Runnymede 2030 Local Plan July 2020 Temporary cover Note for Full Council: Should Full Council agree to adopt the Local Plan, covers for the document will be produced in the new Corporate style, and the date of adoption will be added to the front cover. 1 This page is intentionally blank 2 Contents Page Foreword by Leader of the Council-Councillor Nick Prescot ........................................... 6 1. Introducing the Runnymede 2030 Local Plan ................................................................. 8 Working with other authorities and organisations ........................................................... 8 2. Legislative and Planning Policy context .........................................................................10 3. Portrait of Runnymede ..................................................................................................15 4. Issues and challenges ...................................................................................................19 5. Strategy for Sustainable Development ..........................................................................22 Background ...................................................................................................................22 Spatial vision .................................................................................................................23 Local Plan objectives .....................................................................................................23 The spatial strategy 2015 to 2030 .................................................................................25 Policy SD1: Spatial Development Strategy ....................................................................32 Policy SD2: Site Allocations ..........................................................................................37 Policy SD3: Active & Sustainable Travel .......................................................................43 Policy SD4: Highway Design Considerations.................................................................44 Policy SD5: Infrastructure Provision & Timing ...............................................................46 Policy SD6: Retention of Social & Community Infrastructure .........................................47 Policy SD7: Sustainable Design ....................................................................................49 Policy SD8: Renewable & Low Carbon Energy .............................................................51 Policy SD9: Longcross Garden Village ..........................................................................58 6. Supporting Local People ...............................................................................................63 Policy SL1: Health and Wellbeing ..................................................................................65 Policy SL2: Housing Allocation at Brox End Nursery, Ottershaw ...................................67 Policy SL3: Housing Allocation at Hanworth Lane, Chertsey .........................................69 Policy SL4: Housing Allocation at Coombelands Lane, Addlestone ...............................71 Policy SL5: Housing Allocation at Blays House, Blays Lane, Englefield Green ..............72 Policy SL6: Housing Allocation at Pyrcroft Road, Chertsey ...........................................74 Policy SL7: Housing Allocation at Thorpe Lea Road North, Egham ...............................76 Policy SL8: Housing Allocation at Thorpe Lea Road West, Egham ...............................78 Policy SL9: Housing Allocation at Virginia Water North .................................................80 Policy SL10: Housing Allocation at Virginia Water South ...............................................82 Policy SL11: Housing Allocation at Parcel B, Vet Labs Site, Addlestone .......................84 Policy SL12: Housing Allocation at Ottershaw East, Ottershaw .....................................86 Policy SL13: Housing Allocation at St Peter’s Hospital, Chertsey ..................................88 Policy SL14: Housing Allocation at Parcel A, Chertsey Bittams, Chertsey .....................90 Policy SL15: Housing Allocation at Parcel B, Chertsey Bittams, Chertsey .....................92 Policy SL16: Housing Allocation at Parcel C, Chertsey Bittams, Chertsey .....................94 3 Policy SL17: Housing Allocation at Parcel D, Chertsey Bittams, Chertsey .....................96 Policy SL18: Housing Allocation at Parcel E, Chertsey Bittams, Chertsey .....................98 Policy SL19: Housing Mix and Size Requirements ......................................................100 Policy SL20: Affordable Housing .................................................................................103 Policy SL21: Presumption against Loss of Residential ................................................104 Policy SL22: Meeting the Needs of Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople ... 107 Policy SL23: Accommodating Older Persons and Students .........................................111 Policy SL24: Self & Custom Build Housing ..................................................................113 Policy SL25: Existing Open Space ..............................................................................115 Policy SL26: New Open Space ...................................................................................116 Policy SL27: Local Green Space .................................................................................118 Policy SL28: Playing Pitches .......................................................................................118 7. Enhancing the Environment ........................................................................................120 Policy EE1: Townscape and Landscape Quality ..........................................................120 Policy EE2: Environmental Protection .........................................................................124 Policy EE3: Strategic Heritage Policy ..........................................................................129 Policy EE4: Listed Buildings ........................................................................................130 Policy EE5: Conservation Areas ..................................................................................131 Policy EE6: Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest ........................................132 Policy EE7: Scheduled Monuments, County Sites of Archaeological Importance (CSAIs) and Areas of High Archaeological Potential (AHAPs) .....................................133 Policy EE8: Locally Listed and other Non-Designated Heritage Assets ....................... 134 Policy EE9: Biodiversity, Geodiversity and Nature Conservation ................................. 137 Policy EE10: Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area ......................................140 Policy EE11: Green Infrastructure ...............................................................................142 Policy EE12: Blue Infrastructure ..................................................................................143 Policy EE13: Managing Flood Risk ..............................................................................144 Policy EE14: Extensions and Alterations to and Replacement of Buildings in the Green Belt ...................................................................................................................148 Policy EE15: Re-use of Buildings in the Green Belt .....................................................149 Policy EE16: Outdoor Sport and Recreation in the Green Belt ....................................149 Policy EE17: Infilling or Redevelopment on Previously Developed Land in the Green Belt ...................................................................................................................150 Policy EE18: Engineering Operations in the Green Belt ..............................................151 Policy EE19: Change of Use of Land in the Green Belt ...............................................151 8. Improving our economy ...............................................................................................152 Policy IE1: Employment allocations .............................................................................154 Policy IE2: Strategic Employment Areas .....................................................................156 Policy IE3: Catering for modern business needs .........................................................158 Policy IE4: The visitor economy...................................................................................160 4 Policy IE5: Centre Hierarchy, sequential approach and impact assessment ................ 163 Policy IE6: Town centre development..........................................................................165 Policy IE7: Addlestone East Allocation ........................................................................169 Policy IE8: Addlestone West Allocation .......................................................................170 Policy IE9: Egham Gateway East Allocation ................................................................171 Policy IE10: Egham Gateway West Allocation .............................................................172 Policy IE11: Strodes College Lane Allocation ..............................................................174 Policy IE12: Town Centre Opportunity Areas ...............................................................175 Policy IE13: Local Centres ..........................................................................................178