Velindre NHS Trust Temporary Construction Access (Haul) Road For nVCC Transport Statement August 2019 Contents 1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1 2 BACKGROUND / EXISTING CONDITIONS ...................................................................... 3 Site Location .............................................................................................................. 3 Public Transport ......................................................................................................... 4 Bus ................................................................................................................... 5 Train ................................................................................................................ 5 Walking ..................................................................................................................... 6 Cycling ....................................................................................................................... 7 Road Casualty Data ........................................................................................... 8 Traffic Survey Data ......................................................................................... 11 3 POLICY ..................................................................................................................... 16 National Policy ......................................................................................................... 16 Planning Policy Wales (Edition 10) ................................................................... 16 Technical Advice Note 18: Transport ............................................................... 16 Local Policy .............................................................................................................. 17 Cardiff Local Development Plan 2006-2026 ...................................................... 17 Cardiff Local Transport Plan ............................................................................ 17 Managing Transportation Impacts (incorporating Parking Standards) Supplementary Planning Guidance .......................................................................................... 17 4 CURRENT SITE ACCESS .............................................................................................. 19 Planning History ....................................................................................................... 19 5 CURRENT HOSPITAL PROPOSALS .............................................................................. 20 Main Site Access Arrangement ........................................................................ 21 Emergency Access ........................................................................................... 21 Pedestrian access ........................................................................................... 21 Potential Access Routes .................................................................................. 22 Constraints ..................................................................................................... 22 6 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION ACCESS ROAD (CURRENT PROPOSALS) ........................ 24 Current outline planning permission ............................................................... 24 Asda Roundabout and Access Road Enabling Works ........................................ 25 Main Access Bridge and Emergency Access Bridge ........................................... 26 Construction of the nVCC ................................................................................ 27 7 PROPOSED TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION ACCESS ROAD ROUTE ................................ 30 Proposed Routing Options .............................................................................. 30 Revised Internal Route Within Whitchurch Hospital ........................................ 31 Revised Internal Route Within the Site Boundary ............................................ 32 i Proposed Temporary Construction Access Road .............................................. 33 Proposed Delivery Route for the Southern TCAR Route .................................... 39 8 HIGHWAY NETWORK EFFECT (CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC) ........................................... 42 Trip Generation .............................................................................................. 42 Traffic Effect ................................................................................................... 44 9 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION .................................................................................. 50 Summary ........................................................................................................ 50 Conclusions .................................................................................................... 53 Figures Figure 2.1 - Site Location Figure 2.2 - Public Transport Links Figure 2.3 - Walking and cycling routes in the area Figure 2.4 - CrashMap Extract Figure 2.5 - Flow Profile for Park Road (A4054) Figure 2.6 - Turning count summary for Park Road / Whitchurch Hospital access Figure 2.7 - Northbound Flow Profile for Park Road (A4054) showing HGVs Figure 2.8 - Southbound Flow Profile for Park Road (A4054) showing HGVs Figure 5.1 - Masterplan layout of the nVCC Figure 5.2 - Proposed Access routes Figure 6.1 - Construction access routes Figure 7.1 - Alternative construction route changes for consideration Figure 7.2 - Suggested Highway improvements at existing hospital access Figure 7.3 - Connection between internal road and site boundary Figure 7.4 - Proposed Junction Arrangement for TCAR Figure 7.5 - Proposed TCAR within Whitchurch Hospital to the nVCC site Figure 7.6 - Community highway facilities Figure 8.1 - Potential Holding Area Figure 8.2 - Northbound Flow Profile for Park Road (A4054) showing HGVs & Construction Deliveries Figure 8.2 - Northbound Flow Profile for Park Road (A4054) showing HGVs & Construction Deliveries ii Appendices Appendix A - Collision Data Appendix B - Traffic Survey Data (2019) Appendix C - Traffic Survey Data (2015) Appendix D - Planning Decision Notice Appendix E - Temporary Construction Access Road Route Drawings (Outline Planning) Appendix F - Proposed Temporary Construction Access Road Route Drawings Appendix G - Traffic Assessment Data iii 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Vectos are retained by Velindre NHS Trust to provide transport and highways advice in relation to a proposed temporary construction access road (TCAR) serving the proposed new Velindre Cancer Centre ( nVCC ), via the main entrance to Whitchurch Hospital off Park Road, Cardiff. 1.2 The nVCC will be designed with the needs of the patient as it core focus, building upon the reputation of the current Velindre hospital as an institution of excellence for cancer treatment. This new facility intends to make Velindre an international focal point for Research and Development, placing particular importance on the expansion of clinical trials. Thus, included in the planning application, is also a centre for learning, research and development, and teaching. 1.3 Alongside the nVCC, a Maggie’s Centre facility is planned on the site, working in partnership with Velindre in order to offer free, practical, emotional and social support to individuals with cancer, as well as to their families and friends. 1.4 The new Velindre Cancer Centre (nVCC) has obtained Outline Planning Consent for a design which provides approximately 39,000m2 of health floor space. Services such as Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, Pharmacy, In-patient Beds, Out-patient services, Support Services and Imaging are set to be offered to patients. 1.5 A Scoping Meeting was held at Cardiff Council with officers on Wednesday 26th June 2019, to discuss the scope and principles of the Transport Statement, the proposals and access options. 1.6 This Transport Statement (TS) examines the opportunities to improve construction vehicle access from both the north and south of the nVCC site. The TS seeks to address capacity restrictions in place on the northern (Asda) access that would otherwise impact adversely on the programme of delivery for the nVCC. Thus the southern access and extension of time for use of the southern TCAR with some alignment changes is the subject of this TS. The Council has had prior involvement with the site as part of the outline planning process (17/01735/MJR). 1.7 This report has been produced in accordance with, and in recognition of, contemporary local national government guidelines. 1.8 The remainder of the Transport Statement is as follows; Transport Statement, Velindre 1 H:\Projects\W190000\194783 - Velindre Hospital\Technical\A - Transport Statement for Temp Haul Road\Documents\194783-Transport Statement-V4.docx August 2019 • Section 2 – reviews the existing conditions, provides a brief overview of accessibility for all viable modes of transport and provides an overview of the current traffic demand and collision history; • Section 3 – Reviews existing local and national policies; • Section 4 – Briefly reviews the current hospital and site access and the current planning constraints; • Section 5 – describes the proposed hospital development, including details of the proposed access arrangements for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists and the parking space provision; • Section 6 – provides an overview of the current proposed temporary construction access road; • Section 7 – Considers the Proposed temporary construction