Appendix E Traffic Impact Assessment Report · MCU22/0038

O12                                            S12.1 At locations where pedestrian         ü     Complies with S12.1
Parking areas are designed to -                and vehicle conflicts are likely to occur         The proposed development has been designed to
 a)   provide a progressive reduction in       –                                                 avoid introducing new pedestrian-vehicle conflicts by
      speed between the external road and       a)    sight distances of at least 2.5            providing direct and dedicated pedestrian
      internal parking spaces;                        seconds of travel time at the              connections to the fronting road network and car
 b)   ensure lower speeds near areas of               designated speed are provided;             parking areas.
      high pedestrian activity through the      b)    splayed corners on structures
      use of appropriate road geometry or             are incorporated;
      devices designed to limit speed; and      c)    landscaping is designed to allow
 c)   maintain sight distances which are              clear views; and
      appropriate for the likely operating      d)    sign  placement ensures that
      speeds in all areas of potential                sight distance requirements are
      pedestrian/vehicle and vehicle/vehicle          not impeded.
      conflict.
O13                                            S13.1                                       N/A   S13.1 not applicable
A clearly defined pedestrian network is        In large open car parks with greater              The subject development does not include large
provided that –                                than 200 car parking spaces, a                    open car parking areas with greater than 200
 a)   is located in areas where people will    pedestrian path between parking                   parking spaces.
      choose to walk;                          spaces is provided on every second
 b)   ensures that pedestrian movement         aisle.
      through car parking areas or
      structures are along aisles rather than
      across them.
O14                                           S14.1                                        ü     Complies with O14
Provision is made for pedestrian and          No probable solution identified                    It is noted that the location of the proposed
vehicular queues at conflict points.                                                             basement access ramp minimises conflict as all
                                                                                                 vehicles would be expected to be turning into and
                                                                                                 out of the basement, with the only potential conflict
                                                                                                 being with service vehicles entering the service lane
                                                                                                 behind the Emporium Showroom tenancies. This is
                                                                                                 however expected to be infrequent and
                                                                                                 concentrated outside of peak trading periods of the
                                                                                                 subject development.
                                                                                                 Notwithstanding this, provision has been made for
                                                                                                 the storage of one vehicle at the top of the ramp
                                                                                                 clear of the primary ramp gradient. This is