Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP)

Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council

Local Plan

August 2018

Infrastructure Delivery Plan August 2018

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

Contents

Page Introduction 3 Background and Methodology 5 Topic 1: Transport 10 Topic 2: Education 17 Topic 3: Healthcare 21 Topic 4: Social Infrastructure 25 Topic 5: Public Services 29 Topic 6: Biodiversity and Flood Infrastructure 32 Topic 7: Utility Services 36 Summary 40 Next Steps 40 Glossary 41

Appendices

Appendix 1: Infrastructure Delivery Schedules

Appendix 2: Local Plan Development Strategy Map

Introduction

1.1 This Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) document has been produced by Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council (The Council).

1.2 An IDP is a document which specifically identifies the infrastructure (including physical, social and green infrastructure) which is necessary to support the development proposed within the Council’s Local Plan, including the Policy and Proposals Map. It is an important document which sets out what exactly is required and how this will be delivered. It is a technical piece of evidence which underpins the development strategy for the borough and ensures that the vision of the Local Plan can be achieved.

1.3 The provision and delivery of infrastructure is vital for the development of sustainable communities, new homes, and economic growth.

1.4 The IDP provides information on existing capacity or deficit in demand for services, details of existing committed infrastructure delivery, and the impact of proposed new development on services and infrastructure. It sets out what will be needed to support new development, including delivery body/bodies, location, type, timescale, cost and source of funding, where this information is available.

1.5 The IDP has been informed through consultation with service providers and is based upon information currently available as at August 2018. This document has been produced alongside the emerging Local Plan.

1.6 The IDP has been prepared in readiness for publication of the Regulation 19 version of the Local Plan.

What is infrastructure?

1.7 Infrastructure planning is concerned with how the many different strands of infrastructure can be identified, considered and planned for. Whilst there is no definition within the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), the Planning Act 2008 Section 216 (2) defines infrastructure as:

(a) roads and other transport facilities,

(b) flood defences,

(d) medical facilities,

(e) sporting and recreational facilities

(f) open spaces, and

(g) affordable housing.

1.8 The Oxford Dictionary (online) states that infrastructure is “the basic physical and organisational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise”.

1.9 Within this document, the following forms of infrastructure are included for study:

Topic Relevant Categories

Transport Road, bus, rail, cycling and walking

Education Primary and Secondary schools, further and higher education, adult learning/community learning

Healthcare Doctors Surgeries, Hospitals, Healthcare/Adult social services

Social Infrastructure Sports recreation and open space, libraries

Public Services Emergency Services (police/fire/ambulance), recycling, waste management and disposal

Biodiversity and Flood Infrastructure Biodiversity, flood and surface water management

Utility Services Water, wastewater, electricity, gas, telecommunications

Background and Methodology

National Policy and Guidance

2.1 The National Planning Policy Framework (published March 2012 and updated July 2018) states that local planning authorities should set out the strategic priorities for the area in the Local Plan. This should include strategic policies to plan positively for the development and infrastructure required in the area to meet the objectives, principles and policies of this Framework. Furthermore, the Council has a duty to cooperate with neighbouring authorities, public, voluntary and private sector organisations.

2.2 In respect of infrastructure, the NPPF states that local planning authorities should work with other authorities and providers to assess the quality and capacity of infrastructure for transport, water supply, wastewater and its treatment, energy (including heat), telecommunications, utilities, waste, health, social care, education, flood risk and coastal change management, and its ability to meet forecast demands; and take account of the need for strategic infrastructure including nationally significant infrastructure within their areas.

2.3 The NPPF states that Plans should set out the contributions expected from development. This should include setting out the levels and types of affordable housing provision required, along with other infrastructure (such as that needed for education, health, transport, flood and water management and green infrastructure). Such policies should not undermine the deliverability of the plan. Adequate, relevant and up-to-date evidence must be used to assess the quality and capacity of such infrastructure and its ability to meet future demands.

2.4 The NPPF is clear that it is important to ensure that there is a reasonable prospect that planned infrastructure is deliverable in a timely fashion. To facilitate this, it is important that local planning authorities understand district-wide development costs at the time Local Plans are drawn up. For this reason, infrastructure and development policies should be planned at the same time, in the Local Plan. The Council is thus required to plan positively to ensure that development and infrastructure needs are met.

2.5 Fundamentally, the Local Plan must be capable of being delivered. Early discussion with infrastructure providers is particularly important.

2.6 National Planning Policy Guidance (NPPG) states that “the detail concerning planned infrastructure provision can be set out in a supporting document such as an infrastructure delivery programme that can be updated regularly. However the key

infrastructure requirements on which delivery of the plan depends should be contained in the Local Plan itself.”

Local Context

2.7 The Council does not currently have an IDP. Tonbridge and Malling have historically sought funding for infrastructure where required for individual developments through Section 106 agreements (also known as planning obligations). New development typically is expected to meet the needs it generates either through this means or by delivery on site. This remains the case. Whilst an assessment of the capacity for introducing the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) has been undertaken as part of the whole plan viability work, the Council is not minded to progress work on CIL until the Local Plan has progressed and been examined.

2.8 The duty for statutory agencies and infrastructure providers to meet their obligations through their own funding sources and investment plans remains.

South East Local Enterprise Partnership

2.9 The South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) is one of 38 LEPs, established to “provide the clear vision and strategic leadership to drive sustainable private sector- led growth and job creation in their area”.

2.10 Several schemes within the borough were previously identified within the SELEP Kent and Medway Growth Deal. This included coordinated congestion relief for Tonbridge Town Centre at a cost of £3.87million (part funded through the Local Growth Fund (LGF)), and the partial funding of improvements to the Leigh Barrier flood defences. At Peters Village at Wouldham, additional investment at Junction 4 of the M20 was identified to also support Kings Hill as part of the West Kent (A21 corridor) SEFUND investments, at a cost of £100 million.

2.11 Some forthcoming and planned highways schemes continue to utilise SELEP funding. This is explored in Appendix 1.

Methodology

2.12 This document will assess current infrastructure provision, needs, deficits and future requirements for the infrastructure listed in Section 1. These are: Transport; Education; Healthcare; Social Infrastructure; Public Services; Biodiversity and Flood Infrastructure; and Utility Services.

2.13 The key outcomes are:

 Provide an up to date picture of current infrastructure supply and demand;  Outline any planned projects;

 Assess the impact of the Local Plan Development Strategy on existing infrastructure and identify any gaps;  Identify funding and costs where information is available, to ensure that the Local Plan Development Strategy is deliverable.

2.14 The Council has engaged with the following service and infrastructure providers in order to obtain the information required for this document. This includes:

 Highways England  Environment Agency  Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council  Kent County Council (Highways, Education, Waste, Libraries, Adult Social Services)  West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group and NHS Property Services  Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospital Trust  Kent Ambulance Services  Kent Fire and Rescue  Kent Police  South East Water  Southern Water  UK Power Networks  Southern Gas Networks  South Eastern Trains  Network Rail  Arriva  Hadlow College and West Kent College

2.15 This is an ongoing dialogue which will continue through to the adoption of the new Local Plan and beyond.

Nb: The IDP is an evolving document. At the time of publication (August 2018) TMBC is awaiting contact and/or input/information from the following bodies/organisations:

 Kent County Council Libraries  Kent County Council Economic Development (in respect of Telecommunications/Openreach)  Network Rail/Southeastern Railways/Southern Railways  Arriva and Nu-venture  Highways England  Kent Police  Kent Fire and Rescue  Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospital Trust and NHS Property Services

Categorisation

2.16 Following liaison with the infrastructure and service providers, the information provided has been inputted into a Schedule (Appendix 1). This complements the information provided under each topic heading within this document.

2.17 The timing of delivery is categorised as such: Short-term (under 5 years); Medium- term (5-10 years); Long-term (10 years); or Varies. Timing is dependent on a myriad of factors including development timescales and funding for example. Therefore this is based on a current best estimate and the information available.

2.18 Infrastructure projects are then categorised as:

Critical: Infrastructure which must happen to enable growth and development identified in our Local Plan Development Strategy Map to take place.

Essential: Projects which are required if development and growth is to be achieved in a timely and sustainable manner.

Desirable: Infrastructure which if not delivered is unlikely to prevent development in the short-term. However this infrastructure remains important and non-delivery could lead to unsustainable development.

2.19 The risk that infrastructure won’t be delivered is also identified and categorised. High means that there are serious doubts as to funding for example, or there are land/ownership issues, or no sites identified; Medium means that there are some uncertainties; and Low means that there is strong confidence. This element of the IDP will need to be kept under close review.

Local Plan Development Strategy

2.20 In light of the publication of updated Sub-National Population Projections (Office of National Statistics, May 2016 – see Table 1 below) and Household Projections (Department for Communities and Local Government, July 2016), an Objectively Assessed Need (OAN) figure of 696 homes per annum has been identified; a total of 13,920 over the plan period (2011-2031).

2.21 When the current pipeline of unimplemented planning permissions, a modest supply of housing through small windfall sites and the need to address the shortfall accrued since the base date of the new Local Plan (2011) is also taken into account, the net need that the Local Plan is expected to address is approximately 6,500 residential units. The Local Plan is proposing a development strategy that could deliver at least 6,834 new homes during the plan period (up to 2031).

