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14.126 Whilst cremation is an alternative to burial (current figures suggest that around 70% of<br />

all funerals are cremations (<strong>Runnymede</strong> <strong>Borough</strong> <strong>Council</strong> website), there are no<br />

crematoriums in the <strong>Borough</strong>. The nearest crematoriums are located at Hanworth,<br />

Guildford and Leatherhead. The capacity of these existing crematoriums is unknown.<br />

Local <strong>Plan</strong><br />

14.127 It is considered reasonable to assume that new development proposed under Local<br />

<strong>Plan</strong> Policy LP02 (housing provision and distribution) over the plan period will impact<br />

on the existing cemeteries in the <strong>Borough</strong> and crematoriums in the area surrounding<br />

the <strong>Borough</strong>.<br />

Future provision<br />

14.128 It is considered reasonable to assume that an increase in the population in the <strong>Borough</strong><br />

over the plan period is likely to increase demand for cemeteries in the <strong>Borough</strong> and<br />

reduce their capacity. It would be up to the <strong>Council</strong> to decide whether to extend<br />

current/provide new cemeteries.<br />

14.129 Within the <strong>Council</strong>, there is an aspiration to extend Addlestone Cemetery. Whilst the<br />

<strong>Council</strong>’s capital spending programme 2011/12 to 2015/16 budgeted £199,000 for this<br />

project in <strong>2013</strong>/14 (this money was for the laying out of a new cemetery on <strong>Council</strong><br />

owned land), at the current time all capital spending has been frozen. It is therefore<br />

unclear whether this proposal will be realised during the plan period. There is also an<br />

aspiration to extend Thorpe Cemetery or provide a new cemetery in Thorpe if additional<br />

land becomes available.<br />

14.130 If funding becomes available, the dilapidated/dangerous memorials at Egham<br />

Churchyard will also be refurbished.<br />

14.131 There are however no known plans to erect a crematorium within the <strong>Borough</strong> during<br />

the plan period.<br />

Costs and funding sources<br />

14.132 The extension to Addlestone Cemetery would be funded by <strong>Runnymede</strong> <strong>Borough</strong><br />

<strong>Council</strong>. It is estimated that this would cost in the region of £200,000.<br />

14.133 It is estimated that an extension to Thorpe Cemetery or the provision of a new<br />

cemetery in Thorpe would cost in the region in £50,000 although no funds have been<br />

allocated for these works at the current time by RBC.<br />

Funding<br />

ID<br />

Description<br />

Estimated<br />

Cost<br />

Key<br />

Provider(s)<br />

IDPF158 Extension to Addlestone Cemetery £200,000 RBC<br />

IDPF159<br />

IDPF160<br />

Risk Assessment<br />

Extension of Thorpe<br />

Cemetery/provision of new cemetery<br />

in Thorpe<br />

Refurbishment of<br />

dilapidated/dangerous memorials at<br />

Egham Churchyard<br />

£50,000 RBC<br />

£4,000 RBC<br />

14.134 The main risks to this type of infrastructure are considered to be threat from<br />

development reducing the amount of available land to allow for the expansion of<br />

existing cemeteries/provision of new cemeteries in the <strong>Borough</strong>, and capacity failing to<br />

meet future requirements (whether existing cemeteries are extended, or new<br />

cemeteries are provided, or not). Whilst Addlestone and Thorpe cemeteries have<br />

limited capacity for burials over the plan period, Chertsey and Englefield Green<br />

cemeteries have capacity until beyond 2026. As such, whilst there is considered to be a<br />

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

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