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Mr S Cresswell Residential Development at Fall Road, Heanor Residential Travel Plan November 2011

Bancroft Consulting Ltd, Jarodale House, 7 Gregory Boulevard

Nottingham, NG7 6LB

Tel: 0115 9602919

Email: [email protected]

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Mr S Cresswell

Residential Development at Fall Road, Heanor

Residential Travel Plan

November 2011

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RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT FALL ROAD , HEANOR RESIDENTIAL TRAVEL PLAN NOVEMBER 2011

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CONTENTS Page Number

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 2.0 BACKGROUND INFORMATION 3 3.0 OBJECTIVES 11 4.0 ACTIONS FOR ACHIEVING OBJECTIVES 12 5.0 TARGETS AND MONITORING 17 TABLES

Table 1 Details of local bus services (contained after report text)

Table 2 Travel Plan Objectives

Table 3 Summary of Travel Plan measures FIGURES Figure 1 Site location and nearby pedestrian crossing facilities

Figure 2 Pedestrian isochrone (2 kilometres)

Figure 3 Cyclist catchment area (5 kilometres)

Figure 4 Local bus routes

APPENDICES

Appendix A Sample residential travel survey

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RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT FALL ROAD, HEANOR RESIDENTIAL TRAVEL PLAN NOVEMBER 2011

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 This Residential Travel Plan has been prepared on behalf of Mr S Cresswell to

accompany an outline planning application for up to 240 dwellings on land to the

north of Fall Road in Heanor, Derbyshire. It will form the first stage in a series of

assessments and initiatives to encourage sustainable travel at the proposed

residential development.

1.2 According to the document ‘Guidance on Transport Assessment’ (DfT, March

2007), a Travel Plan (TP) is:

“a package of site-specific initiatives aimed at improving the

availability and choice of travel modes associated with any

development. It may also promote practices or policies that reduce

the need for travel. TPs are becoming an increasingly important tool

in the delivery of sustainable outcomes. They provide, together with

transport assessments, the mechanism for assessing and managing

access to sites. In addition, they can help improve accessibility, both

to and from the site, and to local amenities and services.”

(Para 4.80, Guidance on Transport Assessment, DfT, March 2007)

1.3 The objective of this Residential Travel Plan is to set out the developer’s

commitment to encouraging non-car travel at the proposed development, thereby

satisfying the requirements of both local and national planning policy. It should

be noted that the applicant for the proposed development may not be the

eventual developer, therefore this document sets out a general commitment to

encouraging sustainable travel, rather than fixing the developer to specific tasks.

1.4 At this stage the point of contact for any queries or further information relating to

the Travel Plan will be Andrew Braun at Bancroft Consulting (see details below).

Once the development commences, the developer will assume ownership of the

document and be responsible for implementing and monitoring the Travel Plan.

Fall Road, Heanor Residential Travel Plan Contact

Andrew Braun

Senior Engineer

Bancroft Consulting

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Jarodale House

7 Gregory Boulevard

Nottingham

NG7 6LB

Tel: 0115 9626503

Email: [email protected]

1.5 In practice, it is impractical to expect a residential development to be approached

in the same way as a commercial development Travel Plan, as it is virtually

impossible to impose and enforce specific targets that relate to the ongoing

reduction of single occupancy car travel at a private residential development.

Consequently, the aim of this Travel Plan is to set out the existing opportunities

for non-car travel at the site, along with an indication of the potential modal splits

and actions that could be undertaken by the future developer to influence the

travel patterns of residents from the first day of their occupation.

1.6 A Scoping Study and subsequent Transport Assessment have also been

completed in support of the proposed development, with the Transport

Assessment to be submitted as part of the planning application. Where

appropriate, this Residential Travel Plan adopts the findings of the Transport

Assessment, particularly in respect of the proposed infrastructure and person trip

generation.

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2.0 BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Site location

2.1 The site located to the north of Fall Road, at the northern edge of Heanor in

Derbyshire. It measures approximately 5.5 hectares in area and mostly

comprises undeveloped land, although there are 5 existing dwellings at the

southern end of the site at the eastern end of Fall Road, with several other

buildings with various informal uses to the rear of these properties within the site.

