Outline Planning Application

INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY PLAN

June 2020 Application Documents and Drawings

Document Name Reference Number Outline Planning Application Guide N/A Application Form and Certificates N/A Location Plan (OGV-DWG-APPR-LP-01) Planning Application Boundary (OGV-DWG-APPR-PAB-01) Building Demolition Plan (OGV-DWG-APPR-BDP-01) A40 Western Access drawing (OGV-DWG-APPR-A40A-01) Lower Road Northern Site Access drawing (OGV-DWG-APPR-LRNA-01) Lower Road Site Access drawing (OGV-DWG-APPR-LRA-01) Cuckoo Lane Residential Access drawing (OGV-DWG-APPR-CLRA-01) Parameter Plans Booklet (OGV-DOC-APPR-PP-01) Parameter Plan 1: Land Use (OGV-DWG-APPR-PP1-01) Parameter Plan 2: Landscape (OGV-DWG-APPR-PP2-01) Parameter Plan 3: Movement and Access (OGV-DWG-APPR-PP3-01) Parameter Plan 4: Building Heights (OGV-DWG-APPR-PP4-01) Development Specification and Framework (OGV-DOC-APPR-DSF-01) Site-wide Design Code (OGV-DOC-APPR-SWDC-01) Illustrative Masterplan (OGV-DWG-ILL-IMP-01) Blue Line Plan (OGV-DWG-INF-BLP-01) Planning Statement (OGV-DOC-INF-PS-01) Design and Access Statement (OGV-DOC-INF-DAS-01) Transport Assessment (OGV-DOC-INF-TA-01) Affordable Housing Statement (OGV-DOC-INF-AHS-01) Arboricultural Impact Assessment (OGV-DOC-INF-AIA-01) Biodiversity Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Framework (OGV-DOC-INF-BMMMF-01) Draft Heads of Terms for Section 106 Agreement (OGV-DOC-INF-DHOT-01) Environmental Statement Non-Technical Summary (OGV-DOC-INF-ESNTS-01) Environmental Statement - Volume 1 - Main Report (OGV-DOC-INF-ES-01) Environmental Statement - Volume 2 - Appendices (OGV-DOC-INF-ESAPP-01) Flood Risk Assessment (OGV-DOC-INF-FRA-01) Framework Travel Plan (OGV-DOC-INF-FTP-01) Health Impact Assessment (OGV-DOC-INF-HIA-01) Infrastructure Delivery Plan (OGV-DOC-INF-IDP-01) Outline Community Employment Plan (OGV-DOC-INF-OCEP-01) Outline Energy Strategy (OGV-DOC-INF-ENER-01) Outline Stewardship and Management Plan (OGV-DOC-INF-OSMP-01) Phase 1 Ground Condition Assessment (OGV-DOC-INF-P1GCA-01) Phase 2 Ground Condition Assessment (OGV-DOC-INF-P2GCA-01) Property Market Assessment and Economic Outlook (OGV-DOC-INF-EMP-01) Retail Assessment (OGV-DOC-INF-RA-01) Statement of Community Involvement (OGV-DOC-INF-SCI-01) Surface Water Management Strategy (OGV-DOC-INF-SWMS-01) Sustainability Strategy (OGV-DOC-INF-SUS-01) Topographical Survey (OGV-DWG-INF-TOP-01) Utilities Appraisal Report (OGV-DOC-INF-UTI-01) Waste Strategy (OGV-DOC-INF-WAS-01) Oxfordshire Garden Village Infrastructure Delivery Plan

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Scope...... 4 Contents 01 CONTEXT...... 6 Policy Context...... 7

Site Location...... 10

Study Areas...... 11

02 PLANNING POLICY CONTEXT AND STUDY AREA BASELINE...... 14

Education...... 15

Health...... 21

Community ...... 24

Sports, Recreation and Play...... 28

Emergency Services...... 30

03 INDICATIVE HOUSING AND POPULATION PROJECTIONS...... 32

Indicative housing and population projections...... 33

04 INFRASTRUCTURE PROPOSALS ...... 34

Community and culture...... 35

Education...... 40

Emergency Services...... 43

Green Infrastructure...... 45

Health and social care...... 52

Transport and Movement...... 55

Energy, Utilities and Waste ...... 62

05 SUMMARY OF SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROPOSALS...... 68

Summary of Social Infrastructure proposals...... 69

06 MANAGEMENT, MAINTENANCE AND STEWARDSHIP...... 70

Management, maintenance and stewardship...... 71

07 INDICATIVE APPROACH TO PHASING...... 74

Indicative Phasing...... 75

08 DELIVERY ...... 78

Delivery...... 79

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Scope Relationship to S106 Agreement For the financial year 2019/2020 onwards, any local This Infrastructure Delivery Plan authority that has received developer contributions and Outline Planning Application (section 106 planning obligations or Community (IDP) has been prepared on behalf Agreements made under Section 106 of the Town Infrastructure Levy) must publish online an of Grosvenor Developments and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) infrastructure funding statement by 31 December enables local planning authorities to seek both 2020 and by the 31 December each year thereafter. Ltd (the “Applicant”) as part of financial and in-kind contributions from developers The infrastructure funding statement must set when granting planning permission, to make a an Outline Planning Application out the amount of levy or planning obligation proposed development acceptable in planning expenditure where funds have been allocated. (OPA) for the development of terms. Because Section 106 agreements are Allocated means a decision has been made by the negotiated on a case-by-case basis between the Oxfordshire Garden Village local authority to commit funds to a particular item LPA and the developer/landowner, they provide of infrastructure or project. (OGV) in West Oxfordshire (the site-specific mitigation and address local impacts “Development”). directly caused by the scale and nature of the particular development.

The Section 106 Agreement forming part of any Purpose and Status of the IDP future planning permission will set out the specific This IDP is submitted to accompany the commitments and undertakings of the signatories Oxfordshire Garden Village Outline Planning and triggers for payments of contributions by Application to explain how the Development the signatories to ensure timely and appropriate satisfies the requirements of national, strategic and infrastructure delivery at the Garden Village. The local planning policies. Section 106 Agreement and conditions attached to a planning permission will be informed by the The full description of the development for recommendations of this IDP. which planning is sought is set out within the Development Specification and Framework which As a result, the items set out in this IDP may is submitted for approval as part of this OPA. be altered following close liaison with West Oxfordshire, the County Council, key stakeholders This IDP provides details on the existing baseline, and the Applicant. estimated impact of the Garden Village and the proposals sought for approval. The IDP establishes a baseline position and provides material to inform a constructive discussion around potential infrastructure required to mitigate the impact of development as well as consideration of new models and approaches to delivery.

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Section 216(2) of the Planning Act 2008 provided a definition of infrastructure, which was amended Community and Culture Health and Social Care by the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations -- Multi purposes community facilities (i.e. meeting -- Primary Healthcare (2010). As amended, it defines ‘infrastructure’ as spaces, libraries , archive, culture and art) -- Secondary Care including the provision, improvement, replacement, -- Indoor sports facilities operation or maintenance of: -- Extra care a. roads and other transport facilities Education Transport and movement b. flood defences -- Early Years -- Embedded mitigation c. schools and other educational facilities -- Primary Education -- Financial Contributions d. medical facilities -- Secondary Education -- Travel Plan measures e. sporting and recreational facilities -- Specialist Educational Needs and Disability Energy and Utilities f. open spaces Emergency Services -- Electricity This is not a comprehensive definition so that other -- Police -- Gas items of infrastructure may also be included and -- Fire and Rescue sought through planning obligations, subject to -- Water national legislation, NPPF tests and established -- Ambulance criteria. -- Flood risk management The scope of the IDP will address the following Green Infrastructure and Open -- Telecommunications elements, responding to the Eynsham Area Infrastructure Delivery Plan and the measures/ Space -- Waste water mitigation contained within the OPA documents, -- Formal parks and gardens -- Waste and recycling notably the Environmental Statement: -- Amenity green space

-- Natural and semi-natural green space

-- Allotments and community gardens

-- Outdoor sports

-- Children’s playing space

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CONTEXT

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Policy Context The Eynsham Area The infrastructure provided by the Development Infrastructure Delivery has been informed by a developing evidence base, Plan Stage 1 (May 2019) building on the adopted local Plan to the Area The Eynsham Area Action Plan (AAP) evidence base specific to OGV. Infrastructure Delivery Plan Stage 1 document outlines the infrastructure need, largely based on established standards, for housing growth in the Eynsham Woodstock sub- area, of which OGV is a part.

Other supporting evidence base documents include:

-- The West Oxfordshire Infrastructure Delivery Plan (2016)

-- Oxfordshire Pupil Place Plan (2019)

-- West Oxfordshire Childcare Sufficiency Assessment December 2019

-- Education Sufficiency Assessment (Eynsham area)

-- Eynsham Medical Centre future growth options appraisal specification. (July 2019)

-- West Oxfordshire Public Open Space Audit (2008) West Oxfordshire Local Oxfordshire Cotswolds Oxfordshire Cotswolds -- West Oxfordshire Open Space Study (2013) Plan 2031 (adopted Garden Village Area Garden Village Area September 2018) Action Plan (AAP) – Action Plan (AAP) – -- A Playing Pitch Strategy for the Principal West Oxfordshire Issues Paper (June 2018) Preferred Options Paper Settlements (Witney, Carterton, Chipping Norton) 2014 (July 2019) Each section of this IDP will also have a sources where relevant box

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Table 1: Infrastructure Policy extracts relevant to the IDP Infrastructure planning for the Oxfordshire Garden Village must National National Planning • The NPPF outlines that the overall aim is to achieve sustainable development. The economic objective be undertaken in accordance with Policy Framework states that ‘to help build a strong, responsive and competitive economy, identifying and coordinating the (NPPF) (2019) provision of infrastructure’ is key. Whilst also supporting ‘strong, vibrant and healthy communities...with relevant aspects of applicable accessible services and open spaces that reflect current and future needs and support communities’ legislation, regulations and health, social and cultural well-being’. • Paragraph 20 states that strategic policies should make sufficient provision for a wide variety of planning policy. infrastructure including: transport; community facilities (e.g. health, education and culture); conservation and enhancement of the natural, built and historic environment (including landscapes and green infrastructure); measures to address adaption to and mitigation of the impacts of climate change; water supply; flood risk; the provision of minerals and energy; telecommunications; waste management; and The term ‘infrastructure’ covers a wide variety security. of structures and facilities that are required • Section 8 describes how planning policies should aim to achieve healthy and safe communities. In this to support development and to ensure that context, it highlights the importance of enabling and supporting healthy lifestyles through the provision development can be successful and sustainable. of safe and accessible green infrastructure, sports facilities, local shops, access to healthier food, This means that the role of infrastructure is to allow allotments and layouts that encourage walking and cycling. development to support the economy, to promote • Section 9 of the NPPF describes how transport issues should be considered from the earliest stages of a high quality of life and to protect the environment. plan-making and development proposals, to ensure the potential impacts of development on transport networks can be addressed. In addition, opportunities to promote walking, cycling and public transport use should be identified and pursued. This IDP includes infrastructure which is needed to support the delivery of the development Local at Oxfordshire Garden Village, although the West Oxfordshire • Policy OS5: Supporting Infrastructure requires all new development to deliver, or contribute towards infrastructure detailed here is also intended to Local Plan 2031 the timely provision of essential supporting infrastructure either directly as part of the development, benefit existing communities wherever possible (2018) or through an appropriate financial contribution. On larger development sites, phasing of development and ensure that the development of the new will be required and later phases may be contingent on essential infrastructure being in place. This will include, where applicable the strategic infrastructure items identified within the Council’s IDP and CIL community provides a positive contribution to the Regulation 123 list (now removed) as well as non-strategic infrastructure requirements including those quality of life in Eynsham and the surrounding area associated with individual development proposals. Such provision will be secured through appropriate as a whole. mechanisms including the use of planning conditions, planning obligations and CIL. • Policy EW1: Oxfordshire Cotswolds Garden Village Strategic Location for Growth ) identifies a Strategic The Infrastructure Policy in Table 1 is added to Location for Growth to the north of the A40, near Eynsham to accommodate a free-standing exemplar this IDP to help provide context, although how the Garden Village, the comprehensive development of which will be led by an Area Action Plan. Part f states that “The provision of essential supporting transport infrastructure the detail of which will be identified Development accords with the planning policy through the AAP process, including mitigating the impact of traffic associated with the development; context is located in the Planning Statement. appropriate consideration of the proposed Park and Ride, wider A40 improvements and access arrangements for the West Eynsham Strategic Development Area (SDA); the provision of appropriate financial contributions towards LTP4 (Local Transport Plan 4) transport schemes such as the A40 Strategy; provision of appropriate public transport (services and infrastructure) serving the Site; and provision of a comprehensive network for pedestrians and cyclists with good connectivity provided to adjoining areas, including a particular emphasis on improving linkages to Hanborough Station, to the proposed Park and Ride and to Eynsham and on enhancing Hanborough Station as a transport interchange. It also states that development is to be phased in accordance with the timing of provision of essential supporting infrastructure and facilities.

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Eynsham • Policy ENP3 Community Facilities states that larger development (including the Development) shall ensure that new residents have convenient access to appropriate Neighbourhood community facilities, including education, health, recreation and leisure. Where appropriate and in accordance with the scale of development this may include a ‘local centre’ Plan 2018-2031 including a community building. This policy also includes subpart 3(a) concerning Health Care Facilities, 3(b) concerning Infrastructure and Utilities and 3(c) concerning Education. • Policy ENP4: Green Infrastructure states that where necessary in respect of larger development proposals, a viable plan shall be in place for the long-term maintenance of any included Green Infrastructure secured through a legal agreement or other appropriate mechanisms before consent is granted. • Policy ENP14a: Strategic Development Area and ‘Garden Village’ outlines that requirements for supporting infrastructure and services shall be established through the masterplan and, where necessary, through legally binding agreements. The ‘Garden Village’ should make provision to mitigate infrastructure constraints and have regard to the need to provide extensive and high-quality green infrastructure to include opportunities for walking, cycling and riding.

Oxfordshire • Preferred Policy Approach 5: Provision of Supporting Infrastructure states that there should be a policy requiring development at the garden village to be supported by Cotswolds appropriate and timely provision of supporting infrastructure, the details of which to be identified in a site-specific Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) having regard to the Garden Village overall requirements identified in the Eynsham Area Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP). Area Action Plan (AAP) - Preferred • Preferred Policy Approach 6: Long-term maintenance and stewardship states the AAP will include a policy requiring robust, cost effective, transparent maintenance Options (July and stewardship arrangements to be put in place in respect of key assets within the Garden Village, including appropriate financing arrangements and management 2019) responsibilities in perpetuity. • Preferred Policy Approach 10: Green Infrastructure outlines that there will be a requirement for the planning, design and delivery of the Garden Village to be underpinned by a comprehensive approach to and strategy for the provision and maintenance and management of a high-quality network of green and blue infrastructure. • Preferred Policy Approach 23: Homeworking/Telecommuting: to include within the AAP a policy requiring every property at the garden village to be supported by all necessary infrastructure to enable the provision of Ultrafast Fibre to the Premises (FttP) broadband. • Preferred Policy Approach 34: Towards Zero Waste suggests the AAP will include policy requiring development of the Garden Village to seek to minimise waste moving towards zero waste, wherever possible, following the waste hierarchy principles. The principles of the waste hierarchy will be applied, with a particular focus on waste prevention both during construction and throughout the lifetime of the development.

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Site Location

Oxfordshire Garden Village is located immediately to the north of the A40, near Eynsham – approximately half way between Witney and Oxford as shown on the Location Plan. Other nearby settlements include Cassington, Church Hanborough, Long Hanborough, Freeland and North Leigh.

Figure 1 identifies the extent of the application Site (“the Site”) which covers approximately 153.84 hectares. The Site is located to the north of the village of Eynsham on the northern side of the A40, and currently consists of predominantly agricultural land. The Site is bound to the south by the A40, to the east by Lower Road, and is bisected to the south-west by Cuckoo Lane, with agricultural land to the west, north and north-west.

A full description of the Site, including information on adjacent uses, is available within the Environmental Statement and the Planning Statement.

Figure 1: Reproduction of the Planning Application Boundary

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Study Areas Eynsham Area IDP The Eynsham Area Infrastructure Delivery Plan (EA IDP) is currently being produced to support the production of the AAP and the West Eynsham SPD. Within that document, the ‘Study Area’ comprises the southern part of the Eynsham-Woodstock Sub-Area, which falls within the catchment area for Bartholomew School in Eynsham. In addition to Eynsham, the Study Area also includes Long Hanborough, Freeland, Standlake, Cassington, Stanton Harcourt, Church Hanborough and Northmoor and is shown in Figure 2.

In Table 2 of that document, the EA IDP identified the planned and anticipated housing growth within that area, outlining that the anticipated housing delivery in its Study Area (as of April 2018) between 2018 and 2031 (the Local Plan period, including committed development) was approximately 3,987 homes, with OGV at 2,200 homes comprising approximately 55% of this anticipated development.

The EA IDP seeks to support the coordination of all planning obligations and contributions within the study area to ensure that each development can contribute proportionally to mitigation or new infrastructure upgrades based on shared impact. Of particular relevance to the OPA proposals is the forthcoming development within the West Eynsham Strategic Development Area, and shared infrastructure provision, such as the access from the A40 and Secondary school provision.

