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Planning
- Affordable Housing Development Control Toolkit, 2008/9 version November
2008
This Excel model assists in making a financial appraisal of residential development
options which have a potential for incorporating an element of affordable housing.
It is used by the Mayor, London boroughs and the Housing Corporation to test
the viability of residential schemes in relation to London
Plan policy and assess whether any social housing grant is required. The
2008/9 version includes largely incremental changes.
Affordable Housing
Development Control Toolkit
- Open Space Strategies - Best Practice Guidance Draft, September
2008
The Mayor and CABE Space have published for consultation
updated planning guidance aimed at ensuring best use of invaluable open
space. It provides advice on
assessing the quantity and quality of open spaces and in identifying the needs
of local communities and other users of open spaces.
Updated
Guidance: Open
Space Strategies
- Monitoring the Implementation of Lifetime
Homes in London August 2008
As part of his commitment to delivering the homes Londoners need, the
Mayor wants to ensure that the needs of older and disabled people, and
families with small children are addressed by homes that are accessible
and adaptable and able to meet the needs of occupiers throughout their
lifetime. This research by Savills was commissioned by the GLA to assess how effectively
existing London Plan policies regarding use of the standard have been implemented,
and how consistently they are being interpreted across the capital.
Monitoring the Implementation of Lifetime Homes in London
- London’s Housing Capacity 2009
- draft methodology July
2008
A draft methodology
paper for the Londonwide Housing Capacity and Strategic Housing Land
Availability Assessment Project was published for discussion on 1 July
2008. The methodology paper and summaries of responses
from key stakeholders are available.
London’s
Housing Capacity 2009 methodology
- Geodiversity of London - draft July
2008
This draft London Plan Implementation Report is concerned with geological conservation.
Published for public consultation, it sets out the geological heritage of London
and identifies specific sites that are recommended for protection.
Geodiversity of London
- Planning for a Better London July 2008
This report sets out the Mayor’s approach
to planning issues, explaining the key areas he will want to address in
revising the London Plan and the other related strategies and guidance
he is responsible for. It also invites readers to send in their views
and comments on the topics it covers.
Planning for a Better London PDF
Planning for a Better London
RTF
- Places of Worship in London May 2008
These reports consider the ways in which
the planning system in London deal with faith groups and the provision
of places of worship. They are based on in-depth interviews with representatives
of London’s faith groups, and a survey of the 33 London boroughs.
The main report provides a concise review of the work that was undertaken,
and the research outcomes. The accompanying evidence report is a longer
document, including greater detail of the research methods and responses
received.
Places of Worship
in London report PDF
Places of Worship
in London report RTF
Places of Worship in London evidence report PDF
Places
of Worship in London evidence report RTF
- Park Royal Opportunity Area Planning Framework March 2008
This document sets out for consultation a vision for Park Royal, a new planning framework and a series of objectives for the area. Park Royal is the workshop of London, a vital economic engine for a world city.
Park Royal Opportunity Area Planning Framework
- City Fringe Opportunity Area Planning Framework March 2008
This document sets out for consultation a vision for the City Fringe, a planning framework and a series of objectives for the area.
City Fringe Opportunity Area Planning Framework
- Industrial Capacity SPG
March 2008
This Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) provides guidance on the implementation of policies relating to industrial capacity in the Mayor’s London Plan (Consolidated with Alterations since 2004).
Industrial Capacity SPG
- Providing for Children and Young People's Play and Informal Recreation SPG
March 2008
This SPG aims to help those involved in planning local neighbourhoods to engage with young Londoners to deliver real improvements in the quality of play spaces.
Providing for Children and Young People's Play and Informal Recreation SPG
- National Planning Policy Requirements
for a 15-year Housing Land Supply and Strategic
Housing Market Assessments and the London Plan: Joint Statements March
2008
Planning Policy Statement 3 (Housing) has introduced national requirements
for Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) and Strategic Housing
Land Availability Assessments (SHLAA). The GLA, Government Office for
London and, for SHMA, London Councils, have worked together to produce
guidance for boroughs on addressing these requirements.
'Addressing 15 year Land
Supply' and
'Strategic Housing Market
Assessments' statements
- East London Green Grid SPG
February 2008
The aim of the Green Grid is to create a network of interlinked, multi-functional
and high quality open spaces that connect with town centres, public transport
nodes, the countryside in the urban fringe, the Thames and major employment and
residential areas.
