Question 8 re. securing the necessary infrastructure to achieve sustainable development and communities

Comment

Representation ID: 18952

Received: 22/02/2007

Respondent: Southern Water

Need to ensure adequate water supply and to plan for surface water and foul drainage. Additional water supply and waste water infrastructure will be required to meet the demand for new development.

Adopted Local Plans/LDFs provide certainty which is needed for Southern Water to plan its investment.

The Core Strategy should:

. support provision of water and waste water infrastructure
. allocate land to facilitate delivery of regional water resource schemes, including at Bewl Water/Darwell Reservoir
. secure appropriate developer contributions
. co-ordinate development with provision of necessary infrastructure

Developers should ensure long-term maintenance arrangements for Sustainable Drainage Systems.

Comment

Representation ID: 18966

Received: 22/02/2007

Respondent: Environment Agency

We are particularly pleased to see the recognition that appropriate infrastructure is required to support growth, specifically foul and surface water infrastructure. The reference to Sustainable Drainage Systems is also a positive move.

Comment

Representation ID: 18975

Received: 23/02/2007

Respondent: Sport England, South East Region

Sport England has developed tools to enable local authorities to secure sport and recreation through new developments e.g., provision of sport and recreation through new housing development; SPG template; planning contributions check list; case studies of what can be secured through new developments.

A robust up-to-date local needs assessment for open space, sport and recreation, as required by PPG17 should be carried out urgently. Sport England provides a number of tools to assist in these assessments. Included is information on Active Places Power, a database with the ability to carry out detailed analysis of provision.

Comment

Representation ID: 19004

Received: 26/02/2007

Respondent: Natural England

You note that the concept of a network of green spaces with linked leisure opportunities may be appropriate for towns in particular. However we stress that it is also important to ensure that there is appropriate access to greenspace for those who live in rural areas. Whilst they may be surrounded by views of the countryside, much of it may be inaccessible. The Forestry Commission England Woodland Grant Scheme is able to give support to woodland owners who wish to open their woodlands for public access.

Comment

Representation ID: 19005

Received: 26/02/2007

Respondent: Natural England

We also suggest that you consider using the English Nature Access to Natural Greenspace Standard as part of the audit. On open space provision recent research undertaken across the South East suggests that Rother has 5% of households meeting all the ANGST standards, with 85% of households meeting one of the ANGST standards.