The site is bound by residential properties on Fall Road to the south, allotments

and undeveloped land to the west, and undeveloped land to the north and east.

Its location is shown in Figure 1, which also highlights the surrounding pedestrian

crossing facilities.

2.2 The area surrounding the site primarily comprises residential dwellings to the

south within Heanor, along with a large amount of retail and employment

development in the Town Centre, including a Tesco Superstore and the Heanor

Retail Park, as well as the Heanor Gate Industrial Estate to the south-west.

Further afield, the immediate surrounding area is mainly rural, beyond which

there are several other towns, such as Langley Mill 1 kilometre to the west, Ripley

5 kilometres to the north-west, and Ilkeston 6 kilometres to the south-east.

Description of the proposed development

2.3 The proposed residential development comprises up to 240 dwellings, with

vehicular access via an extension of Fall Road into the site. In addition, a

dedicated pedestrian/cyclist link would also be provided further south along Fall

Road. It is anticipated that the opening year for the development would be 2016.

2.4 The key findings of the Transport Assessment were as follows:

• The proposed development would generate the following peak hour and daily

traffic increases:

� morning peak 44 arrive 102 depart 146 total

� evening peak 90 arrive 58 depart 148 total

� daily 624 arrive 643 depart 1267 total

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• The proposed development should provide a minimum of 480 of-street car

parking spaces.

• The proposed development traffic increases would not result in any

detrimental impact on the surrounding highway network.

• The following modal splits would be applicable to the site:

� by underground, metro, light rail or train 0.1%

� by train 0.5%

� by bus 6.2%

� by motorcycle/scooter/moped 1.5%

� by car/van (as driver) 67.2%

� by car/van (as passenger) 8.7%

� by taxi or minicab 0.3%

� on bicycle 1.9%

� on foot 13.4%

� other 0.2%

• Based on the above modal split and the traffic generation calculations, the

proposed development would generate the following peak hour and daily

person trips by each mode:

peak hour daily

� by underground, metro, light rail, or tram 0 2

� by train 1 9

� by bus 14 117

� by motor cycle/scooter/moped 3 28

� by car/van (as driver) 148 1267

� by car/van (as passenger) 19 164

� by taxi or minicab 1 6

� by bicycle 4 36

� on foot 30 253

� other 0 4

• The proposed development would be well placed to accommodate travel by

non-car modes such as walking, cycling, and public transport. Any increases

in person trips could be satisfactorily met through the existing infrastructure.

Any future site masterplan should include suitable pedestrian and cyclist links,

such as the one proposed at Fall Road, that connects the existing

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infrastructure to a comprehensive network of footways and crossings along

key desire lines within the site.

Pedestrian accessibility issues

2.5 Opportunities for walking to the site are excellent. It is generally recognised that

two kilometres represents the maximum preferred walking distance for

commuting trips. Figure 2 shows a 2 kilometres pedestrian isochrone from the

site, which demonstrates that the majority of Heanor, including the Town Centre,

would be within a reasonable walking distance. This catchment area includes a

large amount of retail and employment development, such as the Tesco

superstore, Heanor Retail Park, and the High Street. It also includes a post office

and several public houses, plus a number of schools and colleges that are either

within or just beyond the 2 kilometres distance. Photo 1 demonstrates the main

pedestrian routes to and from the site, as well as the location of key retail

developments nearby.

Photo 1: Key pedestrian and cyclist routes to site

2.6 Footways are present on both sides of Fall Road and Midland Road between the

site and High Street, which generally measure around 2 metres, but can widen to

up to 4 metres at certain points. Photo 2 shows the footways on Fall Road as

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Tesco

Superstore

Photo 1

Heanor Retail

Park

Heanor Town

Centre

Fall Road

Fletcher Street

High Street

Midland Road

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they lead south from the site. These footways will be extended directly into the

site at the northern end of Fall Road, whilst the proposed pedestrian link

described above will also provide a link to the footways on Fall Road further

south. To the south, the footways on Midland Road connect to footways on both

sides of High Street, which lead directly towards Heanor Town Centre to the east,

also providing access to the Heanor Retail Park and Tesco Superstore. The

footways on High Street also extend west and connect to footways on a number

of the surrounding residential roads. Within Heanor Town Centre to the east of

the site there is a comprehensive network of footways as well as a large

pedestrianised area adjacent to Market Street. Photo 3 shows the footways on

Market Street leading through the town centre.

