London Plan: Mayor’s Objectives

UDP part one policies (not saved)

In working with strategic partners, setting priorities for the GLA group, and in exercising his planning functions, the Mayor will seek to implement the following objectives. UDP policies should take these objectives fully into account.

1.1 Overall aim

Objective 6: To make London a more attractive, well-designed and green city

1.2 Environmental Resources & Waste;
1.4 Urban Design.

UDP 2004 - policies, no longer saved (Oct 2007)

London Plan Objectives

London Plan policy
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1.1  Overall Aim
To secure a good environment for all through sustainable development, meeting the needs of the different sections of the community, the different areas of the borough, and the borough's role in wider planning issues, now and in the future.

All objectives

Introduction
The Mayor’s Objectives
Chap 1: Positioning London (1.1 – 1.3)
Chap 2: Broad Development Strategy (2A.1 – 2A.10)
Chap 5: Sub-regions etc (5A.1, 5.F1 – 5F.2)
Chap 6: Implementing the Plan (6A.1 – 6A.10)

1.2  Environmental Resources and Waste
To secure a pattern and form of land use consistent with the efficient use of land, water and energy; which safeguards air quality, minimises waste and forms the basis for sustainable local communities in Ealing.

Objective 6: To make London a more attractive, well-designed and green city

Chapter 4: The Cross-cutting Policies
4A Climate Change and London’s metabolism (4A.1 – 4A.34; NB 4A.1, 4A.2)

1.3  Green Space and the Natural Environment
To maintain the system of Major Open Areas linked by Green Corridors; to protect green space in Ealing; to preserve and enhance biodiversity and nature conservation; to provide new outdoor recreation opportunities in areas of need; and to improve open space wherever possible.

Objective 1: To accommodate London’s growth within its boundaries without encroaching on open spaces

Chapter 3: Thematic Policies
3D Enjoying London
Improving London’s open environment (3D8 – 19; NB 3D.12, 3D.16 – 18)
Chapter 4: The Cross-cutting Policies
4C Blue Ribbon Network (4C.1 – 24)

1.4  Urban Design
To promote good urban design through planning, so that buildings and spaces are attractive, accessible, safe, and consistent with the principles of sustainable development, and that there is proper protection of the borough, particularly areas and buildings that are of historic and architectural value.

Objective 6: To make London a more attractive, well-designed and green city

Chapter 4: The Cross-cutting Policies
4B Designs on London (4B.1 – 4B.18)

1.5  Housing
To increase the quantity of housing in accordance with the agreed strategic minimum target of 9,750 new dwelling units by 2017, ensure its satisfactory quality, and improve choice to meet the needs of all residents. Priority will be given to reusing empty property, converting existing buildings, and making best use of previously developed land.

Objective 2: To make London a better city for people to live in

Chapter 3: Thematic Policies
3A Living in London Policies (3A.1 – 16; NB 3A.12).
Policy 3A.1 Increasing London’s supply of housing
The minimum target for housing provision is 30,500 additional homes per year. Borough targets are set out in Table 3A.1². These targets will be the basis of monitoring up to 2016/7. The review will examine housing needs and requirements alongside housing capacity. These figures will be reviewed periodically thereafter.
The Mayor will issue guidance, which the boroughs should follow, as to how indicative figures for housing provision in the period from 2016 to 2026 should be derived, for the purpose of LDDs, during the interim period until figures in the Plan are reviewed.
The Mayor will, and the boroughs should, promote policies that seek to achieve and exceed this target.

1.6  Business
To promote balanced economic development; with an emphasis on employment serving community regeneration areas, encouraging a high quality, modern, attractive working environment and local enterprise. New development will also be expected to be consistent with the principles of continuous environmental improvement.

Objective 3: To make London a more prosperous city with strong and diverse economic growth

Chapter 3 Thematic Policies
3B Working in London (3B.1 – 11; NB 3B.5 – 7, 3B.10 – 11)

1.7  Shopping and Town Centres
To encourage convenient shops and services throughout the borough, by recognising the distinctive functions of metropolitan, major, district, neighbourhood and local centres, and the importance of a good environment for the mixture of shopping, business and community activities needed to sustain these centres.

