Alsager Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group
Update Report for the Infrastructure Working Group
We have held two meetings recently to discuss the areas to be covered and looked at in greater depth for the Infrastructure element of the Neighbourhood Plan.
The first meeting on September 4th was a short get together to meet two possible future members of the working group; Nigel Hancock and John . We discussed with them the activity of the Working Group and its function in the overall Neighbourhood planning process. If we want to involve them further then we need to issue a formal invite. At the moment both Phil and myself want to define the areas that we are pursuing in greater detail, and then feel it would be appropriate to get others involved.
At our second meeting on September 27th we discussed the brainstorming information that I had prepared in advance of the meeting. I had done some studying of infrastructure items in Neighbourhood plans produced for Holmes Chapel and Poynton and the draft plan for Sandbach. From these I revisited the list that Phil had previously proposed in the update of 4th September and the work below is what came out of that activity.
We concluded the meeting by dividing up the areas that we are individually going to look at.
PW – Transport including Roads, Public Transport (Buses, Trains etc)
Car parking – review the results of the Household Survey
Cycling - review the results of the Household Survey
Pedestrians - review the results of the Household Survey
Medical Facilities – KA
Next Meeting TBA
Kevin Armstrong 27.09.17
INFRASTRUCTURE WORKING GROUP
Integrated Transport Policy’s
Roads
Use of Roads – Figures, Traffic Surveys
Peak Times
Peaks and Troughs
Typical Users
Future Changes – 2000 New Houses?
Alternative routes through the village?
Do these have viability? Are there alternative routes?
Affect of motorway issues
HGV access to fields Road and Radway Green Industrial areas
HGV access to new building sites
Specific Quite routes
Public Transport
Buses - Services Who, What, where and When
Frequency
Destinations
Are the important areas covered Crewe, Leighton Hospital, Hanley, UHNS etc
If not how do you get to the places required?
Cost
Trains - Services Who, What, When, where
Frequency
Destinations
Connections to major cities London, Manchester, Liverpool, Stoke, Crewe
Airports - Where
How to get there Road, Rail, Coach
Domestic / International connections
Car parking
Shoppers Parking – ASDA, Behind Intone, Well Lane / Station Road, St Gabriel’s Court
Parking at Alsager Railway station – Sufficient, Cost,
Is Crewe Station popular for use due to parking resources, Cost?
Who manages the parking spaces (Maintenance, Security)
Facilities for Electric car charging. Government policy
Facilities for disabled parking and amount of spaces
Should parking have a short stay / long stay element
Should parking be time limited and monitored – Fee parking for upto 2/3 hours during the day.
Unlimited parking after 6pm until 8am
Business Parking – Parking for business access, deliveries
Car Sharing Parking – Alsager is close to J16 & J17 of M6 to encourage car sharing monitored free parking?
Illegal parking – On Road / On Kerbs / Shop Fronts/ Bank Machines
Traffic issues created
Disabled Parking -Spaces, number / location
All disabilities catered for ?
Cycling
Use of cycles / availability of cycle routes
Parking for cycles / security/ locking facilities
Cyclist safety
Cycle only routes in the countryside? Is this a viable idea?
Pedestrians
Walking routes within the Town Centre
Links to adjacent areas MMU, Close Lane
Pavement conditions
Signage
Disabled Users facilities – Wheelchairs, Mobility Scooters, Kerb access for crossings.
Road Crossing facilities – Timing, availability.
Parents and Children facilities.
Additional Infrastructure Issues
Medical facilities - Access to facility
Numbers currently using
Ability to cope with additional houses
Car parking
Availability of services
If Alsager has aged population currently is this having an impact on service provision
Special service provision, Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Cancer support, Physio, Chiropody, Maternity
Education -Schools , Numbers and Type
Ability to cope with additional houses
Extra 2000 houses could mean additional 4500 children places required.
Primary / High School Mix
Access to 6th form and Higher Education
Waste and Sewerage Treatment – Current Capacity
Demand from new houses additional 2000
Location – By the tip
Existing site future capacity
Cemetery Provision – Locations
Availability of land
Broadband – Coverage
- Superfast Broadband
- Cable TV (Virgin)