Photo 2: Footways on Fall Road (looking south from northern end of Fall Road)

Photo 3: Footways on Market Street within Heanor Town Centre (looking east)

2.7 Figure 1 demonstrates that there are a number of designated pedestrian

crossing facilities that exist in the vicinity of the site along key desire lines. These

include a Pelican crossing on High Street to the west of Midland Road and a

further Pelican crossing between the Heanor Retail Park access junction and the

A6007/A608/Tesco roundabout (see Photo 4). In addition there are signal-

controlled crossings on Market Street within Heanor Town Centre, close to both

the Fletcher Street and Market Place junctions. There are also dedicated

pedestrian phases at the A6007/A608 signal-controlled T-junction further to the

east, as shown in Photo 5. In addition to these signal-controlled arrangements,

there are also dropped kerbs with tactile paving at many of the local junctions,

including the A6007/A608/Tesco roundabout.

Photo 2 Photo 3

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Photo 4: Signal-controlled Puffin crossing on High Street opposite Heanor Retail Park

Photo 5: Push-button pedestrian crossing facilities at the A608/A6007 signal junction

2.8 In addition to the designated crossing facilities described above, Fall Road,

Midland Road, and the adjoining streets such as Burton Street, are all relatively

lightly trafficked and should present ample opportunities for pedestrians to cross

the carriageway without the need for formal crossings.

Cyclist accessibility issues

2.9 It is generally recognised that 5 kilometres represents a maximum comfortable

cycle distance for commuting trips. Figure 3 shows the site centred within a 5

kilometres catchment area. It demonstrates that surrounding areas including

Heanor, Eastwood, Codnor, and Ripley are all within a reasonable cycle distance.

Inspection of Derbyshire County Council’s ‘Cycle Derbyshire’ map indicates that

there are no designated cycle routes in the immediate vicinity of the site.

However, many of the local roads are generally of a suitable width and have a

reasonably flat topography that should make them suitable to accommodate

cyclists within the carriageway for trips to the surrounding areas. Furthermore,

the ‘Cycle Derbyshire’ map shows that there are several dedicated off-road cycle

routes slightly further afield of the site, including two routes that extend south

from Langley Mill through Eastwood towards Long Eaton.

2.10 There are also cycle parking facilities available within Heanor Town Centre, with

cycle stands located close to the main pedestrianised area adjacent to Market

Street. The nearby Tesco Superstore also includes cycle stands for staff and

customers to use.

Photo 4 Photo 5

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Public transport accessibility issues

2.11 Details of local bus services can be obtained from a number of sources, including

Derbyshire County Council’s website, the local bus operators’ websites, and the

Traveline website. Alternatively, printed leaflets are available from either the local

bus operators or Derbyshire County Council. Figure 4 shows the existing bus

routes that operate within 400 metres of the site, along with the locations of

existing bus stop facilities that serve them. The frequency of each local bus route

is also summarised in Table 1.

2.12 Figure 4 shows that the closest stops are located immediately to the west of the

A6007/Midland Road junction, within 400 metres of the western site boundary.

These stops comprise a shelter at the northern edge of the carriageway and a

flag and pole type stop at the southern edge, serving a total of five bus routes that

travel to a number of the surrounding areas, including Ripley, Eastwood,

Nottingham, Derby, and Belper. There are also several bus stops slightly further

afield, including ones adjacent to the Heanor Retail Park and Tesco Superstore to

the east. Photo 6 shows the flag and pole stop on the southern edge of High

Street opposite the retail park. Further afield of the site, there are more bus stops

within Heanor Town Centre on Market Street.

Photo 6: Flag and pole bus stop at southern edge of High Street

opposite Heanor Retail Park

2.13 Table 1 shows that four of the five routes that serve the local stops operate at a

combined hourly frequency of around 7 services in each direction during weekday

Photo 6

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peak periods, or an average of one service every 8.5 minutes. The other route,

number D1, only provides 1 service in each direction on Mondays. On

Saturdays, these routes operate at a frequency of approximately 5 to 6 services

in each direction per hour, with 3 services per hour in each direction on Sundays.

