TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT for Proposed Development on Land at Dysart Road, Grantham, NG31 7LY Grid Reference: 489404E, 335555N Prepared on behalf of Constable Homes Ltd September 2014 Reference: ST2000/TA-1409-Grantham Revision 0 This report has been prepared by Stomor Ltd. based upon information obtained from others. Stomor Ltd cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies in this information. This report has been prepared for the Client for their sole and specific use. No professional liability or warranty shall be extended to other parties in connection with this report without the explicit written agreement of Stomor Ltd and payment of the appropriate fee. Should the Client wish to pass copies of this report to others for information, the entire report should be copied. Revision Author Checked by Issue Date 0 PNM DGS 30/09/14 Transport Assessment Dysart Road, Grantham CONTENTS 1. Introduction Page 1 2. Existing Conditions Page 2 3. Proposed Development Page 10 4. Appraising the Impact of the Proposed Developments Page 12 5. Conclusions Page 18 APPENDICES A Site Location Plan, Drawing ST-2000-6 B Highway Boundary Plan C Bus Route Map Rail Maps Facilities Plan, Drawing ST-2000-Facilities-A Sustrans Map D Existing Traffic Flow Diagrams E Base Year Traffic Flow Diagram Trent Road / Dysart Road Junction - Drawing ST-2000-14 F Accident Data – 1st June 2009 to 31st May 2014 G Means of Access Plans, Drawings ST-2000-10 & ST-2000-05-A H Copies of correspondence with the Highway Authority I Traffic Generation Rates from Valley Road, Drawings ST-2000-16 & ST-2000-17 J TRICS Data K Traffic in Base Year, Drawings ST-2000-18-B L Traffic in Future Year, Drawings ST-2000-19-A & ST-2000-22 M Traffic Forecasting Summary SATURN model by Mouchel N Site Access Junctions 8 Results O Trent Road / Dysart Road Traffic Flow Diagrams with Development Traffic – Drawings ST-2000-21 & ST-2000-23 Ref: ST2000/TA-1409-Grantham-Rev 0 i Transport Assessment Dysart Road, Grantham P Indicative Layout of Mini Roundabout at Trent Road / Dysart Road Junction - Drawing ST-2000-24 Q Trent Road / Dysart Road Principal Junctions 8 Results Ref: ST2000/TA-1409-Grantham-Rev 0 ii Transport Assessment Dysart Road, Grantham 1. Introduction 1.1 Stomor Ltd have been commissioned by Constable Homes Ltd to prepare a Transport Assessment associated with proposed residential development on land at Dysart Road, Grantham. 1.2 The site is located on the western side of Grantham, to the north of Dysart Road. The western boundary of the site is close to the A1, but with no direct vehicular link from Dysart Road. The northern boundary abuts an existing watercourse, Barrowby Stream, and fields beyond. The southern and eastern boundaries abut existing residential development. 1.3 The site is currently used for agricultural purposes and is greenfield in nature with no existing development. 1.4 The proposal will consist of residential development comprising up to 250 units, and will be a mix of units including houses and flats, including private development and that built for a housing association. 1.5 A Site Location Plan, Drawing Number ST-2000-6 is provided in Appendix A, which shows the location and extent of the site under consideration. 1.6 Preliminary consultations have also been carried out with officers of Lincolnshire County Highways, who have not raised objections to the scheme in principle, subject to provision of a suitable Transport Assessment. 1.7 This Transport Assessment is provided in support of the forthcoming Constable Homes Ltd planning application for the site. Ref: ST2000/TA-1409-Grantham-Rev 0 Page | 1 Transport Assessment Dysart Road, Grantham 2. Existing Conditions 2.1 Existing Site Information 2.1.1 The site covers an area of approximately 5.9 hectares. The main part of the site is arable land with a considerable slope from south to north of approximately 1 in 16. 2.1.2 Existing hedgerows run along most of the site boundaries. A presumed former field boundary still exists within the centre of the site, running from north to south, with large gaps and some fairly small trees. 2.1.3 The south east section of the site boundary directly abuts Dysart Road, but no formal vehicular access is currently available in this location. 