Oxfordshire County Council's Response to Consultation on the Following

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL’S RESPONSE TO CONSULTATION ON THE FOLLOWING DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL

District: Vale of White Horse Application no: P17/V1336/O Proposal: Development of up to 200 dwellings, means of access and associated works, with all other matters (relating to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) reserved. Location: Land north west of Abingdon-on-Thames Land bound by Wootton Road, Dunmore Road and the A34 Abingdon-on-Thames.

Purpose of document

This report sets out Oxfordshire County Council’s view on the proposal.

This report contains officer advice in the form of a strategic localities response and technical team response(s). Where local member have responded these have been attached by OCCs Major Planning Applications Team ([email protected]).

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Strategic Comments

Comments: This application relates to the larger part of the North West Abingdon site which is a site allocated in the adopted Vale of White Horse Local Plan Part 1 for approximately 200 houses.

The County Council is supportive of development on the site.

A transport objection on a number of matters relating to the Transport Assessment is attached. Discussion is sought to deal with these matters.

Any consent should include Grampian conditions relating to the Lodge Hill slips, as has been suggested in respect of the North Abingdon application (P17/V0050/O).

It is important that this development contribute to the new primary school proposed on the North Abingdon site. It is expected that the primary school will be phased to be developed alongside development of the two sites.

Officer’s Name: Aron Wisdom Officer’s Title: Principal Infrastructure Planner Date: 04 July 2017

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Transport

1.0 Recommendation:

Objection – however, if the concerns raised by the Local Highway Authority in paragraphs 6.2.1 (Trip Rates), 6.3.1(Trip Distribution), 6.5 to 6.5.6.2 inclusive (Junction Capacity Assessment), 6.6.3 (Wootton Road / Dunmore Road / Copenhagan Drive Junction Improvement Schemes and Off Site Cycle Improvements) and 6.7.2 (Proposed Site Access Speed Survey can be addressed and further details required by the Local Highway Authority mentioned in paragraphs 6.7.2 (Proposed Site Access more details required) 6.7.2 (Speed Survey required) and 6.7.3 (11.6 metres in length refuse collection vehicle swept path analysis) 6.7.4 (Fire appliance swept path analysis DB32 requirement) 6.8.2 Wootton Rd Footway / Cycleway fronting the application site), 6.8.2 (Clarification whether existing site access will remain or be closed) are submitted, 6.8.3 (Foot and Cycle crossing facilities on B4017 Wootton Road) 6.9.3 (Bus Stop Facilities) the Local Highway Authority will be able to reconsider their response to this outline planning application

2.0 Key issues:

 The site is one of four strategic housing allocations in the Abingdon and Oxford Sub Fringe Area part of the Vale of the White Horse Local Plan 2031 Part 1 Strategic Sites and Policies (VOWH LP1 2031)  A key part of the highway mitigation strategy for this development proposal and others in the area is the provision of additional Lodge Hill Slips onto the A34 (the Slips). This project is seen as the best method of mitigating the transport impact. However, the Slips are currently unfunded. As congestion in Abingdon is already significant, it would not be appropriate to allow further substantial development without guarantees of a deliverable mitigation solution. For this reason, conditions will need to be applied to the approval to limit the number of occupations until mitigation is assured.  Further validation of modelling results required at key junctions on the local highway network.

3.0 Legal agreement required to secure:

The Local Highway Authority recommends to the Local Planning Authority that a Section 106 legal agreement is entered into between all parties with an interest in the land and the Local Highway Authority to secure the following:-

 A34 South Facing Slips Contribution in the value of £700,000 towards the construction of the A34 South Facing Slips to be index linked to the based on the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Adjustment Formulae (Civil Engineering) 1990 from June 2017 until the receipt of payment to Oxfordshire County Council which will be payable upon commencement of development or as negotiated with the Local Highway Authority. Any financial Page 3 of 26

contribution remaining unspent after ten years from receipt of payment to Oxfordshire County Council will be returned to the payee of the financial contribution or party designated in the Section 106 agreement to receive any such repayment.

 Bus Stop Facilities Contribution in the value of £18,640.00 towards the provision of 2 bus shelters = £8,230 the provision of 2 bus stop flags =£1,090 and commuted sum in the value of £9,320 to be index linked to the based on the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Adjustment Formulae (Civil Engineering) 1990 from June 2017 until the receipt of payment to Oxfordshire County Council which will be payable upon commencement of development. Any bus stop facilities contribution, excluding the commuted sum element remaining unspent after ten years from receipt of payment to Oxfordshire County Council will be returned to the payee of the financial contribution or party designated in the Section 106 agreement to receive any such repayment.

 Public Transport Contribution in the value of £95,636.00 towards the improvement of bus services serving Abingdon on Thames to be index linked to the All Prices Retail Price Index (excluding mortgage interests) from June 2017 until the receipt of payment to Oxfordshire County Council which will be payable upon commencement of development. Any public transport contribution remaining unspent after ten years from receipt of payment to Oxfordshire County Council will be returned to the payee of the financial contribution or party designated in the Section 106 agreement.

 Radley Railway Station Cycle Parking Contribution in the value of £6,000 towards the provision of additional cycle parking spaces at Radley Railway Station to be index linked to the based on the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Adjustment Formulae (Civil Engineering) 1990 from June 2017 until the receipt of payment to Oxfordshire County Council which will be payable upon commencement of development. Any Radley Railway Station Cycle Parking Contribution remaining unspent after ten years from receipt of payment to Oxfordshire County Council will be returned to the payee of the financial contribution or party designated in the Section 106 agreement.

 Tilsley Park Footway Cycleway Link – By a suitably worded planning obligation in the Section 106 the applicant / developer will be required to provide a dedicated footway / cycleway link from the footway / cycleway adjacent to the frontage of the application site on Wootton Road into the Tilsley Park to Radley Railway Station footway / cycleway. The delivery mechanism to be confirmed with the local Planning Authority as landowner.

 Travel Plan monitoring contribution to cover the Local Highway Authority’s reasonable costs of monitoring the residential travel plan in the value of £1,240 to be index linked to the All Prices Retail Price Index (excluding mortgage interests) from June 2017 until the receipt Of payment to Oxfordshire County Council which will be payable upon commencement of development. There will be no long stop date.

