07 Vauxhall Square, item 6. PDF 626 KB - Lambeth Council

of the highway. This issue has been addressed in the current proposals with the
accesses moved further apart with the basement access at the northern end of
Bondway and the surface service yard access towards the southern end which
has benefits in terms of both highway operation and safety.
10.9 The applicant has responded to officers and TfL’s proposals for traffic flow on
Miles Street and Bondway to be reversed and has undertaken further swept
paths which demonstrate that the proposed basement ramp is workable with
traffic flow on Bondway operating in either direction. However, the applicant has
confirmed that the proposed service yard, also accessed from Bondway, does
not work if traffic flow is reversed to operate south – north. The applicant has
therefore proposed an alternative arrangement to reversing traffic flow whereby
a short stretch of Miles Street from its junction with Wandsworth Road to the
existing access for the Cable & Wireless site would operate as a one-way
eastbound bus only lane.
10.10 The remainder of Miles Street and the whole of Bondway would however
operate as a two-way road with a turning facility constructed to allow vehicles to
enter and exit from Parry Street. No details of the proposed turning facility have
been provided and officers are concerned over whether this would in fact be
feasible given that this would need to cater for large vehicles including coaches
and refuse vehicles and also over the potential conflict with the aspiration to
create a shared surface on this section of highway. Officers are not satisfied that
these proposals are workable. Officers suggested an alternative arrangement to
the applicant which involved the northern section of Bondway operating as twoway
and Miles Street operating as one-way eastbound but initial discussions
indicate that they would have concerns over this arrangement. A condition has
been imposed requesting future traffic modelling to mitigate against any future
impact this would have in the likelihood that proposed flow of traffic did change
following the adoption of the Vauxhall SPD.
10.11 Impact on Highway Network
The site is within an area which is currently subject to significant debate and
assessment in terms of the long term aspirations for the surrounding highway
network and public realm. These works are ongoing with no firm conclusions
currently drawn and it is therefore crucial that this scheme does not prejudice
any of the options currently being considered. The applicant has undertaken
TRANSYT modelling which has been checked and validated by TfL; this work
indicates that the impact of the scheme on the gyratory would be minimal but
that there could potentially be a significant impact on Wandsworth Road.
As mentioned above one option that is being explored relates to the potential
changes to the Vauxhall Bus Station to create a more traditional High Street
lined with bus stops rather than the current island bus station. To facilitate this it
would be necessary for certain bus routes to travel north along Miles Street
requiring the direction of traffic flow to be reversed and the applicant will need to
work with TfL and Lambeth to explore what alterations may be needed to permit
this option. A condition has been imposed requesting a more effective
measure and route, if this is required in the future.