2.1.4 The only site access available at present is an agricultural access which is located on the south west side of the site. This is accessed from Dysart Road to the south via an existing restricted byway and public Right Of Way (ROW) called Sheep Wash Lane. 2.1.5 No public footways or footpaths are in place within the site. 2.1.6 Within Grantham there are two designated Air Quality Management Areas (AQMA) which cover Wharf Road and the Bus Station, and the Brook Street/Manthorpe Road area, both in the town centre approximately 1.8km to the east of the site. Neither the site, nor the nearest air quality monitoring site on Meres Road (approximately 200m to the south), are in an AQMA. 2.1.7 The site is not currently or likely to be the subject of any abnormal load uses. 2.2 Local Highway Network 2.2.1 Dysart Road is an unclassified local distributor road running from east to west between Grantham Town Centre and the village of Barrowby. Grantham Town Centre is approximately 1.8km to the east of the site. Just to the south west of the site, Dysart Road passes over the A1 via a bridge with a weight limit if 7.5 tonnes except for buses. To the west of the bridge the road continues as ‘Low Road’, to Barrowby, to the north west of the site. 2.2.2 Dysart Road is approximately 6.1m wide in the vicinity of the site with a 1.8m wide footpath on each side. There is a 3m verge between the footway and the site boundary. 2.2.3 Dysart Road is lit and is on a bus route. Some on street parking occurs opposite along Dysart Road in the vicinity of houses on the south side of the road, close to the junction with Trent Road. The speed limit along Dysart Road is 30mph. 2.2.4 At its eastern end, Dysart Road passes underneath a railway bridge before approaching the junction with the A52 Sankt Augustin Way. Ref: ST2000/TA-1409-Grantham-Rev 0 Page | 2 Transport Assessment Dysart Road, Grantham 2.2.5 Approximately 6m east of the south eastern corner of the site, on the northern side of Dysart Road is a convenience store and a food outlet. These two businesses are served by a forecourt directly feeding onto Dysart Road. 2.2.6 Opposite the site, there is a residential crescent known as Heathfield Road whose carriageway is approximately 5m wide, with grass verges and 1.8m wide footways to both sides. This has junctions on the south side of Dysart Road, with one approximately mid-way along the main site frontage, and the other about 90m to the east. Both junctions are simple tee junctions with bellmouths of approximately 10m radii. Heathfield Road is traffic calmed by means of speed humps and subject to a 20mph speed limit. 2.2.7 A small cul-de-sac known as ‘Sportsmans Row’ connects to Dysart Road on its north side approximately mid-way along the southern site boundary, which serves three dwellings. This cul- de-sac forms a simple tee junction with Dysart Road. 2.2.8 A further simple tee junction is located on the north side of Dysart Road about 63m east of the site. This junction serves Valley Road, which is a residential road approximately 5.5m wide with grass verges and 1.8m wide footways to each side. The junction bellmouth has radii of approximately 10m. 2.2.9 Trent Road connects with Dysart Road on its south side, approximately 150m east of the site. Trent Road is a 30mph unclassified local distributor road of approximately 1.7km in length and connects to the A607 Harlaxton Road to the south east. The road is approximately 7.3m in width with grass verges and 2m footways on both sides. Advisory cycle lanes are also present in the carriageway along most of its length. The connection with Dysart Road is a simple tee junction with the junction bellmouth having radii of approximately 10m. 2.2.10 An uncontrolled pedestrian crossing with a refuge island is present at the northern end of Trent Road. Trent Road connects to the A607 Harlaxton Road, and Springfield Road, via signal controlled crossroads. The road splits into two lanes at the junction to cater for traffic travelling from Trent Road to both directions along the A607 Harlaxton Road. 2.2.11 Traffic calming is present along Trent Road consisting of the advisory cycle lanes, mini roundabouts and red coloured surfacing to highlight pedestrian crossings, some junctions and mini-roundabouts. Parking was observed to occur within the cycle lanes and grass verge. 2.2.12 A school safety zone is situated approximately 700m along Trent Road from the junction with Dysart Road. The safety zone includes an advisory 20mph speed limit and parking restrictions in the form of single yellow lines and school keep clear road markings. 2.2.13 Harlaxton Road forms part of the A607 and runs from Grantham Town Centre to Harlaxton in the south west. The A607 itself connects Grantham to Melton Mowbray, connecting to the A1 to the south west of the latter town and continues to Leicester. Ref: ST2000/TA-1409-Grantham-Rev 0 Page | 3 Transport Assessment Dysart Road, Grantham 2.2.14 Approximately 200m east of the site, Barrowby Gate connects to Dysart Road on its north side by a simple tee junction.