Infrastructure Plan

October 2009

Contents ute eiw 37 29 23 25 22 Further Review Delivery Strategy 21 14 18 Other Physicalinfrastructure 9 Carbon offsetting 7 Green Infrastructure Other SocialInfrastructure Emergency Services Transport Education Summary Introduction 3

1 Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan

Introduction • TheMidDevonInfrastructure Plansetsoutthefollowing: 1.2 PlanningPolicyStatement12identifi es aroleforLocalPlanning Authorities to 1.1 . Thelevelofdevelopmenttobeprovidedforissetoutintwodocuments. The 1.5 Theplanissetoutthematically, withasectionforeachgeneral typeof 1.4 TheMidDevonInfrastructurePlanhasbeenpreparedbyconsultingthekey 1.3 • • development tocontributethecostofneworimprovedinfrastructure. infrastructure planningshouldbeco-ordinated,andthatthereisarolefor and developmentinthatprovision,makingitclear that work.CoreStrategyPolicyCOR8givesguidanceontheroleofplanning communities, andtheprovisionofinfrastructureformsonekeyplanksin Policy COR1oftheCoreStrategysetsoutbasisforcreationsustainable Spatial StrategyfortheSouthWest andtheadoptedMidDevonCoreStrategy. It takesaccountofthestrategicplanningframeworksetoutinRegional in particularthe Allocations andInfrastructureDevelopmentPlanDocument. part oftheevidencebaseforMidDevonLocalDevelopmentFramework, council’s deliverystrategyforimplementingthisrequirement,initiallyforming of sustainablecommunities. This MidDevonInfrastructurePlanispartofthe orchestrate thesocial,physicalandgreeninfrastructuretoensuredelivery permissions andgovernment adviceonplanningforhousing. The following documents, takingaccount ofcompletionssince2006,deliverableplanning Infrastructure Plan,makes allocationsingeneralconformitywiththese Development PlanDocument, whichhasbeenpublishedalongsidethis approach intheCoreStrategyparagraph7.8. The Allocations andInfrastructure and thisisdistributedtothethreelargesttowns in accordancewiththe Strategy, however, indicatesafurtherincreaseinprovisionwithinMidDevon Strategy, summarisedinpolicy COR12. The emergingRegionalSpatial and retaildevelopment,whichwasbasedonthe submittedRegionalSpatial adopted CoreStrategysetsalevelanddistribution ofhousing,employment individual settlements. included whereappropriate,inparticularrelatingtotheimplicationsfor infrastructure (education,health,transport,andsoon).Spatialinformationis received. infrastructure providersonthesepointsandcollating/analysingtheresponses arelikelytobeavailableinfrastructureproviders. MidDevon, whenthesearelikelytoberequiredandwhowillprovidethem. Whatinfrastructureimprovementswillsupport theadditionaldevelopmentin The levelofresourceswhichwillbesoughtfromdevelopment. What resourceswillberequiredfortheseimprovements,andwhether

3 Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan table indicates, for each of the market towns and elsewhere, the approximate level of housing development required under the Regional Spatial Strategy, commitments (including completions since 2006 and current available planning permissions) and allocations in the published Development Plan Document. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.

Table 1 Mid Devon Housing Requirements Settlement RSS Commitments Allocations Provision DPD

Tiverton 3200 730 2610

Cullompton 2110 620 1670

Crediton 790 370 390

Bampton 200 100 110

Elsewhere 1100 990 140

Total 7400 2820 4910 4

1.6 To put this in context, over the preceding 20 years (1986 – 2006) there were 7810 dwellings built.

1.7 Devon County Council have prepared population forecasts for Mid Devon, based on the Regional Spatial Strategy housing fi gures set out above, which are summarised in the table below.

Table 2 Mid Devon Population Forecasts

AGE 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031

0-4 3862 4092 4023 4119 4209 4222 4107

5-10 5362 5274 5292 5429 5349 5237 5112

11-18 7031 7516 7332 7065 7236 7238 7073

19-64 40603 43557 44143 43871 44082 44392 44307

65-79 9447 10094 11323 13378 14418 14908 15334

80+ 3577 4006 4625 5158 6024 7461 9214

Total 69883 74539 76738 79020 81320 83457 85147 . TheCountyCouncilhavealsoproducedforecastsforpartsofthedistrict. The 1.9 Overtheplanperiod,apopulationgrowthofabout9,000isforecast. The 1.8 whole district. The followingtablessettheseout. town andanassessmentofitsareainfl uence. Betweenthemtheycoverthe three areasaredefi ned bythemasMarket Town Areas, andincludethemain at adistrictlevel. Nevertheless theCountyCounciladvisethattheyarebestavailableforecasts uncertainty, particularlyinthelateryears,astheyrestoncertainassumptions. However, itisimportanttorememberthattheseforecastsaresubjectsome comments oninfrastructureneedssetoutbelowtakethisforecastintoaccount. 0 7 0016 4715 2061 23471 1653 22718 3970 21936 1417 3833 21132 1268 12434 2570 3537 20387 1273 12309 1090 2539 2979 18857 12133 1162 1236 978 2535 2639 11981 Total 1200 1148 2026 2617 2439 11750 80+ 1114 1208 2021 10808 2633 65-79 1079 2016 1189 2412 20-64 1204 1086 2011 10-19 1016 2006 5-9 2001 0-4 AGE Cullompton Area PopulationForecasts 0 7018 1823 853529 38657 37557 2845 7202 36454 2431 6940 35377 19813 2178 4059 6416 34252 1994 19735 1884 4039 5424 32432 19643 2060 1948 Total 1730 4055 4834 19654 2050 1904 2026 80+ 4231 4590 19374 2006 1931 2021 65-79 4257 18207 1958 2016 1914 20-64 3990 1989 10-19 1996 2011 5-9 1919 2006 0-4 2001 AGE Tiverton Area PopulationForecasts Table Table 3 4

5 Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan Table 5 Crediton Area Population Forecasts

AGE 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

0-4 975 1018 986 999 1011 1001

5-9 1239 1190 1180 1152 1168 1178

10-19 2349 2505 2447 2327 2298 2275

20-64 10816 11534 11518 11416 11396 11269

65-79 2484 2620 2920 3425 3645 3736

80+ 951 1032 1178 1311 1525 1871

Total 18814 19899 20229 20631 21045 21329

1.10 The population growth over the plan period will primarily be in the Tiverton area, amounting to 4400 or so, with Cullompton growing by about 3000 and Crediton 6 by 1400. As well as the geographical distribution, the age distribution of the population will also change. The numbers at school (i.e. roughly 5-18) reduce slightly over the plan period, while the working age population (i.e. 19-64) increases slightly. However, most of the growth is accounted for by increases in the elderly age groups. This pattern is similar in each of the market town areas, although there is a slight increase in school age children forecast in Cullompton. The comments above relating to uncertainty are equally or more applicable at these smaller levels and for age group forecasts. Summary nrsrcueLcto hs otPotential Cost Phase Location Infrastructure MidDevon Infrastructure Requirements Totals Childrens Centre Youth Centre Primary School Childrens Centre Youth Centre Primary School School Relocated Secondary Community hall/provision GP surgery Library Library Extension Access Eastern Urban Cullompton Community hall/provision Eastern ReliefRoad Cullompton M5 improvementsJ28 Crediton Strategic busimprovement Crediton M5 improvementsJ27 Air QualityMeasures Library 0.16 DistrictWide DistrictWide DistrictWide Air QualityMeasures 2.0 Link Road onwards Short 2.0 Carbon mitigation Wide District Open spaceprovision Voluntary Shortonwards sector Mobile library DistrictWide Community Transport Cycle andPedestrianLinks . Theinfrastructurerequirementssetoutinthisdocumentaresummarisedthe 2.1 Table 6 and location. known orlikelypublicandothersourcesoffi nance. The tableissortedbyphase to bekeptunderreview. The potentialfundinggapisthetotalcost,excluding Costs arein£millionsandestimatedbasedoncurrentprices. They willneed to 2014,mediumtermbetween2015–2020andlongfrom20212026. table below. The phasingisindicative;shorttermreferringtothe5yearperiod ietnLn .30.43 1 0.43 6.4 1 6.4 0.43 1 0.43 6.4 Long 1 0 Long 6.4 Long 0.55 Tiverton 22 3.2 Tiverton 0.55 Long 0.4 Tiverton 3.2 Long 0.25 Cullompton Long 0.4 0 Cullompton Medium 0.25 Cullompton Medium 20 Medium 0.55 Crediton Medium Tiverton 0.55 Medium 9.0 Tiverton 10.7 Crediton Medium 9.35 Tiverton 5 Medium Tiverton Medium Cullompton Medium 5 Cullompton Mediumonwards Cullompton District Wide District Wide hr . 0.2 0.2 0 2.1 3.0 0 2.1 0.5 7.0 Short 0.5 3.2 Short onwards 3.9 Short 3.2 1.8 Short onwards 3.9 Short 0.15 7.1 Short onwards 0.15 Short onwards Short onwards Short onwards 1.759.29 116.97 funding gap 0.13