Figure 2: Eynsham Area IDP study area

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OGV IDP This document has a clear relationship with the EA IDP. However, the EA IDP covers all development within the sub area, whilst this IDP covers only the Oxfordshire Garden Village Outline Planning Application (OPA).

The Study Area and the existing facilities that future residents are therefore more directly related to the Development and this IDP therefore uses a smaller area as a result.

Whilst it is difficult to represent a ‘local area’ for the Development, especially in the West Oxfordshire context with the adjacency of an existing (Eynsham) and a proposed new (OGV) rural service centre, the provided infrastructure is likely to serve those who are easily able to utilise it.

The National Travel Survey 2017/2018 states that the distance threshold for primary school children to travel to school in Oxfordshire is 2.7km whilst the distance threshold for secondary school children in Oxfordshire is 6.3km

Given the respective size of the application boundary, the Inner and Outer Impact area is therefore determined to be, for the purposes of this IDP, 2km and 5km respectively from the Planning Application Boundary as shown in Figure 3. Figure 3: OGV Infrastructure Delivery Plan Study Area

This Study Area was used to collect baseline data where appropriate from the key sources outlined in each section respectively.

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Each table within this IDP is colour coded to allow for easy navigation. Figure 4 shows the respective table styles used within the document for: Key findings; Sources; Baseline data; EA IDP infrastructure projections; Explanatory text; OPA information/ Key findings Sources evidence; and a summary table of OPA proposals.

Explanatory text

EA IDP infrastructure projections

Baseline data

Figure 4: Key elements within IDP

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PLANNING POLICY CONTEXT AND STUDY This chapter reviews the relevant infrastructure policy including relevant material considerations AREA BASELINE as well as collecting baseline data on existing capacities. This has informed the proposed infrastructure associated with the OPA, outlined in Section 4.

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Education

The below table outlines the education related planning policy relevant to the Oxfordshire Garden Village

Table 2: Education Planning Policy

National

National Planning • Paragraph 91 of the adopted NPPF (2019) sets out measures to achieve healthy, inclusive and safe places. In addition, paragraph 92 states measures to provide the social, Policy Framework recreational and cultural facilities and services the community needs. (NPPF) (2019) • Paragraph 94 of the adopted NPPF (2019) states that it is important that a sufficient choice of school places is available to meet needs of existing and new communities. Local planning authorities should take a proactive, positive and collaborative approach to meeting this requirement, and to develop that will widen choice in education. They should: a) give great weight to the need to create, expand, or alter schools through the preparation of plans and decisions on applications; and b) work with schools promoters, delivery partners and statutory bodies to identify and resolve key planning issues before applications are submitted.

Local

West Oxfordshire Policy EW1 – Oxfordshire Cotswolds Garden Village Strategic Location for growth Local Plan 2031 (2018) • Alongside the delivery of these homes, up to two, 2FE (Forms of Entry) primary schools are proposed to provide education and school spaces to support the new development, together with financial contributions towards secondary school capacity as appropriate.

Eynsham Policy ENP3(c) Education Neighbourhood • New developments shall, as appropriate for their size and nature, contribute to the expansion or new building of educational facilities. New development proposals likely to Plan 2018-2031 have an impact on school capacity within the ENP area should be supported by a robust assessment to determine whether there is a requirement for additional provision.

Material Considerations

Oxfordshire Cotswolds • Preferred Policy Approach 5: Provision of Supporting Infrastructure states that there will be a policy requiring development at the Garden Village to be supported by Garden Village appropriate and timely provision of supporting infrastructure, the details of which to be identified in a Site-specific Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) having regard to the Area Action Plan overall requirements identified in the Eynsham Area Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP). (AAP) - Preferred • Preferred Policy Approach 8: Social Integration and Inclusion: To include within the AAP a requirement for the planning, design and delivery of the Garden Village to maximise Options (July opportunities for social interaction and inclusion. 2019)

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Contains Ordnance Survey data Crown copyright and database right 2019. Published using the Open Government License (OGL) version 3.0. Source: Department of Education 2020, and DayNurseries.co.u, 2020. Legend

Red Line Boundary

Inner Impact Area

2m Buffer Early Years 1. The Oxford Nursery Outer Impact Area 2. Willow Cottage Nurseries Eynsham 3. Willow Cottage Nurseries Farmoor 5m Buffer 4. Daffodil Nursery Ltd 5. Begbroke Playgroup 6. Cygnet Nursery Rail Station 7. The Early Years Nursery 8. Botley School (Incorporating Elms Rd Nursery School) Railway 9. Bright Horizons Mansion House Nursery and Preschool 10. The Co-operative Childcare Madley Park Motorway 11. Bright Horizons Oxford Waterways Day Nursery and Preschool 12. Woodstock Under Five's Association (WUFA) A Road 13. Summertown Montessori Nursery 14. The Nursery 15. North Hinksey Pre-School and Childcare Club B Road 16. Bright Horizons Woodstock Road Nursery and Preschool 17. Balliol Day Nursery Minor Road 18. The Oxford Nursery, Summertown 19. The Co-operative Childcare Oxford Station Nursery 20. St Anne's College Day Nursery Building 21. St Paul's Nursery 22. Wolfson College Day N ursery 23. Bright Horizons Bradmore Road Nursery Surface Water and Preschool Primary Education Woodland 24. Bladon Church of England Primary School 25. Botley School 26. Combe Church of England Primary School (! 27. Cumnor Church of England School Early Years (Voluntary Controlled) 28. Cutteslowe Primary School 29. Edward Feild Primary School Primary Education 30. Eynsham Community Primary School 31. Freeland Church of England Primary School $+ Negative Capacity 32. Hanborough Manor CofE School 33. Madley Brook Community Primary School 34. North Hinksey Chu rch of England $+ Positive Capacity Primary School 35. North Kidlington Primary School 36. North Leigh Church of England Secondary Education (Controlled) School 37. St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School 38. St Barnabas' Church of England Aided )" Negative Capacity Primary School 39. St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Cassington )" Positive Capacity 40. St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford 41. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington 42. Standlake Church of England Primary School 43. Stanton Harcourt CofE Primary School 44. The Blake Church of England Primary School 45. West Kidlington Primary 46. West Oxford Community Primary School 47. William Fletcher Primary School 48. Wolvercote Primary School 49. Woodstock Church of England Primary School Secondary Education 50. Bartholomew School 51. Matthew Arnold School 52. Gosford Hill School 53. The Marlborough Church of England School 54. Wood Green School 55. The Cherwell School

Figure 5: Education baseline figure 0 0.5 1 2 Education ² Kilometers Eynsham Garden Village

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Table 4: Early Year Facilities in study area Table 3: Primary Schools in the study area Table 5: Secondary Schools in the study area

Ref Name Size of Ref Name Size of School Capacity Ref Name Size of Capacity (Pupil facility (Pupil Place School Place Plan 2019) (children) Plan 2019) Inner Impact Area Inner Impact Area Inner Impact Area 1 Bartholomew School 1,300 26 1 The Oxford Nursery 40 1 Eynsham Community 420 97 Outer Impact Area 2 Willow Cottage Nurseries (Eynsham) 65 2 St Peters C of E 105 9 2 Wood Green School 1,335 300 Outer Impact Area Outer Impact Area Total 2,635 326 3 Willow Cottage Nurseries (Farmoor) 65 3 Freeland C of E 157 12 4 Daffodil Nursery 30 4 Hanborough Manor 210 9 C of E 5 The Co-Operative Childcare Madley 70 Park 5 Bladon C of E 98 -1

6 Begbroke Playgroup 24 6 William Fletcher 315 50 Total 294 7 Stanton Harcourt 108 6 C of E

8 Combe C of E 105 -4

9 North Leigh C of E 186 29 (controlled) School

10 Madley Brook 315 -12 Community

Total 2,019 195

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Early Years

Local authorities are not expected to deliver early years provision themselves but to work with Key findings Sources providers in order to ensure there is sufficient provision available to meet families’ needs. −− OCC continues to meet its childcare −− Education Assessment of Spatial Options for sufficiency duties in most of the County Oxford’s Unmet Housing Need’ (2016) Delivery of early education and childcare provision and as far is practicable. in Oxfordshire is through a mixed market of private −− West Oxfordshire Infrastructure Delivery Plan (2016) and voluntary providers, including pre-schools, day −− Overall the availability of places remained nurseries and childminders, and through schools, static at a place for every 2.3 children −− West Oxfordshire Childcare Sufficiency Assessment December 2019 including academies and free schools. across the county. This level of availability continues to indicate sufficient provision. Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) publishes an annual Childcare Sufficiency Assessment. −− In addition, the take up of the funded Published in December 2019 this assessment entitlements available for pre-school concluded that the spread and range of childcare children has remained high, providing across the County suggests that the Council another indicator that overall supply is continues to meet its childcare sufficiency duties good. in most of the County and as far is practicable. Overall the availability of places remained static at −− OCC identified that early years provision a place for every 2.3 children across the county. across the Study Area meets current This level of availability continues to indicate needs but added that additional capacity sufficient provision. will be required to meet needs arising from anticipated housing delivery As part of the engagement process for the EA IDP, OCC identified that early years provision across the Study Area meets current needs but added that additional capacity will be required to meet needs arising from anticipated housing delivery over the Local Plan period.

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Primary Education

As the Local Education Authority, OCC are In terms of the availability of education places, the responsible for securing (as commissioner not Audit Commission states that “it is unrealistic and Key findings provider) sufficient places in its administrative area probably undesirable to aim for a perfect match at for every child of school age whose parents wish each school; a sensible approach would be to plan −− There are two existing primary schools in the them to have one. for a 95% occupancy rate at schools and accept inner impact area. some variation, say plus or minus 10% around this Since October 2019 there are 240 state sector target”. −− Depending on cumulative growth in the area, the mainstream primary schools within Oxfordshire, identified capacity may be able to support early with 93% of on-time applicants offered their first Within the inner impact area, the data in the Pupil stages of projected population growth. preference primary school for September 2019. Place Plan indicates that there is a total net surplus of 106 places. Assuming a 95% occupancy rate −− Further work will need to be undertaken to The Pupil Place Plan (2019-2023) for Oxfordshire should be planned for, as per the Audit Commission ascertain if this capacity could accommodate addresses the forecasting of future school Guidance (therefore that a 95% occupancy rate additional growth in the short term from provision to change over the next few years. For a indicates that a school has no further capacity), the Development as it is built out, including major new development such as the Oxfordshire there is a total surplus of 80 places at primary identifying which year groups this capacity (if Garden Village, an analysis of the proposed schools within 2.7km of the Site. remaining) is within. housing delivery strategy and the expected population increase will be used to develop actions The Education Sufficiency Strategy 2019 stated to address the provision of new school places. that this is largely because the existing Eynsham primary school was expanded from 1.5fe to The PopCal-10 tool can be used to determine 2fe in advance of housing completions and the population profile and provide appropriate the school still has c75 spare places, which will schooling provision for the expected rise in the contribute towards meeting the needs of planned school-age population. The results of this exercise development. However, it clarifies that spare in relation to the Development are outlined in capacity is not sufficient to remove the need for Section 3. new schools. Sources The Pupil Place Plan states that current pupil projections show a 5.8% increase in primary school −− Education Assessment of Spatial Options for pupil numbers between 2018/19 and 2023/24. Oxford’s Unmet Housing Need’ (2016) Furthermore, in the long-term, there is expected to −− West Oxfordshire Infrastructure Delivery Plan be significant further growth due to the high levels (IDP) of housing growth planned for the county. −− Oxfordshire Pupil Place Plan (2019-2023) −− Eynsham Sufficiency Strategy 2019

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Secondary Education

The Pupil Place Plan (2019-2023) for Oxfordshire In relation to Specialist Educational Needs and addresses the forecasting of future school Disability provision (across all levels), the EA IDP Key findings provision to change over the next few years. For a outlines that Springfield School in Witney, which major new development such as the Oxfordshire has 103 funded places (2018/19) serves West −− There is one existing school within the inner Garden Village, an analysis of the proposed Oxfordshire in particular. Primary provision is co- impact area and one school within the outer housing delivery strategy and the expected located with Madley Brook Community Primary impact area in Witney. population increase will be used to develop actions School, including an integrated nursery. Secondary to address the provision of new school places. provision is co-located on the Wood Green School −− Existing capacity is unlikely to be able to site within the Outer Impact Area. accommodate the Development without The Pupil Place Plan states that current pupil additional mitigation. projections show a 19.7% increase in secondary school pupil numbers between 2018/19 and −− Interim solutions for secondary education 2023/24. Furthermore, in the long-term, there is provision may need to be reached as additional expected to be significant further growth due to capacity is delivered to serve the Eynsham- the high levels of housing growth planned for the Woodstock Sub Area. county.

The current Eynsham schools (i.e. Bartholomew School) are academies, independent of the county council. Responsibility for the academies lies with the Eynsham Partnership Academy Trust (EPA). Sources Any significant changes (including expansion) need to be approved by the Regional Schools −− Education Assessment of Spatial Options for Commissioner. Oxford’s Unmet Housing Need’ (2016)

Within the inner impact area, the data in the −− West Oxfordshire Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP Pupil Place Plan indicates that there is a total net surplus of 26 secondary places. Assuming a 95% −− Oxfordshire Pupil Place Plan (2019-2023) occupancy rate as above, this surplus is reduced to zero. −− Eynsham Sufficiency Strategy 2019

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Health

The below table outlines the Health related planning policy relevant to the Oxfordshire Garden Village

Table 7: Health Planning Policy summary Table 6: Health and Social Care National Ref Name Size of facility/ National Planning • Paragraph 91 of the NPPF states that planning decisions should aim to achieve healthy, inclusive and theoretical Policy Framework safe places. capacity (NPPF) (2019) • Paragraph 96 highlights that access to a network of high-quality open spaces and opportunities for sport and physical activity is important for the health and well-being of communities. Inner Impact Area

Local 1 Beechcourt Nursing Home 26

West Oxfordshire Policy EW10 Eynsham-Woodstock Sub-Area Strategy 2 Eynsham Medical Centre 10,800 Local Plan 2031 (2018) • Seeks to ensure that new development makes appropriate and timely provision for essential supporting 3 Freeland House (Nursing Home) 65 infrastructure, including new transport, education, leisure, health, green infrastructure and other community facilities in accordance with the IDP. 4 Churchfields (Nursing Home ) 35

Policy E5 Local services and community facilities Outer Impact Area • States that the Council will support the development and retention of local services and community facilities to meet local needs and promote social wellbeing, interests, interaction and healthy inclusive 6 Ley Community Drug Services No data communities. (Care Home) available

Eynsham Policy ENP3(a) Health Care Facilities 7 Yarnton Medical Practice 5,400 Neighbourhood • Support will be given to proposals that help to improve the quality and range of health care services Plan 2018-2031 8 Long Hanborough Surgery 7,200 within the ENP area. 9 Cogges Surgery 10,800 • Where new development is likely to have an affect on existing provision (e.g. capacity of the facility to serve the future population) appropriate mitigation will be required and sought through a planning Yarnton Residential and Nursing obligation or other appropriate mechanism. 10 60 Home

Material 11 Oaken Holt Care Home with Nursing 59 Considerations 12 Wytham House (Care Home) 40 Oxfordshire • Preferred Policy Approach 5: Provision of Supporting Infrastructure states that there will be a policy Cotswolds requiring development at the Garden Village to be supported by appropriate and timely provision of 13 Jasmine House (Care Home) 3 Garden Village supporting infrastructure, the details of which to be identified in a Site-specific Infrastructure Delivery Area Action Plan Plan (IDP) having regard to the overall requirements identified in the Eynsham Area Infrastructure Delivery 14 Madley Park House (Care Home) 60 (AAP) - Preferred Plan (IDP). Options (July 2019) • Preferred Policy Approach 7: The policy should include a particular focus on creating a health-promoting environment where healthy day-to-day behaviours are encouraged as the ‘norm’ and local services, facilities and community networks are supported to sustain health, social and cultural wellbeing. • Preferred Policy Approach 8: Social Integration and Inclusion: To include within the AAP a requirement for the planning, design and delivery of the Garden Village to maximise opportunities for social interaction and inclusion

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Care Home C" Hospital 1. Beechcourt Nursing Home 2. Churchfields 3. Freeland House GP 4. Oaken Holt Care Home with Nursing 5. Wytham House G 6. Yarnton Residential and Nursing Home Negative Capacity 7. Cumnor Hill House 8. Madley Park House G Positive Capacity 9. Lincroft Meadow Care Home 10. The Abbeyfield Oxenford Society Ltd 11. Spencer Court 12. Green Gates Care Home 13. Gosford Lodge 14. Lady Nuffield Home 15. Glebe House 16. Jasmine House 17. Fairfield 18. Newland House 19. Merryfield House Nursing Home 20. Meadow View Nursing Home 21. Mill House Nursing Home GP 22. Eynsham Medical Centre 23. Yarnton Medical Practice 24. Long Hanborough Surgery 25. Wolvercote Surgery 26. Botley Medical Centre 27. The Key Medical Practice 28. Dr Turner And Partners 29. Gosford Hill Medical Centre 30. Cutteslowe Surgery 31. Banbury Road Medical Centre 32. Summertown Health Centre 33. Cogges Surgery 34. Observatory Medical Practice Hospital 35. Witney Community Hospital 36. John Radcliffe Hospitall

Figure 6: Health and social care baseline figure 00.5 1 2 Health and Social Care ² Kilometers Eynsham Garden Village

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Primary Health and Social Care

The Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group As OCCG do not have a stated specific target level (OCCG) oversees health services for people living of provision, 1,800 patients per GP has been used Key findings in Oxfordshire. As the commissioner of additional as the appropriate benchmark for the primary services, OCCG works with GPs, hospitals, local healthcare within the District, though it should −− There is one medical facility within the inner authorities, the voluntary sector, and the wider be noted that service levels will naturally differ impact area and an additional two in the outer community. between rural and urban areas across the country. impact area.