Section 278 Offsite Highway Works

The Local Highway Authority would require the applicant to secure the Section 278 highway works which mentioned below within the Section 106 Page 4 of 26

 Primary Site Access highway works on Wootton Road – To be confirmed through further discussion with the applicant.  Secondary Site Access highway works Dunmore Road – To be confirmed through further discussion with the applicant.  New bus stop hard standing on the north western side of Dunmore Road if deemed required by the Local Highway Authority.  Provision of a controlled crossing on Dunmore Road – To be confirmed through further discussion with the applicant.  Provision of a three metre in width footway /cycleway adjacent to the frontage of Wootton Road and crossing facilities across Wootton Road to connect into the existing segregated footway and cycleway.  Provision of cycle improvements on Wootton Road / Bath Street as indicated in Drawing 16192-07. However, the LHA would like to discuss elements of this scheme before approval.

4.0 Conditions:

If the Local Planning Authority is minded to grant outline planning permission the Local Highway Authority recommends the following planning conditions are attached:-

Access Arrangements

Prior to the commencement of development, details of vehicular access to the site shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such details shall include visibility splays in both directions. The access and visibility splay shall be provided prior to construction of the new development and, thereafter, the visibility splays shall be permanently maintained free from obstruction to vision.

Reason:- In the interest of highway safety (Policy DC5 of the adopted Local Plan).

Closure of Existing Access

Prior to the use of the new vehicular access, the existing vehicular access to the highway shall be permanently stopped up in accordance with a detailed scheme which shall first have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason: In the interest of highway safety (Policy DC5 of the adopted Local Plan).

Construction Method Statement

Prior to the commencement of any development (including demolition works), a Construction Method Statement shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved statement shall be complied with throughout the construction period, and shall provide details of the following:-

1. Vehicle parking facilities for construction works, other site operatives and visitors. 2. Site offices and other temporary buildings; 3. Loading and unloading of plant and materials; 4. Storage of plant and materials used during construction; 5. Vehicle wheel washing facilities; 6. Measures to control the emission of dust and dirt. Page 5 of 26

7. A scheme for recycling and / or disposing of waste materials arising from the demolition and construction works 8. Installation and maintenance of security hoarding /fencing

Reason: In the interests of visual and residential amenity and highway safety (Policies DC1, DC5 and DC9 of the adopted Local Plan).

Surface Water Drainage

Development shall not begin until a surface water drainage scheme for the site based on sustainable drainage principles and an assessment of the hydrological and hydro-geological context of the development, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the local planning authority. The scheme shall subsequently be implemented in accordance with the approved details before the development is completed. The scheme shall also include:

 Discharge Rates  Discharge Volumes  Maintenance and management of SUDS features  Sizing of features – attenuation volume  Infiltration in accordance with BRE365  Detailed drainage layout with pipe numbers  SUDS (detailed drainage strategy)  Network drainage calculations

Reason:- To ensure the effective drainage of the site in the interest of public health and the avoidance of flooding (Policies DC9 and DC14 of the adopted Local Plan)

Travel Information Packs

Prior to the occupation of the development a copy of the Sustainable Travel information Pack (STIP) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority following consultation with the Local Highway Authority. The approved STIP shall then be provided to each household initially to occupy the dwellings to be built and shall include information on the alternatives to single-occupancy car use available to residents, walking and cycle route maps, discounts, and public transport information.

Reason:- To encourage the use of sustainable modes of transport (Policy GS10 of the adopted Local Plan).

Travel Plan

Prior to first occupation of any dwelling a Travel Plan shall be drawn up, and submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority; such plans to include proposals for all travel by modes other than the private car for journeys to and from site.

Reason: To promote the use of non-car modes of transport in accordance with Policy Policy GS10 of the adopted Local Plan.

5.0 Informatives:

Please note the Advance Payments Code (APC), Sections 219-225 of the Highways Act 1980, is in force in the county to ensure financial security from the developer to Page 6 of 26

off-set the frontage owners’ liability for private street works, typically in the form of a cash deposit or bond. Should a developer wish for a street or estate to remain private then to secure exemption from the APC procedure a ”Private Road Agreement” must be entered into with the County Council to protect the interests of prospective frontage owners.

INF17 Works within the Highway

If works are required to be carried out within the public highway, the applicant is advised not to commence such work before formal approval has been granted by Oxfordshire County Council by way of either: i) A Section 184 Notice under the Highways Act 1980, or ii) A legal agreement between the applicant and Oxfordshire County Council

INF24 Surface Water Drainage

It is the responsibility of the developer to ensure proper provision is made for the surface water drainage of the site to ground, watercourse or surface water sewer. To avoid foul sewer flooding, surface water must not be drained to a foul sewer. The use of sustainable drainage systems (known as SUDS) is very much encouraged. SUDS offer an alternative approach to traditional engineered drainage solutions by detaining run- off on site and releasing it slowly into watercourses or to ground (e.g. dry ditches / swales, detention / attenuation ponds, integrated wetlands). Source control techniques are also roofs’ which allow rainwater re-use. These techniques reduce the likelihood of flash flooding, result in greatly improved water quality, are often cheaper and easier to maintain than traditional engineered drainage solutions (i.e. involving seal trapped gullies and petrol interceptors), and can provide wildlife habitats.

INF23 Watercourses

Any culverting, damming, diverting or infilling of a watercourse requires the prior written approval of the Local Authority under the terms of the Public Health Act 1936 and the prior written consent of the Lead Local Flood Authority under the terms of the Land Drainage Act 1991 and the Water Resources Act 1991. The Local Flood Authority does not normally grant consent for culverting a watercourse. The term “watercourse” includes all open, bridged, culverted or piped rivers, streams, ditches, drains, cuts, dykes, sluices and passages through which water flows.

6.0 Detailed comments:

6.1 Background

The application site, on the north-west fringe of Abingdon on Thames, is part of an allocated housing site for 200 dwellings in the Abingdon and Oxford Sub Fringe Area part of the Vale of the White Horse Local Plan 2031 Part 1 Strategic Sites and Policies (VOWH LP1 2031) which was adopted on 14th December 2016. A neighbouring site North of Abingdon on Thames is also an allocated housing site for 800 dwellings in the VOWH LP1 2031. An outline planning application for that site consisting of 900 dwellings, a 50 bed retirement home, local centre, a 1.5 form entry primary school, community hub, 80 bed care home and associated facilities has recently been submitted (P17/V0050/OUT). Another two sites allocated for housing in VOWH LP1 2031 which are North West Radley for 240 dwellings and Page 7 of 26

South of Kennington for 270 dwellings are in close proximity to the application site. These four allocated housing sites will be enabled by improvements to the A34 Lodge Hill and bus service frequency between Oxford and Abingdon will potentially enable the mitigation of the strategic transport impact of these four residential development in the Abingdon and Oxford Sub Fringe Area of the VOWH LP1 2031.

