gta civils ltd Transport Statement & Local Level Travel Plan 38 Northampton Road, Islington EC1R 0HS Delivery & Servicing Plan Proposed Redevelopment 38 Northampton Road Islington London EC1R 0HS CLIENT CONSULTING ENGINEERS Rathbone Trust Company Ltd gta civils ltd c.o Goodman Mann Broomhall Gloucester House 118 Piccadilly 66a Church Walk London Burgess Hill W1J 7NW West Sussex RH15 9AS Ref: 4504/2.3 Tel: 01444 871444 Date: September 2014 Fax: 01444 871401 W:\Projects\4504\2.3 Rev3 24/7/12 ` gta civils ltd Transport Statement & Local Level Travel Plan 38 Northampton Road, Islington EC1R 0HS CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 2.0 THE SITE CHARACTERISTICS 3.0 SERVICING 4.0 DELIVERIES 5.0 STAFF TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS SCHEDULE OF APPENDICES APPENDIX A Site Layout Plan APPENDIX B Photographs of refuse access Report by : Neil Stevenson MCIHT ISSUE DATE COMPILED CHECKED 1 (DRAFT) 26/09/2014 NS MR 2 (ISSUE) 17/10/2014 NS MR ` W:\Projects\4504 TA, Ben Adams, 38 Northampton Road, London, EC1R OHU\2.3 Specifications & Date Job No. Reports\E. Transport Assessments\Northampton_Road_Delivery_&_Servicing_Plan Rev 2.doc Oct 2014 CPH4504 gta civils ltd Transport Statement & Local Level Travel Plan 38 Northampton Road, Islington EC1R 0HS ` W:\Projects\4504 TA, Ben Adams, 38 Northampton Road, London, EC1R OHU\2.3 Specifications & Date Job No. Reports\E. Transport Assessments\Northampton_Road_Delivery_&_Servicing_Plan Rev 2.doc Oct 2014 CPH4504 gta civils ltd Transport Statement & Local Level Travel Plan 38 Northampton Road, Islington EC1R 0HS 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background This report has been prepared for the Rathbone Trust Company Ltd in conjunction with the proposed redevelopment of 38 Northampton Road EC1R 0HS. No responsibility is accepted to any third party for all or part of this study in connection with this or any other development. GTA Civils Ltd has been commissioned to prepare a Transport Statement and Local Level Travel Plan in support of a Planning Application for the redevelopment of the site from surface level car park to offices (B1) use. The relevant local Planning Authority is the London Borough of Islington (LBI). 1.2 Scope of the Report The report has been prepared in accordance with the principles and advice from Transport for London (‘Delivery & Servicing Plans – Making Freight Work for You’) and the London Borough of Islington for preparing a Delivery & Servicing Plan. This plan forms part of the wider business travel strategy of which the travel plan plays an integral part. ` W:\Projects\4504 TA, Ben Adams, 38 Northampton Road, London, EC1R OHU\2.3 Specifications & Date Job No. Reports\E. Transport Assessments\Northampton_Road_Delivery_&_Servicing_Plan Rev 2.doc Oct 2014 CPH4504 gta civils ltd Transport Statement & Local Level Travel Plan 38 Northampton Road, Islington EC1R 0HS 2 SITE CHARACTERISTICS 2.1 Site Location The site lies in the south of the Borough, in Clerkenwell Ward. Its general location is shown in Appendix A and in Figure 2.1 below. FIGURE 2.1 THE SITE The site sits on an island of largely commercial development which is not in a conservation area but that is surrounded on all sides by designated conservation areas and listed buildings. Other significant business development on the ‘island’ includes the Finsbury Business Centre and the Corporation of London, London Metropolitan Archives. 2.2 Proposed Site Use 2.2.1 The site is being redeveloped as offices on 5 floors with a total gross floor area (gfa) of 2589m2. Site proposals are shown in Appendix A. The site will be occupied by a company called Orangebox who provide specialist office furniture. 2.2.2 The proposed development is to be ‘Zero Car’. No on‐site vehicle parking will be provided. As required by LBI policy, the applicant will enter into a legal agreement prohibiting any owner or occupier from seeking to acquire Parking Permits on behalf of staff or visitors to the site. 2.2.3 28 on‐site cycle parking spaces will be provided to LBI standards, together with shower / changing / locker facilities. ` W:\Projects\4504 TA, Ben Adams, 38 Northampton Road, London, EC1R OHU\2.3 Specifications & Date Job No. Reports\E. Transport Assessments\Northampton_Road_Delivery_&_Servicing_Plan Rev 2.doc Oct 2014 CPH4504 gta civils ltd Transport Statement & Local Level Travel Plan 38 Northampton Road, Islington EC1R 0HS 2.3 Parking 2.3.1 The site lies within a Controlled Parking Zone. On‐street car parking is available in identified marked areas along both Northampton Road and Bowling Green Lane and elsewhere. This car parking is either Permit only or dual‐use, i.e. Residents’ Permit or pay‐to‐park. Restrictions are largely Permit only, operating Monday‐ Friday 0830‐1830 and Saturday 0830‐1330, with a 4 hours maximum stay in pay spaces for non‐Permit holders. 