Adopted Core Strategyjuly2012
6 Delivering Infrastructure Strategic Objective SO 2 To ensure there is sufficient appropriate infrastructure to meet future needs, funded where necessary by developer contributions. Central Lancashire Local Development Framework Adopted Core Strategy July 2012 53 6.1 What has been established for this Core Strategy are the essential pieces of infrastructure that will be needed to help deliver development and the particular requirements relevant to the Strategic Sites and Locations (see Chapter 5). There is a Cross Cutting Themes variety of infrastructure providers. Achieving Good Design 6.2 The ‘public’ utility services – electricity, gas and High quality design of new infrastructure and the telecommunications, are provided for profit by expansion and integration to existing infrastructure private sector companies although their investment can make places more accessible and functional. plans are overseen by public regulators. Local Promoting Health and Wellbeing public sector providers – e.g. health, education, are supported by national government sources of Well planned transport infrastructure can provide funding but this is generally aimed at catering for better walking and cycling facilities, more existing demand plus some ‘natural’ growth and efficient interchange between modes of transport refurbishment/replacement programmes. benefiting health and wellbeing. Green Infrastructure can provide areas for nature 6.3 Increased infrastructure services arising from conservation and recreation having a positive demand associated with new development is impact on health and wellbeing. generally provided and/or paid by developers. Although in practice the price paid for the land Tackling Climate Change should reflect all the development costs, including Improving transport infrastructure and accessibility infrastructure. to transport infrastructure can reduce the number of trips, give transport alternatives and 6.4 The way new developments can be required to reduce overall carbon dioxide emissions.
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