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| SCHEDULE 1 - GLOSSARY
OF TERMS |
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| Accessible Homes - Accessible homes
are dwellings that can be used by a diverse range of users irrespective
of age, gender or disability. Housing which through the planning detailed
design construction and materials are easy to use and adaptable to
the needs of the users with minimum adaptation when the circumstances
of the users change. |
| Affordable Housing - See definition
in paragraph 6.30. |
| Agenda 21 - An action plan approved
at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, which committed governments to working
towards sustainable development. The Government encourages local authorities
to join with the local community to further the same aims (see Local
Agenda 21). |
| Air Quality Management Area (AQMA)
- Areas identified as being unlikely to meet National Air Quality
Objectives as set out in the National Air Quality Strategy (2000).
Local authorities are required to produce action plans setting out
how pollutants which exceed objective levels will be reduced. The
Council has declared the whole Borough as an AQMA. |
| Allotments - Land (other than private
gardens) used for the cultivation of vegetables or fruit. Allotments
can either be statutory (covered by the Allotments Act 1925) or non-statutory. |
| Amenities - The pleasant qualities
of the environment. Amenities are those facilities which can make
the internal and external environment more agreeable. In a domestic
context basic amenities include fixed bath or shower in bathroom,
wash/hand basin, sink, hot and cold water supply at these points,
and an inside w.c. if practicable or a readily accessible outside
w.c. Externally, amenities include garden areas, play areas, parks,
open spaces, streetside greenness, etc. |
| Amenity Space - Space about residential
development exclusively for the enjoyment of the residents. It provides
a setting for the development, a usable amenity area for occupiers
and protects the amenities of neighbouring properties. Usable amenity
space must enjoy privacy and security and the majority of the space
must not be in permanent shadow. It does not include parking spaces,
hardstandings, narrow strips unsuitable for sitting out in or small
front gardens which cannot ensure privacy and security. |
| Annual Monitoring Statement - A
document which was prepared annually by the Council, which set out
changes affecting the policies and proposals in the Harrow Borough
Local Plan. The statements indicated which specific proposals had
been implemented, how successfully policies had been applied and any
trends which necessitated proposed alterations to the Plan. |
| Areas of Special Character - The
term comes from the Greater London Development Plan and refers to
areas in Greater London which are considered to be important to the
character, history and appearance of London as a whole. |
| Archaeological Priority Area - An
area that contains concentrations of archaeological remains, and has
been identified as important by English Heritage. |
| Article 4 Direction - Under Article
4 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)
Order 1995, a Local Authority may (with the approval of the Secretary
of State) remove specified development rights, from the category of
"permitted development" for a particular site. |
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| Back to Back Distance - Measured
separation between rear elevations of residential property. |
| Best Practicable Environmental Option
(BPEO) - The option that provides most benefits or least damage
to the environment, as a whole, at acceptable cost, in the long as
well as short term. |
| Biodiversity - An abbreviation of
'bio(logical) diversity'. Covers the whole range of variation in living
things, including genetic variation, species variation and ecosystem
variation. |
| Biodiversity Action Plan - A plan
aimed at ensuring the conservation, protection and enhancement of
biodiversity in an area. |
| Borough Distributor Road - A road
which provides a link between areas of the Borough served by Local
Access Roads, and the London Distributor road network. |
| BREEAM - Abbreviation for the Building
Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method, which owners
or occupiers of buildings can use to assess the environmental impacts
and costs of their operation, with a view to conserving energy and
resources in the widest sense. |
| Brownfield Sites - See definition
of "Previously-developed land". |
| Building Preservation Notice - A
notice, served under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation
Areas) Act 1990, on both the owner and occupier(s) of buildings which
are not listed, but which are deemed to be of special architectural
or historic interest. This prohibits the demolition of the building
as long as the Notice remains effective. |
| Business Use - See "Use Classes
Order". |
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| Capital Ring - An inner orbital,
waymarked, good quality recreational pedestrian route being planned
concentrically within the London Outer Orbital Path (qv). Its formation
is being co-ordinated by the London Walking Forum. |
| Car Clubs, Car Pools and Car Sharing
Schemes - Different means of reducing mileage travelled by car.