2.22 The proposed distribution of sites is shown at Appendix 2 of this document.

Table taken from the September 2016 update to the Strategic Housing Market Assessment

Topic 1: Transport

Highways Agencies/Lead Highways England Organisations Kent County Council (KCC) Highways

Strategies and KCC Local Transport Plan 4 Evidence KCC Growth Without Gridlock A20 Study - KCC/Amey A20 Visum Study – KCC/Amey Tonbridge and Malling Local Plan Transport Assessment and Addendum - Mott Macdonald M25 and M26 Connectivity Study – Systra Consultation Ongoing discussions with KCC Highways and contact made with Highways England. Continuous engagement and consultation has taken place with KCC Highways to inform the development of the Local Plan since the Call for Sites exercise in 2012.

Existing Provision Within the borough there are various strategic key routes, including the A20, M20, A21, A228, M2, A25, A26, A229 and M26 roads.

Proposed A20/Coldharbour roundabout capacity improvements, improvements Provision/Planned to Wateringbury crossroads (Red Hill/Bow Road/Tonbridge Road), and Provision improvements to the Tonbridge station forecourt.

Additional Key projects (and explored in more detail in Appendix 1) include but requirements not limited to: needed to deliver  Improvements to M2 Junction 3 growth proposed  Hermitage Lane/St Andrews Road/Fountain Lane in the Local Plan improvements including junction upgrades  Improvements to Borough Green Road (A25), Dark Hill Road, Borough Green Road (A227), Ightham By-Pass (A25), Celcon (5- arm roundabout and London Road A20)  New relief road between the A25 to the west of Borough Green to the A227 to the north of Borough Green and to the A20 to the east of Borough Green  A20 improvements to footways and cycling infrastructure together with capacity improvements at key junctions including A20/Hall Road/Mill Road, A20/New Road, Station Road, Ditton, A20/New Road, East Malling, A20/Lunsford Lane and A20/New Hythe Lane junction and Hall Road/Station Road, Aylesford  A228 new junction/improvement at Kings Hill  Improvements to the junction of A26/Canon Lane; B2260 High Street/Railway Approach/Vale Road/Barden Road  A26 Quarry Hill Road/Brook Street Traffic improvement scheme to replace roundabout

 Improvements to the junctions of A26/The Ridgeway, Shipbourne Road/ Yardley Park Road/Dry Hill Park Road and A227 High Street/ Bordyke/Landsdowne Road.

Please see Appendix 1 for full list of projects.

It is also expected that individual site allocations will bring forward site specific mitigation on the local road network (for example through improved site access/junctions), as per Appendix 1.

A number of highways improvements have also been identified and modelled at junctions across the borough by consultants Mott Macdonald in their August 2018 Transport Assessment Addendum. These have been included within Appendix 1.

Sources of S106/S278 contributions, Local Transport Plan (LTP), Local Growth Funding Fund, Local Enterprise Partnership and funding through the Local Sustainable Transport initiative.

Funding is also required towards the monitoring of Travel Plans for sites over 100 homes. This costs circa £5000 per site.

Other Relevant Awaiting Highways England input. Information

Rail Agencies/Lead South Eastern Railways Organisations Southern Rail (services to and from Tonbridge) Network Rail Strategies and Network Rail Kent Route Utilisation Strategy Evidence Network Rail Strategic Business Plan Network Rail South East Route: Kent Area Route Study Rail action plan for Kent - KCC Consultation Discussions with South Eastern Railways and contact made with Network Rail. Southern Rail awaiting.

Existing Provision The following services serve and run through Tonbridge and Malling:

Maidstone Line

The Maidstone line diverges from the Chatham main line at Swanley Junction and proceeds down the Darenth valley to Otford junction. It continues via Borough Green & Wrotham and Maidstone East to Ashford, where it joins the South Eastern Main Line. Train stations on this line in the borough include: Barming, East Malling, West Malling and Borough Green. Services typically operate twice hourly in off peak

times.

South Eastern Main Line/Hastings Line/Redhill/Gatwick Line

Tonbridge is at a junction between these important commuter routes. There are four platforms.

The Channel Tunnel Rail Link also passes through the northern section of the borough.

Proposed Improvements to Tonbridge Station forecourt are currently being Provision/Planned planned and designed. Provision

Additional Awaiting input. requirements needed to deliver growth proposed in the Local Plan

Sources of The Tonbridge Station forecourt improvements are to be delivered Funding through a mixed funding package.

Other projects will be funded through South Eastern/Southern rail, Network Rail, Department for Transport, and S106 contributions.

Other Relevant Awaiting input. Information

Bus Agencies/Lead Arriva Organisations Nu-Venture (services at Tonbridge and Kings Hill) Kent County Council Strategies and Awaiting confirmation. Evidence

Consultation Contact made with Arriva and Nu-Venture.

Existing Provision Tonbridge and Malling is served by Arriva bus services and Nu-Venture at Kings Hill and Tonbridge only.

Proposed Awaiting input. Provision/Planned

Provision

Additional A key part of the vision for Tonbridge & Malling in 2031 is the requirements provision of a wide choice of travel opportunities to connect people needed to deliver and places across the borough and beyond. With this in mind, the growth proposed Local Plan supports the pursuit and integration of sustainable in the Local Plan transport solutions where practicable and proportionate to the proposed development. Major development in the Local Plan has been planned to take account of existing bus provision, where there is existing provision in place or this can be easily upgraded/extended or improved. Improvements in bus services will be required to be delivered alongside new development where identified.

Specific projects identified by Arriva/Nu-Venture include:

Awaiting input.

Sources of Larger projects will be funded through a mix of sources, including the bus Funding companies and KCC. S106 contributions will also help improve bus services and upgrade street furniture including signage etc.

Other Relevant Awaiting input. Information

Cycling and Walking Agencies/Lead Kent County Council - Highways Organisations Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

Strategies and Tonbridge and Malling Cycling Strategy 2014-2019 Evidence

Consultation Historic liaison with KCC relating to the preparation of the Cycling Strategy, ongoing discussion as part of the Local Plan.

Existing Provision The extract map below shows existing routes in blue and new routes proposed by the Cycling Strategy, in the vicinity of Tonbridge.

A relatively short but very attractive cycle route was opened in 2005 linking Tonbridge and Penshurst, which forms part of the National Cycle Network. It is proving very popular with over 60,000 users recorded in 2012. It has been voted one of the most scenic routes in Britain by Visit England.

Also recently opened is the Non-Motorised Unit (NMU) route between Tunbridge Wells North Farm and the Vauxhall Roundabout as part of

the dualling of the A21.

A section of an alternative cycle route linking north Tonbridge to the Station has been opened between London Road and the Cricket Ground at Tonbridge Farm.

Proposed A Local Sustainable Transport Fund bid by Tunbridge Wells Borough Provision/Planned Council will introduce a new cycle route between Tunbridge Wells and Provision Tonbridge (Brook Street).

Further sections of the alternative route between north Tonbridge and the Station is the subject of on-going discussions with landowners.

Southeastern have secured funding for a new Cycling Hub at Tonbridge Station.

The Cycling Strategy identified the following improvements of which some have since been implemented or are in the process of being implemented (for example creating a link between the Peter’s Village development, Snodland and Aylesford). The proposed development in the Local Plan provides the opportunity to implement further identified improvements.

Tonbridge  Create a link from the centre of Tonbridge and the railway station to the schools and colleges to the south  Provide a safe on-road route through Railway Approach and the High Street  Create a route from the centre of Tonbridge to the north east housing area  Create a link from the B245 London Road to Welland Road and Darenth Avenue  Extend the facilities on London Road to Half Moon Lane in

Hildenborough  Extend the existing facilities on the Medway Valley Walk to include cycling facilities and signage  Create a link between the Tonbridge to Penshurst cycle route (Regional Route 12) and Powder Mills, and create new routes between the A21, Tonbridge Station and Cannon Lane.

Medway Gap

 Create a link between Aylesford station and Aylesford village  Create a link between Aylesford village and Maidstone  Create a link between Station Road and Bellingham Way  Link existing fragmented cycle facilities on the A20 London Road  Create a link between the A20 London Road and Thackeray Road  Create a link from the A20 London Road/New Road Junction into the Larkspur Road housing area  Create a north-south spine route through Snodland  Create a two way link between Malling Road and Snodland Station  Sign the northern section of Saltings Road as an on-carriageway link  Create a link between the Holborough Lakes development and Snodland Station  Create a link between the Peter’s Pit development, Snodland and Aylesford.

Borough Green

Create a link between Borough Green and Wrotham Station and Wrotham village.

Kings Hill

Create links between Kings Hill and the quiet lanes surrounding the development.

KCC have also identified specific improvements which are outlined within the Schedule at Appendix 1. Development is expected to make connections for cycling and walking wherever practicable/possible.

Additional The Council will work in partnership with Kent County Council, requirements Highways England, transport providers and other key stakeholders to needed to deliver growth proposed ensure that developments include measures, where practicable and

in the Local Plan proportionate, for non-car use such as on-site cycle parking and provide, where practicable and proportionate, new and improved footpaths, bridleways and cycleways, provided there would be no significant effect on areas of importance for nature conservation. It is expected that development will bring forward improvements and new links, as well as cycle storage where possible, and/or contribute via S106 agreements to improved signage for example.

Sources of Section 106 contributions. Funding

Other Relevant None. Information

Topic 2: Education

Primary and Secondary Schools Agencies/Lead Kent County Council Organisations

Strategies and Commissioning Plan for Education Provision in Kent 2018-2022 Evidence Kent County Council Growth and Infrastructure Framework

Consultation Ongoing discussion with KCC.