Abingdon is designated in the VOWH LPP1 2031 as a market town potentially offering employment, convenience and comparison shopping, recreation and leisure opportunities. An Air Quality Management Area was declared in Abingdon in 2006 covering the central ring of roads around the centre of Abingdon. These roads include Stratton Way, Stert St, High St, Vineyard, Bridge St, and parts of Ock St and Bath St which feed into the central ring. Oxford offers employment, comparison shopping, recreation and leisure opportunities

The Local Highway Authority has reviewed the following supporting documents and plans when considering this outline planning application.

 Drawing no. CAT106-3201 Concept Master Plan  Drawing no. CAT106-3501 Development Parameters  Planning Statement PF/9547 May 2017  Design and Access Statement  Flood Risk Assessment  Transport Statement - Residential Travel Plan (SKP/DN/NS 16192-02) 9th May 2017

6.2 Trip Generation

6.2.1 The applicant has used TRICS 7.2.3 to predict trip generation rates for the proposed residential development using specified parameters. The latest version of TRICS is version 7.4.1. The applicant’s transport consultant needs to demonstrate that there would not be any material difference between the two versions of TRICS above. Table 1 and Table 2 provides a comparison between the North West Abingdon predicted trip rates and North Abingdon predicted trip rates applied to North West Abingdon respectively . It is noted that the trip rates used by North West Abingdon are lower than for North Abingdon.

Table 1 Trip Generation using North West Abingdon as indicated in the Transport Assessment (TA)

IN OUT Total 08:00-09:00 0.153 31 0.394 79 110 17:00-18:00 0.340 68 0.199 40 108

Table Trip Generation using North Abingdon Trip Rates

IN OUT Total 08:00-09:00 0.18 36 0.45 90 126 17:00-18:00 0.39 78 0.25 50 128

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6.3 Trip Distribution

6.3.1 To derive the trip distribution of trips generated by the application site in the AM and PM peaks the applicants transport consultant has used 2010 Census Data (Vale of White Horse 006’ MSOA) with the proportion of trips attracted to each destination shown in Table 9 of the TA. A distribution diagram is presented in Appendix H of the TA. The Local Highway Authority question the trip distribution diagram shown in Appendix H:-

 The blue line refers to 30% in the diagram whereas the blue segmented destinations in the NW table add up to 44.9%.  The Local Highway Authority do not believe that all the blue segmented destinations that will need to access the A34, A34 and A44 and A34 and A40 will use the blue route. Unless the applicant’s transport consultant can prove otherwise it would not reflect actual travel patterns to either travel via Cumnor, Wootton, A420 onto the A34 or go northwards up B0417 Wootton Road than turn right up Whitecross to access the A34 at Hinksey Hill.

6.4 Growth Factor

6.4.1 The applicant has used TEMPRO 7 which is the latest version of the software to growth the existing trip rates into the future years.

6.5 Junction Assessment

6.5.1 Notwithstanding the comments made above in paragraphs 6.2.1 and 6.3.1 above the Local Highway Authority provide comments on the junction capacity assessments in respect to the information provided in the Transport Assessment. Although the applicant has assessed the proposed site access junction, the two junctions nearest the site and the Colwell Drive/ Marcham Road, the applicant has not assessed all the junctions the Local Highway Authority recommended in their formal response to the Local Planning Authority in regard to P17/V0548/SCO. No explanation has been provided in the Transport Assessment or the Environment Statement why the other junctions recommended by the Local Highway Authority have not been assessed.

6.5.2 Site Access Junction Assessment

6.5.2.1 Tables 11 and 12 in the TA show the junction modelling results for the North West Abingdon site access without and with the proposed residential development on the opposite side of Wootton Road from the application site respectively. The Local Highway Authority cannot agree the junction capacity assessment until the matter raised in paragraphs 6.2.1 and 6.3.1 are addressed.

6.5.3 Wootton Road / Dunmore Road / Copenhagen Drive Junction Assessment

6.5.3.1 Table 13 and Table 14 show the junction modelling results for the Wootton Road / Dunmore Road/ Copenhagen Drive Roundabout with and without the A34 Lodge Hill Slips respectively without the mitigation scheme proposed by the applicant of the North Abingdon site for this junction. Whereas, Table 15 and Table 16 show the junction modelling results for the same junction, same A34 without and with scenario and with the mitigation scheme proposed by the applicant of the North Abingdon site for this junction. The output for the base year (2017) shown in Table 13 equates to a maximum queue length of 71 metres along

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Dunmore Road from this junction However, Oxfordshire County Council carried out queue length survey for a continuous 5 day period in April 2016 which revealed longer queue lengths on four out of the five days surveyed compared with what is shown in the output for the base year (2017) shown in Table 13.

6.5.4 Oxford Road/ Dunmore Road/ Twelve Acre Drive roundabout

6.5.4.1 Table 17 and Table 18 show the junction modelling results for this junction with and without the A34 Lodge Hill Slips and without the mitigation scheme proposed by the applicant of the North Abingdon site for this junction. Whereas, Table 19 show the junction modelling results for the same junction, without A34 Lodge Hill Slips but with the mitigation scheme proposed by the applicant of the North Abingdon site for this junction. Table 20 shows the junction modelling results with both A34 Lodge Hill Slips and the mitigation scheme proposed by the applicant of the North Abingdon site.

6.5.5 Colwell Drive/ Marcham Road

6.5.5.1 Table 21 shows the junction results for this junction without the slips but no table has been included for Colwell Drive/ Marcham Road with the slips. This missing table needs to be submitted to the Local Highway Authority. Additionally, the base year assessment does not appear to validate well with observed queues and delay. Further information and validation is required.

6.5.6 Other comments the Local Highway Authority on the junction capacity wish to make are stated in paragraphs 6.5.6.1 and 6.5.6.2 below

6.5.6.1 The Transport Assessment (TA) states the site will create 2 additional trips every minute which it calls a modest increase. The roads surrounding the site already experience severe congestion at peak times, so even a moderately low number of additional trips could be a tipping point in the road network being able to cope.

6.5.6.2 The TA in paragraph 6.3.3 reproduced below seems to suggest that the new slips would only have a “little impact” on site distribution, which I do not believe is correct:

“Whilst the slips would clearly effect the distribution of the North Abingdon residential site given its proximity to Lodge Hill, their introduction would potentially have little impact on the North Abingdon residential development due to the site being equidistant between Lodge Hill and the A34/ Marcham existing all movements junction.”