Chipping Norton Community Hospital and Witney There is one GP practice (Eynsham Medical Centre, −− Eynsham Medical Centre currently serves Community Hospital are located within West part of the Eynsham Medical Group) located with approximately 8,759 patients (June 2019) Oxfordshire and provide further healthcare the inner impact area of the Site boundary. Within −− The Eynsham Medical Centre represents the facilities for the community. Providers cover a the Medical Group, there is a total of 10.48 FTE closest facility to OGV, which whilst approaching range of health services including care homes, GPs (and a total of 15 headcount GPs) serving capacity is estimated to be sufficient to cater for dentists and GP’s. 14,211 patients (as of December 2019)) across their short term development two sites. The average practice list size, 1,356, is Currently, Eynsham Medical Group operate a better than the target ratio of 1,800 patients per general practice service on two sites; Long GP outlined above. Through our discussions with Hanborough Surgery and Eynsham Medical Centre. the Eynsham Medical Group, they estimate that the The current Long Hanborough Surgery is due Eynsham Medical Centre currently serves 8,759 to be replaced by a larger building as part of the patients (June 2019) with the remainder registered new Hanborough Gate development. OCCG has at the Long Hanborough Surgery. advised the EA IDP that the Eynsham Medical Centre, the closest to the Development, is almost National data is available for the wider Eynsham close to capacity. Medical Group but not the Eynsham Medical Centre, within the inner impact area, specifically. The OCCG area currently has 77 member General Based on an assumption of 6 F/WTE GPs catering Practitioner (GP) practices, with a total of 715,790 for the Eynsham Medical Centre, the theoretical Sources registered patients and 416.1 full-time equivalent capacity of this facility is 10,800 patients. However, (FTE) GPs. This equates to an average patient list this is high level assessment of capacity which −− Locality Place Based Primary Care Plan: West size of 1,720 patients per FTE GP. This average list refined through further discussion with the Oxfordshire Locality (January 2018) size for the CCG is aligned to the target list size Eynsham Medical Group. in England, as assessed by the Royal College of −− Eynsham Medical Centre future growth options General Practitioners, which is 1,800. appraisal specification. (July 2019)

−− West Oxfordshire Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP)

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Community

The below table outlines the Community related planning policy relevant to the Oxfordshire Garden Village

Table 8: Community Planning Policy summary

National

National Planning • The adopted NPPF (2019) states that planning decisions should aim to achieve healthy, inclusive and safe places which; promote social interaction, are safe and accessible, Policy Framework and enable and support healthy lifestyles. (NPPF) (2019) • Paragraph 92 highlights measures to provide the social, recreational and cultural facilities and services the community needs. This includes ‘planning positively’ for the provision and use of shared spaces, community facilities and other local services to enhance the sustainability of communities and residential environments. • Access to a network of high-quality open spaces and opportunities for sport and physical activity is important for the health and well-being of communities (paragraph 96). • Similarly, the designation of Local Green Space by local communities can protect valued areas from any unwanted development. Local authorities should not permit any new development on open green space or recreational land in order to maximise the availability of community spaces.

Local

West Oxfordshire Policy OS4: High Quality Design Local Plan 2031 (2018) • New developments should enhance the quality of the existing area, and prevent any adverse impact. New development should have a positive effect upon the public realm, community and green infrastructure. Policy OS5: Supporting Infrastructure • Appropriate supporting infrastructure is to be provided for new developments to support population growth and reduce pressure upon existing infrastructure. This is likely to be secured through CIL requirements and planning conditions. Policy E5 - Local Services and Community Facilities • The Council will support the development and retention of local services and community facilities to meet local needs and promote wellbeing,interests, interaction and healthy communities. Policy EW1 – Oxfordshire Cotswolds Garden Village Strategic Location for growth

Eynsham Policy ENP3 Community Facilities Neighbourhood • Larger development shall ensure that new residents have convenient access to appropriate community facilities. Plan 2018-2031

Material Considerations

Oxfordshire Cotswolds • Preferred Policy Approach 5: Provision of Supporting Infrastructure states that there will be a policy requiring development at the Garden Village to be supported by Garden Village appropriate and timely provision of supporting infrastructure, the details of which to be identified in a Site-specific Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) having regard to the Area Action Plan overall requirements identified in the Eynsham Area Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP). (AAP) - Preferred • Preferred Policy Approach 8: Social Integration and Inclusion: To include within the AAP a requirement for the planning, design and delivery of the Garden Village to maximise Options (July opportunities for social interaction and inclusion 2019)

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Community and Civic

There are a range of community facilities provided area, but there are additional facilities outlined in within West Oxfordshire including community the EA IDP for community meeting space. These Key findings centres, children’s centres, libraries and cultural facilities are outlined as providing space “for a spaces such as theatres and museums. variety of community activities including: meetings; −− The majority of nearby community facilities exhibitions; social events; children’s play; amenity such as community centres, village halls and The Infrastructure Delivery Plan suggests that groups; community theatre; and, to some extent at recreational spaces are located in Eynsham. Parish and Town Councils across the district are least, indoor sports”. responsible for the operation and ownership of community centres. By their very nature, community facilities do not have the same capacity information available when The IDP advises that in order to support and compared to other Social Infrastructure elements, accommodate the need of the incoming population such as medical centres or schools, and is largely at the proposed growth areas across the district, based on the experience of users of existing appropriate provision of community facilities such facilities. as libraries, community centres, village halls and cultural spaces should be made. The EA IDP states that Community groups within its study area are already making use of existing Sources Providing these new facilities to support new facilities. Eynsham Arts Group, which provides a residential communities will reduce pressure forum for its members and coordinates exhibitions −− West Oxfordshire Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) on existing community facilities in surrounding to display their artwork, holds its meetings at the settlements such as Eynsham, Witney and Music Room and exhibits at the Bartholomew Chipping Norton. Room and the Swan Hotel. There are also regular art classes at Eynsham Pavilion and at Standlake As the closest town to the proposed Site, it is Village Hall. expected that the existing facilities within Eynsham will support the needs of the new incoming For Culture and the Arts, the EA IDP identifies that population of the proposed Garden Village. current need is met within the existing community meeting spaces, which also are summarised as There are 11 libraries in West Oxfordshire, ‘probably approaching the standard applied” (to which are the responsibility of OCC. The West new development). Oxfordshire IDP describes how Eynsham Library, the only library within the Study Area, has been The EA IDP states that Eynsham Village Hall, which designated as a core library. is the primary community meeting space for the existing village, has a Gross Internal Area (GIA) of Whilst not intended to be exhaustive of all facilities 2 approximately 550 m . which might provide a community function, Figure 7 and Table 9 highlight those within the study

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Table 9: Community and Civic Spaces

Ref Name Ref Name

Inner Impact Area Outer Impact Area

1 Bartholomew Room 15 Community First Oxfordshire

2 Bartholomew Sports Centre 16 Farmoor Village Hall

3 Cassington Village Hall 17 Madley Park Hall Trust

4 Cricket Pavilion 18 South Leigh Village Hall

5 Eynsham Baptist Church Hall 19 Stanton Harcourt Village Hall

6 Eynsham Pavillion 20 The Pavillion

7 Eynsham Social and Sports Club 21 Worton Hall

8 Eynsham Village Hall 22 Wytham Village Hall and cricket Club

9 Eynsham Youth Centre

10 Freeland Hall

11 Scout Headquarters

12 St Leonard's Church Hall

13 The Music Room Eynsham

14 Tolkien Room

36 Eynsham Library

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Figure 7: Community Infrastructure baseline figure

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Sports, Recreation and Play

The below table outlines the sports planning policy relevant to the Oxfordshire ,Garden Village

Table 10: Sports, Recreation and Play space Planning Policy summary

National

National Planning • Section 8 of the NPPF aims to promote ‘healthy and safe communities’ through planning positively for community spaces and facilities such as sports and recreation facilities Policy Framework (paragraph 96). Planning for these facilities will ‘enhance the sustainability of communities and residential environments’ (paragraph 92). (NPPF) (2019)

Local

West Oxfordshire • Policy EH3a - ‘Sport, Recreation and Children’s Play’ addresses the protection of existing open and recreational spaces across the borough in accordance with the need Local Plan 2031 identified in the most recent Open Space Study. New developments should seek to maximise the provision of open space for the community. (2018) • Policy E5 - ‘Local Services and Community Facilities’ aims to retain valued community facilities such as open and recreational spaces in order to promote health and wellbeing and create healthy communities. • Policy EH4 - ‘Public Realm and Green Infrastructure’ addresses the protection of local green paces for recreational, health and wellbeing and environmental purposes. The policy suggests that new developments should aim to improve or expand the existing network of green infrastructure, including allotments, parks and playing fields and should not result in the loss of these community spaces unless suitable provision is made elsewhere.

Eynsham • Policy ENP4 Green Infrastructure states that new developments should integrate all aspects of design, connectivity and the natural environment. Consideration should be Neighbourhood given to the setting of new development and the relationship between village and countryside. This should be achieved by inclusion of open spaces within and at the edges of Plan 2018-2031 development.

Material Considerations

Oxfordshire • Preferred Policy Approach 5: Provision of Supporting Infrastructure states that there will be a policy requiring development at the Garden Village to be supported by Cotswolds appropriate and timely provision of supporting infrastructure, the details of which to be identified in a Site-specific Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) having regard to the Garden Village overall requirements identified in the Eynsham Area Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP). Area Action Plan (AAP) - Preferred • Preferred Policy Approach 9: Providing Opportunities for Healthy Active Play and Leisure will include within the AAP a policy requirement for the planning, design and delivery Options (July of the Garden Village to maximise opportunities for healthy active play and leisure 2019) • Preferred Policy Approach 10: Green Infrastructure: outlines that there will be a requirement for the planning, design and delivery of the Garden Village to be underpinned by a comprehensive approach to and strategy for the provision and maintenance and management of a high-quality network of green and blue infrastructure

West Oxfordshire • The Open Space Study (2013-29) and A Playing Pitch Strategy for the Principal West Oxfordshire Settlements: Witney, Carterton, Chipping Norton (2014) supports Local Plan Open Space policy EH4. The specific standards within are further outlined in the following pages, notably in comparison with the interim -pre-application advice to follow FiT guidance. Study (2013- 2029)/ Playing Pitch Strategy (2014)

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Sports and Recreation

The Open Space Study (2013) and Playing Pitch The Oxfordshire Cotswolds Garden Village and Strategy (2014) focused on Witney, Carterton West Eynsham SDA Green Infrastructure Study Key findings and Chipping Norton. Following engagement (2019) states he total green area space in Eynsham with relevant stakeholders, WODC have procured is currently 1.11% compared to the average −− Forthcoming WODC work will inform next stage additional evidence base related to open space of 2.22% for England. The study notes the 14 in the delivery of OGV provision and an assessment of current provision designated local green spaces in Eynsham, as and future sports needs. This is provided via a built identified in the draft Eynsham Neighbourhood Plan facilities assessment which is currently ongoing. (now ‘made’), and states that although the shortfall Table 11: Sports and Recreation in semi-natural and amenity greenspace is in part The existing Playing Pitch Strategy, whilst not mitigated by Eynsham’s proximity to the open Ref Name covering Eynsham, noted that Bartholomew countryside, this “does not compensate for a lack School has a 42 x 35m pitch, which is available for of amenity green space”. Inner Impact Area community use under a community use agreement. 1 Freeland Playing Field Eynsham Primary School also has a 34.25 x 19.5m sand filled, Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP), which is Whilst Green Infrastructure and sports provision 2 Cassingon Recreation Ground available for hire. is a significant element of the Development, the 3 Eynsham Playing Field (North Side) baseline is not presented in this IDP in the same The EA IDP notes that if both pitches are manner. Whilst there are standards associated with 4 Eynsham Playing Field (South Side) serviceable and meet qualitative standards, this different Green Infrastructure categories, there are 5 Bartholomew Sports Centre amounts to 2,138 of existing AGP provision in also different accessibility requirements which do Eynsham. not translate into existing capacity assessments. 6 Bartholomew School Pitches Sports and recreation facilities with open access Outer Impact Area as well as leisure clubs and education facilities 7 Combe Playing Field with sports access have been included in Table 11 Sources where identified. Beyond a quantitative provision, 8 Hanborough Playing Fields −− West Oxfordshire Public Open Space Audit (2008) these items also have accessibility requirements, 9 Hanborough Manor C of E Primary School whereby certain types of space should be accessible within certain distances from dwellings. −− West Oxfordshire Open Space Study (2013) 10 Bedbroke Sports and Social Club

The West Oxfordshire Public Open Space Audit −− A Playing Pitch Strategy for the Principal West 11 Yarnton Park Oxfordshire Settlements (Witney, Carterton, (2008) showed little public open space of different Chipping Norton) 2014 12 Wood Green School types within Eynsham, with the majority of existing provision situated around the perimeter of the 13 King George V Playing Field village, particularly in the south-east. 14 North Leigh C of E Primary School

15 Eynsham Hall Sports Ground

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Emergency Services

Police Fire and Rescue Key findings Thames Valley Police (TVP) cover West Oxfordshire Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (ORFS) is as one of fourteen Local Policing Area (LPAs). organised around three Fire Risk Areas covering −− With the exception of the Eynsham Fire Station, The LPAs are then divided into neighbouring the County operating out of eight fire stations in the study area is covered by more strategic level areas. The EA IDP Study Area is covered by two West Oxfordshire. emergency service provision neighbourhood areas, Eynsham and Woodstock. The Eynsham and Woodstock neighbourhood The County Council will continue to evaluate and areas are served from Witney Police Station, with assess risk throughout West Oxfordshire and the neighbourhood team operating from Eynsham. the rest of the county through a Community Risk Table 12: Emergency services and supporting provision Management Plan (CRMP) which sets out what Ambulance the County Council aim to achieve, including the Ref Name priorities they will focus on. Within the EA IDP, there West Oxfordshire is covered by the South Central are three Fire stations, including those at Eynsham, Inner Impact Area Ambulance Service (SCAS) NHS Foundation Trust. Woodstock and Witney, whilst within this IDP it 1 Eynsham Police Station SCAS has ambulance standby points in Witney and contains Eynsham Fire Station only. Chipping Norton. 2 Eynsham Fire Station 3 Response Healthcare This facility has one rescue engine and an incident support unit.

Sources

−− West Oxfordshire Infrastructure Delivery Plan (2016)

−− Eynsham Area Infrastructure Delivery Plan (2019)

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0 0.5 1 2 Figure 8: Emergency service and supporting providers 0 0.5 1 2 baselineEmergency figure Service Emergency Service ² Kilometers Eynsham Garden Village ² Kilometers Eynsham Garden Village

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INDICATIVE HOUSING AND POPULATION PROJECTIONS

This chapter provides an overview of indicative development assumptions with a breakdown of housing tenure mix and type. This drives an anticipated population profile and the consequential infrastructure requirements arising from development. 03

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Indicative housing and population projections

The assumptions presented in Table 13 were modelled Further detail on the affordable housing proposals can Prior to determining infrastructure and the resulting population projections are shown in be found in the Affordable Housing Statement (AHS). The Table 14. There were created by Oxfordshire County final provision of affordable housing, which factor into requirements an assessment Council in the PopCalc model (V10) based on scenarios the modelled mix, as part of OGV will be dependent on of the likely population and submitted by the Applicant. The population estimates a number of factors, including the other infrastructure outlined below exceeds those which are included in contributions and planning obligations placed upon the demographic profile of the new the Eynsham Area IDP and the education sufficiency development. Garden Village needs to be assessment for example, and is therefore considered robust for the purposes of estimating policy requirements determined. to ensure that associated infrastructure (physical, green and social) are sufficiently sized. The OPA seeks outline planning permission for the Development of 2,200 homes (within Planning Use 5,459 2,200 Table 14: Project population Profile by Age Classes C2 and C3). The overall mix, including the overall NEW NEW HOMES POPULATION percentage and tenure of affordable housing will comprise Age Profile 0-3 4-10 11-15 16-17 18-19 20-64 65+ Total an opportunity to deliver a broad mix of different types of affordable housing. Population 306 678 460 152 126 3,281 456 5,459

This flexibility is necessary to enable the unit numbers to be determined with reference to the detailed designs of individual block layouts, their floorspace efficiencies and appropriate unit sizes at the time units are applied for at the Reserved Matters Application stage.

