Policy information sourced from Runnymede Local Plan
SD1: Spatial Development Strategy
The Local Plan will make provision for a minimum of 7507 net additional dwellings over the plan period. To meet identified employment need, a business park in the region of 20,000sqm at New Haw and a 79,025sqm (7,350sqm net) office/business park at the Longcross Enterprise Zone are also allocated through this Local Plan. Through existing permissions and Local Plan allocations, over the period of the Local Plan a minimum of 7,540sqm net retail floorspace will also be delivered in the Borough’s town centres and a minimum of 60,260 sqm net employment floorspace delivered in the Borough’s remaining Strategic Employment Areas.
As set out in the table below, growth aspirations will largely be directed towards the most sustainable, larger settlements in Runnymede and towards the garden village at Longcross. These are considered to be the best locations for delivering supporting infrastructure as well as active and sustainable travel choices.
| Settlement | Expected Minimum Growth Delivery |
|---|---|
| Addlestone including Rowtown | 1,265 net additional dwellings (including 693 completions and - 7 dwellings deriving from the provision of C2 older people’s accommodation) / 2 traveller pitches / 4,400sqm of net additional A class floorspace in Addlestone town centre / 11,700sqm of net additional employment at the Weybridge and Bourne Strategic Employment Area |
| Chertsey including Chertsey South | 2,212 net additional dwellings (including 364 completions and - 7 dwellings deriving from the provision of C2 older people’s accommodation) / 24 traveller pitches / 910sqm of net additional A class floorspace in Chertsey town centre |
| Egham including the area of Staines upon Thames which is located in the Borough | 951 net additional dwellings (including 158 completions and 67 dwellings deriving from the provision of C2 people’s older accommodation and surplus student accommodation) / 198 student bedspaces / 5 traveller pitches / 39,600sqm of net additional employment at the Causeway and Pinetrees Strategic Employment Area / 1,980 sqm of net additional employment floorspace at the Thorpe Industrial Estate Strategic Employment Area / 630sqm of net additional A class floorspace in Egham Town Centre |
| Longcross | 1,779 net additional dwellings (includes 97 completions and 33 dwellings deriving from the provision of C2 older people’s accommodation) / 10 Showpeople’s plots / 7,350sqm net employment floorspace at the Longcross Strategic Economic Area/Enterprise Zone / A range of A and D uses to support the new settlement |
| Virginia Water | 424 net additional dwellings (including 68 completions) / 2 traveller pitches |
| Woodham and New Haw | 123 net additional dwellings (including 39 completions) / In the region of 20,000 sqm net B1c/B8 floorspace |
| Englefield Green | 611 net additional dwellings (including 192 completions and 198 dwellings deriving from the provision of C2 older people’s accommodation and surplus student accommodation) / 3315 student bedspaces |
| Ottershaw | 298 net additional dwellings (including 15 completions and 6 dwellings deriving from the provision of C2 older people’s accommodation) / 2 traveller pitches |
| Thorpe | 89 net additional dwellings (including 11 completions and 28 dwellings deriving from the provision of C2 older people’s accommodation) |
| Estates renewal (Council owned land) | 145 net additional dwellings |
| Other (area beyond identified settlements included in this table, primarily the area to the west of the borough, south of M3) | 23 net additional dwellings (includes 1 completion) / 48 traveller pitches from existing sites |
| Total | 7,920 residential dwellings (including 1628 completions (including from older people’s accommodation) / 3,513 student bedspaces / 93 Traveller pitches/Showpeople’s plots / 5,940sqm of net additional A class floorspace / 80,630sqm of net additional employment floorspace |
In addition to the employment floorspace referenced in Table 1, it should be noted that some additional employment provision is also expected to be delivered outside Strategic Employment Areas over the period of the Local Plan.
The expected growth deliveries for each settlement area as set out in the table within this Policy are minimum requirements. Further development within the Borough’s settlement areas will not be refused if, over the plan period, growth expectations have been exceeded for any settlement and provided development proposals are in accordance with other policies in this Plan.
For more information please see the Local Plan