concepts and information contained in this document are the property of Sarnlea. Use or copying of this document in whole or in part without the written permission of Sarnlea constitutes an infringement of copyright. LIMITATION: This report has been prepared on behalf of and for the exclusive use of Sarnlea’s Client and is subject to and issued in connection with the provisions of the agreement between Sarnlea and its Client. Sarnlea accepts no liability or responsibility whatsoever for or in respect of any use of or reliance upon this report by any third party. Transport Statement Appendices Appendix A Bus Service Provision Appendix B PTAL Report Appendix C Swept Path Analysis Vehicle Tracking and Vehicular Visibility Splays Appendix D Lambeth Methodology Parking Survey Sarnlea Consulting Engineers https://d.docs.live.net/d0dcaa050d030779/Documents/Sarnlea/Projects/Higher Drive/Reports Draft/Higher Drive Transport Statement revB.docxPAGE i Transport Statement Figures Figure 1 Site Location Plan and Area 5 20mph Zone Figure 2 Red Line Boundary Plan Figure 3 Local Highway Network and Purley Permit Zone Figure 4 Walking Isochrones Figure 5 Cycling Isochrones Figure 6 Site Layout Plan Sarnlea Consulting Engineers https://d.docs.live.net/d0dcaa050d030779/Documents/Sarnlea/Projects/Higher Drive/Reports Draft/Higher Drive Transport Statement revB.docxPAGE ii Transport Statement Tables Table 1 London Plan (2021) Parking Standards Table 2 NTS Journey Purpose Split Table 3 NTS Dwelling Trip Rates Table 4 Development Traffic Generation (NTS) Table 5 Development Traffic Generation Sarnlea Consulting Engineers https://d.docs.live.net/d0dcaa050d030779/Documents/Sarnlea/Projects/Higher Drive/Reports Draft/Higher Drive Transport Statement revB.docxPAGE iii Transport Statement Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. Background 2 2.1 Site Location & Application Context 2 3. Existing Conditions 3 3.1 Local Highway Network 3 3.2 Public Transport Appraisal and PTAL 3 3.3 Walking Appraisal 5 3.4 Cycling Appraisal 6 4. National and Local Policy 7 4.1 National Policy 7 4.2 The London Plan (2021) 9 4.3 Mayor’s Transport Strategy (2018) 12 4.4 Croydon Local Plan 12 5. Proposed Development 14 5.1 Development Description 14 5.2 Proposed Access Strategy & Internal Site Layout 14 5.3 Refuse Collection and Servicing 14 5.4 Cycle Parking Provision 15 5.5 Car Parking Provision 15 5.6 Parking Survey 15 6. Development Traffic Generation 17 7. Summary and Conclusions 20 Sarnlea Consulting Engineers https://d.docs.live.net/d0dcaa050d030779/Documents/Sarnlea/Projects/Higher Drive/Reports Draft/Higher Drive Transport Statement revB.docxPAGE iv Transport Statement Document history and status Revision Date issued Reviewed by Approved by Date approved Revision type revA 29.04.20 AJRM AJRM 29.04.20 Draft revB 24.05.21 AJRM AJRM 24.05.21 Final Distribution of copies Revision Copy no Quantity Issued to revA 01 01 (electronic) SM (SEL) revB 02 01 (electronic) NS (SEL) Printed: 24 May 2021 Last saved: 24 May 2021 12:32 PM File name: Higher Drive Transport Statement Author: AJRM Project manager: AJRM Name of organisation: South East Living Name of project: Higher Drive Name of document: Transport Statement Document version: revB Project number: ENG/SEL/HD/001 Sarnlea Consulting Engineers https://d.docs.live.net/d0dcaa050d030779/Documents/Sarnlea/Projects/Higher Drive/Reports Draft/Higher Drive Transport Statement revB.docxPAGE v Transport Statement 1. Introduction 1.1 Summary 1.1.1 This Transport Statement has been prepared by Sarnlea Consulting Engineers on behalf of South East Living in order to support a forthcoming planning application at no 4 Higher Drive, Purley, CR8 2HE. 1.1.2 Outline planning permission is sought for: “the demolition of existing two storey dwelling house (including rear garage) and erection of a part three; part four storey building comprising 8 self-contained flats (3x3 bed, 1x2 bed, 4x1 bed); car parking, cycle and refuse provision, (Access and Layout)”. 1.1.3 The Transport Statement is structured as follows: • Section 2.0 outlines the background to the proposed development; • Section 3.0 considers the existing conditions of, and around the site. This section also looks at the baseline transport data on which the assessment is based. It gives the relevant details of the local highway network surrounding the site and assesses the accessibility levels of the site via modes of transport other than the private car; • Section 4.0 details the national and local policy considerations relevant to the development site and land use proposed; • Section 5.0 looks at the proposed development in detail by giving regard to the proposed access strategy, parking provision and the site’s internal layout; • Section 6.0 evaluates the impact of Traffic Generation associated with the proposal; and • Section 7.0 includes a summary and draws together the conclusions of the assessment. Sarnlea Consulting Engineers https://d.docs.live.net/d0dcaa050d030779/Documents/Sarnlea/Projects/Higher Drive/Reports Draft/Higher Drive Transport Statement revB.docxPAGE 1 Transport Statement 2. Background 2.1 Site Location & Application Context 2.1.1 The application site currently comprises a broadly triangular parcel of land occupying a corner plot at the junction of Higher Drive and Beaumont Road in the London Borough of Croydon. 