For the purposes of the Environmental Statement and 1,596 CHILDREN AND YOUNG (<18) 3,407 (18-64) 456 (65+) wider Infrastructure Planning, documented in this IDP, assumptions regarding the specific dwelling mix were made, informed by the current emerging policy position Table 13: Indicative housing mix for EIA testing and adjusted following market advice. However, the market and affordable housing mix, type and tenure within Percentage of total (beds) Indicative housing mix for EIA testing the Garden Village will be refined as the development is built out over a number of years and respond to identified Percentage of total (beds) Number of homes (beds) need at the point of submission. Housing 1 2 3 4 + Total 1 2 3 4 + Total Tenure

Market 10% 30% 40% 20% 100% 110 330 440 220 1,100

Affordable 26.66% 33.33% 33.33% 6.66% 100% 293 367 367 73 1,100

Total 18.33% 31.67% 36.67% 13.33% 100% 403 697 807 293 2,200

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INFRASTRUCTURE PROPOSALS

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Community and culture

The provision of new community facilities as part recommended a benchmark minimum standard of reaffirms its commitment to continue providing 2 1 of large-scale developments in West Oxfordshire 28 m per 1,000 population for local authorities. library, cultural, museum and music services. is supported by Policy OS5 ‘Supporting infrastructure’ which provides the policy basis for Table 15 provides a summary of assessed existing Funding and investment will be sought to provide seeking contributions towards the provision of and future needs for space for culture and the new infrastructure (understood to mean new community meeting space. Other potential types arts in the Garden Village, based on a combined provision, improvement, replacement, operation benchmark standard of 73m2 per 1,000 population or maintenance of existing facilities) with planning of community usage are outlined within this section 2 each serving different functions. (i.e. 45 and 28 m per 1,000 population). obligations identified as one source of future funding. Culture and the arts Community meeting space Standards The EA IDP defines Community Art as a process of There is significant difference between local engaging artists’ creative ideas in the public realm. planning authorities on standards for community The (former) MLA previously recommended a figure It can take a variety of forms (e.g. sculpture) and meeting space provision, including where such of 30 square metres per 1,000 population as a can include temporary events and activities. WODC standards are in place. benchmark for local authorities. The MLA’s national seeks the provision of Community Art as part of survey of 149 planning and library authorities major new developments. In the context of the Standards indicated that approved space standards mainly Eynsham Area IDP Community Art is closely linked vary between 25 and 35 square metres per 1,000 Table 17 provides a summary of an literature with other aspects of community development. population, leading to the recommendation for the review of planning policy standards for community 30 square metre national benchmark. meeting space, conducted by the EA IDP, Policy OS5 ‘Supporting Infrastructure’ and Policy 2 EH4 ‘Public Realm and green infrastructure’ in the suggesting a rounded midpoint of 200 m per 1,000 In addition to the above, they also recommended a local plan provide WODC’s policy basis for seeking population. standard benchmark of six square metres of new contributions towards Community Art. or refurbished archive space per 1,000 population, The EA IDP states that standards may be subject based on a survey of archive provisions (2006) to revision over time, as local authorities predicate 2 Standards where Oxfordshire was shown to have 5.1 m per their work on local conditions, revise their evidence 1,000 population. The Arts Council’s has previously recommended, bases and their approaches to delivery. in terms of floor space for the arts, a benchmark Infrastructure need identified at OGV minimum standard of 45 square meters (m2) per Libraries 1,000 population. OCC advises that contributions may be collected OCC are responsible for library provision in West towards a library or community hub (expansion or In terms of floor space for museums, the (former) Oxfordshire. OCC’s Corporate Plan 2019 to 2022 new provision) and will be considered on a case by Museums, Libraries and Archives (MLA) previously case basis.

1 Arts, museums and new developments: A standard charge approach

(MLA and Arts Council 2010).

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2 Indoor sports and leisure facilities establishment of long-term stewardship should societies. A floor area of 300 m would be ideal for be addressed in coordination with the provision such activities” (paragraph 3.3). The EA IDP states that the main indoor sports of community meeting space and the provision of and leisure facilities within the Study Area are green infrastructure”. As a result, the OPA has sufficient flexibility to located in Eynsham Village Hall and Bartholomew meet these aspirations. The 1,650m2 could be split Sports Centre. West Oxfordshire District Council Management and Maintenance is considered into a number of community facilities, depending are currently undertaking a built facilities study to further in Section 6 of this IDP. on their final proposed use and the management determine the current and future needs for sport arrangement associated with them is appropriate. and leisure provision in the area which will inform Burial Grounds The intention is that any form of provision should future proposals for the Development. focus on being multi-functional community The EA IDP does not address the issue of burial facilities which serve a variety of community Standards facilities, but recommends that consultation members and uses. exercises by the Applicant includes engagement There are currently no local standards. The EA IDP over this issue. Appropriate land uses are distributed across recommends further liaison with Sport England in the village’s three neighbourhoods, with a this area. OPA proposals concentration of mixed uses at the Village Centre, located within a 10 minute walk of all homes. The The Development will include provision of up to Infrastructure needs identified at OGV 2 Development will result in significant community 1,650 m of flexible community facilities (Use Class benefits, and responds to the NPPF’s guidance Building on the above evidence base work, the EA D1 and D2). These flexible uses will be located to create integrated, healthy and sustainable IDP outlines that Sport England should be able to within the Village and Neighbourhood centres and communities. assist WODC in establishing infrastructure needs, street frontage shown on the Land Use Parameter using their Facilities Planning Model. Plan as appropriate. As OGV develops the design The DAS outlines how the Illustrative Masterplan of new buildings and facilities will be progressed to shows a pedestrian dominated ‘community street’ Community Development Space encourage the local community to come together connecting the primary school and Village Centre and have the opportunity to become involved in and the secondary school facility to the north. The Related to the management of the above, the EA ownership and long-term management structures. Community Street can provide multifunctional IDP outlines the need for facilities which might play space for the schools, local businesses and a part in long-term management of other assets By way of comparison of the total size allowed for 2 residents to interact, as well as creating a highly on site. This would also involve management within the OPA (1,650m of uses classes D1 and D2, legible Village Centre. This location, which and maintenance liabilities, factoring in likely excluding the D1 provided for the potential medical also provides connections to the Employment expenditure and income from new community centre), the Eynsham Neighbourhood Plan states Hub, is anticipated to provide the greatest buildings or other assets. The EA IDP does not that “a community building should offer appropriate concentration of community facilities alongside identify any standards for this type of building or floor space with a kitchen area, toilets and storage the traditional retail offer although these will likely the type of management body it considers but adds to be suitable for community activities such as be complemented by associated facilities in the that “the provision of infrastructure to support the play-groups, older persons day- centres, clubs and

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Northern and Eastern Neighbourhoods, potentially located with allotment provision or sports facilities.

The Eynsham Neighbourhood Plan outlines that a new village burial ground is urgently required and the inclusion of such an area in any large development proposal would be a very positive contribution to the village. The OPA, informed by engagement on sizing and location with Eynsham Parish Council and the technical requirements for the location, includes provision for a Burial Ground of up to 1ha within easy access from Eynsham.

Additional testing for a health centre, building on these D1 uses, is covered later in this IDP.

Figure 9: Extract from DAS outlining the Community Street

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Table 16: Assessed need for library and archive floor space based on former Table 15: Assessed need for floor space for culture and the arts - 2 2 MLA recommended benchmarks - 36 m per 1,000 population Key elements the Eynsham Area IDP outlines based on 73 m per 1,000 population applicants should to consider in meeting Item Description Source of Population Need m2 Item Description Source of Population Need m2 community infrastructure (combining population estimate (rounded) recommendations from each section): population estimate (rounded) estimate estimate

1.0 Baselines (existing need) 1.0 Baselines (existing need) −− Ensure the quantitative provision based on the benchmark standards in the tables to the right, IDP Study ONS IDP Study ONS 1.1 Area mid- mid-2017 12,831 462 is factored in to the wider requirement for new 1.1 Area mid- mid-2017 12,831 937 2017 estimates 2017 estimates community space. Local Plan 1.2 Eynsham Local Plan 5,000 365 1.2 Eynsham 5,000 180 −− Ensure that the quantitative requirement is met estimate estimate in buildings that provide flexible spaces, which 2.0 Anticipated housing delivery (future need) 2.0 Anticipated housing delivery (future need) can be put to multiple uses and are adaptable. Garden 2,200 x 2.4 2.1 Garden 2,200 x 2.4 5,280 385 2.1 5,280 190 −− Ensure that the provision of new floor space is Village SLG ppd Village SLG ppd appropriately phased over the implementation Notes: Notes: periods for the garden village. 2.4 persons per dwelling (ppd) - based on national average household 2.4 persons per dwelling (ppd) - based on national average household size: size: ‘Overview of the UK population - November 2018 ONS ‘Overview of the UK population - November 2018 ONS −− Ensure that the arrangements for long-term stewardship include provisions for developing long term strategies. Table 17: Assessed need for community meeting floor space - based 2 Please note: −− Ensure that any community building(s), planned on 200 m per 1,000 population to serve the dual centric core in particular, The EA IDP also outlines the potential need for complement existing facilities in Eynsham. Item Description Source of Population Need m2 population estimate (rounded) Community Development Space within community estimate facilities associated with the any management regime. 1.0 Baselines (existing need)

IDP Study ONS There are also no standards provided for Indoor 1.1 Area mid- mid-2017 12,831 2,566 sports and leisure. The EA IDP outlined this is an 2017 estimates area where WODC may wish to commission further specialist analysis of existing evidence and/or 1.2 Eynsham Local Plan 5,000 1,000 estimate commission further work.

2.0 Anticipated housing delivery (future need) At the point of the OPA being submitted, this had not yet been completed. The Applicant has 2.1 Garden 2,200 x 2.4 5,280 1,056 Village SLG ppd undertaken pre-application engagement with Sports England and will continue liaison post Notes: 2.4 persons per dwelling (ppd) - based on national average household submission. size: ‘Overview of the UK population - November 2018 ONS

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Community and Culture: Summary of OPA proposals

Community Infrastructure identified in the Infrastructure with Outline Planning Application Comment Eynsham Area IDP, alongside projections based on standards identified

- 2 2 Culture and - 385 m identified as appropriate for The EA IDP identified a total of 1,631 m of potential uses All of these community uses are identified separately the arts the Garden Village is identified in the Eynsham Area IDP at this stage. (for example the library from the community meeting space). The Applicant, Local Authority and outputs from The Development will include provision of up to 1,650 m2 consultation suggests a preference is for a combined - 2 of flexible community facilities (Use Class D1 and D2). facility/facilities to help with management and phasing Community - 1,056 m identified as appropriate considerations as the Development is built out. meeting for the Garden Village space The OPA has sufficient flexibility to meet these aspirations and the 1,650m2 could be split into a number The included community facilities can also be considered - Community - No standards identified of community facilities, depending on their final proposed in combination with the D1 uses tested under the EIA for development use and the management arrangement associated with the Healthcare provision (covered in this IDP) for a total of facilities them is appropriate. up to 2,750m2 for D1 uses.

The intention is that any form of provision should focus on Further details on requirements are expected to be - 2 Library - 190 m identified as appropriate for being multi-functional community facilities which serve a refined as the Development is built out. facilities the Garden Village variety of community members and uses. - Indoor sport - No standards identified and leisure Potential for public art will be explored as part of future facilities design.

- Burial Ground - No standards identified Provision for a Burial Ground of up to 1ha on the Land Use Responds to engagement on need, sizing and location Parameter Plan. with Eynsham Parish Council and the technical requirements for the location. Existing financial contributions have been collected from committed development which could be pooled to support this provision.

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Education

In circumstances where existing schools are unable Primary Specialist Educational Needs and Disability to meet forecast rising demand for school places, (SEND) there is a requirement for the creation of new New primary schools are likely to be more schools to support proposed housing growth. appropriate where there is a localised and relatively The EA IDP outlines that OCC has a duty to arrange predictable permanent increase in demand, for the provision of suitable education at school The development strategy for the Study Area for example within major schemes such as the (or otherwise) for each child of school age who for anticipates a further 3,987 new dwellings over Development. reasons of illness, exclusion or otherwise would not the Local Plan period (including 775 existing receive it unless such arrangements were made. commitments). OCC has already secured planning Standards obligations in relation to education provision from Infrastructure need identified at OGV the committed schemes. The projected need for primary provision is dependent on a number of factors, including The EA IDP outlines that OCC will seek to The remaining 3,200 (rounded) dwellings will proposed housing mix (in terms of size) but also SEND contributions in relation to the 1.2% of generate additional need for places at nursery, tenure where discounts are applied for homes pupils expected to be educated within special primary, secondary and sixth form levels. OCC has which can demonstrate they will not generate schools. Other SEND needs will be met within the undertaken an initial exercise, which estimates additional demand. mainstream schools, including in resource bases. the numbers of pupils associated with 3,200 new The 1.2% of pupils described above are deducted dwellings. The exercise assumed a housing mix Infrastructure need identified at OGV from the pupil numbers used as the basis for based on the SHMA conclusions for Oxfordshire as calculating mainstream education contributions, to Policy EW1 of the Local Plan requires up to two a whole. avoid double counting. The contributions sought new primary schools within the Garden Village. will be for the SEND school infrastructure, not the The Development proposals are underpinned by The Policy indicates that both schools may be two costs of transporting children to schools. their own modeling, using refined housing mix form entry (2FE), including nursery facilities. A 2FE assumptions which have also been used in the EIA facility would be provided on a 2.22ha site. Secondary process. This is contained with Section 3 of this IDP. Early years/ Nursery When the West Oxfordshire IDP was being prepared Bartholomew School was being expanded These are based on 2,200 homes but have also The projected need for early years provision is by one form entry, It was anticipated that additional been informed by strategic planning decisions dependent on a number of factors, as outlined in capacity would be needed to meet demand arising concerning the sub area during pre-application the primary education section. from both the SLG and SDA. discussion. Infrastructure need identified at OGV The Education Sufficiency Strategy for Eynsham, prepared so coordinate delivery between the SLG Provision will be sought as part of the primary school facility, outlined above.

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and SDA, states that an expansion of Bartholomew OPA proposals of provision requires sign off and whilst the OPA School, rather than a separate new school, is allows for other forms to come forward, any strongly preferred. This is due to Bartholomew’s The education provision has been informed solution will require a strategic planning decision to status as a popular and successful school with an through extensive discussion with a project pool funds from nearby developments to allow the Ofsted rating of ‘Outstanding’. specific Education Liaison Group, including secondary school facility to come forward. members of the County Council (both property The following options were also considered for services and education planning) and members of The identified need for education facilities, the secondary provision for the sub-area: Eynsham Partnership Academy (the Multi Academy primary school in particular, generated from the - Trust who are the providers at Eynsham Primary early phases of the Development will require - A new stand-alone secondary school within OGV; and Bartholomew). careful consideration by OCC, balancing the - benefits of early provision against the financial - Expansion of Bartholomew School on its existing The Development includes up to 8 hectares viability of the school and other project ambitions. site; and of land for education provision which includes - associated sports fields and ancillary areas for During the determination of the S106, the Applicant - Expansion of Bartholomew to a site not on the education uses. This total area, provided by OCC will continue to work with the District and County Development. as the Local Education Authority, is based on the to confirm the level of residential development combined area for a three-form entry primary which can be occupied onsite prior to the opening Standards school and additional area identified for a potential of any facilities across the site. This will consider The initial POPCAL exercise indicated that 3,200 secondary school facility, requiring external the existing and forecast school capacity, taking additional dwellings would generate 598 secondary financial contributions from other developments as into account capacity requirements generated school pupils (aged 11-15) and 95 sixth form appropriate. from other consented planning applications in the pupils (aged 16+). This initial exercise indicates a Eynsham school catchment area. The three-form of entry primary school includes requirement for secondary and sixth form provision provision for a nursery. Furthermore, the overall If a secondary school facility is not provided on broadly equivalent to a 4/5FE secondary school. land use table and indicative employment mix site, the Applicant would be required to make a included provision for D1 uses which could allow for contribution to OCC to ensure there is sufficient Infrastructure need identified at OGV privately run crèches to be brought forward. provision to mitigate additional demand for Policy EW1 of the Local Plan require financial secondary school places. At the point of submission, the Illustrative contributions towards the provision of additional Masterplan is based on the secondary school secondary school capacity. Developer facility within the Development operating as a contributions towards further expansion have sixth form satellite to Bartholomew School. This already been secured from a number of existing would allow for the existing Bartholomew School commitments. to expand to provide for a larger number of year 7-11 pupils, moving the current sixth form to the Development. As outlined above, the final form

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Education: Summary of OPA proposals

Education Infrastructure identified: Infrastructure with Outline Comment Planning Application

- Early Years - Provision will be sought The Development includes Additional D1 uses are as part of the primary up to 8 hectares of land for also applied for, which school facility. education provision which could be used to deliver includes associated sports private crèches if fields and ancillary areas for desired. - Primary - Policy EW1 of the Local education uses. Final form of provision School Plan requires up to two to serve the sub-area is new primary schools This total area, provided by not yet identified. This OCC as the Local Education within the Garden Village. requires a strategic Authority, is based on The Policy indicates planning decision to the combined area for a that both schools may pool funds from nearby three-form entry primary be two form entry developments to allow school and additional area (2FE), including nursery the secondary school identified for a potential facility to come forward. facilities. secondary school facility, - Secondary - Policy EW1 of the requiring external financial School Local Plan requires contributions from financial contributions other developments as towards the provision appropriate. of additional secondary school capacity. As part of the 3Fe primary school, the size of site - - Additional secondary allowed for within the school capacity will be proposals includes nursery needed to meet demand provision. resulting from the SLG, SDA and the wider sub- area. - Specialist - OCC will seek to SEND No separate provision The contribution will educational contributions in relation currently identifie. need to consider needs and to the 1.2% of pupils overall provision for disability expected to be educated education, demand within special schools. from the development and current capacity in appropriate facilities.

