Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Feb 2013) - Runnymede Borough Council

eyond 30 . The trust provides a range of clinical and non-clinical services at two
hospitals; at the Ashford Hospital in Middlesex (located outside the Borough), and at St
Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey (located within the Borough). St Peter’s Hospital is also
part owned and operated by the Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
(SABP).
7.22 There are also some private facilities in the Borough including Runnymede BMI
hospital. Furthermore, some specialist healthcare is dealt with sub regionally (for
example-St. George’s, Tooting for heart surgery).
7.23 Although North West Surrey is a relatively affluent part of the country there are,
nonetheless, pockets of deprivation with higher health and social needs within the
trust’s catchment area. In particular, in Surrey, one in ten people over the age of 60 live
in low income households: the highest levels are found in Woking and Runnymede
(ONS, 2001). In addition, the catchment population has a high proportion of older
people with increased health needs, longer average stays in hospital and a greater
need for social and community care (Surrey Infrastructure Capacity Survey, 2009).
7.24 The main centres of population served by St Peters Hospital are Addlestone, Egham,
Woking, Weybridge, Chertsey, Staines and Walton on Thames. The Trust has seen a
rise in patients over recent years, including A&E visits over the period 1999 to 2008,
which is partially attributed to population increase (Surrey Infrastructure capacity
survey, 2009).
7.25 Over the years, the Hospital has been rebuilt, developed and extended. Most recently,
the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit was upgraded at a cost of £1.5 million in 2005. In
2006, two new wards were built onto the Duchess of Kent Wing and work commenced
on a new mortuary in 2007/2008 (St Peter’s Hospital website). In addition, in 2010, the
Council approved long term plans for the redevelopment of parts of the St Peter’s
hospital campus over the next 20 years under RU.09/1093. This will allow for (amongst
other things), new purpose-built healthcare facilities to replace some of the existing
dated buildings, for both acute hospital and mental health services.
Local Plan
7.26 Local Plan policies LP01 - LP08, confirm where new development is planned to come
forward in Borough over the plan period. These policies promote development to be
focussed in the Borough’s Urban Areas and at the former DERA site in Longcross
LP08. The Local Plan proposes the provision of at least 161 dwellings per annum, or
2415 to include 1,500 units at the former DERA site, plus 80,000 m2 of commercial
development (as noted previously however there is the potential for a maximum of
4,512 new residential units to be delivered over the plan period although this is
considered to be unlikely). In addition, RHUL has aspirations to expand over the plan
period. Policy LP05 will allow for some growth on the campus. Development in all of
these areas over the plan period is likely to increase the number of residents in the
Borough potentially using this infrastructure.
7.27 Planned or potential development within the Borough over the plan period will increase
the number of residents potentially using secondary healthcare infrastructure, in
particular, St Peter’s Hospital. St Peter’s Hospital is located in the designated Green
Belt. Strategic policy SP01 promotes strict protection of the Green Belt. A masterplan
for the redevelopment of parts of the St Peters Hospital site has however already been
approved under RU.09/1093 which has established a flexible, comprehensive site wide
development strategy that will guide all future planning applications on the site for the
next 20 years. It is not envisaged that any further development (outside of the agreed
parameters) will be required within the plan period.
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