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Lidl UK GmbH

Replacement Foodstore Tyne Dock, South Shields

Framework Travel Plan

WYG St James Gate Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4AD

Report No. A093885/ 02

Date: December 2015

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REPORT CONTROL

Document: Framework Travel Plan

Project: Replacement Foodstore, Tyne Dock, South Shields

Client: Lidl UK GmbH

Job Number: A093885

File Origin: -

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Primary Author J. Scott English Initialled: JSE

Contributor A Ashton Initialled: AA

Review By A Ashton Initialled: AA

Issue Date Status Checked for Issue

1 14/ 12/ 2015 Issued for Planning AA

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Contents

1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 1

2 EXISTING SITUATION ......................................................................................................... 2

3 OBJECTIVES ....................................................................................................................... 9

4 MEASURES........................................................................................................................ 10

5 MONITORING ................................................................................................................... 13

6 ACTION PLAN ................................................................................................................... 15

Appendices

APPENDIX A DRAWINGS AND FIGURES

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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 WYG have been engaged by Lidl UK GmbH to produce this Framework Travel Plan (TP) for a

new foodstore on the site of their existing store to the western side of the B1302 Boldon Lane,

South Shields. It is understood the store is to employ approximately 40 members of staff in

store, i.e. circa 30 full-time equivalents. Space Drawing A(90)GAP001 Rev 7 in Appendix A

shows the site layout.

1.2 WYG have also produced a Transport Assessment (TA) under separate cover.

1.3 Lidl are committed to the principles of sustainable development, and so seek to influence the

travel choices of their staff at the store with the implementation of a Full TP. To protect and

enhance the environment, and to encourage sustainable development and travel patterns, the

report reviews the current situation in the vicinity of the site and puts forward measures to

encourage accessibility via a choice of transport modes.

1.4 To best achieve its potential benefits, a TP shall involve the following:

• The genuine and committed support of Lidl.

• Encourage good urban design principles which open up the permeability of the site for

walking and cycling.

• Physical measures of site design, infrastructure and new facilities with the behavioural

measures of marketing, promotion and awareness-raising among staff and customers.

• A designated TP Co-ordinator appointed by Lidl before first occupation of the site,

responsible for the development, implementation and day-to-day running of the plan.

1.5 Experience has shown the following are a number of key elements to the successful

implementation of a TP:

• Commitment in promoting and marketing the plan to staff and customers.

• Regular completion of travel surveys and auditing of travel patterns.

• The involvement of staff and customers as appropriate.

• Monitoring the ongoing TP process.

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2 EXISTING SITUATION

2.1 The site is the existing Lidl foodstore, with access to it gained from the B1302 Boldon Lane via

a priority junction with Stanley Street, bounded on all sides by residential areas bisected by

Boldon Lane which runs along the eastern boundary. The Nexus metro line is to the west of

the site.

2.2 On the north-western side of the site is a local authority car parking area and substation which

shares an access with the Lidl service yard from South Dene.

2.3 Figure 1 in Appendix A shows the location.

Local Road Network

2.4 Stanley Street is a street-lit single carriageway running in a general east to west direction

along the site’s southern boundary from the junction with Boldon Lane up to its terminus

approximately 170m to the west. The posted speed limit is 30mph, with street-lit footways

along both sides of the carriageway. Priority junctions serve the Oakdale Care Home, Lucock

Street and the Lidl site.

2.5 Vehicle access from Stanley Street leads directly into the customer car park. Contiguous

footways lead into the site connecting to those on Boldon Lane. Visibility in both directions

along Stanley Street for drivers turning out of the car park is good at a 2.4m setback from the

giveway line.

2.6 Stanley Street forms a priority junction with Boldon Lane. A painted central lane on Boldon

Lane provides storage for 3 vehicles to wait to turn right into Stanley Street without impeding

traffic from behind. The junction has dropped kerbs on both sides of Stanley Street, with

bollards along both sides of Boldon Lane to discourage parking at the kerbside. Visibility to the

left along Boldon Lane for drivers turning out of Stanley Street is good at a 2.4m setback from

the giveway line. That to the right is limited by the Last Orders Public House, although at a

2.4m setback it is good.

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2.7 Boldon Lane runs in a general south to north direction from its roundabout junction with the

A1300 John Reid Road past the site’s eastern boundary to its roundabout junction with the

A194 Jarrow Road. Closer to the site it forms a signalised junction with the B1298 Stanhope

Road. Locally the route is subject to a 30mph speed limit.