2.14 Detailed inspection of the timetables for these routes indicates that there are a

number of services that could link the proposed development to the main

employment areas further afield of the site, such as Nottingham, which would

arrive and depart in line with typical 0800 to 1800 hours working and school

times. For example, the Rainbow 1 route provides a service that departs at 0735

hours, which would allow people living within the proposed development to arrive

at Nottingham Victoria Bus Station by 0830 hours to start work at 0900 hours.

Similarly, the H1 provides a service that departs at 0820 hours and arrives in

Derby City Centre at 0852 hours for a 0900 hours start.

2.15 Trent Barton operate three of the local bus routes that run within 400 metres of

the site and offer a variety of ticket types. Aside from the standard single and

return type tickets, they offer a range of multiple travel tickets. These include the

‘Zigzag’ all day ticket after 0900 hours, the ‘Zigzag plus’ all day ticket for any time

of the day, and the ‘Zigzag group’ for up to 5 people travelling after 0900 hours.

The current prices for these tickets are as follows:

• Zigzag: £4.90 per day

• Zigzag plus: £10.00 per day

• Zigzag group: £12.00 per day

Trent Barton also offer a Mango travel card, which can be topped up online and

provides a saving of 25% off the single cash fare on every journey made. Further

details regarding the price of tickets and how to purchase them can be found at

www.trentbarton.co.uk. Ticket price details for the other operators can be found

on their websites at http://www.brightsites.org.uk/yourbus and

www.centrebus.info.

Car accessibility issues

2.16 Vehicular access to the site will be provided via an extension of Fall Road at its

northern end. Fall Road leads directly into Midland Road to the south, which

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subsequently connects to High Street (A6007). To the north-west, the A6007

leads to the A610 towards Ripley and the A38. To the east, it leads past the

Tesco Superstore and Heanor Retail Park into Heanor Town Centre. Further

afield, the A6007 leads to the A609 and A610, which connect to the M1

Motorway, whilst the A6007 also leads south into Ilkeston. The

A6007/A608/Tesco roundabout experiences significant queues during peak

periods, however traffic associated with the south can avoid this roundabout by

traveling via Fletcher Street, which links Fall Road with Market Street.

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3.0 OBJECTIVES

3.1 The key objectives of this Residential Travel Plan are summarised in Table 2

below:

TABLE 2 – Travel Plan Objectives

Objective

Number

Objective

OBJ 1 reduce the number of single occupancy car journeys made by

residents at the site

OBJ 2 improve access to sustainable modes of transport and

encourage residents to make more considered transport

choices

OBJ 3 ensure residents can access a full range of facilities for work,

education, health, leisure, recreation, and shopping

OBJ 4 promote healthy lifestyles and a sustainable, vibrant local

community

OBJ 5 achieve a reduction in the level of peak hour traffic generation

associated with the site

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4.0 ACTIONS FOR ACHIEVING OBJECTIVES

4.1 The residential development will be well located to accommodate trips by

sustainable modes via the existing walking, cycling and public transport facilities

in the vicinity of the site. In time, the need to improve some of these facilities may

arise through feedback from residents. However, at this stage in the travel plan

process the key focus will be on reducing the need for car travel through softer

measures that do not require any improvements to the existing off-site

infrastructure. The developer will therefore implement the following measures at

the site subsequent to any decision to grant planning permission for the scheme.

4.2 Table 3 below gives a brief summary of all key measures that will be introduced

as part of this Residential Travel Plan. Each particular measure is subsequently

explained in further detail below.

TABLE 3 – Summary of Travel Plan measures

Measure Brief description

Travel Plan Welcome

Pack

provide new residents with a pack containing various

sustainable travel information and incentives

Training for sale

representatives

train sales representatives in personal travel planning to advise

new occupants

Walking to school club set up walking to school club to coordinate safe walking

journeys to local schools

Car sharing obtain promotional car sharing material from Liftshare and

encourage residents to sign up to the Car Share Derbyshire

online database

Hire cars investigate opportunities to set up an agreement with a local

vehicle hire company to provide discounted rental vehicles for

residents

Cycle parking provide cycle parking facilities for each plot/dwelling, plus

communal cycle parking areas

Cycling club Set up club for shared cycle journeys among residents

Free/discounted

broadband

investigate opportunities to offer free or discounted broadband

for residents for a limited time period, to encourage online

shopping and home working

Travel Plan Notice Board produce a Travel Plan Notice Board to provide up to date

sustainable travel information for residents

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4.3 The developer will issue a Travel Plan Welcome Pack to new residents when

they receive the keys to their property. This pack will comprise up to date

sustainable transport information and several incentives to influence travel habits,

including the following:

