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Infrastructure
We rely on infrastructure to support our daily lives. It is vital when planning for our area’s future that full account is taken of the infrastructure needed to deliver sustainable growth and what opportunities there are to help reduce gaps in existing provision. It is also critical to ensure these essential facilities and services are delivered at the right time and in the right place.
| What do we mean by 'infrastructure'? The term covers a wide range or services and facilities, from those we use every day to others we use more occasionally. It includes things like:
Whilst we don't directly provide much of this infrastructure, it is important that when planning for our area we work with the relevant providers to ensure these services and facilities are provided at the right time and in the right place. New infrastructure should be planned so that it brings benefits to existing as well as new residents and employers. |
What you’ve told us so far
- Infrastructure in the district is well used and highly valued
- New homes will put too much pressure on existing infrastructure
- The road network is struggling to cope at particular locations
- There are localised water capacity and pressure issues
- Support for better connectivity; cycle lanes and walking routes
- Keen to see infrastructure provided prior to development.
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Work done to support our Local Plan highlights localised gaps in infrastructure, and issues that are also experienced in many other places, such as lack of NHS dentists.
New development brings with it new demand for public services and infrastructure. The planning system offers a way of mitigating those impacts and enabling new/more efficient infrastructure to be provided.
Alongside the Local Plan, there will be an Infrastructure Plan. This will identify what infrastructure is needed to support the growth planned, how it will be delivered and by whom. Unfortunately, the Local Plan cannot fix all outstanding infrastructure issues, but it can ensure development contributes towards improving local infrastructure, as it already does.
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Local GP Practice in Alton allocated CIL funding in 2022 (Photo provided by Studio Four Architects)
When new housing is built, the developer pays into the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) fund, administered by the Council, to mitigate against the impacts of the development on local infrastructure. A small portion of this money is passed to the parish and town councils to spend.
Infrastructure providers then bid for funding, to resource projects that support our district.
Local infrastructure improvements are primarily funded by CIL money. In some cases, infrastructure is paid for by another means called S106 agreements – this is generally used for infrastructure that is specifically linked to a development. Other sources of funding are extremely limited and pressured.
Without new homes, the money available to fund infrastructure improvements significantly diminishes, as too does the money passed to parish and town councils to do the same.
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Since 2016, approx. £10.5m of CIL has been paid by developers. Approx. £1.5m of this has been passed to our parish and town councils to spend.
£4,262,586 has been allocated by the Council to specific infrastructure projects, listed below. Funds remain and the fund grows as new homes get built. Bidding for infrastructure projects will open again in February 2023.
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See here for more information on the CIL bidding process.
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How, where and when infrastructure is provided can relate to the size of new development. Many small sites dispersed across the district
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