water infrastructure upgrades are funded and requires them to invest in infrastructure The sentence which was delivered by the water company (Southern suitable to meet the demands of recommended for removal is no Water in Whitchurch) who bid for funds projected population growth. There is longer present in the Plan. through their five year asset management also statutory provision for developers to plan process which is submitted to the fund additional sewerage infrastructure regulator, Ofwat. required to accommodate flows from a proposed development.” Policy IP1 The BDBC Infrastructure Delivery Plan is not Met 2nd para, a policy document. Accordingly, the way the 3rd document has been referred to in the policy is The policy has been amended in sentence potentially misleading. It implies that accordance with the development must comply with the recommendations set out in the Infrastructure Delivery Plan in the same way LPA comments at Regulation 14 as development must comply with the stage. development plan. Not all developments will need to provide waste water infrastructure, and hence the wording of the policy should be clarified. 9.4 This paragraph is slightly confusing, as it Met land for an extension to mentions ‘allocating’ the but no explicit allocation The policy has been amended in doctor’s surgery appears to have been made. Therefore, it is accordance with the presumed that this paragraph actually means recommendations set out in the that there is scope to extend the surgery LPA comments at Regulation 14 premises and that such an approach would stage. be supported in principle. If that is the case then clarification along those lines is recommended. 9.5 The Playing Pitch Strategy and Built Met council’s Sports Facilities Strategy have recently been published so there is the opportunity to review The policy has been amended in accordance with the
water infrastructure upgrades are funded and delivered by the water company (Southern Water in Whitchurch) who bid for funds through their five year asset management plan process which is submitted to the regulator, Ofwat. requires them to invest in infrastructure suitable to meet the demands of projected population growth. There is also statutory provision for developers to fund additional sewerage infrastructure required to accommodate flows from a proposed development.” The sentence which was recommended for removal is no longer present in the Plan. Policy IP1 2nd para, 3rd sentence The BDBC Infrastructure Delivery Plan is not a policy document. Accordingly, the way the document has been referred to in the policy is potentially misleading. It implies that development must comply with the Infrastructure Delivery Plan in the same way as development must comply with the development plan. Not all developments will need to provide waste water infrastructure, and hence the wording of the policy should be clarified. Met The policy has been amended in accordance with the recommendations set out in the LPA comments at Regulation 14 stage. 9.4 This paragraph is slightly confusing, as it mentions ‘allocating’ land for an extension to the doctor’s surgery but no explicit allocation appears to have been made. Therefore, it is presumed that this paragraph actually means that there is scope to extend the surgery premises and that such an approach would be supported in principle. If that is the case then clarification along those lines is recommended. Met The policy has been amended in accordance with the recommendations set out in the LPA comments at Regulation 14 stage. 9.5 The council’s Playing Pitch Strategy and Built Sports Facilities Strategy have recently been published so there is the opportunity to review Met The policy has been amended in accordance with the
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