• Details of all bus routes that operate in the vicinity of the site, along with

maps showing local walking and cycle routes and details of any forthcoming

promotional events in the local area for sustainable travel.

• A map showing the locations of local amenities that are easily accessible by

walking, cycling, and public transport, such as local schools, shops, and post

offices.

• Information on cycling safety.

• The choice of either a voucher for £50 to cover the purchase of cycling

equipment at a local store, such as Mick Brown Cycles in Eastwood, or a

pass for a months free travel on Trent Barton bus services (subject to

negotiations with the operator).

• An initial feedback survey to gather early information about perceived

transport choices (see ‘Targets and Monitoring’ section below for further

details).

• A copy of this Travel Plan and contact details for relevant organisations, such

as Derbyshire County Council’s Public Transport Department and local taxi

companies.

4.4 As part of the normal process of handing over properties to new residents, sales

representatives will be trained in personalised travel planning so that they can

provide travel advice. This will enhance residents’ awareness of the Travel Plan

and also highlight the sustainable travel opportunities that are available to them.

In addition, the developer will market the properties in such a way that future

residents are aware of the surrounding opportunities to travel by sustainable

modes.

4.5 The developer shall liaise with the local schools to set up a ‘walking to school

club’ which will be made available to all residents within the site. This will

encourage parents and children to walk to the nearby schools within the

surrounding area. A system will be set up between the local schools and

residents, where participants arrange to meet up before and after school and

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coordinate walking journeys. Participants of the scheme will be given

promotional high visibility vests and umbrellas. As part of the process of setting

up this club, the developer will liaise with representatives of the local schools and

Amber Valley Borough Council to establish whether there are any existing

schemes such as this in Heanor that could be linked with this site-specific club.

Furthermore, the developer will liaise with the local schools to explore possibilities

for future joint measures to encourage sustainable travel between the dwellings

and surrounding schools.

4.6 The developer will liaise with the organisation ‘Liftshare’ (www.liftshare.com) to

obtain promotional material for the ‘Car Share Derbyshire’ online car sharing

database (www.carsharederbyshire.com). The ‘Car Share Derbyshire’ database

contains details of the planned car journeys of its users across the county,

allowing other users to identify opportunities to car share with other people within

the Derbyshire area. All residents who drive will be encouraged to register for

free on the database, with details on how to do so being included within the

Travel Plan Welcome Pack. Each resident that signs up to the database will be

given login details with which they can access the journey details of other users.

Residents will have the benefit of being able to access the car share database to

identify any opportunities to car share with people from within the development

and also the rest of Heanor and the surrounding areas.

4.7 In addition to signing up to a car share scheme, the developer will also liaise with

local car hire companies to investigate the possibility of providing discounted

rates for car hire. This could help residents avoid having to buy a car that they

would use only for occasional journeys and when travel by sustainable modes is

not possible. Anyday Car Hire is located close to the site within the Heanor Gate

Industrial Estate and could offer a convenient opportunity to set up such a

scheme.

4.8 To encourage cycling, the developer will investigate the possibility of including

cycle parking facilities within each individual plot/dwelling. These could

potentially comprise a single Sheffield Stand within each property boundary, or a

wall-mounted cycle rack within the garages of certain properties. In addition, the

developer will consider including some communal cycle parking areas within the

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site should a significant level of demand among residents be identified. It is

recommended that two or three cycle shelters at convenient locations within the

site, each comprising two Sheffield Stands, should be sufficient for any communal

areas that are provided. Future travel surveys conducted at the site will help to

identify whether any off-site improvements may be required to accommodate

cycle trips, such as additional designated cycle routes linking the development

with the local schools and employment areas.

