The Swale Cycling Plan Swale Cycle Forum Draft Version 2.0, February 2013

Contents 1. Introduction

2. Why Promote Cycling in Swale?

3. Setting Local Priorities

4. Improving the Cycle Network

5. Maintaining the Cycle network

6. Safer Cycling

7. Promoting Cycling in Swale

8. Monitoring the Cycling Plan

9. Proposed Development of the Cycle Network a. Short Term

b. Medium Term

c. Long Term Appendix 1: National and local policy overview Appendix 2: Local Road Safety Statistics

1. Introduction The Swale Cycle Forum was established in 2011 to bring together local cyclists, representatives from Sustrans, Spokes, the national cycling charity CTC and other interested community groups. The Forum aims to work with the local community, Swale Borough Council (SBC) and Kent County Council (KCC) to enable more people to cycle safely, more often. This document, The Swale Cycling Plan, has been created to assist KCC, Kent Highways & Transportation (KH&T) and SBC to develop an effective cycling strategy as part of Swale’s Transport Strategic Plan. This document outlines how cycling should be promoted and developed in Swale over the next 5 years.

2. Why Promote Cycling in Swale? The case for encouraging cycling is well established. Increased cycling reduces carbon emissions and congestion as well as promotes health and well-being. The specific impetus in Swale comes from the 30% obesity rate in adults and the two cycling deaths this summer (2012) in Swale. There has been a recent momentum in cycling that has started in large urban areas and culminated in the recent sweep of British medals in cycling at the Olympics. However, as we have seen even the top cyclists are not immune to poor cycling provisions, and inconsiderate use by other road users. Swale should not fall behind in this movement towards this healthy and truly sustainable form of transport.

3. Setting Local Priorities The following six headings outline the key local priorities that will form the underpinning principles for the improvement and development of Swale’s cycle network.

3.1: Integrated Transport Network The population of Swale has increased steadily year on year, a trend that is expected to continue. In order to encourage cycling and to cope with the increased demands placed on the highway network caused by population growth it is essential to have a safe, well planned and joined up cycle network. Importantly, cycle infrastructure needs to be high quality and provide a viable alternative to car travel. In Swale, over 36,000 residents work as well as live in the District. Swale also has more residents commuting to London than other districts in East Kent (4,724) (Swale Borough Council, 2009). Therefore, the cycle network needs to provide safe, convenient access to key services such as public transport interchanges, schools, employment and other key services. There also needs to be safe, secure and convenient facilities at the end of a cycle journey making cycle parking an essential component of any high quality cycle network.

3.2: Schools There are 58 schools in Swale equating to approximately 21,000 pupils. It has been reported that up

to 50% of children would like to cycle to school1 however only approximately 2% actually do 2. 1 Sustrans 2010 Bike It Review 2 Steer Davies Gleeve, 2012.

Enabling more children to cycle to school would also help reduce the peak time congestion caused by car journeys to and from school. However, parents need to feel confident that the cycle network is safe for their children to cycle to and from school and that there is secure storage when they arrive. In addition, all children need access to Level 1, 2 and 3 National Standard Cycle training (Bikeability) to ensure they have the necessary skills to cycle safely - a vital life skill that will enable them to enjoy cycling throughout their lives. As well as high quality cycle infrastructure, there are additional road safety measures that will enable more children to feel confident to cycle more. Such measures include appropriate speed limits and cycling friendly traffic calming particularly around schools.

3.3: Working with local Employers and Distribution Centres Swale has a number of large distribution centres that are important employers. Heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) pose a significant road safety risk to cyclists. Therefore, Swale’s highway network needs to effectively address the needs of both HGV traffic and cyclists. Future development should aim to provide separate cycling facilities to avoid conflict between cyclists and HGV traffic. There are also additional safety features that should be considered where evidence suggests that they will enhance the safety of vulnerable road users e.g. Trixi Mirrors, advanced stop lines and phased traffic lights to give cyclists priority at junctions and are particularly helpful where cyclists share routes with HGVs. It is vital to work with employers and developers on initiatives to enable more employees to cycle safely to and from work e.g. access to cycle training, secure cycle storage, lockers/showers and access to a bike 2 work scheme.

3.4: Health and Inequality Overall, Swale’s health outcomes are generally worse than elsewhere in the South East of England. Average life expectancy from birth is 79.3 years in Swale which compares to 80.9 years for Kent and Medway. The proportion of adults in Swale who are obese (30.2%) is the highest of any district in Kent and significantly worse than the UK average. In addition, Swale has a high prevalence of diabetes (6.6%) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (1.7%) (NHS Kent & Medway, 2012). Poor health is both a consequence of deprivation and a cause of it. Swale is the third most deprived district within Kent and is ranked 99 out of the 326 districts in England (NHS Kent & Medway, 2012). However, there are significant differences in the profile of inequality across the borough. Sheerness, Bluetown and Murston are within the top 10% of deprived areas in the country (Swale Borough Council, 2009) whereas some of the rural areas on the mainland are relatively affluent. A growing body of evidence has reported an association between regular cycling and improved health and wellbeing for all ages. It can provide vital additional physical activity for children and adults when used as a form of transport to work and school. Importantly, it is a low cost form of transport that enables increased independence and access to employment and key services. It has been recommended that: “Doctors help by intervening with individual patients, their families and contacts, using clinical tools including social prescribing and brief interventions. They can work within communities, for

example, by commissioning measures including health promotion and ill health prevention that will affect changes to the social determinants and are effective in the whole community including those who are traditionally hard to reach.” (NHS Kent & Medway, 2012) This could be achieved by GP referral for cycle training and led bikes rides, involvement in transport planning decisions and support for bicycle recycling schemes for deprived communities.

3.5: Leisure and Tourism It is estimated that there were 416,000 overnight and 4.4 million day tourism trips to Swale in 2009. It is also estimated that a total of £187,966,000 was spent by overnight and day visitors of which approximately £186,000,000 directly benefitted local businesses. It is reported that in 2009 tourism supported 3200 jobs (7.4% of all employee jobs) in Swale (Tourism South East Research Unit, 2009). Swale has a number of beautiful cycle routes and quiet country lanes that make it an ideal destination for day and overnight visitors. It is therefore suggested that future development of the cycle network includes links to and promotion of leisure cycle routes in Swale and to neighbouring Districts. 3.6: Planning and Development New development often brings with it opportunities to improve cycling infrastructure. These opportunities should be used to create a connected cycle network and improve on the existing, typically piecemeal infrastructure. The cycle network should provide both strategic, longer distance connections as well as local ones. Planning decisions should be made with these objectives in mind.

4. Improving the Cycle Network Perceptions of safety are an important barrier preventing people from cycling. For the past 60 years, road planning has focussed almost entirely on drivers to the detriment of other road users. Designated cycle routes are often poorly planned and executed and badly maintained. The cycling infrastructure that has been created has mainly been funded by charities, particularly Sustrans, or through developers’ planning obligations. In light of the benefits that cycling provides as outlined above (reduced use of cars, congestion and pollution relief, health and wellbeing etc) Swale Cycle Forum believes a larger percentage of the roads budget should be allocated to the development of a well-planned, comprehensive and safe cycle network. The following maps show the analysis we have undertaken in Sittingbourne, Faversham and the Isle of Sheppey. They show the existing cycle provisions and where we believe the cycle route network will benefit from some improvements. Our proposals are for new routes that will connect up housing areas with the main services, and interconnect the existing cycle paths.

In Swale, National Cycle Route 1 meanders its way along the north coast of the mainland of the

Borough and the recently created National Cycle Route 174 looping around Sheerness. The nature of

these cycle routes change throughout the borough as they cross gravel tracks, mud paths, country

lanes, busy roads, housing estates and industrial estates.

The quality of cycle routes in Swale also varies. In Sittingbourne there are high quality sections

(e.g.; the new path along the Swale Way which is wide and smooth), but also poor piecemeal

connections across the town, particularly from some of the new housing estates to services

and schools. Too often a housing development has provided a cycle path as an ill-thought out

add on. In the new housing estate at the Meads, for instance, cyclists and pedestrians are

expected to share pavements, a situation which is potentially dangerous to pedestrians and

inconvenient for cyclists. Shared use paths should where possible be segregated, with suitable

connecting routes and follow the latest Department for Transport and Sustrans guidelines.

