Executive Summary - Argyll and Bute Council

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Oban Action PlanTown Centre Traffic Management and ParkingThe assessment of Oban Town Centre highlights a traffic network that is operating at high season close to peak hourcapacity with congestion and issues of traffic management particularly acute on the Soroba Road/ Lochavullinjunctions; George Street/ Argyll Square and the entrance to the town.Traffic Circulation Improvement Measures to facilitate improved traffic flows within the town and address thekey ‘pinch points’ that suffer the highest level of peak hour congestion and potential safety concerns including: Promoting Clear-Ways through the central corridor, George Street, Argyll Square and Soroba Road toensure free flow traffic conditions in morning AM and PM peak.Restrict right turn vehicle manoeuvres throughout Breadalbane Street and George Street to reducewaiting and stop-start trafficAdditional On-Street & Off-Parking CapacityParking has been identified as constrained and requiring further capacity especially in the town centre andharbour areas. Further additional capacity can be secured through a combination of measures includingenforcement, amended charging structures and identification of new spaces.IronsideFarrarRecommendation 1:Promoting a balance of transport planning measures that further reinforces the need to provideadequate short stay parking for shoppers, variable duration needs for day and short stay visitors and tomanage increased demand for all day town centre commuter parking.Develop a car park strategy aligned with the Council's objective of sustainable transport, which clearlylinks increased income from car park revenues with reinvestment in the modernisation of the Council'scar parks.Develop a level of parking charges set to manage supply and demand across differing zones includingtown centre car parks /peripheral /edge of centre parking and provides a pricing structure that places apremium on central/core area parking. Review current charging structures/ levels/ hierarchy.Argyll and Bute Council complete a detailed Traffic and Parking & Modelling Study within theTown Centre to allow a comprehensive review of parking and traffic management.Recommendation 2: Argyll and Bute Council progress measures to increase parking capacity by relocating theLochavulin Lorry and Coach Park, quickly advancing rationalisation of parking on the Railwaysidings and increasing On-Street Parking progressed in parallel with a review of the currentpricing structure to support short term town centre parking.Recommendation 3:Argyll and Bute Council prepare and issue a Commercial Development Brief for a Multi-StoreyCar Park on the Tweeddale Street Site to test the feasibility by inviting the private sector todesign, build, fund and operate a multi-storey car park on this site.vExecutive Summary
Oban Action PlanImprovements to Strategic UtilitiesUtility infrastructure that is services (water/drainage/energy/telecoms) are essential for development and where capacityis limited the costs of upgrading networks and supply provision can involve significant costs that frequently impact ondevelopment viability. Water supply and drainage is constrained across much of Scotland with energy (electricity, gas)and telecoms less critical in terms of constraint. ISDN/ ASDL broadband telecoms may be critical to certain employmentuses.Recommendation 1: Argyll and Bute Council establish with Scottish Water the strategic priorities for developmentsupport in Argyll and Bute and confirm commitments to development of Oban’s water supplyand waste water capacity. Water and drainage capacity are a potential constraint on Oban’sgrowth. Scottish Water’s are understood to made a commitment to upgrading by 2010. Earlyconfirmation required for inclusion in Development BriefsRecommendation 2:Recommendation 3:Argyll and Bute Council advance, in partnership with interested Developers, strategicDevelopment Impact Appraisals for the HALs/ PDAs within the Oban Development Road Corridorto secure a framework for development and clarify the scale of infrastructure needs and futurefunding.Argyll and Bute Council promote strategic housing land releases with the capacity to fund eitherupgraded WWTW/ /Water Supply and/or the Development Road infrastructure secured throughdevelopment agreements and seek to restrict all other strategic housing land allocations (PDAs).Executive SummaryStrategic Land SupplyThe key issues in terms of strategic land supply in Oban are securing an effective housing land supply that is capable ofproviding sustainable communities and affordable housing together with the supply of employment land.Recommendation 1: Argyll and Bute Council establish a Oban Expansion Group forming an inter-departmental officerWorking Group (Transport/ Utility/ Planning) to co-ordinate the planning for strategic landreleases with key public and private sector partners.It is critical that the residential demand (scale/ duration) associated with Oban’s growth isrecognised and that the demand is likely to be of the order of 1000 units.Recommendation 2: Argyll and Bute Council progress strategic Development Impact Appraisals for the HAL’s/ PDA’swithin the Development Road Corridor to secure a framework for dialogue with landowners andclarify the scale of infrastructure constraints and future funding.Recommendation 3: Argyll and Bute Council promote strategic housing land releases with the capacity to fund eitherupgraded WWTW/ Water Supply and/or the Development Road infrastructure secured throughdevelopment agreements and seek to restrict all other strategic housing land allocations (PDAs).viIronsideFarrar
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