MM Transport Planning for Phil Jones Associates Cotes, near Loughborough: proposed residential neighbourhood and employment development Questionnaire for Trent Barton / Kinchbus regarding outline bus service proposal Version: 0'5 Date: 14-Aug-13 By: TKHomer Date Questionnaire Issued: 16 Aug' 2013 Completed by: Keith Shayshutt Date Questionnaire Completed: 16/08/2013 Role / Position: Head of Development 1. Information about the proposed Cotes Residential Neighbourhood and Employment Development This questionnaire relates to the proposed development of a new residential neighbourhood at Cotes in Leicestershire, east of Loughborough; see diagram ' EMS.2299_10-9B - Draft Detailed Masterplan (25-7-13).pdf '. This development would provide 975 new dwellings, varying in type and tenure for a population of roundly 2,340 residents, and office, industrial and warehousing providing around 1,000 jobs. Development would take place in three phases, with the rate of development determined by housing market conditions; see phasing diagram and table inb ' EMS.2299 Phasing Plan 01.03.13.pdf '. A local centre and a primary school would be provided in Phase 3; offices, industry and warehousing employment in Phase 4. The questions below are about the development location and the outline bus service that is proposed to serve the development. NB : In accordance with the planning submission being for outline consent only at this stage, the focus of interest is in the potential for an operationally feasible and financially sustainable bus service. A full operational and business case would be developed at a subsequent stage in the planning of the proposed neighbourhood, and we would seek to involve Trent Barton / Kinchbus in this process. The outline bus service proposal is that set out in diagram ' Cotes Bus Service Routeing - 2013-10-14.pdf ' and note ' Cotes Bus Service Proposal - 2013-10-14 v0'2.pdf '. This proposal does not preclude the development and selection of other service options, which might deliver a superior performance, during the detail planning stage for this proposed development. Q1.1: Have you been provided with sufficient information about the proposed Cotes neighbourhood development? Yes Y Q1.1a: If 'Partly' or 'No': what questions do you have about the proposed development? Write in here. Partly No Printed: 16/08/2013, 12:20. Cotes L'brgh bus service outline - questionnaire for TrentBarton - Kinchbus v0'5 - issued 2013-08-16 - completed printout.xls Page 1 of 6 BusOp Qstnr Q1.2: Have you been provided with sufficient information about the bus service proposal? Yes Y Q1.2a: If 'Partly' or 'No': what questions do you have about the proposed bus service? Write in here. Partly No Q1.3: Please indicate your degree of agreement with the following statement: 'The proposed Cotes development is in a location that could be easily served by existing Kinchbus service 9 plus a local service to/from Loughborough.': Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree / Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree Y 2. Verification of knowledge of the local bus travel market and customer requirements Q2.1: Do you have experience of providing bus services in Loughborough and surrounding areas? Yes Q2.2: Please indicate your degree of agreement with the following statements about likely local travel demand: 'The travel-to-work patterns of Cotes residents could extend within Loughborough beyond the town centre to include …': Q2.2(a): Loughbrough University? Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree / Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree Y Q2.2(b): Loughbrough Hospital? Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree / Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree Y Q2.2(c): Industrial estate around Meadow Hall Road? (No such road in Loughborough, do you mean Bishop Meadow Road? My answer relates to Bishop Meadow Road) Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree / Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree Y Printed: 16/08/2013, 12:20. Cotes L'brgh bus service outline - questionnaire for TrentBarton - Kinchbus v0'5 - issued 2013-08-16 - completed printout.xls Page 2 of 6 BusOp Qstnr Q2.2: continued 'The travel-to-work patterns of Cotes residents could extend within Loughborough beyond the town centre to include …': Q2.2(d): Industrial estate around Gelders Hall Road, Shepshed? Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree / Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree Y Q2.3: Please indicate your degree of agreement with each of the following statements about likely regional travel demand: 'The travel-to-work patterns of Cotes residents could extend beyond Loughborough to include ...': Q2.3(a): Nottingham city centre? Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree / Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree Y Q2.3(b): Leicester city centre? Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree / Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree Y Q2.3(c): Derby city centre? Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree / Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree Y Q2.3(d): East Midlands Airport? Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree / Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree Y Q2.4: Are there any other employment locations that you consider could attract significant volumes of travel-to-work by bus from the proposed development? Please write them in below: Town Centre Loughborough schools Printed: 16/08/2013, 12:20. Cotes L'brgh bus service outline - questionnaire for TrentBarton - Kinchbus v0'5 - issued 2013-08-16 - completed printout.xls Page 3 of 6 BusOp Qstnr Q2.5: Please indicate your degree of agreement with each of the following statements about quality local bus services: Q2.5(a): A direct routeing, avoiding circuitous detours, is important to attracting to bus travel those with a car available.': Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree / Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree Y Q2.5(b): 'Many potential bus users are happy to walk a short extra distance to access a higher departure frequency.': Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree / Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree Y 3. Comments regarding the bus service proposal Q3.1: Could current Kinchbus service 9 stop on Loughborough Road [A60] to serve the proposed development? Yes Y Q3.1a: If 'Partly' or 'No': what questions or comment do you have about the proposed additional stops? Write in here. Partly No Q3.2: Is it appropriate to supplement service 9 with local service between the development and town centre? Yes Y Q3.2a: If 'Partly' or 'No': what questions or comment do you have about the proposed supplementary local service? Write in here. Partly No Q3.3: Is it appropriate to consider extending the supplementary local service to form a cross-town route? Yes Q3.3a: If 'Yes' or 'Partly': what suggestions do you have for potential cross-town service linking? Write in here. Partly No N Printed: 16/08/2013, 12:20. Cotes L'brgh bus service outline - questionnaire for TrentBarton - Kinchbus v0'5 - issued 2013-08-16 - completed printout.xls Page 4 of 6 BusOp Qstnr Q3.4: Is a Weekday & Saturday daytime service of four departures / hour between Cotes and the town centre appropriate? Yes Y Q3.4a: If 'Partly' or 'No': what questions or comment do you have about the potential cross-town service linking? Write in here. Partly No Q3.5: Do you support a Weekday service period of around 7am to 7pm for the supplementary local service? Yes Y Q3.5a: If 'Partly' or 'No': what questions or comment do you have about the proposed Weekday local service periods? Write in here. Partly No Q3.6: Do you support the Evening and Sunday enhancement to Kinchbus 9 service periods and frequency at Cotes? Yes Y Q3.6a: If 'Partly' or 'No': what questions or comment do you have about the proposed Evening and Sunday service enhancement? Write in here. Partly No Q3.7: Would Kinchbus expand their Loughborough tariff & ticketing zone to include the Cotes development? Yes Y Q3.7a: If 'Partly' or 'No': what questions or comment do you have about the proposed tariff & ticketing zone expansion? Write in here. Partly No Q3.8: Would Kinchbus provide comprehensive timetable information for Cotes, combining all their services? Yes Y Q3.8a: If 'Partly' or 'No': what questions or comment do you have about the proposed all-services combined information? Write in here. Partly No Printed: 16/08/2013, 12:20. Cotes L'brgh bus service outline - questionnaire for TrentBarton - Kinchbus v0'5 - issued 2013-08-16 - completed printout.xls Page 5 of 6 BusOp Qstnr 4. Comments regarding bus service business case development Q4.1: Please indicate your degree of agreement with the following statement: 'Wellglade Group companies, including Kinchbus, have a track record of growing bus patronage and achieving a higher-than-typical travel mode share by bus in the local areas that they serve': Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree / Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree Y Q4.2: Please indicate your degree of agreement with the following statement about the commercial prospects for the proposed bus service for Cotes, on the basis of the development completed in full : 'There is a prospect that bus travel demand generated from/to Cotes, supported by resident and staff travel planning, and promotion of bus travel and service, could earn sufficient revenue to cover operating costs.': Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree / Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree Y Q4.3: Would you be willing to participate in the development of a detailed bus service business case? Yes Q4.4: Are you able to contribute advice from experience of the development of quality bus services to new Yes developments in similar local areas? 5. Any Other Comments Q5: Are there any further comments that you would like to make regarding the proposed Cotes development or about the proposed bus service? Write in here. Please return Post to: Phil Jones Associates, The Innovation Centre, 1 Devon Way, Longbridge Technology Park, Birmingham, B31 2TS questionnaire to Fax to: 0121 222 5423 Keith Homer: Email: [email protected] Please scan completed questionnaire and attach file to email. Printed: 16/08/2013, 12:20. Cotes L'brgh bus service outline - questionnaire for TrentBarton - Kinchbus v0'5 - issued 2013-08-16 - completed printout.xls Page 6 of 6 BusOp Qstnr.