Objective 3: To make London a more prosperous city with strong and diverse economic growth

Chapter 3 Thematic Policies
3D Enjoying London (Consumers in London/ Culture and Sport in London³/ Visitors' London⁴ - 3D.1 – 7; NB 3D.5 – 3D.6)

1.8  Community Facilities
To encourage the provision of community facilities to meet the wide-ranging needs of people living, working, studying in and visiting the borough; and to ensure that these facilities are located where they reduce the need to travel and enhance town centres.

Objective 4: To promote social inclusion and tackle deprivation and discrimination

Chapter 3: Thematic Policies
3A Living in London (Providing for community services/ Communities, Neighbourhoods and the Development Process - 3A.17 – 29; NB 3A17, 26, 27, 29).

1.9  Transport
To provide sustainable access from homes to jobs, shops and services, and from business to business, by integrating land use and transport planning, restraining car traffic, promoting improved public transport and facilities for pedestrians and cyclists, and making freight distribution more sustainable. In addition, the Council will have regard to the impacts of international air travel from Heathrow Airport, in respect of surface access, business and employment, environmental impacts and sustainability in general.

Objective 5: To improve London's accessibility

Chapter 3 Thematic Policies
3C Connecting London (3C.1 – 26; NB 3C.4 – 8, 3C.10, 11).

1.11  Monitoring and Review
The Council will undertake and publish an annual monitoring report confirming the number of new dwellings provided in the borough, including the totals and proportions of; conversions, social rented, and low cost market affordable housing, student and special needs units. It will also list the variety of type and mix of sizes of new housing, densities and car parking provided.

Objective 1: To accommodate London’s growth within its boundaries without encroaching on open spaces

Chapter 6 Implementing the London Plan
6B Monitoring and Review of the Plan (6B.1 – 2).

UDP 2004

Consolidated London Plan, February 2008

5.1 Housing Supply
- no longer saved
(Oct 2007)

3A Living in London

3A.2, 3A.15, 3A.16, 3A.3, 3A.4 & Table 3A.2
Please note that policy 3A.1 is also relevant

1. The Council will encourage the development of additional dwellings:

(i) In residential areas;

(ii) On suitable sites in shopping centres; and

(iii) In mixed schemes elsewhere outside the defined residential areas, subject to other policy priorities.

Policy 3A.2 Borough housing targets
DPD policies should:

• seek to exceed the figures in Table 3A.1 and to address the suitability of housing development in terms of location, type of development, housing requirements and impact on the locality (see Policies 3D.9, 3D.10, 3D.17, 4B.12 and 4B.13)
  
• identify new sources of supply having regard to:
  ° major development in Opportunity Areas and in the London parts of the Thames Gateway and London-Stansted-Cambridge-Peterborough growth areas and redevelopment of low density commercial sites to secure mixed use residential development
  ° change of use of surplus industrial or commercial land to residential or mixed use development, while protecting land supply for projected employment growth and required waste facilities (see also Policy 3B.4)
  ° redevelopment in town centres
  ° intensification of housing provision through development at higher densities where consistent with the principles of sustainable residential quality set out in the density matrix in table 3A.2
  ° the adequate provision of local services (including education and health care) and public open space to meet future needs
  
• review existing identified housing sites and include existing and proposed housing sites on Proposals Maps. The capacity of housing sites should be determined in accordance with the urban design and density policies of this plan (see policies 3A.3, as well as affordable housing policies 3A.9 and 3A.10)
  
• monitor housing approvals and completions against the annual monitoring targets in Table 3A.1 and against any higher targets adopted in their UDPs or DPDs.

2. Development that would result in the net loss of residential units, or of non self-contained residential accommodation to non-residential uses, will not be permitted, unless this provides accommodation for a community facility needed by residents in the immediate locality.

3A.15 Loss of housing and affordable housing
DPD policies should prevent the loss of housing, including affordable housing, without its planned replacement at existing or higher densities.

3A.16 Loss of hostels, staff accommodation and shared accommodation
DPD policies should resist the loss of hostels, staff accommodation and shared accommodation that meet an identified housing need, unless the existing floorspace is satisfactorily re-provided to an equivalent or greater standard. Policies should resist the loss of housing to short-term provision (lettings less than 90 days).

3. High density residential development may be acceptable in areas with good local services, with good public transport and capacity, and subject to a high standard of urban design. Low density residential proposals of less than 30 units per hectare will not normally be permitted.

