Utilities (water supply, drainage, sewerage, gas and electricity, digital infrastructure, telephones)

1.

Where new residential, commercial and community development proposals include connections to the various infrastructure networks and subject to compliance with other relevant policies in this Neighbourhood Plan, their siting and layout should take into account:

a. their space requirements and visual impact;

b. convenient maintenance while not impeding the planting of street trees; and c. implications for foreseeable future changes in demand.

2.

New and improved utility infrastructure will be encouraged and supported in order to meet the identified needs of the community subject to other policies in the plan.

Broadband

3.

Subject to compliance with other relevant policies in this Neighbourhood plan, new residential, commercial and community development proposals within the Neighbourhood Plan area, which are served by a superfast broadband (fibre-optic) connection, will be supported. Where it can be demonstrated, through consultation with Next Generation Access (NGA) Network providers, that this would not be possible, appropriate ducting should be provided within the site and to the property to facilitate ease of installation at a future date on an open access basis.

For more information, please visit the Maulden Neighbourhood Plan