Consultation Booklet - Chilwell - Abbey Street, Nottingham Station

NET Phase 2 Consultation

Chilwell Route - Section between Abbey Street and Nottingham Station

NET Phase 2 ConsultationChilwell Route - Section between Abbey Street and Nottingham Station

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NET Phase 2 Development TeamLawrence HouseTalbot StreetNottinghamNG1 5BR

BUSINESS REPLY SERVICELicence No. NG 1334

This consultation is a very important stage and it is vital that you take the opportunity to comment. If the Councilsand then the Government, following a Public Inquiry, approve the tram routes then these designs will be used as atemplate to build the system. It is therefore important that you have your say on the detail now, whatever yourviews on the project as a whole.

For more information, log on to www.netphasetwo.info where you can view maps and aerial photographs of theroutes, read frequently asked questions and find out the latest news. The site also contains council reports, linksto other tram schemes and much more...

IntroductionIn April 2002, after a large public consultation exercise and extensive feasibility work on six possible routes, the Cityand County Councils agreed to progress the design of two tram routes to Clifton via Wilford and to Chilwell viaQMC and Beeston.

Since then, the City and County Councils have carried out significant further development work and have submitteda case for funding to Central Government. Importantly, the outline design has now been developed, which formsthe basis of this consultation. The designs include a more detailed consideration of the tram alignment includingroad layouts, potential stop locations, parking and loading provision, landscaping and ways of screening the tramand providing for any lost trees and vegetation.

In order to produce these designs the team have carried out a considerable amount of preparatory work includingground investigations, engineering studies and environmental surveys, as well as taking account of economic andplanning considerations. This information will also be used to inform the Environmental Statement, which would besubmitted as part of any Transport and Works Act Order (TWAO) application to Government and become publiclyaccessible.

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Route DescriptionThe Chilwell route starts at Toton Lane Park and Ride site, which is located close to the A52 and M1. Fromhere the tram would run along the open space adjacent to Eskdale Drive and Clumber Avenue through theChilwell residential area, eventually joining Chilwell High Road via land behind Broxtowe College. The routewould run through Beeston Town Centre, out onto Middle Street, and would join University Boulevard viaFletcher Road and Lower Road. The route would pass through the University, crossing the A52 on a bridgeand would serve the main ‘B’ floor level at the QMC. The tram would then cross over Abbey Street and ontoGregory Street and then Lenton Lane, crossing over the railway line before passing through the old RoyalOrdnance Factory site (now called the ng2 development site). The route follows Meadows Way and joins NETLine One at Nottingham railway station, offering through journeys into the city and beyond.

Beeston Town Centre

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 publiciselocal 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 datafor their own use.

NET Phase 2 Development Team | Lawrence House | Talbot Street | Nottingham NG1 5NTTelephone: 0115 915 6600 | Email: [email protected]

Contact us

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Nottingham Station

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Retained trees

Tree loss

Existing vegetation

Cycleway

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Prestige quality paving

Shrub planting

On leaving the Queens Medical Centre (QMC), the tramway would enter onto Abbey Street and travel along AbbeyStreet, towards the junction of Abbey Street and Gregory Street. It would then turn into Lenton Lane.

1 The land currently available at the “White Hart” junction and its approach is restricted. Having considered anumber of design options and reviewed them with Her Majesty’s Railways Inspectorate, to safely accommodate thetram, other road vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists it would be necessary to widen Abbey Street on the approach tothe junction. This would be achieved through the acquisition of a number of properties and land along AbbeyStreet and Gregory Street. The new layout will aid congestion at peak times, provide pedestrian crossings at thejunction, and safely accommodate cyclists.

Additional tree planting is proposed to offset the loss of some trees. There would be no impact on Lenton PrioryPark.

2 On Gregory Street parking bays will be located on the northern side of the street. Elsewhere on-street parking willbe prohibited. There will be some minor land take on the south side of Gregory Street to accommodate the tramstop, parking bays and foot/cycleways.

3 An ‘island’ tram stop will be located in a central position on Gregory Street, with the tram and traffic running onboth sides of the tram stop. The tram stop will include passenger shelters, real-time information display, CCTVand passenger help buttons.

The tram would continue to share the road with other traffic and then cross over Clayton’s Bridge and continue onto LentonLane. Clayton’s Bridge will require strengthening.