Significant queuing exists in and around the Marcham Road in the AM and PM peaks periods. Whilst it may be ‘equidistant’, journey times could be significantly less if using Lodge Hill Slips. That said, even if all southbound traffic generated by the North West Abingdon site did route through Colwell Drive and Marcham Road, this is only made achievable in capacity terms by the redistribution of traffic generated elsewhere due to A34 Lodge Hill Slips.

6.6 Mitigation of the Traffic Impact Arising from this Proposed Residential Development

6.6.1 To mitigate the traffic impact of this proposed residential development the Local Highway Authority will require the applicant to provide the following:-

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6.6.2 A34 Lodge Hill South Facing Slips. The Local Highway Authority require the applicant to pay a financial contribution of £3,500 per dwelling towards the construction of the A34 South facing slips. A three stage Grampian Condition will be applied to this development site associated with the delivery of Lodge Hill South Facing Slips:

 Stage 1: No more than 250 occupations across all four sites to the north of Abingdon (North Abingdon, NW Abingdon, NW Radley and South Kennington) until funding secured. Apportionment of occupations (no more than 250) at the discretion of the Local Planning Authority).

 Stage 2: No more than the amount of occupations apportioned at Stage 1 until a construction contract is let for the construction of Lodge Hill South Facing Slips.

 Stage 3: Grampian condition removed once construction contract is let.

6.6.3 Wootton Road / Dunmore Road / Copenhagen Drive Junction Improvement and Cycle Improvement on Wootton Road / Bath Street.

The Local Highway Authority will be requiring the applicant to develop a suitable acceptable scheme to mitigate the impact this proposed residential development causes to the junction including the provision of improved cycle facility improvements and other improvements preliminary shown on Drawing 16192-07 Proposed Cycle Improvements Wootton Road / Bath Street. The Local Highway Authority wishes to discuss the fore-mentioned proposed cycle improvements with the applicant.

6.7 Access

6.7.1 The application site is bounded to the south east by the B4017 Wootton Road and to the south west by the Dunmore Road, north west by the A34 and a tributary of the River Stert to the north east.

6.7.2 Drawing 16192-06 Revision A shows a simple T junction on the B4017 Wootton Road will provide the primary vehicular access to the application site. To potentially demonstrate that a site access can be provided to the land on the opposite side of B4017 Wootton Road, which is part of the North West Abingdon on Thames allocation but not included in this outline planning application, an indicative T junction access is also shown on Drawing 16192- 06 Revision A. To maintain traffic flow on the B4017 a ghosted island creating a dedicated right turn lane into this application site and separately a ghosted island creating right turn lane into the land on the opposite side of B4017 Wootton Road. The design of these simple priority T ghosted island junctions need to be designed to the Design Manual for Road and Bridges Volume 6 Part 6 (TD 42/95) and along with other information required by the Local Highway Authority submitted on a revised Drawing 16192-06 The Local Highway Authority require the applicant to arrange for an independent stage one road safety audit for the junction layouts on A4017 Wootton Road shown on Drawing 16192-06 Revision A and then submitted to the Local Highway Authority for further consideration.

A carriageway width of six metres is shown for the primary residential street to serve this proposed residential development which is considered to be acceptable in principle by the Local Highway Authority based on the current proposal shown on Drawing 16192-06 Revision A. No results of a speed survey over a seven day period have been submitted with this submission to identify the actual traffic speed on the A4017 Wootton Road to ensure adequate sight lines are provided from the primary residential street into the A4017 Wootton Page 11 of 26

Road in both directions. A speed survey over a continuous seven day period in a neutral month i.e. outside school holiday periods and not in December needs to be arranged by the applicant, carried out, information analysed giving average and average 85th percentile speeds and the information submitted for the consideration of the Local Planning Authority and Local Highway Authority.

6.7.3 Drawing 16192-06a-1 Revision A shows a refuse collection vehicle swept path analysis for a 10.775 metres in length refuse collection vehicle (design vehicle) turning left in and left out of the proposed vehicular access on Wootton Road with a. The design vehicle needs to be 11.6 metres in length with outputs also showing a medium sized private car in the site access travelling in the opposing direction to the design vehicle (to ensure there is adequate clearance for the design vehicle and private car can use the site access at the same time) and all movements must be shown. For the avoidance of doubt “all movements” means separate design vehicle swept path outputs for left turn in, left turn out, right turn in and right turn out.

6.7.4 It is noted that a secondary access will be provided on Dunmore Road for the use of pedestrians, cyclists and emergency vehicles. The actual location of the secondary access to the application site from Dunmore Road is not shown on Drawing 16192-09 Revision A. The applicant will need to demonstrate by a swept path analysis that a fire engine can enter and egress the secondary access in forward gear within the extent of the carriageway.

6.8 Pedestrian and Cycle Facilities

6.8.1 On the south eastern side of Dunmore Road and the south western side of the B4017 Wootton Road there are dedicated footway / cycleway facilities forming part of the strategic cycle network in Abingdon on Thames potentially providing cycle connectivity to Radley Railway Station, Abingdon town centre and Abingdon Business Park. As discussed further below, more detail in required on how the application site will connect into the existing footway and cycleway network.

6.8.2 No footway currently exists on the B4017 Wootton Road fronting the application site. Drawing 16192-06 Revision A shows no footway fronting the application site and no footway adjoining the primary residential street. A segregated footway and cycleway is available on the opposite side of the B4017 Wootton Road from the application site. Despite the lack of a footway provision on the application site side of B4017 Wootton Road the Drawing 16192-06 Revision A shows a proposed uncontrolled pedestrian crossing of B4017 Wootton Road with a refuge island in the middle. From a site visit carried out on 27th June 2017 a watercourse along the frontage of the application site was observed and the space available between the nearest edge of the ditch to B4017 Wootton Road and the north eastern kerbline of B4017 Wootton Road is unlikely to provide a two metre in width footway, yet alone a three metre footway /cycleway. There is also likely to be an 8 metre in width easement requirement from the top of the bank back. Further details are required from the applicant in regard to how they propose to provide footway and cycleway connectivity along the frontage of the application site and how they intend to connect into the footway / cycleway on the south west side of B4017 Wootton Road.

Separately a land ownership plan will need to be submitted demonstrating that land required to form the site access and the segregated footway / cycleway fronting the application site on B4017 Wootton Road is either public highway or land in the applicant’s ownership. Clarification is required from the applicant whether the existing gated access to the site will remain and be incorporated into the design of this proposed residential development or will

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be closed. A provisional planning condition has been included in section 4. More details are required relating to foot and cycle crossing facilities to be provided on Wootton Road.

