5. The infrastructure needed to support the garden town Infrastructure acts as a skeleton, allowing the rest of the town to function properly. Both traditional infrastructure, roads and sewers, and social infrastructure, schools and community halls, are needed to ensure that a town works well for its residents. This chapter considers where infrastructure can be improved, recommending projects to solve problems and meet future demand. 5. The infrastructure needed to support growth of the town

5.1 Transport infrastructure 99 5.1.1 A connected future 101 5.1.2 An established movement pattern 102 5.1.3 Existing traffic flows 105 5.1.4 A new movement pattern 106 5.1.5 Increased investment in public transport 118 5.1.6 Enhanced cycling opportunities 120 5.1.7 Technology and the future 122 5.1.8 Transport infrastructure phasing 128

5.2 Grey infrastructure 131 5.2.1 Utilities 133 5.2.2 Waste 137 5.2.3 Energy and renewables 142

5.3 Blue infrastructure 149 5.3.1 Flood risk and sustainable drainage 151

5.4 Social infrastructure 159 5.4.1 Introduction to social infrastructure 160 5.4.2 Education 162 5.4.3 Healthcare facilities & healthy active lifestyles 164 5.4.4 Cultural and leisure facilities 166 5.4.5 Masterplan response 168 5.4.6 Conclusions 171

5.1 Transport infrastructure New Hitachi train at Didcot Station © Frank Dumbleton Delivery Plan - October 2017 101 5.1.1 A connected future

The vision for Didcot is changing whole it is inadequate to handle the and Culham Science Centre and the garden town is setting new movement associated with Didcot’s • Enhancing a greatly improved horizons. Our proposals for movement future growth. The town’s historic public transport system in the garden town build upon the development has left a legacy that • Three new “movement corridors”. existing transport plan. They do not needs to be addressed in the its change the transport plan, but seek evolving urban form. Infrastructure projects (discussed in to reinforce it with new ideas and more detail later in this chapter) like infrastructure projects associated to This legacy has resulted in: Science Bridge are primarily associated the garden town masterplan. • A high level of north/ south with severance whilst Station Gateway severance by the railway line looks to improve the arrival sequence The current local transport plan for • A development pattern that has and sense of place. They all need Oxfordshire addresses many of the had a high reliance on movement momentum and funding if future issues caused by Didcot’s historic by car growth is to be achieved. development and influences. It is only • A road network that is under by understanding how the town has pressure dealing with both By giving more viable travel alternatives evolved that it is possible to set a bold strategic and local movement to the private car, the garden town and ambitious vision for the future. • A need for alternatives to car vision seeks to promote a healthy transport environment where connected, Since the mid 19th century Didcot has walkable and ridable neighbourhoods grown and changed greatly. Within The garden town vision identifies a encourage an active lifestyle. By these historic cycles of change the number of projects that both address creating compact, mixed-use and town’s transport infrastructure has these historic issues and reinforce the transit-oriented development it is also remained relatively unaltered when core principles of the transport plan. possible to reduce local congestion. compared to the scale of growth. The The vision also seeks to promote the infrastructure patterns of the 19th and sustainable transport modes that are All of these objectives and proposals 20th centuries by in large remain. embedded in the Didcot Garden Town give a balanced investment strategy to masterplan. complement the existing local transport Although this infrastructure has been plan in accommodating growth. the catalyst for much of Didcot’s The garden town team’s new proposals growth, railway lines and large include: roads have also served to segregate • Giving more alternatives to travel development so some parts of the by car town are isolated from others. • Utilising technology to deliver smarter travel choices Furthermore, although this transport • A greatly improved cycling network infrastructure deals with much of the with a new regional connection movement in the town today, on the between Harwell Campus, Didcot

One in eleven early 75% of people in deaths could be avoid- our major cities ed and £900 million who do not meet could be saved every recommended year2 if everyone met levels of exercise recommended levels say they could of exercise, such as be encouraged to walking for 20 minutes walk more each 5 days a week. week.

Figure 5.1 - The benefits on health of greater walking and cycling © RIBA source: City Health Check 2013 102 Didcot Garden Town 5.1.2 An established movement pattern

Didcot today The 19th century The early and mid 20th century

Didcot has a complex movement The arrival of the railway in the mid The last century saw a series of profile. This movement profile is deeply 19th century is generally credited significant changes to the town. To the influenced by its development from a with being the spur for the growth of north, the railway triangle became an small railway village to the significant Didcot. The town is at a crossroads excellent location for rail distribution place it is today. The growth of the town on the national rail system: a rail for army ordnance and later for the and Didcot’s importance is very much system that connected nationally but import of fuel for the power station. tied to the arrival of The Great Western also caused severance locally as new These uses have a high dependence Railway in the mid 19th century. railway lines were built though towns on strategic rail connections only, and open countryside. That severance with each having little influence on Since this period however, there saw Didcot grow one sided, to the local movement. To the south, Didcot have also been many changes in the south of the railway. By the turn of continued to grow around Broadway region and within the town itself that the 19th century the town was growing with Harwell Campus establishing have influenced its shape, transport to the south however there were only itself as a major employment centre infrastructure and the movement three modest rights of way crossing changing the employment base for the patterns of those who live and work in the railway line at Foxhall Road, Cow town and the region. Didcot today. Lane and Broadway. These crossings all remain to the current day and form key parts in the existing highway network of the town.

Train arriving from London © Frank Dumbleton Delivery Plan - October 2017 103

Late 20th and early 21st century

This period saw a changing role for the Railway Industrial areas railway as the power station reduced in size and Didcot grew. To the north of Stations Science hubs the railway, Milton Park and Ladygrove A34 Forest developed and the site evolved and A - Roads River/ canal changed. This changing shape of the urban area was accompanied by new Secondary Roads Didcot Garden Town boundary crossings over the railway line at the Towns A4130 and to the east and west of Milton Park (the western crossing is now in private ownership).

Figure 5.2 - The 19th century - a small village next to the London, Figure 5.3 - Early 20th century - the railway extends to Bristol and Oxford railway junction Southampton and Didcot grows to the South

Figure 5.4 - Mid 20th century - the town grows to the north and Figure 5.5 - Late 20th century - the town expands, the A34 is built south of the rail lines and the railway line to Southampton closed 104 Didcot Garden Town

Regional infrastructure Although this provides good regional movement statistics for Milton Park: links, it is also increases the amount of • 30 per cent of Milton Park workers Within the region as a whole strategic strategic traffic passing through the live within Didcot but drive 2 miles road infrastructure has developed with town centre. to and from work every day good north-south radial links to Oxford • 45 per cent of Milton Park workers but with relatively poor east-west links, The town has also grown significantly, live within the Didcot Garden Town particularly between the A34 and the with development placing a greater and Science Vale area of influence M40. reliance on the private car. This has • 70 per cent of Milton Park workers resulted in increased pressures on the drive on their own One of the two major East-West network of streets in the town and • 25 per cent drive from Oxford and connections - the A4130 - travels congestion at peak times. A typical Abingdon through directly through Didcot. example of this car reliant and complex • Less than 17 per cent walk or cycle pattern is shown by an extract from the

To Birmingham

To London

Major roads

Local roads

Urban areas To Newbury To Reading Figure 5.6 - Didcot has a strategic road network with strong radial connections to Oxford, but weak circumferential routes around the town Delivery Plan - October 2017 105 5.1.3 Existing traffic flows

Flows along key routes during peak times (in both directions)

The plan below visually summarises existing traffic flows in Didcot. The thickness of the lineweights represents the volume of traffic at peak times in either direction. Peak flows of vehicles along the key routes are as follows:

A34 - 50,000 A4130 - 22,000 Wantage Road - 21,000 Station Road - 13,000 Grove Road - 8,000 Regularly congested Reading Road - 7,000 Becoming more Abingdon Road - 8,000 congested Ladygrove - 7,000 Generally Milton Road - 7,000 uncongested Jubilee Way - 5,000

Park Road - 5,000 Figure 5.7 - Congestion heat map Sutton Courtenay Rd Courtenay Sutton

A 34 4

High Street

8 Ladygrove Park Drive A 4130 22 A 4130 Milton Road 7 16 8 Basil Hill Road 7 20 12 9 Milton Hill

Station Road 3

11Foxhall Road 13Hitchcock Way A 34 50 13

A 4130 - Abingdon Road 21 A 4130 Broadway Wantage Road Grove Road

Jubilee Way

9 8 Park Road

7 Reading Road 8 5 4

5

Figure 5.8 - Traffic flows along key routes in thousands of vehicles 106 Didcot Garden Town 5.1.4 A new movement pattern

Strategic movement

Strategic growth The Oxford Cambridge Rail and Didcot Station Expressway

Didcot’s strategic location is unique. This project is currently at an initial The railway has always been at the Sitting comfortably at the southern feasibility stage. This stage will heart of Didcot and is now seeing end of the Oxford Cambridge growth review options for route alignment unprecedented interest as patronage corridor, it is in a place that will see north or south of Oxford. A southerly grows to meet increasing demand. significant growth and investment alignment could have major benefits Electrification of the London to Bristol in strategic infrastructure over the to relieve strategic A34/ M40 traffic, line will greatly improve national coming years. The two areas of bring inward investment to the services and there is growing interest strategic investment most relevant region but importantly for the garden in Oxford’s metro rail to serve the city to the garden town are the Oxford town, it could relieve the local road and its region. The railway system is Cambridge expressway (promoted by network from strategic traffic making changing and will continue to evolve. the Department for Transport) and investment more efficient for the The garden town needs to both drive future investment within the national town’s growth. and respond to this evolution. rail network.

To Birmingham

To London

To Newbury

To Reading

Figure 5.9 - The alignment for the Oxford Cambridge Expressway is undecided, but a southerly alignment could bring major benefit to the garden town Delivery Plan - October 2017 107

Future investment in rail offers a major 2. A ‘desk-top’ options review and As this is a multi year phased opportunity for the town’s growth, feasibility study to determine options development, the garden town prosperity and regional rail movement. that provide extra capacity, followed masterplan promotes flexibility, allowing by design development of preferred various changes to be considered over Proposals for changes to the station options to establish costs, programme time. and rail network are at an early stage and approvals. It is envisaged that and all of the points made in this the feasibility study will include the The potential improvements are clear chapter are early options that require following: opportunities to make national and further consideration. The next step in • Consideration for a ‘grade separated international connections for business, bringing forward a revitalised station junction’ east of Didcot, which will residents and visitors to Didcot. is a capacity and accessibility study enable trains travelling to Oxford conducted in partnership between and the Midlands to cross east-west Studies will consider the benefits Network Rail and the Didcot Garden services without conflict. to Didcot, Heathrow, Crossrail and Town team. There are significant • Considering whether to rebuild, High-Speed one and two along with challenges here, including the junction extend or relocate Didcot Station new services to Cambridge. Again, itself, the need for more platforms, • Review of improved connectivity improved direct connections from the embankment and levels, and land to the Midlands and possibly the Didcot need to be explored in depth ownership near the railway line. The establishment of a Heathrow Airport as part of these proposals, as they scope for this study is under review but service, via Reading could offer very significant benefits for likely to include: • Wider rail connections across the residents and businesses associated country (Great Western Railway, with the town. 1. A transport assessment which links Cross Country and Chiltern transport need to local growth. This Railways) would include: • Coordination with strategic • A demand forecast and design electrification work capacity assessment for Didcot • Review of freight and passenger and the surrounding area to identify capacity options to either extend, rebuild or • Car parking and inter-modal relocate the station transport assessment • Review of options with comparison of cost benefit

Figure 5.10 - Wider rail connections across the country Figure 5.11 - Potential for improved direct services to Didcot from Oxford and Reading 108 Didcot Garden Town

Town wide movement

Diversifying movement patterns

The Didcot Garden Town vision The challenge that lies ahead is moving • Increased investment in public recognises that Didcot will grow from travel patterns away from private transport approximately 26,000 people to over cars to more sustainable alternatives. • Enhancing the cycling network 60,000 by 2031. With this growth Moving travel away from the car has • Investment in new technologies Didcot will become the largest town other benefits including making our to both improve transport in Southern Oxfordshire. If the means streets safer, promoting healthier systems and engage residents and by which residents move around the lifestyles amongst residents and employees in alternative forms of town remains unchanged, town wide allowing greater human interaction and transport journeys by car will double. activity in public space. • Future proofing transport infrastructure to accommodate The current methods for travel to The garden town team have assessed evolving transport systems work are shown below. 64 per cent of other (less car dominated) places residents travel to work by car; this across the UK and can see significant With investment in these areas the representation is fairly typical of a car opportunities to change the movement Didcot Garden Town team conclude dependent place. profile of Didcot towards one that that the future split of transport is more diverse and ultimately more choices for the garden town should at a In addition to the large portion sustainable. minimum target 47 per cent car, 15 per of journeys by car, the diagrams cent public transport and 13 per cent demonstrate that 11 per cent of This change in travel patterns (above cycling by 2031. residents travel by public transport and that included in the existing Local 5 per cent by cycling. Transport Plan) can be realised by: Modal shares - comparisonModal shares with other - comparison places with other places Method of Travel to Work Method of Travel to Work 1% 1% 1% 3% 4% 3% 4% 5% 5% Driving a car or van 5% Driving a8% car or 5%van On foot 5% On foot Train 7% Train Passenger in a car or van 7% 13% 47% Bicycle Passenger in 11%a car or van Bus, minibus or coach Bicycle 64% Bus, minibus or coach 11% 8% Work mainly at or from home 64% Bus, minibus or coach Motorcycle, scooter or moped Work mainly7% at or from home Motorcycle, scooter or moped 11% Didcot

Figure 5.12 - Method of travel to work Figure 5.13 - (14,200Method of travel residents to work in DidcotDidcot today (14,200 residents in employment) Garden Town 2031 target employment) (14,200 residents in

1% 1% employment) 1% 6% 2% 4% 7% 8% 3% 1% 1% 17% 1% 34% 4% 34% 9% 6% 2% 4% 9% 7% 4% 8% 47% 3% 6% 17% 34% 4% 15% 9%15% 1% 4% 18% 64% 47%

6% 24% 3% 18% 3% 15% 1% 18% 64% Oxford Thame Norwich 24% 3% 18% 3% (70,000 residents in (6,200 residents in (62,400 residents in employment) employment) employment) Oxford Thame Norwich (70,000 residents in (6,200 residents in (62,400 residents in employment) employment) employment) Delivery Plan - October 2017 109

Investment strategy, a balanced approach

To achieve this target a balanced approach to investment is required. The existing transport plan has identified a number of strategic infrastructure projects that require investment by 2031. The town requires that investment Figure 5.14 - Total number of journeys per day growth scenario one - no change: investment for its existing and new strategic focused on cars and building more roads transport infrastructure to address the issue of growing congestion and growth. This investment is primarily related to new roads and bridges (see later section) with the assumption that transport choices will change little over time.

