8. Appendix D - Traffic Engineering Report

                                                             Traffic Impact Assessment Report
                                                               Wedding Venue, Ringtail Creek
                                                                        For Louis Bazzo Pty Ltd
                                                                                     June 2024


4      TRIP GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION

To analyse the impact of the development on the existing transport infrastructure, it
is necessary to assess the number of trips likely to be generated to and from the site
and where they are likely to travel. Whilst current guidelines do not provide specific
trip generation rates for wedding venues or function facilities, an analysis from first
principles has been undertaken.


4.1    Trip Generation

A wedding with 150 guests was chosen as the critical peak event to assess the impact
of traffic generated from the site. The venue is expected to facilitate up to 150
guests. Whilst for larger events with 150 guests, buses will be used to transport
guests from events, for smaller events such as corporate retreats, it is expected that
guests will arrive by car. It is estimated the average car occupancy of 3 persons per
car (slightly lower than a trip generation for a church) will apply to the site.
Therefore, the venue is estimated to generated a maximum of 2 buses and 17 car
trips for a wedding event. It is expected that the majority of guests will at the
commencement of the service and depart at the conclusion.

                   Table 2 - Estimated Traffic Generation Rates
        Function           Bus     Car / Taxi /Uber Staff       Peak Generation
                                                                     Trips
  Wedding 150 guests         2            17            10            29
 Long Lunch 100 Guests       1            20            8             29
   Retreat 50 guests                      17             7            24

The estimated traffic generation from the proposed development is expected to be
29 vehicles during the peak hour. The site may generate a small number of trips
throughout the day for deliveries, but they are unlikely to impact significantly on the
external road network.


4.2    Trip Distribution and Assignment

Trip origin and destination for the proposed development has been assessed. The
assignment of development generated traffic has been based on a manual
assessment of the likely routes to/from the development site, given the location of
the site with reference to the surrounding town centres and tourist attractions. The




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