Streets Ahead

151 Pages·2005·8.63 MB·English

DUNDEE - STREETS AHEAD
DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL ROAD STANDARDS
AUGUST 2005
DUNDEE - STREETS AHEAD
Dundee City Council
SECTION ONE; OVERVIEW AND GUIDANCE
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CONTENTS Page
1 INTRODUCTION 5
1.1 Working Together 5
1.2 The Developer’s Guide 5
1.3 Working in Partnership 5
1.4 How to contact the City Council 6
2 DELIVERING SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT 7
2.1 Ensuring a Sustainable Approach 7
2.2 Streets, not Roads 7
2.3 Access and Mobility 7
2.4 Pedestrians and Cyclists 7
2.5 Public Transport 8
2.6 Road Traffic and Car Parking 8
2.7 Servicing 8
3 AN OVERVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS 9
3.1 The Development Process 9
3.2 Concept Stage 9
3.3 The Planning Process 10
3.4 Construction Consent 10
3.5 Implementation 10
3.6 Maintenance 11
4 MANAGING OUR STREETS 12
4.1 Road Hierarchy 12
4.2 Design Issues 12
4.3 Building for the Future 12
5 WORKING TOGETHER 14
5.1 Consultation and Co-operation 14
5.2 Sharing Experience 14
5.3 Involving the Public 14
5.4 Winning Hearts and Minds 14
5.5 A Better Dundee for Everyone 14
6 ACCESSING THE DETAILS 15
6.1 Source of Detailed Information 15
7 CONTACT DETAILS 16
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1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Working Together
1.1.1 This document is concerned with implementing transport
infrastructure in Dundee. It is aimed at developers and their advisors
and sets out the standards and benchmarks that the Council will use
to issue its formal approvals.
1.1.2 The Council’s development objectives are clearly set out in
the Dundee Local Plan. Other relevant publications are referred to
throughout this document. For example, Dundee City Council’s
Urban Design Guide will provide advice on the Council’s intentions
with respect to urban built form and the desire to ensure that overall
integration of all aspects is achieved. A detailed schedule of
appropriate reference material is contained at the back of this
document.
1.1.3 Every effort has been made to make this guidance as
comprehensive as possible. If you think anything has been omitted
and you need help then please contact the Council for assistance.
Contact details are provided at the end of this Section.
1.1.4 The Council encourages consultation and liaison at any stage
in your development plans. Council officers will do their best to
provide advice. After all, Working Together will achieve the desired
objective….a better Dundee.
1.2 The Developer’s Guide
1.2.1 “Dundee – Streets Ahead” is divided in to three separate
sections that form a single integrated publication. The three sections
are:
· Section One; Overview and Guidance
· Section Two; Technical Details
· Section Three; Technical Appendix.
1.2.2 Sections One and Three have been drafted for a wide-ranging
audience in order that they can learn about the Council’s aims and
aspirations. They refer to other publications produced by the Council
which explain how the City of Dundee is being improved.
1.2.3 Section Two is the practitioners reference section where
professionals can obtain technical details on a range of matters crucial
to implementing transport infrastructure in Dundee. In addition to
drawing on previous similar publications, this section reflects the
ongoing and recent experience of the Council’s in-house professional
staff who are directly involved on a daily basis with the issues
addressed in the document.
1.3 Working in Partnership
1.3.1 The Council’s officers are fully aware of the need for close
liaison in the delivery of transport infrastructure. Consistent with its
objectives outlined in the Council Plan 2003-2007, the City Council
can help you by:
· keeping you informed about its aims and objectives
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· providing advice on what documents you will need to obtain
formal approvals
· being available to answer your questions and clarifying any
points arising from these documents.
1.3.2 Successful outcomes to working in partnership requires co
operation to achieve common objectives. In bringing forward your
proposals for discussion with the Council, we ask that:
· you try to understand the wider objectives of the Council
and develop your plans to assist with their delivery.
· information is supplied in the requested formats in order
that we can process your enquiry with maximum speed and
efficiency.
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2 DELIVERING SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
2.1 Ensuring a Sustainable Approach
2.1.1 Whilst sustainable transport objectives in a Dundee context
are more fully expressed within the Local Plan and Local Transport
Strategy it is of course the guidance set out in this document which
will control the delivery of these objectives.
2.1.2 The Council is also committed to the principles of sustainable
development and working towards a sustainable future in accordance
with Local Agenda 21.
2.1.3 The Council will therefore be actively seeking to ensure that
practical delivery is consistent with adopted and approved policies.
This approach will require the Council to be open to innovative
thinking. The detail of how the Council will achieve this is addressed
elsewhere in the document.
2.1.4 This will relate not only to matters dealing with design
principles and approach, but also to aspects such as construction
materials, drainage regimes and ongoing maintenance.
2.2 Streets, not Roads
2.2.1 Consistent with the above theme of sustainability is the
Council’s approach to new transport infrastructure. Previous
developer guidance in the Council’s “Road Standards” dates back a
number of years to an era dominated by the car and the car user. In
that context, it focuses on the road and although infrastructure for
other road users is considered it is done so in a diluted form in
comparison with the car.
