Eastbourne Local Plan: Evidence Document INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY PLAN OCTOBER 2014 FULL REPORT [Sixth Update] In support of Eastbourne Borough Council’s Local Plan Contents 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1 2 Executive Summary ........................................................................................... 2 Infrastructure Priorities ......................................................................................... 3 3 Objectives and Outcomes .................................................................................. 3 4 Policy Context .................................................................................................... 4 5 What Types of Infrastructure does the IDP cover? ............................................ 5 6 The Process of Preparing the IDP ...................................................................... 6 7 Report Structure ................................................................................................ 8 8 Local Context ..................................................................................................... 9 Population and Housing Growth .............................................................................. 9 Employment and Workforce Growth ...................................................................... 11 Shortfall Analysis ............................................................................................... 12 Sustainable Centres ........................................................................................... 13 9 Infrastructure Requirements ........................................................................... 15 A. Education ...................................................................................................... 15 A1 - Early Years and Childcare .......................................................................... 15 A2 - Primary School Provision ........................................................................... 16 A3 - Secondary School Provision ....................................................................... 18 A4 - Further Education Provision ....................................................................... 19 B. Community Facilities ....................................................................................... 19 B1 - Library Service ........................................................................................ 19 B2 - Community Centres .................................................................................. 20 B3 - Local Services .......................................................................................... 21 B4 – Adult Social Care ..................................................................................... 21 C. Health Care Facilities ...................................................................................... 21 C1 - GP Surgeries ........................................................................................... 22 C2 - Dentists .................................................................................................. 23 C3 - Pharmacies ............................................................................................. 23 C4 – Hospital Services ..................................................................................... 23 D. Utilities, Waste and Flood Measures .................................................................. 24 D1/D2 - Electricity & Gas Supplies ..................................................................... 24 D3 - Broadband Connection .............................................................................. 26 D4 - Water ..................................................................................................... 26 D5 – Waste .................................................................................................... 27 D6 – Flood Measures ....................................................................................... 28 E. Open Space and Green Infrastructure................................................................ 30 E1 - Open Space and Rights of Way ................................................................... 30 E2 - Children’s Playing Space ............................................................................ 31 E3 - Playing Fields and Sports Pitches ................................................................ 32 E4 - Allotments ............................................................................................... 33 E5 - Green Infrastructure and Eastbourne Park ................................................... 34 F. Transport ...................................................................................................... 36 F1 – Walking .................................................................................................. 37 F2 – Cycling ................................................................................................... 38 F3 – Buses ..................................................................................................... 41 F4 – Rail ........................................................................................................ 42 F5 – Parking ................................................................................................... 42 F6 – Road Network .......................................................................................... 43 G. Town Centre Infrastructure Improvements ........................................................ 45 G1. Gateways ................................................................................................. 45 G2. Public Transport Interchange ...................................................................... 46 G3. Public Realm Improvements ....................................................................... 47 G4. Arts Trail and Public Art ............................................................................. 49 H. Emergency Services ....................................................................................... 50 H1 - Police ..................................................................................................... 50 H2 - Fire & Rescue Service ............................................................................... 51 H3 - Ambulance Service ................................................................................... 51 I. Affordable Housing .......................................................................................... 52 10. Cross-Boundary Infrastructure Issues ........................................................... 52 11. Resource Implications and Actions ................................................................ 53 Resource Implications ......................................................................................... 53 Actions ............................................................................................................. 53 12 Infrastructure Delivery Schedule .................................................................... 54 Appendices Appendix A .............................................................................................................. Eastbourne Local Plan: Infrastructure Delivery Schedule – February 2014 .................... 56 Appendix B .............................................................................................................. List of Infrastructure Providers ................................................................................. 72 Appendix C .............................................................................................................. Eastbourne Green Network ...................................................................................... 73 Appendix D .............................................................................................................. Eastbourne Green Network Schedule ........................................................................ 75 1 Introduction 1.1 This document is the Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) for Eastbourne Borough Council (EBC) which began its preparation in early 2010. It is a supporting document for the Borough’s Local Plan and specifically the Eastbourne Core Strategy Local Plan (which covers the planning period from 2006 to 2027) and the Eastbourne Town Centre Local Plan (TCLP). 1.2 The Council’s Sustainable Community Strategy1 (Pride of Place), and Local Development Documents, must be supported by evidence of the physical, social and environmental infrastructure needed to enable future growth and development to take place. The key strategic objectives of the Local Plan relating to the provision of infrastructure, identified in the Core Strategy are: Key Spatial Objective 6: Community Health “To promote and enhance healthy lifestyles by assisting the development of affordable housing, cultural, recreational, sporting facilities as well as community and health care provision, and ensuring adequate infrastructure provision.” Key Spatial Objective 10: Sustainable Neighbourhoods “To ensure that the diverse needs of local communities are delivered, having regard to the sustainability and capacity of each neighbourhood, the infrastructure needed and the opportunities to meet requirements.” Several of the TCLP objectives also relate to the delivery of supporting social and physical infrastructure. 1.3 The IDP also feeds into the