Langham Park Developments Proposed Residential Development ...

Proposed Development off Low Wood Road, Nottingham
As shown in the above table it is predicted that the proposed 139 unit residential
development will generate a total of 72 vehicular trips during the AM peak period and 77
vehicular trips during the PM peak period. It should be noted that the original development
proposal was for 139 No. residential units, however a revision to the layout has reduced the
proposed number of residential units to 125. Although the impact of 125 No. residential
units is likely to be considerably less than the original 139 No. proposal OIC are providing a
robust Transport Assessment that should be taken into account by NCC when reviewing
the operational assessment section of this report.
This is a total of 149 vehicular trips for both peak periods, that equates to only 1.2 vehicles
per minute when averaged out of the peak periods. The above predicted vehicular trips will
be distributed onto the local highway network in the percentage splits calculated from the
November 2011 fully classified turning counts.
The proposed residential development will be constructed on greenfield land that is
unoccupied and as a result does not currently generate any traffic. Due to the nature of the
proposed residential development pass-by, transfer or diverted vehicular trips cannot be
used to offset against the predicted residential development traffic generation.
7.3 Proposed Trip Distribution
The distribution of the predicted development traffic has been based on the existing
proportional percentage splits at the junctions to be assessed. The percentage splits have
been calculated from the existing traffic distribution at each junction, as agreed with NCC at
the scoping stage.
The percentage distribution splits calculated from the fully classified turning counts
undertaken in November 2011 at the junctions to be assessed are shown on Figures 3 and
4 of the Traffic Flow Diagrams, shown in Appendix C of this report. The percentage
calculation splits for distributing the development traffic onto Low Wood Road are based on
the Hempshill Lane/Low Wood Road AM and PM peak hour percentages from the
November 2011 fully classified turning counts, as shown in Appendix G of this report.
AM Peak – Arrivals
• Development traffic from Bulwell (Via A6002) = 13%
• Development traffic from Nottingham = 87%
AM Peak – Departures
• Development traffic heading Northbound (Bulwell) at the A6002 = 11%
• Development traffic heading Southbound (Notts/M1) at the A6002 = 89%
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