Gladwin's Wood Golf Course, Hollybush Lane, Denham Transport Assessment 20 April 2011 Karl von Weber BEng(Hons) CMILT For and on behalf of Keltbray Golf Environmental Ltd Project Ref: 2011-083 LvW Highways Ltd Highway, Traffic & Transport Consultants Blaenparc Felingwm Uchaf Carmarthen SA32 7PR Tel: 01267 290769 E-mail: [email protected] This page is intentionally blank for double sided printing Gladwin's Wood Golf Course, Hollybush Lane, Denham Transport Assessment REPORT CONTROL Wales Office: England Office: Bleanparc 4 Mountway Close Felingwm Uchaf Bishops Hull Carmarthen Taunton SA32 7PR TA1 5LP e. [email protected] t. 01267 290769 t. 01823 257208 w. www.lvwhighways.com m. 07769 226695 m. 07770 775835 Report Title: Transport Assessment File Location: 083-TA-001.doc Client: Keltbray Golf Environmental Ltd Project Number: 2011-083 Draft Report Issued: V02 – 20 April 2011 Final Report Issued: V03 – 20 April 2011 Prepared By: Karl von Weber Office: Wales Checked By: Paul Lacey © The contents of this document must not be copied or reproduced in whole or in part without the written consent of LvW Highways Ltd. 083-TA-003.doc P a g e i Gladwin's Wood Golf Course, Hollybush Lane, Denham Transport Assessment This page is intentionally blank for double sided printing P a g e i i 083-TA-003.doc Gladwin's Wood Golf Course, Hollybush Lane, Denham Transport Assessment CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................1 2 DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL AND PLANNING POLICY FRAMEWORK...........2 National Government Policy.................................................................................2 Planning Policy Guidance 13: Transport........................................................2 Planning Policy Statement 12: Local Spatial Planning ..................................2 The Manual for Streets ...................................................................................3 Traffic Management Act .................................................................................3 National Travel Plan Guidance.......................................................................3 Regional Policy ......................................................................................................3 The South East Plan - Regional Spatial Strategy for the South East of England 3 Local Policy ............................................................................................................4 Buckinghamshire County Council Structure Plan 1991-2011 .......................4 Buckinghamshire County Council Local Transport Plan 3, 2011-2016.........4 Buckinghamshire County Council Travel Plan Guidelines for Developers ...5 South Bucks District Local Plan .....................................................................5 South Bucks Local Development Plan Core Strategy ...................................6 Commentary ...........................................................................................................6 3 EXISTING CONDITIONS.........................................................................................7 South Bucks District Council ...............................................................................7 Site Location and Surrounding Arae ...................................................................7 Strategic Highway Network ..................................................................................9 Local Highway Network.......................................................................................10 Junctions ..............................................................................................................10 The A40 junction (Dual Carriageway) with Hollybush Lane; Skylark Road and Hollybush Lane (cul-de-sac).........................................................................10 The A40 junction with Skylark Road (near the M25 over bridge)................11 The A412 roundabout junction with Southlands Road ................................12 The junction of Hollybush Lane with Southlands Road ...............................13 Walking/cycling assessment ..............................................................................14 Public transport assessment..............................................................................15 Buses ............................................................................................................15 Trains ............................................................................................................17 Traffic data and traffic forecast..........................................................................18 Current Traffic Flows ....................................................................................18 Safety considerations and accident analysis...................................................36 Personal injury accident records ..................................................................36 Planned transport improvements ......................................................................36 4 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ..............................................................................37 Gladwin's Wood Golf Course .............................................................................37 Site Access ...........................................................................................................37 Parking ..................................................................................................................38 5 ASSESSMENT YEARS AND ANALYSIS PERIOD .............................................39 Assessment Years ...............................................................................................39 Analysis Periods ..................................................................................................40 6 DEVELOPMENT TRIP GENERATION .................................................................40 083-TA-003.doc P a g e i ii Gladwin's Wood Golf Course, Hollybush Lane, Denham Transport Assessment Introduction...........................................................................................................40 Construction Traffic.............................................................................................40 Golf Course Traffic...............................................................................................41 Calculating vehicular trip generation ................................................................44 Adjustment of development vehicular trips......................................................45 Trip distribution and assignment.......................................................................45 Construction Traffic.......................................................................................45 Gladwin’s Wood Golf Course .......................................................................45 Committed Development Traffic Distribution and Traffic Assignment .........46 Growth Factors.....................................................................................................46 2014 Construction Years Traffic.........................................................................47 2022 Future Year Traffic Figures........................................................................51 7 IMPACT ON THE LOCAL HIGHWAY NETWORK...............................................55 Introduction...........................................................................................................55 Pedestrians and Cyclists.....................................................................................56 Public Transport...................................................................................................56 Junction Assessments........................................................................................56 2022........................................................................................................................56 J1) The A40 priority junction with Hollybush Lane; Skylark Road and Hollybush Lane (cul-de-sac) ...................................................................................................57 J2) The A412 roundabout junction with Southlands Road ..........................57 8 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS........................................................................58 Introduction...........................................................................................................58 Existing Conditions .............................................................................................58 Policy Review .......................................................................................................58 Accident Data .......................................................................................................58 Proposed Development.......................................................................................59 Traffic Generation, Distribution and Assignment ............................................59 Impact on the Local Highway Network..............................................................59 Overall Conclusion...............................................................................................59 FIGURES Figure 1: Aerial site location plan..................................................................................1 Figure 2: Existing site access ........................................................................................9