7 Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan currently expected sources of infrastructure funding. In order to provide for to provide In order funding. infrastructure of sources expected currently proportion A need to be examined. of funding will other sources infrastructure by development, the value created to be sourced from will have of this funding set with the approach This accords planning system. through the and gathered Levy, Infrastructure The use of a Community COR8. Strategy policy out in Core with the clauses in for development in accordance tariff providing a district-wide cient, most effi Act 2008 is considered to be the and Country Planning Town the Devon. See is therefore proposed for Mid exible and clear approach and fl Plan and Infrastructure Development Allocations published AL/IN/1 of the policy Document. regulations Government has published draft The Levy. Community Infrastructure The relevant statutory instrument in 2010. in 2009, and proposes to enact the allowing time for within Mid Devon by 2011, Council expect to introduce the levy be establishing An important issue will out. the relevant procedures to be carried the collection, distribution and accounting an appropriate mechanism to manage of the raised funds. a charge of £10,000 per market dwelling it is proposed at this stage to introduce a housing), but not to make nition of affordable (i.e. not according with the defi gure is based on viability assessment This fi charge on any other development. housing and other allowing for affordable work undertaken for the Council of about £35m which is therefore This is expected to raise a total requirements. much of the expenditure is not gap. However, about £25m less than the funding and public sector budgets are not possible required until later in the plan period the intervening time, additional sources of to forecast that far in advance. During Plan, Transport as may arise from the Local funding should be investigated such obligations regional and national investment programmes and the use of planning to be (particularly from non-housing developments which are not proposed available, the subject to Community Infrastructure Levy). Should these not be with the level level of infrastructure provision will need to be reviewed, together and scope of Community Infrastructure Levy sought from development. type and location. cantly by scale, which varies signifi are of uncertain viability, a standard charge for these forms of development is not feasible. Accordingly, basis for non- Infrastructure requirements will be considered on a case-by-case agreements. housing development and sought through the use of section 106 to Whilst it is not possible to forecast this provision, it will also be expected contribute to the funding gap set out above.

2.2 the and infrastructure of the total cost exists between gap clear that a It is 2.3 authorities can introduce the are required before planning New regulations 2.4 cost of the infrastructure gap is about £60m. Subject to the regulations The total 2.5 Other forms of development, such as business, retail and leisure and employment

Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan 8 Education . TheneedforeducationarisesfromthenumbersofschoolagechildreninMid 3.1 capacity. negative fi gure indicatingthattheschoolisworkingaboveitscurrenteffective in thearea. The sparecapacity iseffective capacityminusnumber onroll,a that schoolsshouldretain5%unusedcapacity, tocopewithunexpectedfactors capacity” isshown. This isbasedontheadviceofLocalEducation Authority their capacityandnumbersonrollatSeptember2008. A columnfor“effective the LocalEducation Authority runprimaryschoolswithinMidDevon,indicating one oftheelementsasustainablecommunity. The followingtablesetsout the district.CoreStrategyPolicyCOR1(b)confi rms thateducationprovisionis Devon, andthereforecanbelinkeddirectlytothenumbersofdwellingsbuiltin 07Hmok131417-16 10 137 31 -20 392 144 4 299 413 67 153 200 315 -2 382 70 268 Hemyock -12 210 100 86 2047 Heathcoat 196 128 105 14 2723 Hayward’s -18 13 2012 102 Halberton 135 100 315 -15 67 2718 0 Duchy 140 105 2003 Culmstock 332 67 70 133 -1 2015 Copplestone 86 302 -9 84 106 140 2011 70 Cheriton Fitzpaine 17 2007 133 CheritonBishop 133 112 81 114 2006 Castle 140 107 2720 Burlescombe 120 142 3004 Bow 97 2002 Bolham 2717 Bickleigh 3165 Bampton 3771 No. DCSF Table PrimarySchoolsinMidDevon 7 aeNumber Name on Roll aaiyEffective Capacity Capacity Capacity Spare

9 Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan 10053 -7 100 -10 166 -11 299 -21 200 57 67 22 184 -11 -7 105 56 105 175 315 210 70 194 TOTALS 5366 5730 5444 77

3772 Rackenford3019 Peverell Sampford 2059 63 111 Sandford2014 St Andrew’s3773 St John’s 3025 187 242 Thorverton2719 Tidcombe 178 2721 77 Moors Two 2072 Uffculme 191 3026 416 Uplowman3313 Webbers2722 420 197 63 Wilcombe2075 210 399 Willand2084 71 56 Willowbank 200 1032076 -17 70 Yeoford 53 140 3 279 237 67 -10 315 133 285 45 -5 299 30 271 56 20 34 53 8 3013 Kentisbeare2079 Landscore2055 169 St Cyres Newton 271 152 107 315 144 299 -25 28

Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan 10 . In Tiverton theyhavesoughttheprovision ofanewsecondaryschooland2 3.7 DevonCountyCouncilhas consideredtheforthcomingproposalsin 3.6 Thesecondaryschoolage populationisforecasttofallbyabout450theyear 3.5 TheprimaryschoolagepopulationofMidDevonisforecasttoriseby 3.4 Theprimarysectorhasan effective capacityof5443,indicating asparecapacity 3.3 Therelevantdataforsecondaryeducationissetoutbelow 3.2 with theLocalEducation Authority askingthatthisbefundedbydevelopment. 12.8 hectaresoffreeland and£35.8mtowardseducationprovisionin Tiverton, the schooland£400,000forearlyyearsprovision). This amountstoatotalof hectares offreeland,andeachwouldhaveaconstruction costof£6.4m(£6mfor Council) withaconstructioncostof£22m.Each primary schoolwouldrequire1.9 school wouldrequire9hectaresofland(sought at zerocostbytheCounty primary schools,alllocatedintheEasternUrban Extensionarea. The secondary following commentsoneducationalprovision. Allocations andInfrastructureDevelopmentPlanDocument,makethe level. All threeareasindicatereductionsinthistime. 2016, afterwhichitwillincreaseagainbutonlytoabout280belowitscurrent year planperiod,whereasCreditonshowsaslightreduction. Both Tiverton andCullomptonshowanincrease ofabout80pupilsacrossthe20 current levelin2026.HoweverthesechangesarenotuniformacrossMidDevon. approximately 150toapeakinaround2016,beforefallingagainaboutthe spare capacityof54. of 77places. The secondarysectorhasaneffective capacityof4398,indicatinga Table No. Dfes 12Tvro 2410 48224 1428 -86 1503 -173 88 855 1204 1399 900 715 1473 Tiverton 941 753 1572 4192 QueenElizabeth’s 4003 627 Uffculme 5405 Cullompton 4010 8 SecondarySchoolsinMidDevon aeNumbers Name OAS44 6949 54 4398 4629 4344 TOTALS on Roll aaiyEffective Capacity Capacity Capacity Spare

