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Technical Note                  Date               June 2012


                                      Subject            South Marston Supplementary Planning Document - Part Three
                                                         Transport Assessment


1      Introduction
1.1    This technical note sets out the main findings of the work commissioned by Swindon Borough Council and
       South Marston Parish Council in support of the development of a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)
       for the village of South Marston. The purpose of the SPD is to provide a planning framework setting out the
       expectations and requirements for the sustainable development of the village of South Marston. The study
       has been conducted in three parts:-

       •   Part One – Examination of existing transport challenges

       •   Part Two – Examination of the transport impacts of the Eastern Development Area

       •   Part Three – Examination of the transport impacts of the proposed Eastern Villages



       Part One
1.2    Part One of this study assessed options to mitigate the impacts of existing issues on the road network in and
       around South Marston village. Issues were identified from site observations, discussions with South Marston
       Parish Council and the Traffic Sub-group, and an assessment of the ‘Village Strategy’.

1.3    The identification of traffic issues, and potential options to address these, were based on existing volumes of
       traffic through the village. It did not include the potential transport impact of proposed growth at the Eastern
       Development Area (EDA) at this stage.

       Part Two
1.4    Part Two of the study assessed the transport impact of the EDA on South Marston and was based on data
       available in Autumn 2010. The study area was as per Part One of the study and included Thornhill Road to
       the Keypoint roundabout, Old Vicarage Lane to the A420 and Highworth Road.

1.5    The assessment was undertaken at a more strategic level given uncertainties regarding the masterplan for
       the EDA.

1.6    The Part Two report sought to address the optioneering solutions identified in Part One to understand
       whether the conclusions drawn were still valid with development traffic (i.e, ‘future-proof the identified
       solutions). The land use and highway planning context for the assessment of options was based on:-

       •   The Planning for Real exercise conducted by New Masterplanning in the Summer of 2010, which sought
           to establish some principles for the development of the village; and

       •   Long standing options identified in the 2006 South Marston Village Report.

1.7    Both reports are available on Swindon Borough Council’s website.




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      Part Three
1.8   This technical note reports on an updated transport modelling assessment of the impact of the proposed
      Eastern Villages development on South Marston. The main changes between this assessment and the
      previous 2011 Part Two assessment are as follows:-

      •   The strategic model which underpins our modelling exercise has been updated with revised housing
          and employment growth numbers to reflect the latest version of the Core Strategy rather than Regional
          Spatial Strategy housing growth trajectories

      •   It includes changes to planning trajectories in terms of estimated housing and employment completions
          to 2026

      •   It reflects the latest Eastern Villages layout rather than the more linear EDA layout along the A420

      •   It includes revised background traffic growth assumptions, and

      •   Focuses on highway options that were not resolved in Part One and Two, or where further testing was
          deemed necessary using the latest growth and layout assumptions.

1.9   The assessment has been conducted for the morning and evening peak periods in line with best practice
      guidance set out in the “Guidance on Transport Assessments”. A 2026 forecast year has been chosen as
      this conforms to the ‘plan period’ of the emerging Core Strategy. It should be noted that the morning and
      evening peak periods represent conditions on the network when traffic volumes are expected to be at their
      highest. At other times of the day and on weekends, traffic volumes on the network will be considerably
      lower.




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2     Options Considered in Parts One and Two
2.1   To provide context, this section identifies the options that have been considered from Part One through to
      Part Three.

2.2   Following discussions with South Marston Parish Council and a review of the 2007 South Marston Village
      Strategy, Part 1 identified the transport challenges listed in Table 2.1 below.

      Table 2.1 - Key Existing Transport Challenges and Recommendations from Part One

       Description        Existing Issue        Preferred Options from Part      Options discounted
                                                One of the Study
       Pedestrian         Insufficient          Realignment       of       the   -signalisation        (environmental
       and vehicular      carriageway and       carriageway at Pound Corner      issues)
       conflict around    footway available     to provide footway on the        - junction widening (land take)
       Pound Corner                             northern side of Old Vicarage    -Realignment (limited pedestrian
                                                Lane                             benefit)
                                                                                 -Footway on south side (alternative
                                                                                 pedestrian routes to Thornhill Road
                                                                                 available to the rear of the school)
       Gaps          in   Thornhill    Road     Continuous     footway   from    None
       footway            close     to   the    Pound Corner to Keypoint
       provision          industrial estate.    roundabout and from Pound
                          Vicinity of South     Corner to South Marston Hotel
                          Marston Hotel.


       Accessibility      Lack of Dropped       To provide dropped kerbs /       None
       improvements       Kerbs / Tactile       tactile paving in locations
                          paving                where these are not provided

       High    Traffic    Little evidence to    20mph zone for village centre    20mph smaller zone (would only
       Speeds/            support view in       & 30 mph between village         include the existing village within
       Through            terms            of   centre      and    A420   for    the existing built up area)
       Traffic            speeds/accidents      consistency. Some additional
                          or traffic volumes.   traffic calming measures



2.3   Whilst the recommendations in Part 1 address existing concerns, the study also identified issues to be
      considered within the Part Two assessment of the impacts of the Eastern Development Area. These issues
      are listed in Table 2.2 below




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      Table 2.2 - Additional Transport Challenges associated with the EDA / Eastern Villages development


          Issue                                                   Option tested in Part Two


          Can the masterplanning principles set out by SBC        Function of Pound Corner?
          be achieved in transport terms?                         Function of Old Vicarage Lane / A420
                                                                  Junction?

          Are the ‘southern’     and   ‘eastern’   link   roads   Testing of options with and without the
          necessary?                                              southern link road
                                                                  Testing of options with and without the
                                                                  eastern link road

          Implications of Rowborough                              What are the implications of Rowborough-
                                                                  Through traffic on the performance of:

                                                                  - Pound Corner
                                                                  - Keypoint roundabout- A420 / Old Vicarage
                                                                  Lane Junction
          Will the proposed options identified as Part One be     Test options identified in Table 2.1
          sufficient to mitigate the impact of the EDA?




          Are the proposed and existing traffic calming           Existing traffic calming measures
          suitable with increased volumes of traffic?
          Are further measures required?




