Policy information sourced from The Woking Local Development Document - Core Strategy
CS19: Social and community infrastructure
The Council will work with its partners to provide accessible and sustainable social and community infrastructure to support growth in the Borough. It will do so by promoting the use of social and community infrastructure for a range of uses.
The loss of existing social and community facilities or sites will be resisted unless the Council is satisfied that:
- there is no identified need for the facility for its original purpose and that it is not viable for any other social or community use, or
- adequate alternative facilities will be provided in a location with equal (or greater) accessibility for the community it is intended to serve
- there is no requirement from any other public service provider for an alternative social or community facility that could be met through change of use or redevelopment
Applicants will be expected to provide evidence that they have consulted with an appropriate range of service providers and the community.
The provision of new community facilities will be encouraged in locations well served by public transport, pedestrian and cycle infrastructure.
The Council will work with other public sector bodies to encourage efficient use of public sector assets, such as co-location, to facilitate the delivery of community facilities.
Developers will be required to provide and/or make a contribution towards the provision of community facilities where it is relevant to do so. The methods of securing financial contributions are set out in policy CS16: Infrastructure delivery.
For more information please see the Core Strategy