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Emergency Services Police, Fire and Rescue and Ambulance

Overview Police: Infrastructure needs Fire and Rescue: Infrastructure needs

The NPPF makes it clear that planning policies and In response to an initial WODC consultation Developer contributions towards new fire service decisions should aim to achieve healthy, inclusive exercise in 2018, TVP set out a list of potential infrastructure facilities may be requested where and safe places. One of the objectives is to ensure infrastructure requirements relating to proposed a specific need arising from a development is that crime and disorder, and the fear of crime, do growth in West Oxfordshire. The list included staff identified. Any contribution will be calculated not undermine the quality of life or community equipment, vehicles, Automatic Number Plate to be proportionate to the development, given cohesion. Policies for the layout and design of Recognition (ANPR) cameras, and premises. that contributions cannot be required to remedy developments should be informed by the most existing deficiencies. Contributions may be by way up-to-date information available from the police TVP also indicated that some of its requirements of land provision and/or financial contributions and other agencies about the nature of potential could be met through the provision of an on-site towards new infrastructure. threats and their implications. This includes facility; e.g. space within a community building, or a appropriate and proportionate steps, which can be shared facility with other blue light partners. New developments may require the provision of fire hydrants and associated infrastructure but taken to reduce vulnerability, increase resilience Ambulance: Infrastructure needs and ensure public safety and security (NPPF, alternatives to developer contributions can also be paragraph 91 and 95). explored, for example the fitting of new buildings In preparing the West Oxfordshire IDP, WODC had with sprinkler systems (where not a requirement discussions with SCAS about future infrastructure of building regulations), smart meters in houses or requirements over the Local Plan period. SCAS other facilities. indicated a potential requirement for additional ambulance standby points across the District. The assessment of need for new infrastructure will factor in the location of facilities in relation to planned developments and response times to deal with emergencies.

Further work will be undertaken by WODC in liaison with OCC and the Fire and Rescue Service to establish any potential infrastructure requirements, including any issues in relation to Eynsham Fire Station.

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Emergency Services: Summary of OPA proposals

Emergency Potential Infrastructure identified: Infrastructure with Outline Planning Application Comment Services

- Police - Potential contributions towards staff equipment, At the OPA stage, notably ahead of an agreed S106 During determination, following the additional work vehicles, Automatic Number Plate Recognition agreement and ongoing evidence base, no specific referenced in the EA IDP, financial contributions (ANPR) cameras, and premises. emergency service mitigation is currently identified may be sought for off site mitigation or additional on site. design considerations may be identified. These - - TVP also indicated that some of its requirements would then feature in subsequent Reserved Matters could be met through the provision of an on-site Applications. This will include design of the public facility; e.g. space within a community building, realm (for lay by space or hydrant layouts) or or a shared facility with other blue light partners. safeguarding space within a community facility for touch down desk space.

- Fire and - New development may require the provision of Rescue fire hydrants and associated infrastructure. - - Further work is ongoing to investigate the status of Eynsham Fire Station.

- Ambulance - Potential requirement for additional ambulance standby points across the District (not specifically at OGV).

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Green Infrastructure

The government expects new garden villages to Formal parks and community gardens Amenity green space include generous, accessible, and good quality design and blue infrastructure that promotes Parks and gardens are defined by FiT as ‘formal Amenity green space is defined by FiT as ‘informal health, wellbeing, and quality of life, and considers green spaces including urban parks, country parks, recreation spaces, communal green spaces in and opportunities to deliver environmental gains forest parks and formal gardens’. around housing and village greens’. such as biodiversity net gain and enhancements to natural capital. It also expects new garden Standards Standards villages to be resilient places that allow for the Fields in Trust recommend a benchmark guideline Table 19 provides a summary of assessed existing impacts of climate change, including flood risk and of 0.8 hectares of parks and gardens per 1,000 and future needs for amenity green space, water availability, with durable landscape design population which is shown in Table 18. The ‘West based on the Fields in Trust benchmark guideline planned for generations to come. Moreover, it Oxfordshire Open Space Study 2013-2029’ of 0.6 hectares per 1,000 population. West expects legacy and stewardship arrangements recommends a standard of 1.25 hectares of parks Oxfordshire’s Open space study recommended to be in place for the care of community assets, and recreation grounds per 1,000 population. a combined standard with Natural and semi- infrastructure and public realm, for the benefit of For the following reasons the EA IDP states the natural green space, although this is considered the whole community. Fields in Trust benchmark guideline may be a more separately below and identified separately at the Building on the above, in the case of the appropriate starting point for considering future Development. Development, pre-application discussions has need: advised that in many cases the Applicant should Natural and semi-natural green space −− WODC indicated that the standards in the Open base their assessment on the Fields in Trust (FiT) Space Study were to be developed. They were Natural and semi-natural green space is defined by ‘Guidance for Outdoor Sport and Play; Beyond the not specifically formulated to support the current FiT as ‘woodland, scrub, grassland, wetlands, open Six Acre Standard’ (2015). guidance rather than Eynsham-Woodstock Sub-Area Local Plan and running water and open access land’. current planning policy. This is explained across proposals. each GI type where appropriate. The FiT research Standards sets out benchmark guidelines for the provision −− The Open Space Study did not focus on Eynsham of parks and gardens, amenity green space, and or the EA IDP Study Area. Fields in Trust recommend a benchmark guideline natural and semi-natural space based on the of 1.8 hectares of natural and semi-natural green findings of a survey of local standards across −− The Open Space Study standard does not space per 1,000 population and this is shown in England, which have developed in light of both differentiate between parks and gardens and Table 20. local circumstances and national best practice outdoor sports provision. guidance. The Open Space Study, which informs the Local Plan Policy, recommend a standard of 2.0 hectares

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2 per 1,000 population for the combined amenity the provision of 1 full-size AGP (i.e. 6,426 m ) per OPA proposals 2 green space and natural green space requirement 15,659 population, or 410 m of provision per 1,000 for new development. The combined median level population. This level of provision should be an The approach to Masterplanning at OGV has of provision (2.4ha per 1,000) identified by Fields in appropriate balance of full and half-size pitches been landscape-led. The Masterplan provides a Trust as above exceeds this when combined and (the latter primarily for training). As a result, the significant amount of public open space, delivering was therefore considered to be a more appropriate latter was considered the more important starting a rich and diverse patchwork of parks, woodland, starting point as a result. point and is shown in Table 23. play areas, habitats, ponds, and orchards for the benefit of the community and the natural Allotments and community gardens Play Spaces environment. High quality design will be ensured through the delivery of a Site-wide Design Code at Standards Standards the strategic and local level.

The Fields in Trust survey revealed that the median The Open Space Study recommends standards The Development includes the retention and level of provision for allotments, community of 0.05 hectares for playing spaces (for children), enhancement of significant existing areas of gardens and urban farms is 0.3 hectares per 1,000 together with 0.02 hectares for playing spaces (for green infrastructure, and the provision of new population and this is shown in Table 21. youth) per 1,000 population. areas of green infrastructure. Within the outline planning application boundary, there is provision The Open Space Study recommends a standard of Fields in Trust instead recommend a benchmark for approximately 60 hectares of public open space 0.25 hectares of allotments per 1,000 population. guideline of 0.25 hectares of equipped/designated and green (including blue) infrastructure as outlined The median level of provision identified by Fields play areas (e.g. NEAPs, LEAPs and LAPs), together on the Landscape Parameter Plan. in Trust was considered to be a more appropriate with 0.3 hectares for other outdoor provision (e.g. starting point as a result. MUGAs and skateparks) per 1,000 population. The green infrastructure will include: Site Although not explicitly stated the FiT guidelines vegetation, allotments, community food growing, Outdoor Sports are used to estimate need, outlined in Table 22 and ponds, sustainable drainage system, attenuation were therefore used as part of the Development. features, formal recreation, informal open space, Standards sports provision, proposed woodlands, hedgerow Infrastructure need identified at OGV and tree planting, play areas, ecological mitigation Fields in Trust recommend a benchmark guideline and biodiversity, public art, community projects, of 1.6 hectares of outdoor sports provision per The strategic allocations will require wayfinding and signage. 1,000 population, including 1.2 hectares of playing comprehensive strategies for the provision of pitches. The WODC Playing Pitch Strategy (2014) children’s playing space. The overprovision in quantitative terms is outlined recommends a minimum standard 1.6 hectares Table 24. The Landscape Framework Plan within of dedicated, grass pitch sport space per 1,000 the DAS, reproduced in Figure 10 demonstrates population, both as a basis for a contribution from the response to the Garden Village Principles new development and as a minimum target for through creating a strong, attractive recreational provision across the District. It also recommends infrastructure in a walkable, vibrant and social

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landscape that enhances the natural environment Amenity Green Space The current intention is for the western sports and ensures a climate resilient approach. hub to be used intensively by both adult and junior Amenity greenspace will be designed to support users whereby smaller pitches could be overlaid The OPA proposals have been designed to achieve informal recreation such as outdoor exercising, dog on to larger pitches to maximise the potential to a Full award - Excellent accreditation (the highest walking, freedom to play and explore and a space provide a number of formal sports. The eastern hub available described as: exemplary quality green to sit and relax. It will include high quality tree and is intended to be focused on community sports infrastructure, delivering benefits within and shrub planting to enhance the existing landscape such as a cricket or junior provision. beyond the boundary of the scheme) as part of the structure. There will be a network of paths along Building with Nature assessment. The Applicant main desire lines linking with other open spaces The form of sports provided, as outlined above, has employed a specialist independent consultant across the Site. will be determined based on West Oxfordshire’s (affiliated with BWN) to assess the scheme and ongoing evidence base which seeks to summarise at the point of submission based on the material Natural and semi-natural green space current spots provision and identify potential submitted to support the OPA with the proposals future need which could be provided at OGV. The as a whole expected to achieve an “Excellent” The natural green space will be a combination of Illustrative Masterplan is based on the co-location rating. publicly accessible woodland, wetland, grassland of a number of activities, including cricket, football and meadows which retain and enhance the Site’s and rugby. The DAS outlines the design evolution and existing natural features. response to site context which has led to the Play Spaces formation of the Landscape Parameter Plan. The Allotments and Community Gardens different types and how the will be implemented The Development has been designed with the at are also shown in the Green Infrastructure There will be two allotment areas provided Active Design principles in place to help integrate proposals plan, re-produced in Figure 10. The across the Development. One will be located in activity into the everyday at OGV. Play spaces remainder of this section summarise the Green the northern parkland and will form a focal point form a key part of the multi-functional green Infrastructure proposals contained within the DAS. for community food production and has the Infrastructure strategy with formal provision potential for a Village Farm within the Northern supplemented by additional more natural play Formal Parks and Gardens Neighbourhood. A second area of allotments will be integrated into the development outside formal, located within the Eastern Neighbourhood. delineated areas. The area of parks and gardens will provide a multi- functional space that will include play space, Outdoor Sports There will be three Neighbourhood Equipped areas informal recreation and a community garden. They for Play (NEAP), one within Salt Cross Park, one in will create habitat areas for wildlife as well as formal The sports pitch provision will be allocated across the Western Neighbourhood and one in the Eastern areas of planting and will provide areas for events the Development through two sporting hubs. One Neighbourhood. These are embedded in the to be held. The focal point will be Salt Cross Park to the west adjacent to the employment area and a residential neighbourhoods to ensure a maximum which will provide good connectivity with the wider second hub to the east near Lower Road. straight line walk distance of 600m (12-13 minute area and other footpath/cycleway routes. walk from children’s homes).

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Four Local Equipped areas for Play (LEAPs) will be Table 18: Assessed need for formal park and community gardens Table 19: Assessed need for amenity green space provided across the Development, three of which Item Description Source of Population Need Item Description Source of Population Need will be located adjacent to the NEAPs to allow population estimate (ha) population estimate (ha) parents to oversee different aged children playing. estimate estimate A further LEAP will be provided within the Northern Neighbourhood Green. The LEAPs are located 1.0 Baselines (existing need) 1.0 Baselines (existing need) within the neighbourhoods to ensure a maximum IDP Study ONS IDP Study ONS straight line walk distance of 480m (10 minute 1.1 Area mid- mid-2017 12,831 10.3 1.1 Area mid- mid-2017 12,831 7.7 walk from children’s homes). The WODC Open 2017 estimates 2017 estimates Space Study 2013 notes that the consultation 1.2 Eynsham Local Plan 5,000 4.0 1.2 Eynsham Local Plan 5,000 3.0 process identified a “strong need” for the provision estimate estimate of young people. The proposals have therefore 2.0 Anticipated housing delivery (future need) 2.0 Anticipated housing delivery (future need) accommodated a Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) or skate park to contribute to this need. 2.1 Garden 2,200 x 2.4 5,280 4.2 2.1 Garden 2,200 x 2.4 5,280 3.2 Village SLG ppd Village SLG ppd

A number of playful landscapes will be located Notes: Notes: throughout the green space within the 2.4 persons per dwelling (ppd) - based on national average household 2.4 persons per dwelling (ppd) - based on national average household Development adjacent to key routes and residential size: ‘Overview of the UK population - November 2018 ONS size: ‘Overview of the UK population - November 2018 ONS areas. They are intended for use by young children up to the age of 6, but can also be shared and enjoyed by all sections of the community and may be used by older children at different times of the day or evening. These areas will be imaginatively designed and contoured using as far as possible natural materials such as logs and boulders.

Please note, as the identified need for the Development is slightly higher that the EA IDP given the population assumptions which underpin the estimates. This is covered in Section 3 of this IDP.

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Table 20: Assessed need for natural and semi-natural green space Table 22: Assessed need for children’s playing spaces

Item Description Source of Population Need Item Description Source of Population Need a) ha Need b) population estimate (ha) population estimate (rounded) (ha) estimate estimate

1.0 Baselines (existing need) 1.0 Baselines (existing need)

IDP Study ONS IDP Study ONS 1.1 Area mid- mid-2017 12,831 23.1 1.1 Area mid- mid-2017 12,831 3.21 3.85 2017 estimates 2017 estimates

1.2 Eynsham Local Plan 5,000 9.0 1.2 Eynsham Local Plan 5,000 1.25 1.50 estimate estimate

2.0 Anticipated housing delivery (future need) 2.0 Anticipated housing delivery (future need)

2.1 Garden 2,200 x 2.4 5,280 9.5 2.1 Garden 2,200 x 2.4 5,280 1.32 1.58 Village SLG ppd Village SLG ppd

Notes: Notes: 2.4 persons per dwelling (ppd) - based on national average household 2.4 persons per dwelling (ppd) - based on national average household size: ‘Overview of size: ‘Overview of the UK population - November 2018 ONS the UK population - November 2018 ONS

Table 21: Assessed need for allotments and community gardens Table 23: Assessed need for outdoor sports provision space

Item Description Source of Population Need a) ha Need b) m2 Item Description Source of Population Need population estimate (rounded) (rounded) population estimate (ha) estimate estimate 1.0 Baselines (existing need) 1.0 Baselines (existing need) IDP Study ONS IDP Study ONS 1.1 Area mid- mid-2017 12,831 20.5 5,261 1.1 Area mid- mid-2017 12,831 3.8 2017 estimates 2017 estimates 1.2 Eynsham Local Plan 5,000 8.0 2,050 1.2 Eynsham Local Plan 5,000 1.5 estimate estimate 2.0 Anticipated housing delivery (future need) 2.0 Anticipated housing delivery (future need) 2.1 Garden 2,200 x 2.4 5,280 8.4 2,165 2.1 Garden 2,200 x 2.4 5,280 1.6 Village SLG ppd Village SLG ppd Notes: Notes: 2.4 persons per dwelling (ppd) - based on national average household size: ‘Overview of 2.4 persons per dwelling (ppd) - based on national average household the UK population - November 2018 ONS size: ‘Overview of the UK population - November 2018 ONS

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Green Infrastructure: Outline Planning Application

Table 24: OPA Green Infrastructure provision - identified need vs. provision

Item of GI Bench mark used and source GV identified OPA proposals need based on standards

Based on Fields in Trust benchmark guideline - Parks and Gardens 0.8 ha per 1,000 population 4.367 ha 4.70 ha

Based on Fields in Trust benchmark guideline - Amenity green space 0.6 ha per 1,000 population 3.275 ha 14.36 ha

Natural and semi-natural green Based on Fields in Trust benchmark guideline - space 1.8 ha per 1,000 population 9.826 ha 30.57 ha

Allotments and community Based on median level of provision revealed gardens by Fields in Trust survey - 0.3 ha per 1,000 1.637 ha 1.79 ha population