If the desired change in movement choices is to be achieved, the investment in strategic infrastructure needs to be balanced with a new garden town sustainable infrastructure fund. The existing transport plan initiatives will be supported by the strategic infrastructure fund whilst a garden town sustainable infrastructure fund will address transport choices. Figure 5.15 - Total number of journeys per day growth scenario two - investment shifting to other modes of transport and smarter journey planning

Figure 5.16 - Investment sustainable movement and technologies should be prioritised over investment in road infrastructure 110 Didcot Garden Town

A sustainable movement hierarchy

To Oxford To Berinsfield To Abingdon

To Oxford

1

To Swindon 2

3 To Wallingford 2 4

5

To Wantage

To Paddington

1. A34, a national strategic route

2. East-west movement corridors and Science Bridge

3. The Gateway Spine

4. Station Gateway

5. The Cultural Spine

Local strategic route

Local connector

To Reading Alternative River Thames To Newbury

Figure 5.17 - Street hierarchy and summary of proposals Delivery Plan - October 2017 111

It is recognised that, in the short term, • Below this, a series of local strategic The Gateway Spine the choices people make in the way routes interconnect the town, they travel are unlikely to significantly providing main connectors for traffic The Gateway Spine corridor runs from change. Despite this the masterplan and bus routes the A34 to Jubilee Way. There are and the movement strategies for the • Finally, shared streets near the four movement characters along its garden town are aimed at encouraging station and Broadway interconnect length. From Milton Interchange to a shift away from reliance on the all forms of movement in places with the northern perimeter road, the route private car and towards other modes restricted vehicular access handles a mixture of strategic and local of transport. traffic. Here the new corridor includes Overlain on this hierarchy are two separate walking and cycling routes, Investment in new infrastructure to streets that form the radial movement two lanes for traffic and the potential accommodate town-wide movement back-bone to the plan (the Gateway for a segregated lane for public therefore needs to enable alternative Spine runs from the A4130 to Station transport; a lane that in future could modes of transport to become the Road and the Cultural Spine along be dedicated to autonomous vehicles. preference for as many journeys as Broadway to the town centre). These From the northern perimeter road to possible. routes contain a bus network that Station Gateway the route changes serves the whole town, a greatly slightly but still accommodates walking, A clear movement hierarchy is needed improved cycling network and a series cycling traffic and a segregated public to achieve this as local journeys, of smaller scale transport hubs. These transport route. At Station Gateway the in particular, should be made by hubs form interconnections for all route changes character. Here there is alternatives to the private car. The forms of movement and will help create a much higher priority for pedestrians masterplan establishes this hierarchy a seamless journey experience. within a shared space in front of the through a series of interventions that station. After the station square the develop the existing transport plan Predictions of future levels of traffic in corridor returns to the same form as towards the sustainability targets the town have, in the past, been based the western arm. embedded in the garden town vision. on an assumption that the number of car-based journeys will rise in line with • The top of the movement hierarchy population and economic growth in the is unchanged and is set by the A34, region. The garden town strategy, by a national strategic route primarily contrast, will accommodate all forms of dealing with north-south traffic movement. movement, both to the town and past to Oxford and beyond More detailed transport modelling is • The next tier is set by the east-west now being commissioned as part of the movement corridors. The first is garden town project. This modelling a strategic route from the A34 will enable different scenarios and through the town via the A4130 assumptions on travel choices to be and the northern perimeter road to tested. Wallingford. This is a route that will handle traffic that passes through These, in turn, will enable a better and stops in Didcot and other understanding of the effect of forms of local movement within the transport patterns and how to phase town. This route offers relief to the and establish this movement hierarchy town centre and station from the and promote the town’s sustainable pressure caused by strategic traffic transport initiatives. Several ‘early movement. The second route is win’ projects have also been identified. the A417 and connects the A34 to These projects are not dependent on Reading this transport modelling and should be implemented now for maximum effect. 112 Didcot Garden Town

The Gateway Spine and its four movement corridors

Figure 5.18 - The Gateway Spine - a new access route to Didcot Garden Town centre Delivery Plan - October 2017 113

Gateway Spine - Movement character area A

Existing

(4+) (1.0) 2.0 2.8 1.8 2.8 (1.0) (4+) footway verge shared carriageway carriageway cycle/ footway over-run verge

Aspiration

3.0 6.8 3.0 3.0 footway 2-way carriageway public transport cyclepath

Figure 5.19 - Section A From Milton Interchange to the northern perimeter road

Gateway Spine - Movement character areas B

Exisiting

(4+) 3.0 (4+) 1.8 5.5 1.8 (1.0) verge shared cycle/ verge footway carriageway footway margin footway

Aspiration

3.0 (2+) 3.0 5.5 1.8 (1.0)

Figure 5.20 - Section B the northern perimeter road to Station Gateway

Carriageway Cycleway Footway Public transport/ smart vehicles Verge 114 Didcot Garden Town

Figure 5.21 - The Gateway Spine - a new access route to Didcot Garden Town centre Delivery Plan - October 2017 115

Gateway Spine - Movement character area C

Existing

(20.0) 2.0 6.0 2.0 5+ station forecourt / footway carriageway footway forecourts / bus interchange parking areas

Aspiration

2.0 12+ 2.0 footway shared space footway

Figure 5.22 - Section C Station Gateway

Gateway Spine - Movement character area D

Existing 2.0 2.5 1.8 9.0 (varies) 1.8 2.5 (1.0) footway footway carriageway footway cyclepath verge

cyclepath

Aspiration

3.0 (2.5) 3.0 6.0 (2.5) 3.0 cycle / public transport carriageway cycle / footway footway

Figure 5.23 - Section D Station Gateway - Jubilee Way

Carriageway Cycleway Footway Public transport/ smart vehicles Verge 116 Didcot Garden Town

The Cultural Spine and its two character areas

The Cultural Spine Looking to the future

The Cultural Spine runs from the A34 The Cultural Spine and the Gateway are corridors that can accept change. to Jubilee Way. Here there are two Spine are main radial routes into the These are the routes that could accept character areas that focus mainly centre of Didcot. They are historic much more significant transport on providing new segregated cycling routes that form key movement proposals as Didcot continues to grow routes. Between the A34 and Broadway corridors into and out of the centre. into the future. the corridor has separate walking The garden town team have shown footpaths with cycleways adjacent to how they can adapt and change to the main carriageway which handles accommodate new movement over two lanes of traffic and public transport the coming years. Beyond then they (mixed). must remain as key radial links as they

Figure 5.24- The Cultural Spine - a new multi-use street at the heart of Didcot town centre Delivery Plan - October 2017 117

Cultural Spine - Movement character area E

Existing

1.5 3.0 8.0 7.0 1.5 footway verge carriageway verge / parking access footway

Aspiration

2.0 2.5 1.5 6.5 1.5 2.0 3.0 2.0 footway verge cycle carriageway cycle parking verge footway lane lane bay Figure 5.25 - Section E A34 - Broadway Cultural Spine - Movement character area F

Existing

8.5 8.5 1.8 8.0 1.8 forecourt / shared space carriageway footway verge footway

Aspiration

1.5 9.0 1.5 7.0 2.0 cycle lane carriageway cycle verge footway lane Figure 5.26 - Section F Broadway to Jubilee Way

Carriageway Cycleway Footway Verge 118 Didcot Garden Town 5.1.5 Increased investment in public transport

Currently, bus services in the town are Often the journeys we take by bus a combination of inter-urban services, are mixed and interrupted by simple Micro hubs - developed around local loop services and a dedicated issues that break our journeys into the town at places like school private service between Didcot Station unconnected pieces. Walking to the gates where people meet. and Milton Park. bus stop, waiting in the cold, and having no place to leave a bike. Places that form the focus for A strategy for improved services social interaction. has already been proposed by Micro hubs can transform bus stops into Oxford County Council and is to be places of movement interconnection New local urban centres that implemented as part of the S106 with the following attributes: can bring together: planning agreements reached with • Focused on micro interconnection various developers. Clearly this is a very • Bike bus interchange with • Cycling and e-bike charging positive start to the important process e-charging points and secure points of encouraging more car journeys to be parking replaced by bus in future. The routing • High quality shelters that can • Comfortable places to wait of future services has been included in act as meeting places for social for your bus the garden town masterplan. interaction • Information about local In support of the bus strategy the Another ‘early win’ in making the transport within one place Didcot Garden Town team believe that transition from a dependence on there are simple measures that can individually owned private cars could be put in place to both improve bus lie with car clubs, car pooling or the patronage and increase the status of introduction of easily available short public transport in the town. term hire cars.

Transport information @ Cycle racks and With high quality bus New local Micro hubs Micro e-bike charging points shelters centres Delivery Plan - October 2017 119

To Oxford

To Abingdon

To Swindon

To Wallingford

To Paddington

Wider area connections

Didcot town route 1

Didcot town route 2

Culham connections

Garden Line

Railway

Figure 5.27 - Bus network 120 Didcot Garden Town 5.1.6 Enhanced cycling opportunities

Cycling within the town To Oxford

There are major opportunities to promote cycling within the town and in the wider region. This untapped potential could form the movement backbone for the garden town. The size and topography of Didcot are ideal for cycling and its location is excellent to promote cycling as a preferred mode of transport around the town and beyond. The routes are also ideal to connect places, both north/ south and east/ west.

As well as improving routes within the garden town, improving routes into the countryside and nearby towns, such as the Didcot to Abingdon cycle route will also be important.

Whilst there are some good cycle routes in the town at the moment, they are often unconnected and contain potential hazards - simple points that are easy to fix. So these proposals are based on improving the existing network with enhancements and additions in several places.

Connecting Culham and Garden Line Harwell - the Garden Line To North Wessex Downs Garden town network Part of the cycling network is a new Existing Sustrans connection between Harwell with network Didcot and Culham. The Garden Line is a new cycle route between these Figure 5.28 - Proposed cycling network

Cycle hire can evolve to e-bike hire and E-bikes in Copenhagen © Jon Ram Bruun-Pedersen charging © UES Delivery Plan - October 2017 121

places. Much of the route to the including shopping areas, bus • Long term proposals to improve south of the River Thames exists and stops, businesses and the station the route between Didcot and only requires comparatively modest • Development of the cycling Milton Park to premium cycle infrastructure intervention to make it network to promote e-bikes, route standard also exist. These very attractive to use. including facilities for communal propose a new section of cycle charging of electric bikes in public track along the B4493 to provide Improvements to the cycle network places, in new homes and at key a better alternative to using Basil are: employment, shopping and leisure Hill Road, where the railway bridge 1. New river crossing and upgrading destinations creates less than ideal conditions route to Culham • Improvement of the existing cycle for cycling. The link through from hire scheme based at Didcot the A4130 has been secured as 2. New bridge over Oxford railway station part of the Didcot A development. line to connect northern areas of Didcot To Oxford

3. Improvements to route under northern perimeter road including widening and installation of lighting

4. Widening of wheeling channel over new railway bridge

5. Upgrading of Cow Lane underpass to provide pedestrian and cycle only route

6. Improvements to connection between Hadden Hill, Jubilee Way and Broadway

7. Improvements to route, including widening, resurfacing, connections to adjacent residential areas and installation of intelligent lighting

8. Improvements to track connecting to Blewbury

9. New ramp connection between cycle route and main road

10. Improvements to track over A34 and link to Harwell

11. General improved provision for cycling across the garden town that includes:

• Covered and secure cycle parking To North Wessex Downs facilities at all key destinations, Figure 5.29 - The Garden Line A new cycling route between Harwell, Didcot and Culham 122 Didcot Garden Town 5.1.7 Technology and the future

The garden town team is the beginning Smart travel Information technology of a technological revolution. Lives are changing quickly as new technology Smart travel is established within Journeys are often complex, potentially unfolds and gives access to an Oxfordshire. The garden town requiring the use of different modes increasing platform of knowledge. embraces that initiative and puts of transport by different members of Transportation technology is also forward thinking in technology at the a household at different times of the moving at a fast pace, that in many core of its transport strategy. For day. That complexity can easily lead to ways is ahead of physical changes transport technology there are three a simple choice of traveling by car: a being made ‘on the ground’. Private areas requiring immediate development choice that is often made because of vehicles currently run on carbon and investment They are information lack of information on alternative ways intensive fossil fuels will soon give way technology, connected ticketing, and to travel. The plan recognises that to part automated vehicles powered future proofing. Given the right early information needs to be available to all by alternative sources, including investment, these are quick wins that when choosing how to travel. electricity and hydrogen. offer much to a future of sustainable movement in the garden town. The garden town vision offers the Now is the time for the garden town to opportunity to develop information embrace evolving technology to both systems that are being established enhance sustainable travel patterns across the county and are now and improve the quality of existing common in larger towns and cities. ones. These systems can form the basis for future travel: an information system that “optimises everything that moves people and goods around the UK”.