Existing Provision There are currently 44 primary schools within the borough. The Tonbridge School is a private boarding school. The breakdown of Secondary provision is:

School Name Type

Aylesford School - Sports College Foundation

Hadlow Rural Community School Community

Hillview School for Girls Academy

Hugh Christie Technology College Foundation

The Hayesbrook School Academy

The Holmesdale School Community

The Judd School (Grammar) Aided

The Malling School Foundation

Tonbridge Grammar School Academy

Weald of Kent Grammar School Academy

Wrotham School Academy

Proposed Primary Provision/Planned Provision Before the formal adoption of the Local Plan there is a need for 2 Form Entry (FE) of additional provision in Borough Green/Wrotham and Aylesford/Ditton areas.

Secondary

In the short-term, a 30 place temporary expansion of The Judd School is planned for September 2018, with a permanent 1FE expansion

proposed for 2019-20. This will ease the pressure on boys’ selective provision across the ‘travel to learn’ area of Tonbridge town, Tunbridge Wells town and south Sevenoaks.

Additional Primary requirements needed to deliver The proposed scale of development would necessitate a number of growth proposed new primary schools and/or extensions. New schools would be in the Local Plan required at Tonbridge Town & South West Tonbridge, east of Borough Green and west of Borough Green, Kings Hill, Bushey Wood and South Aylesford. Expansion of Cage Green Primary School to accommodate 1FE would also be required.

Secondary

A new secondary school is required in the north-east of the borough; it is proposed that this is located within land North of Kings Hill, with the land also accommodating primary provision. Expansions at existing schools in the north of the borough will be required, subject to feasibility these are likely to include Wrotham School, Aylesford School and The Malling School. Pressure on boys’ selective places within Tonbridge and Malling and neighbouring boroughs will be met with a 30 place temporary expansion of The Judd School in September 2018, with a permanent 1FE expansion proposed for 2019-20.

Sources of KCC Capital Budgets, Government grants including basic needs, Funding academies programme, and free school programme.

Developer contributions through S106 and/or developer land.

Other Relevant Proposed development at Hadlow is expected to produce an Information additional 60 primary pupils. The existing school in the village is not forecast to have surplus capacity for this additional demand and it is unable to expand to accommodate.

The additional demand is not of a mass that would necessitate or support the creation of a new school.

Further and Higher Education Agencies/Lead Kent County Council Organisations Hadlow College West Kent College Strategies and Population projections Evidence Current and historic student uptake

Consultation Discussions with Hadlow College/West Kent College. Liaison with KCC Education.

Existing Provision Further and higher education campuses at Tonbridge and Hadlow (West Kent College and Hadlow College).

Hadlow College currently has approximately 900 students, West Kent College has approximately 500 students for 16-18 year olds and around 800 or so degree level students across both colleges.

Apprentices across both colleges total approximately 600. Employees total approximately 800 across Hadlow and West Kent College.

Proposed Plans are focussed on improvements to existing campuses and Provision/Planned buildings rather than new buildings or locations. Provision No current plans for new campuses or buildings in the borough.

Additional 20% population growth in the borough 2011 to 2031 would have a requirements notable increase in demand for education services thus requiring needed to deliver provision for more student spaces. Tonbridge West Kent campus is growth proposed nearly at capacity, and the campus itself is self-contained. Hadlow in the Local Plan college has room to expand.

Catchment areas are wider than the borough (ie includes Tunbridge Wells).

Sources of Improvements to existing buildings or expansion of Hadlow campus Funding would be funded through land release.

Other Relevant There are satellite campuses for Hadlow College at Ashford and Information Canterbury.

Adult Education and Community Learning Agencies/Lead Kent County Council Organisations

Strategies and New challenges, new chances. Education and Skills System Reform Evidence Plan: Building a world class skills system: Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) (2011) Productivity Plan: BIS July 2015 14-24 learning employment and skills strategy 2015-18 (KCC) Adult learning, employment and skills strategy 2015-18 (KCC) Implementing rigour and responsiveness: BIS 2015 Increasing opportunities, improving outcomes KCC Statement 2015 – 2020

Consultation Liaison with KCC.

Existing Provision Community learning space at Tonbridge Centre.

Proposed Temporary expansion of provision at the Tonbridge Centre to allow Provision/Planned decant of provision from Tunbridge Wells to take place while the new Provision Cultural Hub is being built there. Continued offer of range of learning and skills opportunities for residents in the area.

Additional Financial contributions necessary to enable the County Council to requirements increase provision of services to meet the needs of the additional needed to deliver demand generated by proposed development. growth proposed in the Local Plan

Sources of Section 106. Funding

Other Relevant None. Information

Topic 3: Healthcare

Healthcare (including GPs and Hospital services) Agencies/Lead NHS Services are commissioned by Clinical Commissioning Groups Organisations (CCGs) and NHS England on a local, regional and national basis. CCGs are responsible for about 60% of the NHS budget.

NHS West Kent CCG is a membership organisation whose members are the 56 general practices in the west Kent area. The CCG commissions a wide range of services including mental health services, urgent and emergency care, elective hospital services, and community care. In April 2016 the CCG took on full responsibility for the commissioning of general practice services in west Kent through NHS England delegated co-commissioning arrangements.

Health and care partners work together as part of the Kent and Medway Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) where one of the key work streams is focused on estate. This is supported and informed by work at a local level regarding infrastructure requirements going forward to ensure that the right infrastructure is in the right place to deliver the services needed for each area.

There are a number of health organisations across west Kent who own or lease premises to deliver services from including GP practices, Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust and Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.

Strategies and NHS West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group Strategic Commissioning Evidence Plan NHS West Kent CCG Local Care Plan Kent Joint Strategic Needs Assessment Kent Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy

Consultation Discussion with NHS West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group. Contact made with Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, NHS England and NHS Property Services.

Existing Provision There are 11 General Practices in Tonbridge and Malling. Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust provides services at Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust provides services from Tonbridge Cottage Hospital. Hospice care is provided at the Hospice in the Weald (Pembury) and Heart of Kent Hospice (Aylesford).

Many GP practices across the borough are operating under increased

pressure and premises improvements will be required in some areas to accommodate the growth in the population.

Proposed Phoenix Medical Practice is developing plans for a new surgery at Provision/Planned Peters Village as part of the development currently underway. This Provision business case will be submitted to the CCG.

In April 2018 the CCG approved a business case from Tonbridge Medical Practice to move to new premises at River Lawn. This is expected to be built by the end of 2019 and will see the practice re- locate from their two existing sites on Pembury Road and Higham Lane.

Additional At a general practice level the list size of the practice and the Gross requirements Internal Area (GIA) of the premises is an indicator of pressure on needed to deliver services along with other intelligence such as premises constraining growth proposed the practice from expanding their workforce to deliver services. Any in the Local Plan planned growth within the practice catchment area is taken into account when assessing the above.

As a guide a minimum list size for a new general practice would be 8000 patients (this would be approx. 3400 new houses). It is not a resilient, sustainable or attractive service model to commission new practices serving a small population, specifically from a workforce perspective. The same principle applies to branch surgeries within a close proximity to the main surgery site.

Due to the significance of the growth of the infrastructure proposed in the Local Plan, developer contributions will likely be required to support expansion of premises at the appropriate time. In some locations, new sites would be required in order to accommodate the increase in number of new patient registrants – if the option of re- locating to a proposed development site is not a viable option then developer contributions towards the cost of new premises at an alternative site would be required in order to mitigate the impact of growth created by development. Full details are included within the Infrastructure Delivery Schedules included at Appendix A.

Sources of General Practice - In terms of process and governance, GP contractors Funding are responsible for developing premises plans and securing capital funding for premises developments. Plans are submitted to the CCG for consideration in line with the CCG General Practice Premises Development Policy. The CCG holds the revenue budget for rent and rates and must therefore approve any premises developments.

Funding can also be provided through developer contributions, or direct delivery by developers in relation to site specific mitigation.

Other Relevant At this time, the CCG uses a formula for calculating S106 contributions. Information Where an application identifies unit sizes, to calculate predicted occupancy multiplied by £360 per person the following predicted occupancy rates will be used. Where the unit sizes are not identified then an assumed occupancy of 2.34 persons will be used.

• 1 bed unit @ 1.4 persons

• 2 bed unit @ 2 persons

• 3 bed unit @ 2.8 persons

• 4 bed unit @ 3.5 persons

• 5 bed unit @ 4.8 persons

Adult Social Services Agencies/ Kent County Council Organisation

Strategies and Kent Accommodation Strategy Evidence (www.kent.gov.uk/accommodationstrategy) Draft Care Home Standards Final Extra care Design Principles

Consultation Liaison with KCC

Existing Provision Tonbridge and Malling has seen the delivery of an Autism Scheme in Hildenborough, this is a 5 unit state of the art scheme for clients with autism. There is also a Learning Disability Scheme in West Malling, offering 7 flats for people with a learning disability and New Wharf in Tonbridge offering supported accommodation for young people. Rapport Housing and Care have been actively developing in the borough providing additional accommodation for older people with Care Ready units, having personal care services available in the day time and overnight access to support.

Tonbridge and Malling residents access acute services from either Maidstone Hospital or Tunbridge Wells Hospital, with a community hospital in Tonbridge. The average size of a care home in Tonbridge and Malling is 45 beds which is higher than most districts.