4.9 The developer will also set up a Cycling Club at the site, which residents could

sign up to share/coordinate cycling journeys within the surrounding areas. This

could include shared trips to work, or leisure cycling trips. It could also be linked

with the ‘walking to school club’ to encourage children to cycle to school. As an

alternative, residents could be encouraged to sign-up for free to the national

BikeBUDi database (www.bikebudi.liftshare.com), which is run by the Liftshare

organisation. This database allows users to register their work or leisure based

cycle journeys online to help identify opportunities to ride together with other

cyclists.

4.10 The developer will investigate the possibility of providing new residents with a

free or discounted broadband connection for a limited period, say three months,

to encourage home working and online shopping. This could help to reduce the

need for residents to travel by car.

4.11 To further market the surrounding opportunities for travel by non-car modes,

Travel Plan Notice Boards will be located at convenient points within the site

where they will be visible to all residents, such as in open communal areas.

These boards will be kept up to date by the developer to include the latest

sustainable travel information such as bus timetables, details of local taxi

companies, and local walking and cycling maps. The developer will also include

details on their website in respect of opportunities to access the site and

surrounding amenities by sustainable modes. Once the development is 75%

occupied, the developer will also organise an event at the site to promote

sustainable travel, which could include free cycle training or a ‘non-car travel’ day.

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4.12 The Travel Plan Notice Boards will also display website addresses that may be

useful to residents, including the following:

• www.derbyshire.gov.uk/transport_roads/ – includes a wide variety of

information on travelling by many different modes of transport within

Derbyshire

• www.carsharederbyshire.com – free to use Derbyshire car share database

run by Liftshare

• www.whi.org.uk – organisation promoting the health benefits of walking,

contains a wealth of information on travelling by foot

• www.sustrans.org.uk – the UK’s leading sustainable transport charity, with

particular focus on cycling

• www.cyclestreets.net – includes a useful cycle route journey planner

• www.travelineeastmidlands.co.uk – up to date bus travel information and

personal journey planner tool

4.13 Details of upcoming national sustainable travel events and campaigns will also be

displayed on the Travel Plan Notice Boards. The following list identifies a number

of national campaigns that could be publicised at the site to help promote

sustainable travel, along with indicative dates when they occur

• Walk to work week – End of April/Early May

• Work wise week (flexible working) – Mid May

• World environment day – Early June

• National liftshare day – Early June

• Green transport week – Mid June

• Bike week and Bike2Work week – Mid June

• Sustrans change your world – one mile at a time – Early June/Early July

• Travelwise week/European mobility week – Mid September

• In town without my car day/World car free day – September

• National commute smart week – End of October/Early November

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5.0 TARGETS AND MONITORING

5.1 The main targets of this Residential Travel Plan will be to increase residents’

awareness of the Travel Plan and the opportunities to travel by non-car modes,

with the aim of reducing the level of car trips per household and increasing the

uptake of alternatives. However, it is very difficult for the developer to enforce

any travel decisions made by residents, particularly without understanding the

precise details of how the development could operate and what the specific

demands could be of the Travel Plan. The initial travel surveys that are given to

residents as part of the Welcome Packs will be continually monitored as and

when they are retuned, to identify any critical travel issues that exist. Once 75%

of all dwellings at the site are occupied, a detailed Travel Survey Summary

Report shall be produced. This report will help determine residents’ travel

patterns, reasons for car use, and any common issues that are obstructing travel

by non-car modes. Appendix A contains a sample initial travel survey template

for a residential development.

5.2 Following completion of the initial residential travel surveys, specific targets can

be determined to address the need to reduce single occupancy car travel at the

site, which would be directly related to the resident travel patterns. Prior to these

specific targets being set, the following initial targets will be adopted for the Travel

Plan:

