Barnacre Road, Longridge Preston Transport Statement October 2014 PROPOSED RETIREMENT LIVING HOUSING ACCOMMODATION FOR THE ELDERLY BARNACRE ROAD, LONGRIDGE, PRESTON PLANNING APPLICATION BY MCCARTHY AND STONE RETIREMENT LIFESTYLES LIMITED TRANSPORT STATEMENT Report by: Robbie Donaldson Bryan G Hall Consulting Civil & Transportation Planning Engineers Suite E8, Joseph’s Well, Hanover Walk, Leeds, LS3 1AB Ref: 14-375-001.02 October 2014 CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 2.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLICATION SITE AND ADJACENT HIGHWAY 3 3.0 CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY 5 4.0 NATURE OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND SITE ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS 9 5.0 DEVELOPMENT TRAFFIC GENERATION 11 6.0 PARKING PROVISION 16 7.0 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 19 APPENDICES Appendix BGH1 Site Access Arrangements and Visibility Splay Drawing Appendix BGH2 Sample Travel Pack Barnacre Road, Longridge, Preston Transport Statement 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 This Statement has been prepared to address the highway and transportation issues associated with the proposal by McCarthy and Stone Retirement Lifestyles Limited to build a 33 unit (22 one bedroom and 11 two bedroom) Retirement Living housing development together with vehicular and pedestrian access and parking for some 23 vehicles (of which two will be disabled parking spaces) on land to the north west of Barnacre Road, Longridge, Preston. This Statement will accompany the planning application for the proposed development. 1.2 The application site currently comprises a vacant residential building with associated garden space to the rear, along with an area of grassland with a small sub-station building and associated access off Barnacre Road. The application site is broadly bound to the north by residential properties on Inglewhite Road, to the east by Inglewhite Road itself, to the south by Barnacre Road and Longridge Hall and Lodge Care Home and to the west by school playing fields. 1.3 The existing site is accessed via an access road off Barnacre Road to the south western boundary of the site. Just to the north east of this access road, there is also a gated access to a driveway and garage associated with the residential building on the application site. 1.4 The Retirement Living housing development proposes a new access for vehicles and pedestrians off Barnacre Road just to the south west of the existing access into the application site. The access will be 5.0 metres in width with a 1.8 metres wide footway to the north eastern side. The access arrangements and required visibility splays of 2.4m x 25m for a 20mph road, as set out in ‘Manual for Streets’, can be seen in the drawing attached at Appendix BGH1. 1.5 This Statement has been prepared having regard to the advice set out in the DfT publication “Guidance on Transport Assessment” (GTA). This publication identifies thresholds above which the preparation of a Transport Statement or Transport Assessment may be appropriate. Paragraph 2.11 of the publication confirms that: “Appendix B provides suggested thresholds below which a formal assessment may not be needed and above which the preparation of a TS or a TA would be appropriate. The thresholds in Appendix B are based upon scenarios which would typically generate 30 two-way peak hour vehicle trips. Whilst there is no suggestion that 30 two-way peak hour 1 14-375-001.02 Barnacre Road, Longridge, Preston Transport Statement vehicle trips would, in themselves, cause a detrimental impact, it is a useful point of reference from which to commence discussions.” 1.6 The Retirement Living housing development would be expected to generate up to around 54 vehicle movements per 12 hour day two-way (i.e. 27 in and 27 out). Even assuming 85th percentile trip rates the Retirement Living housing redevelopment would be expected to generate up to around 66 vehicle movements per 12 hour day two-way (i.e. 33 in and 33 out) and around 4 - 5 two- way vehicle trips during the peak hours. 1.7 The levels of daily and hourly traffic generated by the Retirement Living housing redevelopment will have no material impact upon the operation of the highway network in the vicinity of the site. Given the low traffic generation associated with the proposed Retirement Living housing redevelopment, there can be no absolute requirement for either a Transport Statement or Transport Assessment to be prepared to accompany the planning application for the proposal. Notwithstanding the above, this Statement provides information on the access, traffic generation, parking demand and accessibility issues associated with the proposed redevelopment. 