6.8.3 Dunmore Road in the immediate vicinity of the application site has a footway fronting the site which is 1.8 metres in width. No improvement to the existing dedicated footway and cycleway facilities on Dunmore Road, mentioned in paragraph 6.8.4 below are proposed on Drawing 16192-09, but a proposed signalised crossing is proposed. No footway and cycleway connection within the application site to the signalised crossing is shown, but it is acknowledged for practical or technical reasons the actual position of the signalised crossing may change prior to installation. To ensure there is adequate footway and cycleway connection between the application site to the proposed signalised crossing and also facilitate the provision of a bus shelter,

6.8.4 Pre-application advice provided by the Local Highway Authority to the applicant stated improved foot and cycle connections between the application and Tilsley Park including a green route through this public open space would be sought from residential development at North West Abingdon. Drawing CAT106 3501 Parameter Plan shows a proposed footpath and cycle path connection between the application site and Tilsley Park but there should be a direct route between the footway and cycleway adjacent to B4017 Wootton Road and the Tilsley Park. The spur in Tilsley Park will need to connect into the foot and cycle link connecting Tilsley Park and Radley Railway Station via the North Abingdon site. Tilsley Park is managed by Vale of the White Horse therefore their involvement and in principle agreement and then subject to a principle agreement the timing and construction of the green route will then need to be agreed. It is intended to secure the Tilsley Park foot and cycle link by a Section 106 planning obligation.

6.9 Bus Stop and Bus Service Provision

6.9.1 Currently, the nearest operational bus stops to the application site are the Dunmore Farm bus stops on B4017 Wootton Road which are within a walking distance of 400 metres, equivalent to a 5 minute walk. The bus services that serve these bus stops are:-

4 Wood Farm – Oxford City Centre (Frideswide Square) – Botley – Cummor – Wootton and Abingdon (Stratton Way)

Journey Time Oxford (Frideswide Square) to Dalton Barracks = approximately 30 minutes and Abingdon (Stratton Way) to Dalton Barracks = approximately 7 minutes

4B Wood Farm – Oxford City Centre (Frideswide Square) – Botley – Cummor – Wootton and Abingdon (Stratton Way)

Journey Time Oxford (Frideswide Square) to Sandleigh Road = approximately 21 minutes and Abingdon (Stratton Way) to Sandleigh Road Wootton = approximately 13 minutes

Mon- Friday - These two bus services combined provide an half hourly bus service during the daytime starting at 5.57 (4B) and 6:24 (4) from Abingdon (Stratton Way) to Oxford and from Oxford (Frideswide Square) towards Abingdon at 06.06 (4) and 06:36 (4B). In the evening after 19:00 there is an hourly service operated by the 4 only with the last bus from Oxford (Frideswide Square) towards Abingdon at 22.46 and from Abingdon towards Oxford at 23:30

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Saturday – Only bus service number 4 operates providing an hourly bus service during the daytime into the late evening starting at 06:25 from Abingdon (Stratton Way) to Oxford and 08:06 Oxford (Frideswide Square) towards Abingdon. The last bus from Oxford (Frideswide Square) towards Abingdon is at 23:46 and from Abingdon (Stratton Way towards Oxford at 23:30.

Sunday - Only bus service number 4 operates providing an hourly bus service during the daytime and into the late evening starting at 07:50 from Abingdon (Stratton Way) to Oxford and 08:06 Oxford (Frideswide Square) towards Abingdon. The last bus from Oxford (Frideswide Square) towards Abingdon at 23:46 and from Abingdon (Stratton Way) towards Oxford at 22:50

More information on these bus service is available at the web address below:- https://city.oxfordbus.co.uk/timetables-fares/

6.9.2 The four strategic housing sites allocated in the Abingdon on Thames and Oxford Fringe Area of the Vale of the White Horses Local Plan 2031 consisting of 1,673 dwellings will put increase pressure on the existing bus services on the Oxford to Abingdon bus corridor. To mitigate this, positive discussions have been held with bus operators regarding the extension of the existing 35 bus service (Oxford-Kennington-Radley-Abingdon). By increasing the frequency of the service and splitting the route, Dunmore Road and Twelve Acre Drive could be served by two buses per hour in both directions. This requires two extra buses, a cost of £800,000. A financial contribution of £478.18 per dwelling is required from the four strategic sites below to enable the bus service improvement to be provided. Therefore this proposed residential development of 200 dwellings is required to pay a bus service contribution of £95,636.00

6.9.3 In regard to bus stop facilities to serve this proposed bus service improvement there is currently no bus stop fronting the application site and a non-operational bus stop on the opposite side of Dunmore Road consisting of a layby and tired bus shelter. The Local Highway Authority will require the applicant to pay Section 106 financial contribution towards the supply and installation of two bus shelters, two bus stop poles and flags and commuted sums for future maintenance of bus stop facilities and if required provide the hardstanding for the new bus stop on Dunmore Road by Section 278 as discussed in the Legal Agreement section of this report. The exact location of the bus stop fronting the application site and the specification for these bus shelters will require the agreement of the Local Highway Authority and Abingdon Town Council. Alternatively, if such bus stop facilities cannot be provided in Dunmore Road the Local Highway Authority will require the same financial contribution amount towards the provision of bus stops that are nearer the application site on B4017 Wootton Road.

6.9.4 The nearest railway station to the application site is Radley Railway Station. A roughly hourly train service towards Oxford and Didcot and London Paddington, which provide onward travel to other destinations. Currently this railway station is served by bus service (35) that is proposed to be extended to service this application site and is also within a reasonable cycle distance from the application site and it is proposed to improve cycle connectivity to Radley Railway Station from this application site as discussed in paragraph 6.8.4. This proposed residential development and the other three strategic residential developments will be required to provide a proportionate and reasonable financial contribution towards the total cost of providing additionally cycle parking facilities at Radley Railway Station. This residential development will be required by the Local Highway Authority to pay a financial contribution of £6,000.

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6.10 Car Parking Provision and Car Parking Space Dimensions

6.10.1 This current outline planning application is only considering means of access. Car parking is a matter that would be considered as part of a reserved matter application relating to layout. Oxfordshire County Council have produced the guidance document Transport for New Developments Parking Standards for New Residential Developments Version 1 December 2011 which is available at the web address below:- www.oxfordshire.gov.uk%2Fcms%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Ffolders%2Fdocuments%2 Froadsandtransport%2Ftransportpoliciesandplans%2Fnewdevelopments%2Fparkingstandar dsfornewresidentialdevelopments.pdf&usg=AFQjCNGN1b5zicl_tNQ2aJoBKe3q3xC0sA&bvm =bv.118353311,d.ZWU

6.10.2 The table below paragraph 3.3 in this guidance provides guidance on car parking space dimensions and Appendix C sets out guidance on car parking provision relating to the geographic area that covers this application site. Allocated car parking for residents should be provided on plot and in car parking courts. Visitor car parking should ideally be provided on plot and in car parking courts. In addition or alternatively designated visitor car parking spaces will need to be provided which are spread proportionately across the residential development. Casual car parking on street should be discouraged by designing the residential streets within the proposed development appropriately.

