Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Feb 2013) - Runnymede Borough Council
Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Feb 2013) - Runnymede Borough Council
Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Feb 2013) - Runnymede Borough Council
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12.9 Strategic policy 5 (SP05)-‘Design’ is also considered to have material relevance, as it<br />
seeks to ensure that new development respects the built, natural and historic<br />
environment within the <strong>Borough</strong>.<br />
Future provision<br />
12.10 There is the potential for further archaeological assets to be uncovered over the plan<br />
period, additional buildings or structures to be listed and further historic information<br />
uncovered. This cannot however be predicted with any great certainty.<br />
Costs and funding sources<br />
12.11 Any developments over the plan period which would involve alterations to a listed<br />
building, or archaeological excavations, for example, would be funded by the site<br />
owner/developer involved.<br />
Risk Assessment<br />
12.12 The main risk in this case is considered to be the historic and archaeological assets<br />
within the <strong>Borough</strong> being materially harmed or destroyed by new developments that<br />
come forward over the plan period. Whilst this is a distinct possibility, the planning<br />
process requires detailed information to be provided by developers when there is<br />
considered to be an identified risk to a historic or archaeological asset. In particular,<br />
this relates to sites which come forward for development with an area in excess of 0.4<br />
hectares, which are located in areas of high archaeological importance, and which<br />
include, or are in close proximity to, a listed building. This is considered to minimise the<br />
risk of harm or total destruction occurring.<br />
12.13 The risk of harm or total destruction occurring to heritage assets is however considered<br />
to increase for smaller developments which do not have the same trigger points for<br />
detailed information to be provided as noted in the paragraph above (for example, for<br />
some applications for extensions to dwellings, replacement dwellings, small housing<br />
developments).<br />
Conclusion<br />
Risk ID Description Probability Severity<br />
IDPR037<br />
Harm or destruction to historic or<br />
archaeological assets<br />
Medium<br />
12.14 The existing historic and archaeological assets in the <strong>Borough</strong> form part of its intrinsic<br />
character. The impact of new development proposed over the plan period on the<br />
<strong>Borough</strong>’s historic and archaeological assets will need to be assessed on a case by<br />
case basis. Any costs of works to listed buildings or for archaeological excavations<br />
would normally be funded by the relevant site owner/developer.<br />
Museums, Theatres, Cinema and the Arts<br />
Existing conditions<br />
12.15 There are 2 museums in the <strong>Borough</strong>: The Chertsey Museum and Egham Museum.<br />
There are no theatres or cinemas however, with the nearest being in Woking (both<br />
cinema and theatre), Staines (cinema), Guildford (theatre and cinema) and Windsor<br />
(theatre). There are no art galleries within the <strong>Borough</strong> although the <strong>Borough</strong> is well<br />
served for the arts including local theatre groups, artists and literary groups. The<br />
<strong>Council</strong> in conjunction with Royal Holloway University run an annual Literary Festival<br />
with school workshops and on site readings and literary workshops. This has grown<br />
over the years and over 1,000 people participated in 2012. Furthermore, the<br />
<strong>Runnymede</strong> Art Society hold two major exhibitions annually (normally in the Literary<br />
Institute in Egham) and meet weekly for social painting.<br />
High<br />
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