In Faversham, there are two tarmac cycle paths. The section of Route 1 between Abbey Place

and Gordon Square which has limited access due to the barriers placed at each end, and the

other, along Bysing Wood Road is an indirect route and inconvenient for cyclists as it cuts into

side streets.

The Meads, Sittingbourne and Bysing Wood Road, Faversham

Investment in cycling has been greatest on the Isle of Sheppey, as set out in the Thames

Estuary Path Survey 2008 which has formed the basis for cycling provision on this island. They

include the new cycle paths around Sheerness and a leisure route on the Isle of Harty.

The only other cycling facilities around the borough are intermittent strips on the edge of

roads.

As this brief analysis illustrates, the standard and coverage of the cycle network in Swale

varies dramatically, making it difficult and sometimes dangerous to cycle in Swale. In order to

improve the levels of cycling in the borough cycling needs to be made easier and safer for all

cyclists.

The underlying principle in planning a convenient cycle network is to ensure that it presents a

realistic alternative to car travel to enable local residents and visitors to access key services

and transport interchanges e.g. work, shops, schools, health care, railway and bus stations. In

addition, cycling is a popular leisure activity that enables people to access the wonderful

surrounding countryside in a sustainable way that also has massive health benefits.

To ensure the highest possible standards Cycle Infrastructure Design (Department for

Transport, Local Transport Note 02/08) should be the standard guidance underpinning the

construction of new cycle infrastructure. This advocates the 5 principles of convenience,

accessibility, safety, comfort and attractiveness. Additional guidance on the principles of

street design can be found in Sustrans’ Technical Guidelines (sustrans.org.uk) and in the

Manual for Streets (Department for Transport and Department of Communities and Local

Government, 2007) which looks at cycle provision in residential streets and Manual for Streets

2 (Department for Transport, 2010) which extends this guidance to other urban and rural

situations.

Utilising the principles outlined here and in the above mentioned design manuals a number of

missing links and new cycle routes have been identified and are outlined in section 8.

4.2. Funding Improvements in the Cycle Network

Cycling strategies are vital to the process of securing funding for the future development of the cycle network. Importantly, cycling strategies need to prioritise and specify how the cycle network will be developed and include sufficient detail to enable funding bids to be submitted.

There are a number of potential sources of funding:

Local transport capital funding allocations for the Integrated Transport grant: The Integrated Transport Block grant is capital funding from central government given to local transport authorities for small transport improvement schemes costing less than £5 million. Schemes include – small road projects, road safety schemes, bus priority schemes, walking and cycling schemes and transport information schemes. Due to the recent challenging economic conditions the local Highway Authority IT funding has been reduced. However, funding is available for small scale infrastructure schemes that will make demonstrable improvements to the highway network.

Developer Contributions under section 106: Developers can be asked to make a contribution to fund specified highway improvements to mitigate the traffic related effects of the development.

Community Infrastructure Levy: Developers are required to make a contribution to enable specified improvements to the highway network. Swale’s Transport Strategy, including the Cycling Strategy, will be used to negotiate CIL funding.

Additional sources of funding: Additional funding opportunities do become available from central government and other sources. Importantly, such funding bids often have a relatively short bidding time-frame and the funding is time limited. It is therefore vital to have a number of planned and pre-prepared cycle schemes available to maximise potential funding opportunities.

4.3. Cycle parking

Safe, secure cycle parking is an essential requirement to enable more people to cycle more

often.

Cycle parking standards for new development are outlined in KCC’s Kent Vehicle Parking

Standards SPG 4 (2006). Cycle parking in existing development is a factor that should be

promoted wherever possible.

A key component of any public space cycle parking is how cycle parking can complement and

enhance the local environment whilst also being functional. Wherever possible new cycle

parking should enhance public spaces, be sourced from local suppliers and designed by local

artists making use of distinct yet functional designs e.g. Cyclehoop.com

To ensure the best standard of cycle parking, the use of recent best practice guidance is to be

advocated e.g. Cambridge Cycle Parking Guide and Sustrans:

http://www.camcycle.org.uk/resources/cycleparking/guide/cycleparkingguide.pdf

http://www.sustrans.org.uk/resources/design-and-construction/features-and-furniture/cycle-

parking

http://www.sustrans.org.uk/assets/files/Safe%20Routes/resources/toolkit/srs_cycle_parking_

manufacturers.pdf

A number of sites have been identified as outlined in section 8. In addition, KCC, KH&T and

SBC should continue to ensure that cycle parking is included in all new developments.

1.4. School parking

The current allocated cycle parking is focused at the main railway stations, libraries, schools

and leisure services. The station cycle parking is readily maintained by the network company

and is well used by commuters. There are currently 56 well protected parking spaces at

Sittingbourne station, 40 at Sheerness and 20 at the rear car park of Faversham station.

Some schools have adequate cycle parking provisions e.g.; Queen Elizabeth in Faversham has

40 spaces within its grounds. However, many other schools would benefit from improved

parking. Such improvements should be undertaken in parallel to improved connectivity to

these specific schools.

5. Maintenance

A high standard of maintenance is vital if a cycle route is to remain both safe and attractive to users. In constructing and maintaining cycle routes, KCC will follow guidance outlined in Application Guide AG26 (Version 2)21. A programmed cycle route maintenance schedule will be produced for off road routes subject to funding.

KCC also works in partnership with Sustrans, the UK’s leading sustainable transport charity, on a number of initiatives including the Rangers Project. Volunteer Rangers help maintain the cycle network in a number of ways including placing temporary signs, reporting faults, undertaking small scale vegetation clearance and organising work days for more ambitious maintenance projects.

Road surfaces will be surveyed by highway inspectors in a way which takes into account the needs of cyclists, for example, by giving appropriate attention to the 2 metre strip alongside the kerb where most cyclists ride. New cycle infrastructure and facilities will only be introduced if it is possible to maintain them once introduced. Where new infrastructure and facilities are introduced they will be designed so as to minimise future maintenance liabilities. For example, a balanced approach to signing will be adopted so as to avoid street clutter.

6. Safer Cycling

6.1. Cycle Training

National Standard Cycle Training (Bikeability) is now provided across Kent by both Kent County

Council and via School Games Host Schools. The objective of this action plan is to ensure that

all year 6 children have the opportunity to participate in Level 1 and 2 Bikeability Training. In

addition, all secondary aged children up to year 9 will have access to level 3 Bikeability

Training.

Many adults may also benefit from cycle training either because they have lost confidence or

may never have had cycle training. Therefore, adult confidence and Bikeability training should

be made available to adults in Swale.

6.2. Mitigating accident hot spots

Swale’s cycle network will be developed and improved to address safety issues based on an

analysis of DfT Stats 19 Reported Road Casualties and other reported safety concerns.

Swale has a number of large distribution centres that require the movement of significant

number of heavy goods vehicles on the local highway network. HGVs pose a serious threat to

cyclists and other vulnerable road users. Therefore, there is a need for safe alternative routes

to minimise the need for HGVs and cyclists to share the road.

The use of additional highway safety features should be considered where there is evidence

that they will increase the safety of vulnerable road users. Such measure may include Trixi

mirrors, advanced stop lines and cyclists priority at junctions.

6.3. 20 mph Speed Limit in urban areas

It has been shown that the likelihood of surviving a collision with a motor vehicle is far greater

when the vehicle is travelling at 20 mph. Therefore, this Cycling Plan advocates a move

towards 20 mph speed limits for all urban areas to improve the safety of all vulnerable road

users.

7. Promoting Cycling in Swale

Swale Cycle Forum is working with Swale BC, KCC, Sustrans and other organisations and

community groups to help develop an awareness of the needs of local cycle users.

7.1. Access to information

A cycle map for Swale will be published in 2013 to provide residents and visitors with

information about the local cycle network.