11 Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan

Authority that a sustainable community requires the provision of educational of educational provision the requires community a sustainable that Authority The the plan period. in demand over increase and there is a forecast facilities For this 2,000 dwellings. nal size of about to have a fi is expected urban extension the Accordingly, is likely to be required. primary school development one scale of Allocations in the the area is proposed school within of a new primary provision provided for by development. Development Plan Document, and Infrastructure set out earlier in this supported by the population forecasts not appear to be to uncertainty, these forecasts are subject by 2026. However, document, at least higher rates of development as a change in the birth rate or and factors such is not it Accordingly, demand. lead to increases in education than expected could at this stage, but to a new secondary school rm commitment a fi proposed to make the need in future reviews based on further to keep the option open and consider 9 hectares for a The potential to reserve a site of demographic information. Allocations and Infrastructure Development in the secondary school will be set out Plan Document. possibly including additional land for expansion Cullompton Community College, They are seeking a new primary at present. although the cost of this is uncertain free land and £6.4m construction costs, school, requiring 1.9 hectares of They are also examining early years provision. £400,000 of which would be for School from 900 to 1200 pupils, Secondary the possibility of expanding Uffculme the cost of this is again uncertain. requiring an additional 2 hectares, Authority considers that a the Local Planning community facilities, and therefore ed. Provision for 210 urban extension is justifi primary school requirement in the can expand but with a site of 1.9 hectares which places should be made initially, not The current population forecasts do to 420 places in future if necessary. it is accepted appear to support the secondary expansion referred to. However, and therefore this option should not that the forecasts are subject to uncertainty, the need further. be ruled out at this stage. Future review of this plan will consider The County will examine the possibility of reserving land for these schools. The County will examine the possibility of reserving land for these

3.8 Planning Local by the is accepted it Extension, Urban the Eastern the case of In 3.9 scale sought does secondary education of the The provision of additional 3.10 guration of the Cullompton, Devon County Council are looking at a reconfi In 3.11 the inclusion of The provision of a sustainable urban extension requires

Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan 12 .4 TheCountyCouncilrefer totheneedforyouthandchildrenscentreprovision 3.14 TheCountyCouncilarealsobiddingtoimproveanumberofexistingschools 3.13 InCrediton,theLocalEducation Authority isseekingtodevelopanewsitefor 3.12 therefore proposedintherelevantallocations. accepted elementofcreatingasustainablecommunityandthesefacilitiesare and £430,000respectivelyineachlocation. The provisionoflocalfacilitiesisan associated withurbanextensionsin Tiverton andCullompton, atacostof£1m special needsandrespiteprovision. on theirexistingsites,suchas Tiverton HighSchool,includingtheprovisionof associated withit. future reviewsoftheplanwillconsiderthisneed,andanylandrequirements justifi ed atpresent.However, giventheuncertaintyinpopulationforecasts, school pupilsisforecasttofallinCrediton,theneeddoesnotappearbe which wouldbeforearlyyearsprovision. As thelevelofprimaryandsecondary to theneedforanewprimaryschool,on1.9hasitecosting£6.4m,£400,000of uncertain, butlikelytobetowardsthemiddleofplanperiod. They alsorefer with externalfundingfromCentralGovernment. The timingofthisprovisionis that thiswouldbefundedbyredevelopmentoftheexistingschoolsites,together A costof£22misanticipated,plusanylandacquisitioncosts,butitexpected policy AL/CRE/11, althoughthisisnotallinDevonCountyCouncilownership. is allocatedinthe Allocations andInfrastructureDevelopmentPlanDocument, sites. This isoneoftheCoreStrategy objectivesforCrediton(COR15i)andasite the existingQueenElizabeth’s CommunityCollege,whichiscurrentlyonmultiple

13 Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan the main towns of the district, and also into Exeter, supporting the sustainable supporting the also into Exeter, the main towns of the district, and and Tiverton circular service, linking Exeter, A development of the market towns. service, and the existing Exeter-Tiverton Cullompton is proposed, enhancing and Cullompton, providing access to the Tiverton serving the urban extensions in Core Strategy policies COR13(e) Exeter. major employment areas of Eastern to services between Bampton and and COR14(g) refer to this. Improvements COR16(h), particularly enhancements set out in Core Strategy Policy Tiverton, important. Enhanced evening bus are also strategically to peak time frequency, c growth for evening/leisure to limit traffi services on existing routes will help cost of about £500,000 per year is expected from 2016 gross A purposes. appropriate Additional investments may be considered onwards, totalling £5m. time passenger information systems, although such as smart ticketing and real these are currently uncertain. further investigation of these may be necessary. A361. Core Strategy Policy COR10 refers to the need Network, the M5 and There may be the need to make to protect the functioning of this network. in conjunction improvements to the M5 Junction 27, in the short term, including The cost is estimated to be about £200,000 with development in North Devon. has funds available to Agency and there is no indication that the Highways contribute to this work. lling in some of the exible transport services is an important provision, fi and fl particular gaps between more traditional public transport modes. It provides nd using a fi support for the elderly who are not close to a bus route, or who may predicted in the elderly population cant growth The signifi cult. bus physically diffi cant increases in the need for this service, and therefore will lead to signifi The total expenditure in Mid Devon for contributions towards this will be sought. Applying in fares. 2007/8 amounted to £208,000 of which £32,000 was recovered in the Mid Devon Core Strategy. COR1(e) sets out the importance of transport the importance of sets out COR1(e) Devon Core Strategy. in the Mid to integrating sets out the approach while COR9 communities, to sustainable COR13 for market towns The policies planning. and transport development for each c transport objectives and proposals more specifi – COR16 set out to improve air quality relief roads and other measures They include market town. services between the towns, Cullompton, improvements to bus in Crediton and allow for new development in the to M5 Junction 28 in order to and improvements Cullompton area. 4.3 investment, and Parkway Station are a potential Tiverton Further improvements to 4.4 M5 Junction 27 provides the link between two elements of the Strategic Road 4.5 t making services, which provide non-profi Transport The provision of Community 4.2 bus services are required in order to provide better links between Improved District Wide Provision District Wide 4.1 are set out broadly arising from development requirements The strategic transport

Transport

Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan 14 . Thedistrict-widecycleimprovementsreferredtoaboveincludeprovisioninthe 4.9 Partofthewiderbusserviceimprovements setoutabovewillprovidefor 4.8 Thekeyroadrequirements in Tiverton relatetotheneedaccessmain 4.7 Tiverton Provision . Improvementstocycleprovisionbetweentownscouldbeimportantinpromoting 4.6 Tiverton area,includinglinkstotheEasternUrbanExtension. mechanism areknownatthisstage. to promotingpublictransportuse,althoughnospecifi c costsandfunding Policy COR13e.Improvementstothe Tiverton Bus Stationwouldbebenefi cial providing accessto Tiverton ParkwayStationinaccordancewithCoreStrategy improved busaccessfromthestationviaEasternUrbanExtension, proposed. Elsewhere in Tiverton, majorhighwayimprovementsarenotrequiredor Accordingly, theCouncilwillseekexternalfundingtosupportdevelopment. and housingprovisionat Tiverton, setoutinCoreStrategyPolicyCOR13. development, andthiscoulddelaytheprovisionofmuchneededemployment requirements couldunderminetheviabilityofthisstrategicallysignifi cant the development.However, thehighcostsassociated withtheseaccess provided attheexpenseofdevelopment,astheyareprimarilytoaccess likely fortheseitems. The DevelopmentPlanDocumentrequiresthattheseare on BlundellsRoadarethekeyroadrequirements. A costofabout£20mis to the A361 togetherwithanewaccesstoHeathcoat Way andtraffi c calming Plan Document,theEasternUrbanExtension(AL/TIV/1-7). A newjunctionon development proposalsetoutinthe Allocations andInfrastructureDevelopment Policy COR1(i). would formpartofaGreenInfrastructureNetwork,issupportedinCoreStrategy km, thetotalcostswouldamounttoabout£2m. This formoftransport,which under considerationwithatotallengthofabout15km. At acostof£130,000per modal shift,androutessuchasWillandtoCullomptontheExeValley are investment intransportservices. developer funding.CoreStrategyPolicyCOR9referstotheneedforthisformof £128,000. As thisneedarisesfrompopulationgrowthitisreasonabletoseek £158,000 additionalcostsand£30,000fares,anetcostof over theremaining15yearsofplanperiod,assumingevengrowth,suggests 2026, costswillhaveincreasedby£21,000andfares£4000. Applying this a 12%increasetoboth,refl ect forecastpopulationgrowth,suggeststhatby