East London Green
Grid SPG
- Protocol for joint working between the Greater London Authority's Planning
Decisions Unit and Design for London February 2008
The Mayor established Design for London (DfL) to work with the GLA
and its functional bodies to promote excellent architecture and urban
design across London. High quality architecture and urban design are
central to the Mayor’s vision for London and to ensure London maintains its global position. Good design – with a particular emphasis on environmental performance, accessibility and ‘place making’ – should
be a pre-requisite and should inform all investment decisions within
the capital.
This protocol has been agreed between the Head of Planning Decisions and the Director of Design for London as an agreement to how Design for London and the Planning Decisions Unit at the Greater London Authority will work together. It was agreed in February 2008.
Planning Decisions Unit and Design for London Protocol PDF
Planning Decisions Unit and Design for London Protocol RTF
- Mayor's Response to the Consultation Document 'Adding Capacity at Heathrow' February 2008
In November 2007 the Government published its 'Adding Capacity at Heathrow' consultation document. This report is the Mayor's response to the Government's consultation.
Mayor's response to the Governments's consultation
- SPG: Planning for Equality and Diversity
in London October 2007
The key spatial and land use issues faced by different communities are outlined in the London Plan. This Supplementary Planning Guidance will help boroughs implement the London Plan's policy 3A.14 – Addressing the needs of London’s diverse populations.
SPG: Planning for Equality and Diversity in London
- London Plan Annual Monitoring Report 4 February 2008
The fourth Annual Monitoring Report reports on a landmark year for planning in London. Housing delivery is substantially up to over 31,000 additional units, surpassing not only the original London Plan taget but also the new target of 30,500 set in the alterations to the London Plan.
London Plan Annual Monitoring Report 4 PDF
London Plan Annual Monitoring Report 4 RTF
- Living roofs and walls - Technical report: supporting London Plan policy February 2008
The London Plan (consolidated with Alterations since 2004) contains a policy to promote living roofs and walls. The Mayor, together with Design for London, has produced this technical report which clarifies the various types of living roofs and the environmental and social benefits each type can deliver.
Living roofs and walls - Technical report: supporting London Plan policy
- The Mayor’s Prospectus for the London Thames Gateway November 2007
This document sets out how the Mayor intends to spread the economic success of London eastwards into the existing and new communities that form the Thames Gateway and where London's future prosperity is unfolding.
Prospectus for the London Thames Gateway
- SPG: Planning for Equality and Diversity
in London October 2007
The key spatial and land use issues faced by different communities are outlined in the London Plan. This Supplementary Planning Guidance will help boroughs implement the London Plan's policy 3A.14 – Addressing the needs of London’s diverse populations.
SPG: Planning for Equality and Diversity in London
- Industrial Capacity - draft SPG October
2007 Draft Supplementary Planning Guidance on Industrial Capacity
was first published for consultation in 2003. Since then there have
been significant changes to relevant national and regional policy and
considerable research into different aspects of industrial demand and
supply. While these changes support the basic approach taken in 2003,
they warrant a further round of consultation to inform final publication
of the Guidance and a subsequent draft has been published.
Draft SPG Industrial
Capacity
- Waterloo Opportunity Area Planning Framework
October 2007
The framework sets out a new vision for Waterloo and includes a series of objectives for the area as well as guidance on tall buildings and energy.
Waterloo Development Framework
- Summary of EiP Panel Report on Further Alterations to the London
Plan October
2007
The
Mayor's Draft Further Alterations to the London Plan were subject to
an Examination
in Public by an independent panel, whose report was published in October
2007. The GLA has produced a short summary of the Panel's report:
Summary of EiP Panel Report on Further Alterations to the London Plan
- BPG: Wheelchair Accessible Housing September 2007
This Best Practice Guidance provides advice on how to implement the London Plan policy on wheelchair
accessible housing which states that at least 10% of new homes should
be designed to be wheelchair accessible or easily adaptable for residents
who are wheelchair users. It lists the key features that make
a home easily adaptable for wheelchair users and includes technical
information on how to design homes from the outset that are easy to adapt.
BPG: Wheelchair Accessible Housing
- Review of the impact of the energy policies in the London Plan on applications referred to the Mayor (Phase 2) September 2007
This study, carried out by London South Bank University, reviews the environmental impact, in terms of reduced energy use and carbon emissions, of the London Plan energy policies on applications referred to the Mayor. It also reviews the impact of the current assessment process and methodologies.
Review of the impact of the energy policies in the London Plan PDF
Review of the impact of the energy policies in the London Plan RTF
- Draft SPG (post consultation): East London
Green Grid Framework August 2007
The aim of the Green Grid is to contribute to the regeneration of East London
by creating a network of interlinked, multi-functional and high quality open
spaces that will achieve a real improvement in environmental quality.