2.4   Part Two of the study concluded the following:

      •     Without mitigation, there will be a significant increase in journey times through the village particularly in
            the morning peak and in the southbound direction. The approaches to the Gablecross junction and the
            Old Vicarage Lane / A420 junction will experience the most significant delays;

      •     Evening peak hour congestion will be less pronounced than in the morning peak;

      •     The majority of Rowborough traffic will be accessing destinations to the south and via the A420 and will
            not be travelling through South Marston village centre;

      •     Existing traffic calming measures which reduce the width of the available carriageway (chicanes) will
            generate queues and delays for vehicle streams which do not have priority;

      •     Footway provision on Old Vicarage Lane, south of Nightingale Lane will need to be extended to link the
            new development to the rest of the village and also to the remainder of the Eastern Villages
            Development;



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       •   Carriageway widths on Old Vicarage Lane, south of Nightingale Lane will need to be widened.


2.5    In relation to Pound Corner, Part Two identified that in its current form (priority junction) there would be
       insufficient capacity to cater for the anticipated increase in traffic volumes unless additional links to Thornhill
       Road and / or capacity improvements were considered at the junction. The study identified that relocating the
       junction to the west of the potential school extension could be considered. However, as some of the playing
       fields would be lost to accommodate the diversion of the northern end of Old Vicarage Lane, this was not
       considered further.

2.6    The Part Two study also concluded that the provision of an eastern bypass for South Marston to
       accommodate Rowborough traffic would only provide a marginal improvement to journey times through the
       village. Coupled with low forecast traffic volumes using the road, and the cost and environmental impact of
       providing such a route, the study recommended that there was no justification for its inclusion in any future
       masterplanning exercise for the village.

2.7    Similarly, the provision of a link road to the south of an expanded village and connecting Thornhill Road with
       Old Vicarage Lane was also previously suggested in order to reduce traffic volumes in the village. Modelling
       indicated that if this link road was extended to Rowborough then the resultant delays and queues
       experienced at the Keypoint and Gablecross roundabouts would increase significantly.

2.8    In addition, the queues and delays experienced on Old Vicarage Lane would also increase because of the
       increase in opposing flows where Old Vicarage Lane met the new road. Part two concluded that from a road
       hierarchy point of view, the A420 was considered to be the more suitable route for Rowborough movements
       rather than the provision of a new link road skirting the southern edge of the expanded village.

2.9    A further disbenefit was that a link road to the south of the new development would create a physical barrier
       for pedestrians and cyclists and would result in single-sided development along an artificially lit highway
       edge. Hence it was concluded that this would adversely impact on the rural character to the south of the
       village and could potentially make the village more vulnerable to further encroachment to the south.

2.10   In place-making terms, the Part Two study also concluded that a circuitous residential road connecting Old
       Vicarage Lane with Thornhill Road and running within the development would be preferable as this would
       directly serve the expanded community and would be designed to minimise through-traffic. The new roads
       would be designed according to best practice to create the appropriate road hierarchy. The alignment of the
       road would need to be considered in further masterplanning exercises and through the preparation of the
       South Marston SPD.

2.11   The final recommendation from Part Two was that in order to accommodate traffic flows from the Eastern
       Villages development, the existing junction at Old Vicarage Lane/A420 would need to be upgraded. Part Two
       explored online and offline improvements. Online improvements would require the provision of a signalised
       T-junction with flared approaches on all arms. Offline improvements would require the provision of a new
       junction and underpass underneath the railway line and to the east of the current location.

2.12   The above recommendations were contingent on highway improvements being in place elsewhere on the
       network and in particular on the A420 and at White Hart Junction.




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3     Assumptions for Part Three Assessment
      Using the work from Part One and Part Two as a starting point, the Part Three modelling work has been
      underpinned by a number of land use and network assumptions both internal and external to South Marston
      Village.

      Land Use Assumptions


3.1   Committed / Consented developments and housing and employment allocations identified in the Core
      Strategy to 2026 are included in the model. For example, this includes the strategic sites at Wichelstowe,
      Commonhead and Tadpole Farm. It also includes urban extensions to Swindon in Wiltshire and an assumed
      level of background traffic growth which accounts for growth from neighbouring areas such as Oxfordshire.

3.2   The largest and most influential development on South Marston village will be the strategic site known as the
      Eastern Villages development. The Eastern Villages ‘core’ development quantum is shown in Table 3.1
      below

      Table 3.1 Proposed Eastern Villages Development Composition


         Land Use Type                                                         Quantum
         Residential                                                           7500 dwellings
         B1 Office                                                             2000 jobs
         B8 Warehousing                                                        1500 jobs

         Primary School                                                        1680 places
         Secondary School                                                      1200 places
         Retail (District Centre only)                                         500 jobs

      Source: Swindon Borough Council

3.3   Of the 7,500 dwellings which would be constructed on the Eastern Villages sites, the following breakdown of
      residential units has been assumed. These numbers are indicative and used for transport modelling
      purposes only. They may be subject to change.




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      Table 3.2 Proposed Eastern Villages – Islands of Development

                                                                             Number of Dwellings
         South Marston                                                                  500
         Rowborough                                                                     1200
         Priors Farley                                                                  300
         Longleaze                                                                      1600
         Great Stall                                                                    1325
         Lotmead                                                                        575
         Earlscourt                                                                     1200
         Lower Earlscourt                                                               800
         The Marsh                                                                       0
         Totals                                                                         7500
      Source: Swindon Borough Council



3.4   An allowance has also been made for the conversion of the Crown Timber and Thornhill Industrial sites to
      residential from their current use.

      Baseline Network Assumptions
3.5   In order to establish a baseline/ reference case by which future changes to the highway network in South
      Marston can be assessed against (and for impacts to be isolated), a number of network assumptions were
      included in the modelling.

3.6   The most pertinent assumptions external to South Marston Village (i.e. the A420 and beyond) are shown in
      Table 3.3 below and have been identified as being potential options to accommodate growth to 2026 and
      also facilitate access to the Eastern Villages. This includes public transport and highway interventions

      Table 3.3 Baseline Network Assumptions external to South Marston Village

          Ref                                            Network Assumptions
          No.
         1             Existing access points to A420 from the north - signalised junction at Gablecross, A420 Old
                       Vicarage Lane junction modified to provide a new signalised junction and new eastern
                       access from ‘Rowborough’
         2             3 access points onto A420 for EV traffic from the south
         3             Reconfigured Police Station access
         4             Link between Rowborough and Old Vicarage Lane as indicated by the DLA masterplan
         5             Green Bridge across the A419 for public transport, walking and cycling only
         6             A419/420 White Hart junction 'full improvement - diamond interchange'
         7             Use of existing link across A419 via Merlin Way Roundabout (but no direct access from new
                       development)
         8             No link at Dorcan
         9             Truck stop at B2/B8 allocation to the south of the development




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3.7    Network assumptions internal to South Marston and identified in the baseline assessment included the
       following:-

       Table 3.4 Baseline Network Assumptions internal to South Marston Village

           Ref                                                Network Change
           No.