6.11 Cycling Parking

6.11.1 In regard to houses on plot cycle parking will need to be provided in an adequately sized garage, minimum dimensions being 3.0 metres in width x 6.0 metres in length, or in a shed which must be accessible without having to pass through the dwelling. Cycle parking for apartments should be provided in cycle stores that are located in close proximity to the apartment block, weather proof and allow cycles to be stored securely.

6.12 Construction Traffic Management Plan

6.12.1 To ensure disruption on the local highway network in the vicinity of the application site during construction is minimised and the amenity of residents living in the vicinity of the application site and new residents on site is maintained the applicant will be required to produce and submit a Construction Traffic Management Plan (CMTP) for approval by the Local Planning Authority. Details to be included in the CTMP will include:-

 construction traffic routing to the construction site from the nearest strategic road;  wheel washing facilities on site (including the adequate disposal of waste water);  hours of construction site activity;  adequate enclosure of the construction site;  adequate construction operative car parking provision on site;  site access for construction traffic  demonstrate delivery vehicles will enter and egress the construction site in forward gear and there is the ability for vehicles to turn around within the application site.

6.12.2 The Local Highway Authority recommends to the Local Planning Authority, if they are minded to grant outline planning permission a suitably worded planning condition is attached to that permission.

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6.13 Public Rights of Way

6.13.1 There are no public rights of way crossing the site and no public rights of way in the immediate vicinity of the application site.

6.14 Surface Water Drainage.

6.14.1 A Flood Risk Assessment has been produced to support this outline planning application. Due to the proposed residential development being at an early stage in the planning process and the proposed residential development layout not being finalised the identified volumes, discharge rates, and the conceptual drainage strategy can only be considered to be indicative. The Local Highway Authority recommends to the Local Planning Authority a suitably worded planning condition is attached to the outline planning permission if the Local Planning Authority are minded to grant approval.

6.14.2 It is noted there is a watercourse fronting the application site on Wootton Road which flows into the Larkham Stream opposite Abingdon College and a tributary of the River Stert on the north eastern boundary of the site. An eight metre wide easement is required at the top of any watercourse bank. Vale of the White Horse District Council as agent to Oxfordshire County Council, the Lead Local Flood Authority, will need to be contacted in regard to any Land Drainage Consents required. An attenuation basin is currently proposed which will have banks with a 1:4 slope for safety reasons the bank will need to have a 1:3 slope. A swale is proposed at the toe of the A34 embankment northwest boundary of the application site.

6.15 Travel Planning

6.15.1 The applicant has submitted a Travel Plan within the Transport Assessment to support this outline planning application. The Travel Plan, which cannot be approved until the proposed residential development details including layout have been formalised, will need to be revisited prior to commencement of development. The Local Highway Authority recommends to the Local Planning Authority that a suitably worded planning condition is attached to this outline planning permission. Please find below some initial comment on the Travel Plan submitted:-

 Para 3.6.1 Mention is made of this section of the TA it should read Travel Plan  Para 5.2.3 includes a commitment to include ‘Signage to direct pedestrians and cyclists to key facilities and places of interest, including distances’. It might be more appropriate to include times to walk and cycle to key destinations this would be easier to understand and encourage residents to walk and cycle at the same time.  Para 6.3.3 Further discussion with the Local Highway Authority will be required in regard to the timing of travel surveys  Para 8.1.1 Table 4 every action should also have a person who is responsible for ensuring that the action is completed.  the range of actions contained are very limited and a wider range of hard and soft measures which are short, medium and longer term will be required. The action table will require further development. At the moment these actions do not present a credible package of measures to reduce single occupancy vehicle (SOV) trips to and from the site.  Details should be added to the revised travel plan of the likely number of site residents and the housing mix that is being proposed as well as the planned build out rate for the site.

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 No mention of personal travel planning is made in the submitted travel plan this needs to be added

6.15.2 To encourage and promote alternatives to single occupant car use from the outset of residents occupying new dwellings within this proposed residential development a travel information pack needs to produced, agreed and then distributed to residents upon moving into their dwelling. As a minimum this should contain information on the alternatives to single- occupancy car use available to residents, walking and cycling route maps, discounts, public transport information and contact details for the Travel Plan Co-ordinator for the site. The access link below provides useful hints when preparing a travel information pack https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/sites/default/files/folders/documents/roadsandtransport/tr ansportpoliciesandplans/newdevelopments/TravelInformationPackRequirements.pdf

The Local Highway Authority recommend a planning condition is attached to the outline planning application requiring a travel information pack is prepared, submitted for approval and the approved travel information pack is distributed to residents upon moving into the residential development. In regard to detail included in the submitted Travel Plan relating to Travel Information Packs the following comments are made:-

 Travel information packs (TIP) should also include a location map which has the site at the centre and shows where local facilities and services (including bus stops) that the residents will need to access on a day to day basis can be found as well as average walking and cycling times to get to them. The TIP should contain details of shopping facilities available locally as well as the home shopping services available for the site, taxi information, cycling shops etc. Details of who will provide personalised travel planning advice to residents should also be include. Links to transport providers and other web sites and the option for residents of receiving the pack electronically.

 Residents should also have the option of receiving their travel information packs electronically, allowing them to directly access things like transport provider’s web sites and timetabling information.

Officer’s Name: Simon Wellbeloved Officer’s Title: Transport Engineer South and Vale Locality TDC Team Date: 30 June 2017

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Archaeology

Recommendation:

No objection subject to conditions

Key issues:

A programme of geophysical survey and archaeological evaluation has been undertaken. This has revealed the presence of a settlement site dating from the Middle Iron Age into the early Romano British period.

We would recommend therefore that should consent be granted that conditions are attached that will require a programme of archaeological investigation and recording of the area where archaeological features have been revealed to be undertaken in advance of the development.