Up to date information about cycling in Swale is and will be available on the following web

pages:

http://www.kent.gov.uk/cycling

http://www.spokeseastkent.org.uk/district/swale

http://swale.ctc.org.uk

7.2. Working with the local Community

Active Travel Project: In 2012 KCC funded a successful “community bike workshop” in

partnership with SBC and the Healthy Living Centre in Sheerness. The workshop was run over

a weekend in August and 41 bikes were either fixed or recycled for the local community. Due

to the demographic profile of Swale and known issues associated with multiple deprivation

the Cycle Forum would like to see KCC, SBC and local Health organisations work in partnership

to fund an active travel project that should include bicycle recycling scheme. The aim of the

project being to provide local families with access to loan bikes to enable greater access to key

services as well as promoting independence and active travel. More information about Active

Travel Projects can be found at: http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/active-

travel/active-travel-projects

Bike It: Swale Cycle Forum would like to see KCC, SBC and local Health organisations work in

partnership to fund a Sustrans Bike It Officer post to work with the Schools, the Local

Authority and the local community to enable more children to cycle safely to school:

http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/bike-it

Sustrans Rangers: There are opportunities for local residents to get involved with looking

after their local cycle network by becoming a Sustrans Ranger:

http://www.sustrans.org.uk/support-sustrans/get-involved/volunteering-with-

sustrans/volunteer-rangers

7.3. Local events

KCC, SBC and other partners will work with British Cycling to provide SkyRide Local in Swale in

2013.

The Swale Cycle Forum will attempt to work in partnership with local clubs and organisations.

7.4. Cycling Clubs & Organisations

There are a number of active cycling clubs in Swale that offer numerous opportunities for

people to enjoy cycling and access friendly advice:

Medway Velo http://www.medwayvelo.org.uk

Swale CTC: http://swale.ctc.org.uk

Wigmore CC http://www.wigmorecyclingclub.org.uk Wigmore CC has a popular and growing

Go-Ride junior cycling club that is working to develop the future generation of cyclists and

cycling champions: http://www.wigmoreccgo-ride.blogspot.co.uk

8. Monitoring the Cycling Plan

The effectiveness of this Cycling Plan in enabling more people to choose to cycle more often will be measured as follows:

8.1: At least two automated cycle counters will be installed on the cycle network. Automated cycle counters monitor the number of cycle movements over the counter 24 hours a day.

8.2: Sustrans Rangers will perform quarterly cycle counts at Faversham, Sheerness and Sittingbourne railway stations.

8.3: The number of cycle parking spaces will be monitored on an annual basis

8.4: The length and condition of signed cycle network will be reported on an annual basis

9. Proposed Development of the Cycle Network

9.1 Cycle Parking Installation and Improvement Locations: Faversham:

Faversham car parks and shopping areas Faversham Library Faversham Post Office Faversham Heritage creek trail

Sheppey: Queenborough and Sheerness stations Adjacent to Tesco at Sheerness and Seafront

Morrisons at Neats Court Minster road Leysdown

Sittingbourne: Sittingbourne redevelopment shopping zone

Sittingbourne Post Office Swallows Leisure Centre Milton Country Park features and signage

9.2. New or improved cycled routes - short term: Faversham:

Bysing Wood Road cycle path – possible raised tables instead of side road kinks Access to new estate at Davington Park Flood Lane access to Morrisons Arthur Salmon Close to Ospringe Road School road to Athelstan Road Cycle paths though the Recreation Ground Improved cycling junction by Bysing Wood School

Sheppey: Eastchurch to Leysdown (currently at planning stage) Queenborough to Sheerness Sittingbourne : Howard Avenue to Laburnum Place (Inc link to Linear Park) The Meads to Grove Park and London Road Connection of Great Easthall with Murston estate Laburnum Place to Park Street, and south Sittingbourne

Links between Gaze hill Road, Rectory Road, Wadham Place and School road Stanhope Avenue to Highsted Road Connections from the Avenue of Remembrance using the park spaces

9.3. New or improved routes - medium term:

Faversham: Improved crossing over A2 at the Mall and into Abbey School

Route to Canterbury via Dargate, and through Blean woods Route to Canterbury via Selling station, and using the Great Stour Way Utilise Faversham Creek Neighbourhood Plan and redevelopment to create Heritage cycle route

Possibly re-align National Cycle Route 1 to use Oare road Sheppey:

Minster -> Warden Sheerness -> Minster (enabling commuting to station)

Sittingbourne : Re-align route 1 to use Swale Way over Milton Creek, remove route down Mill Way

Shared use route thorough Milton Country Park, expand further connections into it.

9.4 New or improved routes - long term:

Faversham: Route through Preston Park to avoid the A2 Redevelop the railway footbridge from Recreation ground to Bramley Ave, also access to Love Lane estate Direct route to Canterbury and potentially Dover, alongside the A2 via Boughton

Sheppey: All route in Sheppey linked up, enabling a complete circumnavigation of the island Off-road route though Elmley from the Harty route to the old Sheppey bridge over the Swale Route from old Sheppey bridge using old sea wall to Queenborough

Sittingbourne: Shortlands Road contra-flow route Extend Linear park over Mill Way, utilising the Sittingbourne and Kemsley Railway bridge New shared use bridge over creek between town centre and new Tesco development Expand the Meads route northwards

Recommendation 1 : Bysing Wood Road

Recommendation: Improvements to route to make it more

user friendly by creating a linear cycle track with raised tables

at junctions.

Brief Description: This is an existing cycle track that is a key

part of NCN1. The present track needs to be improved to make

it more user friendly and with more efficient use of the space

that is available. At present the cycle track deviates to a

crossing at each junction and needs to be redesigned to create

a linear route.

Benefits: The present route is difficult for

cyclists to use causing many to choose to ride in

the road with the risk of conflict with other

traffic. The benefits of improving the cycle track

will be to create a user friendly linear route that

links a residential area with the town centre, a

new supermarket and also the countryside.

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Recommendation 2 : Howard Avenue to Laburnum Place

Brief Description: There is an existing cycle link between

Howard avenue and Staplehurst Road. This scheme would

create a signed route via Staplehurst Ave, Eastwood Rd,

Springfield Rd, Chalkwell Rd, Watson Hill, Jubilee St, and the

underpass linking with Laburnum place and also the new

Morrissons supermarket.

Benefits: This route would form part of link to

help residents from Sonara Fields Development

and surrounding residential areas access

Sittingbourne Railway Station, the Town Centre

and other commercial services.

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HAWTHORN ROAD

55

53

49

37 17

48

10

11

St ableThe

The O ldShoppe

1a

16

22

3

1

2

9

13

1

14

23

TCB

LB

WINDMILL

ROAD

2826

64

24

23

WIND

MILL

ROA

D

SL

5

38

30

35

CRESCENT

5 7

44to56

8175

79

83

78

K IN G

1 to 12

PRE

NTI

S QUAY

STR EET

Un d

Bishop Co

ur t

1425

KINGS MI

LL CLOSE

Filling St at ion

Pipe Line

Lig ht Railway

Viaduct

Works

Si ttingbou rne and Ke msley

MILL WA

Y

El Sub St a

Si t t i ngbourne R etail Park

Rest aurant

FW

Depot

1

10

to

14

6

12

1 to

8

Rigden's Court

Gil e

s-Yo

ung Co

urt

CR

15

12

187 16

5

2927

26

30

1820

2422

ST PAUL'S STREET

5.5m

El Sub

9

7

8

6

Sta Johncoc

k' sAlley

Works

MILLEN ROAD

17

112

LB

7.5m

CHURCH STREET

Depot

4

4

Per iwinkle Court

CR

41

20 18

1

18a

Club

PostWar d Bdy

24

37

27

26

11

17

4

14

8.8m

CLOSE

4

71

44

43

PERI W

INKLE

2

1 to 20

Waterm

ill M

ews

The Stumble

72

42

75

44

(PH)

