Gloucestershire’s Local Transport Plan 2015-2031 CPS 5 – Stroud 1

Gloucestershire’s Local Transport Plan 2015-2031

Connecting Places Strategy CPS 5 – Stroud

Gloucestershire’s Local Transport Plan

2015-2031

A resilient transport network that enables sustainable economic growth by providing door to door travel choices

Gloucestershire’s Local Transport Plan 2015-2031 CPS 5 – Stroud 1

Version 1.1

Last Revised June2016

Review Date

Category TransportPlanning

Owner GloucestershireCountyCouncil

Target Audience AnyonewantingtofindoutabouttheCountyCouncil’stransportproposalsforBerkeley,Cam,Dursley,Nailsworth,Sharpness,Stonehouse,StroudandWotton-under-Edgeandsurroundingareas

Connecting Places Strategy CPS 5 – Stroud

This strategy acts as guidance for anybody requiring information regarding the county council’s priorities for transport within Berkeley, Cam, Dursley, Nailsworth, Sharpness, Stonehouse, Stroud and Wotton-under-Edge and surrounding areas.

ThedocumentsetsouttheaspirationsfortheStroudConnectingPlacesStrategyareaupto2031.

Traffic calming in Stroud town

would make it easier to walk and cycle,

especially where the roads are narrow

The A417 ‘Missing Link’ is a problem

because HGVs avoid it and use roads

in this area’

Snapshot of stakeholder views

Rail is really relevant in Stroud CPS and we need

an intermodal transport hub at Stroud station

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Area Summary

Area Summary

• TheStroudareaistopographicallydiversepredominantlysemi-ruralarea

• MuchoftheareafallswithintheCotswoldsAONB

• Approximately20%ofcounty’spopulationliveinthearea

• ManypeopleliveintheareaandworkinlocationsoutsidethecountyincludingBristol

• PossibletravelimpactsduringconstructionofNuclearPowerStationatOldbury.Thisislikelytobeginbeforetheendoftheplanperiod

Transport Links

• M5motorway–linkingBirminghamandBristolA419– linkingCirencesterwithM5

• 3railwaystations(CamandDursley)–linkingGloucestertoBristol,(StroudandStonehouse)

• linkingGloucestertoSwindon,ReadingandLondon

• GoodbusaccessbetweenStroud/StonehousetoCheltenham/Gloucester

• Nationalcycleroutes-41&45

Places

• Stroud

• Stonehouse

• Nailsworth

• Cam

• Dursley

• Berkeley

• Sharpness

• Wotton-under-Edge

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The Stroud Connecting Places Strategy (CPS) area is located in the south-west of the county. The areas communities are spread across a topographically diverse area much of which falls in the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

TheStroudCPScoversapproximately20%ofGloucestershire’spopulation.TheareaisboardedtothenorthbytheCentralSevernVale(CSV)CPS,totheeastbytheSouthCotswoldCPS,tothesouthbySouthGloucestershireUnitaryAuthorityandtothewestbytheRiverSevern.

TheCPSareaencompassesBerkeley,Cam,Dursley,Nailsworth,Sharpness,Stonehouse,StroudandWotton-under-Edge.

Stroudisakeyservicecentreforsurroundingcommunities,whereeducation,healthcareandretailoutletsareaccessed.Thetownisacentraltransporthubforrailandbustraveltosurroundingtownsandvillages.

TheM5providesgoodaccesstotheCSVtothenorthandBristoltothesouth.

Approximately50%oftraveltoworkjourneysstartandendinthestrategyarea,30%traveltootherpartsofthecountyand20%traveltoBristoloritssurroundingarea.

StroudDistrictLocalPlanwasadoptedonthe19thNovember2015.TheLocalPlanidentifiesaneedtoplanforatleast11,400newhomeswhichneedtobeprovidedacrosstheDistrictbetween2006and2031andbetween6,800and12,500newjobs.Whilstasignificantnumberofthesehomesarealreadybuiltorcommittedthroughplanningpermissions,thereremainsaneedtoidentifylandforabout3,600newhomes.