In Car Clubs, members generally live in car-free housing developments,
which are situated where there is good access to public transport
and town centre facilities. Members therefore do not need to own cars,
but are able to hire a vehicle at preferential rates when they need
one. Car Pools are similar, but a dedicated fleet is available on
site for residents of a development to hire, or an employer may provide
such vehicles for employees travelling to work by non-car mode, but
who need a vehicle once at work to carry out their job. Car Sharing
schemes allow employees who live in the same area to give lifts to
each other to and from work. |
| Classified Road - A highway which
is agreed by the Secretary of State and, where appropriate, the local
highway authority as being of importance to the movement of traffic.
As a guide, classified roads are usually, although not always, roads
with prefix A, B, or C e.g. A404. |
| Climate Change - A regional change
in temperature and weather patterns. Current science indicates a discernible
link between climate change over the last century and human activity,
specifically through the burning of fossil fuels. |
| Combined Heat and Power (CHP) -
A system that provides both electricity and heating for a building
or district. Often associated with recovery of heat from the burning
of household refuse, or use of hot water as a by-product of industry. |
| Community Plan (or Strategy) - A
Strategy for promoting the economic, environmental and social well-being
of an area, and contributing to securing the achievement of sustainable
development in the United Kingdom as a whole. The Local Government
Bill 2000 places the responsibility for preparing the document on
all local authorities in the UK. |
| Conservation Areas - Areas of special
architectural and/or historic interest, the character of which is
considered worthy of preservation and enhancement. (Section 69 of
the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990). |
| Contaminated Land - Land where there
are substances in, on or under it which could cause 'significant harm'. |
| Controlled Parking Zone - A zone
where on-street parking is controlled by various means in accordance
with local needs. Often this is in the form of a residents parking
zone where parking is restricted to permit - holding residents during
part of the day. Other measures include pay and display zones in town
centres for shoppers and short stay parkers. |
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| Dead Frontage - The frontage within
shopping centres and parades which does not attract day to day visitors. |
| Density - The relationship between
the amount of residential accommodation in a development and the site
area, normally expressed in terms of the number of habitable rooms
per acre or hectare. The site area includes half of the width of the
surrounding roads to a maximum of 20' (6 metres), except on sites
with a multiple road frontage, in which case the longest road frontage
is normally taken. |
| Designated Frontage - Primary and
Secondary Frontage in Harrow Metropolitan Centre and in the District
Centres, and the core areas of Local Centres, in which restrictions
on non-retail use will apply. |
| Designated Employment Areas - Sites
protected for employment use (B1, B2 or B8) against loss to other
uses. They are defined in Policies EM13 and EM14, and constitute the
major employment areas of the Borough. |
| Development - Town Planning legislation
defines development as "the carrying out of building, engineering,
mining or other operations in, on, over or under land or the making
of any material change in the use of any buildings or other land." |
| Development Control - The process
whereby the Council grants or refuses planning applications for development,
and enables it to take enforcement action against any breach of planning
regulations. |
| District Centre - Medium sized shopping
and commercial centre providing for more than a local catchment. Some
non-retail employment is usually located in these centres. |
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| Ecological footprint - The land
and water area required to support indefinitely the material standard
of living of a given human population. |
| Ecosystem - An interconnected and
symbiotic grouping of animals, plants, fungi, and micro-organisms. |
| Edge-of-Centre Development - For
a retail development, one which is located within easy walking distance
of the Primary Shopping Frontage of a town centre (up to 200-300m).
For an office or leisure development, one that is up to about 500m
from the station or public transport interchange. |
| Energy Efficiency - Technologies
and measures that reduce the amount of electricity and/or fuel required
to do the same work. |
| Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
- A detailed assessment (required by regulations) to accompany a planning
application for a scheme/project which will have significant environmental
effects. |
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| Forecourt - Area in front of a building,
between the building line and the back edge of the footway. |
| Forecourt Design Quality - Summary
assessment of the state of repair; materials, detailed features (walls,
gates, etc.); and extent of car parking. |
| Forecourt Greenness - Summary assessment
of relative quantities of (in decreasing order of importance): trees,
shrubs and hedging; low planting; and grass. |
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| Global Warming - The increase in
the average temperature of the earth's surface. |
| Greater London Authority (GLA) and Mayor
- The authority for London government set up on 3 July 2000. The Mayor
has strategic responsibility for producing a range of strategies which
impinge on land use planning. In particular, the Mayor has responsibility
for producing the London Plan which will provide the strategic context
for the HUDP. |
| Green Belt - An area subject to
special controls, the purpose of which is to limit the urban sprawl
of London, preserve valuable agricultural land and stop the coalescing
of towns and settlements. The government's guidance on the Green Belt
is set out in PPG2. |
| Green Chains - Linked open spaces,
usually along linear features such as a river. They serve a number
of purposes, including recreation and nature conservation. |
| Green Corridors - Linear open spaces
which are often not accessible to the public, such as railway lines,
with primarily an ecological or visual amenity value. |
| Greenfield Sites - Sites which have
not been previously developed at any time. |
| Grey Water Re-cycling - Recycling
of waste water and collection and storage of rainwater for uses such
as car washing, flushing toilets and watering the garden. |
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| Habitable Rooms - A term used when
measuring the density of dwellings on any parcel of land. In a typical
house, the habitable rooms are the living room, dining room and bedrooms.
