Local Plan Review: Infrastructure Delivery Plan (2021) Main Report Issue | 1 June 2021 | Local Plan Review: Infrastructure Delivery Plan (2021) Contents Sector-specific Funding 44 Conclusions 44 1 Introduction 5 Purpose of the Infrastructure Delivery Plan 5 6 Infrastructure Assessment: Education 45 Structure of this Report 5 Responsibility for delivery 45 Overview of progress since the 2016 IDP 45 2 Policy Context 7 Assessment of Current Infrastructure Provision 47 National Planning Policy 7 Planned Provision and Scheme Identification based on revised Housing and Local Planning Policy Context 7 Employment Needs 51 Sector-specific Funding 62 3 Approach and Methodology 11 Conclusions 62 Approach 11 Methodology 11 7 Infrastructure Assessment: Health and Social Care 63 Responsibility for delivery 63 4 Infrastructure Assessment: Transport and Highways 13 Overview of progress since the 2014 IDP 63 Responsibility for delivery 13 Assessment of Current Infrastructure Provision 66 Overview of progress since the 2016 IDP 13 Planned Provision and Scheme Identification based on revised Housing and Assessment of Current Infrastructure Provision 18 Employment Needs 72 Planned Provision and Scheme Identification based on revised Housing and Sector-specific Funding 79 Employment Needs 22 Conclusions 80 Sector-specific Funding 30 Conclusions 31 8 Infrastructure Assessment: Open Space, Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity 81 5 Infrastructure Assessment: Flood Risk Management 32 Responsibility for delivery 81 Responsibility for delivery 32 Overview of progress since the 2014 IDP 81 Overview of progress since the 2014 IDP 33 Assessment of Current Infrastructure Provision 83 Assessment of Current Infrastructure Provision 36 Planned Provision and Scheme Identification based on revised Housing and Planned Provision and Scheme Identification based on revised Housing and Employment Needs 87 Employment Needs 38 Sector-specific Funding 96 Arup | Main Report | 1 June 2021 3 \\GLOBAL\EUROPE\BRISTOL\JOBS\273XXX\273776-00\4.50_REPORTS\08. 2021 UPDATE\SDC IDP - MAIN REPORT MAY 2021 CLEAN.DOCX | Local Plan Review: Infrastructure Delivery Plan (2021) Conclusions 97 Assessment of Current Infrastructure Provision 144 Planned Provision and Scheme Identification based on revised Housing and 9 Infrastructure Assessment: Sport and Recreation 98 Employment Needs 147 Responsibility for delivery 98 Sector-specific Funding 159 Overview of progress since the 2016 IDP 98 Conclusions 160 Assessment of Current Infrastructure Provision 102 13 Infrastructure Assessment: Information and Communications Technology 162 Planned Provision and Scheme Identification based on revised Housing and Employment Needs 108 Responsibility for delivery 162 Sector-specific Funding 117 Overview of progress since the 2016 IDP 162 Conclusions 117 Assessment of Current Infrastructure Provision 166 Planned Provision and Scheme Identification based on revised Housing and 10 Infrastructure Assessment: Community Facilities 118 Employment Needs 168 Responsibility for delivery 118 Sector-specific Funding 170 Overview of progress since the 2016 IDP 118 Conclusions 170 Assessment of Current Infrastructure Provision 120 14 Infrastructure Assessment: Waste 171 Planned Provision and Scheme Identification based on revised Housing and Employment Needs 124 Responsibility for delivery 171 Sector-specific Funding 130 Overview of progress since the 2016 IDP 171 Conclusions 130 Assessment of Current Infrastructure Provision 173 Planned Provision and Scheme Identification based on revised Housing and 11 Infrastructure Assessment: Emergency Services 132 Employment Needs 173 Responsibility for delivery 132 Sector-specific Funding 173 Overview of progress since the 2016 IDP 132 Conclusions 174 Assessment of Current Infrastructure Provision 136 15 Delivery Strategy 175 Planned Provision and Scheme Identification based on revised Housing and Employment Needs 137 Sector-specific Funding 141 Conclusions 142 12 Infrastructure Assessment: Utilities 143 Responsibility for delivery 143 Overview of progress since the 2014 IDP 143 4 Arup | Main Report | 1 June 2021 \\GLOBAL\EUROPE\BRISTOL\JOBS\273XXX\273776-00\4.50_REPORTS\08. 