Infrastructure Planning and
Delivery
Wealden Pilot Project
Charles Lant
Chief Executive
Project Sponsor
Infrastructure Planning and
Delivery: Key Points
The Infrastructure Delivery Plan
(IDP)
• Why – Critical for LDFs
• Opportunity of assistance from Planning
Advisory Service
• Pilot with three other local authorities
Infrastructure planning and delivery
“The core strategy should be supported by evidence of
what physical, social and green infrastructure is needed
to enable the amount of development proposed for the
area, taking account of its type and distribution. This
evidence should cover who will provide the infrastructure
and when it will be provided. The core strategy should
draw on and in parallel influence any strategies and
investment plans of the local authority and other
organisations”
Planning Policy Statement 12
What does it include?
• Physical, social and green infrastructure
• Public sector investment by all agencies
• Private sector investment including
developers contributions and CIL
• Voluntary and community investment
• Facilities for existing and future population
For the first five years…
• “for at least the first 5 years of the plan it
should be clear what infrastructure is
required, who is going to fund and provide
it and how it is to relate to the rate of
development”
The Planning Inspectorate (2009). Examining Development Plan Documents:
Learning from Experience
… and after that
• The amount of detail that it is possible to
supply with regard to infrastructure
planning is likely to be less certain and
comprehensive for the later stages of the
plan period”
The Planning Inspectorate (2009). Examining Development Plan Documents:
Learning from Experience
Commitment from partners
• In a number of instances submitted plans
did not make it clear whether key partners
were signed up for such infrastructure
provision. Before the plan can be found
sound such a deficiency would need to be
adequately addressed”
The Planning Inspectorate (2009). Examining Development Plan
Documents: Learning from Experience
What’s vital?
• “Critical dependencies need to be
identified and it may be that the council
needs to consider breaking down
infrastructure requirements into essential
and desirable categories”
The Planning Inspectorate (2009). Examining Development Plan
Documents: Learning from Experience
What if?
• “Where an element of infrastructure is
critical but it is uncertain whether it can be
delivered, the plan should deal with the
question of what the consequences are and
what contingency arrangements may be
possible – in other words the “what if”
question”
The Planning Inspectorate (2009). Examining Development Plan
Documents: Learning from Experience
Viability again
• “if the intention is that the development
itself will fund the infrastructure, viability
evidence will be needed to show that such
an approach is realistic and capable of
delivering the infrastructure at an
appropriate time”
The Planning Inspectorate (2009). Examining Development Plan Documents:
Learning from Experience
Documentation
• “The detail regarding planned infrastructure
can be set out in supporting evidence such
as an Infrastructure Delivery
Programme which can be updated
regularly”
The Planning Inspectorate (2009). Examining Development Plan Documents:
Learning from Experience
PAS guidance – seven steps
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vision and policy context
governance
evidence gathering
standards and deficits
infrastructure delivery plan
validation
delivery
PAS guidance
• IDP should be a corporate activity
• Engage with:
– Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) and
– Planning (LDF process)
Next steps
Afternoon session
• 3 groups: looking at physical, social, green
infrastructure
• learn more about each category
• give views on the issues and their relative
importance
• move to another group after 30 minutes
• assist in forming an emerging view of the
needs and issues