The borough could benefit from the development of all types of services and extra care housing would be of benefit. Proposed The developments of housing by Rapport Housing and Care were Provision/Planned initially expected to offer Extra Care Housing with care on site

Provision available 24 hours a day. The accommodation is state of the art and meets the needs of older people through design. The services offered are personal care in the daytime and access to support overnight.

Additional There is a need for an increase for C3 accommodation across the requirements board and C2 for mental health and older people. For any C2 for needed to deliver mental health the service delivery would have to be high end forensic growth proposed and complex need. in the Local Plan

Sources of S106 contributions. Funding

Other Relevant The Kent Accommodation Strategy is in the process of being refreshed. Information

Topic 4: Social Infrastructure

Sports Recreation and Open Space Agencies/Lead Kent County Council Organisations Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Sport England National Playing Fields Association Strategies and Tonbridge and Malling Open Space Evidence base Report March 2018 Evidence Tonbridge and Malling Open Space Strategy 2009 Guidance for Outdoor Sport and Play: Beyond the Six Acre Standard

Consultation In-house discussion with the Councils Leisure Team, and research into Fields In Trust (FIT) Guidelines.

Existing Cricket: 13no. dedicated spaces across the borough. Provision Rugby and Football: Aylesford Rugby Club and Tonbridge Angels Football Club. Golf: Poult Wood golf course. Tennis: 8no. dedicated spaces across the borough. Bowls: 5no. including private clubs. Ball Courts: 15no. across the borough. Skate parks: 5no. across the borough.

Children and young persons play areas: 54no and: - Ball courts: 15no. - Skate parks: 5no. at Tonbridge Farm Sportsground, Burham Recreation Ground, Eccles Recreation Ground, Wateringbury Fields and Whitegate Field. Parks and Gardens: Leybourne Lakes Country Park, Haysden Country Park, Tonbridge Castle, Manor Park Country Park; Trosley Country Park, Memorial Garden, St Leonards Tower, Nevill Park, Holborough Park and Heath Farm.

Amenity green spaces: 99no. across the borough.

Natural greenspaces: 56no. across the borough.

Overall open space provision has increased by 61.76 ha (+6%) since 2009. The greatest increase in provision is for Outdoor Sports Facilities (OSF). A

significant proportion of this (22%) is attributed to new facilities at Kings Hill Sports Park (12.51 ha) and Kings Hill Cricket Ground (1.95 ha). The greatest loss in provision is for Amenity Green Space (-6.4%).

Additional A refinement of current provision taking account of FiT benchmark requirements guidelines is proposed. needed to deliver growth The 2018 Strategy identifies the following provision that is needed to meet proposed in the future demand. Local Plan Outdoor Sports Facilities – It is considered that it would be reasonable to align with the FiT guidelines for this category.

Children’s and Young People’s Play Areas – In light of the FiT guidelines and the positive contribution this type of open space can make to the health and therefore well-being of younger members of the community, a significant adjustment to the local provision has been proposed. It is considered that it would be reasonable to align with the combined FiT standard for equipped/designated play areas + other outdoor provision (Multi Use Games Areas (MUGAs) and skateboard parks), i.e. 0.55 ha per 1,000 population. The current provision derived standard of 0.07 ha per 1,000 population is insufficient when checked against the relevant national benchmarks.

Parks and Gardens – The opportunities for sports and recreational activities at places such as country parks are significant, which means that this category of open space can make a positive contribution to the Government’s objectives. It is considered that it would be unwise for the local provision standard to be reduced significantly to the level of the new national benchmark guideline. With this in mind, 2.2 ha per 1,000 population is suggested as a reasonable requirement.

Natural and Semi-Natural Greenspaces – A rationalisation of the local provision standard is considered appropriate, reflecting the local characteristics of Tonbridge & Malling and the primary function of this form of open space. With this in mind a standard of 1.0 ha per 1,000 population is considered reasonable.

Amenity Green Spaces – It is considered that amenity green spaces are an integral part of a well-designed layout and therefore no standard is proposed for this category. With this in mind, it is considered that the Local Plan will need to ensure that it recognises the importance of amenity green spaces to achieving a high quality environment.

Sources of Funding will be secured through a variety of sources, including S106 Funding monies and funding from government bodies such as Sport England.

Other Relevant None. Information

Libraries Agencies/Lead Kent County Council Organisations

Strategies and KCC Statistics for libraries, registrations and archives Evidence (http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-community/history-and- heritage/statistics-for-libraries-registrations-and-archives)

Consultation Contact made with KCC.

Existing Provision Existing library provision is provided at the following locations:

 Borough Green  East Peckham  Hadlow  Hildenborough  Larkfield  Snodland  Tonbridge  Tonbridge (North)  West Malling

There is also a fortnightly mobile library service that visits the

27 following areas:

• Aylesford, Blue Bell Hill, Burham, Eccles, Wouldham, Birling, Kings Hill, Mereworth, Offham, Plaxtol, Shipbourne, Tonbridge and Wateringbury.

Proposed Awaiting information. Provision/Planned Provision

Additional Awaiting information. requirements needed to deliver growth proposed in the Local Plan

Sources of Developer contributions. Funding

Other Relevant Awaiting information. Information

Topic 5: Public Services

Ambulance Agencies/Lead South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAMB) Organisations

Strategies and South eastern Ambulance Annual Report Evidence Existing received emergency call data allows prediction of what resources will be needed to adequately service the area.

Consultation Discussions have taken place with the SECAMB service.

Existing Provision Existing provision is already at capacity with no spare resources. There is an existing Community First Responder Scheme (CFR).

Proposed None currently planned for the borough. Provision/Planned Provision

Additional The existing CFR Scheme will need to be significantly expanded to requirements accommodate the proposed growth and will require volunteers to be needed to deliver trained and equipped. A typical growth of a CFR scheme would cost growth proposed £5,000 to provide the training and equipment – revenue costs are not in the Local Plan included. No land would be required to support this.

Sources of Section 106 contributions. Funding

Other Relevant None. Information

Recycling, Waste Management and Disposal Agencies/Lead Kent County Council Organisations Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

Strategies and Kent Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy Evidence Kent Waste Disposal Strategy 2017 – 2035 Kent Minerals and Waste Local Plan (July 2016) Consultation Discussion with KCC.

Existing Provision Whilst there is no Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) with the TMBC boundary, approximately 98% of residents live within a 20- minute drive time of an alternative site in Kent.

The borough also has a composting facility at Blaise Farm, and an

Energy from Waste plant near Aylesford (Allington).

In addition, Tonbridge and Malling currently operate a weekend freighter service, which KCC contribute £20,000 to for the running costs (in the absence of not having an HWRC within their district boundary).

Proposed At the current time there is existing Household Waste Recycling Centre Provision/Planned (HWRC) capacity in Kent to manage the demand for residents in Provision Tonbridge and Malling.

Currently there is no committed infrastructure delivery planned in Tonbridge and Malling. Although initial scoping activities are being undertaken to fulfil any future capacity requirements, these are in the very early stages.

Additional KCC does not have a formal policy in place to determine HWRC requirements provision across the County however historically, and in line with most needed to deliver other Waste Disposal Authorities (WDAs), KCC has aimed to provide a growth proposed facility within a 20 minutes’ drive time for the majority of residents. in the Local Plan WRAP’s ‘Household Waste Recycling Centre Guide’ which outlined recommended guidelines for determining a provision standard, also suggests a standard of at least;

‘one site per 143,750 residents, with a maximum throughput for any site of 17, 250 tonnes per annum’. Taking into account planned housing growth in Kent and resultant Waste arisings, KCC must also factor this in to any future service provision planning as sites must be large enough to manage increased waste arisings.

The developments proposed will not themselves result in any significant deficits. However, they will contribute to a wider deficit issue which will affect the County as a whole, in particular in West Kent.

KCC have undertaken significant analysis and modelling to understand what future service provision will be required across Kent based on planned housing growth and subsequent population increases, up to 2030. This has determined that by 2025 HWRC services within TMBC and surrounding districts (Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells, and Sevenoaks) and also in Dartford and Gravesham will be at or over capacity. It should be noted that HWRC services are only impacted however by the planned residential development and KCC are not responsible for providing services for commercial development. KCC will need to create extra HWRC capacity to support the increase in

population and resultant waste arisings. There are a number of options being considered at this stage including;

 Improving or extending current infrastructure  Undertaking activities and implementing stringent policies to prevent out of County and non-household waste form being delivered to Kent facilities - reducing pressures on capacity.  Building (where funding is available) new HWRC sites.

Sources of Kent County Council. Funding

Other Relevant Although KCC does not apply a specific formula to determine waste Information provision, what will be required is in large part based upon predicted waste arisings, which will increase as households do. However, waste arisings per household may be subject to variation and could be influenced by several factors including economic output and council led waste minimisation initiatives as well as changes in underlying waste composition. It is hard to predict how these factors may influence waste arisings. Therefore, the modelling undertaken has assumed that waste arisings per household remain static over the modelled period.

