TRAVEL PLAN Manor Park, Sprowston Project No.: 2009| Our Ref No.: MP TP V1 July 2020 Norfolk County Council Full Residential Travel Plan, July 2020 Planning ref: Broadland 20080367 A COMMITMENT TO DELIVER The AtoBetter project is working with communities and a variety of delivery partners to promote a range of travel choices and enable individuals to walk, cycle, use public transport or car share for more of their journeys. The programme is being delivered in partnership by Norfolk County Council and WSP, and aims to create an ethos whereby healthy, active and sustainable travel become the norm. Ian Dinmore Dorothy Bryant Norfolk County Council AtoBetter Delivery Team Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] TRAVEL PLAN Project No.: 2009| Our Ref No.: MP TP V1 July 2020 Norfolk County Council DOCUMENT CONTROL Record of Issue Version Status Author Checked NCC Checked Date NCC Approved Date 1 Draft CG 2 Final DB SB This report was prepared by the AtoBetter team for Norfolk County Council. The disclosure of any information contained in this report is the sole responsibility of the intended recipient. The material in it reflects the AtoBetter team’s best judgement in light of the information available to it at the time of preparation. Any use which a third party makes of this report, or any reliance on or decisions to be made based on it, are the responsibility of such third parties. AtoBetter accepts no responsibility for damages, if any, suffered by any third party as a result of decisions made or actions based on this report. 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TRAVEL PLAN Project No.: 2009| Our Ref No.: MP TP V1 July 2020 Norfolk County Council CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................1 THE EXISTING SITUATION ....................................................................3 THE FUTURE SITUATION.......................................................................9 STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ........................................................ 10 CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES ............................................... 11 TRAVEL PLAN STRATEGY ................................................................. 12 MONITORING AND REVIEW ............................................................... 15 MEASURES .......................................................................................... 17 SITE BASED DELIVERY PLANS ......................................................... 19 TRAVEL PLAN Project No.: 2009| Our Ref No.: MP TP V1 July 2020 Norfolk County Council 1 INTRODUCTION for all. The project supports NCC’s Vision around new and existing communities, we will ensure that residential development delivers measures that allow people and communities to make sustainable travel THE DEVELOPMENT choices which will improve the quality of life whilst enhancing the local Manor Park is a residential development consisting of 1,233 dwellings, areas in which they live. along with a primary school, recreational space, including the existing woodland, and new transport infrastructure. Manor Park is located in THIS TRAVEL PLAN Sprowston between Wroxham Road and Salhouse Road, as seen in This Travel Plan has been produced in consultation with NCC for Figure 1. Phase 1 will deliver 450 dwellings and a primary school, with supporting sustainable access to and from the site for residents. This Phase 2 including an additional 783 dwellings. Additionally, a new road document is structured as follows: will be constructed along the northern edge of the site, linking Wroxham Road with Salhouse Road. • Existing situation – A review of the existing situation with regards to accessibility, amenities and travel patterns. As of March 2020, 775 (63%) of the dwellings have been constructed. • Future situation – A review of potential future transport and land use development schemes that relate to Manor Park. WHAT IS A TRAVEL PLAN? • Stakeholder engagement – A plan of stakeholder engagement A Travel Plan was required at Manor Park as part of the development along with a summary of the engagement that has already taken gaining planning permission. A Travel Plan is a strategy to limit the place. impact of vehicular traffic and to encourage and facilitate access to a • Challenges and opportunities – A summary of the challenges site, taking into account the challenges and opportunities of the site and and opportunities identified in the previous three chapters. the needs of the residents. The Travel Plan presents a range of actions • Travel Plan strategy – An overview of the strategy for that will be undertaken to support the use of sustainable travel modes delivering the Travel Plan, including aims, objectives and such as walking, cycling, public transport and car sharing. targets. • Monitoring and review – How the Travel Plan will be monitored WHAT IS THE ATOBETTER PROJECT? to ensure it is meeting its objectives. The Travel Plan is part of the Norfolk-wide AtoBetter project delivered by • Measures – Outline information on the type of measures that Norfolk County Council (NCC). The overarching aim of the programme is will be delivered as part of the site based delivery plan. to encourage people to choose healthier, more-sustainable travel • Site based delivery plan - Measures which have been agreed modes. We will maximise the travel choices available in order to make with NCC to achieve modal shift. sustainable transport options more attractive and a more-realistic option 2 Figure 1 – Location of Manor Park, Sprowston This Travel Plan will be delivered by the AtoBetter team over an initial period of ten years to autumn 2027. It will remain a live document throughout this time and be under constant review and revision to reflect changes in behaviour, facilities and residents. 3 THE EXISTING SITUATION Public Transport: Bus The closest bus stop to the site is Mallard Way, located on Atlantic INTRODUCTION Avenue. This bus stop is served by First Bus 11/11A services, which provide frequent connections to Norwich city centre and the Norwich and This chapter looks at the existing situation at Manor Park with regards to Norfolk University Hospital. accessibility, local amenities and travel patterns. In addition to the bus services highlighted above, Sprowston Park & TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY Ride is located approximately 1.1 miles away by car. The 502 Park & Understanding the levels of transport accessibility to, from and around Ride service connects Sprowston Park & Ride to Norwich city centre and the development is important in terms of identifying the challenges and Harford Park & Ride every 15 minutes Monday-Saturday between opportunities that the Travel Plan will respond to. The plan shown in approximately 06:30 to 18:30, with no service on Sunday. Sprowston Figure 2 displays the transport infrastructure discussed in the following Park & Ride offers 792 parking spaces, including disabled spaces, sections. motorcycle spaces and parent and child spaces. There are also secure bike racks available. Walking and Cycling https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/public- Pedestrian access points to Phase 1 of the development are provided at transport/buses/bus-timetables-and-operators four locations; Blue Boar Lane and Tesco Supermarket to the south of the site, and at either end of Atlantic Avenue, which runs along the Public Transport: Rail northern boundary of the site. Norwich Rail Station is located approximately 4.6 miles away by car and The development is conveniently located for access to the is also accessible by bicycle or bus. Norwich station offers direct neighbourhood cycle routes and the circular and cross city pedalway connections to London Liverpool Street, Stansted Airport, Cambridge, cycle routes. The purple pedalway outer circuit route can be accessed Great Yarmouth, Liverpool Lime Street and many stations in between. from Linacre Ave/Falcon Rd. The blue pedalway, connecting Sprowston The station is equipped with 442 cycle spaces with CCTV coverage. with Norwich city centre and Cringleford, can be accessed from Foxburrow Rd/Cozen Hardy Rd. The pink pedalway, running from http://www.nationalrail.co.uk Heartsease through the city centre to N&N Hospital, can be accessed Highway network from the Deloney Rd/Rider Haggard Rd. There are two vehicular access point to the development along Atlantic Avenue; one located to the northwest of the site on the A1151 Wroxham Road, and one located to the southeast of the site on Salhouse Road. 4 Wroxham Road is the main road between Wroxham and Norwich with a connection to the A1042 Norwich outer ring road. The A1151 has a speed limit of 30mph south of the Park and Ride and 50mph north of the Park and Ride. LOCAL AMENITIES A review of the existing and proposed local amenities within the vicinity of the development has been conducted. The location of these relative to the development site is shown in Figure 2 indicates travel distances and times, using a multi-modal transport time travel tool, calculated from NR7 8FP. White House Farm Primary School is located on site and is easily accessible by foot and bike. The nearest secondary school