Oldlands, Burnt Common Lane Send Marsh, GU23 6HD Transport Statement For Langham Homes Document Control Sheet Oldlands, Burnt Common Lane Send Marsh, GU23 6HD Langham Homes This document has been issued and amended as follows: Date Issue Prepared by Approved by 19/02/21 v1.0 EU/PdeJ PdeJ Motion 84 North Street Guildford Surrey GU1 4AU T 01483 531300 F 01483 531333 E [email protected] W www.motion.co.uk Oldlands, Burnt Common Road, Send Marsh, GU23 6HD Contents 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1 2.0 Policy ........................................................................................................................ 2 3.0 Baseline Conditions ..................................................................................................... 5 4.0 Development Details ................................................................................................... 9 5.0 Development Impact ..................................................................................................12 6.0 Summary and Conclusions ..........................................................................................14 Appendices A Bus Timetables B Fabrik Architects Site Masterplan C Proposed Access Arrangements D Swept Path Analysis – Refuse Collection Vehicle (10.5m) E TRICS Output – Residential Use Transport Statement – February 2021 Langham Homes i 2007094 lhsen2 Oldlands, Burnt Common Road, Send Marsh, GU23 6HD 1.0 Introduction 1.1 This Transport Statement has been prepared on behalf of Langham Homes to accompany a planning application for the construction of 29 dwellings on land to the east of Burnt Common Lane, Send. The site was the subject of a planning application in 2013 (GBC: ref GU14 0219) for 25 dwellings and the proposed access points for the site are essentially unchanged from the approved application. 1.2 A revised planning application was submitted in December 2019 (GBC ref GU/19/02191) which was refused planning permission in April 2020 further to discussions with planning officers at GBC. The highway details were agreed with Surrey County Council and this included a S106 contribution towards local bus stop improvements close to the development site. 1.3 The site is located to the south-east of Send, a village within the administrative boundaries of Guildford Borough Council and Surrey County Council. The site is located to the east of Burnt Common Lane, a residential street accessed from the north via the B2215 Portsmouth Road. The B2215 Portsmouth Road provides access to Ripley, situated some 2 kilometres to the north-east, and to Woking some 5 kilometres to the north-west of the site. 1.4 The vehicular access strategy, which comprises three priority junctions on Burnt Common Lane, has been designed in accordance with guidance set out in Manual for Streets and broadly reflects the agreed highway arrangements in the 2019 application but with the addition of an access to a single dwelling at the southern end of the site off Burnt Common Lane. In this regard, the development site provides the necessary levels of visibility for drivers and incorporates junction radii that accommodate the larger vehicles that are likely to visit the site on a regular basis. On this basis it is considered that the proposals will not have a detrimental effect upon highway safety or the free flow of traffic along the local highway network. 1.5 Car parking will be provided in accordance with the relevant local standards and the development will make provision for cycle parking in accordance with current standards and it is therefore considered that future residents will be encouraged to make use of this important mode of transport. 1.6 This report has been prepared in accordance with current best practice guidance and demonstrates that: The proposals accord with national and local policies relevant to transport; The site is accessible by public transport, walking and cycling; Suitable and appropriate access to the site can be achieved from Burnt Common Lane. The proposed access strategy accords with guidelines outlined in the Manual for Streets and is in accordance with the recommendations made by Surrey County Council identified as part of the outline planning application submitted in January 2014 and the 2019 application; and The levels of traffic associated with the proposals will be negligible. 1.7 Following this introduction, the Transport Statement is split into 5 sections as follows: Section 2 outlines the transport planning policies that are considered to be pertinent to this application; Section 3 reviews the accessibility of the site by all modes of transport and identifies the local facilities in the vicinity of the site; Section 4 provides an overview of the proposed development together with details of the access and servicing strategies that will be adopted; Section 5 assesses the vehicular trip generating potential of the proposed development; and Section 6 summarises and concludes this report. Transport Statement – February 2021 Langham Homes 1 2007094 lhsen2 Oldlands, Burnt Common Road, Send Marsh, GU23 6HD 2.0 Policy National Planning Policy Framework 2.1 The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published in July 2018 and updated in June 2019 and sets out the Government’s planning policies for England and how they are expected to be applied. The document sets out a presumption in favour of sustainable development that recognises the importance of transport policies in facilitating sustainable development. It also indicates that planning decisions should have regard to local circumstances. In promoting sustainable transport, the document identifies at paragraph 103 that: "The planning system should actively manage patterns of growth…." 2.2 However, the paragraph further recognises that: "… opportunities to maximise sustainable transport solutions will vary between urban and rural areas." 2.3 With regard to car parking, the NPPF does not refer to maximum or minimum car parking standards for new development, and instead promotes a flexible approach to car parking provision having regard to the accessibility of a development by non-car modes, local car ownership and the need to ensure adequate provision for 'plug-in' and other ultra-low emission vehicles. Paragraph 106 states: "Maximum parking standards for residential and non-residential development should only be set where there is a clear and compelling justification that they are necessary for managing the local road network, or for optimising the density of development in city and town centres and other locations that are well served by public transport." 2.4 With regard to transport and development, paragraph 108 of the NPPF states that: "In assessing sites that may be allocated for development in plans, or specific applications for development, it should be ensured that: Appropriate opportunities to promote sustainable transport modes can be - or have been - taken up, given the type of development and its location; Safe and suitable access to the site can be achieved for all users; and Any significant impacts from the development on the transport network (in terms of capacity and congestion), or on highway safety, can be cost effectively mitigated to an acceptable degree." 2.5 Paragraph 109 continues to state: "Development should only be prevented or refused on highways grounds if there would be an unacceptable impact on highway safety, or the residual cumulative impact on the road network would be severe..” Guildford Borough Council Local Plan 2.6 Policy ID3 of the Guildford Local Plan relates to sustainable transport for new developments and states that: “1) New development will be required to contribute to the delivery of an integrated, accessible and safe transport system, maximising the use of the sustainable transport modes of walking, cycling and the use of public and community transport. 2) New development will be required, in so far as its site’s size, characteristics and location allow, to maximise: Transport Statement – February 2021 Langham Homes 2 2007094 lhsen2 Oldlands, Burnt Common Road, Send Marsh, GU23 6HD The provision of high-quality, safe and direct walking and cycling routes within a permeable site layout, with priority over vehicular traffic, that facilitates and encourages short distance trips by walking and cycling The provision of secure, accessible and convenient cycle parking The improvement of existing cycle and walking routes to local facilities, services, bus stops and railway stations, to ensure their effectiveness and amenity The provision and improvement of public and community transport; and Opportunities for people with disabilities to access all modes of transport… 4) In terms of vehicular parking for new developments: Off-street vehicle parking for new developments should be provided such that the level of any resulting parking on the public highway does not adversely impact road safety or the movement of other road users… 8) Provision of suitable access and transport infrastructure and services will be achieved through direct improvements and/or schemes funded through Section 106 contributions and/or the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) which will address impacts in the wider area including across the borough boundary. 9) New development that will generate significant amounts of movement will: at the planning application stage, be supported by a Transport Statement or Transport Assessment in accordance