Draft
SPG: East London Green Grid Framework
- Impact of HSE policy changes on GLA and
LDA policies and projects July
2007
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has introduced changes
to the manner and method by which it provides advice to Local Planning
Authorities on planning applications that are located in close proximity
to hazardous installations.
The Mayor has commissioned a detailed report to examine
the effects of these changes on London.
Impact of HSE policy changes
- London View Management Framework SPG July 2007
This document provides guidance on the policies
in the London Plan for
the protection of strategically important views in London. The Supplementary
Planning Guidance explains how 26 views designated by the Mayor and
listed in the London Plan are to be managed, and replaces the regional guidance
in RPG3a (1991) relating to ten strategic views of St Paul’s Cathedral
and the Palace of Westminster. The London
Plan and this SPG represent a more comprehensive approach to managing
the designated London views than under RPG3a.
SPG - London
View Management Framework
- Regional Flood Risk Appraisal (RFRA) for
the London Plan June 2007
This draft London Plan Implementation Report has been published for
public consultation.The RFRA examines the nature and implication
of flood risk in London and how the risk should be managed.
Regional Flood Risk Appraisal (RFRA) for the London Plan
- London Wholesale Markets Review June 2007
The London Wholesale Markets Review is one of a series of related studies
undertaken by URS into the demand and supply of industrial land
in London, to inform the draft Further Alterations into the London Plan.
London Wholesale Markets Review
- London Office Policy
Review 2007 May 2007
Ensuring enough capacity to accommodate London’s office based activities
is a key concern not just for the capital, but for the country as a
whole. The office market is highly cyclical so it is essential that
it is monitored regularly and authoritatively to check that the policies
of the London Plan are tightly focused on achieving the Mayor's objectives.
One of the key components of this monitoring process is the independent,
annual London Office Policy Review. Prepared by a consortium of office
specialists led by Ramidus Consulting, the 2007 Review charts the relationship
between office demand and supply to the end of 2006. It provides forecasts
of demand for office floorspace to 2026. The report also covers other
issues facing the London office market including the challenges and
opporutunities posed by climate change and those facing the office
market in Outer London. It also provides a market view of Climate Change
adaptation and mitigation considerations. This edition of the Review is
specially designed to inform the Examination in Public
into the London Plan Further Alterations.
London Office Policy Review 2007 PDF
London Office Policy Review
2007 RTF
- Outer London: Issues for the London Plan May 2007
This report assesses the specific roles, characteristics and challenges
of Outer London, now and in the future. This assessment takes place
against the background of the Further Alterations to the London Plan,
which are currently under review. It illustrates what has been achieved
so far for Londoners living and working in the area – such as the
roll-out of Safer Transport Teams and investment in transport links – and
identifies some of the challenges that will be faced by Outer London
in the coming years.
Outer London: Issues
for the London Plan
- Assessment of Boatyard Facilities
on the River Thames April 2007
The GLA Commissioned Adams Hendry Consulting Ltd to investigate the
current status and operation of boatyards serving River Thames vessels
in London. The research also considered how the needs may change in
future and what measures may be needed to ensure that the Thames can
sustain a viable passenger and freight transport service.
Assessment
of Boatyard Facilities on the River Thames PDF (506KB)
Assessment
of Boatyard Facilities on the River Thames RTF (604KB)
- Evidence Base: Climate Change in
the Further Alterations to the London Plan April 2007
This report sets out the evidence base for the proposed policies
in the Further Alterations to the London Plan relating to the mitigation
of and adaptation to climate change.
Evidence
Base: Climate Change in the Further Alterations to the London Plan
- Industrial Land Studies April
2007
The London Plan seeks
to ensure that enough development capacity is available to meet industry's
genuine needs and that surplus land is put into more effective use,
especially for housing. Research has been commissioned by the GLA to
assess supply and demand for industrial land in London, and three
industrial land study reports have been published: Industrial Land
Release Benchmarks; Demand and Supply of Land for Logistics in London;
and North East and South East London Industrial Land Baseline .
Industrial
Land Studies
- Waste apportionment update April
2007
Following
the consultation on waste apportionment,
Jacobs Babtie have undertaken further
sensitivity testing and the results are set out in the April 2007
update, which also incorporates some changes to the apportionment
itself.
Waste apportionment
update
- SPG: Land for Transport Functions March
2007
This Supplementary Planning Guidance provides detailed guidance to boroughs,
developers, operators and landowners on the specific land requirements needed
to support different modes of transport .