           1           Link between Rowborough and Old Vicarage Lane
           2           20mph zone for South Marston
           3           Circuitous residential roads through an expanded South Marston Village
           4           New junction – Old Vicarage Lane / A420


       Option Tests


3.8    The options to be tested against the baseline assessments were discussed in consultation with the South
       Marston Village Transport Group and were broken down into three themes as follows:-

       •       Highworth Road options

       •       Connections to Rowborough; and

       •       Options for Pound Corner including traffic circulation patterns around the village centre




       Highworth Road



3.9    Options for the treatment of Highworth included:-

       •       Closure to through traffic (access only)

       •       Conversion to northbound operation only

       •       Conversion to southbound operation only


3.10   Following discussions with Swindon Borough Council and South Marston Transport Group, all these options
       were discounted because of the:

       •       Impact on wider highway network

       •       Residents would be inconvenienced by the increased time and costs of making journeys to and from
               Highworth,

       •       Part two modelling results suggested that the majority of movements from Rowborough were south to
               the A420; and

       •       Likely enforcement issues




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3.11   Consequently none of these options were taken further and were not included in the modelling assessments.

       Connections to Rowborough
3.12   Two options were considered in the modelling exercise:-



           •   All movements junction allowing turning movements between Old Vicarage Lane and the link road to
               Rowborough; and

           •   A limited movements ‘left in/left out’ junction between Old Vicarage Lane and Rowborough with no
               right turns from either Old Vicarage Lane (South) to Rowborough or right turns from Rowborough to
               Old Vicarage Lane

3.13   The purpose of these option tests was to understand whether limiting movements at this junction had a
       significant impact on traffic volumes at Pound Corner and on Old Vicarage Lane.



       Pound Corner Options


3.14   Two options were considered in the modelling exercise:-

           •   The incorporation of the preferred option for Pound Corner (i.e. realigned carriageway with a footway
               on the northern side of Pound Corner as identified in Part One) coupled with a new junction on
               Thornhill Road between Rawlings Close and Manor Park; and

           •   A clockwise one way system starting at Pound Corner and comprising of Old Vicarage Lane, new
               residential roads, a new junction on Thornhill Road between Rawlings Close and Manor Park; and
               Thornhill Road

3.15   The purpose of these tests was to understand how the Pound Corner junction performed and how traffic
       volumes would displace within the existing village.

3.16   Plans showing the options for Pound Corner and infrastructure required to accommodate Rowborough traffic
       are shown in Appendix A and Appendix B. They include the following options:-

       •   Inset A – Pound Corner two way system (Appendix A – Drawing Number T108838-PR-09)
       •   Inset A – Pound Corner one way system (Appendix B – Drawing Number T108838-PR-10)
       •   Inset B – Old Vicarage Lane / Rowborough Link Junction (Appendix A and B)
       •   Inset C - Old Vicarage Lane / A420 Junction (Appendix A and B)
       •   Inset D – Thornhill Road new junction in vicinity of Rawlings Close (Appendix A and B)




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4     Assessment Outcomes

      Introduction
4.1   Operational impacts were measured from a combination of the following:-

      •   Changes in traffic volumes between the options

      •   Queuing at junctions



      Impact of the Rowborough Link


4.2   The PARAMICS model results indicate that with the introduction of an all movements roundabout the
      proportion of Rowborough traffic travelling north towards Pound Corner and south towards the A420 on Old
      Vicarage Lane would be as shown in Table 4.1

      Table 4.1 Direction of Traffic from Rowborough Link to Old Vicarage Lane

      Direction                                           AM PEAK                               PM PEAK

                                               Vehicles         Proportion of        Vehicles        Proportion of
                                                                   Traffic                              Traffic
      Towards A420                                254                  82%             150                93%
      Towards Pound Corner                        55                   18%              12                7%
      TOTAL                                       309                                  162


4.3   The corresponding results for traffic travelling to Rowborough is shown in Table 4.2

      Table 4.2 Direction of Traffic to Rowborough Link from Old Vicarage Lane

      Direction                                           AM PEAK                               PM PEAK

                                               Vehicles         Proportion of        Vehicles        Proportion of
                                                                   Traffic                              Traffic
      From A420 direction                         94                   87%             145                90%
      From Pound Corner direction                 14                   13%              17                10%
      TOTAL                                       108                                  162


4.4   The results confirm the Part Two conclusions that the majority of Rowborough traffic will travel south on Old
      Vicarage Lane. Traffic volumes at Pound Corner were found to be very similar regardless of the form of
      junction introduced to connect Rowborough with Old Vicarage Lane.

4.5   At the Old Vicarage Lane / A420 junction, queues are forecast to be of the order of 200 to 250 metres which
      would extend back towards the new Rowborough link road junction. The increase in flows at the Old
      Vicarage Lane / A420 junction would necessitate the provision of a new junction as described in section 2.10
      of this technical note.




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4.6   In summary, the modelling results indicate that introducing a new all movements junction on Old Vicarage
      Lane to connect with Rowborough would not have an adverse impact on other junctions within South
      Marston.

      Pound Corner Options


4.7   Tables 4.3 and 4.4 show the changes in traffic volumes at Pound Corner between existing data collected in
      2009 and 2026 modelled flows with a two way system and a one way system.