Utility spaces such as the bathroom, kitchen, hallway, landings, lobby
and storage areas are not normally considered to be habitable rooms,
except a kitchen over 140sq.ft. (13 sq.metres). in area. A living
room over 200sq.ft. (19 sq.metres) in area and capable of sub-division
will be counted as 2 rooms for density purposes. |
| Harrow Partnership - An initiative
in Harrow which has brought together all the public, private and voluntary
agencies in the Borough to develop and implement the Community Plan
for Harrow. |
| Health Check - Health Checks are
conducted at regular intervals in the Harrow Metropolitan Centre and
the district centres. They give early warning of any signs that the
centre may require closer scrutiny and action to counteract any problems.
Among the data collected are: pedestrian flows at various set points
in the centre, vacancy levels, length of vacancy, major retailer representation,
environmental quality, and, where known, rent and commercial yield
levels. |
| Heavy Goods Vehicle Ban Zones -
Areas of the Borough where heavy goods vehicles of a minimum gross
weight of 7.5 tonnes are not allowed except where such vehicles require
access to sites within the Zone. |
| Historic Parks and Gardens -Parks
or gardens of special historic interest which are graded to reflect
their relative status. |
| Housing Associations (or Registered
Social Landlords-RSLs) - These are non-profit making organisations,
which use mainly government funds, to build, improve and manage the
sale or rent of houses and flats. |
| Housing Capacity Study - An assessment
of the potential of an area to provide additional housing. |
| Housing Investment Programme and Strategy
- A document setting out the Council's housing expenditure needs.
It is prepared annually and submitted to Department of the Environment,
Transport and the Regions, and it is used to assist the determination
of the level of housing finance which is allocated to the Council
by Central Government. |
| Housing Needs Survey - A comprehensive
assessment of the range and type of housing required in an area. (In
Harrow, a Housing Needs Survey was undertaken by Fordham Research
Limited in 2000) |
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| Indigenous Species - Those species
commonly regarded as being native species in the United Kingdom. |
| Industrial Business Park - Strategic
employment site designed to accommodate research and development facilities
and light industrial development (Class B1(b) and B1(c)) and which
requires a higher quality environment and less heavy goods vehicle
access than a Preferred Industrial Location (q.v.). These two designations
have been identified by the Greater London Authority. |
| Institutional Use - Described in
the Use Classes Order (see below) as "home or institution providing
for the boarding, care and maintenance of children, old people or
persons under disability, a convalescent home, a nursing home, a sanatorium
or a hospital". |
| Informal Recreation - Recreation
that can be undertaken without using formal facilities such as pitches
or courts. Examples of informal recreation include: picnicking, nature
study, walking, jogging and rambling. |
| Intensive Use Pitch - A full size
pitch with a synthetic, all weather surface that can be used for a
number of sports such as hockey and soccer. |
| Intermediate Housing - Sub-market
housing substantially above Housing Corporation target rents, but
substantially below open market levels. This category includes low
cost home ownership schemes and key worker housing. It may include
some low cost market housing where its price is close to other forms
of intermediate housing. |
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| Key Worker Housing - Regarded as
housing for people in jobs that provide services deemed to be vital
to the local and wider London economy and the maintenance of essential
services, where there is evidence of recruitment and retention problems.