15 Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan require improvements to the operation of M5 Junction 28, particularly for safety particularly for M5 Junction 28, the operation of to require improvements COR10, Strategy Policy with Core is in accordance This investment reasons. scheme, involving An initial COR14(f). and Policy Networks Transport Strategic cient to deal signals, is suffi the junctions and provision of minor changes to The cost of Local Plan. development proposed in the adopted with the level of and this is to be raised is expected to be about £350,000 these enhancements 106 obligations. However, developments through section from already allocated be required for additional comprehensive changes will additional and more and Infrastructure Allocations as that proposed in the development such would include These Phase 2 enhancements Document. Development Plan would cost in This facilities and carriageway widening. additional pedestrian to be borne by development, and cant cost This is a signifi the order of £9m. Agency and other relevant the Highway the Council will be seeking to persuade to these works. bodies to make appropriate contributions air quality and bring the Action Plan in order to improve Air Quality out in the central issue for the Core A action levels. concentrations of pollutants below set out in Policy COR14, refer to the need to Strategy objectives for the town, The County Council roads and other measures. improve air quality through relief road to the east of Cullompton linking Meadow advise that the provision of a relief to achieve this. Design of this road would Lane with Station Road is necessary ood risk issues and minimise the local environmental have to take account of fl At present £10.5 - £10.7m. An initial estimate suggests costs of between impact. from development, but clearly again this is this is proposed to be funded entirely Plan and the Central Government Transport Local The County’s a very high cost. objective, and therefore the provision of this see improving air quality as a key road may be a candidate for future public funding. M5 may also be put forward. Station Road including provision of a coach stop with appropriate facilities in the providing a local area and a longer term objective of reopening the railway station, this form of rail service. Core Strategy Policy COR14(g) refers to the need for investment. centre They include town Action Plan and their total estimated cost is £2.1 million. c management measures, provision of modern buses with lower emissions traffi the town. on Cullompton routes and enhancement to pedestrian routes within of these. Again, other sources of funding may become available for some

Cullompton Provision Cullompton 4.10 Agency Highways Cullompton, the development at additional In order to permit 4.11 c in the town centre streets is the key measure set cant reduction to traffi Signifi 4.12 cycle/pedestrian link from Meadow Lane to Honiton Road east of the potential A 4.13 Improvements to the public transport facilities in Cullompton are being examined, 4.14 Air Quality c related, are included in the Cullompton Other measures, mainly traffi

Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan 16 .7 ThepotentialforinvestmentinCreditonStationandimprovementstoservicesare 4.17 A numberofothertransportrelatedmeasuresareincludedinthe Air Quality 4.16 TheprovisionofaLinkRoadfromExetertoLord’s Meadow Trading Estate 4.15 Crediton Provision will bepursuedtobringsuchimprovementsabout. being examined,andjointworkwith Torridge andNorthDevonDistrictCouncils costed atapproximately£500,000. Action Plan,andthesewillbeimplementedasfundsallow. They havebeen development fundinguptothispoint. in theircapitalprogrammeforcompletion2011. They willbeseekingadditional area havemadefi nancial contributions,andtheCountyhaveincludedroad Strategy PolicyCOR15(d). At present,anumberofdevelopmentsintheCrediton being proposedbyDevonCountyCouncil.ItformsoneoftheelementsCore is akeymeasurearisingfromthe Air Quality Action PlaninCrediton,andis

17 Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan the premises and then receives a provider builds Cost Rent: where the GP a third party developer builds the surgery and Third Party Developer: where provider builds the where the GP Current Market Rent Reimbursement: surgeries, the need for which arises from development. The Primary Care Trust Trust The Primary Care from development. surgeries, the need for which arises 6000 list GP A 1500 – 1700 patients. list is about suggest that an appropriate GP a building of about 600 square metres at a surgery (with 4 GPs) would require limited budget for has a Trust Care The Primary build cost of about £3.5 million. improvements to existing surgeries. in-patient and out-patient Hospital which provides accident and emergency, practices is based at the hospital in purpose services. Currently one of the GP converted Listed built accommodation, while the other is on a town centre site in a preference is for all the services to be provided Trust The Primary Care Building. centre surgery from the hospital, to aid joint health working, with the existing town moving. practices. the need for an additional 4 GPs, preferably by expanding the existing preference would be for this to be on the hospital site. Trust The Primary Care oodplain constraints. If this site is not possible, the hospital site has fl However, and then a potential alternative would be to provide a site for an expanded relocated surgery in the Eastern Urban Extension the borrowing costs associated with reimbursement intended to cover building the surgery. with the agreed rent reimbursed to the provider by provider, rents it to the GP Trust. the Primary Care Trust. market rent back from the Primary Care premises and then receives a Their buildings can be funded in three ways; Their buildings can set out in Core Strategy Policy COR1. Devon Primary Care Trust manages Trust Care Policy COR1. Devon Primary set out in Core Strategy with GPs, dentists, pharmacies and health centres and work community hospitals inpatient They also commission provide local health services. and opticians to tests at acute hospitals appointments, as well as diagnostic treatment, outpatient and North Devon. Torbay Plymouth, in Exeter, 5.4 Tiverton surgeries, and the modern is currently 2 GP Tiverton Provision in 5.5 is considered likely to lead to Tiverton The level of development proposed for 5.6 Assessment of the Community Hospital capacity is needed. 5.3 GP is a case for contributions from development to the provision of new There • • • 5.2 Trust. contracts with the Primary Care providers are funded through The GP 5.1 community provision, facilities form an essential part of sustainable Health Health

Health and Emergency Services Emergency and Health

Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan 18 .3 DevonandSomerset Fire andRescueServicewasformedin2007,combining 5.13 Fire andRescue Anynewhousingdevelopmentswillultimatelyhaveanimpacton theprovisionof 5.12 TheSouthWest Ambulance ServiceNHS Trust providesambulanceservicesin 5.11 TheruralareasareservedbyanumberofGP surgeries. Three ofthesehave 5.10 BamptonhasaGP surgery, withsuffi cient capacitytoprovideforanexpandedlist 5.9 Creditonisservedbyahospitaland2GP surgeries. The PrimaryCare Trust 5.8 Cullomptonisservedby2GP surgeries,onelocatedinthenewmedicalcentre 5.7 locations outsideMidDevon. The servicegivesthefollowingadvice. in 2008/9,reducingto£1m2010/11. This appearstobeprimarilytargetedat raised throughtheCouncil Tax. The capitalprogrammeisplannedatabout£8m emergencies astheyarise. They haveanannualbudgetofabout£70mwhichis to minimisetheriskoffi res andrespondto fi res, roadaccidentsandother the formerlyseparateorganisationsoftwoCounties. The serviceseeks the healthserviceitisalmostimpossibletopredict. the spreadofproposeddevelopmentsandfuturedirectiontravelwithin those requiredtoserveafurther6800dwellingswouldbesignifi cant, butdueto process withthePrimaryCare Trust. The gapbetweencurrentresourcesand resources beingprovided,asdemandincreases,throughthecommissioning of Healthtargets. These servicesareconstantlyunderreviewwithadditional ambulance serviceswhicharecloselymonitoredthroughdemandingDepartment Mid Devon. They givethefollowingadvice. funding fornewpremisesapproved–Bow, Sampford PeverellandWitheridge. of theordersuggestedbyleveldevelopmentproposed. development. the surgeriestoexpanddealwithpopulationgrowtharisingfrom considers, atpresent,thatthereissuffi cient sparecapacitywithinoneof to dealwiththelevelsofgrowthproposed. considers thatthenewmedicalcentrehassuffi cient capacitytoexpandinorder the northoftown,otherclosertotowncentre. The PrimaryCare Trust

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cers at Bampton, who must re offi recruiting part time fi There is a problem plans for each station. There are station outside a 10 minute journey is being made to contact those dwellings Effort re. are at greater risk of fi Particular demographic groups in new homes, at an estimated cost of Providing domestic water sprinklers came and commissioned been have standards response emergency New is to be fully appraised. impact of this The Crediton (2 (1 pump), stations at Bampton re (part time) fi are retained There Tiverton and those at Cullompton and Crediton are new, Stations at Bampton distance of the station. work within a certain re risks. advice and help in reducing fi to offer time of any station re in a per dwelling, would save lives (nobody has yet died from a fi £1200 tted with sprinklers). fi building 2 (i.e. generally should be 9 personnel There in October 2008. into force 10 minutes. re within fi site at a dwelling pumps) on (2 pump). Tiverton pump), Cullompton (1 pump) and at some point. may need some refurbishment • requirements have been sought.