2.3.2 Other than at the adjacent London Metropolitan Archives, private business on‐site parking is very limited in the local area. Paid public off‐street parking is available at the NCP multi‐storey car park fronting Farringdon Road between Bowling Green Lane and Vineyard Walk. 2.4 Site Transport Accessibility 2.4.1 This site has a PTAL rating of 6a. PTALs provide an indication of the degree of access to all public transport networks within a maximum walk from the site, and of the frequency of services available, taking account of buses, tube and rail. 2.4.2 The nearest tube (Underground) services to the site are provided at Farringdon station which is within 800m (10 minutes walk). Tube services from Farringdon are provided by the Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City lines, providing frequent connections to all parts of the city including main rail termini. 2.4.3 Farringdon also currently provides mainline rail connections to Thameslink services. When complete, it is planned that over 140 trains per hour will flow through the Farringdon interchange when it becomes a link between Thameslink, Crossrail and London Underground services. 2.4.4 There is an extensive network of bus services operating within easy walk distance of the site. Bus lanes are provided on Farringdon Road and other parts of the highway network to prioritise bus movement and advantage their users. Details of those services are summarised below. Daytime Route To / From Frequency Nearest stop (buses/hour) 63 Kings Cross – Honor Oak 12 Farringdon Road 38 Clapton – Victoria 12 Rosebery Avenue 19 Battersea Bridge – Finsbury Park 10 Rosebery Avenue 341 County Hall – Northumberland Park 6 Rosebery Avenue 55 Leyton – Oxford Circus 9 Clerkenwell Road 243 Waterloo – Wood Green 11 Clerkenwell Road ` W:\Projects\4504 TA, Ben Adams, 38 Northampton Road, London, EC1R OHU\2.3 Specifications & Date Job No. Reports\E. Transport Assessments\Northampton_Road_Delivery_&_Servicing_Plan Rev 2.doc Oct 2014 CPH4504 gta civils ltd Transport Statement & Local Level Travel Plan 38 Northampton Road, Islington EC1R 0HS Cycles are permitted to use all bus lanes in the vicinity of and serving the site. 2.5 Local Road Network 2.5.1 The site is very well connected to the city’s principal road network. Northampton Road connects to Bowling Green Lane at its eastern end. Bowling Green Lane in turn connects each to Corporation Row and Skinner Street. Skinner Street connects to Percival Road and then onto Goswell Road (the A1) which runs north‐south which in turn connects to the City Road (A501). The A1 & A501 are Red Routes forming part of the Transport for London Road Network (TLRN). 2.5.2 To the west, Northampton Road connects to the nearby Farringdon Road/Kings Cross Road (A201) which is another Red Route forming part of the Transport for London Road Network (TLRN). All roads local to the site are subject to a 30mph speed limit and street lit. 2.5.3 There are convenient, safe and well located pedestrian crossing facilities on all nearby major highway routes. On Farringdon Road in the vicinity of the site there is a zebra crossing at Vineyard Walk and a signal controlled crossing at Farringdon Lane. Barclays Cycle Superhighway CS12, which passes close to the site, is due to open in 2013. The site is within 200m of a 15‐ space Barclays Cycle Hire Docking Station at Farringdon Lane. There are no dedicated disabled parking bays on Northampton Road or Bowling Green Lane. 3.0 SERVICING 3.1 Servicing of the site is from Northampton Road. This is lightly trafficked and these servicing and refuse collection arrangements do not cause any known issues. 3.2 Using the TRICS data, the number of OGV trips associated with an office development of the application size would lie between <1 and 4 per day (with an average of about 1) i.e. from <1 service call every 2 days to 2 each day with an average of 1 per day. This level of servicing demand does not require provision of specific on‐street facilities. 3.3 The detailed occupier servicing requirements are listed below. ` W:\Projects\4504 TA, Ben Adams, 38 Northampton Road, London, EC1R OHU\2.3 Specifications & Date Job No. Reports\E. Transport Assessments\Northampton_Road_Delivery_&_Servicing_Plan Rev 2.doc Oct 2014 CPH4504 gta civils ltd Transport Statement & Local Level Travel Plan 38 Northampton Road, Islington EC1R 0HS 4.0 Deliveries 4.1 The office building will occupied by a company called Orangebox who specialise in designer office. It will be their Headquarters for their business in designing and manufacturing office furniture. No manufacturing will take place on site. 4.2 The servicing needs for the company are quite small. These are as detailed below: Stationary Deliveries by lorry once a month Water dispenser for staff by van once a fortnight DHL by van twice a week Small lorry from factory Occasional It is unlikely that catering deliveries will be made except in very infrequent meetings.