A key worker is on a low to moderate income that is insufficient to
allow them to access open market housing either for rent or sale and
includes those employed in the public sector. |
| Key Workers - Regarded as professional,
white collar and manual staff providing services deemed to be vital
to the local economy and the maintenance of essential services. Includes
teachers, junior doctors, nurses and other hospital staff. They are
generally on modest incomes and neither qualify for social housing
nor are able to afford the open market value of their accommodation. |
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| Lifetime Homes - Dwellings which
are designed to a standard that allows easy adaptation to meet the
needs of occupiers throughout their whole life. (Criteria and Design
standards have been defined by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation) |
| Listed Building - A building of
architectural and/or historic interest which is included on a Government
approved list of buildings whose preservation is safeguarded by the
provisions of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas)
Act 1990. |
| Local Access Road - A road leading
from a Borough Distributor or London Distributor road to provide access
to areas and buildings in the immediate vicinity. |
| Local Agenda 21 - A partnership
of community groups, individuals, businesses, the voluntary sector
and the Council working together to implement practical ways of ensuring
today's society lives within environmental limits which meet the needs
of future generations. |
| Local Centre - A centre providing
for the every day shopping needs of those living locally. |
| Local Listed Building - Buildings
considered to be of sufficient local architectural or historic interest
to merit inclusion in the Borough's Local List. (Government guidance
on local listed buildings is contained in PPG15.) |
| London Bus Priority Network - A
London-wide network of strategic bus routes along which a package
of traffic management measures will be implemented with the objectives
of improving reliability and safety for buses along the route. |
| London Cycle Network - A network
of safe, convenient cycle routes, suitable for use by all cyclists,
linking residential areas with all major centres of employment, retailing,
leisure and with transport interchanges across the capital. |
| London Distributor Road - A road
of major traffic importance which provides the short and medium distance
links to Strategic Routes, and provides for through traffic. (See
Policy ST3) |
| London Outer Orbital Path (LOOP)
- A waymarked, good quality recreational pedestrian route being planned
around the outer edge of Greater London. A "walkers' M25", its formation
is being coordinated by the London Walking Forum. See also Capital
Ring. |
| London Plan - the strategic development
framework for London, produced by the Mayor (formerly the Spatial
Development Strategy). |
| London Planning Advisory Committee (LPAC)
- A Committee set up in 1986, following the abolition of the Greater
London Council, to consider and advise Boroughs on matters of interest
to the planning and development of Greater London. Following the dissolution
of LPAC, officers have been transferred to the Greater London Authority. |
| Local Transport Strategy and Local Implementation
Plan - Harrow's Local Transport Strategy - "Don't Choke Harrow"
sets out a vision for the transportation network in Harrow, and a
detailed set of policies for achieving this vision. These dovetail
with the policies in the UDP. Adopted after extensive public consultation,
it underpins the Borough's Local Implementation Plan, the medium term
plan setting out actions over the next 5 years. The latter is regularly
updated, and must also be in conformity with the Mayor of London's
Transport Strategy. |
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| Major Developed Site (in Green Belt)
- Sites located within the Green Belt which may be in continuing use
or redundant, and have a significant amount of built development. |
| Metropolitan Centre - A shopping
and commercial centre with a catchment area which extends outside
the Borough, with good public transport links to a wide variety of
destinations. The centre will also be a major employment location. |
| Metropolitan Open Land - Areas of
open land within built-up areas which are safeguarded in a similar
way to the Green Belt. Further guidance on Metropolitan Open Land
is set out in RPG3. |
| Mobility Housing - Dwellings built
to a certain standard which enables these to be accessible to wheelchair
users and easily adapted for occupation by disabled people. |
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| Nature Conservation Deficiency Area
- Area more than 1 kilometre from accessible Metropolitan or Borough
sites of Nature Conservation importance or sites of equivalent quality
in neighbouring boroughs. |
| Net Site Area - The simple site
area of a development, within the curtilage, without accounting for
any surrounding public highways, (as is the case with gross site area). |
| Non-Retail Use - Uses outside class
A1 of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 |
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| Open Space Deficiency Area - Residential
areas more than 400 metres from public open space (as measured from
