Policy information sourced from Runnymede Local Plan

SD5: Infrastructure Provision & Timing

Working with infrastructure providers, developers and other key stakeholders, the Council will support infrastructure projects which deliver the Spatial Development Strategy and allocated development sites as identified within this Plan. The projects required to support the Spatial Development Strategy are identified within an Infrastructure Delivery Plan. The Infrastructure Delivery Plan will be updated over the Plan period to ensure project information remains up to date and is monitored effectively.

Development proposals, including those allocated in this plan which give rise to a need for infrastructure improvements, will be expected to mitigate their impact, whether individually or cumulatively, and at a rate and scale to meet the needs that arise from that development or a phase of that development, whilst also taking account of committed development outside Runnymede which has a material impact on the infrastructure improvement required. The standards of infrastructure delivery will be expected to comply with other policies set out within this Plan.

Infrastructure identified within the Infrastructure Delivery Plan or through negotiations on individual planning applications will continue to be delivered either through on-site provision or financial contributions and secured through s106, s278 or licensing agreements and through a Community Infrastructure Levy or its successor as well as other identified sources of funding as set out in the Infrastructure Delivery Plan.

Development proposals which rely on the delivery of critical infrastructure projects will only be permitted prior to completion of that project or where appropriate, a phase of that project which has been identified as necessary, where the council is content that the infrastructure or phase of that infrastructure will be in place within a reasonable timetable from the date of permission. Dependent on the timing of critical infrastructure projects the Council may instead grant permission with conditions or planning obligations restricting full or partial occupation until completion of critical infrastructure projects or phases of projects.

For more information please see the Local Plan