      Table 4.3 Pound Corner Traffic Volumes with and without a one way system – AM Peak hour

      Origin                Destination           Existing        Flows Two Way system         With one way
                                                  (2009)                and footway            system and
                                                                        improvements at        alternative
                                                                        Pound Corner           footway
                                                                        (2026)                 improvements that
                                                                                               don’t require
                                                                                               relocation of
                                                                                               hedges and walls
                                                                                               (2026)

      Highworth Road        Old Vicarage Lane                41                   49                    271
      Highworth Road        Thornhill Road                   96                  221                     -
      Old Vicarage Lane     Thornhill Road                   69                   36                     -
      Old Vicarage Lane     Highworth Road                   34                  129                     -
      Thornhill Road        Highworth Road                   55                  101                    228
      Thornhill Road        Old Vicarage Lane                45                   30                    134


      Table 4.4 Pound Corner Traffic Volumes with and without a one way system – PM Peak hour

      Origin                Destination           Existing        Flows Two Way system         With one way
                                                  (2009)                and footway            system and
                                                                        improvements at        alternative
                                                                        Pound Corner           footway
                                                                                               improvements that
                                                                        (2026)
                                                                                               don’t require
                                                                                               relocation of
                                                                                               hedges and walls
                                                                                               (2026)

      Highworth Road        Old Vicarage Lane                19                   50                    160
      Highworth Road        Thornhill Road                   38                  111                     -
      Old Vicarage Lane     Thornhill Road                   43                   20                     -
      Old Vicarage Lane     Highworth Road                   22                   68                     -
      Thornhill Road        Highworth Road                   85                  122                    190
      Thornhill Road        Old Vicarage Lane                35                   21                    67


4.8   The results indicate that the provision of a new junction on Thornhill Road (Inset D) will reduce the number of
      movements between Thornhill Road and Old Vicarage Lane and between Old Vicarage Lane and Thornhill


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       Road at Pound Corner even if a two way system is retained. This will reduce the level of opposing
       movements at Pound Corner and modelling indicates that no queuing is expected in either the morning or
       evening peak periods.

4.9    Whilst no queuing is forecast in either peak with two way operation retained, overall traffic volumes at Pound
       Corner will increase on present day levels albeit from a very low base. As such, the provision of adequate
       footway provision (such as the preferred northern footway option identified in Part One of this study) will
       become more pressing.

4.10   The provision of a one way system affords the opportunity to provide enhanced footway provision at Pound
       Corner and on Old Vicarage Lane without the need to relocate the existing hedges and walls at the junction.
       However, with a one way system there will be a significant increase in the volumes of traffic at the northern
       end of Old Vicarage Lane adjacent to the primary school making road crossings more hazardous.

4.11   This is because all Highworth Road to Thornhill Road traffic will be redirected onto Old Vicarage Lane. In
       addition traffic that would have turned right from Thornhill Road to the new link road adjacent to Rawlings
       Close (Inset D) will be required to turn right at Pound Corner instead. There are also a number of journey
       time disbenefits of redirecting traffic to a longer more circuitous route.

4.12   Notwithstanding the above, the modelling indicates that there are no significant capacity issues associated
       with a one way system although the heavier right turning movement from Thornhill Road to Old Vicarage
       Lane may be required to give way to left turning traffic from Highworth Road to Old Vicarage Lane.

       Other impacts
4.13   The PARAMICS model also identifies the impacts of queuing back from the Gablecross roundabout towards
       the Keypoint roundabout and Thornhill Road. The model indicates that with development traffic, queuing will
       occur on the Thornhill Road arm of the Gablecross roundabout which will extend back to the Keypoint
       Roundabout and beyond. Modelling suggests that queues of between 300m and 400m will develop in the
       AM Peak and between 250m and 350m in the PM Peak.




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5     Conclusions and Recommendations


5.1   This technical note has provided a view on the peak hour modelling undertaken in support of the
      development of an SPD for South Marston. It should be noted that the morning and evening peak periods
      represent conditions on the network when traffic volumes are expected to be at their highest. At other times
      of the day and on weekends, traffic volumes on the network will be considerably lower.

5.2   The Part Three assessment has been conducted using a new set of assumptions to that previously used and
      has focused on the remaining outstanding highway issues to be resolved. These are the:-

      •   Form and function of Pound Corner; and

      •   Connections to Rowborough


5.3   The analysis has not only focused on the impact at Pound Corner but also where Old Vicarage Lane meets
      the A420; where Thornhill Road meets the A420 at Gablecross and also on the new junction proposed on
      Thornhill Road

5.4   All options show a significant increase in the volume of traffic using existing roads. However, the increases
      are from a very low base.

5.5   With the exception of the A420 junctions, all the junctions in South Marston are expected to operate with
      minimal queuing. This assumes that a package of measures is in place for the A420 and A419 which deters
      vehicles from rat running through the village. The modelling conducted seems to suggest that rat running can
      be avoided provided the journey times on the A419 and A420 make these routes more attractive to use.

5.6   The study has concluded that an all movements connection to Rowborough in the form of a roundabout is
      unlikely to result in a significant increase in traffic volumes through South Marston village

5.7   In terms of Pound Corner, two options were modelled. The two way system with a new junction on Thornhill
      Road adjacent to Rawlings Close would offer the potential to reduce flows between Old Vicarage Lane and
      Thornhill Road. Consequently whilst traffic volumes would increase overall at Pound Corner the new junction
      would help to offset some of this increase. This junction would have to be considered in the context of the
      overall masterplan for the village. The Part One recommendation of providing a footway on the northern side
      of Old Vicarage Lane could also be accommodated providing a safer route for pedestrians to school.
      However, hedges and walls at the junction may need to be relocated or cut back which may be unacceptable
      to residents of abutting properties.

5.8   The one way system would increase volumes of traffic significantly at the northern end of Old Vicarage Lane
      which would make crossing the road more hazardous. However, this would be offset by the provision of an
      enhanced programme of footway works which would provide better segregation between pedestrians and
      vehicles. This could be provided without the need to relocate the hedges and walls at Pound Corner.
      However, the one way system would have the disbenefit of increasing journey times for Highworth Road to
      Thornhill Road bound movements. Evidence also suggests that vehicle speeds on one way streets are
      normally higher because of the lack of opposing traffic.

5.9   A further option which has not been tested but which is likely to be able to operate satisfactorily would be to
      retain two way operation on Thornhill Road between Pound Corner and the new junction but revert Old
      Vicarage Lane to a one way southbound operation only at the northern end. Under this arrangement only
      northbound traffic on Old Vicarage Lane would be inconvenienced by a longer diversion route. This
      arrangement would permit footway improvements to be made on Old Vicarage Lane without the need to

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relocate the walls and hedges at Pound Corner. It is recommended that this option be considered alongside
the aforementioned options.