• The developer will arrange for a Travel Plan Notice Board to be located

outside the sales office at the site – prior to the first dwelling being

occupied

• The developer will gather the necessary information to produce Travel Plan

Welcome Packs, whilst also liaising with local cycle shops and public transport

operators in respect of offering discounts to residents – prior to the first

dwelling being occupied

• The developer will set up a framework for the Walking to Schools Club –

within two months of the first dwelling being occupied

• The developer will liaise with ‘Liftshare’ to gather promotional material to

encourage residents to sign up to the ‘Car Share Derbyshire’ database –

within two months of the first dwelling being occupied

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• The developer will investigate the possibility of offering discounted car hire for

residents – within three months of the first dwelling being occupied

• The developer will set up the framework for the cycling club - Within three

months of the first dwelling being occupied

• The developer will liaise with broadband providers in respect of the possibility

of offering free or discounted connection to residents for an introductory

period – within three months of the first dwelling being occupied

• The developer will arrange for a promotional sustainable travel event to be

held at the site – once 75% of all dwellings are occupied

• At least 75% of all occupants should be aware of the Travel Plan and its

targets – within a year of the initial travel survey summary report

• The predicted figure of 148 two-way vehicle trips at the site during the evening

peak hour (as determined within the Transport Assessment) should reduce by

at least 5% to 10%, equivalent to a reduction of 7 to 15 two-way peak hour

vehicle trips – within five years of the initial Travel Survey Summary

Report

5.3 Following production of the initial Travel Survey Summary Report, monitoring of

the Travel Plan shall take place on an annual basis to examine the ongoing

effects and impact of the document. Monitoring will take place over a wide range

of time periods to examine different patterns of journeys that can be generated, to

include the morning, evening and school peaks. There are a number of options

for managing the monitoring process, three of which are as follows:

• developer responsible for monitoring the Travel Plan themselves

• specialist consultant commissioned by the developer to monitor the Travel

Plan

• Derbyshire County Council to assist developer with monitoring of the Travel

Plan, with possible funding from the developer

Further negotiations between the developer and Derbyshire County Council

should be held in due course to establish the most suitable arrangement for

monitoring the Travel Plan.

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5.4 The contact details for Derbyshire County Council’s Travel Plan Officer are as

follows:

Richard Lovell

Sustainable Travel Officer

Sustainable Travel Team

Derbyshire County Council

County Hall, Matlock

Derbyshire

DE4 3AG

tel: 01629 538192

email: [email protected]

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Belper-Kilburn-Heanor-Langley 1 service 120 mins 120 mins

Nottingham-Eastwood-Heanor-Ripley 30 mins 30 mins 30 mins

60 mins No service

NOTE: Service D1 runs Mondays only (except Bank holidays)

No service

2 services

No service

TABLE 1: DETAILS OF LOCAL BUS SERVICES

DetailsOperator

off peakPM peak

(1600-1800)Saturday Sunday

1 Trent Barton

Route No.

No service

Ripley-Heanor-Eastwood-Nottingham 20 mins 4/hour 30 mins 30 mins

Weekdays

Frequency (services)

AM peak

(0730-0930)

30 mins

3/hour 30 mins

1a Trent Barton

Ripley-Heanor-Langley-Aldercar 2 services 2 services No service

Aldercar-Langley-Heanor-Ripley 3 services 2 services 60 mins No service No service

No service

138 Yourbus

Langley-Heanor-Kilburn-Belper 3 services 1 service 120 mins 120 mins No service

D1 Veolia

Nottingham-Heanor-Matlock-Bakewell No service 1 service No service

Bakewell-Matlock-Heanor-Nottingham

60 mins

H1

Alfreton - Heanor - Derby 20 mins

No service 1 service No service No service

Trent Barton

60 mins

Derby - Heanor - Alfreton

20 mins 20 mins 20 mins

20 mins 20 mins 20 mins 20 mins

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APPENDIX A – SAMPLE RESIDENTIAL TRAVEL SURVEY

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Residential Travel Survey

Please could the head of the household take a moment to answer the following questions regarding how you travel to and from your home.

Please complete in BLOCK CAPITALS using Black / Blue ink. 1. How many people live in your household? 1 2 3+ 2. Roughly how often do you travel by the following means of transport?:

Method of Travel Daily

A few times per

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Once a week

Once every two

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Once a month Rarely Never

By foot

Cycling

Bus

Train Car (on

own)

Car (with others)

Taxi

Other 3. What is your most common reason for travelling? Work Shopping Leisure School Run Other (please specify) 4. How many cars do you own as a household? 1 2 3+ Thank you for taking the time to fill in this survey, please could you provide your name and address number below:

Name:

Address:

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