2.1.2 Higher Drive forms part of a longer north-south axis route in Purley/Kenley. 2.1.3 The application site currently comprises a single large residential dwelling which fronts onto Higher Drive and provides direct vehicular access via two driveway access points onto both Higher Drive and Beaumont Road. 2.1.4 The application site lies within moderate proximity to the Transport for London Road Network (TLRN) in the form of the A22 Godstone Road, accessed via Foxley Hill Road to the north. 2.1.5 The total site area equates to 707m². A site location Plan can be seen as Figure 1. 2.1.6 The “Red Line” boundary of the application site can be seen as Figure 2. The application site consists of a single large detached property. 2.1.7 The site lies within a location characterised by a mix of private residential dwellings in the form of both houses and flatted developments and with local amenities and as such, falls within a prime location to support such a use. 2.1.8 The site has not been subject to any pertinent planning history in highways terms. Sarnlea Consulting Engineers https://d.docs.live.net/d0dcaa050d030779/Documents/Sarnlea/Projects/Higher Drive/Reports Draft/Higher Drive Transport Statement revB.docxPAGE 2 Transport Statement 3. Existing Conditions 3.1 Local Highway Network 3.1.1 The application site is situated within the existing curtilage of no 4 Higher Drive which itself fronts the local highway. 3.1.2 Higher Drive forms a single carriageway two lane highway of some 7.3m in width in proximity to the application site. It is street lit and is subject to a 20mph speed limit and forms part of Croydon’s “Area 5 20mph Speed Limit Zone”. The 20mph zone can be seen in Figure 1. 3.1.3 Beaumont Road also forms a single carriageway two lane highway of some 7.3m in width in proximity to the application site. It is street lit and is subject to a 20mph speed limit and also forms part of Croydon’s “Area 5 20mph Speed Limit Zone”. 3.1.4 Higher Drive forms a Local Distributor Road whilst Beaumont Road forms a local Access Road 3.1.5 In proximity to the application site Higher Drive sits within a controlled parking zone which restricts parking during the daytime between 0900-1700 hrs (Mon-Sat). 3.1.6 Beaumont Road in proximity to the application site is subject to a mixture of unrestricted and on-street parking restrictions between 1300-1400hrs (Mon-Fri) in order to restrict commuter parking during the working week. 3.1.7 The “Purley Permit Zone” ends at the junction of Higher Drive and Beaumont Road at the application site. 3.1.8 A plan showing the local highway network and the “Purley Permit Zone” can be found as Figure 3. 3.2 Public Transport Appraisal and PTAL 3.2.1 The nearest bus stop is located approximately 76m away on Higher Drive and as such lie within the maximum desirable walking distance to a bus stop of 400 metres Sarnlea Consulting Engineers https://d.docs.live.net/d0dcaa050d030779/Documents/Sarnlea/Projects/Higher Drive/Reports Draft/Higher Drive Transport Statement revB.docxPAGE 3 Transport Statement as identified in the IHT document ‘Guidelines for Planning for Public Transport Development’. 3.2.2 Notwithstanding the threshold, paragraph 5.18 of the IHT document states that: 3.2.3 “It is more important to provide services that are easy for passengers to understand and attractive to use than to achieve slavish adherence to some arbitrary criteria for walking distance.” 3.2.4 Purley railway station is situated a circa 483m walking route from the application site and as such lies well within the 1000m preferred maximum walking distance as prescribed by the Institute of Highways and Transportation. 3.2.5 Purley Station sits upon the Brighton mainline and provides service between Brighton and London Bridge et al at a rate of 2 service per hour or better. 3.2.6 It is clear from the appraisal that the development site is moderately served by public transport services and is completely typical for the nature of such an area.
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