Developmentproposalsarebasedonconcentrateddevelopment,focussedonasmallnumberofstrategicgrowthareas,withinoradjacenttolargersettlements(wherethereisbestaccesstoservices,facilities,jobsandinfrastructure),ratherthandisperseddevelopmentwithinsmallsettlements

Therearefivestrategicgrowthlocations:atCam(450dwellings),throughtheStroudValleys(450dwellings),southofGloucester(750dwellings),atSharpness(300dwellings)andtothewestofStonehouse(1,350dwellings).

ByconcentratingdevelopmentwithinoradjacenttotheDistrict’slargersettlements,thestrategyshouldmakedeliveryofnewandimprovedtransportinfrastructureeasierandmoreviable(toservebothexistingandnewcommunities).Potentiallinkstorail,busandotherformsofpublictransportandthestrategicroadnetworkareallmaximisedbychoosingtolocatemajoremploymentgrowthatthelargersettlementareasofStroud,CamandStonehouse.

EconomicgrowthinGloucestershireisunderpinnedbyitsconnectivityforattractingbusinessandstaffintothecountyandbyshowingthatitisagreatplacetolive,workandvisit.

TheLocalPlanidentifiessignificantdevelopmentopportunitiesinthearea,withlargescaleemploymentandresidentialgrowthplannedalongtheA419corridor.Thiswillplaceadditionalpressureonthisstrategictravelcorridor.

Asacounty,Gloucestershireisbecomingastrong‘tripattractor’,particularlyintothemajoremploymentcentresinGloucesterandCheltenham.

ThecreationofaGrowthZone,aspromotedintheStrategicEconomicPlan(SEP),istoensuretheavailabilityofqualityemploymentlandinproximitytotheM5motorwayisattractivetobusinessesbyensuringexcellentconnectivitythroughoutGloucestershireandtherestoftheUK.

The Place

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ThiswillservelatentdemandinthemarketplaceandprovidethespacerequiredtoenableGrowthHubsupportedbusinessestogrow.

TheSEPplansfordeliveryofthisemploymentlandaroundJunctionsoftheM5aresupportedbyanumberoftransportrelatedproposalsacrossthecountywhichwillenablethegrowthtobeachievedthroughreleaseofthisemploymentland.

Businesses,theirsupplychains,workersandconsumerscollectivelydependuponagoodqualityhighwaynetworktomovegoods,deliverservicesandtraveltoworkandotherservicefacilities.Thetimetakentoundertakeajourneyaffectsproductivity,inthattimespenttravellingreducestimeavailabletoproducegoodsorprovideservices

Specific solutions along the M5 corridor relating to employment land adjacent to the following junctions include:

• Junction13–Anearlystageproposalfora100hectareGreenTechnologyParkandsportscentre,creating4,000jobs.ItshouldbenotedthatthisproposalisnotidentifiedinStroudDistrict’sLocalPlan.

9%ofjourneytoworktripsaremadebybusintheA419corridor,thisisthehighestconcentrationofworkrelatedbustravelinthecounty.Converselyawayfromthiscorridorpublictransportuseisverylimitedduetothesparselypopulatedruralcommunities.EveningbusserviceaccesstoCheltenhamandGloucesterisalsolimited.

TherearethreerailstationslocatedwithintheCPSareaontwoseparateraillines.StonehouseandStroudstationsprovideaccesstoGloucester,SwindonandLondonwithCam&DursleyprovidingaccesstoGloucesterandBristol.

ThereisarealdesiretoimproverailaccessthroughtheGreaterBristolMetroWestprojectwhich,duringphase2oftheproject,couldseemoreservicesextendedtoGloucesterviaCam&Dursley.

ThecanalsandtheirtowpathsareaspecialfeatureoftheStroudValleys.TherestorationoftheCotswoldCanalshasthepotentialtoprovideforleisureandcommutercycleroutesasdotheuseofdisusedrailwaylines.

Aswithrailthereisarealdesiretoincreasecycleuseamonglocalcommunitiesalongwiththepromotionofleisurecyclefortourists.

Public transport to

Cirencester is really poor

Improve the resilience of the

local transport network (e.g. A38) to take

traffic when M5 is closed or heavily

congested

Considering we are in the

middle of a transport network why is it so hard to get a bus or train to Oxford?”

