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NET Phase 2 Consultation Clifton - Section between Farnborough Road and Clifton Park & Ride
BUSINESS REPLY SERVICE Licence No. NG 1334
NET Phase 2 Development Team Lawrence House Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5BR
NET Phase 2 Consultation
Clifton - Section between Farnborough Road and Clifton Park & Ride City of
NOTTINGHAM
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Nottingham Station
Meadows Centre
Queen’s Walk
Introduction
Wilford Village
In May 2002, after a large public consultation exercise and extensive feasibility work on six possible routes, the City and County Councils agreed to progress the design of two tram routes to Clifton via Wilford and to Chilwell via QMC and Beeston. Since then, the City and County Councils have carried out significant further development work and have submitted a case for funding to Central Government. Importantly, the outline design has now been developed, which forms the basis of this consultation. The designs include a more detailed consideration of the tram alignment including road layouts, potential stop locations, parking and loading provision, landscaping and ways of screening the tram and providing for any lost trees and vegetation. In order to produce these designs a considerable amount of preparatory work has been undertaken including ground investigations, engineering studies and environmental surveys, as well as taking account of economic and planning considerations. This information will also be used to inform the Environmental Statement, which would be submitted as part of any Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO) application to Government.
Wilford Lane
This consultation is a very important stage and it is vital that you take the opportunity to comment. If the Councils and then the Government, following a Public Inquiry, approve the tram routes then these designs will be used as a template to build the system. It is therefore important that you have your say on the detail now, whatever your views on the project as a whole.
Compton Acres
For more information, log on to www.netphase2.info where you can view maps and aerial photographs of the routes, read frequently asked questions and find out the latest news. The site also contains council reports, links to other tram schemes and much more...
Route Description The Clifton via Wilford route joins Line One at Nottingham railway station, offering through journeys to the city centre and beyond without changing trams. It continues down Queen’s Walk and passes over the River Trent on Wilford Toll Bridge. From Main Road the route turns alongside Coronation Avenue and operates along the former railway line behind Wilford and Compton Acres. It then runs to the south of Silverdale and into Clifton. The route passes along Southchurch Drive and at Holy Trinity turns into Farnborough Road. The route terminates at a Park and Ride site between the A453 at Mill Hill and Nottingham Road, south Clifton.
Ruddington Lane
Section covered in this booklet Southchurch Drive North
Rivergreen
Contact us
Clifton Centre
NET Phase 2 Development Team NET Project Office | Lawrence House | Talbot Street | Nottingham NG1 5NT Telephone: 0115 915 6600 | Email: tram@nottinghamcity.gov.uk Clifton Park and Ride Holy Trinity
The Ordnance Survey map data included within this publication is provided by Nottingham City Council under licence from the Ordnance Survey in order to fulfil it’s public function to publicise local public transport services to the Nottingham area. Persons viewing this map should contact Ordnance Survey copyright for advice where they wish to licence Ordnance Survey map data for their own use.
Summerwood Lane
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Farnborough Road to Southchurch Drive New car parking
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New trees
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Retained trees
Roundabout replaced with traffic light controlled junction and crossings
Tree loss Bus stop
Private road (with gate) providing access for church
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Southchurch Drive North tram stop
Fence
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Traffic light controlled junction and crossings
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Vehicle deterrent
New cycleway
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New bus stop lay-by
New cycleway
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The tram would link onto Farnborough Road from Silverdale Walk. Private property would need to be acquired on Farnborough Road.
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Tree planting and fences would be located alongside the tramway on both sides as it passes alongside 177 Farnborough Road and 2 Brooksby Lane. Vehicles will be prohibited from driving onto the off-street tramway from Farnborough Road.
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A footway would run alongside the tram and would connect Farnborough Road with the existing footpath of Silverdale Walk.
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The tramway would run along Farnborough Road before turning into Southchurch Drive. A traffic light controlled junction would replace the roundabout and a tram stop would be located just after the junction. The tram stop will have passenger shelters, real-time information boards, CCTV and passenger help buttons.
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There would be an opportunity for additional tree planting at this junction in front of St Francis Church and the Youth Club as more space is created due to the removal of the roundabout.
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Revised access to the Community Centre and for the Youth Club is to be determined.
The tram would share the road with traffic along Farnborough Road and Southchurch Drive. The road humps along parts of Farnborough Road and Southchurch Drive where the tram is running will need to be removed. Alternative methods of traffic calming will be considered.