Pear

Alley

Tree

CR

Works

MIL

L ST

REE

T

25 to 29

Rest aurant

THE

WALL

MILL W

AY

9.6m

4

2

THE WALL

M ill

50

38

Tank

13.1m

66

78

72

PH

62

77

59

49

PH

El Sub St a

CHARLOTTE STREET

64

1 t o 8

56

56a

62

66

58

Hinde House

Libr ary

84

76

68

82

86

80

13.2m

PC

44

3 7

52a4 7

5052

35

40

24

1

HIGH STREET

2

71 a

65

73

73a

69

71

1

The Cott age

3

61

5 9

2

1a

1c

1b

BungalowCr own

63

2413

12

22

2

3

1121

4

23

10

Works

87a

77

87

85

PO

2

5

3

1

4

COR TLANDMEWS

23

16

30

25

CROWN

ROAD

El Sub St a

5

7a

19a

7

19

38

30

9

3119

208

32

Tanner y Court

13

2

OSE

CORTLAND

CL

Walnu t Cour t

Blair

23

29

2

31

Br ambli ng Rise

1

Surgery

Park

4

4539

14

8

2

18

LAMM

AS D

RIVE

10

1

50

Lark

fi eld Ave

nue

6

1

48

65

2

55

Post

60Po

st

CROW

N R

OAD

BEECHW

OOD AVENUE

15

39

27

32

84

51

64

1

8.5m

Post

ST PAUL'S STREET

Inn

40

26

44

40

32

24

19

39

25

LARKFIELD AVENUE

36

59

36

52

53

31

Fact ory

Tanks

1

24

3

14

Posts

31

AlexanderCourt

10.1m

10

6

1

2

7

11

23

STAPLE

HUR STROAD

STAPL E C LOSE

CR

CR

52

48

62

47

CHA

LKWELL R

OAD

57

COURT

1

17

41

12Sub

RO M

NEY

El

Sta

WAY

8

12

11

20

14

30

CHAP

PELL

16

26

22

92

90

86

81

91

LB

11.9m

84

80

El Sub St a

Tank

67

1

2

73

11.9m

10

72

11.6m69

45 47

8

15

19

9

39

30

7

36

5

11

33

DEAN

ROAD

52

2

13

12

11

ROAD

33

HYTHE

28

45

2220

18

110

101

90

122

13

124

100

87

113

14

128

2

27

39

WATSONS H

I LL

50

29

26

38

12.8m

63

71

133

147

128

1 53

132

127

FB

SLJU BILE

E STREET

Depot

Af wan

Deja Vu

Joy

Autumn

El S ub St a

Subw

ayBr eco

n

12.8m

Lian- may

WAT

SON'S H IL

L

12.8m

124

1

12.5m

107

108

101

104

99

112

M ede M ill House

109

Con Am

ore

CHA

LKWELL ROAD

119

122a

122

Ferndale

Synda le

179

1

8

1

8

13.7m

LB

165

CHALKW

EL L ROAD

193

9

1a

1

2

Easte

r n Junct

ion

SL

12

MP 44

.25W

ELL W

INCH R

O AD

SubSta

1

22a

12

4

El

15

5

29

18

36

46

30

32

41

REGENCY CO

URT

21

1

2a

2

18

15

22

VICTORIA ROA

D

48

49

28

22

21

CF

36

3839

43

44

WATERL

OO

RO A

D

20

14

ED &

War d

Bdy

Und

33

LB

SL

26

35

CW

27

39

VICTORIA ROAD

40

25

24

73

63

60

69

68

59

71

72

Pi ncus

1 to 6

House

Roentg

en

1 to 9

CHALKWELL

House

54

53

Posts

111

CAVELL WA Y

30

SL

78

77

95

64

CAVELL WAY

144

Shelt er

Hot el

17.4m

4

1

51

75

49

72

59

Par agon Court

11 to 15

CR

War d Bdy

62

32

57

14.9m

40

52

1 to

10

8

11

7

10

17

8

2

New House

9

15

1

TCB

6

48

1

18

30

ROAD

2

20

8W

ALMER

EAS

TWO

OD

GARD

ENS

20

ElSub

27

32

Sta

64

HOWARD AVENUE

2

3

Cycle Track

18.6m

67

68

81

46

30

16

45

9

11

19

20

30

10

ROAD

SPR

INGFIEL

D

23

34

37

52

54

LB

47

37

44

50

52a

Allot m ent G ardens

STAPLEHURST

ROA

D

95

90

104

78

95a

13

MP 44.25

7

95

to8

1

40

21.6m

51

107

118

97

20.1m

FB

99

AGAT

E COURT

to 19

2

810

CR

to109

101

25

107

16

21

113

14

35

Ward Bd y

SL

M iddle Junct ion

CR

ED &

35

El Sub Sta

43

6242

52

53

EMERALD

64

74

22

47

Pum ping St at ion

SL

Fact ory

Tank

M P 44

24.7m

El Sub St a

Depot

FB

Sunder land House

12

Deham

House

13

1 to 12

Playgr ound

11

21

2429

CR

76

74

86

9190

87

80

20

4

5

8

7

1

17

Works

25.0m

Tanks

34

92

14

19

15

10

30

20

26

10

Works

5

33

44

LodgeSt aplehurst

ASH

INGTO

N CLO

SE

82

88

101

103

WALN

UT TREE DRIVE

86

4

24.1m

M P 44

20to

14

40

28

29

21

Recommendation 3 : Lomas Road to the Swale Way bridge over Milton Creek

Brief Description: The newly constructed Swale Way provides

a wide shared use path as new northern orbital around

Sittingbourne. Unfortunately, the path stops on the eastern

side of the bridge over Milton Creek. It re-appears alongside

the western edge of the Swale Way around the Great Easthall

estate. It needs to be made continuous and to be extended

down south easterly to join onto Lomas Road, by following an

existing footpath.

Benefits: This route would connect the new

shared use path along the Swale Way

eastwards onto the Lomas road, enabling a

through way around Sittingbourne. We

envisage this being a re-routed Route 1

national route in the future

Status: Half constructed. Existing footpath

(ZR189) to Lomas Road to be utilised.

LOMAS

ROA D

T rack

Light

11.2m

Signal

MP 46. 25

Baker s Place

Def

Dra in SD

Drain

Dra in

Drain

Pond

Br oom Banks

Pond

D rain

C aravan Site

East Hall Wood

SWALEWAY

Eurol i nk East

BINGHAM ROAD

MANTLE

CLO SE

STYL

ESCLOSE

STYL

ES CL

OSE

Foot ball Pit ch

Foot ball Pit ch

SWALE WAY

Foot ball Pit ch

Cent r al Park

CASTLE ROAD

CASTLE ROAD

In dustri

al Esta

te

STADIU MWA Y

C HURC

H ROAD

Indu

stri al E

state

West TongeFarm

Tk H

D ef

EASTHALLWAY

GR EA T

SWALEWAY

WAYMULBER

RY

BARNFIELD

SCOURT

C LOSE

ROS

EBER

Y

LOMAS R OAD

G OR DO

N CLO

SE

ABELYN AVENUE

HILDESLEY CLOSE

STANDEN GROVE

GREAT

F REE MA

N DRIVE

PEEL DRIVE

Dr ain

EAST HALL LANE

TONG

E ROAD

ALL SA INTS ROAD

OAK ROAD

BROOM

ROAD

SALISBURY CLO SE

COOMBE D

RIVE

MEERES COUR T LANE

SWALE WAY

OAKROAD

Recr eat ion G r ound

H UGH P

RICE CLOSE

GOR

SE RO

A D

AVENU

EPOR TLAND

E AGLE

S CL OS

E

POR

TLAND AVENUE

M ur stonJunior School

SMEED CLOSE

WYKEH A

M RO AD

TONGE ROAD

WH EAT

CROFT CLOS

E

B ANK

S UNN

Y

C HURCH

ROA

D

M U RSTON

HOMEVIEW

R OA D

T ONGE

CHUR CH R OAD

SWAN CLOSE

Dolphin Park

C ASTL

E ROAD

DOLPHIN ROAD

CREMERS ROAD

Works

GAS ROAD

Works

Anc ho r Bus ine

ss Pa rk

D2 Tr ading Est ate

Castl e Roa

d Tech Centre

Works

Milt on

Creek

M ud

Depot

CASTLE ROAD

Est ateI ndust r ial

Br ickm akers

I ndust r ial

I ndust r ialCast leacres

Park

Dr ywall

Mud

Est ate

Cast le RoadBusiness Pr ecinct

Educat ion House

HEARD WAY

BONH

AM DRI

VE

Dolphin Park

SHOR TLANDS ROAD

UPPER FIELD RO AD

EASTON DRIVE

EVEAS DRIVE

LIMEHOUSE COURT

CROFT AVENUE

LEIGHROAD

PLUMMER CRESCENT

EASTHALLWAY

M ud

M ud

Milt on

Creek

Recommendation 4 : The Meads to Grove Park and to London Road

Recommendation: A north-south route from the Meads estate

to the Grove Park area.

Brief Description: The route over the wasteland fields is

already used by both cyclists and pedestrians. If it was properly

surfaced, with some lighting and a redeveloped railway

crossing it would encourage wider use.

Benefits: The Meads development is still

isolated from services. Providing this shared

use path south to the rest of the Grove ward

would connect up two significant schools, Grove

Park and Westlands and other services on the

A2.

