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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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<strong>Runnymede</strong> IDP DRAFT – <strong>Feb</strong>ruary <strong>2013</strong>

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