Factsheet

Goodman's proposals for Andover Airfield

Shed length (including canopies) 633m = 692 yds

Shed width (including canopies) 135m = 148 yds

Shed height 17.2m = 56 ft

No. of HGV bays = 300 (150 in, 150 out)

Total HGV trips per day to/from Tesco megashed = 1660 (830 in + 830 out)

Total peak hour traffic movements into and out of all units in business park (Nov. 2007 estimates)

Peak AM hour light vehicles 778 (589 in, 189 out)

Peak AM hour HGVs 164 (56 in, 108 out)

Peak PM hour light vehicles 711 (184 in, 527 out)

Peak PM hour HGVs 314 (258 in, 56 out)

Peak-hour traffic origins/destinations (to/from business park):

Light vehicles HGVs

Monxton Road 5.7% 0%

A303 (W) 14.4% 20.1%

A342 (towards Weyhill) 9.3% 15.0%

A343 (ring road) 37.5% 15.0%

Weyhill Road (towards town) 11.2% 0%

A303 (E) 21.9% 49.9%

Peak hour traffic queues (vehicles) predicted by Goodman (Oct. 2007 estimates, but liable to change):

AM PM Comment

Monxton Road (leaving) 2 19 2 lanes, this is queue in busiest lane

Business Park (leaving) 0 31 2 lanes, this is queue in busiest lane

A303 w/b off slip road 18 4 3 lanes, this is queue in busiest lane

A303 bridge (east bridge) 17 3 2 lanes, this is queue in busiest lane

A303 bridge (west bridge) 11 20 3 lanes, this is queue in busiest lane

A303 e/b off slip road 17 5 3 lanes, this is queue in busiest lane

Weyhill Road (from Weyhill) 22 25 3 lanes, this is queue in busiest lane

A343 (from ring road) 8 7 3 lanes, this is queue in busiest lane

Weyhill Road (from town) 5 4 single lane

Area of old chalk grassland destroyed 6 ha

HGV drive-past noise at 10m 100 dB (≡ 94 dB at 50m, uninterrupted view)

HGV start and drive off noise at 10m 110 dB (≡ 96 dB at 50m, uninterrupted view)

WHO recommended limit for undisturbed sleep 30 dB (≡ 40 to 45 dB outside of window)

No. of all-night 12m light clusters at megashed 44

18 January 2008