Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Feb 2013) - Runnymede Borough Council

Figure 11 - Runnymede's Strategic Road Network
6.6 The Highways Agency has however carried out works to improve the M3/M25 junction
within the Borough given the levels of congestion experienced. Specifically, a
temporary change was carried out to the road layout in March 2007, designed to try
and reduce the overall delay at junction 12 of the M25. Given the positive results
achieved during the trial period, the revised layout has been permanently changed, with
works being completed in September 2009.
Local Plan
6.7 Local Plan location policies LP01-LP08, confirm the quantity and general location of
new development in the Borough over the plan period. These policies conclude that
development would largely be focussed in the Borough’s Urban Areas and at the
former DERA site in Longcross. Growth is also envisaged at RHUL. Development in all
of these areas over the plan period is likely to increase the number of residents and
businesses in the Borough using the SRN.
6.8 Strategic policy 9 (SP09): Sustainable Transport (which should be read alongside the
location policies) states however, that it will be sought to reduce reliance on the private
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Runnymede IDP DRAFT – February 2013