Local Development Framework Infrastructure Capacity Study And
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Local Development Framework Infrastructure Capacity Study and Delivery Plan Second Draft Updated December 2011 Produced by the Planning Policy Team. For further information please contact: Planning Policy, Woking Borough Council, Civic Offices, Gloucester Square, Woking, Surrey, GU21 6YL. Tel: 01483 743871. Email: [email protected] Woking Borough Council Draft Infrastructure Capacity Study and Delivery Plan Contents Disclaimer...................................................................................................................................1 Summary....................................................................................................................................1 1.0 Introduction......................................................................................................................4 The requirement for an Infrastructure Delivery Plan....................................................................4 Status of this document..............................................................................................................4 2.0 The wider context.............................................................................................................6 Place shaping and partnerships..................................................................................................6 Total Place.................................................................................................................................6 Transformation Agenda..............................................................................................................8 Sustainable Community Strategy................................................................................................8 Priority Places.............................................................................................................................9 Statutory Duties..........................................................................................................................9 Community Engagement (Duty to Involve)..................................................................................9 Localism...................................................................................................................................10 Presumption in favour of sustainable development...................................................................10 Circular 05/05: Planning obligations..........................................................................................11 Community Infrastructure Levy.................................................................................................11 New Homes Bonus...................................................................................................................12 The Development Plan for Woking...........................................................................................13 3.0 The definition of infrastructure and delivery agencies.....................................................18 Delivery agencies.....................................................................................................................18 4.0 Woking - Planned growth and demographic change......................................................20 Location of housing and commercial growth.............................................................................20 Population change....................................................................................................................22 Economy and employment.......................................................................................................23 5.0 Assessment methodology..............................................................................................24 Consultation and engagement with delivery agencies...............................................................25 6.0 Transport and accessibility.............................................................................................26 Transport infrastructure funding mechanisms...........................................................................28 The road network......................................................................................................................30 Bus services.............................................................................................................................34 Railway infrastructure and services..........................................................................................35 The cycle network.....................................................................................................................37 Parking management................................................................................................................38 Public transport accessibility to key infrastructure services.......................................................39 7.0 Primary and secondary schools.....................................................................................42 Background information............................................................................................................42 Primary age provision in Woking...............................................................................................46 Secondary age provision in Woking..........................................................................................51 Cost of provision.......................................................................................................................55 Ongoing Funding and calculating the funding shortfall..............................................................56 8.0 Early years education provision and Children’s Centres.................................................58 Early years provision................................................................................................................59 Children’s Centres....................................................................................................................60 · Play and Learn sessions where parents stay, have fun with their children and become involved with their children’s learning are run from each centre. Free information, advice and guidance are offered on employment and training opportunities with links to Job Centre Plus, Surrey Family Information Service and family learning.............................................................61 · Health information including antenatal and postnatal advice and support, breast feeding, nutrition and help with giving up smoking are offered in partnership with health.......................61 · Parenting support, which includes delivery of parenting courses are available across the centres......................................................................................................................................61 · Outreach services are available for targeted support.....................................................61 9.0 Further Education provision...........................................................................................63 St John the Baptist...................................................................................................................64 Woking College........................................................................................................................64 10.0 Health............................................................................................................................66 Public Health............................................................................................................................66 General Practitioners................................................................................................................67 Hospitals...................................................................................................................................71 Mental health............................................................................................................................75 Ambulance services..................................................................................................................77 11.0 Social and community infrastructure..............................................................................80 Supported accommodation.......................................................................................................80 Community facilities..................................................................................................................87 Youth provision.........................................................................................................................91 Indoor sports provision.............................................................................................................92 Public realm..............................................................................................................................94 Public art..................................................................................................................................95 12.0 Public services...............................................................................................................98 Waste management and disposal.............................................................................................98 Libraries..................................................................................................................................102