Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension ‐ Design and Access Statement Prepared for South Gloucestershire Council February 2018 CH2M 1 The Square, Temple Quay Bristol, BS1 6DG Contents Section Page Document History .......................................................................................................................... iii 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Overview of the Scheme ............................................................................................... 1 1.2 Requirement for a Design and Access Statement ........................................................ 1 1.3 Content of this Report .................................................................................................. 2 2. Assessment ........................................................................................................................ 3 2.1 Physical Environment .................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Planning Policy Context ................................................................................................ 4 2.3 Involvement .................................................................................................................. 5 3. Evolution ............................................................................................................................ 6 3.1 Design Development ..................................................................................................... 6 3.2 Benefits of the CPME Scheme ...................................................................................... 6 3.3 Constraints .................................................................................................................... 6 3.4 Alternative Options Considered ................................................................................... 6 3.5 The Preferred Option .................................................................................................. 10 4. Matters to be Considered – PA1: San Andreas Roundabout .............................................. 16 4.1 Use .............................................................................................................................. 16 4.2 Amount and Scale ....................................................................................................... 16 4.3 Layout ......................................................................................................................... 16 4.4 Landscaping ................................................................................................................ 16 4.5 Appearance ................................................................................................................. 17 5. Matters to be Considered – PA2: North Way and North Way Bus Link .............................. 18 5.1 Use .............................................................................................................................. 18 5.2 Amount and Scale ....................................................................................................... 18 5.3 Layout ......................................................................................................................... 18 5.4 Landscaping ................................................................................................................ 19 5.5 Appearance ................................................................................................................. 19 6. Matters to be Considered – PA3: Gipsy Patch Lane Railway Bridge and Associated Highway Work ................................................................................................................................ 20 6.1 Use .............................................................................................................................. 20 6.2 Amount and Scale ....................................................................................................... 20 6.3 Layout ......................................................................................................................... 21 6.4 Landscaping ................................................................................................................ 21 6.5 Appearance ................................................................................................................. 21 7. Matters to be Considered – PA4: Gipsy Patch Lane and Hatchet Road ............................... 23 7.1 Use .............................................................................................................................. 23 7.2 Amount and Scale ....................................................................................................... 23 7.3 Layout ......................................................................................................................... 23 7.4 Landscaping ................................................................................................................ 23 7.5 Appearance ................................................................................................................. 24 8. Access............................................................................................................................... 25 FEBRAYRY 2018 Figures Figure 3.1: Visualisation of MetroBus stop in Bristol City Centre (Source: MetroBus iPoint Visual Identity Guidelines, Bristol Design Service) .......................................................................................... 11 Figure 4.1: San Andreas Roundabout visualisation .............................................................................. 17 Figure 5.1: North Way visualisation ...................................................................................................... 19 Figure 6.1: Example kiosk (for illustrative purposes only) .................................................................... 21 Figure 6.2: Gipsy Patch Lane Railway Bridge (East) visualisation (Note ‐ the gantries positions/shapes are approximate and are for illustrative purposes only) ...................................................................... 21 Figure 6.3: Gipsy Patch Lane Railway Bridge (West) visualisation (Note ‐ the gantries positions/shapes are approximate and are for illustrative purposes only) .......................................... 22 Figure 7.1: Gipsy Patch Lane visualisation ............................................................................................ 24 FEBRUARY 2018 IV Document History Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension (CPME) ‐ Design and Access Statement South Gloucestershire Council This document has been issued and amended as follows: Version Date Description Created by Verified by Approved by 0.5 September Draft report – for VE MS CH client input 0.6 November 2017 Internal updates MS (not issued) 0.7 November 2017 Internal updates MS (not issued) 0.8 November 2017 Revised draft MS report 0.9 February 2018 Final report – for MS CH TA client comment 1.0 February 2018 Final for issue CH MS TA FEBRUARY 2018 III Acronyms and Abbreviations CCTV Closed‐circuit television CPME Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension CPNN Cribbs Patchway New Neighbourhood DAS Design and Access Statement HGV Heavy Goods Vehicle m metre NMU Non‐Motorised User PA Planning Application PRoW Public Right of Way SCI Statement of Community Involvement SGC South Gloucestershire Council VIG Visual Identity Guidelines FEBRUARY 2018 IV SECTION 1 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview of the Scheme This Design and Access Statement (DAS) has been prepared for works which form part of the proposed development of a new Metrobus route from Cribbs Causeway to Bristol Parkway Railway Station; known as the Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension (CPME), hereafter referred to as the ‘CPME Scheme’. The CPME Scheme utilises the existing highway infrastructure with some amendments to existing junctions and where necessary carriageway widening for bus lanes and improvement works. The CPME Scheme comprises the following elements, which will be considered as four separate applications for planning permission under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990: Planning Application (PA) 1: San Andreas Roundabout ‐ Works to San Andreas Roundabout and construction of a new spur road. PA2: North Way and North Way Bus Link ‐ Extension of the carriageway at North Way, provision of a new three‐arm roundabout at the end of North Way; and a new access into the Horizon 38 Site. PA3: Gipsy Patch Lane Railway Bridge and associated highway work ‐ Demolition and construction of a new railway bridge over Gipsy Patch Lane; and works to the highway as it passes underneath the railway bridge, and works to lower the highway beneath. PA4: Gipsy Patch Lane and Hatchet Road highway works, including widening on Gipsy Patch Lane between the junction with the Horizon 38 Site and the junction with Bush Avenue and bus stop upgrades on Hatchet Road. This DAS has been submitted in support of all four planning applications. The CPME Scheme falls within the area known as the North Fringe of Bristol Urban Area and will provide part of the strategic transport network within the area. The CPME Scheme will extend the North Fringe to Hengrove MetroBus network, providing a fast and direct route between Cribbs Causeway Bus Station and Bristol Parkway Railway Station and will serve existing