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Existing cycle route continues down Old Church Street along Priory

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No impact on Lenton Priory Park and boundary

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Claytons Bridge to be strengthened

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GREGORY STREET

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Lenton Lane Industrial Estate and Kings MeadowNature Reserve


2 The existing Lenton Lane bridge is in a poor condition and would be replaced with a new purpose built bridgecarrying trams and other vehicles over the railway. Some landtake will be required for the new bridge.

3 The existing road would be realigned to improve road safety, continuing southwards through a new signalisedjunction.

4 The tramway would turn eastwards and ramp down through the Kings Meadow Nature Reserve. Vehicledeterrent measures will be added to prevent vehicles from using the tramway beyond Lenton Lane. Significantexisting vegetation will be removed in the Nature Reserve, although the alignment of the tramway would aim toavoid as many of the key ecological features as possible. Landscape restoration and improvement works will below key to enable native vegetation to re-establish itself.

The tram would continue along Gregory Street through the first part of Lenton Lane Industrial Estate, past EasterPark, sharing the road with other vehicles. There are further minor landtakes required along this section of route.

1 The cycleway/footway would continue along Lenton Lane alongside the tramway. Most existing trees willbe retained.


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1 The tramway would pass through the ng2 development site which was formerly the Royal OrdnanceFactory. Approaching from Kings Meadow Nature Reserve, the tramway will run along thedevelopment site spine road.

2 A cycleway/footway would be provided through the ng2 site linking with the existing footpath andcycle tracks in the area

The urban design in this area will be further developed as part of the future ng2 development.

Congestion Reduction - The three NET routes

together would take 4 million carjourneys off our roads and carry20 million passengers a year.

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Boundary of thedevelopment site

ng2 DEVELOPMENT SITE(FORMERLY ROYAL ORDNANCE FACTORY)

ng2 Development Site and Meadows Way

ng2 is the new development site located in the NG2 postcode area of Nottingham. It was formerly the site of the RoyalOrdnance Factory.

1 After running through a roundabout within the ng2 site, which will need to be signalised, the tramway will travelsegregated in between the road and footway/cycleway towards Queens Drive.


2 The ng2 tram stop would be located close to Queens Drive allowing access from residential areas in the Meadows.Pedestrian links across Meadows Way and Queens Drive will be provided. The tram stop would have passengershelters, real-time information displays, CCTV and passenger help buttons. Landtake would be required on the northside of the spine road.

3 The tram would then cross over the existing Queens Drive junction and enter Meadows Way, turning north towardsNottingham Station, running on-street with other traffic. Other vehicles would not be able to move between QueensDrive and Meadows Way at this location. Vehicle deterrent measures will be used to enforce this.

Vegetation will need to be removed at the junction to allow the tram to cross over Queens Drive from the ng2 site,although additional planting elsewhere on Meadows Way will be used to enlarge the natural barrier between QueensDrive and the houses on Meadows Way.

Parking bays will be provided along Meadows Way as on-street parking will be prohibited.

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Tree planting added to continue line of trees along Meadows Way


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Existing vegetation

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Meadows Way, Beardsley Gardens to St Georges Drive

The tramway would continue along Meadows Way towards Nottingham Station, sharing the road with other vehicles.

1 The footway, west of the bus lay-by, would link in with the existing Queens Drive pedestrian crossing.

2 As the tramway proceeds down Meadows Way the existing street trees on the southern side of the roadwould be kept where possible, however the need for parking bays would necessitate the removal of sometrees. Replacement tree planting would be carried out where possible to retain this informal boulevardalong the road and tramway.

3 The Meadows North tram stop will be located between Kelso Gardens and Gritley Mews. The tram stopwould include passenger shelters, real-time information displays, CCTV and passenger help buttons thatwork together with the CCTV when pressed.

4 Low level shrub planting would surround the northern side to help define its location and provide for amore attractive waiting environment.

5 A footway/cycleway would be located on Meadows Way north of the tramway. This links up with theMeadows North tram stop. The cycleway links south towards Gritley Mews, Ayton Close and RobinHoods Way.

Bus lay-bys would be provided where possible to prevent trams from queuing behind buses at bus stops.

Parking bays will be provided along Meadows Way as on-street parking will be prohibited.



Meadows North tram stop

Bus stop relocated innew bus layby

Screening barrier to be retained

Parking bays

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The tramway would continue along Meadows Way, sharing the road with other vehicles.

To retain the quiet and residential feel of this road the existing fence that separates Meadows Way from WaterwayStreet West would be retained and extended. There would be space between Meadows Way and the fence toaccommodate tree and shrub planting.


