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Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Feb 2013) - Runnymede Borough Council

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Kent, Surrey and Sussex. There is one ambulance station within the <strong>Borough</strong>,<br />

on the A320-Guildford Road. This is known as Chertsey Ambulance Station.<br />

49 Chertsey Ambulance Station has been classified as being ‘at serious risk of<br />

breakdown’ and as such, a rebuild of the station is proposed, on the same site<br />

as the existing. These works are timetabled to take place in 2014/15. South<br />

East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust would fund the<br />

redevelopment works, although the total cost of the project is unknown.<br />

Flooding and flood defences<br />

50 Fluvial flooding from the River Thames and its tributaries (the Chertsey<br />

Bourne, the Addlestone Bourne and River Wey), are the primary sources of<br />

flooding in <strong>Runnymede</strong>. The greatest flood risk posed to the <strong>Borough</strong> is from<br />

the River Thames, which flows along the eastern boundary of the <strong>Borough</strong>,<br />

with the main urban areas of Egham, Chertsey and Addlestone lying (at least<br />

in part) in areas of high flood risk. In addition, the Basingstoke Canal and Wey<br />

Navigation discharge into the River Wey which forms the southern boundary<br />

of the <strong>Borough</strong>. There are no formal flood defences in the <strong>Borough</strong>.<br />

51 <strong>Runnymede</strong> has been identified as one of the top 10 local authority areas for<br />

flood risk in England and flood risk in the <strong>Borough</strong> will continue to be a<br />

significant issue over the Local <strong>Plan</strong> period. The Lower Thames Flood Risk<br />

Management Strategy (LTFRMS) (also referred to as the Lower Thames<br />

Strategy (LTS)) is proposed in the region. This scheme will reduce the risk of<br />

river flooding to 15,000 properties with a one per cent annual (1 in 100 year)<br />

chance of flooding from Datchet to Teddington. The Whole Life Cost<br />

(excluding inflation) of the LTFRMS is £538m including a contingency of<br />

£101m. The scheme will be partly funded by Defra Grant in Aid (GiA) funding.<br />

The remainder will need to come from various forms of external contributions.<br />

This is a significant amount, currently calculated as at least £114m.<br />

52 Given the difficulties with securing the funding for the project, works will be<br />

delivered through separate projects. According to the Environment Agency,<br />

works are unlikely to start in 2017 as originally stated. During the Local <strong>Plan</strong><br />

period, it is only the individual property protection works proposed under the<br />

LTFRMS which will be carried out in <strong>Runnymede</strong>. The civil works and cut<br />

works are planned to take place after 2026.<br />

Chapter 15-Community Services & facilities<br />

Shopping<br />

53 There are shopping centres in Addlestone, Chertsey, Egham and Virginia<br />

Water and other shopping parades and other more isolated shops at various<br />

locations in the <strong>Borough</strong>. The last retail study carried out in the <strong>Borough</strong> was<br />

The <strong>Runnymede</strong> Retail Study which was published in May 2009. This study<br />

concluded that whilst each of the three main towns in the <strong>Borough</strong> (Egham,<br />

Chertsey and Addlestone) provided for residents’ main food shopping needs,<br />

none of the towns provided choice. It was also concluded that none of the<br />

major towns were significant comparison goods shopping destinations.<br />

Instead, considerable expenditure on these goods was lost to other centres,<br />

mostly to Staines and Woking. Addlestone was found to buck the trend to a<br />

degree by providing a limited offer in some categories, notably electrical<br />

goods and china, glass and utensils. Overall however, the role of the<br />

<strong>Borough</strong>’s town centres was concluded to be to provide convenience goods<br />

shopping and a range of services. Even though the retail study was carried<br />

Page | 9 <strong>Runnymede</strong> IDP DRAFT – <strong>Feb</strong>ruary <strong>2013</strong>

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