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                                       APPENDIX A

 SOUTH MARSTON VILLAGE OPTIONS – MODIFICATIONS TO
POUND CORNER AND NEW JUNCTION BY RAWLINGS CLOSE
              AND THORNHILL ROAD




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                                       APPENDIX B

 SOUTH MARSTON VILLAGE OPTIONS – MODIFICATIONS TO
        POUND CORNER AND ONE WAY SYSTEM




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South marston technical note final with appendices

  • 1. Technical Note Date June 2012 Subject South Marston Supplementary Planning Document - Part Three Transport Assessment 1 Introduction 1.1 This technical note sets out the main findings of the work commissioned by Swindon Borough Council and South Marston Parish Council in support of the development of a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for the village of South Marston. The purpose of the SPD is to provide a planning framework setting out the expectations and requirements for the sustainable development of the village of South Marston. The study has been conducted in three parts:- • Part One – Examination of existing transport challenges • Part Two – Examination of the transport impacts of the Eastern Development Area • Part Three – Examination of the transport impacts of the proposed Eastern Villages Part One 1.2 Part One of this study assessed options to mitigate the impacts of existing issues on the road network in and around South Marston village. Issues were identified from site observations, discussions with South Marston Parish Council and the Traffic Sub-group, and an assessment of the ‘Village Strategy’. 1.3 The identification of traffic issues, and potential options to address these, were based on existing volumes of traffic through the village. It did not include the potential transport impact of proposed growth at the Eastern Development Area (EDA) at this stage. Part Two 1.4 Part Two of the study assessed the transport impact of the EDA on South Marston and was based on data available in Autumn 2010. The study area was as per Part One of the study and included Thornhill Road to the Keypoint roundabout, Old Vicarage Lane to the A420 and Highworth Road. 1.5 The assessment was undertaken at a more strategic level given uncertainties regarding the masterplan for the EDA. 1.6 The Part Two report sought to address the optioneering solutions identified in Part One to understand whether the conclusions drawn were still valid with development traffic (i.e, ‘future-proof the identified solutions). The land use and highway planning context for the assessment of options was based on:- • The Planning for Real exercise conducted by New Masterplanning in the Summer of 2010, which sought to establish some principles for the development of the village; and • Long standing options identified in the 2006 South Marston Village Report. 1.7 Both reports are available on Swindon Borough Council’s website. Page 1 of 18
  • 2. 8 June 2012 South Marston Supplementary Planning Document - Part Three Transport Assessment Part Three 1.8 This technical note reports on an updated transport modelling assessment of the impact of the proposed Eastern Villages development on South Marston. The main changes between this assessment and the previous 2011 Part Two assessment are as follows:- • The strategic model which underpins our modelling exercise has been updated with revised housing and employment growth numbers to reflect the latest version of the Core Strategy rather than Regional Spatial Strategy housing growth trajectories • It includes changes to planning trajectories in terms of estimated housing and employment completions to 2026 • It reflects the latest Eastern Villages layout rather than the more linear EDA layout along the A420 • It includes revised background traffic growth assumptions, and • Focuses on highway options that were not resolved in Part One and Two, or where further testing was deemed necessary using the latest growth and layout assumptions. 1.9 The assessment has been conducted for the morning and evening peak periods in line with best practice guidance set out in the “Guidance on Transport Assessments”. A 2026 forecast year has been chosen as this conforms to the ‘plan period’ of the emerging Core Strategy. It should be noted that the morning and evening peak periods represent conditions on the network when traffic volumes are expected to be at their highest. At other times of the day and on weekends, traffic volumes on the network will be considerably lower. Page 2 of 18
  • 3. 8 June 2012 South Marston Supplementary Planning Document - Part Three Transport Assessment 2 Options Considered in Parts One and Two 2.1 To provide context, this section identifies the options that have been considered from Part One through to Part Three. 2.2 Following discussions with South Marston Parish Council and a review of the 2007 South Marston Village Strategy, Part 1 identified the transport challenges listed in Table 2.1 below. Table 2.1 - Key Existing Transport Challenges and Recommendations from Part One Description Existing Issue Preferred Options from Part Options discounted One of the Study Pedestrian Insufficient Realignment of the -signalisation (environmental and vehicular carriageway and carriageway at Pound Corner issues) conflict around footway available to provide footway on the - junction widening (land take) Pound Corner northern side of Old Vicarage -Realignment (limited pedestrian Lane benefit) -Footway on south side (alternative pedestrian routes to Thornhill Road available to the rear of the school) Gaps in Thornhill Road Continuous footway from None footway close to the Pound Corner to Keypoint provision industrial estate. roundabout and from Pound Vicinity of South Corner to South Marston Hotel Marston Hotel. Accessibility Lack of Dropped To provide dropped kerbs / None improvements Kerbs / Tactile tactile paving in locations paving where these are not provided High Traffic Little evidence to 20mph zone for village centre 20mph smaller zone (would only Speeds/ support view in & 30 mph between village include the existing village within Through terms of centre and A420 for the existing built up area) Traffic speeds/accidents consistency. Some additional or traffic volumes. traffic calming measures 2.3 Whilst the recommendations in Part 1 address existing concerns, the study also identified issues to be considered within the Part Two assessment of the impacts of the Eastern Development Area. These issues are listed in Table 2.2 below Page 3 of 18