1.8 This Transport Statement clearly demonstrates that the Retirement Living housing redevelopment on this site can be satisfactorily accessed, that it has sufficient on- site car parking provision to accommodate the anticipated car parking demands associated with the proposed use and that the traffic generated by it will be nominal with 4 – 5 two-way vehicle movements during the peak hours. It will therefore be concluded that the proposed Retirement Living development will have no adverse impact upon the operation of the adjacent highway network. 1.9 The proposed development of Retirement Living housing accommodation will make best use of this previously developed land. The application site is in a sustainable location and the proposed redevelopment is consistent with and will enhance the aims of current Government sustainability policy. 1.10 This Statement will conclude that no material adverse highway reasons why the proposed Retirement Living housing redevelopment should not be granted planning consent. 2 14-375-001.02 Barnacre Road, Longridge, Preston Transport Statement 2.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLICATION SITE AND ADJACENT HIGHWAY 2.1 As previously identified, the proposals comprise a 33 unit (22 one bedroom and 11 two bedroom) Retirement Living housing development together with vehicular and pedestrian access and parking for some 23 vehicles (of which two will be disabled parking spaces) on land to the north west of Barnacre Road, Longridge, Preston. 2.2 The application site currently comprises a residential building with associated garden space to the rear, along with an area of grassland with a small sub-station building and associated access off Barnacre Road 2.3 The existing site is accessed via an access road off Barnacre Road to the south western boundary of the site. Just to the north east of this access road, there is also a gated access to a driveway and garage associated with the residential building on the application site. 2.4 Barnacre Road is a single carriageway two-way road running broadly in a south west to north east direction. It has a carriageway width of approximately 5.0 metres in the vicinity of the proposed site access. There is a footway to the south eastern side of approximately 1.9 – 2.0 metres in width and a footway on the north western side of approximately 1.7 metres in width along the site frontage, widening to approximately 2.2 metres in width to the south west of the proposed site access. In the vicinity of the site, Barnacre Road is subject to a 20 mph speed limit and is street lit. Barnacre Road meets Inglewhite Road by way of a simple priority junction to the east of the site. 2.5 Inglewhite Road is a single carriageway two-way road running broadly in a north to south direction. To the north of the junction with Barnacre Road, on approach to a mini roundabout junction serving a Sainsbury’s food store access, it has a carriageway width of approximately 9.2 metres with 1.3 metres wide cycle lanes on both sides of the carriageway. There is also a 3.2 metres wide footway to the western side and a 2.1 metres wide footway to the eastern side of Inglewhite Road. To the north of the junction with Barnacre Road, Inglewhite Road is subject to a 30 mph speed limit and is street lit. 2.6 To the south of the junction with Barnacre Road, Inglewhite Road has a carriageway width of approximately 7.3 metres with a 3.1 metres wide footway to the western side and a 1.7 metres wide footway to the eastern side. To the south of the junction with Barnacre Road, Inglewhite Road is subject to a 20 mph speed limit and is street lit. 3 14-375-001.02 Barnacre Road, Longridge, Preston Transport Statement 2.7 A number of facilities exist in the centre of Longridge to the south east of the site. These facilities are accessible via continuous footway provision along both sides of the carriageway on Barnacre Road, Inglewhite Road and from there onto Derby Road and Berry Lane. These facilities include a pharmacy, a post office, banks, food stores, restaurants and cafes as well as a number of other high street shops and facilities. In addition, Berry Lane Medical Centre is located on Berry Lane to the south east of the site and Longridge Community Hospital is located on St Wilfrid’s Terrace off Derby Road to the south of the site. 4 14-375-001.02 Barnacre Road, Longridge, Preston Transport Statement 3.0 CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY 3.1 A choice in how people can travel will produce travel patterns that are more sustainable in environmental terms. One of the major benefits which arise from the development of sites within or adjacent to urban areas is the opportunity to provide such a choice in the mode of transport available for residents or employees. A choice of destinations close to home, shopping or the place of work will reduce travel distances and encourage a higher proportion of trips to be made on foot and by bicycle.