2.8 Boldon Lane is a street-lit single carriageway with footways along both sides and several

painted central lanes to store vehicles waiting to turn right into side roads. Northwards the

road forms a 4-arm mini-roundabout with Green Lane and then a 3-arm mini-roundabout with

Harton Lane.

2.9 The Harton Lane junction has pedestrian islands on the northern side (Boldon Lane) and the

eastern side (Harton Lane). Visibility to the left on Harton Lane is limited by the Winskells

Public House. On the northern side of the mini-roundabout are southbound and northbound

bus stops, with painted central hatch provided to assist drivers to overtake a bus stationary at

either stop. Both bus stops have a shelter with timetable information.

2.10 Straker Terrace, opposite and slightly staggered from Stanley Street, forms a priority junction

with Boldon Lane. It has a raised giveway line with traffic calming along the road in the form

of humps.

2.11 North of the junction, 130m approx and past a signalised pedestrian crossing outside the Lidl

foodstore, Boldon Lane forms a signalised junction with Stanhope Road section of carriageway

leading to the signalised junction with Stanhope Road. The junction has single lane

approaches on all arms, although a second flare lane is provided back from the stopline on

both Stanhope Road and Boldon Lane southbound. Boldon Lane northbound has a painted

central pocket with storage for 3 cars waiting to turn right into Stanhope Road, but on the

occasion when a bus or articulated lorry is waiting only 1 more car can be stored before traffic

from behind becomes impeded. There are walkways with green man facilities across all arms.

2.12 North of the Stanhope Road junction on Boldon Lane are the nearest bus stops to the Lidl site.

The northbound stop, which has a shelter with timetable information, is just to the north and

the southbound stop, which also has a shelter with timetable information, is a further 30m to

the north.

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Accessibility

2.13 National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) replaces a number of national policy documents,

including Planning Policy Guidance note 13 (PPG 13). At bullet 11 of paragraph 17 NPPF

explains planning “should make the fullest possible use of public transport, walking and

cycling” and at paragraph 10 it guides “plans and decisions need to take local circumstances in

to account, so they respond to the different opportunities for achieving sustainable

development in different areas”.

Walking

2.14 Walking for all purposes as the main mode of travel was interrogated using the National Travel

Survey (NTS) to calculate the average and 85th percentile distances travelled. The 2010 to

2012 data had between 7,700 to 8,200 fully co-operating households, covering over 18,000

individuals, and so provides a robust sample. The analysis shows, outside London, the

average distance people walk is 1.15km and the 85th percentile distance is 1.95km. WYG

recommend the 85th percentile distance should be used to establish the walking catchment.

2.15 Figure 2 in Appendix A shows the nearby footpaths and local pedestrian routes. At a typical

walking speed of 80m per min, a 1.15 km walk takes 15 minutes and a 1.95km walk takes just

under 25 minutes.

2.16 There are existing footways along both sides of Boldon Lane which runs past the site’s eastern

boundary, with a pedestrian link leading directly to the store entrance.

2.17 A signalised crossing is located outside of the site and there are full green man facilities at the

junction with the B1298 Stanhope Road, to the north of the site, from which the nearest bus

stops on Boldon Lane can be reached.

2.18 A pedestrian link approximately 140m to the west of the site, at the end of Stanley Street,

leads to the residential areas to the south-west providing an alternative route to the store

avoiding Boldon Lane, with connections to the traffic-free cycle route.

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2.19 The site can be accessed from West Harton via Boldon Lane within a 5 minute walk, and from

the northern areas of Tyne Dock and West Way within a 4 minute walk, by way of contiguous

footway along Boldon Lane and the residential side streets. Further afield the residential areas

of Simonside, Biddick Hall, Whiteleas and south-western areas of Westoe are able to reach the

site within a walk time of up to 25 minutes.

Cycling

2.20 Cycling for all purposes as the main mode of travel was also interrogated using the 2010 to

2012 NTS to calculate the average and 85th percentile distances travelled. The analysis shows,

outside London, the average distance people cycle is 4.3km and the 85th percentile distance is

7.25km. WYG recommend the 85th percentile distance should be used to establish the cycling

catchment.

2.21 The locations of cycle routes surrounding the site are shown at Figure 3 in Appendix A.

2.22 Approximately 140m west of the site at the termination of Stanley Street is a connection

leading to a long distance traffic-free cycle route running southbound through West Harton,

Biddick Hall and Whiteleas before terminating at East Boldon metro station approximately

3.8km south of the site, accessible within a 15 minute cycle ride.

