LION GREEN ROAD & CANE HILL

Traffic; parking & PedestriansCharles King. Chair : East Coulsdon RA August 2013

WAITROSE : LION GREEN RD

BARRATT HOMES : CANE HILL

TRAFFIC IN LION GREEN ROAD Mayer Brown 2012 8-9am (north) =

984 With Food store + 54 =

1038 With Cane Hill + 99 =

1137 Less long term parking -

71 =1066

THE ISSUES :

Parking, Traffic & Pedestrians

ISSUE : LOSS OF PARKING

Lion Green Road Parking loss of 165 all day and 35 short term spaces (plus 150 other)

Waitrose loss of 54 short term spaces

USE OF LION GREEN CAR PARK (WSP)

Tues Max usage 154(72.%) at 11.00 < 3hrs 43% 3-7hrs 6.4% > 7hrs 46.6%

Sat Max 69 (32%) at 10.30, 11.45 & 14.30 < 3hrs 92.2% 3-7hrs 6.5% > 7hrs 1.3%

OTHER PARKING ISSUES

Parking Policy and Charging regime Transfers from Croydon Council to Waitrose

It assumes that a lot of all day parking will move to Coulsdon South Station Where 40 extra spaces have been created. In July the first month of operation, on average 33 of the spaces where already taken at Coulsdon South.

KEY TRAFFIC JUNCTIONS

Between Coulsdon South Station/ Marlpit Lane and Chipstead Valley Road a distance of 0.21miles(0.35Km). There are 7 restrictions to traffic flow.

Marlpit Lane Roundabout with 3 associated traffic signals.

Lion Green Road / Brighton Road Entrance to Lion Green car park Lion Green Road/Chipstead Valley Road

MARLPIT LANE ROUNDABOUT AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS

MARLPIT LANE ROUNDABOUT

LION GREEN ROAD / BRIGHTON ROAD

CHIPSTEAD VALLEY ROAD & WOODCOTE GROVE ROAD

CANE HILL PORTNALLS ROAD ENTRANCE ?

Upper entrance opposite the Pines

Entrance by footpath 744

CANE HILL PORTNALLS ROAD ENTRANCE ?

Original Rear Entrance Portnalls Road

Portnalls Road Straight fast section

CAR OWNERSHIP AND USAGE

UK 77% a car Coulsdon 61% UK 20% 2 cars; Coulsdon 23% UK 5% 3 or more; Coulsdn 8% UK1.2 per household; London

0.76; Coulsdon 1.5 1 car per 3 people in London 1 car per 2 people in SE

England Car ownership Coulsdon app.

20,000 Cane Hill 2.5% - 6.5% increase

in cars for Coulsdon

UK 780 cars; London 494; Coulsdon 975

1370 cars if 2 per house hold Trips between 8-9am

MBrown 321 (391SE) 20% will commute by Rail 7% will walk, bus or cycle 13% will stay at home Cars leaving site 296 London Cars leaving site 585

Coulsdon Cars leaving site 468 UK Cars leaving site 780 (2ph)

Car ownership per household (RAC Foundation)

Cane Hill 650 households

TRAVEL PATTERNS (DFT, TFL, ORR)

Croydon 18% drop traffic volume in last 10 years Cars commuting into London down 25% last 10 years. DfT Drop in mileage last 10 years DfT Road building based on 14% increase car ownership next 20 years (but less in cities)Trips Under 5 miles walking, cycling and public transport :London 59% SE England 41%Train usage doubled in the last 10 years Coulsdon South 1.5m Coulsdon Town 0.5m Woodmansterne 0.4m journeys per year 2012 Bus usage London 130% increase since 2004 Cycling doubled in Outer London

PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO STORE & MEDICAL CENTRE

LINKAGE WITH THE REST OF THE TOWN CENTRE

No Public Transport in Lion Green Road

No pedestrian Refuge in Lion Green Road

Poor Signage

MITIGATION OF IMPACT ON PARKING

Increase the number of parking places Impose Short term parking of a minimum of 3

hours Free parking Impose a minimum of 50 long term parking

spaces Impose condition that charges can be no higher

than the local authority charges for the area Change town centre parking from 1hr to 2hrs

with second hour chargeable

Planning Conditions on CCRUVE & Waitrose

MITIGATION OF IMPACT ON PARKING

Encourage Sainsbury’s or Morrisons to take over vacant building & Car Park.

