Eden Local Plan Infrastructure Delivery Plan October 2015 This document assesses the current level of infrastructure provision in Eden and identifies improvements that will be required to support the delivery of the Eden Local Plan. Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................ 5 Background and Purpose of the Infrastructure Delivery Plan ................................. 5 Growth in Eden and the need for new/improved infrastructure ............................... 6 Who is responsible for infrastructure provision? ..................................................... 8 How is infrastructure funded? ............................................................................... 12 Preparation of the Infrastructure Delivery Plan ..................................................... 16 Structure of the Infrastructure Delivery Plan ......................................................... 16 Physical Infrastructure Provision and Future Requirements ..................................... 17 Transport – Road Network .................................................................................... 17 Transport – Cycling and Walking .......................................................................... 24 Transport – Public Transport ................................................................................. 27 Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment ............................................................ 34 Flood Risk ............................................................................................................. 37 Energy Distribution ................................................................................................ 42 Waste .................................................................................................................... 43 Telecommunications ............................................................................................. 47 Social Infrastructure Provision and Future Requirements ........................................ 50 Education (Primary and Secondary Schools) ........................................................ 50 Health ................................................................................................................... 57 Social Care ........................................................................................................... 63 Libraries ................................................................................................................ 67 Community Facilities ............................................................................................. 68 Green Infrastructure ................................................................................................. 71 Open Space .......................................................................................................... 71 3 List of Figures Figure 1: Infrastructure Types .................................................................................... 6 Figure 2: Eden Local Plan Distribution of Housing Development ............................... 7 Figure 3: Infrastructure Providers in Eden ................................................................ 12 Figure 4: Junction Capacity in Penrith ...................................................................... 20 Figure 5: Walking and Cycling in Eden..................................................................... 24 Figure 6: Existing Rail Network in Cumbria .............................................................. 31 Figure 7: Passenger Usage at Railway Stations in Eden ......................................... 32 Figure 8: United Utilities Resource Zones ................................................................ 35 Figure 9: Waste Collection and Recycling in Eden ................................................... 44 Figure 10: School Catchment Areas......................................................................... 51 Figure 11: Existing Primary School Provision ........................................................... 52 Figure 12: Existing Secondary School Provision ...................................................... 53 Figure 13: GP Provision in Eden .............................................................................. 58 Figure 14: Existing Residential Care Home Provision .............................................. 64 Figure 15: Existing Extra Care Provision in Eden ..................................................... 64 Figure 16: Future Requirement for Extra Care provision .......................................... 65 Figure 17: Community Facilities in Eden .................................................................. 69 Figure 18: Summary of Open Space in Eden ........................................................... 72 4 Introduction Background and Purpose of the Infrastructure Delivery Plan 1. This Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) has been prepared to support the delivery and implementation of the Eden Local Plan. The Eden Local Plan is the new development plan for Eden which sets out how the area will develop in the period 2014-2032. It sets an overall development strategy, allocates sites for development and protection, and provides a suite of policies that will be used to make decisions on planning applications. The Local Plan is currently at its ‘Publication’ stage consultation, which is the last stage of preparation before the Plan is submitted to the Secretary of State for examination in public. 2. The Government’s National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published in March 2012 requires development plans to be prepared in a positive manner. It requires them to proactively plan for and drive sustainable economic development by assessing the need for, and helping to deliver the homes, business and industrial units, infrastructure and thriving local places that communities need. 3. The NPPF requires Local Plans to be ‘deliverable’, meaning that the development that they plan for can actually be delivered on the ground and be supported by proper facilities, services and infrastructure. 4. The purpose of this Infrastructure Delivery Plan is therefore as follows: To assess existing infrastructure provision in Eden and highlight current deficiencies; To consider what new infrastructure needs will arise as a result of the development being planned for in the Eden Local Plan; To determine how these arising needs will be met to support new development, including identifying who is responsible for providing them, how they will be funded, and when they will be delivered. 5 5. Infrastructure is a broad term encompassing a range of structures, facilities and services required to support the functioning of places and communities. It is commonly categorised into three broad areas – physical, social and green infrastructure and the areas of infrastructure covered by this Infrastructure Delivery Plan are outlined below. Infrastructure Category Physical Transport – Road Network Transport – Public Transport Transport – Walking and Cycling Water supply and Wastewater Treatment Flood Risk Energy Distribution Waste Telecommunications Social Education Health Social Care Community Facilities Green Open Space and Ecological Networks Figure 1: Infrastructure Types Growth in Eden and the need for new/improved infrastructure 6. Eden is growing, and this trend is set to continue. From 2001-2011 the population of Eden rose by 2,785 people, a 5.6% increase. Looking to the future, the number of households is expected to grow more rapidly than population as household sizes become smaller. Between 2014-2032 national projections forecast an 8.5% increase in the number of households in Eden1. 7. Migration is the biggest factor driving Eden’s growth - in fact in terms of population projections, ‘natural change’ (births and deaths) alone would see Eden’s population decline, as the district’s ageing population is characterised by more deaths than births. The majority of population change in Eden will arise from people moving to Eden from other areas in the UK. In preparing the Local Plan an objective assessment of the future need for housing has been undertaken based on a range of evidence sources, and the Local Plan sets an annual house building target of 200 homes per year to be built in order to meet housing need. The Local Plan is therefore planning for 3,600 homes over its lifespan 2014-2032. More detail can be 1 2012 based Office for National Statistics projections. 6 found on how the Council has determined its housing need in its Strategic Housing Market Assessment – ‘Taking Stock’. 8. In order to help deliver the Council’s Corporate Priority for economic growth and to reflect the national emphasis on sustainable economic growth, the Local Plan also allocates 24 hectares of employment land and supports long term growth at Newton Rigg College and Eden Business Park Phase 2 at Penrith. 9. In line with sustainable development principles, the Eden Local Plan directs the majority of new development towards Penrith and the main market towns of Alston, Appleby and Kirkby Stephen, as these locations are where the existing provision of existing facilities, services and infrastructure is the most comprehensive and accessible, and development in these locations can help reduce the need to travel. The distribution of housing development being planned for in the Local Plan is illustrated in Figure 2, and shows where growth in Eden will be focussed over the next