2.23 Connections from this route lead to Brockley Whins, Boldon Colliery, West Boldon and New

Town to the west and south-west via a combination of traffic-free and other signed or advisory

routes. To the east and south-east areas of Cleadon Park and Cleadon can be reached within

a 12 minute cycle ride again through the combined use of traffic-free and advisory cycle

routes.

2.24 National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 1, which locally runs between Sunderland and South

Shields along a coastal route, can be reached within a 20 minute cycle ride stopping at

Whitburn, Marsden, Horsley Hill and South Shields Town Centre where local cycle connections

provide routes to the site.

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Public Transport

2.25 Walking distances have been analysed for those trips where walking was the 1st stage mode of

travel and bus was the 2nd stage mode of travel. The NTS data from 2002 to 2012 was used

to calculate the average and 85th percentile walking distances to a bus stop. The analysis

shows, outside of London, the average distance people walk to a bus stop is 580m and the

85th percentile distance is 810m. It concluded at 580m there is a good prospect people would

walk to a bus stop and 810m is the furthest distance people could be expected to walk to a

bus stop.

2.26 The nearest bus stops to the site are located on Boldon Lane to the north of the signalised

junction with Stanhope Road, accessible via the existing footways and crossing locations.

Further stops are located on Stanhope Road, to the east of the junction, as shown at Figure 4

in Appendix A.

2.27 All of the stops are accessible within a walking time of 3 to 4 minutes and they have shelters

with timetable information.

2.28 Table 2.1 below summarises the regular and frequent routes which call at the nearest bus

stops on Boldon Lane.

Table 2.1: Bus Routes Accessible from Boldon Lane

Route No.

Route Description

Monday to Friday

Saturday Sunday

Stagecoach 12/ 12A

South Shields The Lonnen to South Shields Mile End Road Mile End Road, South Shields Markets, Town Hall, Laygate, Tyne Dock Offices, Stanhope Road - Boldon Lane, District Hospital, Harton Moor - McAnny Avenue, Harton Nook, Watson Avenue turning Circle

Every 30 mins

Every 30 mins

Every 30 mins

Stagecoach 17

South Shields Market to Whiteleas Estate South Shields Market, Town Hall - Crossgate, Laygate, Chichester, Stanhope Road - Boldon Lane, Whiteleas Shops, Stanhope Road - Boldon Lane, Chichester, Laygate, Town Hall, South Shields Market

Every 10 mins

Every 15 mins

Every 30 mins

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2.29 Table 2.2 below summarises the regular and frequent routes which call at the nearest bus

stops on Stanhope Road.

Table 2.2: Bus Routes Accessible from Stanhope Road

Route No.

Route Description

Monday to Friday

Saturday Sunday

Stagecoach

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South Shields to Biddick Hall to South Shields South Shields Market, Town Hall, Chichester, Stanhope Road - Boldon Lane, Mill Inn - Sheridan Road, Biddick Hall - Galsworthy Road, The Ridgeway, Harton Nook, Westoe, Town Hall, South Shields Market

Every

10 mins

Every

20 mins

Every

30 mins

Stagecoach

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South Shields to Biddick Hall to South Shields South Shields Market, Town Hall, Westoe, Harton Nook, The Ridgeway, Mill Inn - Sheridan Road, Biddick Hall - Galsworthy Road, Stanhope Road - Boldon Lane, Chichester, Town Hall, South Shields Market

Every

10 mins

Every

20 mins

Every

30 mins

Stagecoach

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South Shields Market to Brockley Whins to South Shields South Shields Market, Town Hall, Westoe, Chichester, Stanhope Road - Boldon Lane, Simonside Club, South Leam Estate - Perth Green, Brockley Whins, Brisbane Avenue, Simonside Club, Stanhope Road - Boldon Lane, Chichester, Westoe, Town Hall, South Shields Market

Every

10 mins

Every

15 mins

Every

30 mins

Simply Go 50/ 50A

South Shields to Durham (via Chester-le-Street) South Shields Market, Chichester, Stanhope Road - Boldon Lane, Whiteleas, Boldon ASDA, Boldon Cineworld, Waterview Park, Peel Retail Park, West Boldon Rectory Bank, Nissan UK, Sulgrave Bus Link, Concord Bus Station, Washington Galleries’, Lambton Village Centre, Harraton Sycamore Avenue, Rickleton Village Centre, Picktree Village, Chester-le-Street Red Lion, Waldridge Park Estate, Arniston Centre Mercia Retail Park, Framwellgate Moor, University of Durham Hospital North, Durham Bus Station

Every 30 mins

Every 30 mins

Hourly

2.30 The bus routes provide services around the residential areas of Tyne Dock, as well as outlying

areas including Harton, West Harton, Simonside, Whiteleas, Westoe and Biddick Hall, with

frequent connections available to South Shields Town Centre.