SPG:
Land for Transport Functions
- BPG: Managing the Night Time Economy March
2007
This Best Practice Guidance provides advice
to local planners, licensing officials, those involved in town centre management,
environmental health and law enforcement and others concerned with the management
of areas of London with concentrations of bars, clubs, pubs and restaurants.
It promotes a proactive and strategic approach to managing these areas in order
to reduce anti social behaviour, noise and disturbance, and aims to maximise
the positive benefits of a diverse night time economy and its contribution to
London’s
status as a world city.
BPG: Managing
the Night Time Economy
- London Plan Annual Monitoring Report 3
February 2007
The third London Plan Annual Monitoring Report again shows that the
London Plan is helping the Mayor and London Boroughs to deliver the sustainable
growth that London requires. The report shows how increased housing
delivery, densities and high levels of brownfield development are delivering
new development across London. The shift towards more sustainable
transport modes has continued and figures also show a reduction in
CO2 emissions since 1990.
Annual Monitoring
Report 3 PDF
Annual Monitoring
Report 3 RTF
- Lower Lea Valley Planning Framework
January 2007
This document sets out the Mayor's strategic planning vision for
the Lower Lea Valley, which will be the main location for the 2012 Olympic
and Paralympic Park and is one of the most exciting and challenging urban
regeneration opportunities in Britain.
Lower Lea Valley
Planning Framework
- Housing Provision in London 2005/6 Annual Monitoring Report January
2007
This report gives regional and borough data on housing planning permissions,
housing starts and housing completions in 2005/6. This includes data on bedroom
size mix and type of provision ( new building, rehabilitation and change of
use). The figures compare borough output against London Plan targets. The report
also includes three year average output figures for 2003/4 to 2005/6 in relation
to targets.
Housing
Provision in London 2005/6: Annual Monitor PDF
Housing
Provision in London 2005/6: Annual Monitor RTF
Housing
Provision summary charts PDF only
Housing
Provision Conventional Supply 2005-06 PDF
Housing
Provision Conventional Supply 2005-06 RTF
Housing
Provision Non-Conventional Supply 2005-06 PDF
Housing
Provision Non-Conventional Supply 2005-06 RTF
- London-wide Town Centre Health Checks 2006 Analysis January
2007
The London-wide Town Centre Health Checks (2006 Analysis) undertaken
by the GLA, and drawing on data provided by a range of sources including
surveys of the boroughs, are an important element of assessing the health
of the network and centres relationships to each other.
London-wide
Town Centre Health Checks 2006 Analysis
- Blue badge parking standards for
off-street car parking December
2006
The GLA and the London Development Agency commissioned research
to ensure that the London Plan policy on parking standards ensures equal
and dignified access to all new developments in London by disabled people.
Blue
badge parking standards PDF
Blue
badge parking standards RTF
- Early Alterations to the London Plan December
2006
Early Alterations to the London Plan to address pressing housing provision,
waste and minerals issues have been published are are now part of
the London Plan.
Early
Alterations to the London Plan
- Jacobs
Babtie London Waste Apportionment Study December 2006
This report describes in detail the waste
apportionment methodology
underlying the London Plan minor alteration
on borough level waste apportionment
.
Jacobs
Babtie London Waste Apportionment Study
- Draft Minor Alteration to the London
Plan - Borough Level Waste Apportionment December
2006
A draft minor alteration
on borough level waste apportionment has been published for public
consultation.
Draft Minor
Alteration to the London Plan - Borough Level Waste Apportionment
- Draft SPG: Providing for Children
and Young People’s Play and Informal Recreation October
2006
The Mayor has published guidance for local boroughs, planners
and developers, which - for the first time - sets out benchmark standards
for play and informal recreation space in housing developments. The
guidance fleshes out new policy contained in the Further Alterations
to the London Plan.
Draft SPG:
Providing for Children and Young People’s Play and Informal Recreation
-
Scenario Testing for the Further
Alterations to the London Plan October 2006
Scenario development to inform planning
policy preparation is increasingly regarded as good planning practice.
This report outlines the range of demographic and economic circumstances
to 2026 in which the Further Alterations to the London Plan might
realistically be expected to operate. The report also takes into
account possible variations in the other key drivers of change affecting
the plan, including climate change, life styles and values, the impact
of new technology and social justice as well as transport provision
necessary to accommodate these changes.
Scenario
Testing report PDF
Scenario
Testing report RTF
Scenario
Testing report appendices PDF
Scenario
Testing report appendices RTF
-
Lifetime Homes - case study examples
September 2006
This document supplements the advice
given in the Accessible London SPG. Case studies show how
five developments in London have addressed Lifetime Homes standards
and the particular challenges faced when meeting the design criteria
in inner city residential schemes. Building to Lifetime Homes standards
provides homes that are more flexible, adaptable and convenient for
all of us so helps to eliminate discrimination, promote equality
of opportunity and contribute towards the creation of sustainable
and inclusive communities.
