Parkhead Traffic Congestion / Proposed Tesco Express

Breezer · 07-06-2012, 09:06

Traffic Congestion / Safety To Road Users & Local Residents

The main road serves both an extremely busy feed to both the Sheffield City Centre and out to the peak district.

I have a friend who lives close to the finished development on Abbeydale Road Totley. Servicing vehicles some time after the store opening now quite often queue up; to the dismay of local residents and a danger to road users on the Abbeydale Road with a lower speed limit of 30mph but not quite a busy as Ecclesall Road South with a 40mph limit.

There are many junctions close by: Parkhead Crescent, Parkhead Court, Parkhead Road and Bents Road most of these are extremely difficult junctions to exit whether going towards Sheffield City Centre or towards the Peak District.

Further traffic crossflow of both service traffic and normal road users will make an already congested area to an area which could prove to have very serious consequences to both road users and pedestrians. It will surely push these local roads, traffic controlled lights and junctions towards their maximum capacity.

A community service opened by the Deputy Prime Minister; used by many local residents and business's may be under threat of closure should their proposal go ahead.

http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/planning...ns-online.html

Ref 12/01397/FUL

Deputy Prime Minister Opens Parkhead Post Office

http://www.newspusher.com/EN/post/12...st-office.html

Development Across The UK

Every Little Hurts

www.tescopoly.org/

Roo Roo · 07-06-2012, 13:33

What about parking if allowed to go ahead ?

Breezer · 07-06-2012, 13:59

Parking, traffic volume and the flow of traffic into and out of surrounding car parks are a safety concern.

Roo Roo · 08-06-2012, 10:21

How will traffic from two opposite service sites with service vehicles present be able to join the main road ? Will traffic from the city be able to see the crossing, and what happens if a bus pulls up ?

big_g · 08-06-2012, 20:41

We had a similar application in Crosspool a year or two back. That was rejected.

Here's a similar thread for that

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/show...ress+crosspool

You may want to read through the documentation on that but it wasn't rejected based on the fact that Tesco were taking over the world or that it would be bad for other businesses.

I think that it was rejected based on the fact that there was not enough room for the lorries to unload and lack of parking as well as the fact that it was on a really bad road junction.

Breezer · 09-06-2012, 08:54

Road Safety and congestion would be to such a level; the chances of RTA much more likely.

Sony · 09-06-2012, 09:24

Oh for goodness sake stop whining... I would actually say (for once) that a smallish Tesco would be needed up there. No supermarkets for a long while up there.

Debk · 09-06-2012, 09:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sony

No supermarkets for a long while up there.

And that is how we want it to stay.

Breezer · 09-06-2012, 10:08

Traffic reports both previous and present have highlighted the possible consequences.

Ronald · 09-06-2012, 12:10

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Originally Posted by Roo Roo

What about parking if allowed to go ahead ?

The parking at the proposed Tesco couldn't be any worse than the parking at the shop where one has to turn up Parkhead Crescent drive across the pavement and exit by driving across the pavement onto Ecclesall Rd Sth.

Breezer · 09-06-2012, 12:22

http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/planning...ns-online.html

Read carefully

Breezer · 09-06-2012, 12:27

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJQ0O8L-A2M

Ronald · 09-06-2012, 12:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Breezer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJQ0O8L-A2M

..and the point of this vid is?

Roo Roo · 09-06-2012, 14:03

Only going to be 6-8 car parking spaces at Tesco, if allowed, where will the other Tesco customers park ?

Breezer · 09-06-2012, 14:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roo Roo

How will traffic from two opposite service sites with service vehicles present be able to join the main road ? Will traffic from the city be able to see the crossing, and what happens if a bus pulls up ?

http://www.saveashtead.co.uk/report-...-applications/

Underestimation of traffic volume

Underestimation of lorry traffic

Ronald · 09-06-2012, 14:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roo Roo

Only going to be 6-8 car parking spaces at Tesco, if allowed, where will the other Tesco customers park ?

Plenty of room on Ecclesall Rd South outside of the restricted times of course.

Roo Roo · 09-06-2012, 14:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ronald

Plenty of room on Ecclesall Rd South outside of the restricted times of course.

What about during the restricted times ?

Ronald · 09-06-2012, 15:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roo Roo

What about during the restricted times ?

What are the restrictions on Eccy Rd Sth on the same side as the proposed Tesco?

Roo Roo · 09-06-2012, 16:21

If Tesco are allowed to go ahead and build, delivery vehicles parked outside the store and cars parking on Eccy Raod are going to limit the view of drivers and of people using the crossing, no matter what time of day.

Breezer · 09-06-2012, 16:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roo Roo

If Tesco are allowed to go ahead and build, delivery vehicles parked outside the store and cars parking on Eccy Road are going to limit the view of drivers and of people using the crossing, no matter what time of day.

In many of their recent applications they have underestimated the volume of traffic in their recent applications.

http://www.saveashtead.co.uk/report-...-applications/

We will await and see what local commissioned reports with a professional expertise have to say on the matter.