Topic 6: Biodiversity and Flood Infrastructure

Biodiversity Agencies/Lead Kent County Council Organisations Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Kent Local Nature Partnership

Strategies and Kent Biodiversity Strategy 2015-2025 Evidence Biodiversity 2020: A strategy for England’s Wildlife and Ecosystem Services Green Infrastructure and Ecological Networks Report March 2018 – TMBC

Consultation Discussion with KCC and in house data/evidence within the Green Infrastructure and Ecological Networks Report 2018

Existing Provision The Kent Local Nature Partnership has identified six Biodiversity Action Areas (BOAs) within Tonbridge and Malling. These include:

• Medway Gap & North Kent Downs;

• Central North Downs;

• Greensand Heaths & Commons;

• Medway & Low Weald Wetlands and Grasslands;

• High Weald; and

• Mid Kent Greensand and Gault.

These areas identify key locations for habitat restoration and/or creation work and provide a framework for partner organisations projects to help deliver net gains in biodiversity.

Proposed No changes to provision proposed during the plan period. Provision/Planned Provision

Additional Consider opportunities, particularly through the provision of natural requirements and semi-natural greenspaces and amenity green spaces, for habitat needed to deliver protection and creation to enhance and strengthen the Green growth proposed Infrastructure and Ecological Network having regard to the habit and in the Local Plan species of the Biodiversity Opportunity Areas (BOAs).

Sites must be designed to incorporate ecological enhancements into the site (over and above any ecological mitigation required).

Sources of Developer contributions and/or on site enhancements/mitigation. Funding

Other Relevant Mitigation must follow the ‘mitigation hierarchy’ as described in British Information Standard BS 42020:2013, which involves the following step-wise process:

 Avoidance – avoiding adverse effects through good design;  Mitigation – where it is unavoidable, mitigation measures should be employed to minimise adverse effects;  Compensation – where residual effects remain after mitigation it may be necessary to provide compensation to offset any harm;  Enhancement – planning decisions often present the opportunity to deliver benefits for biodiversity, which can also be explored alongside the above measures to resolve potential adverse effects.

Flood Risk and Surface Water Agencies/Lead Environment Agency Organisations Kent County Council Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

Strategies and Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment –TMBC Evidence Stage 1 Surface Water Management Plan - TMBC Surface Water Management Plan - KCC Consultation Direct consultation with the lead organisations.

Existing The River Medway runs through the North Downs in the north of the borough and through the centre of Tonbridge in the south. In addition, a number of its tributaries also run through Tonbridge and Malling. As well as the rivers, there is also a series of lakes, predominantly found around Leybourne in the north and to the west of Tonbridge in the south, and a network of smaller ponds distributed throughout the borough. This network of waterways provides a range of valuable habitats, as well as offering recreation and leisure uses.

Additional The majority of usual scale of residential development can be requirements addressed through surface water drainage design integrated within needed to deliver masterplanning for residential development. It is reliant upon having growth proposed an identifiable discharge point for surface water. Major development in the Local Plan is required by legislation to integrate Sustainable Urban Drainage Schemes (SuDs).

The information assessed for Bushey Wood and South West Tonbridge highlights the need to assess the drainage needs strategically prior to the development coming forward. Both sites may require a means of conveying surface water collected on the site to an appropriate location off-site. The feasibility of this connection being delivered by a sewerage undertaker through the construction of a public sewer should be discussed. Alternative means of provision may need to be identified.

Further site specific information is included within the Schedules at Appendix 1.

Sources of On-site mitigation and drainage design, developer contributions. Funding

Other Relevant The majority of the proposed sites are either located above Principal Information or Secondary A aquifers, or within Source Protection Zones (with the exception of a few), and therefore groundwater is considered to be sensitive/vulnerable in these areas. Due to the vulnerability of the groundwater it is important for developers and landowners to consider issues that may arise from the redevelopment of contaminated or potentially contaminated land and the resulting impact on groundwater. Prior to any development on land that is or may be affected by contamination, an assessment of risk should be carried out for consideration by the local planning authority before the application is determined.

Topic 7: Utility Services

Wastewater Agencies/Lead Southern Water Organisations

Strategies and Direct consultation with Southern Water Evidence

Consultation Direct consultation with Southern Water

Existing Provision Southern Water is the statutory wastewater undertaker within Tonbridge & Malling borough, providing wastewater collection and treatment services through its 8 wastewater catchments and Wastewater Treatment Works (WTWs) operating across the borough.

Proposed Southern Water are currently proposing to include investment for the Provision/Planned Aylesford catchment to create additional capacity in their Business Provision Plan for the period 2020 -2025. However further detail on this will not be available until the Business Plan has been submitted to Ofwat for scrutiny and gained approval.

Southern Water's WTWs are operated in accordance with environmental permits issued and enforced by the Environment Agency. The permits set the maximum volume of treated wastewater that the company is permitted to recycle to the environment in terms of Dry Weather Flow. They also define the standards of treatment that must be met in order to protect water quality objectives. If the future release of treated wastewater at a WTW is anticipated to exceed the maximum allowed by the environmental permit (as a result of new development), Southern Water could apply to the Environment Agency for a new or amended permit. This would increase the volumetric permit headroom above that which is currently available. The Environment Agency would normally permit increased flows provided the treatment standards are tightened so that the total load to the environment is not increased. This is in line with the "no deterioration" principle.

Additional It is likely that new or improved infrastructure will be required to meet requirements the needs of new development, however Southern Water would carry needed to deliver out a capacity assessment of the local sewer network on any housing growth proposed site allocations over 20 units when consulted via the formal in the Local Plan development plan consultation process.

With regard to the wastewater collection infrastructure, ie underground sewer pipes servicing individual properties and conveying waste to the WTWs, this infrastructure and its ability to

accommodate new development is assessed on a site-by-site basis as new housing sites come forward. With regard to capacity at WTWs, Southern Water can fund, plan and deliver additional capacity at WTWs to meet demand from new development through the water industry's price review process. This review is carried out every five years by Ofwat, the water industry's economic regulator. The next price review is in 2019, and then one in 2024. Any additional capacity that may be required at a WTW, for example in order to accommodate large scale new development at the Borough Green sites, would be planned for in this way.

Where individual site assessments reveal that the “practical point of connection” in the sewer network (as defined in the New Connections Services implemented from 1st April 2018) is not of an adequate size to accommodate the development's additional flows, Southern Water would request that conditions includes a provision that the occupation of the development is phased to align with the delivery of the sewerage infrastructure required to serve it. For the sewer network, Southern Water model the impact of the additional foul flows from the development, and where these additional flows will result in flooding from the network, it is concluded that there is insufficient existing capacity. The consideration of capacity at the WTWs is based upon headroom in the permitted Dry Weather Flow conditions and treatment capacity. In some cases environmental constraints would need to be considered in respect of the carrying capacity of the watercourses into which the WTWs discharge treated water. An amended permit might require investment at WTWs, but this is business-as-usual for Southern Water and not a "showstopper" to new development.

Sources of In terms of cost of upgrading local infrastructure this cannot be known Funding until detailed design stage. However the cost to the developer will remain consistent since the introduction of the New Infrastructure Connection Charge with effect from 1 April 2018 - for wastewater connections, this will be £765 per property for developments over 20 units and £550 per property for developments under 20 units.

Other Relevant None. Information

Electricity Agencies/Lead UK Power Networks (UKPN) Organisations National Grid

Strategies and Long Term Development Statement 2017

Evidence Network Capacity October 2017

Consultation UKPN was contacted in 2012 as part of the Call for Sites exercise. Follow up contact made in 2018.

Existing/Planned UKPN have previously confirmed that the network capacity for the Provision region is adequate and meeting existing customer demand. However, the planning programme makes provision for redesigning infrastructure in order to meet future customer needs, particularly for connection to green and renewable energy sources.

Additional Total power requirements for the proposed number of houses is in the requirements region of 15MW demand after diversity. needed to deliver growth proposed in the Local Plan

Sources of Electricity bills/systems charges fund improvements to the local Funding distribution network. The developer or power connection applicant is required to meet appropriate costs in accordance with the current industry regulations. If development requires new connections, these are required to be funded by the developer and contributions are also typically required to fund upgrades to take into account new development.

Other Relevant None. Information

Gas Agencies/Lead Southern Gas Networks (SGN) Organisations

Strategies and SGN Long Term Development Statement Network Capacity Evidence SGN Demand Forecasting Document

Consultation Liaison with SGN.

Existing/Proposed Southern Gas Network owns and operates the local gas distribution Provision network in the borough. This includes management of pipes and a number of pressure reduction stations.

Additional New development will require connections to the existing gas system; requirements this could include alterations (minor or major), diversions, extension, needed to deliver or reinforcement for example. SGN’s statutory obligations arise upon growth proposed receipt of developer requests.

in the Local Plan Reinforcement, wayleve and land for governor site will likely be required at Borough Green Gardens Phase 1C; diversionary works are likely to be required at Bushey Wood Phase 1 and North of Kings Hill.

Where required, SGN will look to manage the provision of any off site infrastructure improvements, in line with the overall development growth and/or timescales provided. The full extent of these works will be dependent on the nature and location of the requested load(s), potentially requiring reinforcement in addition to that required for the IPMP networks, and will only become clear once a developer’s request has been received. Reinforcement solutions are likely to involve the provision of a new pipeline in parallel to SGN’s existing mains system, but may also include the installation of above ground apparatus involving land purchase

Sources of Funding via SGN – understood to be calculated by an assessment of Funding annual quantity of gas and number of dwellings over a 45 year period.

If alterations to existing infrastructure is required to support development and allow it to proceed, this is expected to be funded by the developer.

