Chatsworth Park Travel Framework 2019 Supplied as supporting information to planning application NN/DDD/1018/0911 Improvements and enhancement of the existing car park associated with Chatsworth House, together with the creation of a new access road via a spur off the existing A619/ A621 roundabout east of Baslow. Prepared by HLM Ltd in collaboration with the Chatsworth Estate hlm . lakeside cottage . lyng easthaugh . lyng . norwich . norfolk . NR9 5LN . 01603 871920 . [email protected] Historic Landscape Management hlm Chatsworth Park Travel Framework 2019 Contents 1 Scope of the Framework 1 Introduction Objectives Supporting the PDNPA Sustainable Transport Action Plan 2 Links to Existing Transport Networks 2 Local Highways Network Pedestrian Access Cycling Bus Services Coaches Rail Services 3 Car Parking 4 Existing Permanent Car Parks Demand for Car Parking Consideration of Alternative Locations Site-wide Measures to Manage Overflow Parking General use Event parking 4 Actions - Measures to Reduce Car Use and Promotion of Public Transport 10 Car parking - general - principal car park Car parking - general - overflow management Public transport Staff Events hlm . lakeside cottage . lyng easthaugh . lyng . norwich . norfolk . NR9 5LN . 01603 871920 . [email protected] Chatsworth Park Travel Framework 2019 V.2 Page 1 1 SCOPE OF THE FRAMEWORK Introduction 1.01 This document sets out the Chatsworth Estate’s approach to developing sustainable management of travel to site by staff, general visitors to the House and gardens, visitors to the National Park, and those attending special events. The person responsible for managing and delivering these approaches is the Head of Visitor Experience. The framework will: • set out the ways in which visitors come to Chatsworth and the current links to transport networks; • describe the management of car parking; • summarise consideration of alternative parking sites; • set out the demand for parking; • explain site-wide measures to manage overflow; • set out proposals for promotion of public transport and measures to reduce car use. Objectives 1.02 The objectives of the framework are to: • continue to seek ways to protect the heritage and landscape values of Chatsworth Park and the Peak District National Park by managing, as far as possible, the ways in which visitors travel to site and/or park when they arrive; • continue to work with transport operators as partners in delivering alternative means of visiting Chatsworth; • support the objectives of the Peak District NPA Sustainable Transport Action Plan. Supporting the PDNPA Sustainable Transport Action Plan 1.03 At the PDNPA’s transport action plan states ‘As approximately 16 million people live within one hours travelling time of the National Park boundary, and given the rural nature of the location, it is perhaps not unsurprising that 85% of trips to the National Park are undertaken by private car. The geographical location of the National Park, combined with differing pressures from residents, businesses and visitors, creates a unique set of transport challenges for the National Park Authority and its partners to try and overcome.’ (Peak District NPA Sustainable Transport Action Plan 2015). Chatsworth support the delivery of the Action Plan objectives wherever possible. As one of the partners, the CHT Head of Visitor Experience attended a travel summit organised during the development of the Action Plan where the estate’s working partnership with TM Travel was noted as good practice. 1.04 Three particular features of the Action Plan, which are supported by Chatsworth through its work on sustainable transport policies, are: • Reducing the barriers to and enhancing use of public transport. • Making high quality non-car transport central to the experience of the visitor. • Maximising integration between different modes of travel; walking, cycling, rail, bus and car. • Raising awareness and confidence about using non-car modes and supporting behavioural change. hlm . lakeside cottage . lyng easthaugh . lyng . norwich . norfolk . NR9 5LN . 01603 871920 . [email protected] Chatsworth Park Travel Framework 2019 V.2 Page 2 2 LINKS TO EXISTING TRANSPORT NETWORKS Local Highway Network 2.01 The B6012 serves as a local distributor road and provides access to Chatsworth House from the southwest of the Estate via a double three-arm priority junction arrangement. The road also provides access to surrounding villages including Edensor, Pilsley and Beeley. Situated to the west of the Estate, the B6012 is a single lane two-way road running in a north to south alignment. The road runs north towards the village of Baslow and south towards the village of Rowsley. Due to its rural nature the road is unlit and footways are only provided intermittently. 