3A.3 Maximising the potential of sites
The Mayor will, and boroughs should, ensure that development proposals achieve the maximum intensity of use compatible with local context, the design principles in Policy 4B.1 and with public transport capacity. Boroughs should develop residential density policies in their DPDs in line with this policy and adopt the residential density ranges set out in Table 3A.2 and which are compatible with sustainable residential quality.

The Mayor will refuse permission for strategic referrals that, taking into account context and potential transport capacity, under-use the potential of the site.

4. In addition, the Council will encourage:
(i) Conversion schemes in under-occupied dwellings;
(ii) Applications for interim use of dwellings earmarked for re-development;
(iii) Rehabilitation of vacant residential accommodation above shops;
(iv) Use of suitable non-residential property for housing.

3A.4 Efficient use of stock
Boroughs should promote the efficient use of the existing stock by reducing the number of vacant, unfit and unsatisfactory dwellings. They should produce and implement comprehensive empty property strategies including targets for bringing properties back into use. These strategies should be monitored on an annual basis and be subject to regular review (see also Policy 4B.4).

Public Transport Accessiblity Level (PTAL)

0 - 1

2 - 3

4 - 6

Suburban

150-200 hr/ha

150-250 hr/ha

200-350 hr/ha

3.8-4.6 hr/unit

35-55 u/ha

35-65 u/ha

45-90 u/ha

3.1-3.7 hr/unit

40-65 u/ha

40-80 u/ha

55-115 u/ha

2.7-3.0 hr/unit

50-75 u/ha

50-95 u/ha

70-130 u/ha

Urban

150-250 hr/ha

200-450 hr/ha

200-700 hr/ha

3.8-4.6 hr/unit

35-65 u/ha

45-120 u/ha

45-185 u/ha

3.1-3.7 hr/unit

40-80 u/ha

55-145 u/ha

55-225 u/ha

2.7-3.0 hr/unit

50-95 u/ha

70-170 u/ha

70-260 u/ha

Central

150-300 hr/ha

300-650 hr/ha

650-1100 hr/ha

3.8-4.6 hr/unit

35-80 u/ha

65-170 u/ha

140-290 u/ha

3.1-3.7 hr/unit

40-100 u/ha

80-210 u/ha

175-355 u/ha

2.7-3.0 hr/unit

50-110 u/ha

100-240 u/ha

215-405 u/ha

Dear Sir,

I am writing with reference to your application of 11 April 2007 for a direction under paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8 to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 in respect of policies in the Ealing Council Unitary Development Plan 2004.

The Secretary of State’s Direction is attached. Those policies not listed in the Direction will expire on 11th October 2007.

The Secretary of State’s assessment of whether saved policies should be extended is based upon the criteria set out in Planning Policy Statement 12 and the Department for Communities and Local Government Protocol on saving policies. The Secretary of State's decisions concern some policies where there have been representations from a third party expressing views that differ from those of your authority. Also, her decisions in respect of some policies have the effect of saving policies that your authority requested should not be extended. For clarity, where either or both of these two circumstances apply the Secretary of State's reasons are set out in the table at the end of this letter.

The extension of saved policies listed in this Direction does not indicate that the Secretary of State would endorse these policies if presented to her as new policy. It is intended to ensure continuity in the plan-led system and a stable planning framework locally, and in particular, a continual supply of land for development.

Local planning authorities should not suppose that a regulatory local plan style approach will be supported in forthcoming Development Plan Documents. LPAs should adopt a positive spatial strategy led approach to DPD preparation and not seek to reintroduce the numerous policies of many local plans.

The exercise of extending saved policies is not an opportunity to delay DPD preparation. LPAs should make good progress with local development frameworks according to the timetables in their local development schemes. Policies have been extended in the expectation that they will be replaced promptly and by fewer policies in DPDs. Maximum use should be made of national and regional policy especially given the development plan status of the Spatial Development Strategy.

Following 11th October 2007 the extended policies should be read in context. Where policies were adopted some time ago, it is likely that material considerations, in particular the emergence of new national and regional policy and also new evidence, will be afforded considerable weight in decisions. In particular, we would draw your attention to the importance of reflecting policy in Planning Policy Statement 3 Housing and Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessments in relevant decisions.

Yours faithfully