Status: Existing safe road routes on the Meads

and in Grove Park, but requires new cycle path

to be laid over Greenfield site and crossing of

the railway.

42

16

RAIT E GREE N

1

31

37

MOON

STON

E SQU

ARE

41

10

REALG

AR CO

URT

13

11

12

3

CRESCENT

5 7

78 to84

1816

44to56

76

29

31

37

RUB

Y C

LOS

E

71

19

67

73 to 85

13

100

21

92

102

Posts

7

45

MOON

STON

E SOU

ARE

47

14

9

65

40

Western J

unct io

n52

GAY

HUR

ST D

RIVE

SL

25

37

28

16

CR

ED &

Ward Bd

y

Nor w

oodWalk Eas t

12

26

15

10

Und

2

87

1

58

64

M P 43.75

49

8

2

76

FF

FF

46

73

78

66

54

139

WEN

TWOR

TH DR

IVE

51

1 to 8

46

Went wo

r th House

FW

FF

20

18

9 to 16

34

16

SI M

PSON

ROAD

22

1

FW

49

1

2

41

1

4

3

80

TCB

30

57

2

El Sub Sta

92Un

d

FF

CP

2

ROAD

2

10

WOOLET

T

2

Grove Park Shop ping Ce ntre

1

44

5

27

1

Norwood Wa

lk We

st

21

50

42

56

ROAD

69

71

101

105

LB

GADBY

59

6

95

111

CAVELL WA Y

95

FB

109

16

113

35

Ward Bd y

M iddle Junct ion

CR

ED &

35

El Sub Sta

43

62

42

52

53

EMERALD

64

74

22

47

Pum ping St at ion

SL

Fact ory

Tank

M P 44

24.7m

El Sub St a

Depot

FB

Level Cr ossing

12

Deham

House

13

1 to 12

Playgr ound

11

21

2429

CR

20

4

5

8

7

1

17

Works

25.0m

Tanks

10

Works

5

33

44

ASH

INGTO

N CLO

SE

SM

1

4

24.1m

Tank

25.3m

El Sub St a

M P 44

Works

152

165

1

TCB

STAPLEHURST ROAD

BOU

RNE

GROV

E

160

3

79

13

15

15

154

19

Tanks

11

2123

17

160 a

37

25

11

2

8

2

El Sub St a

1

6

2

Garag

eEl Sub St a

1

PRENT

IS

16

3

6

1

CLOSE

34

49

61

22

1413

KENILW

ORTH C

OURT

The Bobbing Apple( PH)

M ot el

Spor t s G r ound

Tr ac

k

Pat h (u

m)

25

2

30

1 1

23

1

11

GADB

Y RO

AD

42

12

35

28

21

WA RW

ICK CRESCE

NT

196

4 1

200

Nur sing Home

198

11

31

DRIVE

LONSDALE

51

37

210

PH

204

206

ROLVENDEN D

RIVE

33

26

36

11

1

2

29

12

22

21

41a

26.7m

217

LB

Shel ter

39

37

2

214

35

17

12

27.8m

Wil ton

Terr ace

7

228

48

11

43

51a

63

53

17

31

3333a

51

NEWLA

NDS A

VENUE

1

223

225

2

Und

73

50

72

60

81 83

FW

FF

26.4m

255

245

ROMA

N ROAD

LONDO

N ROAD

236

244

235

33

26 9

26.2m

ElSub Sta

2

267

32

260

Posts

CR

Ward B

dy

18

13

GROVE PARK AVENUE

37

6

15

GAIN

SBOROUGH

CLOSE

9

14

7

7

FW

3

DR

IVE

6

15

2

1

63

9

4

17

Nor w

ood Walk W

est

HILTON

2

1

64

39

West

29

33

66

Nor w

ood W

al k

8

1

80

18

16

81

16

48

93

83

53

60

72

32

1

HILT

O N DR IV

E

7

15

46

11

El Sub Sta

Collingwood W

a lk

12

15

2

1

12

DRIVE

28

2

SANDF

ORD

ROA

D 38

40

CHATSW

ORTH

26

19

FF

CLIVE

ROA

D

43

21

31

2

32

41

31

26

21

WELL

INGTON

Walk

28

Collingwoo d

ROAD

9

18

2

17

Gas Gov

MP 4

3. 5

60

22

12

17

21

Sta 1

13

14

19

ElSub

GI BBO

NS ROAD

GIBB

ONS

ROAD

38

26

14

51

10

2

1

24

Allenby Wal k

Ne lson Wal k

10

20

25

13

37

1

20

23

32

7

1

19

Andrews Walk

63

3 8

11

ANDR

E WS WALK

13

Path

Pavilion

The G r ove Park

Cr icket G r ound

15

2

17

8

13

1

7

6

4

2

5

1

8

25

ARGENT WAY

36

42

40

25

2

4

JACIN

TH DR

IVE

TOPAZ DR

IVE

7

4

20

12

2

EMERALD CRESCE NT

2

1

5 to 11

34

28

35

1

2731

Un d

JACINTH D

RIVE

46

1 to 5

Pat h (u

m)El Sub St a

QUAR

TZ WAY

G em stoneCourt

1 t o 20

The Jenny Wr en (PH)

G asG ovn

Path (um

)

Path

(um)

Path (um)

2

14

Heli do r Walk

24

4

20to

14

12

40

28

29

21

G r ove ParkCom m unit y Pr im ar y School

20

33

37

40

43

GALE

NA CLO

SE

29

El Sub St a

SL

Conqueror

Court

1

2

13

10

5

9

Conquer or Court

VELUM DRIVE

Path (u m

)

Recommendation 5 : Southern access to the new development at Davington Park

Recommendation: Connect up a current housing and

workshop development at Davington Park with other parts of

the community.

Brief Description: The current access to the new estate is only

from Oare road. This new shared use network would provide

much needed access from the southern perimeter of the

housing

Benefits: Connects the new development at

Davington Park with services, including the

Sainsburys and the West Faversham Community

centre on the western end of Bysing Wood

Road. Potentially also connecting to Priory Way

Status: Connection to Davington Park needs to

be established and resurfacing and lighting of

alley paths.

Davingt on

Playing Field

OA

RE R

OA

D

( disused)

4.9m

6.7m

5.5m

G r avel Pit

Pond

House

WIN

DM

ILL L

AN

E

3

TheBoat

House

Lake View

1

Pond

Reeds Cot tage

( disused)

G r avel Pit

OAR

E R

OA

D

Work

s

Pat h (u

m)

4.3m

Cot t ageM ill

SEA

G ER R

OA

D

El Sub St a

7.3m

Pr im ar y School

56

15

44

Pa th ( um)

25

58

78

Pa th ( um)

68

27

19

9

20

WELLS

WAY

37

38

98

36

43

35

42

88

WREI G

HT CO

URT

Tks

Foundry

Path (um)

37

41

12

1

El Sub

Sta

1

2

Playgr ound

7

GIRAUD D

RIV

E

14

18

29

18

35

22

19

SHERW

OOD

CLO

SE

11

El

MAI

TLAN

D COU

RT

11

26

1

14

17

CHUR

CHILL

WAY

Sub Sta

23

25

Cold Store

El Sub St a

Cold St ore

6

64

56

69

7.8m

14

14

2

13

5

JOHNS

ON C

OU R

T

1

11

5

1

1

89

79

9.2m

68

70

CR

BLAXL A

ND C

LOSE

103

99

40

13

37

84

9

4

Cold St ore

Fr uit Packing Store

BYS IN

G WO

OD RO

AD

17

5

15

27

1

25

23

22

13.1m

12.7m

117

119

13

17

CR

7

131

12

45

BY SIN G WO O D R OA D

9

LB

WESTERN

LINK

PondEl Sub St a

FB

6.1m

7.0m

Pond

Tk

7.6m

Pat h (um)

20

18

123

19

23 C

P

CW

FW

CF

CF

CW

30

8

2

35

40

IV ORY C LOSE

6

41

125

8

FW

CF

CF

39

1

53

47

36

46

5

45

44

WILD

ISH

RO

AD

Com m unit y Centre

Ward Bdy

2

Recommendation 6 : Queenborough to Sheerness route

Recommendation: Redevelop existing shared use path

Brief Description: Resurface, signage and lighting to facilitate

better use of shared use path

Benefits: Linkage between the two towns.

