Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Feb 2013) - Runnymede Borough Council

Chapter 1. Introduction
What is the Infrastructure Delivery Plan and Infrastructure Schedule
1.1 The Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) and its accompanying Infrastructure Schedule
(IS) form part of the evidence base that supports the production of Runnymede
Borough Council’s (RBC) Local Plan. The Local Plan responds to the objectives set out
in the Council’s Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS). The IDP provides a detailed
baseline of existing capacity, expected demand over the plan period, possible sources
and amounts of funding, and considers potential risks to each type of infrastructure
over the course of the Local Plan. This IDP and IS have evolved in tandem with the
Local Plan and set out the best available evidence of what the infrastructure
requirement within Runnymede will be up to 2026.
1.2 The IDP and IS provide a snapshot at the time of printing. Over the plan period, the
landscape will inevitably change in relation to infrastructure provision. Specifically,
capacities, funding sources and risks such as the effects of climate change will all have
a potential impact on delivery priorities. It is therefore important that both the IDP and
its accompanying IS are reviewed on a regular basis following the adoption of the Local
Plan.
1.3 The IDP and IS will also assist the Council in prioritising the delivery of infrastructure
over the plan period as well as identifying gaps in funding that can be contributed to by
the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).
The production of Infrastructure Delivery Plan
1.4 RBC commenced work on a review of infrastructure capacity and future requirements
as part of the Surrey Infrastructure Capacity Project (SICP) in 2008. The SICP was part
of the larger ‘Improvement and Efficiency South East’ project designed to examine
likely effects of the housing, employment and population growth patterns on the current
public infrastructure provision across Surrey. It was intended that this project would
identify what and where investments in infrastructure would be required in order to
match future capacity levels with future demand.
1.5 The SICP programme was designed to engage all eleven District and Borough
Councils in Surrey, along with other infrastructure providers, to plan the future
infrastructure required. The intention was that as the programme progressed, all parties
would ensure that a collaborative approach was adopted and that opportunities for
asset rationalisation and the co-location of services were fully scoped.
1.6 This early work was used to inform early work on the IDP. As work progressed, RBC
focused on the delivery of infrastructure:
• within its administrative boundary;
• in areas adjacent to the Borough; and,
• which had a direct impact on/association with the Borough.
1.7 The IDP has been produced by in-house by staff from the Council’s Impact
Assessment, Development Management, and Planning Policy teams. The team largely
followed guidance set out in ‘A Steps Approach to Infrastructure Planning and Delivery’
published by the Planning Advisory Service. 1
1.8 Initial stages involved the preparation of the IDP Database. The database provided a
central point, where information collected on existing and planned infrastructure in the
Borough could be stored. This initial process culminated with an invite to participate in
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Planning Advisory Service (PAS) (2009). Source: http://www.pas.gov.uk/pas/aio/109121
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Runnymede IDP DRAFT – February 2013