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Hampshire County Council Test Valley Highway and Transport Advisory Panel 12 October 2004 Travel Plan Programmes (including Safer Routes to Schools) Report of the Director of Environment |
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Contact: Jon Foley, ext 7559 email: [email protected]
1. Summary
1.1 This report provides a progress update on the workplace and school travel planning programmes for the Test Valley area. It also includes an update on the Safer Routes to Schools (SRTS) programme for schemes within the Test Valley area.
2. Workplace Travel Plan Programme
2.1 The County Council has, through its Business Travel Plan Adviser, been working with organisations since April 2001 to assist them in developing travel plans for their establishments.
2.2 There are two elements to this work. The first is to work with planning officers to ensure that appropriate guidance is given to developers of new sites (or extensions to existing sites). This secures the requirement for a travel plan within the legal planning framework. A guidance note on the production of travel plans is currently being developed in consultation with all districts to help secure good quality travel plans through the planning process.
2.3 The second area of work is to provide support to organisations developing travel plans voluntarily. This is generally done on a `reactive' basis, with the Business Travel Plan Adviser providing advice as organisations make contact with the County Council.
2.4 The Business Travel Plan Adviser is currently working on travel plans with seven organisations in the Test Valley area. The current status of each organisation' travel plan in the Test Valley area is shown in Table 1 of the attached appendix.
3. School Travel Plan Programme
3.1 The County Council has, through its School Travel Plan Adviser, been working with schools to help develop school travel plans since April 2001, using a grant from the Department for Transport (DfT). The DfT has
extended and increased this grant funding until March 2006. As a result the School Travel Planning team (five staff) has now been established within the Transport Policy Group of the Environment Department.
3.2 To date there are over 200 schools throughout Hampshire which have developed, or are working on, travel plans. Schools which have completed a travel plan to the Hampshire standard are eligible to bid for SRTS funding, as well as a one-off grant from the Department for Education and Skills.
3.3 The School Travel Planning team is currently engaged with 27 of the 62 schools in the Test Valley area, of which 10 have an endorsed travel plan. As a whole, the County Council is engaged with 202 of the 546 schools in Hampshire, of which 103 have an endorsed travel plan. Table 2 in the appendix shows the status of the travel plan at each of the schools in the Test Valley area.
4. Safer Routes to Schools Programme
4.1 The SRTS programme links very closely with the development of the School Travel Plan (STP) programme. One of the objectives of an STP is to encourage as many children as possible to be active and independent by walking, cycling or using public transport to get to and from school on a regular basis. This could be through a combination of physical and other measures. If physical works are identified within the approved school travel plan then the school can bid for funding from the SRTS programme.
4.2 On 23 January 2004 the Executive Member for Environment agreed an indicative allocation of £1.25 million for a county-wide programme of SRTS schemes from the 2004/05 Capital Programme, and £1.5 million in 2005/06. This includes an allocation of £250,000 for School Crossing Patrol site improvements. These improvements are based on a risk assessment priority rather than necessarily being tied to a school travel plan.
4.3 The 2004/05 SRTS programme for the Test Valley area is detailed below:
School |
Allocation £'000s |
Scheme Description |
Hurstbourne Tarrant CE Primary |
25 |
Gateway feature and improved footway and crossing facilities. |
Hatherden CE Primary |
10 |
Traffic management trial undertaken. Final detailed design being progressed. |
Shipton Bellinger Primary |
12.5 |
Design currently being undertaken. |
Wellow School - Phase 2 |
5 |
Minor traffic management works. |
4.4 In addition, improvements are planned at the School Crossing Patrol site at North Baddesley Infant and Junior Schools (Rownhams Road/Fleming Avenue).
4.5 The SRTS programme for 2005/06 and beyond includes schemes at the following locations:
(i) Mark Way, Andover;
(ii) Norman Gate, Andover;
(iii) Vigo Infant and Junior, Andover; and
(iv) Winton School, Andover.
4.6 As more school travel plans are submitted and approved it is anticipated that more SRTS schemes will be forthcoming.
Recommendation
That Members note the progress made with the delivery of the workplace and school travel plans and Safer Routes to Schools programmes in the Test Valley area.
