Summary
* Funding coming from housing developers.
 Site location & Accessibility – National Planning Guidance highlights the importance for new developments to have access to a range of services, facilities and opportunities, and can in turn be accessed by existing communities. Consequently, the relative distance to existing facilities, public transport, including the level and frequency of public transport provision will be a key determinant. For housing proposals only, the assessment will firstly examine the location of the site proposal in terms of whether it is located within, adjacent to or outside a settlement, and secondly the ease of pedestrian and cyclist access to key services such as primary schools, doctor’s surgeries and local shops. The Institute of Highways and Transportation Guidelines for Providing Journeys on Foot (2000) suggests that in terms of commuting, schools and recreational journeys, walking distances of up to 2000m can be considered, with the desirable and acceptable distances being 500m and 1000m. Consequently, the Council will assess the accessibility of sites against the below criteria.  MG 2 (43) would result in the new dwellings being between 200m and 400 m from the existing bus stops. Should a new bus stop be provided to the east of the village to achieve the desired 200m? This may increase journey times of the X2. Click on image for larger map:
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 Bus Stops
The designations of local bus stops are as follows:
These standards are described as:
GOLD STANDARD:
Clear Channel type/supplied shelter (4 sided accessible to wheelchairs) with:
(a) integral timetable case,
(b) perch seating
(c) lighting
(d) electric supply/ducting for future RTI display
(e) Bus stop flag and its attachment pole/bracket;
Hard standing area with raised Kerb platform with transition kerbs both sides and any other normally required pavement edges (average suitable sizes ; please advise);
Drop Kerb access on both sides of road; Bus stop protective road markings (inc. legal costs); Refuse Bin
Current costs:
Civils Works – £5950
Bus Shelter and ancillaries - £5100
Electrical Works - £1200 (assumed power connection point 20 metres)
Western Power Connection - £800 (provisional sum)
Total = £13,050 per bus stop
SILVER STANDARD:
Bus Shelters Wales Transit type/supplied shelter (4 sided accessible to wheelchairs) with:
(a) integral timetable case,
(b) perch seating
(c) lighting
(d) electric supply/ducting for future RTI display
(e) Bus stop flag and its attachment pole/bracket;
Hard standing area with raised Kerb platform with transition kerbs both sides and any other normally required pavement edges (average suitable sizes ; please advise);
Drop Kerb access on both sides of road; Bus stop protective road markings (inc. legal costs); Refuse Bin
Current costs:
Civils Works inc bus markings – £5950
Bus Shelter and ancillaries - £4600
Electrical Works - £1200 (assumed power connection point 20 metres)
Western Power Connection - £800 (provisional sum)
Total per bus stop = £12,550
BRONZE STANDARD:
Bus stop flag pole;
Bissell style timetable case;
Bus stop flag;
Hard standing area with raised Kerb platform with transition kerbs both sides and any other normally required pavement edges
Drop Kerb access on both sides of road; Bus stop protective road markings (inc. legal costs); Refuse Bin
Current cost:
Civils Works – £5950
Bus Shelter and ancillaries - £4100
Total = £10,050 per bus stop
Bus reliability
The A48 Culverhouse Cross to Bridgend via Cowbridge Corridor, highlights bus related timing problems at High Street Cowbridge, but there are very few improvements in Cowbridge that can be achieved through the shopping centre. Culverhouse Cross is seen as an obstacle for buses due to its capacity levels, and the feasibility of bus priority needs to be considered at this location to tackle this issue.
Funding
Money from the ITV site at Wenvoe is identified to contribute towards the 'cycle route on the A48'
Money from the Land to the East of St. Nicholas has been identified to contribute towards:
Money from the Land to the East of Bonvilston
School Transport
 Bicycle route along the A48 is missing from the Cycle Route Provision Map...
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