Hastings Local Development Framework - Core Strategy Informal Consultaton 27 June - 8 August 2011

Ended on the 8 August 2011

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7.0 The Infrastructure Delivery Schedule

(2)7.1 The Infrastructure Delivery Schedule (shown in the tables on the following pages). It sets out the key infrastructure that will be required to deliver the Local Development Framework Core Strategy.

7.2 The following notations are used in the Schedule to aid understanding:

Priority of scheme
HIGH - The infrastructure proposed is critical to the delivery of the Core Strategy and should be identified as a priority
MEDIUM - The infrastructure proposed is required to support the Core Strategy, but does not need to be prioritised.
LOW - The infrastructure proposed is desirable, but not essential to the delivery of the Core Strategy.
Timing
SHORT TERM - 2011 to 2015
MEDIUM TERM - 2016 to 2020
LONGER TERM - 2021 to 2026

(3)Infrastructure Delivery Schedule

Scheme Name	Output	Impact and Supporting Evidence	Delivery Agency	Cost	Funding Arrangements	Scheme Dependencies	Status of scheme	Timing	Risk and Contingency Measures
Early Years Provision
(2)New Nursery Building to provide 2-3 forms of entry Priority: HIGH	Output - 120 to 180 nursery school places. Likely to be provided in Hastings SW, SE or NW school place planning areas.	Evidence: ESCC Early years, childcare and Extended Schools Service Childcare Sufficiency Assessment 2008.	East Sussex County Council	Not Available.	Government grant Sure Start Section 106 Agreements/ CIL ESCC has a tariff for determining Development contributions. (See “A New Approach to Development Contributions” SPG)	Scheme does not link to other infrastructure requirements or need to precede development.	Indicative at this stage.	To be provided by 2026, depending on pace of development. MEDIUM TO LONGER TERM	No identified risks at this stage.
Primary School Provision
(1)Creation of 3 to 5 forms of entry Priority: HIGH	Output – up to 780 primary school places in total. Provided by expansion of existing schools.	Evidence: ESCC Pupil Forecasting Model 2011	East Sussex County Council	£18.5 million	Basic Needs Capital Funding for Schools Section 106 Agreements/ CIL ESCC has a tariff for determining Development contributions. (See “A New Approach to Development Contributions” SPG.)	Scheme is critical to ensure that sufficient primary school places are available to meet needs arising from new development.	Indicative at this stage.	240 to 420 spaces- 2013 to 2020/21 420 to 630 spaces – 2021/22 to 2025/26 (S106 funding cannot cover temporary classrooms) SHORT, MEDIUM AND LONGER TERM	No identified risks at this stage.
Academies Provision
Academy East Priority: HIGH	Output – new Academy to replace Hillcrest School	Evidence: ESCC	East Sussex County Council	Uncertain	Government Grant	Good quality secondary schools are essential to deliver strategic objectives for training and skills.	Detailed plans drawn up and planning application submitted for redevelopment of Hillcrest site.	Construction due to start in 2011/12. SHORT TERM	No risks identified
Academy West Priority: HIGH	Output – new Academy to replace Filsham Valley and The Grove Schools.	Evidence: ESCC	East Sussex County Council	Uncertain	Government Grant and ESCC	Good quality secondary schools are essential to deliver strategic objectives for training and skills.	Site selected. Scheme being drawn up.	Construction due to start in 2011/12. SHORT TERM	No risks identified
Sports & Leisure Facilities
(1)New indoor leisure Centre Priority: LOW	Output – New Leisure Centre to replace Summerfields Leisure Centre. Location yet to be decided	Evidence : HBC 2009 – 2020 Leisure Facilities Strategy Review.	Hastings Borough Council	No allocated cost	HBC Capital Budget Section 106/CIL Other sources of funding.	The scheme is not critical to the Strategy at this time because of the adequacy of existing facilities but will become more critical with time.	Aspirational. Further work required to establish need, shape and optimum timing	Provision likely to be 2020 onwards LONGER TERM	Main risk is availability of funding
Athletics Track Replacement surface Priority: MEDIUM	Output – Replacement track surface at William Parker School	Evidence: HBC 2009 – 2020 Leisure Facilities Strategy Review.	ESCC/HBC	£300,000	No sources of funding identified	The scheme is important but not critical to the Core Strategy objective to enable an increased take up of sports.	At conceptual stage	Required in about 5 years time. MEDIUM TERM	Main risk is availability of funding
Library Service
Renovation of town centre library Priority: MEDIUM	Output – Renovated central library.	Evidence: ESCC Library Service.	ESCC	To be confirmed	ESCC Capital budget.	Important but not critical to the implementation of the core Strategy.	Agreed by ESCC	SHORT TERM	N/A
