Traffic Assessment - Renfrewshire Council

Walking and Cycling
2.5 The existing Bishopton settlement has a network of footways that provide linkage between the
community facilities, shops and the residential development within the area. Formal pedestrian
crossing facilities are available on Greenock Road. A pelican crossing is located just to the west of
Kingston Road which provides linkage to the community centre, health centre and other local
facilities to the south of Greenock Road including the existing transport interchange which is
described in detail below. The traffic signals at the Greenock Road / Rossland Crescent junction
have a pedestrian phase providing a safe crossing point for residents of the surrounding residential
area.
2.6 A “Safe Routes to School” scheme is in operation in the area around Bishopton Primary School
with associated signing and part-time 20mph speed limit introduced to create a safe environment
for children walking to and from the school.
2.7 The proposed development site is physically accessible by a network of existing footpaths which
link to the existing Bishopton settlement. Footpaths will be extended on Newton Road, Rossland
Crescent and Station Road between the development and the existing settlement of Bishopton.
There is no footway provision between the existing settlement of Bishopton and other settlements
in the Renfrewshire area due to the distances involved.
2.8 The nearest cycle link to the site is the ‘Clyde Panoramas’ route. This is a predominantly rural
recreational cycle route that provides a link from Erskine in the east, through Bishopton along Old
Greenock Road (this section is on-street) and onto Langbank and Kilmacolm in the west.
2.9 In addition to Clyde Panoramas route, there is the Paisley and Clyde Railway Path (National Cycle
Network Route 75) which routes through Linwood, passes to the south of Houston and Kilmacolm
and then on through Port Glasgow to finish at Gourock. National Cycle Network Route 7 connects
with this path at Linwood and provides a route to Glasgow and to Irvine. The site is approximately
7km from NCN 75. The nearest formal cycle facilities between Houston (7 km away) and NCN75 is
via a connection to the south of Houston.
2.10 The linking of the cycle and pedestrian network to the existing Bishopton settlement is paramount
to ensuring that genuine integration is achieved between the new development and the existing
settlement. The network of cycle and footways will provide an alternative to the private car for
shorter distance trips as well as providing opportunities for leisure trips and will ensure that local
facilities will be accessible to all residents of the new and existing settlements. The existing and
future cycle routes within and around Bishopton are indicated by Figure C3 in Appendix C.
2.11 In order to link the Dargavel Village with the existing population, it is proposed to utilise the three
existing links which cross the railway line in order to provide safe and convenient routes. These are
the existing links along Newton Road, Rossland Crescent and Station Road. These existing routes
leading from the existing settlement to the site will be enhanced through the provision of adequate
lighting to improve the security of pedestrians and cyclists. This provides the permeability between
existing and proposed facilities in the area, such as healthcare, retail and other community
facilities.
Job No Report No Issue no Report Name Page
SCT3526 1 1 Dargavel Village
Proposed Village Core Development
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