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Conclusion

2.31 The site is accessible on foot or by bike from local residential areas in a safe and convenient

manner. It is also readily accessible by public transport from many residential areas which

may be too far away to be conveniently reached walking or cycling.

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3 OBJECTIVES

3.1 A TP is a package of practical sustainable measures aimed at addressing the travel and

transport needs of a development. Alternatively, The Good Practice Guide defines a TP as “a

long term management strategy for a site which seeks to deliver sustainable transport

objectives through positive action and is articulated in a document which is regularly

reviewed”.

3.2 This Framework TP proposes measures to encourage accessibility via a variety of transport

modes, implemented across the site.

3.3 The specific objectives lie in the delivery of sustainable transport objectives which aim to:

• Improve the accessibility of the site by means other than the single occupancy private car.

• Ensure subsequent TP revisions meet the needs of staff and customers.

• Make staff aware of the environmental, financial and health benefits to be derived from

the plan.

• Reduce the level of vehicular traffic generated by the new foodstore.

• Enable the store to protect and enhance the environment.

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4 MEASURES

4.1 The objectives of the TP are supported by a series of measures. These encourage walking,

cycling or use of public transport, among staff and customers at the new foodstore, and thus

to reduce the amount of trips to and from the site by single occupancy private car. The

measures discussed below have been considered given the modest size of store.

Plan Management

4.2 Effective management is essential if the TP measures are to be successfully implemented. Day

to day operation and management of the plan are to be carried out by the TP Co-ordinator,

who promotes, maintains, monitors and reviews it. The Co-ordinator is the focal point and

point of contact for all travel-related issues among staff and customers.

4.3 The TP Co-ordinator is to be a member of staff at the new foodstore.

Measures to Reduce the Need to Travel

4.4 To reduce the need to travel, the following measure is delivered:

T1 Lidl is to recruit, as far as is possible, from the local area. This ensures the staff

catchment area remains as localised as possible and therefore a significant number

of employees are able to access the site by walking, cycling or public transport.

Measures to Reduce Car Usage

4.5 To encourage a reduction in the use of private car the following measures are delivered:

CU1 Car sharing among employees is to be promoted by the TP Co-ordinator, to involve

setting up a database and encouraging members of staff to talk to each other and

explore opportunities for travelling to/ from work together. Arrangements for

providing a ride home in the case of emergency are to be investigated.

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CU2 Other measures to reduce the use of single occupancy vehicles for work-related

trips, such as car pooling or car clubs. The TP Co-ordinator is to make available

information on web sites which provide these services, an example of which is

www.liftshare.com.

Measures to Promote Public Transport

4.6 Public transport is promoted through the following measures:

PT1 Public transport information, maps, leaflets etc, provided by the TP Co-ordinator

made available to employees as part of their induction process when they start

work at the store. Such information also to be displayed in customer areas.

PT2 The TP Co-ordinator to liaise with public transport operators and, when aware of

promotions or assistance initiatives, is to disseminate information of these to

employees.

Measures to Promote Walking

4.7 Walking is encouraged by the following measures:

W1 The health and fitness benefits of walking to be promoted to employees, to take

the form of posters in communal areas, emails or through staff meetings. Such

information also to be displayed in customer areas.

W2 Staff to be advised on personal safety to ensure their walk to work is as safe as

possible.

W3 Travel information provided to employees on walking routes and journey times

between the site and key local destinations. Such information also to be displayed

in customer areas.

W4 Other measures to promote walking and cycling to include the offer of an umbrella

or yellow vest for use by employees.

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Measures to Promote Cycling

4.8 Cycling is promoted through the following measures:

C1 Secure cycle parking on site.

C2 Details of Department for Transport (DfT) and South Tyneside Council (STC)

cycling promotions and initiatives to be disseminated to employees. Such

information also to be displayed in customer areas.

C3 Cycle maps, made available to employees, showing bike routes and journey times

between the site and key local destinations. Such information also to be displayed

in customer areas.