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APPENDIX
Table 1 Travel Plan Status of Businesses in the Test Valley Area
Workplace Travel Plan Level * |
Number of businesses |
0 Has an interest in travel and transport issues but no plan being produced |
1 |
1 Framework travel plan produced (often Planning related). Inception meeting held or some measures implemented |
1 |
2 Draft travel plan produced and approved by the County Council |
1 |
3 Full travel plan submitted to and approved by the County Council. Measures being implemented and reviewed. |
4 |
* The travel plan levels have recently been devised and are undergoing refinement
Table 2 Travel Plan and Safer Routes to Schools Status of Schools in the Test Valley Area
SCHOOL NAME |
SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN LEVEL |
SAFER ROUTES TO SCHOOL |
INFANT SCHOOLS | ||
Anton Infant School, Andover |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Balksbury Infant School, Andover |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Cupernham Infant School, Romsey |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Knights Enham Infant School, Andover |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
North Baddesley Infant School |
Contacted, awaiting response |
School crossing patrol works 2004/05 |
Portway Infant School, Andover |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Romsey Infant School |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Shepherds Spring Infant School, Andover |
2 |
|
Vigo Infant School, Andover |
2 |
Scheme being designed for 2005/06 |
SCHOOL NAME |
SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN LEVEL |
SAFER ROUTES TO SCHOOL |
JUNIOR SCHOOLS | ||
Anton Junior School, Andover |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Balksbury Junior School, Andover |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Cupernham Junior School, Romsey |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Knights Enham Junior School, Andover |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
North Baddesley Junior School |
Contacted, awaiting response |
School crossing patrol works 2004/05 |
Portway Junior School, Andover |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Romsey Junior School |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Shepherds Spring Junior School, Andover |
2 |
|
Vigo Junior School, Andover |
2 |
Scheme being designed for 2005/06 |
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Abbott's Ann C E Primary School |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Ampfield C E Primary School |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Amport C E Primary School |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Andover C E Primary School |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Awbridge Primary School |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Barton Stacey C E Primary School |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Braishfield Primary School |
0 |
|
Broughton Primary School |
0 |
|
Clatford Primary School, Goodworth Clatford |
2 |
|
Grateley Primary School |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Halterworth Primary School, Romsey |
1 |
|
Hatherden C E Primary School |
3 |
Scheme to be implemented 2004/05 |
Hurstbourne Tarrant C E Primary |
3 |
Scheme to be implemented 2004/05 |
Kimpton Thruxton and Fyfield C E Primary School, Kimpton |
0 |
|
SCHOOL NAME |
SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN LEVEL |
SAFER ROUTES TO SCHOOL |
PRIMARY SCHOOLS (continued) | ||
King's Somborne C E Primary School |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Knightwood Primary School, Valley Park |
3 |
No scheme identified |
Lockerley C E Endowed Primary School |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Longparish Primary School |
1 |
|
Nursling C E Primary School |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Roman Way Primary School, Andover |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Romsey Abbey CE Primary School |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Rownhams St John's CE Primary School |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Shipton Bellinger Primary School |
3 |
Scheme to be implemented 2004/05 |
Smanell and Enham Primary School, Smannell |
1 |
|
St Francis CE Primary School, Valley Park |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
St Peter's CE Primary School, Andover |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Stockbridge Primary School |
1 |
|
Vernham Dean Gillum's CE Primary School |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Wallop Primary School, Nether Wallop |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Wellow School, West Wellow |
3 |
Scheme to be implemented 2004/05 |
West Tytherley CE Primary School |
1 |
|
Wherwell Primary School |
3 |
No scheme identified |
SCHOOL NAME |
SCHOOL TRAVEL PLAN LEVEL |
SAFER ROUTES TO SCHOOL |
SECONDARY SCHOOLS | ||
Harrow Way Community School, Andover |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
John Hanson Community School, Andover |
3 |
No scheme identified |
Test Valley School, Stockbridge |
3 |
No scheme identified |
The Mountbatten School and Language College, Romsey |
1 |
|
The Romsey School |
3 |
No scheme identified |
Winton School, Andover |
2 |
Scheme being designed for 2005/06 |
SPECIAL SCHOOLS | ||
Icknield School, Andover |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Norman Gate School, Andover |
2 |
Scheme being designed for 2005/06 |
The Mark Way School, Andover |
2 |
Scheme being designed for 2005/06 |
Wolverdene Special School, Andover |
3 |
No scheme identified |
Andover Education Centre |
Contacted, awaiting response |
|
Summary of School Travel Plan Status (Test Valley)
STP Level |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Contacted, awaiting response |
Total |
No. of schools |
3 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
35 |
62 |
Key:
0 Interest shown
1 Initial work on travel plan started
2 Draft travel plan completed
3 Final travel plan submitted and approved