Smart, multi-use integrated ticketing, Oyster in London and Swift in West Midlands © UES Delivery Plan - October 2017 123

Connected ticketing Future proofing - autonomous vehicles Connected ticketing is now common The garden town is also at a point of The garden town team have developed place in many towns and cities. The change in vehicle technology. New an infrastructure strategy that Oyster card in London is one example infrastructure needs to accept that can adapt and grow to meet these of a system that allows a user to make vehicle types will change and adapt. changes. The Garden Line provides a single purchase for many journeys. Automated vehicles are already under an ideal opportunity for movement to It enables a single means of payment trial on the Greenwich Peninsula and evolve from a walking and cycling link for combined trips by different modes driverless cars are under development to a dedicated route for autonomous and by different operators to simplify now. It is highly likely that technologies vehicles, making direct links between journeys. Linking to information associated to these new forms of Harwell, Didcot and Culham via a new technology through journey planning transport will progress rapidly over the Didcot Station. The Cultural Spine and gives added benefits allowing next few years and their acceptability Station Road will also have flexibility to comparisons be made between the cost will grow. accommodate change over time. of making a similar journey by private car (running costs, parking charges, etc). It facilitates simple informed choices on the most economical way to travel.

Car clubs are now common across the UK, autonomous vehicles are being tested on the Greenwich Peninsula in 2016 © TFL Gateway Project 124 Didcot Garden Town

Traffic modelling

Our understanding of movement a model that is understandable by all. The pace of technological development patterns is changing. The garden town Through this new process the impacts shows no sign of reducing (chapter 7). recognises that one key challenge in of developments and the phasing of New ITS: road side instrumentation, the future lies in obtaining a better new infrastructure will be analysed in satellite powered GPS, in-car understanding of movement patterns. much greater depth. Options can be equipment and roadside-car assessed for effectiveness and the communications are also increasing, A detailed micro simulation traffic model impacts of alternatives to the car can providing new opportunities for data is currently being commissioned to be compared so investment streams collection that can be used for much assess growth and phasing. This model become optimum for the garden town better model calibration and detail. will form the foundation for future vision. work on movement. The model will be These sources of greater knowledge unlike traditional traffic models that This type of modelling is also and information will grow as part provide an aggregated representation particularly suited to development, of the increased awareness in of traffic, typically expressed in terms testing and evaluation of the intelligent technology within the garden town. of total flows per hour. Here the transportation systems (ITS) that are That knowledge will give much greater garden town team will have the ability envisaged in the garden town. These certainty on infrastructure choice and to analyse complex highway junctions systems can interact with vehicles support funding choices that is needed and congested networks by giving a providing responsive signal control, for delivery. visual representation of the proposed public transport priority and reactions effects on traffic operations. It will be to vehicles approaching junctions.

Intelligent traffic modelling will change movement patterns and travel choices © UES Delivery Plan - October 2017 125

Parking

Most of Didcot’s urban environment however, should allow for future values create dense urban spaces and is currently dominated by space taken adaptation to changing modes of spaces are shared between different up by parked cars. The change from transport and travel patterns. The users. a ‘carless’ society to a car dominated garden town promotes plans that can one has happened in less than 60 accept present conditions but are also We are seeing this change happen in years. But the urban legacy that car adaptable to change in the future. These Didcot, as decked parking is coming dominated planning will leave will last places should incorporate the best in forward at the station. Elsewhere car much longer. The next few decades parking management and technology. stacking and modular car parking are will see great changes in our attitude to From the widest perspective, parking common place. As well as altering our cars. Driverless car technology is well should promote movement for all, behaviour and attitudes to parking, advanced and autonomous vehicles will including the Oxfordshire County these developments allow more be a normal sight our streets within a Council’s blue badge system, along compact and walkable places to evolve. lifetime. The garden town recognises with pre-booking management at public These types of developments are at that our approach to car parking needs facilities and information technology the core of the garden town’s long to change. on space availability. term vision.

In the short term the need remains In the medium and longer term the to park cars efficiently within both garden town will have parking schemes residential and commercial areas. The that are more common place in many design and planning of these areas, developed urban centres, whereby land 126 Didcot Garden Town

The Garden Line

The Garden Line can be phased, so the adapt and grow as a new autonomous More information about this project is first part between Harwell and north vehicle route between Harwell, Didcot set out in the chapter 9. Didcot is an ‘early win’. This project can and Culham at a later stage.

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Figure 5.31 - Currently proposed infrastructure schemes Didcot Garden Town 0011 Transport improvements The key to a sustainable transport vision is establishing a clear phasing strategy and determining how this can support longer term growth. Below are some of the transport improvements being planned in and around Didcot. What transport improvements do you feel should be considered, in both the short and longer term?

128 Didcot Garden Town 5.1.8 Transport infrastructure phasing Infrastructure schemes - present and future Phasing

Recently Completed / Near Term Medium Term Long Term Recently Completed / Near Term (2016 - 2026) (2016-2031) (2026-2031 and beyond) (2016 - 2026) Significant highway improvement 1 7 13 The transportMilton interchange infrastructure junction associated InfrastructureDidcot Science Bridgeprojects A4130 capacityrange from Newthe Thames first crossing a five-year period from projects2016 and the start of improved with improvementsthe growth of Didcot will be quickimprovements wins, like cycling improvements,14 Fourto Tracking 2020, Railway the second between a ten-year periodcycling and public transport 2 Chiltern interchange junction 8 Central Didcot transport corridor Didcot and Oxford initiatives. phased over the plan period. There is that can be completed in the short term from 2021 to 2031 and the last one post improvements 9 Didcot northern perimeter road 15 Railway junction grade separation, a strong3 Access link to between EZ areas, includingthe delivery Hagbourne of 10throughAccess to to Culham more Science significant Centre changeseast 2031.of Didcot Medium Term (2016-2031) A balance of investment in highway infrastructureHill, Featherbed and Lanethe & Steventonacceleration Lights, 11suchDidcot as Parkway the RiverStation Thamesinterchange crossing Not currently planned or set out in and more sustainable forms of of housingHarwell Linkgrowth Road and economic 12whichCulham will Rail come Station later. improvements The garden town the existing IDP: movement. development4 Cycle network in areas improvements of high togrowth Harwell teamPublic have Transport summarised Infrastructure the within proposed 16 Milton Interchange - North Facing Long Term (2026-2031 and beyond) like Didcot.Campus and Milton Park infrastructurethe Garden Town phasing in three periods: 5 Backhill Lane cycle / pedestrian scheme Car Parking Strategy within the Slips directly linking A34 and Milton Highway and railway investment in regional connections with a greatly 6 Sustainable Transport Package: Cycle Garden Town Park enhanced investment strategy for 17 Proposed relocation of Didcot route maintenance and improvements sustainable forms of movement Parkway Station To Oxford (south east) within the Garden Town To Oxford (central) within the Garden Town.

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Recently completed/ near term (2016 Medium term Long term - 2026) (2016-2031) (2026-2031 and beyond)

1 Milton Interchange junction 7 Didcot Science Bridge A4130 capacity 13 New River Thames crossing improvements improvements 14 Four tracking railway between Didcot 2 Chilton interchange junction improvements 8 Central Didcot transport corridor and Oxford 3 Access to EZ areas, including Hagbourne 9 Didcot northern perimeter road 15 Railway junction grade separation, east Hill, Featherbed Lane & Steventon lights, 10 Access to Culham Science Centre of Didcot Harwell link road 11 Didcot Station interchange Not currently planned or set out in the 4 Cycle network improvements to Harwell 12 Culham Station improvements existing infrastructure delivery plan: Campus and Milton Park Public transport infrastructure within the 5 Backhill Lane cycle/ pedestrian scheme garden town 16 Milton Interchange - north facing slips 6 Sustainable transport package: Cycle route Implementation of car parking strategy directly linking A34 and Milton Park maintenance and improvements within the within the garden town 17 Redevelopment of existing Didcot garden town Station or potential relocation to the east

Recently completed / near term Medium term (2016-2031) Long term (2026-2031 and beyond) (2016 - 2026) A balance of investment in highway and Highway and railway investment in Significant highway improvement more sustainable forms of movement. regional connections with a greatly projects and the start of improved enhanced investment strategy for cycling and public transport initiatives. sustainable forms of movement within the garden town.

Additional garden town infrastructure

Quick wins Medium Term Long Term (2016-2031) (2026-2031 and beyond) Multi-use transport model for the town to assess overall phasing and delivery Second phase of the Garden Line (north Development of the Garden Line for Enhanced cycling network Didcot to Culham) autonomous vehicles Implementation of micro hubs The Cultural Spine The Gateway Spine Near Term (2016 - 2026) The east-west movement corridor First phase of the Garden Line (Harwell to north Didcot) Implementation of smart travel with a package of investment in new technology

Figure 5.33 - Proposed infrastructure projects

5.2 Grey infrastructure 132 Didcot Garden Town

Berks Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust Lake and Didcot Power Station © RWE Delivery Plan - October 2017 133 5.2.1 Utilities

With significant growth planned for Didcot Garden Town, it is essential that the utilities infrastructure can support the increased demand for connections and capacity.

A review of the baseline situation Sewage Treatment Works (STW) Details of the highways drainage has been carried out followed by which is located between the power network are not available but these are an assessment of the impact of the station and the railway station. Flows thought to discharge to the Thames proposed growth on the utilities from Milton and Ladygrove require Water sewerage network. networks. The key utilities companies pumping stations to transfer the waste have been consulted to understand water to the STW. Potable water what upgrades are proposed to support the growth and to ensure that they A drainage strategy for Didcot was The majority of the potable water are fully informed about the scale, undertaken by Thames Water which network is the responsibility of Thames locations and build programmes for identifies the catchment system to be Water with the exception of the the growth to allow them to plan their foul only. However, over time this has partially completed Great Western asset management effectively. suffered with ingress from groundwater Park which is the responsibility of SSE and surface water connections, which Water. means that the sewage treatment Existing utilities works has to deal with additional flows Didcot is supplied by several strategic that may not require treatment. water mains from the south-west Sewerage network and north-east ranging in size from Didcot STW deals with the domestic 300mm to 400mm and are identified as The majority of the sewerage and industrial flows from Didcot as well ductile iron pipelines. These then feed infrastructure is the responsibility of as outlying villages. The STW currently into distribution networks throughout Thames Water with the exception of serves a population equivalent of the town. There are currently three the partially completed Great Western 37,000 and provides preliminary, crossings of the west coast mainline Park development which is currently primary and secondary treatment as railway through underpasses at serviced by SSE Water. well as biogas generation. Broadway, Cow Lane and Hitchcock Way. There is another crossing of The Didcot drainage catchment is Surface water network the railway through a culverted approximately 45 km2 and is situated watercourse. approximately 16 km south of Oxford. The data received from the utilities The catchment includes Didcot town companies indicates a limited surface centre, Blewbury, Chilton, Dene Hollow, water network within the town, Harwell, Milton Hill, Upton and both with the exception of the Ladygrove East and West Hagbourne. development. It is likely that where there are drains, these discharge to The majority of Didcot town sewers local drainage ditches and culverts drain under gravity via three crossings throughout the catchment. The underneath the west coast mainline network at Ladygrove is shown to railway (375mm, 600mm and 1200mm discharge via multiple outfalls to diameter) before discharging at the Ladygrove Brook. 134 Didcot Garden Town