Based on Playing Pitch Strategy (2014) minimum Outdoor sports standards - a) 1.6 ha (grass pitches) and b) 410 8.734 ha 8.75 ha (AGP) per 1,000 population

Based on Fields in Trust benchmark guidelines a) 1.32 ha 1.38 ha, including Children’s playing space - a) 0.25 ha (equipped play) and b) 0.3 ha (other b) 1.58 ha natural play outdoor provision) per 1,000 population

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Figure 10: GI Strategy Plan, identifying how the GI could be delivered

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Health and social care

Primary Care Infrastructure need identified at OGV Infrastructure need identified at OGV

Primary care services provide the first point of Delivering the necessary additional primary care Specialist housing requirements are covered contact in the healthcare system, acting as the services will involve discussions with OCCG, through planning policy and therefore the IDP does ‘front door’ of the NHS. Eynsham Medical Group and other stakeholders. not address these requirements but highlights that Extra Care housing should be considered in Standards Secondary Care discussions surrounding the delivery of primary and secondary care services. The Eynsham Area IDP provides a summary of The EA IDP states that secondary care refers to assessed future needs for F/WTE GPs, based services provided by health professionals who on maintaining a level of cover equivalent to generally do not have the first contact with a the average of England as it states that there is patient. Secondary care services are usually based no recommended number of full or whole time in a hospital or clinic, though some services may be equivalent (F/WTE) GPs per 1,000 patients per community based. practice. However, it notes for comparison that the average number of F/WTE GPs per 1,000 patients Infrastructure need identified at OGV per practice in England is 0.58 and the average The West Oxfordshire IDP indicated that no specific Table 25: Assessed need for F/WTE GPs based on average of 0.58 patient list size per GP is approximately 1,600- this GPs per 1000 potential patients is shown in Table 25. future requirements for secondary care provision had been identified to support the level of growth Item Description Source of Population F/WTE The scale of infrastructure recommended to proposed in the Local Plan. However, Secondary population estimate GPs cater for the additional GPs in the sub-area would Care should also be considered as part of the estimate cover up to 10,000 patients and is likely to require wider discussion on the provision of primary care 1.0 Baselines (existing need) premises with a GIA of 833 m2. in the context of County wide modelled demand for additional hospital beds. IDP Study ONS This floor space requirement can be apportioned 1.1 Area mid- mid-2017 12,831 7.4 to the components of anticipated growth (see Extra Care 2017 estimates Table 26). At approximately 55.2% of overall 1.2 Eynsham Local Plan 5,000 2.9 growth anticipated in the study area, this leads The term ‘extra care accommodation’ can be estimate 2 applied to a range of accommodation types to approximately 460m need arising from the 2.0 Anticipated housing delivery (future need) Development. intended to meet the needs of the more infirm (primarily but not necessarily the elderly). These 2.1 Garden 2,200 x 2.4 5,280 3.1 include ‘assisted living’, ‘extra’ or ‘very sheltered Village SLG ppd

housing’, ‘close care’, ‘continuing care retirement Notes: communities’ and ‘retirement villages’ and can 2.4 persons per dwelling (ppd) - based on national average household cross between use classes C2 and C3 depending size: ‘Overview of the UK population - November 2018 ONS on form.

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OPA Proposals Health and Well-being Liaison Group The Eynsham Medical Centre future growth options appraisal assesses the main options for meeting The estimated 5,459 additional residents of the Throughout the discussions with the Health and proposed major population growth, focusing on Development will add pressure upon the local Well-being Liaison Group (consisting of members two major developments: Oxfordshire Garden health facilities. Considering a ‘worst-case- of Public Health Oxfordshire, the Oxfordshire CCG, Village and West Eynsham Strategic Development scenario’ in which all new residents register with the Eynsham Medical Group and representatives Area. The combined population growth requires the Eynsham Medical Centre, the overall practice of WODC when appropriate) a series of options a floor area of 1,083m2 or greater to serve the list size would increase to an estimated 1,877 were formulated to provide adequate mitigation sub area should the Eynsham Medical Centre be patients per GP. This is broadly in line with the for the size of the Development. This included relocated from its current site. recommended level of 1,800 patients per GP as the expansion of the existing medical centre, per the Royal College of General Practitioners but relocation to a new site either on the Garden Village The Development has sought sufficient flexibility ahead of the current patient ratio and the average or another site in Eynsham, or the opening of a within the outline planning permission to provide for Oxfordshire. new facility to meet the needs of OGV. There are a combined facility on site by allowing for a health recognised advantages and disadvantages to each facility of up to 1,100m2. of these options which will require additional work and final agreement is beyond the sole control of This larger floorspace is intended to allow the the Applicant. Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group to have the option to commission a bigger facility Table 26: Primary care floor space requirement apportioned to the components of growth than is required simply to meet the healthcare requirements arising from the Development and Item Housing Source of Population % of Floor is informed through work with the project specific population estimate total space estimate floor required Health and Well-being Liaison Group. The nature of space m2 this health facility, should it be pursued, is expected (rounded) to be delivered in the Village or Neighbourhood 2.0 Anticipated housing delivery (future need) Centre and Street Frontage areas, with the location, size and form of provision to be determined at 2.1 Garden 2,200 x 2.4 5,280 55.2% 460 reserved matters stage. Village SLG ppd

Totals 3,987 x2.4 2.2 (excluding ppd 9,569 100% 833 completions)

Notes: 1) 2.4 persons per dwelling (ppd) - based on national average household size: ‘Overview of the UK population - November 2018’ Office for National Statistics (ONS) 2) Total floor space requirement based on primary care premises with GIA of 833 m2, to serve up to 10,000 patients.

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Health and Social Care: Summary of OPA proposals

Health and Infrastructure identified: Infrastructure with Outline Planning Application Comment social care

- Primary care - 3.1 F/WTE GPs identified need for the Garden The Development has sought sufficient flexibility The provision for a health centre within the OPA is Village within the outline planning permission to provide sized to meet OCCG commissioning thresholds and a combined facility on site by allowing space for a would be sufficient to meet the needs of planned - 2 2 - 460 m of primary care floor space required for health facility of up to 1,100m . growth in the local area. the Garden Village, with 833 m2 required to serve the sub-area. The applicant has allowed flexibility for this to come forward as part of the mixed use development, - - Separately, the Eynsham Medical Centre future but requires a provider (such as Eynsham Medical growth options appraisal identified a potential Group) and a commissioner (OCCG) for it to be 2 need for 1,083m . delivered.

The existing provider is currently considering their - Secondary - No identified need for secondary care in the future expansion options, alongside the planned care Garden Village specifically. However, Secondary relocation of Long Hanborough Surgery and their Care should also be considered as part of the desire to manage additional or new facilities. wider discussion on the provision of primary care in the context of County wide modelled demand The S106 agreement is likely to include a marketing for additional hospital beds. provision should the space not be required within a defined timeframe. - Extra Care - No identified requirement in the EA IDP at the The OPA does not differentiate between use class The OPA provides the opportunity to deliver a Garden Village, with consideration remaining C2 and C3, and therefore allows for wide range of wide range of housing types and tenure to meet with the Development Management team. extra care-type facilities. identified need. Extra Care housing should be considered in discussions surrounding the delivery of primary and secondary care services.

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Transport and Movement

The Transport Assessment submitted alongside Additional IDP and consultation identified schemes However, the OPA will be determined based on the the OPA includes an assessment of the current submitted evidence base, notably the Transport baseline and an assessment of the future situation The strategic infrastructure elements identified Assessment (TA). with the Development in place. in the Local Plan have also been supplemented by public consultation and additional items to meet OPA Proposals Identified schemes aspirations. In relation to traffic and movement, these include: Embedded mitigation / Within the Development Policy schemes - - Ensuring good links across the A40 The development of Parameter Plans and the Site- The Local Plan provides an initial list of transport - wide Design Code for the planning application has - Provision for a car club within the Garden Village schemes in Policy EW1, which are re-produced been focussed on maximising the attractiveness - and convenience of walking and cycling for such in the EA IDP, to support the SLG. In relation to - Providing flexibility for making uses of emerging local movements in line with Garden Village transport and movement, these include: technologies principles. The Development is compact in - - A new park and ride site with associated bus The IDP states that in terms of new road nature and walkable neighbourhoods will be priority lane along the A40 (this is being delivered infrastructure, it was anticipated that the Garden created alongside a principal local centre which is separately by OCC); Village would include some form of northern ‘spine’ centrally located and well connected to the wider - road; e.g. to connect the A40 through Cuckoo Lane Development. The layout of the internal street - A40 improvements and access arrangements and onto Lower Road. As part of the West Eynsham network allows for easy and direct through travel for the West Eynsham SDA (This is to be shared proposals, a western link road was envisaged, for walking and cycling but not for general traffic, between the SLG and the SDA); connecting the A40 with the B4449 to the south of which is proposed to be more restricted. - Eynsham. The IDP states that it is anticipated that - Appropriate contributions towards LTP4 The principal pedestrian and cycle links for these roads would be delivered and funded by the transport schemes, such as the A40 Strategy; the Development are shown on the Movement developments. - and Access Parameter Plan which provides a - Appropriate public transport infrastructure (and comprehensive network to enable future residents, services); Wood Group have been commissioned to provide support to OCC and WODC in developing a and the existing community around the Site, to - - Comprehensive network of routes for transport evidence base for the Garden Village travel sustainably around and through the Site. pedestrians and cyclists, providing good SLG and the West Eynsham SDA, to inform the AAP All of the existing footpaths and bridleways that connectivity to (among other locations) and the SPD. The baseline report on the transport run through the Site (as outlined in the DAS) will be Hanborough Station, the park and ride facility, network was released as part of the evidence retained within the Masterplan. The historic routes and Eynsham; and base for the AAP to support polices and inform of Salt Way and Saxon Way will remain in situ and infrastructure delivery although this has yet to be - are set within wider green infrastructure proposals - Other essential transport infrastructure, to be examined. defined through the AAP process. alongside more formal provision complementing them.

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Alongside the Movement and Access Parameter Detailed Access drawings have been prepared Plan, detailed approval is sought for four access for each of these locations and are included for points consisting of: approval as part of the OPA. The locations of these detailed access drawings have been added in the 1. ‘Lower Road Site Access’: The implementation Parameter Plans Booklet to aid understanding of this junction design and components will be and extracts reproduced in Figures 11-14. Two driven by the phasing of OGV. further accesses across Cuckoo Lane , which will be applied for through RMAs, are also shown on 2. ‘A40 Western Access’: Access to the Site from the Parameter Plan. These accesses are in outline the A40. This roundabout has been designed because they are contingent on the final internal to allow it to connect into either the existing road layouts that remain subject to detailed design A40 alignment, including consideration of the and RMAs process. proposed P&R roundabout to the east, and it In public transport terms, as a result of the is able to provide access to the West Eynsham confirmed investment in the A40 corridor as well Strategic Development Area to the south. It is as that on the radial routes into Oxford, the current Figure 11: Lower Road Northern Access anticipated that the delivery of this junction pattern of bus services on the A40 corridor and will be done in coordination with the proposed associated journey times and service reliability will A40 HIF dualling and bus lane works and so an alter and improve significantly. This investment is alternative design may be explored as design expected to substantially increase the number of proposals are developed for that scheme as buses operating between Witney, Eynsham and Oxford. The diversion of service S7 is likely to be well as the details of the West Eynsham SDA. possible through the Development which would Any changes to the preferred solution for which provide a direct service to Witney as well as links planning approval is sought now will need to to the Eastern Arc, including the John Radcliffe be secured through an appropriate planning Hospital and Oxford Brookes University. mechanism or application.

3. ‘Lower Road Northern Access’: Plot access to the south of the existing access road to the Aggregate recycling facility.

4. ‘Cuckoo Lane Residential Access’: Plot access from Cuckoo Lane.

Figure 12: Lower Road Site Access

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Figure 15: Proposed Bus route through the Development

Figure 13: Cuckoo Lane Residential Access Table 27: Summary of detailed access designs proposed

Location Junction General Design Principles Form

−− Priority Ghost Island Lower Road Ghost Island −− Widening of Lower Road to achieve right turn lane Site Access Priority Junction −− 40mph Design Standard −− Informal crossing point provided at junction mouth

−− 70m ICD roundabout −− 3 entry and exit arms A40 Western −− Northern arm access to the site Roundabout Access −− 2 lane entry on all arms and −− 2 lane exit on mainline (A40) −− 50mph Design Standard

−− 5.5m wide Priority Junction Access Lower Road Simple Priority Northern Junction −− Foot / cycleway on both sides of the access shown Access −− 40mph Design Standard and visibility

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In conjunction with the improvements along the in October 2019 is in addition to that previously A40. The Transport Assessment includes further A40, the above and the proposed design of the committed and will enable further improvements detail on this proposal on Lower Road which is not OPA public transport proposals help provide to the A40, including addressing bus priority and fixed by this initial concept design and it may be a reliable and frequent bus service with the cycle route improvements across the bridges of that other options for connections across to the majority of homes within 450m of a bus stop. The the Duke’s Cut canal to the east of the corridor station may become viable alternatives over time. Development will also provide bus priority links providing improved access towards Oxford. from the Park and Ride site to OGV (subject to OCC The Development will provide a financial confirming layout) as well as managed / restricted The A40 Eynsham Park and Ride and Bus Lane contribution towards the delivery of the remaining routes through the site. Scheme seeks to increase public transport off-site Lower Road elements of the route to capacity and reduce Oxford-bound car trips Hanborough. Other contributions will also be The Development will also: by delivering a series of improvements to the provided towards proposed upgrades to the - A40 between Eynsham and Oxford. The project bridleway to Freeland, to Botley via the proposed - Provide cycle parking within all land uses above includes the provision of the proposed Eynsham B4044 cycle path and via the A40 to Witney and the local standards; Park and Ride to the north of the A40 at Eynsham; north of Oxford. - - Reduce car parking over time and provide provision of an eastbound bus lane on the A40; the These upgrades are required to be delivered by flexibility over on-street parking and parking realignment of the existing cycle path; a series of a third party that is likely to be OCC under their courts which can be re-purposed when demand associated junction improvements; and bus stops planning powers as the Highway Authority. As a for spaces reduces; together with pedestrian and cycle paths to and through the Park and Ride. result, the Development will contribute, alongside - - Introduce traffic calming along Cuckoo Lane; and other development in the local area, towards the It also highlighted that there is a strategic provision of these additional links. - - Provide two access junctions between on-site aspiration to develop Hanborough Station as streets and Cuckoo Lane, which will provide a transport hub, in parallel with redoubling the A financial contribution to a grade separated foot/ better and safer access for vehicles from Cotswold Oxford-Worcester line. The provision of cycle crossing connection to Eynsham across Freeland to the A40. effective pedestrian, cycle and public transport the A40 is to be provided, subject to OCC delivery links between Hanborough Station and the alongside the HIF upgrade. Streets and paths will Tying in with other investment and developments proposed Garden Village was identified as an therefore link into the new pedestrian and cycle infrastructure priority. crossings and bus stops along the A40 that are The location of OGV allows it to build on significant being delivered by Oxfordshire County Council. investment in sustainable transport over the Financial contributions / outwith the Development next five years, including the Park and Ride, Appropriate financial contributions will also be improvements to Hanborough station and the It is recognised that cycling to and from the Garden provided towards: the signalisation of the A4095 / additional HIF funding. The A40 will see significant Village is important. Subject to agreement with Lower Road junction; amendments to the layout of investment of circa £143m which will deliver OCC’s WODC and OCC, the Garden Village will deliver a the Cuckoo Lane / Wroslyn Road junction and the strategy for this strategic highway route through route on the Site’s frontage on Lower Road and introduction of traffic calming along the A4095 in West Oxfordshire. The additional funding secured connection through to crossing facilities on the Long Hanborough.

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As part of the operational phase of OGV, the Additional: Framework Travel Plan (FTP) will encourage both future residents and employees to travel to and The design enables the delivery of centralised from the Development by sustainable modes of Electric Vehicle Charging hub. This charging transport. The FTP was prepared to support the hub would involve installing rapid direct current implementation of the transport strategy. chargers, for example those which can charge vehicles for distances of approximately 200-300 The Development will also: miles in under 10 minutes, and therefore enables - electric mobility to every home without significant - Provide cycle hire stations in locations across infrastructure upgrade requirements or the OGV, in addition to a financial contribution to installation of car dominated technology at each provision at Hanborough station, subject to home. Network Rail agreement. - The Transport and Traffic chapter (Chapter 8) of the - Provide funding for improvements to local Environmental Statement sets out in more detail pedestrian routes in Eynsham towards mitigation measures which are designed to be an Bartholomew School and the village centre. inherent part of the Development, alongside the - Transport Assessment and associated Framework - Provide a contribution towards bus services to Travel Plan submitted to support the OPA. Oxford. - - Provide funding for a community / taxi bus to connect to Long Hanborough / Hanborough station, which will also benefit wider villages. - - Deliver incentives and management to encourage flexible working and travelling by alternatives to the car and car sharing through detailed Travel Plans. - - Provide car club schemes.