Encourage cycling to work and shops

Status: To be designed. Seek partnership with

Tesco and Aesica

DUM

ERGUE A

VENUE

Old Counter

Wall

BRI

ELLE

WA Y

Old Counter Wal l

Old Counter W

all

BRI

ELLE W

AY

Old Count er Wall

Diggs M ar shes

FOX

LEY R

OAD

BRIELLE WAY

Pond

Depot

WHITEW

AY R

OAD

Fact ory

Fact ory

D iggs M ars hes

Ol d

Coun

ter

Wall

Old Counter Wall

Bart o

n's P

oint a

nd Qu

eenb

o rough Lines

MOA

T WAY

BARL

ER PLA

CE

MOUNT FIELD

CAST LE STREET

Coal Yard

NORT

H ROAD

Playing Field

CHAL

K ROA

D

WELL ROAD

HIG H

STREE

T

FOX

LEY RO

AD

CORO

NATION CRESCEN

T

Q UEENBO RO UG HAllot m ent G ardens

Hard

SOUTH

STR

EET

N ORTH R

OAD

JUBILEE C

RESCENT

WHITEW

AY R

OAD

H IGH STRE

ET

COU

RT H

ALL

Wall

Old Counter

Old Counter Wall

NEW

LAND

ROAD

CR

OM

WELL ROAD

BRIELLE WAY

WHI

TEWAY RO

AD

Depot

PA

RK RO

AD

ParkQ ueenbor ough

M ud

M ud

Depot

Queenborough Wall

The Swale

West Swale

M ud

The Swale

Mud

Wes t Swale

River M

edwa y

Dr ain

M ud

Recommendation 7 : Routes over Sittingbourne Recreation ground

Recommendation: To allow cycling through the recreation

ground through improved facilities and access.

Brief Description: The recreation ground already has a

network of paths linking the community with schools and other

services.

Benefits: Improved permeability, access to

schools and local services as well as access to

the wider network.

Status:

72

S T JOHN'S

31

41

13

100

16.6m

110

54

SW

ANST

REE

El Sub St a

62

1

48

AVE N

UE

33

ST JO H N'S AV EN UE

24

11

10

21

26

25

El

Sub Sta

39

14

32

16

2422

69

30

114

65

112

63

36

66

76

13

48

19

22

26

25

P RIN CEC HA RL ES

5

24

23

A VE NUE

27

62

51

3

7

84

10

WAY

MID

DLE

12

2

42

4

9

LB

2

CA

MBR

IDG

E R

OAD

17

13

16

15

77

14

73

75

GR

EEN

WA

YS

71

49

1

9

59

192

5 04 8

4 22

14

39

RO

AD

3 2

22

AV

EN

UE

ST JOH

N' S

ElSub Sta

29

7

16.7m

1

3

15

12 R

ECT

OR

Y

15

14

22

1

4 4

20

18

12

16

15

14a

N U TFIELD S

124

85

97

TCB

16.3m

65

75

C AN T ER BU R YR O AD

27

35

82

12

Surgery

111

101

ROMAN

ROAD

C AN TE RB U RY R O AD

to6

3

57

to

47

55

70

to

51534

3

PH

60

Sub Sta

LB

31

20.9m

24

2

1

35

23

21.6m

1

36

El

CO

MM

ON

WEA

LTH

Sta

CLO

SE

Pr im ar y School

11

Road

Cant er bury

SubEl

SCH

OO

L R

OAD

Pat

h

Swanst r ee Lodge

36

83

House

29

PeggottyHouse

G aze Hill House

Deepf ield

GA

ZE

HILL A

VEN

UE

35

21

25

42

W OOD LA ND S R OA D

37

39

4 4

45

34

5 4

13

3

77

8

1

75

15

57

16

59

C A LD EW G R OV E

13

1

14

24

12

2

69

76

El Sub Sta

11

6 6

16 15

12

13

7 t o 10

14

53 to 6

3

23

26

27

Posts

20

17

28

18

25

24

1 to 6

17

O R CH AR D PL AC E

22

7

W AT LIN G

11

PLACE

33

2

14

23

1

17

PLACE

8

59

45

W AT LIN G

14

26

20

O SP R EY CO U RT

65 to 71

25

39 to 45

47

27 to 37

51

23

to

Mill Court

39

FU LST O N PLA CE

26

7151

1

36

37

49

16

72

71

1 8

2 0

SO

UTH

AV

EN

UE

19

29

Sub

DR

IVE

PERE

GRIN

E

Sta

El

11

57

13

2 2

32

1

PER

EG RIN

E

71

DRI V

E

20

12

62

61

29

15a

ED & W

ard Bdy

CR

62

RECT

ORY

RO

AD

71

78

17.8m

1

73

6 0

4 6

17

20

16

G am es Court

Rect ory

Playing Field

Playgr ound

26a

88

40

94

46a

FALLO

WFI E

LD

89

42

46

86

46b

22

48 t o 64

Playgr ound

19

21

78

39

49

88

29

6

WAR

REN

CLO

SE

11

57

15

68

10

1

9

S TYLE

P EN N C LO SE

STE P

1

SW A N STR EE AV EN U E

59

61

100

2

83

5

7

85

1

26

TCB

2 812

69

10

34

28

13

63

6

1 6

2

LO

NG

RID

GE

LB

9

69

102

9 2

43

71 32

67

TCBPosts

29

22

Posts

27

3 2

1124

GLEBE

LAN

E

13

G LEB E LA N E

El Sub St a

TEM

PLE G

AR

DE

NS

Doubleday

69 to 7

5

41

97 to 107

55

89 to 95

57 to 6

7

112

El Sub S

ta

77 to 8

7

Lodge

S WA NS TR EE AV EN UE

17

CE DA R CLO S E

6

40

11

34

1

1

26.1m

7

21

25

26

31

17

35

WAD

HA

MP

LA

CE

39

41

26.4m

44

43

12

9

15

13

31

8

4

DAL

EWOO

D

66

38

7270

37

30

12 3

68

103 t o 119

FA

LLO

WF

IELD

21

18

6

19

12 5

12 1

12 7

45

El Sub St a

22

43

85 t o 101

4

1

6

155

12

11

2

33

25

23

27

26

24 3

5

27

25

38

15

1210

HAR

RI E

RD

RIVE

4

59

57

7 3 to 83

71

61

6367

55

8

6

2

50

60

62

52

64

40

33

48

70

1

141

153

144

73

95

1

93

79

3

81

117

8 6

103

8 2

129

127

109

8 8 to 94

108

PER

EG

RIN

E D

RIVE

DR

IV

E

12

124

2

118

120

1

HA

RVE

Y

PEREG

RIN

E D

RIV

E

4 4

5 6

6 8

Sub Sta

El

4 0

Ward BdyCR

17

1

7 0 to 80

7

12

Falcon

Court

P ER EG R IN E D RIV E

to

11

19

29

CF

CF

24

17

12

14

16

12 a

96

Ward B

dy

FW

Recommendation 8 : Laburnum Place to London Road and Sittingbourne Station

Recommendation: Cycle and pedestrian path linkage to

services

Brief Description: Potentially 3 new routes across into

Sittingbourne town centre to link up existing routes.