Electricity There are also National Grid owned The Rowstock exchange serves assets for high pressure gas approximately 3,400 residential The regional electricity distribution transmission across the country. premises and 360 non-residential infrastructure is the responsibility of premises. These exchanges are Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) There are currently several national owned by BT Group and both of these for the Didcot Garden Town area. high pressure gas mains (responsibility exchanges are fibre enabled. The There are also National Grid owned of National Grid) crossing the Didcot system comprises a fibre to cabinet assets for very high voltage electricity Garden Town masterplan boundary system with copper cables from the transmission across the country. from the north-east connecting cabinet to each property (FTTC). to Didcot B Power Station (Didcot The existing network delivers fibre A feasibility study for the Planned B). Didcot B is a natural-gas power broadband from a range of providers Housing Growth in Oxfordshire 2015 generation plant supplying national and broadband speeds can be as high to 2031: Impact on the Scottish grid. as 100Mbps, depending upon location & Southern Electricity Networks and provider. Distribution Network issued by SSE There is an intermediate pressure in October 2016 stated that the main crossing from the west to the Openreach announced in November Oxfordshire area is fed mainly from north through the town with a range 2016 that they would deploy fibre to the 400/132 KV grid supply point at of medium and low pressure gas the premises (FTTP), free of charge, Cowley, which is operated by National mains shown throughout the town. into all new housing developments Grid. These are used for distribution of gas of 30 or more homes. FTTP is a to properties and are therefore the fibre-optic cable connection running The feasibility study states that 132kV responsibility of SGN. from the telecommunications networks supply the Bulk Supply Point exchange directly to the user’s home (BSP) at Drayton approximately 9km The records show a gasworks site or business, providing a choice of north of Didcot. At the BSP the supply which lies adjacent to the south- broadband speeds up to 330mbps. is then reduced from 132kV to 33kV west of Ladygrove East. Further to It is understood that FTTP is available and supplied to the Milton primary discussion with National Grid gas and already in the Great Western Park new substation approximately 3km west of SGN it is understood that this site has development. Didcot town centre. At Milton primary been decommissioned as a storage substation 33kV is further reduced to site. However, all pipes crossing the The majority of the existing Didcot 11kV and distributed through Didcot site are still live. Garden Town masterplan boundary to local substations before being is served by the Virgin Media fibre- distributed to properties. Telecommunications optic network. Virgin Media owns and operates one network, which There is currently only one electrical The existing UK telecommunications it exclusively uses to deliver FTTP vehicle charging points identified on network is built up using a range of broadband at speeds up to 100Mbps the data received which is located at copper and fibre-optic cables with radio to large parts of Didcot, and up to Orchard Centre near station road. The signals used for mobile phones. Fibre- 120Mbps in upgraded areas. charging point is equipped with three optic broadband is the most reliable pin 3kW and type two 7kW supply. solution currently available within The mobile network coverage is the UK. The existing town is served variable in the area, with the four Gas by both the Didcot and Rowstock major mobile network providers having telecommunications exchanges which masts within the town. Vodafone has The regional gas infrastructure is the are fibre enabled. Didcot exchange ten masts in the area and provides the responsibility of Scotia Gas Networks currently serves approximately best coverage, with O2 also providing (SGN) for the Didcot Garden Town 11,000 residential premises and 430 good coverage despite only having area. non-residential premises. three masts within the area. EE and Three have a number of areas of poor coverage with the town. Delivery Plan - October 2017 135

Capacity for proposed growth together with a pumping station, which within the pipes for new developments. is due to be commissioned early in 2017. Thames Water resource management Sewerage network The capacity of the sewage treatment plan 2015-2040 has identified that works is planned for more strategically there is a predicted water deficit Thames Water has confirmed that within the asset management plan of in the region from 2020 onwards. the wastewater network in this area Thames Water. The sewage treatment The proposed mitigation is primarily is unlikely to be able to support the works was upgraded in 2009 and demand management by metering and demand anticipated from the Didcot currently has capacity to serve a use of water saving devices, and also Garden Town developments, without population of 38,112. There is scope for through leakage reduction within their upgrades and additional pipes being further upgrades in line with planned own network. laid. These requirements are dealt growth to serve a population of 53,877 with for each individual development by 2021 and 63,392 by 2026. Section There is currently an area 7km north through liaison with the developers to 5.3). west of Didcot which is safeguarded ensure that the necessary upgrades for a potential reservoir. This is a are installed so the network will Potable water proposal that has been considered on a have sufficient capacity when the number of occasions to increase supply developments are built. Thames Water has identified potential to the south east Thames Valley region, concerns with the existing potable in particular London. The proposed To support the Great Western Park and water network for some recent growth in Didcot is small by comparison Valley Park developments to the west planning applications. There may be to the growth in the south east and of the town, a new sewerage tunnel some upgrades to the network required does not increase the likelihood of this has been installed under the railway, locally to provide adequate capacity reservoir being constructed. 136 Didcot Garden Town

Electricity • Make use of renewable energy is early consultation and engagement sources to reduce electricity and with all utilities companies. This SSE completed a feasibility study gas demand (see later section on will mean that the companies will reviewing the impact of proposed renewables) have access to the best and most growth on their network in October • Provide electric vehicle charging up to date information on the build 2016. The feasibility study indicated points using solar power generation programmes and will allow them to that the existing Milton transformers • Reduce demand for gas by increasing plan effectively for the planned growth. will need upgrades to provide sufficient thermal efficiency of buildings The statutory undertakers have an capacity. These upgrades are planned • Use FTTP technology in preference obligation to provide connections to to start in 2017 for completion in 2019 to FTTC as faster data speeds, which new developments, but the length and based on planned growth will have could encourage home working and of time that is needed to implement sufficient capacity to support the reduce traffic these upgrades means that it is vital Didcot Garden Town. • Construct new mobile masts in the for developers to consult with the region with provision for shared use companies at the earliest possible Gas by different mobile companies. opportunity. As part of the Didcot • Assess the potential for local heat Garden Town Delivery Plan the sharing There are no known capacity issues for and electricity networks of build programme information will be gas supply in the area and no known facilitated. The required information will plans for upgrades. The key to ensuring that the be gathered by the garden town team development and rate of growth of the for issue to the utilities companies at Telecommunications garden town proposals is deliverable regular intervals.

There are no known issues with capacity within the existing catchment area for the Openreach network or the Virgin Media network and no known plans for upgrades at this stage.

The network providers will install the required cabling for each development as required and early consultation is key.

Opportunities

With a view to promoting sustainable growth and development there are several opportunities to mitigate the impact of the scale of growth in Didcot in terms of utilities. These include:

• Reduce the demand for potable water supply and foul drainage by use of water saving devices • Reduce the demand for potable water supply by rainwater harvesting • Reduce the demand for potable water supply and associated foul drainage by water metering Delivery Plan - October 2017 137 5.2.2 Waste

The treatment of waste within the town, and the ability of the existing operations to grow to suit the proposed growth of the town, is key to delivering the garden town.

With significant growth planned for At EU and national level this includes • Provision of a suitably clear and Didcot Garden Town, it is essential that targets for recycling, and reducing wide path from any bin store to the the utilities infrastructure can support waste to landfill, as well as legislation collection point the increased demand for connections for controlled waste and waste • Confirmation that waste should be and capacity. A review of existing separation. presented no more than 25m away and required waste management from the nearest accessible point infrastructure, existing and ongoing At a local level, Oxfordshire’s joint for a collection vehicle environmental services delivery and municipal waste management strategy • Road design should address future utilisation of technology and aims to promote waste reduction and minimising the need for vehicle innovation to support and enhance treatment of waste before disposal, as reversing, and construction should service delivery in a garden town well as joint working across the area to be suitable for a full sized refuse environment has been carried out. save money. collection vehicle, both in terms of width and in terms of suitability to Policy background Planning policy requirements for new accept vehicles of 32 tonnes gross developments are outlined and include: vehicle weight As the waste collection authority (WCA) and principal litter authority • Details of waste containment to be (PLA) for the Didcot area, Vale of provided to each property White Horse and South Oxfordshire • Confirmation that all waste District Councils have a statutory duty containers must be stored within to ensure the collection of controlled property boundaries without the waste and to keep its relevant land clear need to go up/ down steps or of litter and refuse as far as is reasonably through the property, and with practicable (as defined in section 89(1) suitable access points to allow of the Environmental Protection Act for the presentation of waste for 1990). Oxfordshire County Council, as collection waste disposal authority (WDA), has • Consideration of internal methods the responsibility for the treatment and of waste separation to support disposal of material collected by the collection services, such as a WCA. Consideration is given to both two-bin system in kitchen areas for national and local waste management waste and recyclable material policies and strategies in order to • Accessibility to bin storage areas by support and promote sustainable waste all residents, including those who management practices within garden are less mobile town developments. 138 Didcot Garden Town

Waste collection containers used by Vale of White Horse District Council

Existing environmental services in first and second place in the national Street cleansing and grounds provision recycling league table. This level of maintenance services performance means that both councils Waste and recycling collection are already achieving the 2020 target A good level of street cleanliness is services of 50 per cent set by the EU Waste being achieved in the South Oxfordshire Framework Directive, and together and Vale of White Horse area, with NI Oxfordshire is a high performing county surpass the circular economy target 195 measurements sitting at 3 per cent in terms of municipal waste recycling. for 2030 of 65 per cent recycling. for litter and 11 per cent for detritus, For the 2015/ 16 annual period the against targets of 4 per cent and 7 waste collection authorities of South South Oxfordshire and Vale of per cent respectively. The target for Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse White Horse District Councils have detritus is not currently being met, District Councils achieved preliminary jointly procured and manage waste largely due to the rural nature of the recycling figures of 66.5 per cent and collection services, currently provided area. Street cleansing is a contracted 64.8 per cent respectively, placing them by Biffa, under a contract that has service, currently undertaken by Biffa. been extended to run up to 2024. No This service attends to the cleansing of further extension will be permitted inner and outer town centre areas and and therefore the contract will need to car parks, large and small villages, and be tendered in advance of 2024. This is undertaken under schedule utilising contract also includes street cleansing both manual and mechanical sweeping services, dog and litter bin servicing, methodologies. Grounds maintenance and fly tipping removal. is also a contracted service, currently provided by Sodexo. Waste arisings from grounds maintenance operations are the responsibility of the contractor. Sodexo ensure that all grounds maintenance waste is composted off site. Delivery Plan - October 2017 139

Waste disposal arrangements Dry mixed recyclable material is area, in Drayton, has an annual currently deposited at a waste transfer throughput of approximately 10,000 Oxfordshire County Council has a station at the ‘Culham No 1’ site, tonnes per annum and achieves a 60 contract with Viridor, due to expire in approximately three miles north of per cent recycling rate. However it 2040, for the processing of residual Didcot. From this site material is bulk suffers as a result of limited space and waste. This contract has an exclusivity hauled to materials recovery facilities in high usage, resulting in regular queuing clause whereby all residual waste for North London and the West Midlands. on site. which Oxfordshire County Council has There are a number of in-vessel responsibility for must be processed by composting and anaerobic digestion Viridor through their Energy Recovery plants that are used to receive organic Facility (ERF) at Ardley. waste, and minimal waste is transferred to landfill. Similarly, there is agreement between the county council and all waste Oxfordshire County Council also collection authorities to ensure that provides a network of Household all collected residual waste is to be Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) but managed by the county council. some of these are reaching capacity Didcot Biogas to Grid Plant © CNG Services Therefore, there is full exclusivity in the and are in need of refurbishment. management of this material stream. The closest HWRC site to the Didcot

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190190 Tonnes Landfill Landfill Figure 5.34 - Waste from additional 15,050 homes in Didcot source: Amec Foster Wheeler, appendix F, table 1.3 140 Didcot Garden Town

Impact of proposed population Innovation growth • Ensuring that facilities take into Core to the principles of garden account noise, odour and fire safety. The level of development planned town developments is community for Didcot will result in an inevitable engagement and involvement, and Balancing service provision growth of waste arisings for that the creation of an environment where methodologies with innovative building area which must be incorporated into residents want to feel part of the design means that new and smart existing or new waste management community. From a service provision waste solutions should be incorporated infrastructure. The anticipated growth perspective these principles are into design principles in order to meet in waste arisings for each waste stream supported by ensuring that services residents’ needs and ensure that is shown in the image below. This are easily understood and convenient solutions are forward facing and future increase will require additional vehicles to participate in. oriented. to collect and transfer the waste within the town and this is calculated to be Best practice in design The inclusion of embedded and an additional three vehicles in total. well-designed waste management The existing collections contract has Engagement and participation systems can bring benefit to the local provision for increases such as this in waste and recycling collection community, service delivery companies by way of a contract variation. The schemes is best promoted at property and the environmental outlook of increase in vehicle movements around level through direct communication an area. The use of underground or the town is not considered to have with residents, however, there is semi-underground waste storage a significant impact. The receiving considerable benefit from promoting systems can both keep streets and facilities for the waste (Ardley ERF the separation of waste and recyclable garden areas free from wheeled bins and anaerobic digestion or composting material through the inclusion of waste and reduce vehicular movements plant) are all confirmed to have segregation containment systems at around housing areas. Due to 60 sufficient capacity for the increase in the development stage of property per cent of the container being waste throughput. design. underground, the visual impact of these systems is considerably less than However, the existing HWRC In particular, the following principles infrastructure is struggling and the should be considered and implemented proposed growth is anticipated to to support service delivery and provide increase the waste throughput at best value solutions: Drayton HWRC by 33 per cent. As this site is already under pressure this • The provision of in-premise storage increase would not be sustainable. The for each material stream collected as current contract provision of HWRCs part of a kerbside collection scheme was renewed for a seven year period • Suitable and adequate storage in 2017. For longer term provision, the (individual and communal) for waste Oxfordshire County Council HWRC and recyclable material Strategy sets a site rationalisation • Adequate and convenient access to Copyright © MolokNA.com 2015 approach moving to fewer but larger services for all residents sites close to population centres • Adequate and accessible space for creating an opportunity for a new HWRC waste containment, allowing full to serve Didcot and surrounding areas. access to the point of presentation Further enhancements could be realised for collection by providing a facility to promote more • Consideration of underground waste sustainable waste management on a storage to minimise environmental local level, for example with a ‘reuse’ impact shop on the site and community • Provision of durable, low initiatives to repair broken goods. maintenance and clean facilities Copyright © MolokNA.com 2015 Delivery Plan - October 2017 141

that of traditional wheeled bin style This will maximise participation in and engagement with the third sector communal bins. In addition, building recycling schemes and minimise • Community development – e.g. such collection systems into the design confusion that can lead to recyclable community composting schemes, of housing areas can ensure ease of material becoming contaminated. food redistribution, a sustainability access to all residents. Underground hub storage systems bring further benefit Progressive sustainable practice • Incentives – e.g. financial incentives in the form of a reduction in odour due to maximise recycling to cooler storage conditions, reduced Over and above the core services • Connectivity – e.g. ‘smart bins’ to manual handling for collection staff, delivered to all residents, a number of report on fill rate of litter bins, or and collection of waste and recyclable initiatives could be considered for the damaged infrastructure material from a single location, rather integration of sustainable practices • Streetscene enhancement – e.g. than individual households. within the community of Didcot Garden community litter picking, apps to Town. allow public to report environmental Best practice in service provision issues Recommendations Recognising that the South Oxfordshire • Community engagement and service and Vale of White Horse District development – e.g. community Council areas are the top performing groups promoting reuse and repair, areas in England for recycling, and that service delivery methodologies are limited by the contracts held by private contractors, best practice is, in essence, already being achieved. Any further step-change improvement in recycling performance will likely require a fundamental change to either the frequency of residual waste collection (for example from fortnightly to three- weekly) or a restriction in residual waste collected through provision of smaller waste bins. Neither options could be implemented for Didcot Garden Town alone due to the perceived imbalance of service levels being received within a single local authority area and also due to the contractual and service complications that this would cause.

