TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING Veolia Environmental Services (UK) Ltd Claylands Avenue, Worksop Transport Statement TRANSPORT & INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING Veolia Environmental Services (UK) Ltd Claylands Avenue, Worksop, Nottinghamshire Transport Statement Birmingham Livery Place, 35 Livery Street, Colmore Business District Birmingham, B3 2PB +44 (0)121 233 3322 Leeds Whitehall Waterfront, 2 Riverside Way Leeds LS1 4EH +44 (0)113 233 8000 London 15 Weller Street London, SE1 1QU +44 (0)20 7234 9122 Manchester 4th Floor Carvers Warehouse, 77 Dale Street Manchester, M1 2HG +44 (0)161 233 4260 Nottingham 5TH Floor, Waterfront House, Station Street Nottingham, NG2 3DQ +44 (0)115 9241100 www.bwbconsulting.com PROJECT NUMBER: NTT2287 REPORT REFERENCE: NTH2287 TS VERSION DATE AUTHOR CHECK APPROVE COMMENTS 1 25/10/13 Emma Whitton First internal draft 2 30/10/13 Emma Whitton Paul Wilson Paul Wilson First Issue to Client 3 31/10/13 Emma Whitton Paul Wilson Paul Wilson Second Issue to Client 4 01/11/13 Emma Whitton Paul Wilson Paul Wilson Third Issue to Client BWB Consulting Ltd Registered in England 5265863 consultancy | environment | infrastructure | buildings www.bwbconsulting.com CLAYLANDS AVENUE, WORKSOP TRANSPORT STATEMENT NTT2287 TS V4 CONTENTS PAGE Page Number 1.0 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 1 2.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS............................................................................. 3 3.0 PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ...................................................................... 11 4.0 TRIP GENERATION .................................................................................. 14 5.0 TRIP DISTRIBUTION AND ASSIGNMENT ................................................. 18 6.0 HIGHWAY IMPACT ................................................................................... 19 7.0 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS ............................................................... .21 TABLES Table 1 Bus Service Summary Table 2 Vehicular Inputs Table 3 Vehicular Outputs Table 4 Summary of HGV Movements FIGURES Figure 1 General Site Location Figure 2 Detailed Site Location Figure 3 Pedestrian Catchment Area and Local Facilities Figure 4 Cycle Catchment Area Figure 5 Local Bus Services PHOTOS Photo 1 Existing Access Junction Photos 2&3 Eastern and Western Visibilities Photo 4 Local Footways DRAWINGS VES_DT_WSOP_200_016 Proposed Vehicle Movement Plan APPENDICES Appendix A Proposed Site Layout Appendix B PIA Summary – Extract from Crashmap Appendix C Delivery Schedule from Veolia CLAYLANDS AVENUE, WORKSOP TRANSPORT STATEMENT NTT2287 TS V4 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BWB Consulting Ltd has been commissioned to prepare a Transport Statement (TS) on behalf of Veolia Environmental Services (UK) Ltd. in support of a planning application for a proposed Waste Transfer Station (WTS), HGV parking, office and ancillary development on the former Dukeries House site on land off Claylands Avenue in Worksop. The proposed site layout plan is shown in Appendix A. 1.2 This report has been prepared in accordance with the Department for Transport (DfT) 2007 document Guidance on Transport Assessment (GTA) and to the National Policy Planning Framework (NPPF), published in March 2012 by the Department for Communities and Local Government. The NPPF replaces Planning Policy Guidance 13: Transport and continues to focus on reducing development impact, with decisions taking account of whether: • The opportunities for sustainable travel modes have been taken up depending on the nature and location of the site, to reduce the need for major transport infrastructure; • Safe and suitable access to the site can be achieved for all people; and • Improvements can be undertaken within the transport network that cost effectively limits the significant impacts of the development. Development should only be prevented or refused on transport grounds where the residual cumulative impacts of development are severe. 1.3 Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) have provided initial comments relating to the application as follows: “The Highways Team require a Transport Assessment to be prepared in line with DfT guidance. Given that Claylands Avenue leads into a residential area to the east, lorry routing proposals via the A57 should be included. The traffic modelling would need to cover the site access, the A57/Claylands Avenue, A57/Highgrounds, and A57/Gateford roundabouts. The Highways team state that further modelling may be required should it become apparent that the traffic impact of the proposals would still be material beyond these junctions. It is also likely that the site access would require upgrading given the nature (size and weight) of the vehicles.” 