2.2.2 Things have changed considerably since and, particularly
over the last 5-10 years, as public understanding and feelings about
their environment have featured more prominently in influencing
the services the Council provides and the way in which they are
delivered.
2.2.3 The new document Dundee - Streets Ahead reflects the
Council’s wish to consider all physical infrastructure associated with
moving people and goods in all modes. There is now a better
understanding of how different modes interact with one another and
how the infrastructure that they require should be integrated.
2.3 Access and Mobility
2.3.1 The Council is committed to the principles of inclusive
mobility. An integrated approach to the provision of accessible streets
and public transport is fundamentally important to this.
2.3.2 Best Practice in urban design to provide inclusive mobility
shall be promoted. Developers will be expected to implement
suitable measures consistent with the Council’s approach.
2.4 Pedestrians and Cyclists
2.4.1 Walking is the most significant of all modes of transport yet
it is an experience which many people now do far too little of. The
City operates in the midst of a generation that has been brought up
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with the motor car and where some people use their car for all
journeys, both long and short.
2.4.2 Whilst it is appreciated that there are people who genuinely
have no option other than to use their car, there is a need to provide
suitably designed infrastructure where pedestrians and cyclists do
not feel threatened by motor vehicles. Motor vehicles should not
always have the highest level of priority in the design process and in
the delivery of transport infrastructure.
2.4.3 There are areas where pedestrians and/or cyclists need to be
given a greater priority. Examples of these locations would be
residential streets, at schools, and alongside shopping and leisure
areas.
2.4.4 Various design initiatives such as Home Zones and Safer
Routes to Schools specifically address the concerns of the pedestrians
and cyclists in an environment where the presence of the car may
prejudice safety.
2.5 Public Transport
2.5.1 Ongoing investment in public transport, especially buses, is
important to the citizens of Dundee many of whom have no access
to a car.
2.5.2 There are a number of public transport improvement schemes
that are setting new standards in Dundee and developers will be
expected to implement measures consistent with the Council’s
initiatives. These initiatives are delivering improved journey times,
reliability, passenger facilities and travel information.
2.6 Road Traffic and Car Parking
2.6.1 The Council will actively continue to address the issues raised
by continued growth in car traffic and associated parking
infrastructure requirements. These will be treated in policy terms
within a wider context, with the policy setting the context for what
is permissible in design terms.
2.6.2 It may be inappropriate for example for a City Centre
residential development to have the generous levels of car-parking
afforded in past years. Residents with good access to walking and
cycling routes and, bus and train facilities will not be so dependent
on the motor car. Putting these principles into practice will influence
transport trends over time and will provide advantageous
environmental, social and operational benefits.
2.7 Servicing
2.7.1 Deliveries are essential to the life and well-being of
communities bringing fresh goods to shops and homes on a regular
basis.
2.7.2 Innovation and new opportunities which help to reduce the
impact of service vehicles continue to evolve but design implications
can be severe in some cases. Servicing is an issue which is often left
until last when it should be considered from the outset as an integral
part of the design process.
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3 AN OVERVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
3.1 The Development Process
3.1.1 The development process is the mechanism for delivering
sustainable transportation initiatives and consists of a number of
stages. The evolution of an idea through to implementation can be
influenced by design requirements and consultation with the Council
is recommended as early as possible in the design process.
3.1.2 Early consultation is important for large schemes or
developments, examples of which might include:
· Residential
· Leisure
· Major Retail
· Business/Commercial
3.1.3 In addition to this document, developments will also be
guided by the policies and principles set out in other Council
documents, primarily the Dundee Local Plan Review 2005 and
Dundee & Angus Structure Plan 2001-2016. If any matter requires
clarification then please contact the Planning & Transportation
Department.
3.2 Pre-application Stage
3.2.1 The Application Stage embraces anything and everything
prior to the preparation of a planning application. This could include
preliminary design matters.
3.2.2 The information within “Section Two, Technical Details”
should allow you to address all of the requirements but it may be
useful for you to consult with the Planning & Transportation
Department when your ideas are ready but prior to planning
submission.
3.2.3 Planning and design briefs are now frequently available to
assist in the evolution of concepts. These allow the developer to
derive some specific guidance on which development proposals can
be assessed prior to planning submission whilst at the same time
allowing the Council to provide important early input to this process.
It is important to ascertain from the Council at an early stage in
the process whether a brief has been prepared for any particular
site.
3.2.4 Consultations with the Council at an early stage will allow
for:
· Discussion on the design elements that will be required for
any particular site which in turn will affect transport
infrastructure.
· Identification of any off-site influences such as future
pedestrian, cycle, public transport, road schemes or
infrastructure work
· Consideration of variations to the design standards to meet
local conditions
· Identification of additional needs to allow the Planning
Application to be considered, including Transport
Assessments, Road Safety Audits and Travel Plans
· Consideration of drainage and flooding issues
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