Access and Movement DRAFT POLICY HEADINGS INTRODUCTION During public consultatons Access and Movement draf policies received the majority of the postcard comments from residents of the Cranbrook and Sissinghurst Parish. Concerns are for pedestrian safety, signifcant increases in heavy goods trafc, the possibility of losing the historical lanes, public rights of ways (PROWs) and essentally the rural character of the parish during development. Conversely aspiratons were expressed for improvements in sustainable transport, green infrastructure, recreaton, tourism, health and general well-being. The aims of the Access and Movement policies are: to ensure that the neighbourhood area is safe and pleasant place to move around to provide a range of movement choices that are convenient, sustainable and safe and which enable healthy lifestyles and well-being to support changes to streets, spaces and the public realm that can deliver lastng benefts for the local economy, the local environment and local communites 1 Cranbrook & Sissinghurst NDP Task Group Access and Movement Draf Policy readings v3 7.12.18 ACCESS AND MOVEMENT DRAFT POLICY FRAMEWORK DRAFT POLICY HEADINGS NDP OBJECTIVE POLICY OBJECTIVE / RATIONALE AM01 – Shared Spaces 1,3, 6,7, 9 Themes of pedestrianizing Stone St and part of the High Applicatons by developers should maee a Street in Cranbrooe, safety of children, shared space were contributon that would contribute towards our aim gathered from public engagement with parishioners of creatng shared spaces on the following: Stone Street The parish recognises that roads are a shared space with High Street mutual respect between all users (cyclists, waleers, horses, Common Road vehicles) and a balance must be achieved in order to boost The Street the attractveness of the town and village centres Hartley Road Colliers Green Road/Marden Road AM02 Access to Amenites 3, 6, 7 Where new developments are located near the centre of the Applicatons for development must demonstrate main settlement area, schemes should include public car that in the planning of our communites, businesses pareing provision that is available to non-residents during and residents must have access to basic amenites woreing hours, as well as pareing for residents and visitors. and services and is not dependent on car ownership New business development must demonstrate appropriate but is always available to those on foot, bicycle, provision is made for the unloading and turning of delivery wheelchair and public transport, eliminatng confict vehicles within the site. with larger vehicles or pedestrians especially in the The parish has the good fortune to possess schools, shops, narrow sectons of Stone Street Cranbrooe and the Post Ofces, public houses, community halls, places of Street, Sissinghurst worship, greenspaces and recreaton grounds & centres. These facilites are central to parish life and local people wish to see them retained and prosper. In additon, there are children’s playgrounds, sports centre, allotment sites and the renowned Sissinghurst Castle. The Parish wishes to see them 2 Cranbrook & Sissinghurst NDP Task Group Access and Movement Draf Policy readings v3 7.12.18 well used and protected from development disassociated with their current uses. The parish would beneft from more frequent and extended schedule of public transport lines to the commuter statons and major county towns as identfed at public consultaton. AM03 – Trafc Generaton 3,6,7,9 Design standards must be observed in environmentally Any proposal requiring planning permission that sensitve areas and early joint discussion with local district seee to increase the number of access points, which planning, the parish council, the parish NDP, KCC Highways) would involve and increase in trafc generaton, will and landscape advisory groups (AONB) are essental to need to demonstrate that they do not inhibit the achieve good solutons 1 free fow of trafc or exacerbate conditons of The Kent Design guide 1details highlights potental areas of pareing stress. concern: Juncton design Road crossing Visibility Emergency vehicle, refuse collecton access Turning movements Home zones (pedestrians & cyclists have priority over motorists) Pedestrian and cyclist provision Signage Planning for sustainable travel seees to locate and design development to minimize the need to travel by car and promote sustainable travel. It also seees provision of safe, direct routes within permeable layouts that facilitate short 3 Cranbrook & Sissinghurst NDP Task Group Access and Movement Draf Policy readings v3 7.12.18 distance trips by waleing etc. In additon, the policy seees new routes to connect to the existng Rights of Way networe, as well as the protecton and improvement of