1.4 This report addresses the above Highways comments. Based on work previously undertaken by BWB, it is understood that junctions on the A57 operate within capacity. Given the forecast trip generation supplied by Veolia (Section 4.0), it is 1 CLAYLANDS AVENUE, WORKSOP TRANSPORT STATEMENT NTT2287 TS V4 considered that a Transport Statement to support the planning application is considered appropriate. 1.5 The report is structured as follows: • Section 2 describes the site location, the local highway network, existing opportunities to travel by sustainable modes within the vicinity of the site and reviews personal injury accidents (PIAs) on the local highway network. • Section 3 describes the proposed development including the proposed access arrangements. • Section 4 details the trip generation. • Section 5 examines the development trip distribution and assignment. • Section 6 details the potential impact the development would have on the local highway network. • Section 7 summarises the report. 2 CLAYLANDS AVENUE, WORKSOP TRANSPORT STATEMENT NTT2287 TS V4 2.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS 2.1 Site Location 2.1.1 The site is located on Claylands Avenue in the north-west of Worksop, approximately 200 metres east of the A57. The site is bounded by Claylands Avenue and green field land to the north, and existing industrial uses to the east, south and west. General and detailed site location plans are shown at Figure 1 and Figure 2 respectively. Figure 1: General Site location Site Location Figure 2: Detailed Site Location Claylands Avenue Shireoaks Common Site Location A57 3 CLAYLANDS AVENUE, WORKSOP TRANSPORT STATEMENT NTT2287 TS V4 2.2 Local Highway Network 2.2.1 Claylands Avenue runs adjacent to the northern boundary of the site and links the A57 approximately 200 metres to the west and Gateford Road approximately 1.6km east of the site. Gateford Road itself links Worksop Town Centre to the south and Gateford to the north. 2.2.2 In terms of the wider local highway network, the site is strategically positioned in the Claylands Industrial Estate; the A57 forms a radial route to the west and south of Worksop, connecting Sheffield to the north-west and Lincoln to the east. More locally, the A57 links to junction 31 of the M1 to the west, the A60 to the south, and the A1/A614 to the south-east. 2.2.3 Locally, Claylands Avenue measures approximately 7.3 metres in width and has a 30mph speed restriction in place. ‘Slow’ road markings are in place on Claylands Avenue on the eastbound approach, approximately 75 metres east of the junction with the A57 and on the westbound approach, prior to the left hand bend. 2.2.4 There are no known HGV restrictions in place on the surrounding links. No congestion or on-street parking issues in the vicinity of the site were observed during the site visit conducted on 2nd October 2013. 2.3 Access 2.3.1 Currently, vehicular access to the site can be gained via an access junction off Claylands Avenue, as shown in Photo 1. 2.3.2 At the effective give way line, the junction width measures 16.5 metres. Width at the narrowest internal access point measures 5.8 metres. The current access junction radii are measured to be 6.0 metres. 4 CLAYLANDS AVENUE, WORKSOP TRANSPORT STATEMENT NTT2287 TS V4 Photo 1: Existing Access Junction 2.3.3 Manual for Streets (MfS) and the 6Cs Design Guide set out visibility splays required for junctions, bends and at vertical crests, which are based on local traffic speed. The guidance state that a ‘Y’ (visibility) distance of 43.0 metres is required for roads with a 30mph speed limit. Such measurements are taken from a point 2.4 metres back from a give-way line, which represents a reasonable maximum distance between the front of the vehicle and the driver’s eye. Visibility is typically measured along the nearside kerb line of the main arm. Photos 2-3: Eastern and Western Visibilities 5 CLAYLANDS AVENUE, WORKSOP TRANSPORT STATEMENT NTT2287 TS V4 2.3.4 The on-site visit confirmed there to be no visible obstructions from the proposed access locations on Claylands Avenue. Photos 2-3 show the visibilities to the east and west of the access junction. 2.4 Sustainable Travel Pedestrians 2.4.1 The Institution of Highways and Transportation’s (IHT) ‘Guidelines for Providing for Journeys on Foot’ (2000) describes ‘acceptable’ walking distances for pedestrians without mobility impairment. They suggest that, for commuting, up to 500m is the desirable distance, up to 1,000m is an acceptable distance and 2,000m is the preferred maximum. Figure 3: Walking Catchment 2km Site Location 2.4.2 Figure 3 identifies a 2km walking catchment area from the centre of the site. This demonstrates the site can be accessed on foot from Shireoaks and from the residential areas in the west of Worksop, adjacent to Gateford Road. Access is facilitated