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Southchurch Drive between Varney Road and Rivergreen
RIVERGREEN
Relocated bus stop
Parking bays where houses have no driveways Tram shares road with other traffic
VAR NEY RO AD
SOUTHCHURCH DRIVE
New cycleways Parking bays where houses have no driveways
New trees Retained trees Tree loss
New Pedestrian crossing
Bus stop
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Parking bays located along Southchurch Drive to accommodate residents’ cars and to replace on-street parking which will be prohibited. Bus stops will, where necessary, be relocated to suitable, safe and convenient locations. The road humps along Southchurch Drive will need to be removed and alternative methods of traffic calming will be considered.
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Congestion Reduction The three NET routes together would take 4 million car journeys off our roads and carry 20 million passengers a year.
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Southchurch Drive between Rivergreen and Clifton Centre
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Rivergreen tram stop
SIMONE GARDENS
112 114
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SOUTHCHURCH DRIVE 2
New trees Retained trees
New pedestrian crossing
Tree loss Bus stop
SWANSDOWNE DRIVE
New cycleway
Parking bays where houses have no driveways
New pedestrian crossings
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The tram stop will have passenger shelters, real-time information boards, CCTV and passenger help buttons.
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Two-way cycle route proposed between Rivergreen and Green Lane to avoid busy on-street section and both Clifton Centre and Rivergreen tram stops.
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Where possible, parking bays will be positioned to avoid existing trees, although some trees would have to be removed in front of numbers 110, 112 and 114.
Where possible more tree planting would be introduced where the breaks in bays are located, while still retaining clearance from streetlamps, bus stops and access to private driveways.
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Clifton Centre Bus stop lay-bys
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New trees Retained trees Tree loss Bus stop
Clifton Centre tram stop
Disabled parking bays
Parking bays for shoppers
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New pedestrian crossing
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New cycleways
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New cycleway Existing car park
Roundabout replaced with traffic light controlled junction and crossings
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The tramway would share the road with other traffic along Southchurch Drive through Clifton Centre. The pedestrian surfacing would be high quality paving (such as clay block or real stone slabs) and the road surface would change from tarmac to imprinted concrete surfacing. This would be to raise the standard of the environment in this central area and to define it as a more pedestrian friendly zone. 1
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The Clifton Centre stop would be on Southchurch Drive, retaining the majority of the pedestrian area and existing trees at the front of the shops. The tram stop will have passenger shelters, real-time information boards CCTV and passenger help buttons. There will be good opportunities to interchange with buses.
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Car park with access from Lanthwaite Road
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New bus stop lay-by
Disabled parking bays
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Further tree planting would be proposed to frame the shop frontages and create an informal avenue on both sides of the road.
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Formal disabled parking and loading bays would be provided to the front of the shops to replace on-road parking.
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The Green Lane roundabout would become a traffic light controlled junction, thus resulting in the removal of trees on the roundabout. These would be replaced by planting trees on the grass verges surrounding the junction.
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The entrance to the servicing road for the shops is moved away from the junction.
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Access road near library would be closed. Alternative access and parking would be provided via Lanthwaite Road.
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Access road adjacent to Clifton Housing and Social Services Office would be closed with alternative access to parking provided via Lanthwaite Road.
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Cross section of Southchurch Drive at Clifton Centre
Existing trees
New tree planting
Existing trees
Tree loss
CLIFTON SHOPS CLIFTON LIBRARY
Footway
Existing Grass Verge
Cycleway
Footway
Parking space
Existing road
Disabled parking space
Existing footway
All measurements are approximate
Cars will share the road with the tram along Southchurch Drive
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Fast, frequent and reliable - now and for years to come.
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New trees
New pedestrian crossing
Retained trees Tree loss Bus stop
WHITEGATE VALE
Southchurch Drive between Clifton Centre and Holy Trinity
New bus stop lay-by
New bus stop lay-by
E RIV D CH UR H C UTH O S
New cycleways New parking bays for houses without drives
DUNGAMON ROAD
SOUTHCHURCH DRIVE
New parking bays for houses without drives
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Again on this section parking bays will be provided for properties without drives and positioned, where possible, to avoid existing trees. As the tramway continues to run on Southchurch Drive towards Holy Trinity there would be some scope for landscaping at the roadside where space between parking bays would allow additional tree planting. The tram will continue to share Southchurch Drive with traffic. Space for cyclists will be provided adjacent to the footway. Bus stops will, where necessary, be relocated to suitable, safe and convenient locations.
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Accessibility - Level platforms and entirely flat floors inside trams will make access easy and safe for all.