  • 4. 8 June 2012 South Marston Supplementary Planning Document - Part Three Transport Assessment Table 2.2 - Additional Transport Challenges associated with the EDA / Eastern Villages development Issue Option tested in Part Two Can the masterplanning principles set out by SBC Function of Pound Corner? be achieved in transport terms? Function of Old Vicarage Lane / A420 Junction? Are the ‘southern’ and ‘eastern’ link roads Testing of options with and without the necessary? southern link road Testing of options with and without the eastern link road Implications of Rowborough What are the implications of Rowborough- Through traffic on the performance of: - Pound Corner - Keypoint roundabout- A420 / Old Vicarage Lane Junction Will the proposed options identified as Part One be Test options identified in Table 2.1 sufficient to mitigate the impact of the EDA? Are the proposed and existing traffic calming Existing traffic calming measures suitable with increased volumes of traffic? Are further measures required? 2.4 Part Two of the study concluded the following: • Without mitigation, there will be a significant increase in journey times through the village particularly in the morning peak and in the southbound direction. The approaches to the Gablecross junction and the Old Vicarage Lane / A420 junction will experience the most significant delays; • Evening peak hour congestion will be less pronounced than in the morning peak; • The majority of Rowborough traffic will be accessing destinations to the south and via the A420 and will not be travelling through South Marston village centre; • Existing traffic calming measures which reduce the width of the available carriageway (chicanes) will generate queues and delays for vehicle streams which do not have priority; • Footway provision on Old Vicarage Lane, south of Nightingale Lane will need to be extended to link the new development to the rest of the village and also to the remainder of the Eastern Villages Development; Page 4 of 18
  • 5. 8 June 2012 South Marston Supplementary Planning Document - Part Three Transport Assessment • Carriageway widths on Old Vicarage Lane, south of Nightingale Lane will need to be widened. 2.5 In relation to Pound Corner, Part Two identified that in its current form (priority junction) there would be insufficient capacity to cater for the anticipated increase in traffic volumes unless additional links to Thornhill Road and / or capacity improvements were considered at the junction. The study identified that relocating the junction to the west of the potential school extension could be considered. However, as some of the playing fields would be lost to accommodate the diversion of the northern end of Old Vicarage Lane, this was not considered further. 2.6 The Part Two study also concluded that the provision of an eastern bypass for South Marston to accommodate Rowborough traffic would only provide a marginal improvement to journey times through the village. Coupled with low forecast traffic volumes using the road, and the cost and environmental impact of providing such a route, the study recommended that there was no justification for its inclusion in any future masterplanning exercise for the village. 2.7 Similarly, the provision of a link road to the south of an expanded village and connecting Thornhill Road with Old Vicarage Lane was also previously suggested in order to reduce traffic volumes in the village. Modelling indicated that if this link road was extended to Rowborough then the resultant delays and queues experienced at the Keypoint and Gablecross roundabouts would increase significantly. 2.8 In addition, the queues and delays experienced on Old Vicarage Lane would also increase because of the increase in opposing flows where Old Vicarage Lane met the new road. Part two concluded that from a road hierarchy point of view, the A420 was considered to be the more suitable route for Rowborough movements rather than the provision of a new link road skirting the southern edge of the expanded village. 2.9 A further disbenefit was that a link road to the south of the new development would create a physical barrier for pedestrians and cyclists and would result in single-sided development along an artificially lit highway edge. Hence it was concluded that this would adversely impact on the rural character to the south of the village and could potentially make the village more vulnerable to further encroachment to the south. 2.10 In place-making terms, the Part Two study also concluded that a circuitous residential road connecting Old Vicarage Lane with Thornhill Road and running within the development would be preferable as this would directly serve the expanded community and would be designed to minimise through-traffic. The new roads would be designed according to best practice to create the appropriate road hierarchy. The alignment of the road would need to be considered in further masterplanning exercises and through the preparation of the South Marston SPD. 2.11 The final recommendation from Part Two was that in order to accommodate traffic flows from the Eastern Villages development, the existing junction at Old Vicarage Lane/A420 would need to be upgraded. Part Two explored online and offline improvements. Online improvements would require the provision of a signalised T-junction with flared approaches on all arms. Offline improvements would require the provision of a new junction and underpass underneath the railway line and to the east of the current location. 2.12 The above recommendations were contingent on highway improvements being in place elsewhere on the network and in particular on the A420 and at White Hart Junction. Page 5 of 18
  • 6. 8 June 2012 South Marston Supplementary Planning Document - Part Three Transport Assessment 3 Assumptions for Part Three Assessment Using the work from Part One and Part Two as a starting point, the Part Three modelling work has been underpinned by a number of land use and network assumptions both internal and external to South Marston Village. Land Use Assumptions 3.1 Committed / Consented developments and housing and employment allocations identified in the Core Strategy to 2026 are included in the model. For example, this includes the strategic sites at Wichelstowe, Commonhead and Tadpole Farm. It also includes urban extensions to Swindon in Wiltshire and an assumed level of background traffic growth which accounts for growth from neighbouring areas such as Oxfordshire. 3.2 The largest and most influential development on South Marston village will be the strategic site known as the Eastern Villages development. The Eastern Villages ‘core’ development quantum is shown in Table 3.1 below Table 3.1 Proposed Eastern Villages Development Composition Land Use Type Quantum Residential 7500 dwellings B1 Office 2000 jobs B8 Warehousing 1500 jobs Primary School 1680 places Secondary School 1200 places Retail (District Centre only) 500 jobs Source: Swindon Borough Council 3.3 Of the 7,500 dwellings which would be constructed on the Eastern Villages sites, the following breakdown of residential units has been assumed. These numbers are indicative and used for transport modelling purposes only. They may be subject to change. Page 6 of 18
  • 7. 8 June 2012 South Marston Supplementary Planning Document - Part Three Transport Assessment Table 3.2 Proposed Eastern Villages – Islands of Development Number of Dwellings South Marston 500 Rowborough 1200 Priors Farley 300 Longleaze 1600 Great Stall 1325 Lotmead 575 Earlscourt 1200 Lower Earlscourt 800 The Marsh 0 Totals 7500 Source: Swindon Borough Council 3.4 An allowance has also been made for the conversion of the Crown Timber and Thornhill Industrial sites to residential from their current use. Baseline Network Assumptions 3.5 In order to establish a baseline/ reference case by which future changes to the highway network in South Marston can be assessed against (and for impacts to be isolated), a number of network assumptions were included in the modelling. 3.6 The most pertinent assumptions external to South Marston Village (i.e. the A420 and beyond) are shown in Table 3.3 below and have been identified as being potential options to accommodate growth to 2026 and also facilitate access to the Eastern Villages. This includes public transport and highway interventions Table 3.3 Baseline Network Assumptions external to South Marston Village Ref Network Assumptions No. 1 Existing access points to A420 from the north - signalised junction at Gablecross, A420 Old Vicarage Lane junction modified to provide a new signalised junction and new eastern access from ‘Rowborough’ 2 3 access points onto A420 for EV traffic from the south 3 Reconfigured Police Station access 4 Link between Rowborough and Old Vicarage Lane as indicated by the DLA masterplan 5 Green Bridge across the A419 for public transport, walking and cycling only 6 A419/420 White Hart junction 'full improvement - diamond interchange' 7 Use of existing link across A419 via Merlin Way Roundabout (but no direct access from new development) 8 No link at Dorcan 9 Truck stop at B2/B8 allocation to the south of the development Page 7 of 18
