Highways

Vehicle access to the site will be provided from Station Road, with a secondary access on Knowle Drive for the use of emergency services vehicles only. The proposals will also ensure that all car parking is self-contained onsite, with an overflow parking area to the south of the site. The proposed development will include disabled spaces and charging points for electric vehicles.

McCarthy Stone developments, by their very nature, are regarded as a passive form of development and generate low traffic movements when compared with the site’s former employment use or general market housing. Residents moving to a McCarthy Stone development tend to rely less on their car, and from McCarthy Stone’s experience, many relinquish it altogether after a year or so when they realise that it is no longer essential to maintaining their independence.

Those residents who do own a car tend not to use a car in peak hours and residents do not need to use a car on a day-to-day basis due to the site’s sustainable location. The level of parking provision will therefore take account of the lower traffic generation and car ownership associated with age-restricted retirement development.

The redevelopment of this site will also include a Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP), that will ensure that construction vehicles will not be entering or leaving the site during peak hours. The timing and routing for construction traffic will also be carefully considered with the planning and highway authorities to ensure minimal disruption to the local road network and highway safety.