Participation in recycling schemes will support the sustainable principles of the garden town and as such the available services should be promoted to new residents within the garden town, Science Vale and area of influence, using direct communication to ensure that knowledge of services is in place as soon as a new resident is occupying their property.

Solar compactor and recycle bin 142 Didcot Garden Town 5.2.3 Energy and renewables

In keeping with the sustainability principles for the garden town there is a desire to provide sustainable solutions for the growth in energy requirements to support the growth of the town.

The baseline situation for energy use is uncertainty around the scale and heat. At the same time electricity has been considered, together with nature of this. To meet the anticipated consumption continues to rise or is at the forecast for energy use and the increase in demand the challenge is to: best remaining constant. Demand-side opportunities for introducing additional management could offer a solution to and new renewable energy options. • Diversify supply sources to promote the peak demands that are currently de-carbonisation of electricity experienced for grid electricity as Baseline situation supply well as the peak supplies from certain • Enhance thermal energy efficiency sources (e.g. solar energy). This The figures below indicate the existing (such as building fabric and boiler can take several forms, but includes energy consumption of different efficiency) provision of battery storage within energy supplies for both Industrial • Consider the potential for local heat individual dwellings or for larger scale and domestic use in the Didcot region. and electricity networks installations. Natural gas and electricity are the main • Diversification of heat sources demand sources for both subsets of • Encourage individuals and From a consumer engagement consumers. Other data indicates that community groups to improve their viewpoint, the ability to collate large there has been steady decline in gas awareness of energy efficiency and amounts of data sources via online use over the last ten years, whereas impact they can make in reducing applications and web-based tools electricity use has remained relatively energy use offer new avenues by which the constant. benefits of energy efficiency and low Long term trends in energy consumption carbon energy sources can be shown. Increased demand for residential and non-domestic Initiatives such as the Community buildings show that demand for heat Action Platform for Energy (CAPE) The proposed growth of the town will is reducing due to greater efficiencies offer potential routes to engage and increase demand for energy but there in both providing heat and retaining empower local energy users to seek

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Figure 5.35 - Industrial energy consumption Figure 5.36 - Domestic energy consumption Delivery Plan - October 2017 143

innovation and alternative solutions to • Small scale solar photovoltaic panels particularly in the context of traditional meeting their energy needs. • Dwelling scale solar photovoltaics ‘top down’ supply models, remain a • Solar canopies within car parking part of the future energy supply mix, The vision for the garden town areas there is increasing recognition of focusses on greenways and sustainable • New technology including photovoltaic the need to seek low carbon energy travel routes as a crucial element road surfaces supplies at a localised level, closer to in integrating the diverse areas of end users, in order to achieve overall Didcot into a holistic living space. The carbon emission reduction targets. provision of charging points for both electric vehicles and e-bikes then There is no single prescription that will becomes an important element to serve the needs of all the consumers overall urban design which needs to be within the expanded garden town. accounted for by: However, it is useful to consider, in broad terms, how significant • Charging of electric vehicles at contributions to local energy home and allocation of space for supply mixes could be achieved. parking such vehicles • Public access charging areas within Solar central areas (vehicles and e-bikes) • Community parking areas with Within the OX11 postcode area there are access to charging points where 369 existing small scale (0-5kW) solar density of development precludes E-bike charging points in Copenhagen installations and 16 existing medium space for vehicles at individual scale (5-50kW) solar installations. dwelling level Local Renewable Energy This gives a total capacity of 1,593 kW for existing solar generation. There The most feasible way to support this Ongoing work at UK level seeks to is potential for significantly growth is through solar energy which can be deliver an increasingly de-carbonised in retrofit or new build installations provided by: energy mix, in terms of both electricity on residential properties or for and heat. While large scale assets, non-domestic users.

Example of solar canopies 144 Didcot Garden Town

The take up of this can be supported Fuel cell combined heat and power Anaerobic digestion by due consideration of the roof (CHP) orientation (preferably south or There is limited opportunity to use south west/ south east) and avoiding The vast majority of combined heat waste to generate further energy potential overshading issues for new and power plants presently operating within the Didcot area as residual developments. in the UK typically use natural gas as waste collection is currently tied into a the primary fuel source to feed either services contract with Viridor. Residual Oxfordshire County Council has an reciprocating engines or gas turbines. waste is taken from the area to the existing position paper setting out Penetration of alternative fuel source Ardley Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) guidance in relation to large-scale systems, such as biomass or fuel cell for processing. There is no current ground mounted solar arrays, which is technologies remains low. Fuel cell opportunity to use this resource in a broadly supportive of solar photovoltaic CHP systems offer potential for low local energy generation scheme. (PV) development in principle. In the emission heat and power generation, first instance, such developments and significant flexibility in the source However, food waste is subject to should look to brownfield or industrial of input fuel that is used. contractual obligations. The county sites, and while greenfield sites can council, as the waste disposal authority, be considered, these should avoid The DIMES (distributed integrated has a contract with Agrivert at the high grade agricultural land where multi use energy system for urban Wallingford and Cassington anaerobic possible. Large numbers of ground- developments) feasibility project is digestion plants to take food waste mounted solar PV arrays are not an ongoing piece of work looking at which is collected separately from proposed, but an opportunity has been supporting low carbon ambitions within garden waste in South Oxfordshire and identified at the existing landfill site at the Bicester area. The proposed fuel Vale of White Horse District Council Sutton Courtenay, which is scheduled cell CHP will supply 10 MW via a private areas. This is a minimum tonnage for closure in 2030. At present the wire network to local consumers. Heat contract to 2026 with an option to commitment from the operator is to available from the CHP will be supplied extend by up to 5 years. As a result, restore it to agricultural grade use. to a planned district heating network. food waste arising from Didcot will An alternative option, used in several There is also opportunity to use the not be available for other methods other cases with capped landfill sites, hydrogen, reformed from processing of treatment during this time. The is to develop a ground-mounted array. the waste gas, as a fuel supply for Wallingford plant has a capacity of The scale of array could be in the range transport. 50,000 tonnes per year, generating two – three mega watt (MW), with an 2.4MW of electricity and producing associated output of around 12 – 18 This multiple energy supply solution a biofertiliser. The garden waste giga watt hours (GWh) per year. has potential value for the proposed composting contract has no minimum Didcot Garden Town, in offering a tonnages but creates a compost like There are several innovative solar means of generating low carbon material so would not be suitable for technologies that are emerging electricity,alongside high grade heat for creating renewable energy. including: use in heat networks and (potentially) a source of hydrogen as transport fuel. • Solar roof tiles • Solar floors While there are consumables associated • Solar windows with the operation of any proposed • Photovoltaic road surfaces fuel cell system, there is no significant direct combustion processes. This is These products offer on-site generation a considerable advantage in an urban solutions that provide for aesthetic development setting, in comparison to qualities and can therefore be used in natural gas fuelled CHP systems, since a variety of settings to enhance on-site it means no local emissions of nitrogen energy generation for both retrofit and oxides, sulphur oxides or particulates. new developments. An anaerobic digestion plant © Daniel Ullrich, Threedots Delivery Plan - October 2017 145

Biomethane Biomethane injection can be into the Decentralised heat networks national high pressure gas transmission Didcot sewage treatment works grid or a local low pressure gas Space heating and domestic hot (STW) was the site of the first UK distribution network. The advantage water needs are predominantly met biogas plant to carry out biomethane of using by-products from processes in the Didcot area through the use of injection to the national grid network. at the STW is that is provides a natural gas as the primary fuel source Anaerobic digestion results in a biogas, constant supply of input fuel. As this and there are no decentralised heat predominantly consisting of methane plant is already in operation, there is networks operating within the town and carbon dioxide, with additional no further opportunity for additional at present. A study is underway to impurity levels of siloxanes, hydrogen generation from this source, other than carry out a heat mapping study for the sulphide and nitrates. Cleaning this gas an increase in the quantity of sewage garden town area to identify potential mixture results in a biogas that can be which will arise from the growth of small scale networks for heat which injected into the national gas grid. the town. will be used to determine the feasibility of such schemes.

Figure 5.37 - Decentralised heat networks heat map study 146 Didcot Garden Town

The study team have begun working networks could have implications for dwelling level (new developments) with key stakeholders gathering the existing masterplan. As a result, • Public access charging areas within information for existing public and the study will consider aspects such as central areas (vehicles and e-bikes) private sector buildings and sites in the integration of heat network pipes • Use of solar panels to power electric the Didcot Garden Town and Science with the proposed infrastructure from vehicle charging points Vale wider area of influence, as the masterplan and whether particular • Use of the landfill site at Sutton well as modelling the potential heat routes could be safeguarded to ensure Courtenay as a ground mounted demands for proposed new garden that existing or future buildings can solar PV array, following closure as a town developments. This data is being be connected to the network. Further landfill site in 2036. This could have used to produce detailed heat maps work will be undertaken to identify an energy generating capacity of of the area, an example of which is critical heat loads and carry out 12-18 GWh per year shown below, which illustrates the more detailed analysis on the various • Solar innovation making use of new estimated heat demands of existing advantages and disadvantages of each technology in building, eg. solar and potential buildings and sites and potential scheme. After completion tiles, solar floors, solar windows the location of existing or potential of the heat mapping and energy • Potential to integrate a fuel cell CHP sources of low carbon or low cost heat. masterplanning study, subsequent heat system at the Harwell Campus or This visual representation can help to network delivery unit development Culham sites highlight areas of most promise for stages include more focused • Potential for development of low heat networks, due to the density of feasibility studies, detailed project carbon or renewable-fuelled district heat demands, and/ or the proximity to development, financial modelling and heat networks in and around the potential sources of heat. commercialisation. Didcot Garden Town masterplan boundary area Considerations will include: Other technologies • The operations management and business development team at • The location and energy demands of Other options considered, but RWE are open to discussing further key consumers discounted for suitability and viability additional sustainable energy • Available low carbon and waste heat reasons, include: wind, hydro, stand- production and storage at the sources alone large scale thermal storage Didcot power station site based • Suitability of energy supply options (independent of any proposed district round the potential extension of the (e.g. gas CHP, biomass, etc) heating networks) and geothermal. existing gas turbines • Sizing of plant and heat network • Integration of heat network Key opportunities routes with proposed masterplan developments Within Didcot Garden Town the key • Network design including opportunities for increasing the tempreatures, flow control and proportion of energy supply from low minimising heat losses carbon and renewable sources are • Impact assesments and risk analysis considered to be: • Fair treatment of customers • Provision for battery storage to • Reducing energy costs and complement roof mounted solar greenhouse gas emissions PV array (new domestic and non-domestic developments) The next steps for the work will be to • Provision of electric vehicle charging use the heat maps to help identify the points at home with allocation of areas, or ‘clusters’, with the greatest space for parking such vehicles, potential, so that these can be taken or community parking areas with forward for technical and financial access to charging points where feasibility analysis. It is important to density of development precludes recognise that the proposed heat space for vehicles at individual Didcot Railway Centre carriage shed solar panels © Frank Dumbleton

5.3 Blue infrastructure 150 Didcot Garden Town

Swale Delivery Plan - October 2017 151 5.3.1 Flood risk and sustainable drainage

With the proposed growth of Didcot Garden Town, it is important to assess adequately the potential sources of flooding that might pose a risk to new developments but also how new developments might influence the water environment upstream and downstream. The selection of appropriate mitigation measures to minimize the impacts and the promotion of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) is fundamental to manage surface water and face the new challenges posed by climate change.