  • 8. 8 June 2012 South Marston Supplementary Planning Document - Part Three Transport Assessment 3.7 Network assumptions internal to South Marston and identified in the baseline assessment included the following:- Table 3.4 Baseline Network Assumptions internal to South Marston Village Ref Network Change No. 1 Link between Rowborough and Old Vicarage Lane 2 20mph zone for South Marston 3 Circuitous residential roads through an expanded South Marston Village 4 New junction – Old Vicarage Lane / A420 Option Tests 3.8 The options to be tested against the baseline assessments were discussed in consultation with the South Marston Village Transport Group and were broken down into three themes as follows:- • Highworth Road options • Connections to Rowborough; and • Options for Pound Corner including traffic circulation patterns around the village centre Highworth Road 3.9 Options for the treatment of Highworth included:- • Closure to through traffic (access only) • Conversion to northbound operation only • Conversion to southbound operation only 3.10 Following discussions with Swindon Borough Council and South Marston Transport Group, all these options were discounted because of the: • Impact on wider highway network • Residents would be inconvenienced by the increased time and costs of making journeys to and from Highworth, • Part two modelling results suggested that the majority of movements from Rowborough were south to the A420; and • Likely enforcement issues Page 8 of 18
  • 9. 8 June 2012 South Marston Supplementary Planning Document - Part Three Transport Assessment 3.11 Consequently none of these options were taken further and were not included in the modelling assessments. Connections to Rowborough 3.12 Two options were considered in the modelling exercise:- • All movements junction allowing turning movements between Old Vicarage Lane and the link road to Rowborough; and • A limited movements ‘left in/left out’ junction between Old Vicarage Lane and Rowborough with no right turns from either Old Vicarage Lane (South) to Rowborough or right turns from Rowborough to Old Vicarage Lane 3.13 The purpose of these option tests was to understand whether limiting movements at this junction had a significant impact on traffic volumes at Pound Corner and on Old Vicarage Lane. Pound Corner Options 3.14 Two options were considered in the modelling exercise:- • The incorporation of the preferred option for Pound Corner (i.e. realigned carriageway with a footway on the northern side of Pound Corner as identified in Part One) coupled with a new junction on Thornhill Road between Rawlings Close and Manor Park; and • A clockwise one way system starting at Pound Corner and comprising of Old Vicarage Lane, new residential roads, a new junction on Thornhill Road between Rawlings Close and Manor Park; and Thornhill Road 3.15 The purpose of these tests was to understand how the Pound Corner junction performed and how traffic volumes would displace within the existing village. 3.16 Plans showing the options for Pound Corner and infrastructure required to accommodate Rowborough traffic are shown in Appendix A and Appendix B. They include the following options:- • Inset A – Pound Corner two way system (Appendix A – Drawing Number T108838-PR-09) • Inset A – Pound Corner one way system (Appendix B – Drawing Number T108838-PR-10) • Inset B – Old Vicarage Lane / Rowborough Link Junction (Appendix A and B) • Inset C - Old Vicarage Lane / A420 Junction (Appendix A and B) • Inset D – Thornhill Road new junction in vicinity of Rawlings Close (Appendix A and B) Page 9 of 18
  • 10. 8 June 2012 South Marston Supplementary Planning Document - Part Three Transport Assessment 4 Assessment Outcomes Introduction 4.1 Operational impacts were measured from a combination of the following:- • Changes in traffic volumes between the options • Queuing at junctions Impact of the Rowborough Link 4.2 The PARAMICS model results indicate that with the introduction of an all movements roundabout the proportion of Rowborough traffic travelling north towards Pound Corner and south towards the A420 on Old Vicarage Lane would be as shown in Table 4.1 Table 4.1 Direction of Traffic from Rowborough Link to Old Vicarage Lane Direction AM PEAK PM PEAK Vehicles Proportion of Vehicles Proportion of Traffic Traffic Towards A420 254 82% 150 93% Towards Pound Corner 55 18% 12 7% TOTAL 309 162 4.3 The corresponding results for traffic travelling to Rowborough is shown in Table 4.2 Table 4.2 Direction of Traffic to Rowborough Link from Old Vicarage Lane Direction AM PEAK PM PEAK Vehicles Proportion of Vehicles Proportion of Traffic Traffic From A420 direction 94 87% 145 90% From Pound Corner direction 14 13% 17 10% TOTAL 108 162 4.4 The results confirm the Part Two conclusions that the majority of Rowborough traffic will travel south on Old Vicarage Lane. Traffic volumes at Pound Corner were found to be very similar regardless of the form of junction introduced to connect Rowborough with Old Vicarage Lane. 4.5 At the Old Vicarage Lane / A420 junction, queues are forecast to be of the order of 200 to 250 metres which would extend back towards the new Rowborough link road junction. The increase in flows at the Old Vicarage Lane / A420 junction would necessitate the provision of a new junction as described in section 2.10 of this technical note. Page 10 of 18
  • 11. 8 June 2012 South Marston Supplementary Planning Document - Part Three Transport Assessment 4.6 In summary, the modelling results indicate that introducing a new all movements junction on Old Vicarage Lane to connect with Rowborough would not have an adverse impact on other junctions within South Marston. Pound Corner Options 4.7 Tables 4.3 and 4.4 show the changes in traffic volumes at Pound Corner between existing data collected in 2009 and 2026 modelled flows with a two way system and a one way system. Table 4.3 Pound Corner Traffic Volumes with and without a one way system – AM Peak hour Origin Destination Existing Flows Two Way system With one way (2009) and footway system and improvements at alternative Pound Corner footway (2026) improvements that don’t require relocation of hedges and walls (2026) Highworth Road Old Vicarage Lane 41 49 271 Highworth Road Thornhill Road 96 221 - Old Vicarage Lane Thornhill Road 69 36 - Old Vicarage Lane Highworth Road 34 129 - Thornhill Road Highworth Road 55 101 228 Thornhill Road Old Vicarage Lane 45 30 134 Table 4.4 Pound Corner Traffic Volumes with and without a one way system – PM Peak hour Origin Destination Existing Flows Two Way system With one way (2009) and footway system and improvements at alternative Pound Corner footway improvements that (2026) don’t require relocation of hedges and walls (2026) Highworth Road Old Vicarage Lane 19 50 160 Highworth Road Thornhill Road 38 111 - Old Vicarage Lane Thornhill Road 43 20 - Old Vicarage Lane Highworth Road 22 68 - Thornhill Road Highworth Road 85 122 190 Thornhill Road Old Vicarage Lane 35 21 67 4.8 The results indicate that the provision of a new junction on Thornhill Road (Inset D) will reduce the number of movements between Thornhill Road and Old Vicarage Lane and between Old Vicarage Lane and Thornhill Page 11 of 18
