Policy information sourced from the Elmbridge Core Strategy

CS28 - Implementation and Delivery

The Council will work in partnership with public sector providers, utility companies and developers to ensure that local communities are supported by the provision of high quality infrastructure that is commensurate with the scale of development and the needs of the different areas of the Borough. In order to achieve this the Council will:

  • Continue to convene the local Infrastructure Delivery Group to monitor and co-ordinate infrastructure provision;
  • Undertake an annual review of the Infrastructure Schedule which will be reported to the Elmbridge Community Partnership; and
  • Collect and use contributions from developers to support improvements in services and infrastructure that are required as a result of development.

The Council will review its Planning Obligations and Infrastructure SPD to ensure that contributions from new development are based on a co-ordinated and consistent approach in accordance with any relevant legislation. To ensure flexibility and a consistent approach with housing delivery, the SPD will set the level of infrastructure provision and developer contributions based on the Borough’s housing land supply. The level of infrastructure and services will be kept under review taking account of changes in housing development to ensure that the delivery of new housing is co-ordinated with the provision of the necessary additional infrastructure.

In line with national guidance the Council will use a tariff based approach to secure those infrastructure requirements that result from small scale development. Infrastructure funded in this way will include:

  • Social and Community Infrastructure as defined in Policy CS16
  • Green Infrastructure (including Thames Basin Heath) (Policies CS13 and CS14)
  • Highways, transport and travel
  • Flood Defence
  • Crime and disorder
  • Emergency Services
  • Recycling

Where additional or more specific infrastructure is required for a development to occur the Council will secure these contributions on a site-by-site basis.

For more information please see the Elmbridge Core Strategy