Public Art
(1)Installation of public art Priority: MEDIUM	Contribution towards public art from developers of major schemes	Evidence: www.hastings.gov.uk/planning/public_art.aspx	HBC and Developers	Varies depending on scheme	Developer contribution around 1% of construction costs	Important for regeneration of the town	2004 Local Plan Policy DG20	Ongoing	Failure to secure through Section 106 agreements
Health
Primary Care Centres Priority: HIGH	Need to be determined once structures for local health provision are confirmed	Evidence :	Local health service	No costs available	NHS, General Practicioners budgets	Scheme is important to achieving Core Strategy health objectives.	Subject to confirmation of structures for local health provision	Unknown at this stage	Main risk is planned changes to the way that the NHS operates at the local level.
Telecommunications
(1)Super Fast Broadband Priority: HIGH	Output – Super Fast broadband available to the whole Borough.	Evidence : BT Openreach	BT Openreach	No costs available	BT Openreach	Scheme is critical to achieving the Core Strategy business development objectives.	Hastings is not in the list for deployment in the next 12 months, but is being considered for inclusion in the 66% national coverage	No timescale yet available. SHORT TERM	The main risk is that Hastings is not included in the 66% national coverage.
Coast and Flood Protection
Repairs to Hastings Promenade Priority: HIGH	Output – essential repairs to concrete sections of the Promenade including Bottle Alley, White Rock Baths and grand Parade car park.	Evidence : Concrete Structures Survey of Promenade	HBC	£1,235,000	Sum included in HBC Capital Budget but not yet funded	Scheme is critical to achieving the Core Strategy objectives for the seafront and flood prevention	At the proposal stage, no detailed designs yet drawn up.	5 year programme post 2014. MEDIUM TERM	The main risk is the availability of funding.
Replacement/ refurbishment of timber groynes Priority: HIGH	Output -Refurbishment/ replacement of groynes along whole of seafront excluding the Harbour Arm and groins to the East	Evidence : DEFRA funded Survey of Coast Defence assets in Hastings	Environment Agency	£17 million.	100% DEFRA funded	Scheme is critical to achieving the Core Strategy objectives for the seafront and flood prevention.	In EA’s Medium Term Plan	25 year programme. MEDIUM TO LONGER TERM	Main risk availability of funding
Replacement/ refurbishment of timber groynes	Output – refurbishment/ replacement of timber groynes in section of seafront at Harbour Arm and eastwards. (Subject to results of Study)	Evidence: DEFRA funded Coastal Pathfinder Study	HBC	No costs yet available	100% DEFRA funded	Scheme is critical to achieving the Core Strategy objectives for the seafront and flood prevention.	The results of a Study are awaited which may identify the need for refurbished/replacement groynes.	No timescales available. MEDIUM TO LONGER TERM	The Study may not identify any need for capital works. Availability of funding is another risk.
Open Space and Green Infrastructure
(1)Ore Valley Open Space Priority: MEDIUM	Output - Large Open space in Ore Valley	Evidence: Ore Valley Masterplan and Design Codes.	HBC/Seaspace	No costs available	Funding sources not yet identified	Scheme is important but not critical to the Core Strategy Health objectives.	Discussion are currently underway with Homes & Community Agency regarding proposals for future phases of construction. The timing of the improvements to the green space will form part of these discussions	Timescale uncertain. MEDIUM TERM	Main risks are availability of funding and failure to reach agreement on management
(1)Pebsham Countryside Park Priority: HIGH	Output – Large new Countryside Park between Hastings and Bexhill, mainly in Rother District	Evidence: Pebsham Masterplan	ESCC/Rother HBC	Costs not available	ESCC Rother District Council HBC ESCC hold £362,000 in a fund for establishment of the park	Scheme is critical to achieving the Core Strategy Health objectives.	Site has been prepared ready for implementation	Should be provided within 5 years MEDIUM TERM	Main risk is availability of funding.
Improvement of existing, and provision of new open spaces and children’s’ play spaces Priority: HIGH	Output – Improvement of existing well located open spaces and play spaces and new provision in areas of deficiency. The aim is to provide a good quality playground within 600metres of every home.	Evidence: Parks and Open Spaces Strategy 2006. Open Space Audit 2005 and re-audit 2010	HBC	Costs not available	Section 106 Agreements/CIL	Scheme is critical to the Core Strategy Health objectives.	Dependant on contributions from development	Timescale dependant on contributions. SHORT, MEDIUM AND LONGER TERM	Development does not go ahead.
Transportation