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Transport and Movement: Summary of OPA proposals

Transport and Infrastructure identified: Infrastructure with Outline Planning Application Comment movement

- Embedded - A new park and ride site (1,000 spaces) with Four detailed access points, including: Further detail on the Transport Strategy mitigation associated bus priority lane along the A40. 1. Lower Road Site Access and design rationale can be found in (This is being delivered separately by OCC); the Transport Assessment, Framework 2. A40 Western Access Travel Plan and the Design and Access - - A40 improvements and access arrangements Statement. for the West Eynsham SDA (This is to be 3. Lower Road Northern Access shared between the SLG and the SDA); 4. Cuckoo Lane Residential Access - - Appropriate public transport infrastructure The principal pedestrian and cycle links for the Development (and services); are shown on the Movement and Access Parameter Plan. - - Comprehensive network of routes for Other design interventions include: pedestrians and cyclists, providing good - connectivity to (among other locations) - Provide cycle parking within all land uses above local Hanborough Station, the park and ride facility, standards and Eynsham. - - Reduced car parking over time and provide flexibility over on- street parking and parking courts which can be re-purposed when demand for spaces reduces. - Financial - Appropriate contributions towards LTP4 Proportional and appropriate financial contributions are likely to contributions transport schemes, such as the A40 Strategy; be provided towards: - - - The remaining off-site Lower Road elements of the route to - Offsite contributions towards the network of Hanborough, routes for pedestrians and cyclists reference - above which are delivered offsite, notably - Proposed upgrades to the bridleway to Freeland toward Hanborough Station. - - Proposed upgrades to Botley via the proposed B4044 cycle - - Other essential transport infrastructure, to be path and via the A40 to Witney and the north of Oxford defined through the AAP process. - - Bus services to Oxford. - - A grade separated foot/ cycle crossing connection to Eynsham towards crossing the A40 is to be provided, subject to OCC delivery alongside the HIF upgrade.

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Transport and Infrastructure identified: Infrastructure with Outline Planning Application Comment movement

- Additional - Planning policy outlines the OPA must prepare Additional provision: Potential additional measures are provision outlined in the Framework Travel Plan a travel plan to support the Transport Strategy. - - Provide cycle hire stations in locations across OGV, which will be secured through the - - Provision for a car club within the Garden in addition to a financial contribution to provision at detailed Travel Plans submitted to Hanborough station, subject to Network Rail agreement. Village support the RMAs. - - Provide funding for improvements to local pedestrian routes in Eynsham towards Bartholomew School and the village centre. - - Provide funding for a community / taxi bus to connect to Long Hanborough / Hanborough station, which will also benefit wider villages. - - Deliver incentives and management to encourage flexible working and travelling by alternatives to the car and car sharing through detailed Travel Plans. - - Provide car club schemes.

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Energy, Utilities and Waste

Electricity would only be required as the developments Oxfordshire IDP described how water supply is in progressed towards the trigger point. The Eynsham balance in the short-term with continuing demand Southern Electric Power Distribution (SEPD) are the Area IDP outlines this is likely to be funded by management proposed to maintain a small surplus Distribution Network Operator (DNO) for the South SSEN. until 2020. Although the West Oxfordshire IDP of England. DNOs are companies who are licensed assessment is consistent with short-term supply/ to distribute electricity in Great Britain by Ofgem. Gas demand forecasts in Thames Water’s July 2018 Under this licence they operate as Scottish and review, longer-term forecasts suggest a potential Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN). Scotia Gas Networks (SGN) is the Gas Distribution deficit after 2022. Network Operator for Oxfordshire. The West The EA IDP states SSEN have previously outlined Oxfordshire IDP described how reinforcements and Infrastructure need identified at OGV that the growth of housing contained within the developments of the local distribution network are Local Plans in Oxfordshire and the anticipated generally as a result of overall demand growth in a The EA IDP outlines a number of initiatives for increase in employment cannot be supplied region rather than site-specific developments. demand management to reduce the need for by the existing distribution network without potable water, including roll outs of meters, reinforcement. Infrastructure need identified at OGV incentive based tariffs, and long-term water transfers. Infrastructure need identified at OGV The EA IDP states that SGN is seeking to invest in major projects on the local transmission system Flood Risk management WODC consulted SSE when producing the and the below 7Bar distribution system. Medium West Oxfordshire IDP. At that time (2016) SSE Pressure main lying reinforcement will also be OCC is the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA) and advised that there may be sufficient capacity required in 2021, in line with the proposed phasing has a duty to develop and maintain a strategy for available to supply the proposed Garden Village schedules for the Bicester area. the management of local flood risk in Oxfordshire. from their Eynsham primary substation and the existing distribution network, subject to off-site Although the OPA proposals are shown later The West Oxfordshire Level 1 Updated Strategic reinforcement works to the distribution network. in this IDP, it should be clarified here that the Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) was undertaken in Development has committed to ‘no gas’ being used 2016 to inform the preparation of the Local Plan. The EA IDP states that SSEN estimates the total for heating, cooking and hot water in the residential WODC has also commissioned a Level 2 SFRA for load for the strategic sites (all uses) at around 9,000 development to support its sustainability the SLG and the SDA. Kilo-volt-amperes (kVA). At 33,000 volts (i.e. the aspirations. local supply part of the distribution network) there Infrastructure need identified at OGV would be no requirement for any reinforcement in Water order to connect 9,000 kVA at Eynsham. At 132,000 Development proposals for the SLG and SDA volts (i.e. further upstream in the network) the full Thames Water is the provider of potable water will need to be supported by site-specific Flood load of 9,000 kVA would trigger a reinforcement for Oxfordshire and has a duty to maintain the Risk Assessments (FRAs), as well as setting out of 2.1 km of 132 kV cable from Headington Grid security of water supplies and to produce a Water proposals for the phased provision of on-site towards Yarnton Grid. However, this reinforcement Resources Management Plan (WRMP). The West drainage infrastructure, including appropriate sustainable drainage systems (SuDS).

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Waste Water the waste collection authority (WCA) and for OPA proposals the management of 24 recycling ‘bring sites’ Thames Water is also the statutory sewerage throughout the District. The submitted Utilities Appraisal Report outlines undertaker, owning and operating waste water and assesses the utility issues in relation to the treatment and collection infrastructure within West The EA IDP states there is an existing network proposed Site and identifies the need for new utility Oxfordshire. of seven Household Waste recycling Centres infrastructure, potential upgrade / reinforcement (HWRCS) across Oxfordshire. The Dix Pit facility, works, or the need for further investigation/ Infrastructure need identified at OGV at Linch Hill, Stanton Harcourt, is within the Study modelling. Area. There is an Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facility The West Oxfordshire IDP anticipated that the at Cassington, which processes over 50,000 This addresses proposed points of connection proposed strategic developments at the SLG tonnes of solid and liquid wastes a year, generating where appropriate and demonstrates sufficient and SDA might necessitate new or upgraded 2.4 megawatts (MW) of electricity and producing capacity will be available in utility networks to cater waste water treatment infrastructure. The EA IDP bio-fertiliser. There is also a recycling facility for for the development subject to the highlighted envisaged this issue being further discussed and collected recyclable household waste in Witney. improvements. resolved through the master planning processes Also of relevance to the utility proposals is the for the SLG and SDA. Infrastructure need identified at OGV Outline Energy Strategy and the Sustainability Telecommunications OCC considers that the existing network of Strategy with additional targets on demand HWRC’s is not capable of meeting future needs. reduction within the Development. The West Oxfordshire IDP highlighted the importance of facilitating the rollout of superfast OCC’s Consultation Draft Developer Guide Electricity/Gas broadband, given its importance to economic and (January 2019) indicates that, where appropriate, social development. OCC will require developers to mitigate the The Development will be designed in accordance impact of their developments by making financial with the energy hierarchy reducing carbon Infrastructure need identified at OGV contributions towards the cost of providing emissions through committing to ‘no gas’ across necessary HWRC infrastructure. In each case the the Development, spatial masterplanning and The EA IDP describes how future development in level of contribution will be based on the pro rata integration of low carbon energy technology the District will be required to include infrastructure cost of increasing HWRC capacity to meet needs throughout the scheme. to allow access to superfast broadband as a utility arising from the development in question. through the necessary ducting and chambers to Electricity demand will increase as a result of all facilitate implementation by providers. WODC and OCC will work with promoters and homes using electricity for heating, cooking and developers through the master planning and hot water. Waste detailed design stages to ensure that new developments make appropriate provision for all WODC is responsible for the collection of waste aspects of the waste hierarchy, including at the and recycling from domestic properties as household level and within the public realm.

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The Development has also adopted a Fabric First a. The existing 33kV overhead lines will It is anticipated that the diversions will ultimately approach to reducing energy demand in individual require undergrounding through the future be routed along the alignment of proposed buildings and will seek to achieve a Fabric Energy development. highway and green infrastructure routes within the Efficiency Standard (FEES) of the 2025 Future development. As the masterplan develops through Home Standard, when defined or as a minimum b. The 11kV overhead lines, PMT and LV further detailed design as part of Reserved Matters 46kwh/m2/yr as set out in the Outline Energy cables serving New Wintles Farm, in the Applications, a greater level of certainty on this Strategy. area within the Site boundary, will require may be attained. decommissioning and removal, on the There is also minimum requirement for 20% of understanding that the farm is proposed to be Due to the size of the proposed development and the residential and commercial energy demand demolished, to enable delivery of the Lower its subsequent electrical demand, SSEN have to be produced through renewable sources, in Road Site Access for the future development. confirmed that reinforcement will be required to order to top-up the use of grid electricity which will the electricity network in the area. This is based on decarbonise over time. c. The 11kV overhead lines that run across the an assessment of the proposed development load Site from Eynsham substation, including demand. The Site-wide Design Code outlines that for the that which runs north and the spurs to Acre residential use this can be achieved by 25% of the Hill Farm, Cuckoo Wood and City Farm, will At present, SSEN can offer 5MVA without the new homes having PV panels. require undergrounding through the future need for reinforcement on the 33kV circuit. development. Alternatively, 12MVA can be offered without the To enable the objectives of Project LEO, land has need for reinforcement to the 33/11kV transformer. been safeguarded for a smart energy hub that d. It is currently anticipated that the PMT Neither of these are sufficient to serve all of can be used for active network management, named “P4 City Farm Barns” that serves the the Development. As part of this reinforcement connecting all energy solutions at the Garden outbuildings at City Farm will be retained, the Eynsham Primary Substation will need to Village with existing and proposed local renewable due to it being located on the Site boundary. be extended westwards, to allow for the new energy projects (such as the solar farm). It should be noted that the PMT and LV equipment needed. cables connected to the outbuildings could The Eynsham primary substation is located on the be decommissioned and removed if the Potable Water south-western edge of the Site, just outside of the outbuildings, which are located within the Site boundary, along Cuckoo Lane. The substation Site boundary, are demolished as part of the Record mapping from Thames Water (TW) indicates is connected via 33kV overhead lines with 11kV future development. that no assets are located within the Site boundary, overhead lines and underground cables, and Low however there are assets located within proximity Voltage (LV) overhead lines exiting the substation. e. It is assumed that the 11kV underground of the Site boundary. A 6-inch asbestos cement cables that runs along Cuckoo Lane from water main runs from the roundabout in the south- To enable the masterplan to be realised without Eynsham substation will be retained. east corner of the Site (Eynsham Roundabout), constraint, it is proposed that the following existing Diversion works will need to be carried out if west along the northern side of the A40, and then electrical infrastructure is diverted: Cuckoo Lane is realigned/widened. north along Cuckoo Lane.

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TW have proposed an initial connection point in TW have proposed to provide a new gravity sewer, system is to be designed to accommodate the the south east corner of the Site at the existing to be located along the southern boundary of high intensity rainfall experience by the 100-year roundabout between Lower Road and the A40. the Site within Highway Land along the A40. This return period and to include a 40% increase in peak It should be noted that the Applicant has also sewer will be designed by TW with capacity to rainfall intensities to combat future climate change. assumed additional connection points off of the accommodate the Development and potentially existing water main on Cuckoo Lane, to minimise any future sites to the west. The gravity sewer Telecommunications the extents of water main to be installed to allow will discharge to a new strategic pumping station Asset location maps have been obtained from alternate phasing options to be delivered. This provided by TW, the location of which is to be Openreach, Virgin Media and Gigaclear. The strategy could change as phasing strategies are confirmed. The new gravity sewer and strategic mapping indicates that Openreach and Gigaclear further developed and further liaison with TW pumping station are seen as TW reinforcement assets are located within the Site boundary, as well undertaken. works, and as such will be delivered by TW in a as assets located within proximity of the Site. Virgin timeframe that aligns with the Applicant’s phasing Media ducts run along the northern footway of the TW have raised capacity concerns due to the size strategy. of the development, and the impact it will have on A40, adjacent to the southern Site boundary. their potable water network. TW estimate that their Flood Risk The supply strategy is likely to be via a new network has capacity for the first 49 dwellings, with connection to the telecommunications reinforcement needed beyond this. The Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) and appended infrastructure from existing duct networks within Hydraulic Modelling Report submitted with this the surrounding public highways at proposed TW has confirmed that modelling will be carried out application sets out details on the baseline such as access locations with new infrastructure running to determine the extent of required reinforcement surface water and groundwater flood risk, historical through the development in line with the proposed works to create the necessary capacity to serve flooding, drainage infrastructure, foul water masterplan. the development. The process of reinforcement infrastructure and surface water infrastructure to the network is expected to take 18 months, on the Site. This document concludes that the At present Openreach and Virgin Media have been with 6 months required each for modelling, design proposed Development is safe, does not increase contacted for fibre connection to the Site. It should and construction of reinforcement works. The flood risk elsewhere or detrimentally affect third be noted that whilst Openreach is an open network, reinforcement works will be carried out based parties. which allows the consumer to sign up to numerous on the infrastructure charge model, although Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Virgin Media is a confidence of intent to build, such as outline The Surface Water Management Strategy, closed network where the consumer can only use planning permission being awarded, is required. submitted alongside this OPA, works with the Virgin Media as their ISP. ‘natural’ hydrology of the undeveloped catchment Foul Water acknowledging the number of discrete hydrological Openreach normally undertake to provide sub-catchments formed through the series of land- Record mapping from TW indicates that no telephone and broadband services to all new drains and watercourses that permeate the Site. sewerage assets are located within the proposed developments free of charge with the end user ultimately paying for connection costs. All civils Site boundary, with the nearest sewers located Integrated SuDS will be provided to mimic the works will typically be undertaken using free issue within Eynsham village along Witney Way, Old hydrology of existing, undeveloped catchment Openreach ducts and Openreach specified duct Witney Way, Tilgarsley Road and Wytham View. as closely as possible. The proposed drainage AECOM 65 INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY PLAN SECTION 4: INFRASTRUCTURE PROPOSALS OXFORDSHIRE GARDEN VILLAGE

boxes to Openreach confirmed design. Openreach During the EIA scoping process, the Waste will then pull cables through the newly installed Strategy Projects officer advised that ducts as and when required. “A contribution towards waste management facilities will be required from the development. We The Development will therefore benefit from fibre expect the developer to design the development to the premises (FTTP) to all dwellings. in accordance with waste management policies in West Oxfordshire District Councils waste planning Waste guidance”. The OPA is supported by a Waste Strategy which outlines how the Development utilises the Waste Hierarchy targeting waste prevention both during construction and throughout the lifetime of the development. Priority will then be given to re-use and recycling, followed by recovery and disposal.

A Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP) has been prepared which details the amount and type of waste that will be produced on the Site and the method of reuse, recycling or disposal (appended to Waste Strategy).

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Energy and Utilities: Summary of OPA considerations Statutory Existing Utility Infrastructure New Utility Infrastructure (to be confirmed through undertaker detailed design)

Onsite / Near Development Diversion Requirements

Reinforcement works to the existing electrical 11kV and 33kV overhead lines cross the proposed The existing 33kV, 11kV and LV infrastructure located infrastructure offsite will be required. SSEN development, with Eynsham 33kV and 11kV substation across the site will require diverting. Exact diverted located just outside of the site boundary. routes to be determined as the project progresses. SSEN have currently assumed that connection for the site will be from Eynsham primary substation.

An MP gas main runs west adjacent to the site boundary from Lower Road to serve City Farm. MP gas mains run It has been assumed that the MP gas main that serves Current proposals are for an all-electric strategy for the SGN along the A40 and Lower Road. IP and LP gas mains run City Farm will be retained site, therefore gas connections will not be required. along the A40.

Openreach infrastructure runs along an unnamed road/ track located within the south-east corner of the site.

Openreach Openreach ducts run west adjacent to the site boundary Openreach infrastructure located in the south-east Assumed connection(s) to the existing infrastructure from Lower Road to serve City Farm. corner of site may require diverting. along the existing roads adjacent to the site boundary.

Openreach ducts run along the A40, Lower Road and Cuckoo Lane adjacent to the site boundary.

Virgin Media ducts run along the southern footway of the No onsite diversions required. Diversion/protection If required, assumed connection to the existing Virgin Media A40 near to the site boundary. works may be required at the location of the development infrastructure along the A40 adjacent to the site access junctions. boundary.