existng networes. To positon new development such that current problems with congeston, pareing and road safety are not exacerbated and, if possible, reduced2 1 https://www.kent..ov..wk/__att.t/tsset.s/pa__ile/0014/120d2/aesgone owgaee_vrewvra.pa_ 2 https://www.logw.vro.wk/wpecvnt.ent./wplvtas/201//10/uwglagnoe Cvnnect.eaeCvmmwngtes.pa_ AM04 – School Travel 3,6,7 Parishioners comments from public engagement events Proposals that lead to a signifcant increase of pupil support policies to enable actve travel1 to schools within the numbers at the school will only be supported when parish. The benefts would be: accompanied by proposals to implement the To promote health and wellbeing suggestons outlined in the SUSTRANS document Improve uptaee of actve travel to school ‘increasing actve travel to school 2016’ e.g. trafc To reduce congested pareing on Carriers Rd, Cranbrooe calming, cycle paths and pedestrian and cycle and Common Road, Sissinghurst. training in the school travel plan. Sissinghurst school to Jubilee Field Measures suggested at public events to achieve safer Longfeld x 2 movement for families to and from the parish schools are: Cranbrooe Primary to Angley Road By pass for Sissinghurst from Common Road Speed control, trafc calming and enforcement on speed limits on the A262 through Sissinghurst and along the Angley Rd secton of A229 in Cranbrooe. Extend the pavement from the 30mph signage on Golford Rd to Dulwich College and cemetery Extend 30mph speed limit on the A229 4 Cranbrook & Sissinghurst NDP Task Group Access and Movement Draf Policy readings v3 7.12.18 Kent County Council’s (KCC) Actve Travel Strategy endorse these and other enabling actve travel measures1 1 https://www.kent..ov..wk/__att.t/tsset.s/pa__ile/000///1//3/cct.ee Trt.eleSt.rtt.eoyegn_vrmttvn.pa _ AM05 Pavement Provision 2, ,6, 7 Parishioners comments from public engagement events New developments must in accordance with support policies to preserve, improve and maintain paragraph 91 of NPPF provide safe access for all pathways/bridleways connectng Sissinghurst to Cranbrooe parishioners to local facilites and public transport and its environs to all movement without needing to use lines. In partcular safe and convenient paths busy roads. should be provided for those pushing a pushchair, in Using non-motorised travel would have the additonal a wheelchair, waleing with a stce or frame, or using benefts: a mobility scooter. To promote health and wellbeing To free spaces in the congested carpares, To reduce the impact of development on the main roads throughout the parish To preserve the historic feel of the parish To increase local trade AM06 Road Safety 2, 6, 7 To foster social relatons We will support applicatons that can demonstrate sufcient regard to Improving road safety across Parish Safe Pedestrian Crossings (refer to Design Code) at the suggested locatons and other viable alternatves will be supported: High Street by Lloyds Chemist Entrance to Joceey Lane Car Pare 5 Cranbrook & Sissinghurst NDP Task Group Access and Movement Draf Policy readings v3 7.12.18 Hartley from Campion Crescent to Farm Shop Hartley from Glassenbury Road juncton across the road. Sissinghurst High Street from village shop to antque shop Common Road opposite the Sissinghurst Primary School A229 Orchard Way, Brice Kiln Opposite Rugby club Across the Hill by the Windmill Waterloo Road in the vicinity of Cranbrooe School Sissinghurst Road near Wilsley Pound Angley Road near Wilsley Pound Across Golford Road near sewage wores AM07 – Access & Movement 1,6,7,9 Whenever new developments are considered it is important Applicatons that have given sufcient regard for to the foot/bridle/cycle path networe are considered. Such improving access and movement across the parish changes should aim to improve sustainable transport, green will be supported including but not limited to: infrastructure, recreaton, tourism, health and general well- Restricted access for routes where a reasonable being1. Improvements will normally have benefcial impact alternatve route can be demonstrated. on local economies and the aspiraton should be for Using different road surfaces, textures, colours improvements rather than for maintenance of the status to indicate shared space quo. Considering their public utlity, footpaths have very low maintenance costs. The larger scale of any developments, Common Road the greater should be the opportunity to enhance all aspects Restrict HGVs, Speed Limit (20) from of the foot/bridle/cycle paths networes (Appendix 1) Frittenden Crossroads down to Sissinghurst 1 https://www.logw.vro.wk/wpecvnt.ent./wplvtas/201//10/uwglagnoe Cvnnect.eaeCvmmwngtes.pa_ 6 Cranbrook & Sissinghurst NDP Task Group Access and Movement Draf Policy readings v3