Traffic Assessment - Renfrewshire Council

1.9 JMP has been commissioned by BAE Systems to prepare the Transport Assessment in support of
the PPP application for the village centre proposals. While the village centre will be developed in
line with the sustainable transport principles adopted by the 2008 Transport Assessment (and other
supporting studies), as all other development content and transport interventions will remain the
same, only the traffic implications and the impact of the increase retail floor area will be assessed
in terms of the local road network.
Village Centre Access Strategy
1.10 While the primary access to the village centre from for the existing residents of Bishopton Village
will be via Station Road and this report will demonstrate that with local improvements, it can
accommodate the traffic associated with the village centre and the enhanced foodstore, the
proposed land uses are intended to be for the benefit of the existing residents of Bishopton Village.
The Design Team are keen to maximise the integration of the village centre with the existing village
and are exploring the option of providing an access by car via Rossland Crescent to complement
the proposed walk and cycle links without, however, the opportunity to link to the remainder of
Dargavel.
1.11 Notwithstanding the previous Masterplan and any associated conditions, the sensitivity of the local
road network and the potential benefits to the existing residents of Bishopton Village has been
considered by examining travel times to the proposed village centre. This report also provides
some recommendations for the layout and form of the link from Rossland Crescent and these
would be developed at later stage, subject to further consultation with Renfrewshire Council.
Report Structure
1.12 Following on from this introductory chapter, the structure of the report is as follows:
• Chapter 2 – Existing and Committed Transport Infrastructure
• Chapter 3 – Dargavel Village Centre Development Travel Characteristics
• Chapter 4 – Traffic Impact Analysis
• Chapter 5 – Sustainable Transport Infrastructure to Support the Village Centre
• Chapter 6 – Car Parking Strategy
• Chapter 7 – Conclusions
1.13 The Transport Assessment should be read in conjunction with the supporting JMP Appendices
Report.
1.14 This Transport Assessment has been undertaken in consultation with Renfrewshire Council’s
Roads Department. JMP would like to take this opportunity to thank the Roads Department for their
assistance in the preparation of this report.
Job No Report No Issue no Report Name Page
SCT3526 1 1 Dargavel Village
Proposed Village Core Development
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