Benefits: Connect routes to services

Status: To be developed in partnership with

Sittingbourne redevelopment

Schools

Station

Schools

35

36

H ead

Pos t O ffic e

TC Bs

104

11

0

El Sub Sta

PC s

110a

108

106

102100

120

121a

116

123

122

118

11

4

11

2

FW

107

to

98

CW

Wa

rd B

dy

Kem ber

LB

C ar Park

PH

Place

Trin i ty

C ourt

1 to 20

CR

Wel l

C ar Park SL

FB

C R

Ward B dy

15.4m

PE

MB

UR

Y S

TR

EE

T

Pem bur y Court

Pem b

ur yCour t

42

34to

STA

TIO

N S

TR

EE

T

1a

to

1f

11

3 t

o 9

2 5 to 2 7

29

23

35

F OUN TAIN STREET

Club

DO

VE

RSTREET

SL

M ILT ON RO

AD

52

MILT

ON

RO

AD

WESTBOU RNE STREET11.3m

SM El

StaSub

1 415

18 25

D epot

3

Ho ly Trin ity

H all

ST MICHAEL'S R OAD

CHU RCH STREET

Ch u rc h

El Sub Sta

DO

VE

R S

TR

EE

T

1 to 33

(Kent)

40

Pa

th ISP Sc hool

78

12.8m

7 0 t

o 7

2

7686

68

74

40 - 52

Pu m p in g Sta tion

ElSub Sta

34

32

30

3 1

27

33

2829

2 0

2123

2224

26

Car P

ar kFRE

DER

I CK

STR

EE

T

12

24

46

36

33

23

13

101

El Sub Sta

119

Pos ts

119a

BE

RR

Y S

TR

EE

T

109

117 11

3

115

Bank

SITTINGBOURNE

11

3a

Si ttingbourne Station

PH

127

124 to 128

123a

121

C ar Park

Po

sts

8

Baptis t

C hurch

573

2

10

Po

sts

3 8

17.9m

PH

11

2

1

22 20

C t Ho

13

5

LB

19

.8m

4

9

13

15

15

b

15

a

34

H al l

24

PA

RK

RO

AD

2 8

14

27

4

17.9m

23

1a

1517

1921

2

WEST STREET

2

27

25

1

1

25

a

34

22

10

13

WILLIA

M S

TR

EET

46

27

41

47

49

5 8

55

57 C

F

The

13

14

20

21

C lo is ters

56

14.9m

5458

1112 6

5

18

AN

SE

LM

CLO

SE

8

1

5

9

14

Wingate

C ourt

1 to 18

11

GIBS

ON

STR

EET

3

5

13

23

Mo c ke tt Co urt

1 to 29

Po

s ts

G arage

UFT

ON

LA

NE

1 2a

15

25

37

10

H a ll

RO M AN R OAD

14.1m

G arage

Pre

sb

yte

ry

Ch

urc

h o

f th

eS

ac

red

He

ar t

63

61

53

2

49

NA

TIV

IT

Y C

LO

SE

5

8

35

LABURNUMPLA

CE

1 a1

1 6

1 71 9

1

14.7m

C lin ic

15.8m

2

5

2

31

71

Ce

ntr

e

Th

e O

Su l

liv a

n

PH

S ur ger y

LB

14

14

F ree ma n

HAW

THO

RN

RO

AD

1

1a

7

2

16

18

Co urt

1 to 1 2

41

RO

CK

RO

AD

16

32

46

27

15

AR

TH

UR

STR

EET

16

11

34

17

34a

17.4m

58

47

C onv en t

LO ND ON R OAD

9

Su

rge

r y

Recommendation 9 : Stanhope Avenue to Highsted Road

Recommendation: Shared use paths to be developed

Brief Description: New surfacing and signage to allow for dual

use of existing pathways

Benefits: Facilitate cycling to schools and

services.

Status: To be designed and developed

51

Sub

Sta

El

11

57

13

22

32

1

PE RE

GRIN

E

61

71

DRIV

E

20

76

2

12

37

CL

OS

E

45

64

MER

LIN

STANH OPE AVENU E

58

66

1

3 1

49

39

El

Sub Sta

46

41

4 3

1 8

36

TH

E F

IN

CH

ES 14

25

22

16

9

2

3 1

1 3

20

24

9

10

13

2

GR

AY

SH

OT

T C

LO

SE

86

82

88

to

94

10

8

PER

EG

RIN

E D

RIV

E

56

Sub Sta

El

17

1

70

to

80

7

12

Fa lcon Cour t

PER EG RINE DR IVE

to

3424

29

17

20

36

12

14

16

12a

7

6

96

2

1

11

19

6

PO

ND

DR

IVE

27

21

CP

War d B dy

FW

CH

10

F W

CF

CW

CF

7

3 5

KES

TR

E L C

LO

SE

41

5 3

35

43

2

6

H ouse

5

1

M anor

Lodge

50

C hi l ton

M anor

24.8m

C hi l ton

1 2

1

3 3

46

23.9m

HIG

HSTED

3 1

ROAD

1 0

1

11

6

32

20

2 5

Recommendation 10 : Route over Faversham Recreation ground

Recommendation: Creation of dual use pathways

Brief Description: New surfacing and signage to enable

shared use of paths over public park

Benefits: Encourage cycling to and through the

park. Avoids cycling on congested East Street.

Status: To be designed and developed

20

193 t

o 207

171 t

o 185

118

98 t o 1

08

30 to 34

209

215

217

Nur sing Home

22

EDW

ARD

VIN

SON

DR

IVE

84

155 to

169

86 t o 9

6

182

EDW

ARD

VIN S

ON

DR

IVE

2 to 12

184 to

188

178

Posts

170 to

174

1 t o 11

17

23 to 27

GE

OR

GE ST

EW

AR

T A

VE

NU

E

164 t

o 168

2 to 12

24

Posts

Posts

152

1a

ED

WA

RD

VI

NS

ON

DR

IV

E

18

158

The Goods Shed

JU

BIL

EE

WA

Y

El Sub St a

JU

BIL

EE

WA

Y

128 t

o 144

22

Posts

4

7 to 8

9

SHU N TER S C LO SE

17 to 19

10

21

13

14

33

1

2

3

BO

B A

MO

R C

LO

SE

1

5

4

32

CE

NT

UR

Y R

OA

D

1

6

Century House

1 t o 2

26

3

2827

Q ueen Elizabeth II

30

24

22

4 1

Jubilee Centre

15

34

6.5m

21

16

35

6

M ast

SID ING S C LO SE

3

8

1

PH

2

9

5.5m

1

Works

1

4

99

15. 2m

117

107

1 22

109

ST

MA

RY

'S

RO

AD

1 24

91

108

PCs

7.6m

Pavilion

5 3

5 8P

AR

K R

OA

D

PH

124

TCB

6 5

7 1

Bui ld

er 's Yard

6.4m

16a

16

ST

JO

HN

' S R

OA

D

17

99

PW

4 7

16b

24

5

1

120

110

110a

115

121

11

111a

111b

1 11

4 0

29

41

8.5m

3 3

36

30

WILLIAM STREET

54

33

2

66

PH

3 4

7 8

67

ST

MA

RY

'S

RO

ADH

erbert Dane

7

7 4

7 9

47

Works

37

8 4

38

43

Depot

57

35

El Sub

St a

9 3

55

91

89

31

3 0

1 8

4 2

11.0m

13

Garag

e

105

3 8

23

43

4

6

IN STITU TE RO A D8.8m

Ward

Bdy

134

T he W

orksh op

CR

1 04

Gatefi e

l d Lane

9 0

ELLI OTS PLACE

77

1 02

1 00

87

13.4m

Sta

El

Court

Sub

1 to 32

Libr ary

NE

WT

ON

RO

AD

4

Solomon s Lane

144

M P 52

Stabl e

Court

Lodge

42

41

5.9m

Shelt er

3

Ps

50

33

23

54

Bakery

1

7.9m

42

WHI TSTABLE R O AD

86

88

PCs

9

6 7S

T J

OH

N' S

R

OA

D

1

8

FS

11.3m

FS

Play ground

Tennis C ourts

Play ground

14.6m

MP 52. 25

Lodge

R ec reation G round

86

84

El Sub St a

P reston Plac e

15

1 0.4m

PA

RK

RO

AD

72

1 0

49

25

2 7

4

8

9

13

Pre s ton M a l t H o us e

6

5

11.6m

Lower Roundell

76

100

Fo ot Br idge

MP 5

2.25

Bow l ing G reen

D Fn

1

Upper Roundell

2

Pavilion

76

64

70

62

St Cat her ine's Church

SB

Sunday School

1 3.7m

6 2

Kin gst

on House

Groveno

r Cot tage

61

63a

2 0

55

CH AP EL STR EET

1

SL

1

9

1

7

BEAU MON T

FB

TERRA CE

SL

6

SL

125

Recr eat ion

Recommendation 11 : Flood Lane to Brent Road, Faversham

Recommendation: Shared use pathways

Brief Description: New surfacing and signage to enable

shared use of existing paths

Benefits: Encourages both walking and cycling

to services.

Status: To be designed and developed.