Legal agreement required to secure:

None

Conditions:

1) The applicant, or their agents or successors in title, shall be responsible for organising and implementing an archaeological investigation, to be undertaken prior to development commencing. The investigation shall be carried out by a professional archaeological organisation in accordance with a Written Scheme of Investigation that has first been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

Reason - To safeguard the recording of archaeological matters within the site in accordance with the NPPF (2012)

2) Prior to the commencement of the development and following the approval of the Written Scheme of Investigation referred to in condition 1, a staged programme of archaeological investigation shall be carried out by the commissioned archaeological organisation in accordance with the approved Written Scheme of Investigation. The programme of work shall include all processing, research and analysis necessary to produce an accessible and useable archive and a full report for publication which shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority.

Reason - To safeguard the recording of archaeological matters within the site in accordance with the NPPF (2012).

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Informatives:

None

Detailed comments:

The site of proposed development is located within an area of considerable archaeological potential. A programme of archaeological geophysical survey and evaluation (trenching) has been undertaken and reports submitted with the application.

The majority of features have been identified within the south western part of the application area. The trenching has corroborated the results of the geophysics that have identified a hitherto unknown settlement site. Most of the archaeological features that include enclosures, ditches, post holes, pits and gullies are dated to the Middle Iron Age to the early Romano British period. It is likely that some of the enclosures were for stock but some curvilinear ditches may represent gullies surrounding roundhouses, foundation trenches or small ditched circular enclosures.

We would therefore recommend that, should planning permission be granted, the applicant should be responsible for implementing a programme of archaeological work. This can be ensured through the attachment of suitable negative conditions.

Officer’s Name: Hugh Coddington Officer’s Title: Archaeology Team Leader Date: 08 June 2017

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EDUCATION

Recommendation:

Approval subject to the conditions

Key issues:

Based on the unit mix stated in the application, this proposed development has been estimated to generate 62 primary and nursery pupils, 41 secondary pupils and 1.1 pupils requiring education at an SEN school.

Primary education and Early Years education £2,400,000 Section 106 required towards the necessary construction of a new primary school with nursery provision in Abingdon and a pro rata contribution towards land for the new school.

Secondary education £861,000 Section 106 required towards the necessary construction of a new secondary school and contribution towards the cost of the land, should OCC be required to pay for it.

Special Educational Needs (SEN) education £36,684 Section 106 required for the necessary expansion of permanent SEN capacity serving the area, at Kingfisher School.

An approved bond or alternative agreed form of security will be required.

Legal Agreement required to secure:

Primary and Early Years £2,400,000 (3Q15), s106 contribution towards a new primary school with nursery provision in Abingdon. Index linked from 3rd Quarter 2015 using the PUBSEC Tender Price index.

This is based on the rate agreed with VOWH District Council of £20,000 per pupil place and 62 primary and nursery pupils being generated.

Additionally, a pro rata payment of abnormal costs (if any) in relation to the new primary school, and a pro rata contribution towards the cost of remediated and serviced land for the new primary school.

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Secondary education £861,000 (3Q15) section 106 contribution towards of a new secondary school serving Abingdon and the surrounding area. Index linked from to 3rd Quarter 2015 using PUBSEC Tender Price Index.

Additionally, a pro rata contribution towards the cost of remediated and serviced land for a new secondary school in the event that OCC is required to pay for that land.

This is based on the rate agreed with VOWH District Council of £21,000 per pupil place and 41 secondary school pupils being generated.

SEN education £36,684 s106 contribution towards expanding permanent capacity at Kingfisher (SEN) School. Index linked from to 3rd Quarter 2015 using PUBSEC Tender Price Index.

This is based on Department for Education (DfE) advice weighted for Oxfordshire, including an allowance for ICT at £36,684 per pupil place and 1.10 SEN pupils being generated.

Additional The s106 agreement would require a matrix to adjust the above contributions should the final unit mix generate a higher number of pupils than currently estimated.

Bond – An approved bond or alternative agreed form of security will be required as it is anticipated that s106 contributions in excess of £1m will be deferred post implementation.

Informatives: Contribution calculations are based on the District Council’s policy compliant numbers and mix of dwellings:

Total Dwellings 1 Bed 2 Bed 3 Bed 4 + Bed Total Policy Compliant Mix of New Dwellings 27 53 79 41 200 Notified Mix of New Dwellings 0 Dwellings to be Demolished 0 Net Dwellings 27 53 79 41 200

Pupil generation, and consequently developer contributions amounts required towards education, will need to be revised when there is a confirmed mix of dwellings.

Detailed Comments:

Primary: Demand for primary school places in Abingdon has risen rapidly in recent years, and there has been sustained pressure on places in the north Abingdon area in particular. Based on admission numbers and pupil numbers as at January 2017, other than in the oldest year group (leaving the school in July 2017), Abingdon town schools are full or close to full in all years: Page 21 of 26

Year group R 1 2 3 4 5 6 Number on roll 386 376 390 380 390 379 341 Spare places 4 14 0 10 0 11 49 % spare places 1.0% 3.6% 0.0% 2.6% 0.0% 2.8% 12.6%

While there has been some expansion of the town’s schools, and some one-off bulge classes, the existing schools do not have the capacity to expand further. A new primary school is therefore necessary to meet the population growth expected as a result of the planned housing development in Abingdon, and this is a requirement in the VOWH Local Plan.

The primary and nursery school provision for this site has been assessed in the light of the nearby strategic site covered by application P17/V0050/O, which is required to provide a new 1 form entry primary school. To also meet the needs of the current application, a 1.5 form entry school will be required. This site is therefore required to pay the difference between the cost of a 1FE with 60 nursery places (£5.4m) and the cost of a 1.5 FE with 75 place nursery (£7.8m), i.e. a contribution of £2.4m is required towards providing primary and nursery places at the proposed new school.

This contribution has been calculated on the basis of the interim rate agreed with VoWH of £20,000 (3Q15) per pupil place. These costs are based on a simple build with no abnormals. Should the build result in abnormal costs then the pro rata costs of these will be paid by the applicant.

In addition, the applicant will also be required to pay a pro-rata contribution towards the cost of the additional land required to expand the school to 1.5 form entry. The County Council currently estimates the land value it will pay for land at £375,000 per hectare. The land required for a 1.5 fe school compared to a 1fe school is 0.47 Ha. On this basis, the land value in this case is estimated at £176,250.

Until the school on the North Abingdon site is open, pupils generated from this development may need to be accommodated in temporary accommodation or transported at public expense to the nearest school with an available place.

Secondary: Rising pupil numbers already in Abingdon primary schools will in due course remove the currently spare secondary school places and require expansion of capacity in the area. Given the constrained nature of the existing school sites, this is expected to require a new secondary school in the vicinity of Abingdon. The scale and location of additional capacity needs to be informed by the emerging SODC Local Plans and planning for the additional growth expected to resolve Oxford's unmet housing need, as well as the emerging VOWH Local Plan Part 2. The precise location is therefore to be confirmed.