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The Issues

• Proposedscaleofgrowthwillimpactthetransportnetwork

• TrafficcongestionontheA419corridor

• TheroleandfunctionofB4066roleandAlkingtonLane

• DelaysandcongestionattheA417MissingLinkincreasesuseofroadsthroughstrategyarea

• MotorwayjunctionsmayreachtheircapacityduringthelifetimeoftheLTP

• Thelackoflong-termparkingtosupportbusinessandleisureactivity

• Merrywalksisabarriertopedestrianandcyclemovements

• NarrowstreetpatternwithinStroudtowncentreresultsintransportconflicts

• NetworkresilienceduringadverseweathereventsorwhenM5isclosed

• InadequatebusandrailservicestoBristol,GloucesterandLondon.

• LimitedtransportlinkswithWotton-under-Edge

• Lackofbustimetableinformation

• Limitedactivetravelrouteslinkingcommunities

• Timingandreliabilityofbus/trainconnections

• AccessacrosstheRiverSevern

• SignificanceofOldburynewNuclearpowerstationandtheimportanceofcrossboundaryworking

• Eastwesttravelmovementsneedtobeconsidered

DistrictboundariesandtheCPSstrategyarea

Stonehouse

Sharpness

Wotton-under-Edge

Chalford

Brockworth

A38

A38

A48

A48

B4066

B4066

B4058

B4060

B4014

A46

A46

A417

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A419

A433

A4135

B4073

A4173

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Gloucestershire’s vision for transport is to deliver:

‘A resilient transport network that enables sustainable economic growth by providing door to door travel choices’

ToaddresstheissuesraisedduringourconversationwithlocalstakeholdersandsupportthedeliveryoftheoutcomesidentifiedintheLTPOverarchingStrategy,arangeofschemeprioritieshavebeenidentified.

TheschemeappraisalprocessusedtoinformtheseprioritiesisbasedonthesameprocesspromotedthroughtheEuropeanUnionprojectBoostingUrbanMobilityPlans(BUMP).

EveryschemeidentifiedhasbeenincludedonthebasisofneedandcompliancewithdeliveringtheLTPoutcomesanddoesnotreflectacommitmentbythecountycouncilforfunding.

Theywillprovidethebasisforfuturefundingbids,asopportunitiesarise,anddiscussionswiththirdpartieswherefundingmaybeprovidedsuchasbytransportoperators,providersanddevelopers.

TheprioritiesidentifiedforthisCPShavebeendividedbetweencapitalandrevenueschemesandseparatedintotwodeliveryphases.TheprioritiesidentifiedshouldnotbeconsideredadefinitivelistasitwillbesubjecttoperiodicreviewsasnewevidenceemergesthroughtheDistrictledLocalPlanningprocess.

• Short-termcapitalpriorities2015to2021

• Long-termcapitalpriorities2021to2031

• Revenuepriorities2015to2031

Thedeliveryphasesareindicativeonlyandschemesmaybedeliveredinadifferentphasetothatsuggestedhere.

The Priorities

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Highways

• ImprovementsforA419corridor,Stonehouse

• B4066corridorimprovements,Berkeley

• ImprovementstoA38BerkeleyBridges,Berkeley

• Capitalmaintenanceprogramme

• Highwaysafetyimprovementprogramme

• 20mphzones

Bus

• LocalParkandRidefacilitiess

Cycle

• AccessimprovementsforStroudtowncentre

• Cycleinfrastructureimprovements

Short-term capital priorities (2015 to 2021)

The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county council for funding.

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Highways

• HighwayimprovementcompletingtheDursleyReliefRoad

• HighwayimprovementMerrywalks(linkandroundabout),Stroud

• JunctionimprovementA38/B4066junctionincludinganewroundabout,Berkeley

• JunctionimprovementA4135/B4060Woodfieldroundabout,Dursley

• JunctionimprovementA4135/B4066DursleyRoadroundabout,Dursley

• JunctionimprovementA419/A46DudbridgeRoadroundabout,Stroud

• JunctionimprovementA419LondonRoad/DrNewton’sWay,Stroud

• JunctionimprovementA46/A4173junction,Pitchcombe

• JunctionimprovementA46/BathRoad(DudbridgeRoad),Stroud

• 20mphzones

• Capitalmaintenanceprogramme

• Highwaysafetyimprovementprogramme

Rail

• Anewrailwaystation(s)southofGloucesternorthofBristol

• CamandDursleyrailwaystationenhancements

• RailJunctionandCapacityimprovements(dynamicloops)toraillinestoenablemoretrainstooperateandmorestoppingservices,includingpossiblenewstations