the park entrance). |
| Open space - Open space comprises:-a)
public open space (e.g. parks and playing fields); b) private open
space (e.g. tennis courts, sports grounds, golf clubs); c) educational
open space (associated with educational establishments ); d) informal
open space (e.g. grassed areas on housing estates); e) allotments;
f) cemeteries. |
| Out-of-Centre Development - Development
separate from existing Town Centres, but not immediately adjacent
to them. See also Edge-of-Centre Development. |
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| Permitted Development - Certain
categories of development which can be carried out without planning
permission, under the provisions of the Town and Country Planning
(General Permitted Development) Order 1995. |
| Photovoltaics (PV) - Technology
that converts sunlight into electricity without noise, pollution or
harmful waste products. |
| Planning Brief - A statement of
the planning requirements, parameters and constraints for the development
of a site, prepared for the guidance of developers. |
| Planning Obligation - The provision
of facilities and physical improvements by developers as part of a
development proposal, consistent with the needs of the locality, and
related to the proposal. The provision is brought about by a legal
agreement under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990,
as amended by the Planning and Compensation Act 1991. |
| Preferred Industrial Location -
Strategic industrial/warehousing locations (Use Classes B2 and B8)
identified by the Greater London Authority, and in the London Plan
and protected for these uses in the Plan. |
| Previously Developed land
- Land defined in Annex C of PPG3 Housing - in general terms it is
land which is or was occupied by a permanent structure and associated
infrastructure. (Sites so defined are also known as 'brownfield' sites.) |
| Primary Shopping Frontage - The
core shopping areas of the Metropolitan and District Centres, where
particular restrictions on non-retail uses apply, as set out in Policy
EM16. |
| Proposal Site - Site where the Council
expects to see development in the next 15 years or where a particular
use is to be safeguarded, or where the Council is currently considering
alternative uses. |
| Public Transport Accessibility Levels
- An assessment of the proximity to, and regularity of, public transport
services, ranked on a scale. |
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| Quality Whole Route - Specific bus
routes on which measures are implemented to improve the quality of
the travelling and waiting environments for passengers along the whole
route, as part of the London Bus Initiative. See also West London
Transport Strategy. |
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| Rear Garden Interface - That area
of rear garden between a house or houses and an open space, or between
the houses in the case of facing rear elevations. With reference to
rear garden interfaces of structural importance (as referred to in
Policy SEP5), these relate solely to rear garden interfaces between
the rear gardens of houses and open spaces. |
| Regeneration - An holistic approach
to improving geographical areas which experience one or more of the
following: high unemployment, poor housing, social exclusion, environmental
decline, high incidence of ill health, compared to surrounding areas.
Problems are tackled with an inter-disciplinary and inter-agency approach. |
| Registered Social Landlord (RSL)
- A non-profit organisation usually providing housing, and registered
with the Housing Corporation. |
| Repairs Notice (as served on a listed
building and buildings in a conservation area) - There are three
types of notice that the Council can serve on the owner of a Listed
Building i.e under Sections 48, 54 and 76 of the Planning (Listed
Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act, 1990. Sections 54 and 76 can
be used in urgent cases to make a listed building wind and weather
tight. The Council states the minimum work required and may (if the
owner does not do so) carry out the work itself and recover the costs
from the owner. This Section can also apply, in special circumstances,
to unlisted buildings in Conservation Areas. A repairs notice under
Section 48 can be served in respect of a statutory listed building
which is derelict. |
| Regionally Important Geological Site
(RIGS) - An area designated within the National RIGS scheme for
its special geological or geomorphological importance, and which should
be protected. |
| Retail Warehouses - Large single
level stores specialising in the sale of bulky household goods such
as furniture, carpets, electrical goods and DIY goods, catering for
car-borne customers and often in out-of-centre locations. |
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| Secondary Shopping Frontage - Shopping
frontage around the core area in the Metropolitan and District Centres
in which the non-retail uses are regulated by Policy EM17. |
| Section 106 Agreement - See "Planning
Obligation". |
| Sequential Approach/Test - A test
for determining the order in which land should be released for development.
For housing, development on greenfield sites will only be considered
if there are no opportunities for developing Previously Developed
Land. For retail, town centre locations are the first preference.
