Physical infrastructure, including digital, utilities, water and transport infrastructure, is vital in ensuring our communities are connected, we are climate-friendly and our economy can thrive. The policies in this chapter are critical to supporting the development proposals and aspirations set out in the rest of the plan. Further infrastructure expectations are set out in other parts of the plan – in particular relating to social infrastructure (in Providing for our communities), green infrastructure (in Our environment) and requirements that relate to specific areas or sites (in Our town centre and relevant site allocation policies).
The policies in this section of the plan will allow the council to manage development so that, in particular, it supports or contributes to achieving Objectives 1, 5, 9 and 10.
INF 1: Infrastructure provision and developer contributions
Planning permission will be supported for development proposals where they clearly demonstrate that infrastructure, facilities and services mitigate impacts that arise from proposed developments, taking into account existing provision.
Financial and in-kind contributions will be sought for a range of infrastructure and associated measures, including but not limited to:
a.mitigations necessary to make the development acceptable;
b.affordable housing;
c.sustainable transport (including to canal and river paths);