Council to take control of car park

Increase parking Coulsdon South station

Increase car parking on Calat site

Move Calat Centre and library to site and keep car park.

Loss of Waitrose Existing Car park

MITIGATION FOR PEDESTRIANS AND LINKAGE TO TOWN CENTRE

Install a pedestrian Crossing refuge mid way Lion Green Road Improve signage to town centre

IMPACT OF TRAFFIC LEAVING CANE HILL

AT MARLPIT LANE AND PORTNALLS ROAD

Mayer Brown 321 Vehicles leaving Cane Hill Marlpit Lane 8-9am

Lion Green Road 99 (31%) Bypass North 71(22%) Marlpit Lane 81 (25%) Bypass South 71 (22%) An additional exit direct on to Bypass would

reduce load on Marlpit Lane Roundabout by 142 (44%) vehicles.

Install additional Exit direct on to Bypass

WHERE TO PUT AN ADDITIONAL JUNCTION

ON THE BYPASS ?

Southern Roundabout ?

Advantages: Relief of Marlpit Lane 44% & Portnalls Road ?

Easy Junction with A23 Bus from Cane Hill could pass

direct by Coulsdon South Station.

Disadvantages : Requires TFL Approval

Difficult and costly to construct Considerable scarring of Green

Belt and views

WHERE TO PUT AN ADDITIONAL JUNCTION

ON THE BYPASS ?

Advantages: Relief of Marlpit Lane 44% & Portnalls Road ?

Easy Junction with A23 Bus from Cane Hill could pass

direct by Coulsdon South Station.

Would improve safety of footpath 744 crossing Bypass

Does not Scar Green Belt and views

Disadvantages : Requires Traffic Lights & TFL Approval

Near Footpath 774 where Cane Hill Drive is level and within 7metres of Bypass

IMPACT OF INCREASED TRAFFIC PORTNALS ROAD

Between 8-9.00amo MB (321) 80 =

1.3pmno SE (391) 97 =

1.6pmno *UK (780) 78 = 1.3

pmno *Ldn (494) 49 =

0.8pmn o *2ph 1370 (205) =

3.4pmn* (25% of 60% of total)

Additional exit on to Bypass

Cane Hill Road layout designed not provide a short cut

Mini Roundabout Traffic Calming Improved signage Bus to serve Portnalls

area as well as Cane Hill linking Coulsdon South Station.

How Much Traffic ? Mitigation

OTHER MITIGATION Foot & Cycle paths

to : Lion Green Road Brighton Road Holymeoak Road Portnalls Road Smitham and St Aidan’s

Schools Buses introduced at

early stage and bus to also serve local community in Portnalls Road area

USE OF CIL AND 106. THE MONEY COLLECTED FROM SECTION 106 OR THE LOCAL CIL SHOULD BE USED FOR IMPROVING THE PUBLIC REALM SPECIFICALLY FOR

COULSDON.

New combined Community centre, Calat centre and Library with rooms and halls.

Up dated medical facilities with surgeries and clinics. Diversion of London Loop to expose Embankment (AM) to the Public Provision towards step free access to Coulsdon South Station. Facilities for the young including a skate park and fishing lake. Public art on the Cane Hill site and the Town Centre Improved facilities for the local Scout groups. Improved leisure facilities. Improved CCTV in Lion Green Road & the Town Centre.

Improved car parking.

Providing the following :