St Edmundsbury Core Strategy (December 2010)

8.23 The Infrastructure Delivery Plan briefly outlines the infrastructure projectsrequired to deliver the development strategy of the Core Strategy and is based onthe outcomes of work undertaken for the Council in the preparation of anInfrastructure and Environment Capacity Study. In addition, a separate study ofGreen Infrastructure requirements has been prepared. Transport infrastructurerequirements are being assessed separately by the County Council as highwayauthority and this work will be published shortly, at which point the InfrastructureDelivery Plan will be updated.8.24 In some areas the actual cost of infrastructure is unknown at present andthese cost uncertainties increase when trying to project delivery plans beyond theshort to medium term. It is therefore essential that this document is regularlyreviewed as part of the Council's LDF Annual Monitoring Report in order toreappraise needs and costs. In addition, some projects are large and will take anumber of years to come to fruition. However, the fact that LDF plans for thelonger term, to 2031, provides some certainty for infrastructure providers andenables them to plan for this provision within their own investment programmes.8.25 Following on from the above, Policy CS14 sets out our approach to thesequential development of sites and community infrastructure capacity and tariffs.Policy CS14 Community Infrastructure Capacity and TariffsAn Infrastructure Delivery Plan has been prepared to supplement theCore Strategy and ensure that development and the delivery ofinfrastructure is coordinated.All new proposals for development will be required to demonstrate thatthe necessary on and off-site infrastructure capacity required to supportthe development and to mitigate the impact of it on existinginfrastructure exists or will exist prior to that development beingoccupied.In circumstances where the provision or improvement of infrastructureor other works or facilities is necessary, both within and beyond theborough boundary, to address community or environmental needsassociated with new development or to mitigate the impact ofdevelopment on the environment or existing communities, standardcharges and/or standard formulae will be imposed for the payment offinancial contributions towards such infrastructure, works or facilities toensure that all such development makes an appropriate and reasonablecontribution to the costs of provision.The requirement to pay the standard charge and/or standard formulaewill be reviewed and modified as appropriate in circumstances wherethe provision of infrastructure, works or facilities normally covered bystandard charges is to be provided as part of the developmentproposals.The provision of infrastructure will be linked directly to phasing ofdevelopment on land throughout the borough to ensure that there is nodetrimental impact on existing infrastructure, the environment orresidential amenity. It will be coordinated and delivered in partnershipwith other authorities and agencies such as the local highwaysauthority, local education authority, the environment agency, primarycare trusts, Suffolk Constabulary, utility companies and other private84