The historic and existing situation has development should be undertaken to support recent local plans and been reviewed and considered with a on sites at lower risk of flooding. If have been updated to meet the view to the most recent data for flood development is necessary in flood latest guidelines as appropriate. levels with regards to climate change. risk areas then care should be taken The 2007 SFRA included hydraulic and Opportunities for strategic initiatives to ensure the development is both hydrological modelling of the Moor to improve flood risk and implement safe and does not increase the risk of Ditch and Hakkas Brook systems to sustainable drainage in the garden town flooding elsewhere. provide improved flood mapping for as a whole have also been considered. these catchments. An update was The NPPF indicates that local plans carried out in 2013 to collate information Planning and policy should be supported by a Strategic Flood from different sources and updated Risk Assessments (SFRA) and should information from the Environment Flood risk develop policies to manage risk from Agency. This is the most recent SFRA all sources, taking advice from flood at the time of producing this delivery In Didcot, Oxfordshire County Council risk management bodies, in particular plan and the recommendations from it is designated as the Lead Local Flood the Environment Agency. The NPPF are: Authority (LLFA), under the Flood states that planning authorities should and Water Management Act (2010). apply the precautionary principle when • Development should be sequentially As the LLFA, Oxfordshire County considering flood risk to locations of located away from Flood Zone 2 and Council is responsible for co-ordinating proposed development, using a risk 3, and located in Flood Zone 1 where the management of local flood risk based approach to avoid flood risk possible from surface water, groundwater wherever possible and managing it • Development should be located and ordinary watercourses. The elsewhere, applying the sequential away from small watercourses, but Environment Agency has responsibility test, and applying the exception test if development is necessary then a for flooding from main rivers, reservoirs where necessary. Land that is required site specific flood risk assessment and from the sea. for current flood management should should be undertaken to understand be safeguarded from development the potential level of flood risk The National Planning Policy and opportunities offered by new • Development should not interfere Framework (NPPF) issued in March development which have potential to with existing surface water flood 2012 requires that flood risk must be reduce causes and impacts of flooding risk or flow paths taken into consideration during the should be pursued. planning process. The NPPF states that development in areas at risk of SFRA have been undertaken for flooding should be prevented and Didcot and the surrounding areas 152 Didcot Garden Town

Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) South Oxfordshire District Council’s Vale of White Horse District Council’s Local Plan 2032 proposes that any Local Plan 2031 establishes policies For the Didcot local area, South development taking place has to be where national guidance alone is not Oxfordshire District Council and Vale on flood zone 1 land and permeable sufficient to deliver the council’s of White Horse District Council have surfaces with SuDS incorporated into vision. All development will be the duty to ensure that fit for purpose them according the climate change required to provide a drainage strategy. SuDS schemes are delivered. The regulation and meeting prescribed Developments will be expected to lead local flood authority, Oxfordshire standards of good design. A SFRA incorporate SuDS and ensure that County Council has taken on the role of produced by the council should be run-off rates attenuated to greenfield statutory consultee. used to determine the best approach run-off rates. Higher rates would need depending on the requirement of to be justified and the risk quantified. each area. Developers should strive to reduce run-off rates for existing developed

Modelled watercourse Flood zone 2 Flood zone 3 (All other land is in flood zone 1)

Figure 5.38 - Designated main rivers taken from the Environment Agency website. Delivery Plan - October 2017 153

sites. SuDS should seek to enhance and slopes to the east and south makes In more recent times, in September 2016, water quality and biodiversity in line with the town prone to flooding. The area to Didcot Parkway railway station flooded. the water framework directive. the north of the railway line, on what is Heavy rain starting on the evening of now Ladygrove Estate, was historically the 15 September 2016 and continuing Baseline information part of a marsh associated with the overnight until early morning on the 16 River Thames floodplain. The Romans September 2016 led to flash flooding In the north eastern quarter, Didcot did much to aid drainage in the northern in Didcot and inundation of the station is relatively flat at an approximate area of Didcot, canalising what is now underpass, causing the north platform to elevation of 55 metres above ordnance known as Moor Ditch in order to drain become inaccessible to passengers. This datum (mAOD). South of the railway line the marshy area. occurred despite recent improvements in the south east quarter, the elevation to the station forecourt. This flooding slopes to an elevation of 72mAOD before Much of the historical flooding to the was caused by increased surface run-off levelling out and forming a plateau. The south of the railway line only occurred in and high water table. The station and north western quarter has a gradual the years 1970-1990. After 1990, the main station subway are at a lower elevation slope from an elevation of approximately areas that have experienced flooding are than the land to the south, so water 55mAOD at the northwards railway the industrial estate to the north west of flows downhill and can inundate the line, to an elevation of approximately Didcot town centre, and to the south of station. 60mAOD at the western extent, in the Didcot in the vicinity of West Hagbourne. vicinity of Milton. The south western The industrial estate to the north west Impact of proposed developments quarter is at approximate elevation of of Didcot town centre is associated 58mAOD along the A4130, before rising with the Moor Ditch floodplain, and The garden town proposals will promote to an approximate elevation of 80mAOD flooding is believed to be related to the opportunity to use SuDS as a in the vicinity of the B4493. This means new development both in this area means of reducing the flood risk to that generally, elevations increase from and further upstream. As hydraulic Didcot. SuDS features such as swales, north to south and from east to west, modelling does not suggest flood risk, green roofs, tree pits and rain gardens with the north eastern quarter having the flooding at this location may be can increase the amount of visual the lowest elevation, and the south as a result of culverts being blocked and environmental benefits and can western quarter having the highest by debris. It is unclear why the area of also positively affect water quality elevation. West Hagbourne floods, although it is by providing an early treatment step. theorised that flooding is as a result of SuDS features also reduce flood risk by There are two main types of bedrock changing farming practices, leading to attenuation of surface water or rainwater geology in Didcot – calcareous less infiltration of water into the ground, and can result in less water going into sandstone and siltstone to the south and and hence more runoff. However, the surface water sewers which reduces the mudstone to the north. There are three importance of the Hakka’s Brook is noted overall volume of water going to water main watercourse systems in Didcot: in relation to any future development treatment stations. south of Didcot and some further • Moor Ditch covering the west and investigation may be required to confirm There are a number of development north west whether or not the brook will need to be sites which are already consented. • Ladygrove Brook covering the north upgraded, if further development takes These have the approval of the relevant east place south of Didcot town centre. planning authority and the drainage • Hakkas Brook covering the south strategies have been reviewed as part of Ladygrove estate in north east Didcot the applications. In some areas there are All three are designated ‘main rivers’ by experienced flooding in July 2007, potential opportunities for watercourse the Environment Agency. Historically, believed to be caused by backing up enhancements which would provide for Didcot has had problems with flooding, of the culverted Ladygrove Brook some SuDS relief as well as improving although modern drainage has alleviated and sewer outfalls, worsened by poor the biodiversity of the watercourses. The the some of the problems. The location maintenance and blockages from Environment Agency is being consulted of Didcot, lying at the southern edge of build-up of silt. regarding these opportunities. the River Thames floodplain with hills 154 Didcot Garden Town

Strategic proposals away from areas of Flood Zone 2 and There are potential opportunities to 3. However, the flooding extents are improve the weirs, valves and culverts Flood risk subject to change following updates to along the southbound drainage ditch climate change allowances. and improve the connectivity between Improvements to drainage and flow of the culverts beneath the A4130 and the water in Didcot have been identified The proposed development has taken railway line. and separated into five main strategic into account the presence of existing areas for improvement. watercourses on the sites and green Strategic area 2 corridors have been maintained along these watercourses. There are areas designated as green Strategic area 1 infrastructure corridors that will SuDS features will provide added value eventually discharge into the River The proposed development allows for to the surface water management Thames. Restoring the rivers to their green corridors to the north of the in this areas and will tie in with the natural state will provide an important site, parallel to the A4130 on the south landscape proposals along the gateway link to the River Thames. side. Proposed built development in spine, as described in chapter 8. the north of the site has been located

Figure 5.39 - Strategic areas for floor risk improvement Delivery Plan - October 2017 155

Strategic area 3 consideration of downstream effects development. This would need to be must be taken in order to not exacerbate assessed along with a potential Flood Didcot Station is of crucial importance flooding issues downstream. Alleviation Scheme. for commuters living in Didcot and travelling to London on a daily basis, Strategic area 5 The proposed development in this area and disruption to travel caused has taken into account the presence by flooding of the station is not There are currently no plans for of watercourses on site and does not acceptable. Initial layouts of the south proposed development in this location. disrupt their route. During detailed development show open green spaces The route of Moor Ditch and Ladygrove design this will need to be granted. where SuDS will be accommodated, Brook through this site has been The proposed development has taken though lack of available space may identified as a green infrastructure into account areas of Flood Zone 2 and remain a constraint. corridor and it could potentially 3 and has located built development connect to the River Thames. Further away from these zones. A small area of Strategic area 4 description of what is proposed leisure centre sports pitch is in Flood to the centre of the site in the Zone 3, however national planning While there are options for improving vicinity of Ladygrove Brook will be policy permits ‘less vulnerable’ flood risk in the Ladygrove estate area, required to assess vulnerability of the development to be located in this zone.

SuDS

In general, the geology and hydrogeology of Didcot is not appropriate for infiltration options such as soakaways, especially to the north of Didcot where water levels are high.

Possible options for SuDS include the following:

• Detention and wetland areas • Permeable paving • Green and brown roofs Wetland • Tree pits • Swales

Swale at Waddesdon Manor Permeable paving 156 Didcot Garden Town

Opportunities

There is potential to improve the With regards to land uses, it is deemed flooding issues in several areas of appropriate that ponds and swales Didcot. A maintenance management (features that require a bigger land plan and regular cleaning of culverts, take) are proposed in greenfield sites gullies (drainage assets of the county whereas permeable paving, tree pits council, district councils, and Network green roofs and brown roofs would be Rail) would remarkably improve some considered more appropriate in more of the pluvial and fluvial issues in urbanised areas of the town. Didcot. It is highlighted that a consistent Improvements in the surface and foul approach should be provided to sewer Thames Water networks might developers in the future in terms of also improve some of the flooding design criteria for the climate change issues in Didcot. allowances to consider for rainfall, as well as the discharge limitations when Potential opportunities for SuDS designing SuDS. have been identified for Didcot. The adequacy on the selection of the Thames Water has identified that could different features will depend on have issues for the existing surface the geology and existing land use water infrastructure to accommodate conditions. The use of SuDS attempts the discharge flow produced by runoff to mimic the existing flow regime of on the new developments. They shall the undeveloped thus reducing the be consulted at an early stage to ensure impact of the new developments on that sufficient capacity is available the hydrology of the undeveloped in the existing drainage system, and catchment. agreeing the discharge rates. Delivery Plan - October 2017 157

Example of a green roof

5.4 Social infrastructure 160 Didcot Garden Town 5.4.1 Introduction to social infrastructure

Social infrastructure provides everyday services to the local community, examples include schools, healthcare facilities and community buildings. Didcot is changing and growing. Its population at the time of the last Census (2011) was just over 25,000 people1. With plans for in the region of 15,000 new homes to be added to the town in the next 15 to 20 years, that population is expected to grow by approximately 37,000 people.

The new communities brought to the services are planned and funded on provision of on-site facilities. However, area by these new homes will require relatively short-term cycles of up to when assessed alongside other smaller facilities and services to meet their three years compared to a 15 to 20 year schemes, the cumulative demands day-to-day needs – this includes planning and development time-scale. can place significant pressure on schools, healthcare, leisure and retail Thirdly, other important facilities such existing services if not anticipated facilities. The timely provision of new as culture and leisure are partly driven and closely monitored. In these facilities will be vital to ensuring that by demand and there are no standard cases, it is usual practice for the additional residents do not overburden benchmarks for the level of provision local planning authority to require a existing facilities. New infrastructure that should be planned for. section 106 payment to go towards will need to complement existing the improvement and expansion of a facilities rather than compete with The planning and delivery of facilities nearby facility(ies). However, with the them and be provided in a way which is also influenced by how development introduction of ‘pooling restrictions’ on enhances the quality of life for existing comes forward, whether in large- section 106 payments as a result of the residents as well as new ones. These scale masterplanned communities Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) facilities will help deliver walkable, or through smaller in-fill sites and regulations in April 2016, the ability of social and vibrant neighbourhoods everything in between. The c.15,000 a local authority to collect monies for and enable people to have choices in new homes planned for Didcot are a particular infrastructure project is regards to their health and well-being, expected to come forward in a number limited to just five payments. Therefore, their education and how they spend of settings including as significant if for example, there were proposals their free time. strategic extensions to the town (such for a school to be expanded to meet as at Great Western Park, North-East additional demands arising from a The Garden Town masterplan provides Didcot, Valley Park and Ladygrove development, the local authority would an overview of how Didcot could look East) and also as smaller pockets of need to ensure it was able to generate in 20 years time. It considers how the development (such as Gateway South a sufficient level of funds from no more town will function as one entity rather or the former Didcot power station than five developments or else face a than a collection of communities that dite). potentially significant funding gap on do not relate to one another. the project. The larger, strategic sites (in some Planning for social infrastructure cases delivering several thousand This is a challenge which many local provision is complex for a number of homes) will generate significant authorities are facing. In Didcot, the reasons. Firstly, it is important to time demand for facilities and will be challenge is more difficult given it sits the provision of facilities carefully, expected to mitigate that demand in on the boundary of two local authorities both to avoid over-burdening existing full – either through on-site provision – South Oxfordshire and Vale of White provision or undermining through of facilities or through financial Horse District Council. Whilst the competition/ over-capacity. This contributions to improve and expand majority of Didcot’s existing built up can be made difficult by fluctuations nearby facilities. area is within South Oxfordshire District in housing delivery rates which can Council, a significant proportion of the be influenced by external factors, The smaller sites may not, when new housing proposed for the town is particularly the economic and political considered in isolation, generate within the Vale of White Horse District climate. Secondly, many public sufficient demand to justify the Council boundary. This indicates the

1 Based on the four wards covering the core of the built up area of Didcot – Didcot All Saints; Didcot Ladygrove; Didcot; Northbourne; Didcot Park. The wards covering Didcot have changed since the 2011 Census. They have reduced in number from four to three. The wards now covering Didcot comprise: Didcot North East; Didcot South and Didcot West. Delivery Plan - October 2017 161

need for close working arrangements in the provision of cultural and leisure interviews have also taken place with between both district councils. facilities. There is then commentary key stakeholders within the education, on how the masterplan responds health and leisure community including This section of the Didcot Garden to the needs identified (including school leaders, the county council and Town Delivery Plan looks at a range of development sites that are already healthcare providers. education (primary and secondary), being developed or in the planning healthcare and cultural and leisure pipeline). facilities. Where they exist standard benchmarks have been applied to This work has been informed through identify the level of provision that a range of data analysis, desktop is likely to be required to meet the research and engagement with the local needs of the growing population. A communities and key stakeholders. A comparison exercise has also been number of consultation events have undertaken looking at settlements been held to facilitate public feedback of the size that Didcot is likely to on the garden town masterplan as it become and identifying potential gaps has evolved. A number of meetings and

Cornerstone Arts Centre © South Oxfordshire District Council 162 Didcot Garden Town 5.4.2 Education

Didcot is currently home to several primary schools (see Figure 5.40), three secondary schools and UTC Oxfordshire (see Figure 5.41). The majority of these schools are achieving excellent standards of education provision.