Partnership work with Morrisons and

Faversham Creek Trust

Ca r Pa rk

14

13

STR

EET

3.7m

C onv ey or

CO

ND

UIT

Ca r Pa rk

4

We st St re et

1 1 6

5

6

3

10

9PH

S tre et

WA

TE

RLA

NE

13

12

1 1 4

11 1

11

3

LESLIE SMITH

DRIV

E

2

1 0 7

C our t

1 0510 6

1

17

West

Beaute

De p ot

WA

TE

R L

AN

E

M e a n Hig h Wa te r

G a rage

102

6.7m

20

1 04

103LB

NO

RT

H L

AN

E

7.4m

959499

96

6

28 23

13

90

34

88

30

40

TC B

33

39a

93

39

5.5m

5

17

9

FIEL DING STREE T

FIE

LD

IN

G S

TR

EET

16

1

3 4

9

39

35

LAN E

Slu ic e

Slu ic e

FB

Trac k

4343a

WEST STREET

PH

44

CA

SL

OC

KE

ST

REE

T

1

51

49

6.1m

48

4

50

1a

ME

ND

FIEL

D S

TR

EET

H ATCH STREET

8

10

6

1

73

58

756.4m

72

76

74

78

71

Vi l la

15

H a ll

M is s ion

BE

CK

ET

T S

TR

EET

6

Tem peranc e

5

6

11

5a

C ottagesVine

63

2

5 .2m

PH

1

1

Po

n d

2

Stonebridge Lodge

Po

n d

FB

6

Tw y m an' s M ill 65

64

9

52

5 3

10

50

10

9a

a

49

a

49

b

49

ReevesPass age

24

Ppg Sta

Westb

rook W

alk

WEST S

TREET

Curtis W

ay

5

11

CR

M LW

T he

7

S ho p

C or n

er

SM

Pos ts

M ud

M ud

1

4.4m

SL

1

3.7m

Brew ery

Me a n Hi g h W

a te r

Mud

Mu d

El Su b Sta

1

BREN T ROAD

Wo r ks

1

Wa r

d

CR

Bd

y

3

1

9

1

4 to 6

7

J ac ob Vi l las

Tk

N TL

Wh arf

M ud

Wharf

Favers

ham

Cr ee

k

M LW

RO M AN URNFIELD

M LW

SM

4.1mN TL

We ston

C ool ing Tank

9 .4 m

FB

BRE NT HILL

Allo tm e n t G a r dens

Brent H i l l C ottages

2 1

Wa rd Bd yCR

FB

Allotme nt G ar de ns

F LO

OD

FB

Allo tm e n t G a r dens

Allo tm e n t G a r dens

Brent Hi l lBungalow

12

A llotm

en t G

ar dens

FB

Vic arage

12 .6 m

DAVIN

GTO

N H

ILL

Allo tm e n t G a r dens

Pond

Recommendation 12 : Arthur Salmon Close to Ospringe Road, Faversham

Recommendation: Resurface and add signage for shared use

Brief Description: Cut-through location should be improved

with shared use signage, drop kerbs and lighting.

Benefits: Stimulates the use of walking and

cycling between residential places to services

Status: To be designed and developed

48

MOUNT FIELD

20

C F

1 2 .8m

12

58

OSPRINGE R

OAD

62

47

1

1318

CAM BRID GE ROAD

16

CR

Ward Bdy

76

69

90

57

30

7

13

CH

CW

CW

31

30

King George V P laying Field

24

87

89

33

Ward Bdy

A RTHU R SALM ON CLOSE

20

18

1

25

CF

116

8516.2m

102

1 1 6 b11

6 a

CH

El Sub Sta

RowPet

t i ts

21

5

1

C P

FW

C F

99

Prin ting Work s

12

0

118

12

8

O SPRING E RO AD

15.8m

118c

FW

Pav i l ion

81

LIO

N F

IEL

D

80

72

71 6

0

58

74

91

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Recommendation 13 : Junction at Bysing Wood School to Hazebrouck Avenue, Faversham

Recommendation : Improve closed road barrier

Brief Description: Closed road barrier needs to be improved

to facilitate dual pedestrian and cycling use. Needs drop kerbs,

signage and separate barriers.

Benefits: Would encourage cycling use to the

school, and provide link up route across the

area

Status: To be designed and developed

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Recommendation 14 : School Road to Athelstan Road, Faversham

Recommendation: Allow shared use cycling through railway

underpass

Brief Description: Cut-through location should be improved

with shared use signage and drop kerbs

Benefits: Stimulates the use of walking and

cycling between residential places to services

Status: To be designed and developed

4

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Recommendation 15 : Landsdowne Road to Great Easthall estate, over Tonge Road, Murston

Recommendation: Improve use of underpass and access into

Great Easthall estate

Brief Description: Cut-through locations should be improved

with shared use signage, drop kerbs and lighting. Warning

signage on Tonge Road.

Benefits: Stimulates the use of walking and

cycling between residential places to services

Status: To be designed and developed

1

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References:

Steer Davies Gleeve (2012) Cycling to School: A review of school census and Bikeability delivery data. A report prepared for the Department of Transport.

Appendix 1:

National and Local Policy Overview:

Creating Growth, Cutting Carbon: Making Sustainable Local Transport Happen (2011): This White Paper was published in January 2011. In it, the government outlines its support for the development of cycling at the local level. It notes that “a substantial proportion of drivers would be willing to drive less, particularly for shorter trips, if practical alternatives were available” (p7) and that “the biggest opportunity for encouraging sustainable travel lie in short, local journeys” (p8). The document advocates greater devolution of decision-making to the local level and increased partnership working with voluntary organisations and the local community. Vision for Kent 2012-2022: The Vision for Kent is the Community Strategy for the County. It sets out a long term vision for how to improve the quality of life for everybody in Kent. A consultation draft of the new Vision for Kent (2011-2012) is currently open for consultation (20 June 2011- 20th August 2011). The three Countywide Ambitions in the new Vision are:

- to grow the economy - for Kent to be „open for business‟ with a growing, successful

economy and jobs for all

- to tackle disadvantage - for all people in Kent to achieve their potential and to have increased

confidence that their quality of life is improving

- to put the citizen in control - for all people in Kent to be able to use their own

resourcefulness to take control and responsibility for themselves, their families and communities Promoting and encouraging walking and cycling are included as priorities for tackling disadvantage and putting the citizen in control.

Bold Steps: …………..

Growth Without Gridlock: ………….

Kent County Council Local Transport Plan 3 (2011-2016) Local Transport Plans (LTP) are the method by which local authorities secure funding for local transport improvements. KCC has previously produced two LTPs covering the periods 2001-2006 and 2006-2011. LTP 3 was adopted in April 2011. The approach to LTP 3 develops five key themes: 1) Growth without Gridlock 2) A Safer and Healthier County 3) Supporting Independence 4) Tackling a Changing Climate 5) Enjoying Life in Kent The plan proposes to allocate a proportion of the budget to each of the five themes and to focus investment in each of these themes in specific areas where challenges are most acute and good value for money can be attained. Cycling is linked to all five themes. The document states that KCC is committed to the provision of a comprehensive cycle network for residents and visitors in Kent with priority given to routes which enable people to cycle continuously to schools, work places, shops and leisure opportunities. The LTP3 also sets the objective that a

Countywide Cycling Strategy be drafted by mid 2011 and that each district have a Cycling Strategy in place by 2012.

Countryside Access Improvement Plan:

Swale Strategies:

The Core Strategy is the Council's overarching strategic planning policy statement that will guide future development in the Borough. The Swale Core Strategy is currently under preparation, and once adopted will set out the development plan and planning policies to 2031. It includes policies on Transport Infrastructure and Managing Transport Demand and Impact as well as policies on a number of strategic allocations across the borough. Working with partners including Kent County Council, the Core Strategy aims to locate development in a way which to minimises the need to travel, to improve public transport and integrated walking and cycling routes and to address funding issues for such schemes.

Appendix 2:

Local road safety statistics

Source : Crash analysis in Kent 2011 ( published 2012 )

https://shareweb.kent.gov.uk/Documents/roads-and-transport/road-safety/Review%20of%20personal%20injury%20crashes%20occurring%20on%20Kent%20%20Roads%20i.pdf Across Kent : Pedal cycles - 2011 has recorded an increase in the number of crashes involving pedal cycles with 59 more than 2010, 16% above the 2004-8 average. Pedal cycle casualty ages in 2011 are erratic, indicating that riders of any age are vulnerable to being injured on the roads.

In Swale Borough :

Cycling casualties 2009 2010 2011

Swale 31 31 40

Kent district average 30 25.5 30

2012 statistics are looking worse, with two cycling fatal accidents on the A2 which were well covered by the local media.