Contributions are sought towards a new secondary school to serve the Abingdon area (including the surrounding villages which form part of this school planning area). Based on the VoWH agreed interim cost per pupil place of £21,000 (3Q15) and the 41 secondary children estimated to be generated on a policy compliant mix the contribution would be £861,000 (3Q15).

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If the county council is required to purchase land for the new secondary school, it would require a proportionate financial contribution from this development towards the cost of doing so. The required site area for a 600 place secondary school is 48,800m2, or 81m2 per pupil. A pro rata land contribution from this development would therefore be towards the cost of 3,321m2 based on the pupil generation from a policy compliant mix.

Special: There are insufficient SEN places to meet the needs of the proposed development and a proportionate contribution towards expanding SEN provision serving this area would be required Across Oxfordshire 1.11% of pupils are taught in special schools. SEN provision for the Abingdon, Cumnor, Didcot & Wallingford areas is provided by the Kingfisher School, as well as by those schools serving the whole county.

Kingfisher School's current capacity partly depends on poor-quality temporary accommodation. The school is planning additional permanent accommodation to meet the growing demand for SEN school places. Based on 1.1 children requiring SEN provision being generated and a cost of expanding existing facilities of £36,684 would be £40,352 (3Q15).

Early Years: Under Sections 6 and 7(as substituted by section 1 of the Education Act 2011) of the Childcare Act 2006 the Council has a responsibility to ensure that there is sufficient childcare to enable families:-

a) to access the free early education entitlement for their child.

b) to take up, or remain in work, or

c) to undertake education or training, which could reasonably lead to work.

Free early education is a statutory entitlement to 570 hours per year for eligible two-year old children, where such eligibility is targeted at circa 40% of this age group, and for all three year old children.

The Childcare Act 2016 extends the Council’s responsibility to ensure that there is sufficient provision, as the entitlement to free early education will double to 1,140 hours for children, aged 3 and 4, of eligible working parents from September 2017.

Delivery of the free early education and childcare provision in Oxfordshire is through a mixed market of private and voluntary providers, including pre-schools, day nurseries and childminders, and through schools, including academies and free schools.

Provision for those children entitled to free early education will be met through the nursery classes included within the proposed new primary school for this development, and included in the primary school contribution. Additional childcare and nursery provision is expected to be available locally through the provision of a children’s nursery as part of the local centre proposed for the site covered by application P17/V0050/O.

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Property

Key issues:

• The County Council considers that the impacts of the development proposal (if permitted) will place additional strain on its existing community infrastructure. • The following housing development mix has been used:

27 x One Bed Dwellings 53 x Two Bed Dwellings 79 x Three Bed Dwellings 41 x Four Bed Dwellings

• It is calculated that this development would generate a net increase of:

492 additional residents including: 41 resident/s aged 65+ 347 residents aged 20+ 41 resident/s ages 13- 19 37 resident/s ages 0- 4

Legal Agreement required to secure:

• Library £48,216.00 • Adult Day Care £5,412.00 Total* £53,628.00 *Total to be Index-linked from 3rd Quarter 2015 Using PUBSEC Tender Price Index • Administration & Monitoring £10,676 The County Council’s legal fees in drawing up and/or completing a legal agreement will need to be secured.

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Administration

Oxfordshire County Council requires an administrative payment for the purposes of administration and monitoring of the proposed S106 agreement, including elements relating to Education. The admin fee may increase depending on the value of any Transport related obligations.

Conditions:

• The County Council as Fire Authority has a duty to ensure that an adequate supply of water is available for fire-fighting purposes. There will probably be a requirement to affix fire hydrants within the development site. Exact numbers and locations cannot be given until detailed consultation plans are provided showing highway, water main layout and size. We would therefore ask you to add the requirement for provision of hydrants in accordance with the requirements of the Fire & Rescue Service as a condition to the grant of any planning permission

Informatives:

• Fire & Rescue Service recommends that new dwellings should be constructed with sprinkler systems

Detailed Comments: Local Library This development is served by Abingdon Library The Charter. This provision is significantly under-size in relation to its catchment population and this development will therefore place additional pressures on the library service. Costs for improvements are based upon the costs of extending a library. The costs of extending a library is £2,836 per m2 at 3rd Quarter 2015 price base; this equates to £78 (£2,836 x 27.5 / 1,000) per resident. This calculation is based on Oxfordshire County Council adopted standard for publicly available library floor space of 23 m2 per 1,000 head of population, and a further 19.5% space is required for support areas (staff workroom, etc.), totalling 27.5 m2 per 1,000 head of population.

The development proposal would also generate the need to increase the core book stock held by 2 volumes per additional resident. The price per volume is £10.00; this equates to £20 per resident.

• The contribution for the provision of library infrastructure and supplementary core book stock in respect of this application would therefore be based on the following formula: £98 x 492 (the forecast number of new residents) = £48,216.00

Social & Health Care - Day Care Facilities

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This development is served by Abingdon Resource and Well Being Centre and this development will place additional pressures on this adult day care facility. To meet the additional pressures on day care provision the County Council is looking to expand and improve the adult day care facility in Abingdon Resource and Well Being Centre

Contributions are based upon a new day care centre offering 40 places per day (optimum) and open 5 days per week; leading to an equivalent costing of £13,163 per place at 3rd Quarter 2015 price base (this is non-revenue). Based on current and predicted usage figures we estimate that 1% of the over 65 population use day care facilities. Therefore the cost per person aged 65 years or older is £132.

• The contribution for the provision of adult day care infrastructure in respect of this application would therefore be based on the following formula: £132 x 41 (the forecast number of new residents aged 65+) = £5,412.00

Indexation

Financial contributions have to be indexed-linked to maintain the real values of the contributions (so that they can in future years deliver the same level of infrastructure provision currently envisaged). The price bases of the various contributions are covered in the relevant sections above.

General The contributions requested have been calculated where possible using details of the development mix from the application submitted or if no details are available then the County Council has used the best information available. Should the application be amended or the development mixed changed at a later date, the Council reserves the right to seek a higher contribution according to the nature of the amendment.

The contributions which are being sought are necessary to protect the existing levels of infrastructure for local residents. They are relevant to planning the incorporation of this major development within the local community, if it is implemented. They are directly related to this proposed development and to the scale and kind of the proposal.

Officer’s Name: Geri Beekmeyer Officer’s Title: Infrastructure funding Negotiator Date: 04 July 2017

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