• Stonehouserailwaystationenhancements

• Stroudrailwaystationenhancements

Bus

• BusstopandbusadvantageimprovementsforStroud-Gloucestercorridor

• LocalParkandRidefacilities

Cycle

• AccessimprovementsbetweenEastingtonandNailsworth

• AccessimprovementsforCamandDursleyGreenwaytoRailwayStation

• AccessimprovementsforCamandDursleyGreenwaytoUley

• AccessimprovementstoGloucester&SharpnessCanaltowpath,Gloucester

• Accessimprovementstonationalcycleroute45,Stroud

• AccessimprovementsforCainscrossroundabout,Stroud

• AccessimprovementMulti-UseTrack-B4008betweenLittleHaresfieldandStonehouse

• Cycleinfrastructureimprovements(countywide)

Long-term capital priorities (2021 to 2031)

The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county council for funding.

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Revenue projects priorities (2015 to 2031)

Highways

• WorkingwithHighwaysEnglandtoprogressA417MissingLinkScheme

• BerkeleyandSharpnessrouteaccessStudy

• Maintenanceprogramme

• Highwaysafetyprogramme

• FreightGatewaymanagementsystem

• Onstreetparkingmanagementschemes

• HighwaySafetypromotions

• CivilParkingandbuslaneenforcement

• Deploymentofnonenforceableaveragespeedcameras(subjecttooperationbyRoadSafetyPartnership)

• FeasibilityStudytoconsidertheroleofIntelligentTransportSystems

• FreightinformationfeasibilitystrategyincludingtheroleofVehicleMessagingSystemsandfuturelay-byinformationprovision

• ThedevelopmentofadvisoryguidanceonConstructionManagementPlans

• ThedevelopmentofadvisoryguidanceonLastMileDeliveryPolicyandrouteidentificationaspartoftheNeighbourhoodDevelopmentPlan/LocalPlansprocess

• ThedevelopmentofadvisoryguidanceofvoluntaryQuietDeliveryServiceschemeaspartoftheNeighbourhood/LocalPlansprocess.

Rail

• WorkingwiththeWestofEnglandpartnershiptodevelopabusinesscasefortheMetrowestrailextension(Phase2)

• RailwayStationTravelPlansandinvestmentstrategies

• ProvidinganimprovedservicelinkingGloucester,Cam&DursleywithBristol(Metrowest)

• ProviderailserviceenhancementsfromKembletoSwindonandLondon

Bus

• Ongoingbusstopimprovementprogramme

• ContinuedrolloutofmultioperatorbusSmartcardticket

• LocalParkandRidefeasibilitystudy

Thinktravel

• OngoingsupportforThinktravelbranding

• Bikeabilitytraininginschools

• Ongoinginstallationofelectriccarsandbikeschargingpoints

• PersonalisedTravelPlansfornewdevelopments

• PersonalisedTravelPlansforkeycorridors

• WorkplaceTravelPlans

The identification of priorities does not reflect a commitment by the county council for funding.

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By delivering the priorities outlined in this strategy they will assist delivering the LTP objectives by:

Support sustainable economic growth

• Highwayimprovementstoensurenetworkresilienceandjourneytimereliability

• ImprovedtraveloptionstoCheltenham,Gloucester,Bristol,SwindonandLondon

Enable community connectivity

• Anincreasedroleoftechnologytoinform,prepareandmakepeopleawareoftravelconditionssotheycanconsidertheirtraveloptionsandcongestionismanagedtoprovidegreatercertaintyoftravelling

• Morepeopleusingpublictransportbyaidingeaseofuseandawarenessthroughtheuseoftechnologyandhighwayimprovementstoreducedelays

Conserve the environment

• WithdeliverypartnersprovidingimprovedbroadbandconnectivitytoincreaseawarenessofThinktravelinitiatives,travelinformationandservicedelivery

Improve community health and well being

• Morepeoplecyclingandwalkingacrossallagegroupsforshorterdistancetripsandleisure

• Thedeliveryofpassengertransportinpartnershipwithlocalcommunitiestoenableaqualityofservicewhichmaintainscommunity’s’qualityoflife

The Outcomes

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For more information on local transport within Gloucestershire visit:

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