Other Relevant None. Information

Water Supply Agencies/Lead South East Water Organisations

Strategies and Each water company is legally required to prepare a Water Resources Evidence Management Plan (WRMP) every five years. South East Water published their draft Plan dWRMP19 in May 2018 and have now published their revised policy rWRMP19 (August 2018). This plan sets out how South East Water intend to maintain the balance between increasing demand for water and available supplies over the next 60 years up to 2080. The plan takes into account planned housing growth as well as the potential impact of climate change. Consultation Liaison with South East Water.

Existing Provision South East Water provides the water supply for the borough. The borough intersects three of South East Waters (SEWs) Water Resources Zones each with their own infrastructure growth plans based on population growth figures provided by local councils to Experian.

Proposed South East Water has plans in place for the construction of a water

Provision/Planned treatment works at Aylesford. Provision

Additional The proposed development falls well within South East Water’s requirements tolerances and they do not expect any deficits in services (continued needed to deliver communication will be required as the sites progress). Little additional growth proposed infrastructure will need to be put in place beyond that set out in the in the Local Plan WRMP. However new mains will be required for new developments to reinforce the existing network, in order to meet the additional demand. Sources of Funding Any infrastructure work will be funded through a combination of internal funding per existing plans and models, and contributions (S106) from developers as per The Water Act. The Water Act enables South East Water to charge developers for a contribution towards any reinforcement and new mains required as a result of new development to ensure that levels of service are maintained for both new and existing customers. Other Relevant None. Information

Summary

10.1 Evidence from the appraisal of existing, planned and proposed infrastructure, indicates that site specific and strategic measures can be implemented in order to mitigate and support development proposed in the Local Plan. Where additional infrastructure is required to support development, this will be planned as part of the delivery of sites and will be phased in such a way that provision meets expected growth and can include for example the use of land included in the strategy to meet infrastructure requirements (ie sites for new schools for example). Funding for additional infrastructure (such as junction improvements, new footpaths, utilities works or GP surgery expansion for example) can be secured from a myriad of sources dependent on the project and location, and includes developer contributions, statutory funding, capital budgets, Local Growth Fund and in some instances, Local Enterprise Partnership funding.

Next Steps

11.1 The IDP will undergo regular review as new or updated evidence becomes available. As part of its duty, the Council will continue to have discussions and dialogue with infrastructure providers as the Local Plan progresses. This will ensure that the IDP is robust and up to date.

Glossary

BOA: Biodiversity Opportunity Area

CIL: Community Infrastructure Levy

FE: In the context of schools – Form Entry

FiT: Fields in Trust

HWRC: Household Waste Recycling Centre

IDP: Infrastructure Delivery Plan

KCC: Kent County Council

LGF: Local Growth Fund

MUGA: Multi Use Games Area

NPPF: National Planning Policy Framework

OAN: Objectively Assessed Need

SELEP: The South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) is one of 38 LEPs, established to provide the clear vision and strategic leadership to drive sustainable private sector-led growth and job creation in their area.

S106: Section 106 planning contributions. These are legal agreements between Local Authorities and developers, linked to planning applications.

S278: A section of the Highways Act 1980 that allows developers to enter into a legal agreement with the Local Authority to make alterations or improvements to a public highway, as part of a planning application.

SuDs: Sustainable Urban Drainage Scheme

TMBC: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

WTW: Wastewater Treatment Works

WRPM: Water Resources Management Plan

Appendices

Appendix 1: Infrastructure Delivery Schedules

The timing of delivery is categorised as such: Short-term (under 5 years); Medium-term (5-10 years); Long-term (10 years); or Varies. Timing is dependent on a myriad of factors including development timescales and funding for example. Therefore this is based on a current best estimate and the information available.

Infrastructure projects are then categorised as:

Critical: Infrastructure which must happen to enable growth and development identified in our Local Plan Development Strategy Map to take place.

Essential: Projects which are required if development and growth is to be achieved in a timely and sustainable manner.

The risk that infrastructure won’t be delivered is also identified and categorised. High means that there are serious doubts as to funding for example, or there are land/ownership issues, or no sites identified; Medium means that there are some uncertainties; and Low means that there is strong confidence. This element of the IDP will need to be kept under close review.

Transport – Highways

Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference in Local Plan Delivery position

TH1 Highways Bull Lane/Pilgrims Way, Critical – a Medium term Developer Medium A high-level S278 and S106 Improvements/capacity Rochester Road/Pilgrims Way, Transport estimation of requirements Rochester Road/Lower Assessment cost for Bull Warren Road/slip to A229; (TA) being Lane/Pilgrims Old Chatham Road/Rochester prepared Way is approx. Road; £800,000. This High Street/Rochester Road; figure is likely to Contributions to Station vary depending Road/Forstal Road; on Contributions to Station the level of Road/Hall Road and construction, M2 junction 3 electrical or survey work that will be required, as well as the equipment used by suppliers and contractors. TH2 New Link Road New link from Bull Lane to Critical a Medium term Developer/landowner Medium To Be S278 Court Road Confirmed (TBC) TH3 Highways Improved access onto Robin Critical b Unknown Developer Low TBC S278 Improvements Hood Lane

TH4 Highways Capacity issues each end of Critical g, f, 239 Short term Scheme being Medium A high-level S106 and Local Improvements/capacity B2246 Hermitage Lane; designed by KCC Major estimation of Growth Fund requirements Contribution towards the Projects cost for St improvement of junctions of Andrews Hermitage Lane/Fountains KCC/Developers Rd/Heath Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference in Local Plan Delivery position

Lane/St. Andrew's Road and Rd/Hermitage A26/Fountains Lane Farleigh Lane is between Lane approx. £50,000 A20/Mills Road/Hall Road; and £150,000, A20/Coldharbour Lane depending on roundabout enlargement the level of works required for the section adjacent to the park.

A high-level estimation of costs is approx. £20,000 for improvements to Tonbridge Road/Fountain Lane. This is for an LGF funded interim scheme and contributions are required for a more significant scale scheme which would require land.

A20/Mills Road/Hall Road estimate is £3.5 million of which KCC are hoping for £2.2 million LGF funding.

TH5 New Link Road New link road between Critical – g Short term Developer Medium TBC S278 Hermitage lane and Poppyfields currently roundabout planning application stage TH6 Highways Borough Green Road (A25), Critical h Varies TBC Medium Borough Green S278 Improvements/capacity Dark Hill Road, Borough Green Road (A25), requirements Road (A227), Dark Hill Road, Ightham By-Pass (A25), Celcon Borough Green (5-arm roundabout); Road (A227), London Road A20 (E), London Ightham By- Road A20 (N), Maidstone Road Pass (A25), A25 (signalised junction); Celcon (5-arm roundabout); A high-level Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference in Local Plan Delivery position

London Road A20 (N&S), M26 estimation of (E&W) (grade-separated 4-arm costs is approx. roundabout); £150,000. High Street, Maidstone Road (A25), Sevenoaks Road (A25) London Road (Priority junction); A20 (N&S), M26 Wrotham Road A227, Western (E&W): A high- Road, A227, Borough Green level estimation High Street (Priority junction); of costs is Sevenoaks Road A25 (E&W), approx. Western Road A227 (Priority £300,000. junction); Relief Road new junction with A high-level A227 (roundabout); estimation of Relief Road new junction with costs is approx. A20 (roundabout £400,000. Provision of two lane entries and exits on both sides of the A20, A high-level as well as lengthening the two estimation of lane cost re Seven approaches from Bull Lane and Mile Lane is the A227, at the junction of approx. London Road A20, M20, A227 £300,000. and Bull Lane Extending the two-lane A high-level approaches on the eastern and estimation of western arms and costs re Pilgrims providing two-lane exits at the Way is approx. junction of London Road A20 £150,000. (E&W) and Seven Mile Lane Extending the two lane approach at the western arm of the A20 at the roundabout at the junction of Gravesend Road, Pilgrims Way and the A20 TH7 New Relief Road New relief road between the Critical h Medium term Developer/landowner Low TBC Developer/ A25 to the west of Borough S278 Green to the A227 to the north of Borough Green and to the A20 to the east of Borough Green TH8 Improvements Contributions required to Critical o, p, 304C, Short term Designs for junction Low TBC Footway S278; improvements to footway along 304D improvements along S106 for Kiln Barn Road, improvements the A20 are underway contributions to A20/New Road/Station Road and A20/Mills Road/Hall Road junction. Improvements to A20/New Road, East Malling, A20/Lunsford Lane and A20/New Hythe Lane junction Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference in Local Plan Delivery position

TH9 Highways A228/ site access – new Critical z Short term Developer for site Low A228/Gibson KCC/ Improvements junction required also link to access/other highway Drive: approx. Developer/part Tower View; improvements £500,000 funded by A228/Gibson Drive A228/B2016/A2 Phase 3 Improvement; 6: approx. A228/B2016/A26 – £700,000 improvements required to the roundabout or traffic signals; M20 Jn4 Contribution required towards improvement scheme to allow additional capacity for M20 west off slip

TH10 Highways B2260 High Street/Railway Critical ac, af, ac, ad TBC Developer/KCC - TBC Low B2260 High S106 Improvements Approach/Vale Road/Barden Street/Railway Road – Traffic signal scheme to Approach/Vale replace roundabout; Road/Barden A26 Quarry Hill Road/Brook Road: approx. Street Traffic improvement £500,000 scheme to replace roundabout A26 Quarry Hill: Extending the two lane approx. approach at Quarry Hill South at £500,000 junction of Quarry Hill Road and Pembury Road A high-level estimation of costs for extension of two lane approach is approx. £100,000.