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Proposed planting tosoften visual barrier

Bus stop relocated in new layby

Bus stop relocated in new layby

Roundabout replaced with traffic controlled junction

with crossings

Existing bus stopin new layby

Screening fencing to be provided


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Retained trees

Tree loss

Existing vegetation

Cycleway

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Bus lay-bys would be provided where possible to prevent trams from queuing behind buses at bus stops.

1 The tramway would join up with the Clifton tram route at a new signalised junction between Sheriffs Wayand Meadows Way, replacing the existing roundabout. The access to Sheriffs Way on the north side ofMeadows Way will close as part of the Southside Development Proposals (see overleaf).

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Crocus Street/Arkwright Street Junction andNottingham Station


1 The road layout and urban design in this area will be planned as part of the Southside Development proposalsand as such is still in the development stage. The aim would be to provide some landscaping and a pleasantpedestrian and cycle link would also be a feature on this main route into Nottingham City Centre.

2 The tramway would approach Nottingham Station from Crocus Street, ramping up and crossing over TinkersLeen and Queen's Road on a new bridge. Land take would be required from the Crown Inn and some of theindustrial units would need to be demolished. Crocus Street would need to be closed east of the tramway.There would be the opportunity to situate tree planting outside the Crown Inn at the junction to soften it andcreate a more attractive environment.

3 NET would offer through journeys to and from the City Centre and beyond towards Hucknall and PhoenixPark. Alternatively, a change at Nottingham Station could take you through to Clifton from Chilwell and viceversa. A new tram stop would be provided at Nottingham Station. It is possible that trams would no longerstop at the current Line One stop at Capital One but the pedestrian routes, including the lift down to StationStreet would be retained for use by the public. Access to the new tram stop would also be provided from theNottingham Station street-level entrance and from Queen's Road.

The NET tram stop will allow passengers to easily interchange with trains calling at Nottingham Station.Pedestrian, cycle and bus improvements are also planned to make interchange as easy as possible.

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Nottingham Station MasterplanThe design of the NET alignment and the tram stop at Nottingham Railway Station will continue to be developed inconjunction with the Station Masterplan (see picture). This will provide a radical transformation of the station into the keytransport interchange in the city involving train, tram, bus, coach, taxi and private car, cyclists and pedestrians.

Southside DevelopmentThe Southside Development area aims to provide a gateway to the city centre from the south by encouraging newdevelopment opportunities which include high quality employment sites and a mix of housing around Nottingham canal andthe railway station. Improved links will be created to the Meadows Area.

NET to Clifton

NET to Chilwell

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Tram reserve

Station tram stopunder canopy

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New signalised junctionwith crossings

Partial demolition required to provide access route toremaining Crocus Place

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Current Line One stop and lift to Station Street

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Have your say

The plans shown in this booklet have been drawn up as a representation of the likely extent of works required toconstruct the proposed tram route. They are however, indicative and will be developed further as the projectprogresses.

As a result of this consultation, the plans will be amended and the limits of land interest shown in any Transportand Works Act Order (TWAO) application may therefore differ from those shown in this booklet.

After these amendments have been made, the Councils will both meet in full session to consider an applicationfor a TWAO from Government. A TWAO would give the Councils the powers necessary to build and operate theproposed tramways to Clifton via Wilford and Chilwell via QMC and Beeston.

We expect an independent Public Inquiry to take place, probably in 2004, where any application for a TWAO wouldbe considered and in which all interested people could participate. The Inquiry would be advertised in good time,when the dates are known.

The Secretary of State for Transport would take the final decision. If approval was granted works could start from2006, with trams running from 2009 at the earliest.

Contact DetailsNottingham Express Transit

Lawrence HouseTalbot StreetNottingham

NG1 5NT

0115 [email protected]

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This project is partly funded bythe European Union.

What’s next?It is very important that you use this opportunity to make your views heard as your comments could be used to amendthe plans where appropriate and, following approval from the Councils and Government, they would be used as atemplate to build the system.

Please use the space below on this free-post form to make your comments and then detach this page, fold andmoisten where shown before posting.

We would be particularly pleased to receive your comments on the tram alignment, tram stop locations, the revisedroad layout and the proposed landscape.

Deadline for receipt of comments 12/03/04.

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Consultation Booklet - Chilwell - Abbey Street, Nottingham Station