The Infrastructure Delivery Plan Post Hearing Addendum ( COUD_032 ) has 18 pages. There is a lot of content to read.

The URL below is for the Post Hearing Consultation arranged by Epsom & Ewell Borough Council

https://epsom-ewell.inconsult.uk/localplan.additionaldocuments

The document that relates to Infrastructure Delivery is listed below. The impact considered is of new sites that have been considered after the Local Plan was sent to the Inspector for Examination.

The document should be downloaded and the FAQs read before any feedback is submitted to Epsom & Ewell Borough Council. Consultation end on 15th June 2026.

COUD_032 IDP Addendum (18 Pages)

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The key points below has been created by Microsoft 365 Copilot, then reviewed. The major concerns raised include :-

• Secondary schools
• Provision of SEND
• Primary healthcare
• Electricity Supply

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Here is a concise, structured summary of the key points from the Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) Addendum – April 2026 (COUD_032):

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📌 1. Purpose of the Addendum

• Updates the IDP following Local Plan examination hearings
• Assesses infrastructure impacts of potential additional sites (~1,000 extra homes).
• Based on consultation with infrastructure providers and updated modelling.

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🚧 2. Overall Conclusion

• Additional growth is generally manageable, but:
  • Some targeted upgrades and mitigation will be required
• Key pressure areas:
  • Transport
  • Education (secondary & SEND)
  • Primary healthcare

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🛣️ 3. Transport Infrastructure

• Impacts are:
  • Localised and broadly tolerable
  • Not “severe” under national policy

Key requirements

• Focus on:
  • Reducing car dependency
  • Improving walking, cycling and public transport links

Site-specific mitigation

• Priest Hill:
  • Improve pedestrian/cycle routes (Cheam Road, A24 crossing)
• Downs Farm:
  • Potential re-routing of bus 166
  • Better connection to Epsom Downs station

Public transport

• No immediate TfL concerns, but:
  • Possible need to increase bus frequency
  • Developer funding likely required

Rail & EV

• Rail: no capacity issues identified
• EV charging: no material impact

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⚡ 4. Utilities & Physical Infrastructure

Water & wastewater

• Capacity constraints exist but:
  • Upgrades planned and manageable
• Some sites (e.g. Priest Hill, Downs Farm):
  • Require network reinforcement

Electricity

• No immediate constraint:
  • Network upgrades delivered through development connections
• Medium-term:
  • Substation capacity may tighten after ~2033

Gas

• Network broadly robust and capable
• Possible localised constraints

Telecoms

• No material impact expected

Waste

• Rising demand:
  • Likely need for more refuse vehicles and operational costs

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🌧️ 5. Flood Risk

• Main risk = surface water flooding
• Key approach:
  • Use Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)
  • Avoid high-risk areas

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🎓 6. Education

Early Years

• Surplus capacity overall
• No additional provision required

Primary schools

• Forecast shows continued surplus of places
• No new primary schools needed

Secondary schools

• Short-term deficit (peak ~60 places) around 2029–30
• Solution:
  • Temporary expansion (“bulge classes”)
  • Funded by developer contributions

SEND provision

• Significant deficit of specialist places
• Likely needs:
  • New facilities or expansion of existing provision

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🏥 7. Health Infrastructure

Primary care (GPs etc.)

• Additional population will require:
  • More healthcare floorspace
• Delivery options:
  • Expand existing facilities
  • Build new provision

Acute healthcare

• No detailed provider response, but:
  • Existing facilities ageing
  • New regional hospital planned in Sutton (post‑2032)

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🏘️ 8. Community & Social Infrastructure

• No major impacts identified for:
  • Libraries
  • Community centres
  • Fire & rescue
• Some updates:
  • New ambulance response post required
  • Potential enhancement of sports facilities

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🌳 9. Green Infrastructure

• Open space is important to:
  • Support population growth
  • Deliver health and environmental benefits
• Opportunity:
  • Provide additional open space on new sites

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🔑 10. Key Infrastructure Issues Identified

The addendum highlights four main areas needing action:

1. Transport
   • Local mitigation + sustainable travel improvements
2. Secondary education
   • Short-term capacity pressures
3. SEND provision
   • Major and growing deficit
4. Primary healthcare
   • Need for expanded or new facilities

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✅ 11. Overall Takeaway

• The additional housing growth is:
  • Feasible from an infrastructure perspective
• But requires:
  • Targeted investment and mitigation, especially:
    • Sustainable transport
    • Health services
    • Specialist education

👉 Core message:

• Infrastructure can support growth, provided upgrades are planned and delivered alongside development.