Gigaclear ducts run west adjacent to the site boundary Gigaclear infrastructure located in the south-east corner from Lower Road to serve City Farm, and run into site to of the site may require diverting. If required, assumed connection to the existing serve the existing outbuildings near to City Farm Gigaclear infrastructure along the existing roads adjacent to the The Gigaclear infrastructure that serves the outbuildings site boundary. Gigaclear ducts from along the A40, Lower Road and by City Farm may also require diverting. Cuckoo Lane adjacent to the site boundary.

Reinforcement works required after the first 49 dwellings. To be carried out by Thames Water. No onsite diversions required. Diversion/protection Thames Water A 6-inch water main runs along the A40 and Cuckoo Lane works may be required at the location of the development (Potable) adjacent to the site boundary. Confirmed POC to the south-east corner of the site access junctions. by the roundabout linking Lower Road and the A40. Additional POCs along Cuckoo Lane may be required to support potential phasing options.

Nearest foul drainage network is located in Eynsham Reinforcement works to be carried out by Thames Thames Water Village along Witney Way, Old Witney Way, Tilgarsley No diversions required. Water in alignment with the development phasing plan. (Foul) Road and Wytham View. Proposed POC along the southern site boundary

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Summary of Social Infrastructure proposals Table 28: Social Infrastructure requirement summary (non-exhaustive)

Facility Description OGV Identified requirement OPA proposal Facility Description OGV Identified requirement OPA proposal

Early Year Co-location with At the OPA stage, Facilities Early Year Places Primary Police Station Potential notably ahead of Up to 8ha of contributions an agreed S106 land, sized for towards staff agreement a three-form and equipment, and ongoing entry primary, alongside potential evidence base, Primary Up to two, 2FE Emergency New Primary School including nursery Services Fire and Rescue shared blue light no specific Schools primary schools provision, and facility within emergency additional area a community service for a secondary building. Work mitigation school facility, currently ongoing is currently Secondary Secondary School requiring partial Ambulance Station by WODC. identified Schools Facilities Financial external financial on site. contributions contributions towards additional from other seconday school developments as Sixth Form / Sixth Form / College capacity appropriate. Formal Parks and 4.367ha 4.70ha College Pupils Gardens

Amenity Green Space 3.275ha 14.36ha Primary Care Primary Care Centre 460m2 1,100m 2 Floorspace (m2)

Natural / Semi Natural 9.826ha 30.57ha Community Space 1,056m2 Open Space green space (m2) The Development will include provision Allotments and 1.637ha 1.79ha Community Library Space (m2) 190m2 of up to 1,650 m2 community gardens of flexible community facilities (Use a) 1.32ha equipped Class D1 and D2) play 1.38ha, including Art & Cultural Space 365m2 Children’s Play Space b) 1.58ha of other natural play (m2) outdoor provision

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Management, maintenance and stewardship

Establishing a Stewardship and Governance Plan Suitable arrangements will clearly vary from place For example, the Woodland Trust, who currently for OGV to place and project to project and will depend manage Eynsham Wood, have indicated an on the final function of the stewardship body, the interest in managing some of the additional green The Stewardship of key assets is key to realising assets that they want to and are able to manage, infrastructure provided, whilst existing initiatives the Garden Village aspirations and is a key part of and the types of finance and legal arrangements such as the Wychwood Project or Project LEO, the development plan and local aspirations raised needed to ensure their provision. who operate in the local area have also indicated during consultation. an interest in being involved. The Applicant has As well as physical assets and facilities, the also had preliminary conversations with existing Putting in place sustainable long-term governance body(ies) will have an on-going role governance structures such as the Eynsham arrangements for management and maintenance in community development and the provision of Parish Council, who already currently represent will ensure that the quality standards of the Garden services to the local community. The potential for the community interests, whilst conversations with Village will be maintained and provide opportunities this will be considered as part of the next stage of local sports clubs about taking a potential role in for community development and involvement. work in the context of funding and resources which the future sports facilities, particularly as youth will be available for such activities. development or club expansions, can help ensure a Governance arrangements and procedures will stable foundation from the outset. need to be in place for the early occupants of the Potential approaches to governance and Development. These will: stewardship Community −− Assign clear responsibility for the maintenance This section sets out potential approaches to The OPA has set out the overall amount and use and management of physical assets and governance and stewardship for the different classes associated with community facilities infrastructure; assets that are proposed at OGV. These are not and the broad/key locations. More detailed plans definitive and will need to be explained in more −− Plan for and provide future assets and/or will be brought forward at the Reserved Matters detail as the proposals for the development are services; Applications stage which will set out the nature further developed. This section should also be of these buildings and their function at OGV. −− Allow input and representation to decision considered alongside section 9, which focuses on In producing those plans, the Developer will making processes. delivery of infrastructure. continue to engage with stakeholders and the local community to understand the views and capacity At OGV there may well be more than one The Outline Stewardship and Management Plan, of both current and future potential residents to be stewardship body managing different assets or submitted as part of the OPA, sets out options involved with stewardship and governance. which can be discussed with partners and local providing different services in a new community communities to allow in-depth discussions around which align with their existing set of skills. principles that would be beneficial to the Garden At OGV it will be important to conduct a thorough Village in order to secure in legal agreements and review of existing organisations with a proven inform the preparation of a detailed Governance track record of management and the necessary Plan and Community Management and skills, personnel and frameworks to take on this Maintenance Plan. opportunity on behalf of the community.

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Open Space, Public Realm and Landscaping: Opportunities: Given the scale of opportunity at OGV and the desire of partners to see community use of Delivery will be phased across the development Community involvement could be employed facilities, it may be possible to explore a ‘joint to ensure new residents in each phase have easy in the management and maintenance of green commissioning’ process which sets the criteria for access to areas of open space and connectivity to infrastructure. the selection of the school provider but also a wider existing new footpaths, PROW and links to existing role in the community. Eynsham. There may be opportunities to link spaces to community facilities, businesses or sports groups Opportunities: These spaces/features could be transferred to a in order to spread the finance and staff resources variety of operators such as a trust, parish council, across several local groups. It is a strong desire to ensure that community a specialist operator and/or plot developer via the use of school facilities is catered for the wider Formal Sports Provision: S106 Agreement. community use. As part of the S106 discussions, the project team will strongly encourage the The development land at OGV is envisaged to be Delivery of a range of sports facilities (including County Council and WODC to put in place a sold in plots. Therefore, given the scale and long sports pavilions, playing fields, MUGAs) will be Community Use Agreement that will enable out build out to completion, there may need to be phased and brought forward in line with population of hours use of community spaces/rooms in the several iterations of management structures that growth. school facilities. take responsibility for the maintenance of these The land required for sports facilities will typically public areas. be transferred to a council/management body/ The Applicant will explore with WODC/County Council opportunities for a joined-up approach at Housebuilders on site may also decide to employ community trust/specific sports club or trust via OGV where service providers work collaboratively their own estate management companies. the S106 Agreement and the capital costs for delivering them secured via the S106 and/or grant. to identify the specifications for potential new Self-builders may wish to own and manage these school operators to meet. spaces themselves through a co-op or limited Opportunities: Community use agreements will also be pursued company. Discussions will need to take place with WODC and for the sports facilities provided as part of the The Applicant is aware that it is imperative Oxfordshire County Council regarding who might school provision, allowing community use of that discussions take place around the green want to operate the community sports facilities as these areas, potentially at certain times. This infrastructure as early as possible and the they typically have the resources and expenses to can help ensure maintenance throughout the importance of defining ownership as well as do so. lifetime of these facilities, although this must management and maintenance responsibilities at take into account Oxfordshire County Council’s an early stage. Education: requirements and safeguarding obligations.

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Primary Healthcare: detailed plans will be brought forward at the in place for them to be managed in both the Reserved Matters Applications stage which will short and long term. In order to develop capacity Opportunities: set out in more detail the nature of the buildings, within any new ‘trust’ or other arrangements, a roads, and open space. In producing those plans, ‘development vehicle’ may retain assets for a During extensive consultation, including with the project team will need to continue to engage time and may well lead to an “estate manager” for the NHS/Oxfordshire CCG through the Health with stakeholders and the local community and the longer-term management, this could allow and Well-Being Liaison Group, it has emerged may need to use innovative means of engagement community involvement and accountability of the that there may be interest in establishing a Multi- to understand the views and perceptions of both ‘development vehicle’ during this period. Specialty Community Provider (MCP) type- facility. current and future potential residents. There is sufficient physical floorspace within the Legacy stage: masterplan to accommodate such provision and Implementation the proposals seek to retain sufficient flexibility At the legacy stage, all assets will have been to allow the detail to be defined at an appropriate The governance structure itself will need to passed over to their permanent owners/operators. time in the development when there are sufficient develop and evolve over time particularly due to the Governance arrangements will be fully operational residents to support such a facility and how it long build out of OGV. To help define the strategy and board/accountability structures will be in might relate to existing services. Such a building through the various stages of construction and place where new organisations are established to could be provided by a community trust or other build out, the following steps are proposed going manage and/or operate facilities. management vehicle. forward: The population of OGV will be increasing steadily Given the complexities, options and collective Planning stage: through this period and the arrangements will need ‘buy-in’ demanded it is critical that design details to ensure that new residents, community clubs and are further explored and understood before At the current stage, the planning permission interest groups will become involved over time. stewardship arrangements are fixed and it is clear and legal agreements will need to set out the Governance arrangements are likely to include that stewardship is an ongoing process, following process and requirements for setting up long- district, county and parish councils, public service the outline permission and as the Development term arrangements and secure the resources for providers, community and voluntary groups and grows. Stewardship has been an important delivering facilities and long-term management of organisations and people with specialist skills who consideration throughout the design of OGV, them. can support the operation of facilities. including on fundamental structuring principles such as the location and distribution of centres. Delivery stage:

It is unlikely that the main primary care facility At the delivery stage, a ‘development vehicle’ i.e. will be required from the first occupation of the the body(ies) that will deliver the assets, will need to development. be established. This body(ies) will need to procure the delivery of the assets and put arrangements The current outline planning application has set out the overall amount and types of development proposed and the broad/key locations. More

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Indicative Phasing

The West Oxfordshire Local Plan states that on Subject to confirmation through the S106 This approach to the indicative phasing of the larger development sites, phasing of development agreement and wider viability, the District and development seeks to carefully balance a number will generally be required and later phases may County Council outlines particular emphasis of broad principles: be contingent on essential infrastructure being in should be placed on the timing of provision with a - place. Infrastructure will be secured directly as part view to promoting social interaction and cohesion, - Initial site preparation and infrastructure required of the development, through Section 106 and/or minimising disruption to residents and ensuring to unlock the early stages of development will be CIL or other mechanisms such as the LTP. This is that existing services and facilities are not put required prior to Phase 1 delivery. reflected in Policy OS5. under unreasonable strain. - - As a general principle, the phasing reflects the Phasing of Provision Phasing Strategy need to begin developing areas close to the existing highways to reduce the extent of major The EA IDP Stage 1 Draft Report states that The DAS outlines an indicative phasing strategy new road infrastructure provision at that stage. developing credible delivery options will also to be progressed as the Development progresses - require careful consideration of phasing. The through delivery. - Residential and employment phases are subject proposed development trajectories for the to market demand and can come forward Garden Village will be of central importance here. This sets out an approach to the indicative phasing independently of each other. Supporting infrastructure should be provided of built development at Oxfordshire Garden Village, - - Earlier delivery of employment floorspace can in sync with development. This means phased looking at how key elements of placemaking, occur if sufficient market demand exists and provision of infrastructure. This may require community facilities and open space can be suitable infrastructure can be delivered. a number of delivery solutions for individual delivered to support each phase. components of infrastructure, including temporary/ - The phasing strategy links closely to obligations - Each main phase will be largely completed prior staged provision. This will in turn have implications described with a number of Site-wide Strategies. to the following phase commencing. The precise for the cost of provision. These satisfy details required for approval prior point at which a main phase could be considered to be substantially complete will need to be The IDP sets out that the next stages of work will to, or concurrent with the first Reserved Matters determined through the phasing strategy. involve consideration of the likely development Application. - trajectories, with a view to establishing appropriate - When established and agreed through the headline triggers for the delivery of key supporting phasing strategy some degree of overlap infrastructure and facilities. Ultimately the triggers between main phases is acceptable, providing will be given force through inclusion within Section that the earlier phase is substantially complete. 106 agreements, or in some cases planning In particular this will ensure that any key conditions. infrastructure items, upon which the subsequent phase depends, are sufficiently progressed to avoid the risk of development in the next phase proceeding unsupported by necessary infrastructure.

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- Residential and key infrastructure indicative phasing - Given the relatively long build-out of the development, it is essential that the approach is flexible and can adapt to changes over the lifetime of the plan. The phasing strategy should be seen as an informed guide and not rigid prescription. - - Phasing should be flexible enough to accommodate public sector investment/ external funding that could support infrastructure provision at OGV, particularly in the early phases of development or to respond to strategic or locally identified priorities.

Residential and key infrastructure and employment indicative phasing

Figure 16: Indicative phasing from DAS

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Delivery

The previous sections have set out the Infrastructure Funding Potential Delivery Partners infrastructure projects identified as necessary to support the Development. The infrastructure funding for the infrastructure Alongside West Oxfordshire District Council and project schedule will be assessed as the work the Developers, a number of other organisations This Infrastructure Delivery Plan provides the towards the Section 106 Agreement continues will play an important part in the successful foundation for a project schedule to be developed following submission of the planning application. delivery of OGV. Some of the key regional with WODC and OCC as part of the preparation This will allow a full understanding of any funding and strategic organisations are set out below of the Section 106 agreement. This allows the gap, funding sources and necessary prioritisation. although this does not represent every involved full package of infrastructure requirements to be party, in particular existing and new Community effectively communicated for the purposes of the Some infrastructure proposals will be delivered organisations including the voluntary sector. planning application process, the cost planning and financed directly by the site developer. These work, relevant viability assessments and to inform would include for example site access, the internal Oxfordshire County Council Section 106 negotiations between the Applicant road network, drainage systems, public realm and and the relevant authorities. The project schedule green infrastructure. Oxfordshire County Council, as the local education will include the following information: authority, has a statutory duty to plan the provision In other circumstances, the infrastructure required of school places and to secure the balance in - - Description of Project to mitigate the impact of the Development might supply of school places and demand for places. not be directly provided through developer - Typically the County Council will request a Section - On or Off Site Project implementation and will instead be funded through 106 contribution in order to contribute towards - a financial contribution (partial or whole) from the the expansion of school places or provision of a - Delivery Cost Estimate site developer to the relevant authorities. These new school(s). The County Council can reduce - would include for example, contributions towards - Lead Partner(s) in Delivery and Principles the assessed payment in lieu of on-site provision education facilities and their temporary provision. of facilities that will effectively provide that same - - Delivery Type (Onsite Provision, Developer level of provision. The Education Liaison Group will Contribution, Contribution in kind, other) continue to represent key stakeholders including - the County Council to define the most appropriate - Partner Funding Potential response for OGV together with timing of facilities. - - Triggers for Delivery (only if appropriate) With regards to operations, any new schools would be expected to be operated by an Academy Trust, chosen through a competition process administered by Oxfordshire County Council.

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NHS Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group Multi Utility Companies Governance arrangements are likely to include (CCG) district, county and parish councils, public service There are a number of providers that can offer providers, community and voluntary groups and NHS Oxfordshire CCG is a clinically led utility supplies ranging from two utilities such as organisations and people with specialist skills who membership organisation responsible for gas and electricity supplies through to providers can support the operation of facilities. commissioning (buying) local NHS services to meet such as SSE who can provide all onsite utilities the needs of local people. including adopted sewerage.

Any Primary Healthcare provision at OGV would be There are obvious opportunities for economies delivered and operated by NHS Gloucestershire of scale and hence cost savings as well as for Clinical Commissioning Group who would be overall coordination both for construction and for responsible for identifying viable tenants. OGV is maintenance so that there is no conflict between estimated to generate between 5,250 and 5,500 numerous separate utility companies. A company additional residents and will subsequently provide providing energy and water services is referred to that number of new patients to any healthcare as a MUSCo, whist a company providing energy facility choosing to operate from the development. only is referred to as an ESCo. Each of these new patients will generate a revenue funding allocation from the NHS. Commercial / Residential Developers Housebuilders and real estate companies Utility Companies focussing on employment provision and The IDP has identified a number of utility projects management will be integral to the delivery of required to enable the site. With regards to a OGV as will be Registered Providers in terms of traditional approach to utility infrastructure affordable housing delivery. solutions the following utility companies will be partners in the delivery of the Strategic Site: Management Companies/Governance Bodies - - Energy - Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) At the delivery stage, a ‘development vehicle’ i.e. the body(ies) that will deliver the assets, will need to - - Potable and Foul Water - Thames Water be established. This body(ies) will need to procure - the delivery of the assets and put arrangements in - Telecommunication / Broadband – Virgin/ place for them to be managed in both the short and Openreach long term. In order to develop capacity within any new ‘trust’ or other arrangements, a ‘development Some costs associated with off-site utilities vehicle’ may retain assets for a time and could lead reinforcement provision will be met by the utility to an “estate manager” or “management company” companies as part of their 5 year investment plans. for the longer-term management. This is expected Engagement has commenced with the above to be a vehicle for community involvement and utility companies in connection with the necessary accountability of the ‘development vehicle’ during provision to serve the development. this period.

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