C4 The TP Co-ordinator to advise employees on where cycle safety information and

training is offered.

Measures to Promote the Travel Plan

4.9 The TP is promoted through the following measures:

TP1 On first arrival at the new foodstore each member of staff is to be provided with a

Welcome Pack, including the travel information discussed above.

TP2 A Staff Notice Board is to be installed on site, to be used by the TP Co-ordinator to

promote events at the store, to identify local footpath and cycle routes, advertise

promotions in the locale, and to promote the plan itself.

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5 MONITORING

5.1 The TA to accompany the planning application demonstrated the traffic impacts of the new

foodstore can be accommodated on the road network local to the site.

5.2 Table 5.1 below presents the numbers of vehicle trips predicted to be generated during the

busiest times of the week, i.e. weekday PM and Saturday peak hours, and which were tested

in the TA.

Table 5.1: New Foodstore, Generated Traffic

Arrivals Departures

Time Period Vehicles Vehicles

Weekday PM Peak Hour 134 181

Saturday Peak Hour 161 170

Trip rate is per 100sqm

5.3 The prime objective of the TP is to reduce the numbers of trips by single occupancy private

car, and in particular to ensure the volumes tested in the TA are not exceeded.

5.4 Monitoring the progress of a TP can be done by regularly surveying staff and customers on site

for the duration of the plan to understand their travel habits. The following survey pattern is

envisaged:

• A first survey to determine travel patterns once the new foodstore has been opened for a

period of 3 months.

• A follow up survey of staff and customers 12 months after the first survey, during the

same neutral month, and annually thereafter.

5.5 These surveys seek to identify any change in travel habits and also to be a means of

identifying areas in which the TP Co-ordinator’s efforts can best be directed. The survey

results and plan outcomes to be shared with STC within 1 month of the data being formulated.

5.6 The surveys to include the following:

• A short survey distributed to all staff during the same week to allow directly comparable

data to be collected without seasonal effects.

• Survey of vehicle movements at the car park access off Stanley Street.

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• A short face–to–face survey of customers on leaving the store which specifically asks by

what mode of transport they travelled and, if by car, how many occupants were in the car

and what is their home postcode.

5.7 A secondary objective of the TP is to reduce the number of staff undertaking single occupancy

vehicle trips, for which an indicator of 10% is considered challenging. Endeavours will be

made to achieve this by the end of year 5 of the TP.

Remedial Measures

5.8 In the event progress of the TP is becoming stagnant, an Action Plan would be drawn up to set

out how additional remedial measures should be introduced.

5.9 The DfT document Good Practice Guidelines: Delivering Travel Plans through the Planning

Process sets out a number of examples of remedial measures which may be implemented to

improve on any targets not being met. Such measures may include some or all of the

following:

• Further promotion of non-car modes of transport.

• Additional one-to-one travel planning sessions among staff.

• Consideration of additional infrastructure to facilitate walking, cycling or public transport.

• Involvement in national events, such as walk week or bike week.

5.10 At the end of the first TP period, envisaged to be 5 years, a thorough assessment is made on

the success of the plan.

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6 ACTION PLAN

Measure Objective Responsibility Deadline

Provide on-site pedestrian and cyclist facilities

Promote walking and cycling

Lidl During construction

Appoint Travel Plan Co-ordinator

Person responsible for plan

Lidl Prior to first occupation

Implement staff notice board

Promotion of sustainable travel

Travel Plan Co-ordinator

First occupation

Issue Welcome Pack to

new staff

Promotion of

sustainable travel

Travel Plan

Co-ordinator

From first

occupation and

ongoing

Commission first

monitoring survey

Record travel

patterns

Travel Plan

Co-ordinator

3 months after

store opening

Commission follow up survey

Monitor Travel Plan progress

Travel Plan Co-ordinator

12 months after first survey and

thereafter annually

Produce Progress Report Tailor Travel Plan to

site conditions

Travel Plan

Co-ordinator

1 month after data

from each survey is

formulated

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APPENDIX A - DRAWINGS AND FIGURES

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Figure 1 Lidl, Tyne Dock, South Shields

Site Location Plan

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Proposed Development

Lid, Tyne Dock, South Shields

Local Public Right of Way NetworkFigure 2

Key

Public FootpathTrack

Other road, drive or track

Key

Proposed Development

Lidl, Tyne Dock, South Shields

Local Cycle NetworkFigure 3

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Figure 4 Lidl, Tyne Dock, South Shields

Bus Stop Locations

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