Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Feb 2013) - Runnymede Borough Council

Local Plan
6.135 The location policies in the Local Plan; LP01-LP08, confirm where new development is
expected in the Borough over the plan period. Development would largely be focussed
in the Borough’s Urban Areas and at the former DERA site in Longcross. Development
in all of these areas over the plan period is likely to increase the number of residents
and businesses in the Borough.
6.136 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
car and as such the demand for high levels of new car parking provision within the
Borough. Car parking standards for various types of new development will be reviewed
as part of the Local Plan process.
Future provision
6.137 The County Council has preferred strategies to try and manage parking in built up
areas around the County, improve the efficiency and cost effectiveness of their civil
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6.138 There is however no known plans to increase the capacity of existing car parks in the
Borough over the plan period. The Council owned Bourne Car Park is however
advertised for disposal. The loss of this site would reduce public car parking provision
in Virginia Water.
Costs and funding sources
6.139 As there are no known schemes planned for implementation over the plan period, the
costs and funding sources do not require consideration.
Risk Assessment
6.140 Should residents and commuters in the Borough not move to using more sustainable
modes of transport, the uplift in development proposed under the plan period will only
increase the number of cars in the Borough. This is likely to increase demand for public
car parking as well increasing on street parking in Urban Centres in particular.
6.141 Whilst there is a clear risk that this could happen during the plan period, there would be
scope for the Surrey County Council to review its parking strategy and move to
residents parking areas for example should parking within the Borough rise to
unacceptable levels.
Conclusion
Risk ID Description Probability Severity
IDPR015
Increased number of cars increasing
demand for car parking
Medium
6.142 Overall, new development over the plan period, in particular increases in density in
existing urban areas has the potential to exacerbate existing parking problems where
they exist. As such, the Local Plan will need to carefully consider parking standards for
new development and ensure that robust sustainable transport policies are in place to
discourage an over-reliance on the private car.
Low
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