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Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Feb 2013) - Runnymede Borough Council

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economic development, planning and infrastructure delivery for example, and cooperates<br />

closely with the network of adjacent Local Enterprise Partnerships on issues<br />

of shared interest. The Growing Enterprise Fund has been established by Enterprise<br />

M3 LEP, using funds awarded to it by the Government’s Growing Places Fund. The<br />

fund has a total value of £21.7m. The fund is available to help support economic growth<br />

by addressing the infrastructure and site constraints that may be impeding<br />

development, helping to create housing and jobs for local people.<br />

15.7 It was announced in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement that the Government will<br />

provide new money to support the Local Enterprise Partnerships, and from April 2015<br />

the Government will place more of the funding that currently goes to local transport,<br />

housing, skills and getting people back to work into a single pot that LEPs can bid for.<br />

15.8 Surrey County <strong>Council</strong>: Key provider of transport, education, libraries and waste<br />

infrastructure. Also the lead flood authority for Surrey.<br />

15.9 It is also considered noteworthy that RBC itself operates a Business Partnership which<br />

aims to bring together the local business community, three local Chambers of<br />

Commerce, Surrey Police, schools, colleges and the <strong>Borough</strong> <strong>Council</strong>, in order to<br />

tackle issues affecting businesses across <strong>Runnymede</strong>. Again, it is considered that<br />

continuing to forge strong relationships with the Business Partnership will help foster<br />

economic growth over the plan period.<br />

Development Management and <strong>Plan</strong>ning Obligations<br />

15.10 The <strong>Council</strong> takes a positive approach to Development Management and is keen to<br />

work with landowners and developers to help bring forward development that will<br />

deliver the strategic objectives in the Local <strong>Plan</strong> and help deliver infrastructure to<br />

unlock growth over the plan period. As such, the <strong>Council</strong> actively encourages pre<br />

application discussions to steer proposals in the formulative stages. In addition, the<br />

<strong>Council</strong> has appointed independent viability consultants to advise the <strong>Council</strong> on<br />

suitable levels of CIL payments which could be charged to help secure policy<br />

objectives without damaging the overall viability of the proposals which will come<br />

forward in the <strong>Borough</strong> over the plan period.<br />

15.11 Even when a CIL charging regime is in place across the <strong>Borough</strong>, physical or financial<br />

contributions secured as part of the planning process outside of CIL will continue to be<br />

important in mitigating the likely impacts that new development will have on the area in<br />

which they are based. S106 agreements will continue to be an important part of the<br />

planning process to secure contributions towards affordable housing and Strategic<br />

Access Management and Monitoring (SAMM) monies as part of the Thames Basin<br />

Heaths mitigation strategy. Other scheme specific infrastructure may also be secured<br />

through this mechanism.<br />

15.12 Strategic Policy 04 of the draft Local <strong>Plan</strong> confirms the <strong>Council</strong>’s commitment to<br />

securing appropriate contributions to, and directly providing, infrastructure and<br />

mitigation required to support new development.<br />

<strong>Infrastructure</strong> Schedule<br />

15.13 An <strong>Infrastructure</strong> Schedule is contained in Appendix 1 of the IDP. This schedule<br />

indicates the essential and desirable infrastructure in the <strong>Borough</strong>, provides details of<br />

estimated costings, sources of funding and delivery phasing over the plan period when<br />

known.<br />

Monitoring and Updating the IDP<br />

15.14 <strong>Infrastructure</strong> providers including Surrey County <strong>Council</strong>, the Environment Agency,<br />

Thames Water, Affinity Water (previously Veolia Water) and other internal <strong>Council</strong><br />

departments have been involved in the development of the Local <strong>Plan</strong> through<br />

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

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