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Holy Trinity junction
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New trees Retained trees
Holy Trinity tram stop
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Rearranged car parking with similar number of spaces
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New parking bays for houses without drives
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Relocated bus stop & lay-by
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New parking bays for houses without drives
New cycleways
Tree loss Bus stop
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Roundabout replaced with traffic light controlled junction and crossings
Relocated bus stop
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At the end of Southchurch Drive, the tram would turn right onto Farnborough Road. At the junction of Southchurch Drive and Farnborough Road the roundabout would be replaced by a traffic light controlled junction. A number of trees will be lost.
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A “Holy Trinity” tram stop would be positioned off road at this point in front of the shopping area. The tram stop will have passenger shelters, real-time information boards, CCTV, passenger help buttons and high quality paving. There will be good opportunities to interchange with buses.
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The existing car park would be rearranged, maintaining a similar number of spaces.
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The access from Southchurch Drive for servicing the shopping area is realigned slightly to the north.
The road humps along parts of Farnborough Road and Southchurch Drive where the tram is running will need to be removed. Alternative methods of traffic calming will be considered.
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BRANSDALE ROAD
CLIFTON LANE
Farnborough Road between Pastures Avenue and Nottingham Road/Clifton Lane
New traffic light controlled junction and crossings
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Bus stop
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The Summerwood Lane tram stop would consist of one ‘island’ platform, and include passenger shelters, real-time information boards, CCTV and passenger help buttons.
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New cycleways
New Pedestrian crossings
AVENUE PASTURES
Tree loss
Parking/loading bays for shops
SUMMERWOOD LANE
Retained trees
EN Y GRE R U B CHIS
New parking bays for houses without drives
New trees
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Summerwood Lane tram stop
Quality Public Transport Trams are regular, fast and reliable in service – largely unaffected by traffic.
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Clifton park and ride site 1
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FARNBOR OUGH RO AD
Development Site 3
Retained trees Tree loss
To A453
Bus stop
Footway/Cycleway
Clifton park and ride tram stop
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Disabled parking
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New trees
Possible Layout (subject to further design)
Mound New junction with traffic lights
New junction with traffic lights
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Post and rail fence (see image)
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Tree and shrub planting
The tramway would continue along Farnborough Road to Clifton Lane where it would cross Clifton Lane/Nottingham Road.
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A strip of approx. 10m wide tree and shrub planting would be proposed for the outside of the Park and Ride site to screen it from Clifton and the surrounding farmland. This would also provide for an attractive field boundary. A post and rail fence would surround the planting to define the NET boundary.
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Shrub and flower planting would be located at the vehicle entrance to the Park and Ride from Nottingham Road. There will be two vehicle entrances to the site. Firstly, directly off Nottingham Road via a new junction with traffic lights. Secondly, a new road link will provide direct access between the A453 and the Park and Ride site. Measures within the car park will prevent this from becoming a through route into Clifton.
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The northern side of the tramway would have post and rail fencing to separate the track from the surrounding landscape and would be reinforced by hedge planting and scattered trees running along the length of the track from Clifton Road to the Park and Ride site.
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On the southern side there would be a grass verge to separate the footpath/cycleway link from the tramway. The footpath/cycleway would lead into an area of high quality paving to define the stop location.
The large expanse of car parking will be broken up with occasional tree planting. There would be approximately 1,000 spaces and the site would include CCTV, cycle stands, high quality lighting, disabled parking spaces and bus stops with the potential for interchange with ‘feeder’ bus services from Clifton and surrounding areas.
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Have your say
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Now that you have seen these initial designs, we want your views on them.
What’s next?
It is very important that you use this opportunity to make your views heard as your comments will be used to amend the plans where appropriate and, following approval from the Councils and Government, they would be used as a template to build the system. Please use the space below on this free-post form to make your comments and then detach this page, fold and moisten where shown before posting.
The plans shown in this booklet have been drawn up as a representation of the likely extent of works required to construct the proposed tram route. They are however, indicative and will be developed further as the project progresses.
We would be particularly pleased to receive your comments on the tram alignment, tram stop locations, the revised road layout and the proposed landscape.
As a result of this consultation, the plans could be amended and the limits of land interest shown in any Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO) application may therefore differ from those shown in this booklet.
Deadline for receipt of comments 27/10/03.
After any amendments have been made, the Councils will both meet in full session to consider an application for a TWAO from Government. A TWAO would give the Councils the powers necessary to build and operate the proposed tramways to Clifton via Wilford and Chilwell via QMC and Beeston.
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We expect an independent Public Inquiry to take place, probably in 2004, where any application for a TWAO would be considered and in which all interested people could participate. The Inquiry would be advertised in good time, when the dates are known.
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The Secretary of State for Transport would take the final decision. If approval was granted works could start from 2006, with trams running from 2009.
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NET will provide clean, safe, reliable public transport accessible to all.
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Nottingham Express Transit Lawrence House Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5NT
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