Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Feb 2013) - Runnymede Borough Council

Groups and Partnerships
Local Economic Partnerships (LEP)
2.30 Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) are the Government’s replacements for Regional
Development Agencies (RDAs). The LEPs role is intended to provide strategic
leadership in their areas to set out local economic priorities. The Government expects
LEPs to create the right environment for business and growth by tackling issues such
as planning and housing, local transport and infrastructure priorities, employment and
enterprise, and the transition to the low carbon economy.
2.31 Runnymede is located within the Enterprise M3 LEP (see Figure 4 below). Nationally,
the LEPs will have access to the £2.4bn Regional Growth Fund. Currently the
Enterprise M3 is in the process of awarding £21.7 million to develop its Growing
Enterprise Fund scheme.
Figure 4-Extent of Enterprise M3 Partnership Area
Infrastructure and its Delivery Agencies
Infrastructure
2.32 The Government published its “National Infrastructure Plan 2011” 5 in November 2011.
In doing so, it continues to emphasise the link between economic infrastructure
(energy, water, transport, digital communications, and waste disposal) and economic
growth and the improvement in the quality of life of everyone in the UK that this will
achieve.
2.33 PPS12 used the terms ‘physical’, ‘social’ and ‘green’ infrastructure. Section 216 of the
Town and Country Planning Act 2008 makes it clear that funds secured in the future by
CIL must be used for infrastructure purposes. In doing so it defines ‘infrastructure’ as
including (but not limited to) the following:
• Roads and other transport facilities;
• Flood defences;
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National Infrastructure Plan 2011 (Nov 2011) http://cdn.hm-treasury.gov.uk/national_infrastructure_plan291111.pdf
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Runnymede IDP DRAFT – February 2013