5.14 issue has been discussed with the police, but no additional infrastructure The • Police • • • • • • •

Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan 20 Other SocialInfrastructure . Thevoluntarysectorprovidesawiderangeofservices,includingfamily 6.5 Voluntary Sector Thedevelopmentofsustainable urbanextensionsrequirestheprovisionof 6.4 Community Centres Creditonhasasmalllibrary, andanexpansionoftheexistingbuildingto400 6.3 Tiverton hasanewlibrary, whichwasprovidedin2004.DevonCountyCouncil 6.2 Libraryprovisionservestoprovideaccessbooksandotherinformationmedia, 6.1 Libraries cover about 25% ofthisgrowth,or£1.8m. contribution anditisproposed thattheCommunityInfrastructureLevyshould evenly spread.Itisreasonable thataproportionofthisissubjecttodevelopment would amounttoatotal of £7.1m,assumingthatthepopulationgrowthwas to maintaintheexistinglevel ofcharitableservices.Overa15yearperiod this 8900 thereforeimpliestheneedforanadditional £950,000ofincomeinorder income ofsmallercharitiesisabout£107perperson. A populationgrowthof based, largecharities.Usingsizeasaproxyfor beinglocallybased,thetotal per person(CharityCommission).However, muchofthisgoestothenationally COR1. Annual charityincomeinEnglandandWales amountstoabout£942 sustainable communitiesandisrecognisedgenerally inCoreStrategyPolicy provision, notnecessarilyfacility-based,canbe important inthecreationof advice, housing,sportsandenvironmentalservices. This formofservice therefore usedfortheadditionalprovision. such building,atMoorhayesin Tiverton, cost£550,000andthisestimateis include communityhallsorsimilarmeetingrooms. The mostrecent Accordingly, theurbanextensionsproposedat Tiverton andCullomptonshould sustainable communities.CoreStrategyPolicyCOR1supportsthisapproach. local facilitiestominimisetravelandhelpinthecreationofsofteraspects square metresisproposed,atacostofabout£400,000. population inthe Tiverton area. A capitalcostof£250,000isthereforesought. considers thatadditionallibraryspaceisrequiredasaresultofthe the DevelopmentPlanDocumentforcommunityuses. community learningandmeetingrooms,openingin2011. This siteisallocatedin former healthcentre. This willalsoprovideanICT hub,acentreforadultand has approvedtheexpenditureof£3monanewlibrary, onthenearbysiteof highly constrainedandtoosmalltoserveitscommunity. DevonCountyCouncil Strategy PolicyCOR1. The currentCullomptonLibraryat80squaremetres,is and provideakeyelementinaccesstoeducationtraining,setoutCore

21 Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan development to provide additional public open space at a rate of about 60 a rate of about 60 open space at additional public to provide development Development and Infrastructure Allocations The per dwelling. square metres (AL/IN/3), although proposes to carry on with this policy Plan Document rst time. Where sites are too nition for the fi within the defi including allotments operates a system of useful on-site open space, the council small to provide Local Plan Policy contributions, set out in towards off-site collecting payments again to be continued in the Planning Document and C5 and a Supplementary per dwelling. of £1116 This amounts to an average Document. Development Plan and allow it will carry this approach forward, total contribution of £3.9m to 2026 A across the district. the provision of Green Infrastructure to be extended into Plan, (AL/IN/4), in order to promote a council to preparing a Green Infrastructure Policy cycling, walking and biodiversity. more holistic approach to open space, which also allies with the Regional Spatial COR1(i) supports this approach work on This will be prepared with the help of Devon County Council Strategy. account of existing and emerging policies wildlife networks and will take full Additional costs over and above the open space Areas. including Strategic Nature will tie in well with any tree yet unknown. Work provision referred to above are as xing, set out in a later section of this plan. fi planting associated with carbon 7.2 Development Plan Document commits the Allocations and Infrastructure The 7.1 housing C4) require (Local Plan Policy Council currently Mid Devon District

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Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan 22 Carbon Offsetting . Estimatesofcostsandcarbon savingstakenfromtheEnergySavings Trust 8.4 Whilemucheffort isbeing taken atnationalleveltoimprovetheenergyeffi ciency 8.3 Improvements totheExistingDwellingStock Thegovernmentdefi nition of“zerocarbon”developmentdoesnotallow forthe 8.2 CoreStrategyPolicyCOR5referstotheaimofachieving“carbonneutral 8.1 insulation comesatasimilarcostof£310pertonne. stock, atacostof£300perannualtonnecarbon. Installationofcavitywall effi cient methodofachievingcarbonemissionreductionsintheexistinghousing website indicatethattheprovisionof270mmloftinsulationismostcost the Warm Zones scheme. Devon. This couldbeachievedthroughexpansionofexistingoperations,suchas considerable benefi t tostabilisingtheoveralllevelofcarbonemissionsinMid A contributiontowardsimprovementsintheexistingdwellingstockisapotential other appliancesandthereforeindicateshighlevelsofpotentialcarbonreduction. buildings. Mucholderhousingispoorlyinsulated,usesloweffi ciency heatingand of newbuildings,thiswillnothaveanimpactonemissionsarisingfromexisting worth pursuing. provision tomitigatethisimpactofdevelopmentingeneralonclimatechangeis refers tothepotentialformitigationandtherefore,infrastructure Devon carbonfootprint.PlanningPolicyStatement1ClimateChangeSupplement which meetthegovernmentdefi nition willstillleadtoanincreaseintheMid emissions indevelopmentanduse. Accordingly, evendwellingsandbuildings the “carbonneutral”defi nition setoutintheCoreStrategy, whichrefersto carbon impact ofconstructionortravelgeneration,andthereforedoesnotgoasfar approach. refers toconcentratingonsitespecifi c provisionratherthanamoregeneral Policy Statement1andtheRegionalSpatialStrategyforSouthWest, which implemented inthecontextofmorerecentadvicesupplementtoPlanning approaches whichshouldapply. However, thispolicy, adoptedin2007,mustbe development” throughoutMidDevon,andsetsoutanumberofgeneral 23 Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan help to reduce carbon emissions associated with new development. The associated with new development. help to reduce carbon emissions proposes that on sites of 10 dwellings or emerging Regional Spatial Strategy at least 10% of energy use should be provided 1000 square metres or more, that potential for The Council has commissioned a report which examined in this way. found that there was considerable potential for renewable energy provision and into account in the This study has been taken this approach to be undertaken. Plan Document, which allocates the Allocations and Infrastructure Development approach to carbon The Development Plan Document sets out a general sites. the potential footprint reduction (AL/IN/6), requiring that developments investigate further detail for a higher proportion as part of their planning application and gives AL/CU/1. AL/TIV/1 and in relation to the urban extension allocations Whilst some doubts have been raised about this approach, both the Stern both the Stern this approach, been raised about doubts have Whilst some offsetting on carbon Committee report Commons Select the House of Report and approach to offsetting. a reasonable planting remains rmed that tree have confi elsewhere in this document, Green Infrastructure, referred to The provision of Areas where Strategic Nature planting, particularly in certain could include tree range around likely to arise. Estimates of cost t would be a biodiversity benefi of £15 - £25 per tonne carbon plus land cost, and in the region £1000 per hectare captured. emissions is that the energy and travel An approximation from this information. level 3 of the Code for Sustainable Homes associated with a dwelling meeting cost of £717 per dwelling is and therefore a amounts to 4.35 tonnes per year, expected, this will amount to £3.2m over the plan For the 5100 dwellings likely. period.