2021 UPDATE\SDC IDP - MAIN REPORT MAY 2021 CLEAN.DOCX | Local Plan Review: Infrastructure Delivery Plan (2021) 1 Introduction policy to set out an overall strategy for the pattern, scale and quality of development to make sufficient provision infrastructure types. Purpose of the Infrastructure Delivery Plan Structure of this Report Following the publication of the Stroud District Local Plan Review Draft for This IDP is a ‘refresh’ and uses the existing IDPs (Arup, 20132 and 20143) as a Consultation in November 2019, this Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) forms baseline. A summary of the infrastructure position for each sector as recorded in part of the evidence base to support the Publication version1 of the emerging the 2014 IDP will be outlined within each chapter, as well as the following: Stroud District Local Plan Review. Reporting of policy changes and strategy updates at national and local This IDP draws together baseline information from stakeholders for transport, levels; utilities, community and green infrastructure and services to understand the current the quality, capacity and any gaps or shortfalls of existing infrastructure Updates on the infrastructure projects delivered or progressed since the last provision within Stroud District. IDP in 2014 (where available); The IDP then utilises the views of expert stakeholders, existing evidence and a An assessment of current infrastructure; and range of benchmarks and standards to provide an assessment of the Consideration of the levels of growth proposed in the Development Plan infrastructure that will be required to support the housing and employment Review and the future infrastructure requirements associated with this. growth set out in the emerging Local Plan Review. It will also seek to identify where new or improved infrastructure could help to unlock development sites. The report is structured as follows: The benchmarks and costs, derived from national, county and local levels, will Section 2 sets out the national and local policy context for the Infrastructure be used to estimate the costs of infrastructure providing infrastructure to meet Strategy; demands associated with housing and employment growth and the IDP will seek Section 3 sets out the approach and methodology for the study; to identify potential funding solutions and calculate any shortfalls in funding. Sections 4 to 14 provide a sector by sector summary of the infrastructure It is recommended that the information within this IDP should inform any baseline and requirements to support development proposed by the review of planning obligations and used to support specific negotiations in Development Plan review. Each section provides an overview of the relation to s.106 and s.278 agreements. organisation responsible for planning and service delivery; and assessment The IDP aims to inform any cross-boundary strategic policies as set out within of infrastructure needs and costs; and key infrastructure project. Paragraph 20 of the National Planning Policy Framework, which requires such 1 Under reg. 19 of The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012. 3 Arup (2014) Stroud Infrastructure Delivery Plan, Refresh Version. Available: 2 Arup (2013) Stroud Infrastructure Delivery Plan, Consultation Draft. Available: https://www.stroud.gov.uk/media/2312/ps_e23.pdf https://www.stroud.gov.uk/media/2311/stroud_idp.pdf Arup | Main Report | 1 June 2021 5 \\GLOBAL\EUROPE\BRISTOL\JOBS\273XXX\273776-00\4.50_REPORTS\08. 2021 UPDATE\SDC IDP - MAIN REPORT MAY 2021 CLEAN.DOCX | Local Plan Review: Infrastructure Delivery Plan (2021) Section 15 outlines the infrastructure delivery strategy to support the sustainable growth set out in the Local Plan Review. Within each sector, the infrastructure baseline and assessment against planned provision are reported on the basis of “Parish Clusters”. Further detail about parish clusters is included within the Policy Context section of this report. 6 Arup | Main Report | 1 June 2021 \\GLOBAL\EUROPE\BRISTOL\JOBS\273XXX\273776-00\4.50_REPORTS\08. 2021 UPDATE\SDC IDP - MAIN REPORT MAY 2021 CLEAN.DOCX | Local Plan Review: Infrastructure Delivery Plan (2021) 2 Policy Context Local Planning Policy Context Stroud District Local Plan (Adopted 2015) National Planning Policy The Stroud District Local Plan sets out the development strategy and delivery National Planning Policy Framework policies to support the sustainable growth of Stroud District up to 2031. The development strategy establishes broad principles about acceptable levels of Paragraph 20 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) requires that development in the district’s towns and the countryside, whilst the policies seek development plans should “contain strategic policies that set out an overall to support the development strategy by managing and directing development, as strategy for the pattern, scale and quality of development, and make sufficient well as specific site allocations, area designations, protections and planning provision for: controls. Housing (including affordable housing), employment, retail, leisure and The 2015 Local Plan supports the provision of the following, up to 2031: other commercial development; between 6,800 and 12,500 net jobs within new employment land Infrastructure for transport, telecommunications, security, waste allocations;