Wyre Forest District Council Infrastructure Delivery Plan Pre Submission Version June 2019 1 | P a g e Wyre Forest Infr astructure Delivery Pla n J u n e 2 0 1 9 Contents Pre-Submission Wyre Forest Infrastructure Delivery Plan (2019) .......................................................... 5 1.0 Introduction and Context .................................................................................................................. 5 Purpose of the IDP .............................................................................................................................. 5 National Context ............................................................................................................................. 6 Local Enterprise Partnership's (LEPs) Sub-regional Context: Worcestershire LEP and Greater Birmingham & Solihull (GB&S) LEP. ................................................................................................ 8 Worcestershire Context: Worcestershire County Council position. ............................................... 9 WFLPR Context ................................................................................................................................ 9 2.0 Finance and Funding ....................................................................................................................... 11 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 11 Funding Sources ............................................................................................................................ 11 Table 2A Main Infrastructure Funding Sources ............................................................................ 11 3.0 Physical Infrastructure .................................................................................................................... 19 3.1 Transport ..................................................................................................................................... 19 Figure 3.1: Model study area ........................................................................................................ 23 Strategic Infrastructure ................................................................................................................. 25 Table 3A – Strategic Infrastructure ............................................................................................... 25 Local Highways schemes ............................................................................................................... 26 Table 3B – Transport Infrastructure Requirements ...................................................................... 29 3.2 Utilities ........................................................................................................................................ 32 Electricity ....................................................................................................................................... 32 Gas ................................................................................................................................................ 33 Renewable Energy and Heat Networks ........................................................................................ 33 3.3 Water Issues ................................................................................................................................ 34 Water Resources and Water Supply ............................................................................................. 35 Wastewater Collection and Treatment ......................................................................................... 35 Flood Risk and Flood Management .............................................................................................. 36 Waterways Infrastructure ............................................................................................................. 37 3.4 Telecommunications ................................................................................................................... 38 Broadband ..................................................................................................................................... 38 New Developments ....................................................................................................................... 39 Mobile Telecommunications ........................................................................................................ 39 2 | P a g e Wyre Forest Infr astructure Delivery Pla n J u n e 2 0 1 9 3.5 Waste Infrastructure ................................................................................................................... 40 4.0 Social Infrastructure ........................................................................................................................ 41 4.1 Education .................................................................................................................................... 41 Table 4A – Sites Split by Education Area in and near Kidderminster ............................................ 45 Table 4B - Estimated Kidderminster Education Infrastructure Costs ........................................... 46 Table 4C - Sites Split by Education Area in and near Stourport .................................................... 48 Table 4D - Estimated Stourport Education Infrastructure Costs .................................................. 49 Table 4E - Sites Split by Education Area in and near Bewdley ...................................................... 50 Table 4F - Estimated Bewdley Education Infrastructure Costs ..................................................... 51 Table 4G - Total Education Infrastructure Cost and Expected Contributions from Sites within the Local Plan ...................................................................................................................................... 51 Schedule of individual site contributions ...................................................................................... 52 Table 4H - Individual Site Contributions ....................................................................................... 53 4.2 Health and Public Health ............................................................................................................ 60 Response from Wyre Forest CCG .................................................................................................. 60 4.3 Community Facilities ................................................................................................................... 63 a) Community Centres .................................................................................................................. 63 b) Faith Buildings ........................................................................................................................... 64 c) Indoor Built Sports Facilities...................................................................................................... 65 Future Need for Indoor Built Facilities .......................................................................................... 69 Table 4K Built Facilities Need ........................................................................................................ 70 d) Playing Pitch Assessment .......................................................................................................... 70 Table 4L Kidderminster Pitch Summary ........................................................................................ 72 Future Need for Playing Pitches .................................................................................................... 74 Table 4M 3G Pitch Installation and Maintenance Costs ............................................................... 75 Table 4N Playing Pitch Recommendations Costing More Than £250,000 .................................... 76 e) Open Space ............................................................................................................................... 76 f) Library Facilities ......................................................................................................................... 79 g) Cultural Facilities ....................................................................................................................... 80 h) Social Care Provision ................................................................................................................. 81 4.4 Emergency Services .................................................................................................................... 82 Fire and Rescue ............................................................................................................................. 82 Police ............................................................................................................................................. 83 Ambulance .................................................................................................................................... 84 3 | P a g e Wyre Forest Infr astructure Delivery Pla n J u n e 2 0 1 9 5.0 Green Infrastructure ....................................................................................................................... 86 Strategic Assessment of Green Infrastructure .................................................................................. 87 Analysis of GI Recreational Assets in