On-site Provision 8.7 of renewable or low carbon energy on development sites would The provision Carbon Sinks Carbon 8.5 while they grow. carbon from the atmosphere will capture The planting of trees 8.6 £165 can be calculated mitigation per tonne of about An average cost of carbon

Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan 24 Other PhysicalInfrastructure . Copplestone – limitedcapacity inworks. 9.6 Bow, Bradninch,Burlescombe/Westleigh, Chawleigh,Cheriton,Bishop,Cheriton 9.5 Thelargertreatmentworksnowrequirecontinuousfl ow monitoring,with some 9.4 Ingeneral,anyincreaseofmorethan 10% inthethroughputanySewage 9.3 SouthWest Water istheseweragecompanyforMidDevon. They havesome 9.2 Sewerage SouthWest Water isthewatersupplierinMidDevon.Ingeneral,theyhave 9.1 Water Supply below. a probleminthesesettlements, withthepossibleexceptionofthoseset out Water haveconfi rmed thatthislevel ofdevelopmentisgenerallyunlikelytocause need, i.e.normallyabout 6-8dwellingspervillageatanyonetime.South West In suchcases,thescaleofdevelopmentwillbe limited tothatmeetingalocal Copplestone, Culmstock,Kentisbeare,Morchard Bishop,Sandford,andWilland. need. The Councilislookingat potentialsitesforaffordable housing inBow, existing settlementlimits,plusallocationsforaffordable housingtomeetalocal locations willbelimitedtosmallscaleinfi lling orotherdevelopmentwithintheir Strategy (althoughBradninchhasa Town Council).Developmentinthese Thorverton, Uffculme, Willandand Yeoford aredefi ned asvillagesintheCore Morchard Bishop,NewtonStCyres,SampfordPeverell, Sandford,Silverton, Fitzpaine, Copplestone,Culmstock,Halberton,Hemyock,Kentisbeare,Lapford, appearing tooperateabovetheirdesignedcapacity. improvements. accept a10%increaseinpopulationover20yearperiodwithouttheneedfor 250, 2000,10000and15000personpopulation.Smallsettlementscanusually consents areneededwhenaSewage Treatment Works catchmentexceeds to becarriedoutthelateststandards,withpotentiallysignifi cant costs.New Agency. Ifthisleadstotheneedforworkonatreatmentplant,thesewillhave Treatment Works leadstoanewconsentbeingneededfromtheEnvironment remain fi xed. other backgroundchanges. Therefore, adviceonsewerageconstraintsdoesnot situation isconstantlychangingasaresultofchangestotheconsentregime,and concern relatingtotheprovisionofsewerageinMidDevon.However, the Devon. development isproposedinonelocation,butthisdoesnotseemtoapplyMid and forecasts. There maybelocalised watersupplyconcernswheresignifi cant company haspublishedaWater ResourcesPlansettingouttherelevantfacts confi rmed thatwatersupplyisnotlikelytobealimitingfactorup2031. The

25 Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan Taunton from Exeter substation in East Devon to ZZ line - 400,000-volt route Torridge Alverdiscott substation in 4VW - line 400,000-volt route from Indian assets via the following internet link: http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/ landanddevelopment/ddc/electricitytransmission/overheadlines Deane Taunton substation in Deane. Taunton in substation Taunton to • • cables within Mid Devon District Council’s administrative area that form an cables within Mid Devon District Council’s include Wales essential part of the electricity transmission network in England and the following: application. advice: a problem. not be likely to cause housing will it is possible that the any problem. However, not be likely to cause issues of capacity. if this is the case there may be and come forward unevenly, impact. is proposed to deal with upstream. Work exacerbated by increased connections end of 2009. this issue, to be completed by the This ow monitoring. as a result of continuous fl issue which has been discovered additional development, with any remaining acts as an immediate limitation to have Water planning permission. South West capacity committed to sites with that funds for improvements will be available from 2010. rmed now confi there may However, anyway. Works Treatment is programmed on the Sewage the pumping capacity and avoiding sewer be local issues relating to improving ooding. fl

9.16 National Grid has provided information in relation to electricity transmission

9.15 high voltage electricity overhead transmission lines / underground National Grid’s Electricity Transmission Electricity Transmission 9.7 withdrawn planning for recently allows if capacity – uncertain Sandford 9.8 the following has given Water South West market towns, In relation to the four 9.9 will, if spread over the plan period, the level of development proposed Bampton - 9.10 spread over the plan period, of development proposed will, if Crediton - the level 9.11 two concerns at Cullompton which are of immediate Cullompton - there are 9.12 ooding, and this will be sewers at Crow Bridge are potentially subject to fl The 9.13 is currently operating above its stated limit, an Works Treatment Sewage The 9.14 is acceptable, as work Tiverton - the level of development proposed at Tiverton

Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan 26 .1 Itisunlikelythattheproposed levelsofhousingdevelopmentwillsignifi cantly 9.21 A CDgivingdetailedpipelineassetinformationisalsoavailable. 9.20 NationalGridhasprovidedinformationinrelationtogastransmission 9.19 NationalGridhasthefollowinggastransmissionassetslocatedwithin 9.18 Gas Transmission NationalGridhasconfi rmed thatitisunlikelytheproposedlevelsofhousing 9.17 the MidDevonarea. nationalgrid.com/uk/Gas/TYS/ andthisdoesnot indicateanyenhancementsin sets outtheproposedenhancementstogastransmissionnetwork.www. be abletocopewiththeadditionaldemand.NationalGrid’s Ten Year Statement affect NationalGrid’s gastransmissionnetworks. The existingnetworkshould LandandDevelopment/DDC/gastransmission/gaspipes/ pipelines viathefollowinginternetlink:http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/ administrative areaofMidDevonDistrictCouncil: in theMidDevon Area. Electricity/SYS/ andthecompanyhasnoenhancementstonetworkplanned enhancements totheelectricitytransmissionnetworkwww.nationalgrid.com/uk/ demand. NationalGrid’s Seven Year Statementsetsouttheproposed networks. The existingnetworkshouldbeabletocopewiththeadditional development willsignifi cantly affect NationalGrid’s electricitytransmission GasTransmission Assets inMidDevon ieieFeederDetail Pipeline 5120FeederIlchester/OtterySt.Mary 14FeederBarrington/Kenn 1531 1530 Table 9

27 Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan publication of the Conservation Area Management Plan. Core Strategy Policy Management Plan. Core Strategy Area Conservation publication of the c and regeneration and traffi positive measures of enhancement COR6 supports terms, and this is given more detail in COR14 management measures in general underway to prepare designs and layouts for works is (d) and COR14 (h). Work c relief will allow more term the proposed traffi in the short term, but in the longer uncertain at present, but the shorter term radical improvements. Costs are schemes to call upon. proposals have existing funding Devon County Council will be preparing strategies in this regard. Potential regard. Potential strategies in this be preparing Council will Devon County upgrading plant in Exeter and Energy from Waste include an requirements contains Local Plan Waste The existing in Mid Devon. recycling centres strategic contributions from 5 which provide policies to support policies WCP4 and development if required.

Town Centre Enhancements Centre Town 9.23 by the Centre has been recognised Town Cullompton The need to enhance Waste 9.22 investigated, and will need to be to deal with waste infrastructure Provision of

Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan 28 1. Thefollowingtablesetsoutasummaryoftheinfrastructure provisionexplainedin 10.1 Delivery Strategy Delivery 5J7ipoeet ogH 0.2 HA Long M5 J27improvements Cullompton Air QualityMeasures, 7 Library, Cullompton DCC Crediton Air Qualitymeasures, Short 3.2 MDDC Link Road,Crediton Shortonwards 0.15 3.9 Nocurrentrevenuebudget 7.1 MDDC Carbon mitigation 0.15 Involve Shortonwards DCC Shortonwards Open spaceprovision Shortonwards 0.16 Voluntary sector DCC Mobile library onwards Short Community Transport Pedestrian Links Cycle and nrsrcueTm-cl Lead Time-scale Infrastructure MidDevonInfrastructureProvisionto2026 Table 10 viable. that developmentcontributesthisgap,subjecttoremainingeconomically sources offi nance ofabout£55m.Itisthereforereasonabletoseekwaysensuring £145m, butthatthereisapotentialfunding“gap”afterexaminingpublicandother the overallcostofinfrastructureprovisionsetoutinthisdocumentamountstoabout term 2016–2021andlongafter(allfi nancial years).Itwillbeseenthat and potentialsourcesoffunding.Shorttermindicatestheperiodto2016,medium For eachitemitindicatesthegenerallocation,likelytimescale,leadagency, cost more detailintheprecedingsections,listingonlyitemslikelytobeneededby2026. hr C . C aia rgam 0 DCCcapitalprogramme 3.0 2.1 DCC MDDC Short onwards 0.5 Short MDDC Short onwards 2.0 DCC Short onwards agency Cost Total programme No currentcapital programme No currentcapital programme No currentcapital programme No currentcapital totalling £7m planning obligations contributions fromexisting programme, supportedby Within theDCCcapital programme No currentcapital programme No currentcapital £5.3m Charitable fundraising fare income £30,00 fromincreased Funding source Potential 2.1 0.5 2.0 0.2 0 3.2 3.9 1.8 0.13 29 Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan 5 9 10.7 0.55 0 0.25 0.4 3.2 0.55 0 6.4 1 0.43 1 6.4 0.43 Additional to current Additional support revenue known £0.35m from obligations planning Funded directly by development through planning obligations No current capital programme No current capital programme No current capital No current capital programme No current capital programme programme No current capital programme No current capital programme No current capital programme £22m Building Schools for the Future and sale of existing sites No current capital programme No current capital programme No current capital programme No current capital programme 20 DCC 5 MDDC/ DCC DCC 0.43 Medium onwards MediumMedium DCC 10.7 Medium MDDC 0.55 MediumMedium DCCMedium 0.25 DCC No current capital 0.4 Medium DPCT 3.2 Medium MDDC 0.55 DCCLong 22 Long DCCLong 6.4 DCC 1 DCCLong 0.43 Long DCC 6.4

Strategic bus Strategic improvements M5 J28 improvements MediumEastern Relief Road, Cullompton HACommunity hall/ provision, Cullompton 9.35 Eastern Urban Extension Access, Tiverton Library extension, Tiverton Library extension, Crediton Tiverton surgery, GP Community hall/provision, Tiverton Relocated Secondary School, Crediton Primary School, Cullompton Centre, Youth Cullompton Childrens Centre, Cullomptopn Tverton Centre, Youth LongPrimary School, Tiverton Childrens Centre, DCCTiverton 1 TOTALS 116.97 59.29

Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan 30 05 Themainpotentialsourceofdevelopmentfi nance ishousingdevelopment. The 10.5 TheCommunity InfrastructureLevycanbeappliedtoavarietyofdevelopment 10.4 CoreStrategyPolicyCOR8setsouttheneedfordevelopmenttobeservedby 10.3 Thecurrentapproachtofundinginfrastructurefromdevelopmentreliesonthe 10.2 to bemarkethousing. Allocations andInfrastructure DevelopmentPlanDocument,about3500 arelikely housing shouldbeexempt fromthelevy. Ofthe5100 dwellings proposedinthe affordable housingprogrammesofvariousagencies. Accordingly, affordable the levythiswouldeffectively befundingnon-housinginfrastructurethroughthe a formofinfrastructure,meetinglocalneeds.If affordable housingwastopay requiring sourcesofpublicfundingtoconstruct. Ineffect, affordable housingis and affordable housinginthisrespect. Affordable housingisnotprofi t making, to newhousing.However, thereisadistinctionbetweenopenmarkethousing document, providesajustifi cation forapplying theCommunityInfrastructureLevy development ontheneedforinfrastructure,setout inmoredetailearlierthis about 4900dwellingstobedevelopedbefore2026. The impactofthislevel Allocations andInfrastructureDevelopmentPlanDocumentallocateslandfor infrastructure. economic viabilityofdevelopmentandotherexpectedsourcesfundingfor Infrastructure Levymusthaveregardtotheexpectedcostsofinfrastructure, as theexclusionofdevelopmentbycharities. The Act statesthatCommunity types, althoughtherearesomeexceptionssetoutinthePlanning Act such cumulative impact. effective wayofmeetingthispolicyrequirement,inparticulartheissue impact. The introductionofCommunityInfrastructureLevyprovidesthemost development aresetout,takingaccountofexistingprovisionandcumulative where appropriate. The policyrequiresthatinfrastructurerequirementsof expected tocontributeto,orbearthefullcostofnewimprovedinfrastructure infrastructure inapredictable,timelyandeffective fashion,anddeveloperswillbe provision ofaffordable housing. items specifi cally excludedfromtheCommunityInfrastructureLevysuchas of infrastructurewhicharecloselylinkedtothedevelopmentinquestion,or obligations incertainsituations,butwouldtendtolimitthesespecifi c items be rememberedthatthelevywouldnotpreventneedforuseofplanning expected during2009,withtheearliestimplementationdatein2010.Itshould Levy, assetoutinthe Town andCountryPlanning Act 2008.Draftregulationsare more effective andeffi cient approachistointroducetheCommunityInfrastructure time andmoneywhichimpactsontheeffi ciency ofthedevelopmentprocess. A infrastructure. Inaddition,preparingandapprovingSection106obligationstakes do notmakecontributions,resultingincumulativeunmetimpactsonlocal from thatparticulardevelopment.Inmanycases,smallscaledevelopments developments makecontributionswheretheycanbejustifi ed intermsofimpact use ofSection106the Town andCountryPlanning Act 1990,whereindividual

31 Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan eld, 5 dwellings Brownfi Crediton/Tiverton, eld, 100 dwellings Greenfi Crediton/Tiverton, dwelling eld 1 Cullompton, Brownfi eld, 5 dwellings Brownfi Cullompton, eld, 100 dwellings Cullompton, Greenfi eld, 1 dwelling Brownfi Crediton/Tiverton, A B C D E F 11 Table per hectare in £1000s

Summary of Land values Summary of Land values CIL£0 A B£2500 1317 939 C 1200 995£5000 866 D 994 946 1082 776 934 E£7500 792 703 867 897 819 963 F 816£10000 629 718 847 849 770 £12500 697 643 559 800 729 579 721 £15000 576 486 752 610 673 460£17500 501 411 703 492 624 342£20000 426 336 655 373 576 225 350 260 606 527 106 185 479 housing, examining the implications of different levels of Community Infrastructure Infrastructure of Community levels of different the implications examining housing, levels the impact of different table examines The following land value. Levy on at in £1000s), looking values (given Levy on land Infrastructure of Community have 35% affordable dwellings or more Sites of 5 sites. of different a range in accordance Social Landlord) land to a Registered (in the form of free housing have been The valuations Development Framework policy. with emerging Local the viability report prepared by the methodology provided with carried out using The sites are: Fordham, for the Council. the Consultants,

• • • • • • 10.6 10.6 market for viability of economic initial assessment an prepared has The Council

Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan 32 01 Basedon theanalysissetoutabove,anincomefromCommunity 10.10 Anotherformofdevelopment whichcouldbeconsideredfortheCommunity 10.9 Thedevelopmentoflandforemploymentisanotherpotentialusewhichcould 10.8 ThereportpreparedfortheCouncilbyFordhamsuggestedthatapreviously 10.7 £million. Itwill beseenthatthepotential fundinggaparises during 2016-2021. Community Infrastructure Levyandothersources,inthreephases,allcosts in table setsoutthecostof infrastructure,andpotentialinfrastructurefunding from in the Allocations andInfrastructure DevelopmentPlanDocument,thefollowing infrastructure fundinggap. Inmoredetail,andbasedonthehousingtrajectory per dwelling,canbeforecast.Itwillseenthat thisstillleavesapotential Infrastructure Levyofabout£35m,fundedfrom market housingat£10,000 discussions. developments, whichcanbetailoredtospecifi c requirementsandviability to relyonthecontinueduseofsection106agreements inthecaseofretail not consideredappropriatetoimposethelevy, andagaintheCouncilproposes the foreseeablefuturewithindistrict. Taking theseissuesintoaccount,itis suggests thatthereisunlikelytobeanotherlargescaleretaildevelopmentfor or committedprovisionofsuperstoresinthethreelargesttownsMidDevon the needforsensitivehandlingofretaildevelopments.Inanycase,recent However, economicviabilityforsmallerunitsistraditionally muchlower, indicating values, andhavethepotentialtoremainviablewithimpositionofalevy. Infrastructure Levyisretaildevelopment. The largerstoresprovidehighland obligations asatpresent. employment sites,thesecanbepickedupthroughthenegotiationofplanning levy. However, wherespecifi c infrastructurerequirementsarisefromparticular view atthisstagethatemploymentdevelopmentshouldnotbesubjecttothe as aresultoftheCommunityInfrastructureLevy. Accordingly, itistheCouncil’s and itisthereforeimportantthattherenoimpedimenttoeconomicdevelopment the provisionoflocalemploymentindistricttoincreaseselfcontainment, this generalsector. The CoreStrategyhasakeystrategicobjectivetoincrease classes ishigh,andthereaconsequentlyconsiderablerangeinviabilitywithin implications oftheuse.Inanycase,rangeuseswithinemploymentuse costly infrastructureprovision,particularlyaccessimprovementsgiventhetraffi c provided highlandvalues,andemploymentsitesareoftenrequiredtoprovide fl oorspace. Traditionally, theprovisionofemploymentinMidDevonhasnot Document allocateslandforabout200,000squaremetresofemployment be subjecttothelevy. The Allocations andInfrastructureDevelopment Plan Infrastructure Levyatabout£10,000canthereforebejustifi ed intermsofviability. at whichallsitesachievedthislandvalue. The introductionofaCommunity Infrastructure Levyfi gure of£10,000permarketdwellingwasthehighestrate level areindicatedingreyonthetableabove.ItcanbeseenthatCommunity suggested astherelevantfi gure inthatreport,andvalueswhichfallbelowthis an alternativeusevalue,plusacertainmargin. A landvalueof£470,000was developed sitewouldbelikelytocomeforwardifitsvaluewasinexcessof 33 Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan Community Infrastructure Levy Funding Infrastructure Community Infrastructure Costs and Potential and Potential Costs Infrastructure Community Infrastructure Levy from windfall housing developments. Community Infrastructure Levy from funding sources. Regional and sub-regional infrastructure capital programmes. Local Government and other public Private Finance Initiative Agency and other regeneration/development Housing and Community 12 Table Short (to 2016)Medium (2016 - 2021) 33 4.6Long (2021 - 2026)Total 22.8 10.9 14.1 10 60.4 35 Phase Net cost CIL

t organisations such as SUSTRANS. not-for-profi and Voluntary and other developments. Planning obligations on housing programmes. capital Innovative proposals which both save providers is explored further. planning costs and enhance service provision may be possible through joint A Plan. approaches engendered by the development of this Infrastructure of health potential example, recently suggested by the government, is co-location costs as and education services, with considerable potential to save on building well as promote better joint working on child health. Development Plan Allocations and Infrastructure the policies and strategy of the Act 2008, the Document, may be delayed. Whilst it is contained in the Planning is necessary to set it Accordingly, relevant regulations are yet to be published. of the Community out a backup plan for the provision of infrastructure in the event The alternative Infrastructure Levy not being implemented in Mid Devon. 106 of the approach is to continue to use planning obligations under section • • • • • • • planning is to identify and bring together all the sources of infrastructure funding, planning is to identify and bring together Not all infrastructure will be funded not just those relating to development. of central and local government and other through development; the budgets The Community sources of funding. agencies will continue to be important form an additional source of funding, and not Infrastructure Levy is intended to of funding are number of potential sources A to replace these existing sources. funding sources will be and further work on these and other itemised below, required.

10.12 It will also be important to ensure that potential synergy between infrastructure 10.13 although supported in The implementation of the Community Infrastructure Levy,

10.11 10.11 of the role of infrastructure part with national planning policy, In accordance

Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan 34 nrsrcuePaeLead Phase Infrastructure irr xeso,Ceio eimDC04Notfunded. Tiverton EasternUrbanExtension 0.4 DCC 0.25 Medium DCC Library extension, Crediton Medium Alldevelopments in Cullompton Library extension, Tiverton Cullompton 9 Community hall/provision, Tiverton EasternUrban Extension HA Cullompton Medium 0.2 Eastern ReliefRoad, M5 J28improvements HA Medium Long Strategic busimprovements M5 J27improvements Cullompton Air Qualitymeasures, Short Crediton Air Qualitymeasures, Carbon mitigation Short Short Short Open spaceprovision Voluntary sector Short Mobile library Community Transport Short Cycle andPedestrianLinks Provisionof InfrastructurewithCommunityLevy Table 13 policies allowforatariff approachfordevelopments,assetoutinthetable. the majorones.Incaseofairqualityandopenspaceinfrastructure,existing work. Mostinfrastructureprovisionislinkedtooneormorespecifi c sites,usually to particularproposals. The followingtablesetsouthowthisapproachcould Planning Act, generallyrequiringthecostofparticularpiecesinfrastructure eimMD .5NorthWest CullomptonExtension 0.55 Alldevelopments inCullompton MDDC Medium 10.7 DCC Medium Short Short onwards onwards onwards onwards onwards onwards onwards onwards onwards agency C . Majordevelopments in 5.0 DCC AlldevelopmentsinCullompton 2.1 AlldevelopmentsinCreditonand MDDC potential Limited 0.5 MDDC 3.2 Allhousingdevelopmentthrough MDDC potential Limited 3.9 Limited potential MDDC 1.8 Limited potential Involve 0.15 DCC 0.13 Majordevelopmentsin DCC 2.0 DCC gap funding Potential Planning Obligation Air QualitySPDapproach through current Cullompton and Tiverton Air QualitySPDapproach through current Air QualitySPDapproach catchment areathroughcurrent current OpenSpaceSPDapproach Cullompton, Tiverton andCrediton 35 Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan Medium MDDC 0.55Long Eastern Urban Extension Tiverton DCC 6.4 Cullompton Extension North West Long DCC 0.43 Cullompton Exetension North West infrastructure through this more traditional approach. However, a number of the traditional approach. However, infrastructure through this more to be supported without district-wide infrastructure items are not likely softer, addition, the cost of provision falls almost exclusively on the major In the levy. This would make infrastructure levy approach. developments, in contrast to the viable, particularly in Cullompton, to the larger developments less economically This is strategy set out in the Core Strategy. the detriment of the development Infrastructure Levy approach is favoured. one of the reasons that the Community 10.14 that it is theoretically possible to provide the majority of necessary It will be seen

GP surgery, Tiverton surgery, GP hall/provision, Community MediumTiverton DPCT 3.2 Eastern Urban Extension Tiverton Primary School, Cullompton Tverton Centre, Youth Tiverton Childrens Centre, Long LongTivertonPrimary School, DCC DCC LongChildrens Centre, 1Cullompton 0.43 DCC Centre, CullomptonYouth Extension Eastern Urban Tiverton Extension Eastern Urban Tiverton 6.4 LongTotal Eastern Urban Extension Tiverton DCC 1 Extension Cullompton North West 59.29

Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan 36 Further Review Further 13 ForfurtherinformationaboutinfrastructureplanninginMidDevoncontactthe 11.3 A numberoflocalbodiesbringtogetherInfrastructureProviders,residents 11.2 TheInfrastructurePlanhasinitiallybeenpreparedaspartofthe evidencebase 11.1 Forward Planning Team on01884234344or234398. will beexploredinfutureyears. The potentialforthesebodiestobecomemoreinvolvedininfrastructureplanning Agreement isaDevon-widebodywhichcouldalsobeinvolvedinsuchreviews. could provideafocusforinfrastructureplanninginthefuture. The Local Area provides aforumforsuchbodiestocoordinatetheirworkinMidDevon,and and otherrelevantlocalbodies.Forexample,theLocalStrategicPartnership form andstructureofinfrastructureplanningwillundoubtedlyevolve. best practicerelatingtothisnewformofdeliverystrategyemerges,thescope, up todateanditsimplementationmonitored. This willleadtofurtherreviews. As infrastructure. The Councilwillworkwithotherpartnerstoensurethatitiskept account ofemergingprioritiesandprogressindeliveringdevelopment this InfrastructurePlanwillbealivingdocument,updatedasnecessarytotake and hasinformedthecontentsofthatdocument.However, itisintendedthat in supportofthe Allocations andInfrastructureDevelopmentPlanDocument

37 Mid Devon Infrastructure Plan