  • 12. 8 June 2012 South Marston Supplementary Planning Document - Part Three Transport Assessment Road at Pound Corner even if a two way system is retained. This will reduce the level of opposing movements at Pound Corner and modelling indicates that no queuing is expected in either the morning or evening peak periods. 4.9 Whilst no queuing is forecast in either peak with two way operation retained, overall traffic volumes at Pound Corner will increase on present day levels albeit from a very low base. As such, the provision of adequate footway provision (such as the preferred northern footway option identified in Part One of this study) will become more pressing. 4.10 The provision of a one way system affords the opportunity to provide enhanced footway provision at Pound Corner and on Old Vicarage Lane without the need to relocate the existing hedges and walls at the junction. However, with a one way system there will be a significant increase in the volumes of traffic at the northern end of Old Vicarage Lane adjacent to the primary school making road crossings more hazardous. 4.11 This is because all Highworth Road to Thornhill Road traffic will be redirected onto Old Vicarage Lane. In addition traffic that would have turned right from Thornhill Road to the new link road adjacent to Rawlings Close (Inset D) will be required to turn right at Pound Corner instead. There are also a number of journey time disbenefits of redirecting traffic to a longer more circuitous route. 4.12 Notwithstanding the above, the modelling indicates that there are no significant capacity issues associated with a one way system although the heavier right turning movement from Thornhill Road to Old Vicarage Lane may be required to give way to left turning traffic from Highworth Road to Old Vicarage Lane. Other impacts 4.13 The PARAMICS model also identifies the impacts of queuing back from the Gablecross roundabout towards the Keypoint roundabout and Thornhill Road. The model indicates that with development traffic, queuing will occur on the Thornhill Road arm of the Gablecross roundabout which will extend back to the Keypoint Roundabout and beyond. Modelling suggests that queues of between 300m and 400m will develop in the AM Peak and between 250m and 350m in the PM Peak. Page 12 of 18
  • 13. 8 June 2012 South Marston Supplementary Planning Document - Part Three Transport Assessment 5 Conclusions and Recommendations 5.1 This technical note has provided a view on the peak hour modelling undertaken in support of the development of an SPD for South Marston. It should be noted that the morning and evening peak periods represent conditions on the network when traffic volumes are expected to be at their highest. At other times of the day and on weekends, traffic volumes on the network will be considerably lower. 5.2 The Part Three assessment has been conducted using a new set of assumptions to that previously used and has focused on the remaining outstanding highway issues to be resolved. These are the:- • Form and function of Pound Corner; and • Connections to Rowborough 5.3 The analysis has not only focused on the impact at Pound Corner but also where Old Vicarage Lane meets the A420; where Thornhill Road meets the A420 at Gablecross and also on the new junction proposed on Thornhill Road 5.4 All options show a significant increase in the volume of traffic using existing roads. However, the increases are from a very low base. 5.5 With the exception of the A420 junctions, all the junctions in South Marston are expected to operate with minimal queuing. This assumes that a package of measures is in place for the A420 and A419 which deters vehicles from rat running through the village. The modelling conducted seems to suggest that rat running can be avoided provided the journey times on the A419 and A420 make these routes more attractive to use. 5.6 The study has concluded that an all movements connection to Rowborough in the form of a roundabout is unlikely to result in a significant increase in traffic volumes through South Marston village 5.7 In terms of Pound Corner, two options were modelled. The two way system with a new junction on Thornhill Road adjacent to Rawlings Close would offer the potential to reduce flows between Old Vicarage Lane and Thornhill Road. Consequently whilst traffic volumes would increase overall at Pound Corner the new junction would help to offset some of this increase. This junction would have to be considered in the context of the overall masterplan for the village. The Part One recommendation of providing a footway on the northern side of Old Vicarage Lane could also be accommodated providing a safer route for pedestrians to school. However, hedges and walls at the junction may need to be relocated or cut back which may be unacceptable to residents of abutting properties. 5.8 The one way system would increase volumes of traffic significantly at the northern end of Old Vicarage Lane which would make crossing the road more hazardous. However, this would be offset by the provision of an enhanced programme of footway works which would provide better segregation between pedestrians and vehicles. This could be provided without the need to relocate the hedges and walls at Pound Corner. However, the one way system would have the disbenefit of increasing journey times for Highworth Road to Thornhill Road bound movements. Evidence also suggests that vehicle speeds on one way streets are normally higher because of the lack of opposing traffic. 5.9 A further option which has not been tested but which is likely to be able to operate satisfactorily would be to retain two way operation on Thornhill Road between Pound Corner and the new junction but revert Old Vicarage Lane to a one way southbound operation only at the northern end. Under this arrangement only northbound traffic on Old Vicarage Lane would be inconvenienced by a longer diversion route. This arrangement would permit footway improvements to be made on Old Vicarage Lane without the need to Page 13 of 18
  • 14. 8 June 2012 South Marston Supplementary Planning Document - Part Three Transport Assessment relocate the walls and hedges at Pound Corner. It is recommended that this option be considered alongside the aforementioned options. Page 14 of 18
  • 15. 8 June 2012 South Marston Supplementary Planning Document - Part Three Transport Assessment APPENDIX A SOUTH MARSTON VILLAGE OPTIONS – MODIFICATIONS TO POUND CORNER AND NEW JUNCTION BY RAWLINGS CLOSE AND THORNHILL ROAD Page 15 of 18
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  • 18. 8 June 2012 South Marston Supplementary Planning Document - Part Three Transport Assessment APPENDIX B SOUTH MARSTON VILLAGE OPTIONS – MODIFICATIONS TO POUND CORNER AND ONE WAY SYSTEM Page 17 of 18
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