2.02 The A619 serves as a local distributor road and provides access to the Estate from the north via the Golden Gates access. The access is a three-arm priority junction located approximately 110.0m to the west of the A619 / A621 Sheffield Road three-arm roundabout. Situated to the north of the Estate, the A619 is a single lane two-way road which runs in an east to west alignment. The road runs east towards Chesterfield and west towards the market town of Bakewell. A footway is provided along the northern side of the carriageway. The footway begins at the bus stop located on the northern side of the A619, opposite the Golden Gates access and continues west towards Baslow. Pedestrian Access 2.03 The Estate can be accessed on foot from nearby Baslow. Due to the context of the site and the rural location, staff and visitors from further afield are unlikely to access the Estate on foot. There are, however, opportunities for leisure walks, accommodating different types and lengths of walks within and around the Estate. • There are two circular park walks which are approximately 3.0km and 5.0km long, respectively. Walk number 1 is a walk to Calton Hollow and walk number 2 is a walk to Edensor. The walks are mainly off road and on tracks. • There are also guided walks around the park. The walks can either be two hours or four hours long and are seasonal. • Stand Wood walk starts from Chatsworth House and has two routes, either an “easy going” trail which is suitable for wheelchair users and is 5.6km long, or a shorter 1.6km explorers walk which is steep in places and has steps along the way. Cycling 2.04 Chatsworth can be accessed from a wide range of areas within an 8km cycling distance. The Estate is accessible for staff and visitors by cycle from a number of villages surrounding the area including Bakewell, Rowsley, Baslow, Calver and Curbar. Further, the cycling catchment offers the opportunity for recreational cycling within the Peak District National Park. The Sustrans Cycle Map4 indicates that there is one key cycle route within proximity of the Estate: Route 680 follows a section of the former Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway. The route is known as the Monsal Trail and starts at the Topley Pike junction and runs to Coombs viaduct, 1 mile south-east of Bakewell, providing the opportunity for recreational cycling in the vicinity of the Estate. Bus Services 2.05 A number of local bus services directly serve Chatsworth House. The bus stop is located within the main car park and is served by the 58, 217 and 218 bus services. It should be noted that during the Chatsworth country fair no buses stop at Chatsworth. During this period, all buses that usually serve Chatsworth House instead stop at the bus stop along the B6012 at the entrance to Edensor Village. The Number 66 and 170 bus services serve Baslow village to the north of the Chatsworth Estate. Passengers arriving by bus into Baslow can access the park via a public footpath. The House is approximately 2.0km walking distance from the bus stop. National bus services are available at Bakewell which is approximately 4.0km (direct measurement) from the House. Services include the Transpeak between Manchester and Nottingham and National Express service 441 between London and Derby. In 2015 the 218 TM Travel Service was awarded Highly Commended in its national industry awards for its partnership work with Chatsworth, and the estate attended a PDNPA Travel Summit run in the same year, at which this service was held up as being a ‘good practice’ model. Currently, a number of local bus services directly serve Chatsworth House via a bus stop located hlm . lakeside cottage . lyng easthaugh . lyng . norwich . norfolk . NR9 5LN . 01603 871920 . [email protected] Chatsworth Park Travel Framework 2019 V.2 Page 3 in the car park, including the 58 (Hulley’s service from Macclesfield via Buxton and Bakewell), the 217 (YourBus service from Matlock, via Hackney and Rowlsey) and the 218 (TM Travel service from Sheffield). These providers have agreed to be partners in the price reduction scheme and a larger reduction is currently being negotiated. In addition to the direct services, the Hulley’s 66 and 170 bus services serve Baslow village to the north of Chatsworth Park with passengers gaining access via a public footpath. The House is approximately 2.0km walking distance from the bus stop. National bus services are available at Bakewell which is approximately 4.0km (direct measurement) from the House. Services include the Transpeak between Manchester and Nottingham and National Express service 441 between London and Derby. Coaches 2.06 Chatsworth is the destination for a significant number of dedicated coach trips. The table below records numbers for 2018 and includes coaches to events (apart from the RHS Flower Show numbers which are given separately). Each booking is classified in the data as a single coach, but a small number of groups and schools will bring more than one coach where they are over 53 people, for example, Orient Express bring 4-5 coaches each time they visit.