Back to Introduction   Contents       Foreword           Introduction   PART ONE     Vision     The Council's Strategy for Land Use and Development     Borough Profile     Policy Context     Strategic Planning Policies   PART TWO 1. COMMUNITY NEEDS, BENEFITS & SERVICES   C1 Community Services   C2 Loss of Community Facilities   C3 Major Residential Developments   C4 Doctors Surgeries, Dentists etc.   C5 Nursery Provision   2. JOBS AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY   J1 Defined Industrial Areas   J2 Aggregates and Other 'Open Yard' Industries   J3 Charlton Business Park   J4 Town Centres   J5 Employment Sites Outside Defined Employment Locations   J6 Industrial and Business Developments   J7 B1 Uses   J8 B8 Distributive Industries and Trade Wholesale Uses   J9 Cultural and Creative Industries   J10 'Bad Neighbour' Industries   J11 Home Working   J12 Work/Live Units   J13 Quality Jobs   J14 Training and Business Support   J15 Community Benefits   J16 Accessibility   3. HOUSING   H1 New Housing   H2 Preventing the Loss of Housing   H3 Effective Use of Dwellings   H4 Kidbroke Development Area   H5/H6 Conversions   H7 Housing Design   H8/H9 Density   H10 Backland and Infill Development   H11 Amenity Space and Gardens   H12 Children's Play Areas   H13 Housing Improvement   H14 Affordable Housing   H15 Housing Mix   H16 Non Self-Contained Shared or Bedsitter Accommodation   H17 Lifetime Homes   H18 Sheltered Housing   H19/H20 Wheelchair Standard Housing   H21 Supported Housing   H22 Travellers and Romany People   4. OPEN SPACES   O1-O4 Metropolitan Open Land   O5 Green Chain   O6 Green Belt   O7 Community Open Space   O8 Other Open Spaces   O9 Public Open Space Deficiency Areas   O10 Community Benefits   O11 Sportsgrounds and Playing Fields   O12 Park Facilities   O13 Floodlighting   O14 Allotments   O15-O17 Recreational Footpaths and Cycleways   O18/O19 Sites of Nature Conservation Importance   O20 Green Corridors   O21 River Corridors   O22 Species Protection   O23 Areas Lacking Accessible Wildlife Sites   O24/O25 Management of Wildlife Sites   5. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   E1-E4 Pollution   E5 Light Pollution   E6/E7 Air Pollution   E8 Energy Efficiency   E9 Renewable Energy   E10 Hazardous Materials   E11 Contaminated Land   E12 Site Servicing   E13 Electromagnetic Fields   E14 Waste Reduction, Reuse, Recovery and Disposal   E15 Minimise Waste at Source   E16 Waste Inert Material   E17 Drainage and Flood Protection   E18 Development in Fluvial Flood Risk Areas   E19 Safeguarding Existing Tidal and Fluvial Defences   6. DESIGN & CONSERVATION   D1/D2 Urban Design   D3 Ecological Factors   D4 Improvements to the Urban and Natural Environment   D5 Parking and Access Arrangements   D6 Access for People with Disabilities   D7 Safety and Security in the Environment   D8 Trees   D9/D10 Residential Extensions   D11 Telecommunications Development   D12 Satellite Antennae   D13 Shopfronts and Signs   D14 Street Furniture   D15 Advertisements   D16/D17 Conservation Areas   D18 Preservation of Listed Building   D19 External or Internal Alterations or Additions to Listed Buildings   D20 Setting and Proportions of a Listed Building   D21 Changes of Use of Listed Buildings   D22 Buildings at Risk   D23 Local List of Buildings of Architectural or Historic Interest   D24 Historic Landscapes   D25/D26 Strategic Views   D27 Local Views   D28 High Buildings   D29 Areas of Special Character   D30/D31 Archaeology   D32 Environmental Improvements   D33 Temporary Use of Vacant Land Awaiting Development   7. MOVEMENT   M1 Development and Transport - General Principles   M2 Transport Assessment   M3 Travel Plans   M4 Extension of the Public Transport Network   M5 Major New Transport Developments   M6 Accessible Public Transport   M7 Use of the River   M8 Safeguarded and other Rail Schemes   M9 Bus Priority   M10 Waterfront Transit   M11 Transport Interchanges   M12 Retention and Improvement of Public Transport Facilities   M13 Accessibility   M14 Heliports and Airports   M15 Safeguarded Schemes   M16 General Criteria for Road Schemes   M17 Road Hierarchy   M18 Environmental Areas   M19 New Housing Developments - Traffic Calming Measures   M20 Specific Improvements   M21 Relationship of Development to the Road Hierarchy and Town Centres   M22 Relocation of High Traffic Generators   M23-M27 Car Parking Standards   M28 Community Benefits   M29 Services Areas   M30 Off-Street Public Parking   M31 Parking Strategies   M32 Cycling   M33 Pedestrians   M34 People with Disabilities - Access in Public Areas   M35 Restriction on Road Freight   M36 Rail Freight   M37 Water Borne Freight   M38 Areas of High Freight Accessibility   M39 Adverse Effect of Freight on the Environment   M40-M42 Coaches   8. TOWN CENTRES   TC1 Royal Arsenal   TC2 Primary Shopping Centre   TC3 Other Key Uses   TC4 'Island Site'   TC5 Pedestrian and Cycle Access   TC6 Public Transport Links   TC7 World Heritage Site   TC8 Historic Town Centre   TC9 The Multi-functional Role of Greenwich Town Centre   TC10 Shopping and 'Food & Drink' Uses   TC11 Market Development   TC12 Traffic Management and Transport Links   TC13 Focus for South Greenwich   TC14 Shopping, Leisure and Tourism   TC15 Traffic Management, Streetscape and Environmental Quality General Policies   TC16 Key Town Centre Uses and the Sequential Approach   TC17 Protected Core and Fringe Shopping Frontages   TC18 Non-retail (A1) Uses in Core and Fringe Frontages   TC19 Essential Local Facilities in Neighbourhood Parades and Freestanding Premises   TC20 Arts, Cultural and Entertainment Facilities   TC21 Use of Premises Above Shops   TC22 Town Centre Living   TC23 Environmental Protection   TC24 Civic Spaces   TC25-TC26 Site Access, Servicing and Parking   TC27 Markets and Car Boot Sales   TC28 Hot Food Takeaway Outlets including Drive Through Restaurants   TC29 Retail Facilities in Petrol Stations   9. TOURISM   T1 Location and Criteria   T2 Small Hotels, Bed and Breakfast Accommodation and Guesthouses   T3 Diversification   T4 Camping and Caravanning   10. WATERFRONT   W1 Development Principles   W2 Thameside Policy Area   W3 Mixed Use Areas   W4 Thamesmead   W5 Safeguarded Wharves   W6 Floating Vessels   W7 Support Facilities for Water-based Uses   11. IMPLEMENTATION   IM1 Monitoring and Review   IM2 Resources   IM3 Partnership   IM4 Consultation and Community Liaison   IM5 Enforcement   SITE PROPOSAL SCHEDULES   APPENDICIES   MAPS   TABLES     start of chapter