(1)Bexhill to Hastings Link Road Priority: HIGH	Output – New road between the A259 in Bexhill and Queensway in Hastings to ease congestion and pollution on Bexhill Road and to open up North Bexhill for commercial and housing development.	Evidence : ESCC	ESCC	£95 million (subject to review)	Awaiting announcement expected later this year.	This road is of critical importance to the regeneration of Hastings and to the provision of housing and employment in North Bexhill, which will benefit Hastings as well as easing congestion on the A259.	Detailed designs have been prepared and planning permission has been obtained.	If government give go ahead to the scheme, it is expected to start in 2013 for completion in 2014. SHORT TERM	The Bexhill to Hastings Link Road has been included by the Government in a “Development Pool” of 45 schemes. In January 2011 the County Council submitted an “expression of interest“ to the Government with a view to securing funding for the scheme. The County Council is now working on a “Best and Final Bid” for submission to DfT in September 2011. The Government is expected to make a decision on which schemes will go ahead later in 2011.
Hastings Spur Road Phase 2 Priority: LOW	Output – Improvements on Gilsmans Hill between Wishing Tree Road and Sedlescombe Road South..	Evidence : ESCC Need to be re-assessed 1 year after Link Road completed.	ESCC	No costs available	ESCC	This scheme may not be necessary depending on the effect of the Link Road.	A line for the Spur Road is safeguarded in the Hastings Local Plan 2004.	Timing dependant on Link Road. MEDIUM TERM	The County Council intends to review the need for this scheme 1 year after completion of the Link Road.
(1)Ashford to Hastings Rail Line Priority: MEDIUM	Output – Improvements to Ashford to Hastings Line to increase capacity and improve journey times. Subject to a Study.	Evidence: KCC	Network Rail	No costs available	Network Rail	Improvements to the Ashford Line are important in terms of improving accessibility between Hastings and the Ashford Growth Area.	At the initial study stage.	Timing not yet known.	Progress is dependent on the outcome of a Study.
(1)A259 Bexhill Road Bus Corridor Priority: HIGH	Output – Bus Corridor on Bexhill Road following construction of the Bexhill to Hastings Link Road.	Evidence: ESCC Proposals for Link Road.	ESCC	Costs being investigated	ESCC	Scheme is dependent on the provision of the Link Road.	Conceptual.	Timing depends on Link Road. MEDIUM TERM	Greatest risk is that the Link Road does not go ahead. In these circumstances consideration would need to be given to what bus priority could be achieved in existing traffic conditions.
(1)Local Sustainable Accessibility Improvement Contribution (LSAIC) Priority: MEDIUM	Output – financial contribution from developments of 5 or more dwellings towards transport measures that will improve sustainable access in local areas.	Evidence: ESCC “A New Approach to Developer Contributions”.	ESCC	ESCC has a formula for assessing contributions.	Section 106 Agreements/ CIL	Contributions are sought from all developments of 5 or more dwellings prior to development taking place.	Scheme in operation.	On-going	Will not be possible to require these contributions after 2014 unless CIL introduced.
(1)Strategic pedestrian and cycle network Priority: HIGH	Output – network linking main destinations in Hastings.	Evidence : Core Strategy Key Diagram	HBC	Costs not available	ESCC HBC Section 106 Agreements/ CIL Other sources of funding will be sought	Scheme is critical to the Core Strategy health objectives.	Routes identified diagrammatically in Core Strategy Key Diagram.	Timescale dependant on availability of funding. SHORT, MEDIUM AND LONGER TERM	Main risks are availability of funding and identification of routes.
(2)National Cycleway Network Priority: HIGH	Outputs – Provision of sections of route between Bulverhythe and Glyne Gap and between Robertson Street and the Old Town.	Evidence : SUSTRANS	Bulverhythe section – SUSTRANS/ESCC Robertson Street section - HBC	Bulverhythe section - £800,000 Robertson Street section - £5000	Bulverhythe – SUSTRANS/ ESCC Robertson Street - HBC	Scheme is critical to achieving the Core Strategy objectives for the Seafront	Routes identified	Timescales dependant on funding. SHORT TERM	Main risk is availability of funding.
Fire Service
(1)New Fire Station Priority: LOW	Output – Amalgamation of existing Fire Stations at Bohemia Road and The Ridge on a new site, subject to an investigation. No site identified.	Under investigation	ESCC	No costs available	ESCC	Scheme is at the initial study stage and is not of high priority at the present time.	At the initial investigation stage.	2012-18 MEDIUM TERM	The investigation may not identify any benefit in amalgamating stations.

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