Based on analysis of Annual Schools Census data, there is assessed to be capacity across these schools to accommodate some increases in demand over the short term. In the longer term, more capacity will be required at both primary and secondary level. Delivery of any new capacity should be carefully phased and planned so that existing schools are not undermined. Figure 5.40 Existing primary schools in Didcot

Delivering education

Planning for education has changed significantly in recent years. Whilst the responsibility for ensuring that there are school places for every child remains with the relevant authority (in this case, Oxfordshire County Council), the ability for that authority to control the delivery of new schools and new school places has diminished. There is now a presumption in favour of academies and free schools which means that academy operators and community/ parent groups are able to apply directly to the Secretary of State (via the Department for Education and the Education Funding Agency) to open a new school and do not need permission from the authority to open (apart from the necessary planning permissions). Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) have a fast-stream application process. If an authority needs to open a new school it must identify an academy/ free school operator to run it. The authority can only open a new school itself if no academy or free school can be found.

Figure 5.41 Existing secondary schools in Didcot Delivery Plan - October 2017 163

As part of the work to inform the The outcome of the review suggests Horse District Councils with education Garden Town Masterplan, a high level that overall there will be a sufficient providers and landowners to ensure review was undertaken to understand number of school places available to school places are provided in the right the level of demand for school places meet anticipated need through existing places and at the right times. arising out of planned housing growth plans for new schools or contributions and to identify whether sufficient new towards off-site facilities. However, The garden town masterplan does not facilities or section 106 contributions what did become clear through the include additional school sites beyond have been planned to enable these review was that several of the smaller those planned. If housing numbers demands to be mitigated. A total of sites, which do not in themselves increase significantly (e.g. as a result of seven new schools (six primary and generate sufficient demand to support new development sites being identified one secondary) are proposed as part a school building on their site, rely on or an intensification of housing of consented and pipeline development the delivery of new school premises development on identified housing sites) in Didcot. There are also proposals on nearby strategic development sites. then additional school provision may to expand several existing primary This will require monitoring and joint- need to be planned for. This situation will schools to provide additional forms of working by Oxfordshire County Council, require monitoring by the county council entry to meet demand. South Oxfordshire and Vale of White and the local planning authorities.

Students at UTC Oxfordshire 164 Didcot Garden Town 5.4.3 Healthcare facilities & healthy active lifestyles

According to NHS Choices data, there responsibility of Clinical Commissioning on standard benchmarks, this new are currently three GP surgeries (Didcot Groups (CCGs). population could generate demand for Health Centre, Woodlands Medical approximately 18 GPs. Centre, Oak Tree Health Centre – all Didcot is covered by the south west of which are purpose-built facilities), locality of the Oxfordshire CCG The councils are currently seeking five dentists, seven pharmacies, three (OCCG). Based on discussions with to agree plans for a health centre at opticians, and a community hospital OCCG, it is understood that current Great Western Park. A section 106 located within Didcot (see Figure 5.42). GP facilities in Didcot are expected obligation required the developer to to reach full capacity in 2018/19. make available a site suitable for the As with education, planning for There is recognition of the demand delivery of a health centre that could healthcare facilities is often complex, for facilities arising from the growing accommodate a minimum of four involving a range of stakeholders resident population of Didcot. Part of GPs and pay the capital costs of that and subject to changing funding and the response to this has included the facility. However, since that section106 organisational structures. It is generally expansion the existing Woodlands Agreement was signed, the model of accepted that healthcare facilities such Medical Centre to provide six new GP service provision in Oxfordshire and as dentists, pharmacies and opticians consulting rooms as well as some across the UK has changed. As a result, tend to be provided by the market ancillary facilities. With c.15,000 new that facility is no longer anticipated to depending on the level of demand in an homes and a further c.37,000 new be preferable for OCCG to run. area. GP provision tends to be driven residents, Didcot will need to plan more by population numbers and is the for additional GP services. Based

Figure 5.42 Existing healthcare facilities in Didcot Delivery Plan - October 2017 165

At the date of publication of this report, the Community Infrastructure Levy it is understood from OCCG that (CIL) charging schedules of the local Delivering primary discussions are in progress between planning authorities. This will ensure healthcare OCCG, NHS Property Services, the that where additional facilities are developer and the councils to secure a required, their cost is taken into As with education, planning healthcare facility on the GWP site that consideration when identifying the for healthcare facilities is the NHS is able to make a long-term overall cost of infrastructure required often complex, involving a commitment to. Such a facility would across the district. range of stakeholders and be expected to serve not just the needs subject to changing funding of communities at GWP but across a The need to provide services to meet and organisational structures. wider area too. the needs of the UK’s growing elderly It is generally accepted that population is well recognised by OCCG. healthcare facilities such as A review of other planned development OCCG has ambitions to promote dentists, pharmacies and sites across Didcot suggest that there the concept of ‘supported housing opticians tend to be provided are no plans for any other new GP communities’, a number of which are by the market depending on provision although this may not be currently operational in mainland Europe the level of demand in an area. necessary should on-going discussions and North America. These villages GP provision tends to be driven regarding the facility at GWP lead essentially provide an alternative to more by population numbers to a sustainable solution. The local standard nursing/ care/ residential and is the responsibility of planning authorities should look to home provision for people suffering from clinical commissioning groups. engage closely with OCCG and early dementia. Support housing communities However, the garden town in the planning process in order to are effectively adapted environments team will work with the clinical ensure requests i.e. those that meet that allow dementia sufferers liberty commisioning groups to improve the Regulation 122 tests for developer to come and go at will but in safe quality of local health services, contributions can be met. There is also surroundings (see Appendix I). Again, to match other improved a need for those bodies to work closely this is a longer term project that the infrastructure provision. together in updating the Infrastructure garden town masterplan is seeking to Delivery Plan (IDP) which informs provide the flexibility to enable.

Children running at Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust Sutton Courtenay © Ric Mellis 166 Didcot Garden Town 5.4.4 Cultural and leisure facilities

Didcot is home to a range of existing These gaps have focused on facilities including bars, restaurants, pubs cultural and leisure facilities. There that provide an exciting and vibrant • More cinema screens has been significant recent investment environment where people want to live, • Enhanced library provision in the Cornerstone Arts Centre, the work, and visit. The comparator towns • Enhance leisure offer Orchard Centre (phase one and two) were selected on the basis that their • Commercial leisure e.g. private gyms and Cineworld. The town also has three resident population is of a similar size • Gallery space leisure centres, Didcot Railway Centre, to the level at which Didcot is currently • Hotel accommodation (and associated a library, a civic hall and a variety of at and also the population number it is facilities such as conference space, community facilities. anticipated to reach in 20 years time. spa facilities, gyms) • Additional community spaces Facilities such as these – along This analysis highlighted that Didcot (potentially co-located with other with new provision – are crucial to could benefit from a range of additional new facilities) supporting a high quality of life that or enhanced provision including: • Increase the range of cultural/ will ensure people want to live, work heritage attractions – potentially and invest in Didcot. Without them, • Expanded retail offer including relating to the military presence in the town will struggle to achieve its specialist/ independent/ boutique Didcot, a learning resource focused full potential as a high quality living shops on Didcot’s role in energy generation environment for both existing and new • Improved night-time economy offer etc residents.

Unlike the provision of statutory public services like education and healthcare, there are no clearly defined benchmarks of what number, type and scale of cultural and leisure facilities are required to support a population of the size that Didcot is currently and the size that Didcot will grow to in the next 15 to 20 years. Some provision has historically been driven by the public sector but is increasingly driven by the private and voluntary sectors depending on viability and needs.

Local planning policy and evidence base documents suggest that when Didcot is compared to other settlements in the local area it has a relatively low amount of facilities for its population size.3 There is also recognition of the need to expand the retail offer of the town centre to include more comparison retail including independent shops and bars, restaurants and pubs.4

A number of comparator towns have also been studied to consider current and potential future gaps in provision to be identified (see Appendix H). © South Oxfordshire District Council 3 South Oxfordshire District Council (June 2016) settlement assessment background paper 4 South Oxfordshire District Council (May 2016) South Oxfordshire District retail and leisure needs assessment Delivery Plan - October 2017 167

• Higher education or additional to further expand Didcot town centre’s During the public consultation exercise further education presence5; retail offer. for the delivery plan it was suggested • Destination attractions e.g. climbing that the possibility of providing a centre, sculpture park, urban farm, A review of proposed development (both running track in Didcot be explored measured walks and jogging trails consented and pending determination) further. This will be incorporated throughout the town, cultural route across Didcot shows that a number into a proposed ‘cultural, leisure and through the town and surrounding of sites are providing floorspace that recreational provision study’ for the area etc could be used to accommodate small- garden town. scale community facilities particularly A number of these facilities are where they are of a scale which requires There is also likely to be a need for expected to be delivered by provision of ‘local’ or ‘neighbourhood’ the council to update its own evidence development sites that are already centres to serve the day-to-day needs base documentation and commission permitted or in the planning pipeline. of new communities. A number of the studies to identify demand for For example, there is a potential larger strategic sites are also expected specific facilities. This will require joint opportunity for a new leisure centre to to make financial contributions to working with existing stakeholders, be provided as part of the North East enhance existing facilities in the Didcot organisations and strategic partners Didcot site and the Orchard Centre including: Didcot Library, Didcot Day including Sport England. phase two will provide an opportunity Centre and Didcot Wave.

© South Oxfordshire District Council 5 Abingdon and Witney College is currently based in Abingdon but may consider the option of opening a Didcot-based satellite campus in the longer term to meet demand expected to arise from the growing population. The college is keen to establish a presence once again in the town potentially through a training facility in/close to the town centre 168 Didcot Garden Town 5.4.5 Masterplan response

The masterplan for the garden town shows how Didcot could look spatially once proposed housing and economic growth has taken place and seeks to define a role for different parts of the town and how they then relate to one another. The different components of the town and how these could respond to different infrastructure requirements are set out below.

Didcot town centre

The masterplan envisages the expansion of the town centre to support the completion of the Orchard Centre project. This could involve the development of the Enhanced retail offer © VS-B Rich’s Sidings site which is adjacent to Orchard Centre (phase two) Didcot Road, Wantage Road North East Didcot - health to provide a mix of uses including and Broadway - Cultural and wellbeing offices, small retail units, and new Spine homes. A mixed development in this The vision and principles guiding location will help to further animate The garden town masterplan the masterplan for Didcot Garden the area by providing non-residential seeks to strengthen the role of the Town have health and well-being at ground floor uses. Providing office east-west route formed by Didcot their core (see healthy active living floorspace in this location also Road, Wantage Road and Broadway. below). fits with the economic strategy A number of Didcot’s key community to encourage more commercial facilities are already located along this The masterplan intends to create a activity in the central core of Didcot. route including Didcot Library, Didcot health and well-being ‘hub’ focused Introducing new homes to this part Civic Centre, Didcot Health Centre, around the North East Didcot of the town, will increase the resident and Didcot Community Hospital. It development which will see the population of the town centre which is envisaged that footfall along this delivery of up to 1,880 new homes. will be vital in achieving the critical route could be enhanced by a series The site may also be the location for a mass needed to support a greater of new cultural features and public new leisure facility for the town. The range of shops, bars and restaurants. space improvements to make that site will become an integral part of the The town centre has also been route more attractive to users. The Garden Line that will provide a north- identified as an appropriate location nature of the cultural features along south route dedicated to sustainable for a new cultural centre adjacent the route are yet to be confirmed modes of transport such as cycling, to a new public space that would – different opportunities are likely e-bikes and potentially autonomous complement the existing offer of the to be identified over the delivery pods for mass transport. This route Cornerstone Arts Centre. Further plan period – but could include a will not only make clear connections studies will be required to identify an new cultural centre (identified as between Didcot, Culham and Harwell, occupier for that space. part of the expanded offer in the it will also provide direct links to town centre), a new public open the countryside beyond the town’s space (Didcot town square), café boundaries at Long Wittenham and associated with the allotments that also the Mowbray Fields Nature are currently located along the route, Reserve. and public art. Delivery Plan - October 2017 169

The provision of high quality public open spaces and a clearly defined green infrastructure network will also play a significant role in encouraging people to get active outside whether that be through walking, jogging, using trim trails or gardening. Green infrastructure is considered in chapter 8 of this delivery plan.