TH11 Highways Improvements to the visibility Critical u, w TBC Developer High A high-level S278 improvements splay/junction from Carpenters estimation of Lane onto A26 Extension to costs is approx. speed limit £150,000. TH12 Highways Improvements to Shipbourne Critical x, ab, ae, aa TBC Developer Medium Shipbourne S106 Improvements/capacity Road/ Yardley Park Road/Dry Road/ Yardley requirements Hill Park Road Park Road/Dry Hill Park Road: approx. £300,000 TH13 Highways A227 High Street/ Critical ac, ae, 280 TBC Developer Medium A227 High S106 improvements Bordyke/Landsdowne Road Street/ Bordyke/ junction Landsdowne Road: approx. £50,000 TH14 Highways Improvements to the junctions Critical ae, aa TBC Developer Medium A26/The S106 Improvements/capacity of: A26/The Ridgeway , Ridgeway: requirements Shipbourne Road/ Yardley Park approx. Road/Dry Hill Park Road and £300,000 Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference in Local Plan Delivery position

A227 High Street/ Shipbourne Bordyke/Landsdowne Road Road/Yardley Park Road/Dry Hill Park Road: approx. £300,000 A227/Bordyke/ Lansdowne Road: approx. £50,000 TH15 Highways Improvements to junctions of Critical ad, af, ac TBC Developer Medium High Street S106 Improvements/capacity High Street B2260/ Railway B2260/ Railway requirements Approach/ Vale Road/ Barden Approach/ Vale Road and A26 Quarry Hill Road/ Road/ Barden Brook Street junction Road: approx. £500,000 A26 Quarry Hill Road/ Brook Street: approx £500,000 TH16 Highways Improvement required to access Critical ah TBC Developer Medium TBC S278 improvements road and its junction onto A20, at rear of London Road and Town Hill West Malling. Additional emergency access required. TH17 Highways Improvements to site access at Critical 389 TBC Developer Low TBC S278 improvements north of M20 junction 5

TH18 Highways Improvement to A20/Hall Critical 419 TBC KCC TBC TBC S106 improvements Road/Mills Road and/or Station Road/Hall Road junction TH19 Highways Improvements to A20/New Critical 304C TBC KCC TBC TBC S106 improvements Road/Station Road and A20/Mills Road/Hall Road junction. TH20 Highways Improvements to A20/New Critical 304D TBC KCC TBC TBC S106 improvements Road/Station Road and A20/Mills Road/Hall Road junction. TH21 Highways Improvements to the junction of Critical 259, 280 Unknown KCC High TBC S106 improvements A26/Canon Lane

TH22 Highways Improvements to junction of Essential u, s, z, w Varies KCC Medium TBC S106 Improvements/capacity Tonbridge Road, Seven Mile requirements Lane, A26 for Hadlow. The junction is close to its design capacity under current conditions. TH23 Traffic Calming Traffic calming at Wouldham Essential a Medium term KCC/Developer Medium TBC S278 Village Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference in Local Plan Delivery position

TH24 Highways Extension to speed limit past Desirable s TBC Developer/KCC Low £5000 approx. S106 improvements site

TH25 Highways Widening the A26 on the Planned p Short term – Scheme being Low A high-level S106 to top up Improvements/capacity western side at the junction of project planned project designed by KCC Major estimation of LGF funding requirements Tonbridge Road, Red Hill and Projects costs is approx. Bow Road, to allow for two £150,000. lanes as well as provisions for cyclists. Additionally, Bow Road is also proposed to be widened for a section to two lanes and provisions for right turners are formalised.

Transport – Rail

Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

TR1 Improvements Improvements to Tonbridge Essential N/A Short term KCC/Network Rail Low Unknown KCC/Network station forecourt Rail

TR2 Awaiting further information.

Transport – Bus

Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

TB1 New connections A fast and frequent bus service Essential g TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC between South Aylesford and Maidstone town centre. TB2 Sustainable transport Measures and mitigation to Desirable All sites Varies TBC Low Unknown TBC support alternative modes to the car

Transport – Cycling and Walking

Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

TCW1 New connections New footway/cycleway between Critical g Short term Developer Low Unknown S278 South Aylesford linking with Barming Station and connections to link with existing routes along the A20 Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

TCW2 Sustainable transport Measures and mitigation to Desirable All sites Varies Developer Medium Funding is S106 support alternative modes to the required car towards the monitoring of Travel Plans for sites over 100 homes. This costs circa £5000 per site. TCW3 New connections New cycle route link to Desirable ac TBC TBC Medium TBC S106 or S278 Tonbridge station

TCW4 Improvements Footway improvements along Essential b TBC Developer Low TBC S278 Robin Hood Lane

TCW5 Improvements Improvements to footway along Essential o, p, 304C, 304D TBC Developer Low TBC S278 Kiln Barn Road

TCW6 New connections New footway to connect to Essential s TBC Developer TBC TBC S278 existing and improvements required to existing footway on Court Lane TCW7 New connections New footway to link site with Critical u, w TBC Developer TBC TBC S278 existing footway on Carpenters Lane TCW8 New connections Footway along site frontage to Essential x TBC Developer TBC TBC S278 link with existing footway on Stocks Green Road

TCW9 New connections Create links between Kings Hill Critical z TBC Developer TBC TBC S278 and the quiet lanes surrounding the development New pedestrian links at Ashton Way and Tower View junction, Kings Hill

TCW10 New connections Create a link between the Critical a TBC Developer TBC TBC S278 Peter’s Village development, Bushey Wood development, Snodland and Aylesford

TCW11 New connections New cycle routes Essential ae, aa TBC Developer TBC TBC S278

TCW12 New connections and Pedestrian crossing and footway Critical 239 TBC Developer Low TBC S278 improvements improvements

Education – Primary and Secondary Schools

Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

EPS1 New build/Expansion Allocation of 2.05ha for a 2FE Critical a Dependent on Landowner and KCC Medium Primary 2FE: S106, KCC new build primary school, to be timing of £6,802,878 Capital Budgets transferred to the County development Council at nil value. New build Secondary primary school expansion: £3,086,250 Secondary New Build or Secondary new Expansion build: £21,090,600 EPS2 New build/Expansion Allocation of 2.05ha for a 2FE Critical g Dependent on Landowner and KCC Medium Primary 2FE: The strategic primary school, to be transferred timing of £6,802,878 site will account to the County Council at nil development for 50% of the value. New build primary school Secondary 2FE school and expansion: therefore the Secondary New Build or £3,086,250 funding, with the Expansion Secondary new other 50% from build: nearby smaller £21,090,600 sites. EPS3 New build The primary demand generated Critical z Dependent on Landowner and KCC Medium Primary 2FE: TBC by the proposals will necessitate timing of £6,802,878 additional provision over that development which existing primary schools Secondary new at Kings Hill are able to build: accommodate. This additional £21,090,600 primary provision would be best met through co-location with a new secondary school within the development, forming an education campus.

Allocation of 10ha of land for 6FE of secondary provision and 2FE of primary provision, to be transferred to the County Council at nil value

EPS4 New build/expansion The total allocation is anticipated Critical h Dependent on Landowner and KCC Medium Primary 2FE: TBC to produce up to 5 FE of timing of £6,802,878 additional demand. It is proposed development Primary 3FE: that a 2FE school site is allocated £10,204,371 within the Western element of the allocation (2.05ha – to be Secondary transferred to the County Council expansion: at nil value) and a second £3,086,250 primary school site allocated within the Eastern part that could accommodate up to 3FE of provision (2.8ha – to be Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

transferred to the County Council at nil value)

Also: Secondary Expansion

EPS5 Expansion Additional primary pupils Critical ae, aa Dependent on Landowner and KCC Medium Primary TBC generated by the proposed timing of expansion: growth is estimated at 1FE of development £11,870 per pupil additional demand. The most

appropriate way of Secondary accommodating this would be expansion: through expansion of an existing £3,086,250 school in the area; Cage Green Primary School is being reviewed for this purpose, although other alternatives exist.

Also; Secondary Expansion

EPS6 New build/Expansion Allocation of 2.05ha for a 2FE Critical ac Dependent on Landowner and KCC Medium TBC TBC primary school within a site timing of allocation, to be transferred to development the County Council at nil value

Secondary Expansion EPS7 Hadlow infrastructure TBC TBC s, w, u TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC

EPS8 Continued/increased Financial contributions Critical All sites Varies Developer Low TBC TBC provision necessary to enable the County Council to increase provision of services to meet the needs of the additional demand generated by development.