If no suitable sites are available, then edge-of-centre sites are
the next preference, and only if there are no suitable sites in these
locations should out-of-centre sites be considered. |
| Shared Ownership - Housing schemes
provided on the basis of shared equity (i.e. the occupiers part-buy,
part-rent the property), allowing the occupiers to buy what they can
afford, with the flexibility to increase the degree of ownership if
they so wish. |
| Site of Special Scientific Interest
- An area which English Nature designates for its special nature conservation
interest, which can include land or water containing plants, animals,
geological features or land forms of special interest, and which therefore
must be protected. Sites are protected under the provisions of the
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. |
| Social Housing - Housing usually
provided by a Registered Social Landlord or Housing Authority, using
public subsidy, at levels no higher than Housing Corporation rents. |
| Social Rented Housing - Low cost
rented accommodation for people on low incomes provided by the local
authority, housing association (registered with the Housing Corporation)
or other provider. |
| Strategic Route - A high standard
road designed to cater for through journeys and forming part of the
national road system. |
| Structural Features - Those key
features which contribute to the environmental structure of the Borough,
and which together with other features that are essentially of more
local significance, cumulatively determine the Borough's character. |
| Structural Open Land - All Metropolitan
Open Land and all Green Belt land where openness predominates. |
| Sui Generis - A building or land
use in a class of its own for development control purposes. See Schedule
8 for further details. |
| Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG)
- Guidance which does not form part of this Plan, but which elaborates
on its policy guidance; for example, design guidance or conservation
area policy statements. SPG may be taken into account as a material
planning consideration. |
| Sustainability Appraisal - A systematic
evaluation of policies in the Plan in terms of their economic, environmental
and social impact. |
| Sustainable Design and Construction
- Design and construction in accordance with environmentally sound
principles of building, material, energy and water use. Such a building
would minimise energy use making the most of natural light, solar
gain and natural ventilation; minimise pollution through the use of
non polluting materials; and make a positive contribution to the ecology
of the surrounding area through the use of turf roofs, judicious planting
and landscaping. Use may also be made of renewable energy technologies,
such as photovoltaics and solar water heating, grey water recycling
and recycled building materials. |
| Sustainable Development - Development
that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability
of future generations to meet their own needs. |
| Sustainable Residential Quality
- The design-led approach and urban design principles by which dwellings
can be built at higher density, while maintaining urban quality and
fostering sustainable development. |
| Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS)
- A range of techniques that reduce flood risk and improve water quality
by reducing the rate and quantity, and improving the quality, of surface
water run-off. Examples include swales and filter strips (earthworks
for improved filtration), use of porous paving, reedbeds, wetlands,
ponds and basins. Unlike conventional drainage, SUDs have many other
benefits, such as protecting and enhancing biodiversity, maintaining
or restoring water flows and enhancing amenity. |
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| The Council - Refers to the Council
of the London Borough of Harrow and, in the context of this Plan,
generally means the Council in its capacity as the Local Planning
Authority. |
| Town Centre - Collective name for
Harrow Metropolitan Centre, the district centres and the local centres.
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| Traffic Calming - A form of traffic
management which involves implementing a set of measures aimed at
making vehicular traffic more 'friendly' to the surrounding area and
to pedestrians, cyclists etc, usually by slowing traffic down and
aiming to displace through traffic to appropriate roads around the
'calmed' area, or controlling its passage through the area. |
| Traffic Management - Measures undertaken
to improve the environment or road safety by controlling the roadspace.
Measures range from controlling road junctions and regulating the
times and places for parking to the reallocation of available roadspace
to favour buses, cyclists and/or pedestrians. |
| Traffic Restraint - The implementation
of comprehensive measures to dissuade drivers from using their cars
for the whole or part of their journeys, and to use public transport
or other means instead. There are various methods eg: parking restraint
- restricting the amount of total parking available all the time,
or at certain times in a town centre; road pricing -charging each
vehicle for entering an area, by means of various automatic charging
methods; pedestrianisation and vehicle bans. |
| Travel Plan - A Plan produced by
an organization setting out practical measures as to how the number
of people travelling by car to their premises may be reduced. Examples
of possible measures are: car sharing schemes, workplace parking charges,
shared school minibuses, subsidised season tickets, financial support
for improved bus services, cycle parking and changing/shower facilities
for cyclists, etc. |
| Tree Preservation Order (TPO) -
An Order made under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 that gives
protection against unauthorised felling, lopping or other tree works.
It may apply to an individual tree, or groups of trees. |
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| Use Classes Order - This statutory
order separates groups of uses into different classes. Changes within
any one class do not normally need planning permission. An explanation
of the Use Classes is given in Schedule 8. |
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| Water Conservation - Minimising
or reducing water consumption through measures such as water recycling,
water efficient appliances (for example, showers, low-flush toilets
and spray taps) and Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems. |
| West London Alliance - Liaison body
consisting of senior representatives from Councils in West London. |
| West London Leadership - Liaison
body consisting of senior representatives from major companies and
Councils in West London. |
| West London Transport Strategy -
Produced by West London Leadership (see above), the Strategy sets
out a framework for substantially improving accessibility in West
London by major public transport investment and reduction of dependence
on the car. |
| Windfall Sites - Sites which are
brought forward for a (housing) development which hitherto have not
been identified as having such development potential. |
| Work/Live Units - Developments consisting
of workshop or other employment units with integral ancillary residential
accommodation. |
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