Other specific projects relating to health and well-being include identifying suitable locations for new GP provision and a community hospital as more details of the specification of these two facilities becomes available and investigating the potential to utilise science and technology through ‘smart’ solutions for the benefit of people suffering from specific health issues. This aspect is considered in Chapter 7 of this delivery plan. Links to green infrastructure © South Oxfordshire District Council

Gateway South - public space Didcot Railway Centre and potentially community buildings and culture an exhibition/ business/ events space • North East Didcot - one which could complement the existing neighbourhood centre approximately The area surrounding Didcot Station offer at the Cornerstone6 . six units to accommodate shops, is recognised as being vital in cafés, restaurants and a pub, influencing perceptions of the town. Local and neighbourhood centres in crèche/ day nursery, hotel and It is important that this ‘arrival space’ new developments community hall communicates what a vibrant, high • Valley Park – two small local centres quality, well-connected and innovative As noted earlier in this chapter, a (north and south) – content yet to place Didcot is and entices people number of the planned extensions to be defined to explore further by providing clear Didcot propose local, district and/ • Ladygrove East – no defined centre signposting to other parts of the or neighbourhood centres. Typically, but could potentially provide a new town – in particular the town centre. these centres are planned to potentially primary school and community As such, the masterplan identifies a provide a range of small-scale retail centre (to be confirmed – this is number of potential ‘opportunity sites’ units and community facilities to based on an exisiting permission) including Gateway South. meet day-to-day needs of residents. Although the majority of these sites These hubs are not intended to compete Gateway South, is already the subject are at the outline stage of the planning with Didcot’s main town centre but of an existing planning permission but process and are, therefore, subject rather to enable localised provision of there is an opportunity to revisit and to change, a list of the centres they facilities that new and nearby existing optimise this in light of the garden town propose and their content is provided communities require on a day-to-day objectives. Therefore, the masterplan below: basis. The role of the main town centre proposes that this site should deliver is to provide a more strategic function – in addition to new housing – a new • Great Western Park – two and facilities that require critical mass arrival square immediately in front of neighbourhood and one district to support them. the station building, a new facility for centre comprising of local shops and 6 Gateway South could potentially be considered for this 170 Didcot Garden Town

Healthy active living education and skill development income groups and children • Securing provision of health facilities • Embracing the Smart Cities agenda One of the aims of the Didcot Garden so that people can get medical help by encouraging the incorporation Town masterplan is to create a place when they need it to address health and future-proofing of technology which provides people with the issues and innovation that improves health opportunities to make healthy lifestyle • Providing convenient and equitable outcomes across a range of areas choices regardless of age, gender or access to local healthcare services • Working with stakeholders such income group. There are a number of and social infrastructure as Sport England to maximise the features of the masterplan and delivery • Providing convenient and equitable opportunities for incorporating plan that could help to achieve this: access to a range open space and healthy active features and concepts natural environments providing within the town • Ensuring that key facilities and areas opportunities for informal and • Considering the potential of of employment are accessible by one formal recreation for all age groups co-locating existing and new of more of the following: by foot, • Providing opportunities for people community facilities to ensure their bicycle and/ or public transport to buy locally-sourced, healthy, long-term sustainability and to • Reducing health inequalities through fresh food bring different community groups addressing wider determinants • Creating safe, accessible and together of health such as through the well-designed built environment • Providing high quality natural promotion of good quality local that encourages social interaction spaces, which is discussed further employment, affordable housing, for all demographic groups including in chapter 8. environmental sustainability and older people, vulnerable people, low

Opportunities to buy fresh, healthy, locally-produced food Delivery Plan - October 2017 171 5.4.6 Conclusions

Didcot Garden Town will see significant Recommendations and leisure facilities and to identify growth and change over the coming opportunities for healthy active decades. For the garden town to • Joint working between the local living within new developments achieve beneficial outcomes for the planning authority and stakeholders • Commissioning further studies into people who live and work there, it (such as OCCG) to ensure their the need for cultural, leisure and must be a place which provides a high needs for new facilities in Didcot recreational facilities in the town. quality of life. In the context of social are taken into account through the Studies identified to date include: infrastructure, this means ensuring the plan-making and decision-taking –– Opportunities for commercial facilities that people need are available process – key activities could leisure and professional team and are accessible, giving people a involve identifying a robust formula provision in Didcot choice of facilities and the ability to for basing requests for section –– Opportunities for an walk or cycle safely to the facilities 106 payments to fund facilities integrated approach to they need on a day to day basis and and/ or considering the financial health and leisure providing people with the opportunities requirements of new facilities –– Ways of working with to live healthy and active lifestyles. through Infrastructure delivery plans developers to encourage to allow the cost of these facilities ‘age-friendly’ design It is important that the town grows to be reflected in future CIL charges –– Opportunities for an annual into a whole rather than a collection for the town programme of Didcot-based of separate places. The Didcot Garden • Monitoring of housing delivery to cultural events e.g. festivals, Town masterplan provides an overview ensure that social infrastructure markets, conferences etc. of how the town could develop, taking required to mitigate the demands into account the sites that already have from those sites is provided in time. planning permission or have existing This is particularly important where proposals associated with them. sites are relying on off-site provision from other new developments or The development that is already where an expansion of an existing planned for the town will deliver a range facility is necessary of community, education, cultural and • Joint-working between the local leisure facilities – all of which are planning authority and OCCG required to make the garden town a and NHS England to identify an vibrant and enjoyable place to live. The appropriate site and agree a brief Didcot Garden Town masterplan seeks and specification for a new strategic to ensure that where there are gaps in health centre current and future provision, that there • Exploring the potential for additional is the opportunity and the flexibility to innovative/ pioneering ways of enable those things to come forward. providing residential accommodation for the elderly Figure 5.43 shows the extent of new • Feasibility study and discussions infrastructure required to implement with providers to consider the the delivery plan, and deliver over potential to accommodate a higher/ 15,000 new houses. further education institution at Didcot • Promote town-centre living by introducing/ encouraging additional residential development • Work with Sport England to update councils evidence base documents in relation to sports 172 Didcot Garden Town

Local Plan Sites and Planned Infrastructure

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Potential opportunity to increase the number of homes emerging at the below sites to be explored further through the South Oxfordshire District Council’s emerging Local Plan

Site Bid doc Updated position Status 1. North East Didcot 2,100 2,030 Resolution to grant for 1,880 and remaining allocation

2. Ladygrove East 700 642 Allocation for 642 3. Rich’s Sidings 300 400 Allocation for 300 4. Gateway South 300 400 Resolution to grant for 300 5. Great Western Park 3,500 3,300 Consented

South Oxfordshire 6. Culham No. 1 500* Proposed allocation 7. Vauxhall Barracks 400 300* Allocation for 300 8. Hadden Hill 74 Consented 9. Didcot A 400 400 Resolution to grant Both

10. Valley Park 4,300 4,254 Resolution to grant Local Plan Sites and Planned Infrastructure Local Plan Sites and Planned11. NorthInfrastructure West Valley Park 800 800 Allocation Frilford Goose Frilford Wildmoor Goose Home Farm Wildmoor Home Farm Lodge o a d Acre Farm Lodge Ro a d Acre Farm Key Key y R y Shippon le Shippon le d d a 12. Harwell Campus 1400 1000 Proposed allocation a Home Farm R Home Farm B4015 R B4015 Pumney Farm A4183 PumneyRecently Farm Completed / Under Recently Completed / Under A4183 The Old Stables Medium Term (2016 - 2031) Medium Term (2016 - 2031) The Old Stables Construction (2016-2026) The Old 13.Construction TheHarwell Old (2016-2026) Village Mattocks 100 Proposed allocation Barrow Road River Stert Sandles Barrow Road New Barn Farm Mattocks River Stert Sandles New Barn Farm 3b) Access to Enterprise Zone area: 3b) Access to Enterprise Zone area: Boat House House 1) Milton interchangeBoat House junction improvements House 1) Milton interchange junction improvements rive Drive Featherbed Lane and Steventon Lights Featherbed Lane and Steventon Lights tt D tt e le 2) Chilton interchange junction improvements 2) Chilton interchange junction improvements dl Rough Lodge d Rough Lodge 3c) Access to Enterprise Zone area: Harwell Link Road 3c) Access to Enterprise Zone area: Harwell Link Road u Lock WoodDarley New Cottage u Lock Wood New Cottage 3a) Access to Enterprise Zone area: Hagbourne Hill Darley A Thrupp Farm A Thrupp Farm 3a) Access14. to EnterpriseMilton Zone area:Heights Hagbourne Hill 4) Cycle network450 improvements 458 Application4) Cycle pending network improvements Grange Grange Roundhill Wood Roundhill Wood 5) Backhill Lane cycle / pedestrian scheme Keeper's 5) Backhill Lane cycle / pedestrianKeeper's scheme 6) Sustainable Transport Package: 6) Sustainable Transport Package: River River West Heath Cottage Cottage West Heath Cottage Cottage Cycle route maintaince and improvements Ock ABINGDON-ON-THAMES Ock ABINGDON-ON-THAMES Cycle route maintaince and improvements oad Road 7) Didcot Science Bridge A4130 capacity improvements 7) Didcot Science Bridge A4130 capacity improvements am R am 15. West of Harwell 200 207 Consented ch rch 8) Central Didcot transport corridor Mar Rye Farm Ma Rye Farm 8) Central Didcot transport corridor The Old Burcot Farm The Old Burcot Farm

1 ne 1 Long Term (2026 - 2031) 9) Didcot northern perimeter nroade Long Term (2026 - 2031) 9) Didcot northern perimeter road F a D

8 New Covert Stables F a D 8 Horse White of Vale New Covert Stables r r 10) Access to Culham Science Centre 10) Access to Culham Science Centre Berinsfield i Berinsfield i Furze v Abingdon River Furze Abingdon River v 16. East of Sutton Cour- 200 200 Application pending

e Marcham Caldecott Marcham Caldecott e Warren Brake 11) Didcot Parkway Station interchange 11) Didcot Parkway Station interchange Common Warren Culham Brake Common Culham 13a) New Thames crossing New Cut Mill Thames New Cut Mill Thames Berinsfield Farm House 13a) New Thames crossing 12) Culham Rail Station improvementsBerinsfield 12) Culham Rail Station improvements Farm House Science Science Meadow Cottage Meadow Cottage 13b) Newtenay Thames crossing 13b) New Thames crossing 18) Culham to Abingdon cycle route High Lodge Centre MountHigh LodgeFarm Centre 18) Culham to Abingdon cycle routeMount Farm Farm House Local Plan SitesFarm House and PlannedCroft Infrastructure Four Winds 14) Four Tracking Railway between Didcot andCroft Oxford Four Winds 14) Four Tracking Railway between Didcot and Oxford 14 14 19) Culham to Berinsfield cycle route 19) Culham to Berinsfield cycle route Culham 10 Cottages 15) RailwayCulham junction grade separation,10 EastCottages of Didcot 15) Railway junction grade separation, East of Didcot 6 9 Burcot 6 Road 9 - PublicBurcot Transport Infrastructure within the Garden Town Road - Public Transport Infrastructure within the Garden Town Warren 1 r Warren 1 r Frilford Goose e e Home Farm t - Car Parking Strategy within the Garden Town t - Car Parking Strategy within the Garden Town Old ColmoorWildmoor Farm Cottage Old Colmoor Farm s Cottage Total 15,050 es 15,065 Lodge o d Acre Farm Dorc he Not currently planned or set out inKey the the existing LDP Dorc h Not currently planned or set out in the the existing LDP R a BurycroftThe Canal BurycroftThe y Canal Bu Bur Shippon le C1 rcot C1 cot d La 16) Milton Interchange - North Facing Slips La 16) Milton Interchange - North Facing Slips A34 a A34 River ne River ne R Home Farm B4015 directly linking A34 and Milton Park directly linking A34 and Milton Park Thames Orchid Thames Orchid A4183 Marcham Mill Pumney Farm 17) Proposed relocation of Didcot Parkway StationRecently Completed /Joint Under workingLakes between the Local Planning Authority, 17) Proposed relocation of Didcot Parkway Station Joint working between the Local Planning Authority, Marcham Mill Stonehill Farm A415 The Old Stables Stonehill Farm Lakes A415 Medium Term (2016 - 2031) 12 12 OCCG and NHS England to identify an appropiate OCCG and NHS England to identify an appropiate NorthfieldThe Old Farm ConstructionNorthfield Farm (2016-2026) River Stert Sandles Clifton New Barn Farm Mattocks Station House Clifton site and agree a brief and specification for a new Barrow Road Station House South Boat House South site and agree a brief and specification3b) Access for a to new Enterprise Zone area: Hampden House Queenford Farm Hampden1) Milton interchange junction improvements Queenford Farm DriveFullamoor Farm Cottage Fullamoor Farm Cottage strategic health centre Featherbed Lane and Steventon Lights strategic health centre B4017 tt B4017 2) Chilton interchange junction improvements Zouch Farmle Rough Lodge Zouch Farm 3c) Access to Enterprise Zone area: Harwell Link Road ud Lock Wood New Cottage Darley Culham A Thrupp Farm New Barn Farm Culham 3a) Access to EnterpriseNew Barn Farm Zone area: Hagbourne Hill 4) Cycle network improvements Grange Lock Cottage Roundhill Wood Lock Cottage Keeper's 5) Backhill Lane cycle / pedestrian scheme 6) Sustainable Transport Package: River West Heath Cottage G Community Hospital Employment Sites G Community Hospital Cottage Employment Sites Cycle route maintaince and improvements Ock ABINGDON-ON-THAMES Home Farm A4074 River Home Farm A4074 oad River 7) Didcot Science Bridge A4130 capacity improvements am R rch Thames Thames 8) Central Didcot transport corridor Ma Gilbourn's Farm Rye Farm Gilbourn's Farm Dorchester2Morrow Court Dorchester 2Morrow Court The Old Burcot Farm G G

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