Education – Further and Higher Education

Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

EFH1 Expansion/ Potential expansion of Hadlow Desirable All – catchment Unknown Hadlow College TBC Unknown Release of land Improvements College to accommodate extra area covers owned by demand whole borough Hadlow College and further afield

Education – Adult Learning and Community Learning

Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

EAC1 Continued/increased Continue to offer a range of Desirable All Unknown KCC Low £60 per new S106 provision learning and skills opportunities build house/flat for residents in the borough

Healthcare

Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

HSH1 Contributions The development at Eccles will Critical a, b, j It is important CCG/GP Low Estimated S106 require general practice capacity that any developer for a minimum 2106 new patient contribution is contribution for registrations. In addition the two available at an strategic site: non-strategic sites will each early point in the £758,160 plus bring approx. 60 people per development to support for CCG development to the area support the legal costs practice to Phoenix Medical practice is ensure that Estimated developing plans for new capacity is developer premises at Peter’s Village (to available to contribution for potentially replace both existing support new non-strategic premises). Due to the patient sites: significance of the growth on the registrations £21,902 per site infrastructure a developer plus support for contribution will be required to CCG legal costs support the expansion of the premises at the appropriate time HSH2 Contributions or new site The physical constraints of the Critical g The general CCG/GP/Landowner Medium Estimated S106 location existing site mean that the practice developer current premises at Aylesford capacity would contribution: Medical Centre cannot be need to be £758,160 plus extended and opportunities to created in support for CCG re-configure existing space to advance of the legal costs accommodate current growth growth in have already been undertaken. population so To accommodate this proposed that both the growth the practice would need infrastructure to explore re-location to a new and workforce site; the proposed development are in place. site or an alternative site could The trigger of be considered by the practice. If any healthcare the option of re-locating to the contribution proposed development site is should therefore not a viable option then be available developer contributions towards linked to the cost of new premises at an commencement alternative site would be of development. required in order to mitigate the impact of growth Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

HSH3 Expansion or new site The impact of the strategic site Critical jj, h The general CCG/GP/Landowner Medium Estimated S106 on Borough Green Medical practice developer Practice is significant and capacity would contribution for Borough Green Medical Practice need to be strategic site cannot accommodate this created in (Phase 1): growth without expansion or re- advance of the £1,895,400 plus location. Preference is to growth in support for CCG expand the existing site to population so legal costs provide up to 7 new clinical that both the rooms, waiting area and infrastructure Estimated additional parking. If expansion and workforce developer of the existing premises is not are in place. contribution for possible then the practice would The trigger of the non- need to consider the option of any healthcare strategic site: re-locating contribution £32,853 plus should therefore support for CCG be available legal costs linked to commencement of development. HSH4 New site The impact of the strategic site Critical z The general CCG/GP/Landowner Medium Estimated S106 on West Malling Group Practice practice developer is significant as the practice will capacity would contribution not be able to accommodate the need to be strategic site: proposed growth in the existing created in £758,160 plus premises as there is no space advance of the support for CCG for the additional workforce or growth in legal costs services that will be required population Estimated West Malling Group Practice is developer in the early stages of contribution strategically assessing the non-strategic site: premises development £92,664 plus requirements and options for support for CCG longer term delivery of services legal costs that respond to the growth in the population

Land potentially therefore required for new medical centre and/or developer contributions

HSH5 Expansion Growth would be spread across Critical x, aa, ab, ae, af, The general CCG/GP Medium Estimated S106 all three practices (Warders ad practice developer Medical Centre, Tonbridge capacity would contribution for Medical Group, and need to be the strategic Hildenborough Medical Group) created in site: in this location, but this would advance of the £404,352 plus not be on an even basis. The growth in support for CCG growth could not be population legal costs Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

accommodated within existing premises without additional capacity being created. Extension will need to be looked into - this would be in addition to the new premises already approved for Tonbridge Medical Group at River Lawn

Developer contributions will be required in relation to all sites as a contribution towards extension and refurbishment of existing premises, including car parking

HSH6 Expansion There is limited capacity in this Critical f The practices CCG/GP Medium Estimated S106 area within existing will need to developer infrastructure. Need will be extend and contribution: required to be met through refurbish £99,403 plus extension and refurbishment of premises at support for CCG premises to ensure that appropriate legal costs sufficient capacity is available points in time in order to ensure The practices covering this area sufficient are College Practice and capacity for Blackthorn Medical Centre sustainable general practice

services. HSH7 Unknown at present Growth cannot be immediately Critical o, p Unknown at CCG/GP High Estimated S106 accommodated within existing present developer general practice capacity. In contribution for the three sites in order to assess this impact a total: fuller discussion is required with £374,025 plus the practices concerned. support for CCG Thornhills Medical Practice is legal costs the closest practice to the proposed developments and currently leases part of a building that is also occupied by other services; expansion within existing premises is therefore not straightforward and would require wider assessment and discussion.

HSH8 Expansion/Unknown at Hadlow Medical Centre would Critical s, u, w, t, v Unknown at CCG/GP High Estimated S106 present be required to expand to present developer accommodate the proposed contribution for Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

growth. The feasibility of this the five sites in has not yet been explored. total: £238,399 plus East Peckham residents also fall support for CCG within the catchment area of legal costs Woodlands Health Centre at Paddock Wood which is closer and some registrations may therefore flow in that direction.

Healthcare – Adult Social Services

Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

HSA1 Increased provision There is a need for an increase Desirable All Unknown KCC/Developer Unknown Unknown S106 for C3 accommodation across the board and C2 for mental health and older people. For any C2 for mental health the service delivery would have to be high end forensic and complex need

Social Infrastructure – Sport recreation and Open Space

Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

OS1 Various To be determined on a site by Essential All sites Varies Varies Unknown Unknown Unknown site basis dependent on size - development is expected to contribute to the refinement of current provision taking account of Fields in Trust benchmark guidelines, as set out within the main IDP document.

Public Services – Ambulance

Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

AM1 Expansion/ The existing Community First Critical All sites Short term South East Coast None In the region of S106 improvements Responder (CFR) Scheme will Ambulance Service £5000 need to be significantly expanded to accommodate the proposed growth and will require Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

volunteers to be trained and equipped

Biodiversity

Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

B1 Enhancements Consider opportunities, Desirable All sites Varies Developer Low Unknown On site particularly through the provision mitigation/ of natural and semi-natural S106 greenspaces and amenity green spaces, for habitat protection and creation to enhance and strengthen the Green Infrastructure and Ecological Network - incorporate ecological enhancements in to the site (over and above any ecological mitigation required).

Flood Infrastructure/Drainage

Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

FI1 Drainage design The majority of usual scale of Critical All sites Varies Developer/ Low Unknown Developer residential development can be addressed through surface water drainage design integrated within masterplanning for residential development. It is reliant upon having an identifiable discharge point for surface water FI2 Drainage design Surface water can usually be Critical g Dependent on Developer Low Unknown Developer managed through infiltration development within the site. timing

FI3 Surface water strategic Attenuation and management of Critical a Dependent on Developer Low Unknown Developer network, drainage design surface water within the site will development be required. Requires the timing development of a surface water strategic network. FI4 Flood resilience measures The Flood Risk Assessment Critical t, v Dependent on Developer Low Unknown Developer (FRA) should demonstrate flood development resilience is built into the timing Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

development, to ensure risk of internal flooding is minimised.

FI5 Flood resilience Attenuation and management of Critical ac Dependent on Developer Low Unknown Developer measures/drainage surface water within the site will development design/surface water be required. The sites may timing management require a means of conveying surface water collected on the site to an appropriate location off-site. FI6 Surface water Surface water drainage is Critical z Dependent on Developer Low Unknown Developer management/drainage anticipated to be managed in development design similar way as to the rest of timing Kings Hill but with consideration of underlying Hythe Beds. FI7 Surface water Development should include Critical h Dependent on Developer Low Unknown Developer management/drainage measures to limit the rate of development design surface water discharge to no timing more than the 2yr greenfield runoff rate, using appropriate sustainable drainage techniques. FI8 Flood resilience measures The Flood Risk Assessment Critical aa Dependent on Developer Low Unknown Developer (FRA) should demonstrate flood development resilience is built into the timing development.

Utility Services - Gas

Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

UG1 Works Reinforcement, Wayleve and Critical h TBC Southern Gas Low Unknown SGN/ Governor site Networks Developer

UG2 Works Divisionary works Critical a TBC Southern Gas Low Unknown SGN/ Networks Developer

UG3 Works Divisionary works Critical z TBC Southern Gas Low Unknown SGN/ Networks Developer

Utility Services – Wastewater

Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

UW1 Capacity/Improvements Where individual site Critical All Varies Southern Water Low New S106 assessments reveal that the Infrastructure “practical point of connection” in Connection the sewer network (as defined in Charge with Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

the New Connections Services effect from 1 implemented from 1st April April 2018 - for 2018) is not of an adequate size wastewater to accommodate the connections, development's additional flows, this will be £765 improvements will be required. per property for developments over 20 units and £550 per property for developments under 20 units. UW2 Capacity/Expansion Likely additional capacity at Critical h TBC Southern Water TBC Unknown TBC Wastewater Treatment Works to accommodate the development at Borough Green.

Utility Services – Electricity

Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

UE1 Capacity/Expansion Total power requirements for the Critical All sites Varies UKPN Low Unknown TBC proposed number of houses is in the region of 15MW demand after diversity.

Utility Services – Water Supply

Item Infrastructure Type Project Priority Related Sites in Timescale Delivery Body Risks to Indicative cost Funding Reference Local Plan Delivery position

UWS1 Capacity/Expansion New mains will be required for Critical All sites Varies South East Water Low Unknown S106 new developments to reinforce the existing network, in order to meet the additional demand.

Appendix 2 H1 Housing Sites upto 2031 ¯ d j

b j

ai a k e d c n b h ah m l g q r c o aj ag i Legend p f e Æb Train Stations f z a Proposed Relief Road

y Other Proposed Roads Strategic Sites Other Housing Allocations Safeguarded Land w Area of Opportunity u s v Master Plan ae t Employment Land Allocations x aa Green Belt Extension ab g i Housing Market Area Railway lines

ac h Motorways af ad *Please see LP25: Housing Allocations, for futher details of each site. A Roads

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