Aylesbury Transport Studies
AVDC and Bucks County Council jointly commissioned the consultants Halcrow to undertake the Aylesbury transport study. The study is a critical part of the evidence gathering for two development plan documents (DPDs) that will form part of the Aylesbury Vale Local Development Framework (AVLDF). One of the DPDs will be the core strategy and the other will deal with allocated sites.
In 2005, Halcrow undertook survey/census work and in September of that year, produced a report setting out the results which described the existing transport conditions in Aylesbury at that time.
Halcrow developed the Aylesbury Land Use Transport Strategy (ALUTS2) model and used a series of illustrative scenarios for the Aylesbury area to test the model. In May 2006, they produced a technical note outlining the results of those initial tests.
Subsequently, Halcrow again ran the model, using three scenarios based on the options for the growth of Aylesbury to 2026, identified in the AVLDF core strategy and Aylesbury allocated sites issues and options consultation booklet. In November 2006, they produced a second technical note which includes the results of that testing.
A third technical note was produced in 2007 to test the 6 different scenarios based on the LDF growth of 10,000 dwellings at Aylesbury. Six scenarios were tested including northern, southern, and north south hybrid. Two further sites put forward by developers (Fleet Marston and Aylesbury East), were also tested through the model. The technical note outlines the modelling methodology and outlines the findings as total travel costs (as measured by the generalised cost index).
A fourth transport technical note was published in October 2008 to coincide with the additional consultation on the direction of housing growth at Aylesbury. The options tested include growth in a generally eastern direction, growth in a generally southern direction, and a combined option taking elements from both the southern and eastern options.
A fifth technical note was published in December 2009 updating the fourth technical note to reflect the actual housing allocations for Aylesbury as set in the Core Strategy
A sixth technical note was published in January 2010 to support the development of the Supplementary Planning Document for the Aylesbury Growth Arc, as shows the effect of reducing the number of senior schools from three to two.
A further technical note addresses the impacts of growth on the Highways Agency network (trunk roads and motorways) arising from alternative strategies within the Local Development Framework (LDF), assessing the scenario in the year 2026. The note looks at the amount of additional two way traffic in the morning peak hour on the Highways Agency network. The appendix to this note provides table results of the amount of additional traffic on the Aylesbury side of the assessed routes, and includes a discussion on the impact of Milton Keynes growth.
To inform the core strategy spatial strategy for Aylesbury, reports have been prepared setting out a transport strategy for the town to 2026. A draft report was published in September 2008 with a further officer draft published in March 2009. A technical evidence base report was also published in October 2008 to inform the transport stategy.
Please follow the links below to view all the Aylesbury transport study reports.
Buckinghamshire County Council has also produced their second Local Transport Plan (Local Transport Plan 2) which is a five-year plan (2006-2011) setting out the County Council’s local transport strategies, policies, and implementation programme. Please follow the link below to Buckinghamshire County Council website to download the report or contact the Buckinghamshire County Council Transport Department on 01296 395000.
Date Updated: 07/01/10
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Aylesbury Transport Study-Report of Existing Condtns (Sept 2005) | This report shows the findings of surveys relating to transport conditions in Aylesbury town in 2005 | 12MB
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Aylesbury Transport Study-Illustrative Scenarios- (May 2006) | This technical note outlines the results of using illustrative scenarios for the Aylesbury area to test the model. | 884KB
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Aylesbury Transport Study-TN2-Revised 2026 Scenarios(Nov 2006) | This technical note explains the use of the model to test the effect of three scenarios based on the options identified for the consultation on the core strategy and Aylesbury allocated sites issues and options, and the results of the tests. | 197KB
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AVLDF ALUTS Model-Statement of Findings - April 2007 (TN3) | This note summarises the results of a third stage of transport model testing for spatial development options around Aylesbury, including developer promoted alternative sites. The note is produced as part of the evidence base informing the preferred options stage of the Aylesbury Vale LDF core strategy and Aylesbury allocated sites DPD's. | 128KB
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Aylesbury Local Development Framework TN4 Scenario Tests (August 2008) | The options tested in this note include growth for Aylesbury in a generally eastern direction, growth in a generally southern direction, and a combined option taking elements from both the southern and eastern options. | 971KB
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Transport modelling note | This report summarises the transport modelling results comparing the three options for growth at Aylesbury | 171KB
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AVLDF Aylesbury Transport Study-Impact of AVLDF on HA Network | This technical note provides Aylesbury transport model information on the impact of the major developments proposed in the town, on the Highways Agency network (trunk roads and motorways). | 1.2MB
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Towards 2026 - A strategy for Aylesbury Final Draft (September 2008) | The document sets out the transport strategy for Aylesbury based on BCC's Local Transport Plan 2 and developed to support planned growth at the town to 2026. | 455KB
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Towards 2026 - A Transport Strategy for Aylesbury-Draft Officer Report (March 2009) | Updates the final draft of September 2008 and sets out the transport strategy for Aylesbury based on BCC's Local Transport Plan 2 and developed to support planned growth at the town to 2026. | 1.4MB
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Aylesbury Transport Strategy 2008-2026 Evidence Base Draft Officer Report (October 2008) | Sets out the background to and rationale for the document Towards 2026 - A Transport Strategy for Aylesbury Draft Officer Report (March 2009) | 5.5MB
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LDF Impacts on Strategy Highways Network - memo from Halcrow (September 2009) | A memo produced by Halcrow in response to a question by the Highways Agency on the Technical Note- Impact of the Aylesbury LDF on the HA network. | 54KB
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Technical Note- Impact of the Aylesbury LDF on the HA Network (September 2009) | Technical Note by Halcrow on the impact of the Aylesbury LDF on the HA network. | 1.6MB
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Technical Note 5 Halcrow (December 2009) | This note updates TN4 comparing growth options for Aylesbury but with the revised housing figures for the Eastern Strategic Development Area as set out in the Core Strategy. | 246KB
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Technical Note 6 Halcrow (January 2010) | This note was published in January 2010 to support the development of the Supplementary Planning Document for the Aylesbury Growth Arc, as shows the effect of reducing the number of senior schools from three to two. | 75KB
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Technical Note 7 Halcrow (January 2010) | This note was published in January 2010 to support the development of the Supplementary Planning Document for the Aylesbury Growth Arc,testing various planning options for land use and transport provision. | 1.2MB
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Transport Strategy leaflet 2008 | | 2.6MB
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Local Transport Plan Volume 1 2000/01 – 2004/05 | | 1.7MB
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Recommended external websites
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Bucks County Council - Local Transport Plan 2 | http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/transpo... |