Lifetime
Homes - case study examples
- London Plan Further Alterations -
public consultation draft
September 2006
The Mayor committed to reviewing the London
Plan within the current electoral term to ensure it remains robust. Draft
Further Alterations have been prepared in light of the Mayor’s Statement
of Intent on reviewing the London Plan. The review was tightly focused to address
the key emerging issues facing London and other relevant matters, especially
the need to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change.
London
Plan Further Alterations (draft)
- Housing Space Standards August 2006
This research by HATC analyses the evolution, role, operation, and
impact of residential space standards. It goes on to propose a basis for
the setting of new standards and explores methods of implementation.
Housing Space Standards
PDF
Housing Space Standards
RTF
- London Office Policy Review 2006 August 2006
Prepared by a consortium of office specialists led by London Property Research
and Chippendale Consulting & Research, the 2006 Review charts the relationship
between office demand and supply to the end of 2005. It then goes on to provide
forecasts of demand and capacity in the London office market to 2026. The report
also covers other issues facing the London office market including changes
of use, mixed use development and the prospects for outer London office markets.
This edition of the Review is specially designed to inform preparation of draft Further
Alterations to the London Plan.
London Office Policy Review 2006 PDF
London Office Policy Review 2006
RTF
- Summary of responses to the Statement of
Intent August 2006
The Mayor invited comments on his Statement of Intent to review the
London Plan (published December 2005). A summary of responses is
available:
Summary of consultation
responses to the Statement of Intent PDF
Summary
of consultation responses to the Statement of Intent RTF
-
General Conformity
with the London Plan: Principles and Procedures July 2006
The purpose of this guidance note is to provide information and
advice to key stakeholders on the implementation of the London
Plan through the statutory requirement for local development
documents (LDDs) to be in general conformity with the London
Plan. It
is intended to promote collaborative engagement between the Mayor
and all the London local planning authorities to ensure effective
implementation of the London Plan and production of ‘sound’ LDDs.
(This document replaces the draft guidance note published for
public consultation in spring 2004.)
General
Conformity: Principles and Procedures PDF
General
Conformity: Principles and Procedures RTF
-
Squares Annual Report 2005/06
July 2006
The 2005/06 Squares Annual Report provides a review of GLA activity
and achievements in Trafalgar Square and Parliament
Square from April 2005 to March 2006.
Squares Annual Report
- London Plan Density Matrix Review June 2006
This report presents the results of the first review of the density
matrix policy in the London Plan. Consultants URS and Patel Taylor were
commissioned by the Greater London Authority in January 2006 to review
the application of the London Plan Density Matrix for residential developments
in London (as contained in Policy 4B.3 of the London Plan). The review
highlights the key issues regarding the use of the density matrix in London,
and makes specific recommendations to enhance its structure and implementation.
Density Matrix
Review PDF
Density Matrix
Review (report only) RTF
Density
Matrix Review (case studies 1 to 25) RTF
Density
Matrix Review (case studies 26 to 50) RTF
- Tomorrow's Suburbs: Tools for making
London more sustainable June 2006
This toolkit
has been designed as a source of practical information on ways of making London’s
suburbs more sustainable, in line with the Mayor of London’s strategies
(see Policy
2A.6 - spatial strategy for suburbs - in the London Plan).
Tomorrow's
Suburbs
- London Aggregates Monitoring Report
2000-2004 June 2006
Development in London consumes significant quantities of aggregates. This document
from the London Aggregates
Working Party analyses monitoring data for 2000 to 2004.
London
Aggregates Monitoring Report 2000-2003 PDF
London
Aggregates Monitoring Report 2000-2003 RTF
- Review of London's Sub Regional Boundaries June
2006
The Mayor and boroughs inherited a sub regional structure for London
based on Learning and Skills Council (LSC) areas. These were adopted pragmatically
by the mayor in his 2004 London Plan to coordinate delivery of strategic
policy to more local levels. Experience suggests that the LSC areas do not
provide the most effective geographical structure for this purpose. This
research project sets out a number of options to inform development of a
more effective sub regional structure for London proposed in the further
draft alterations to the London Plan.
Review of London's Sub
Regional Boundaries PDF
Review of London's Sub
Regional Boundaries RTF
- Hotel Demand Study
June 2006
This study tests the hotel demand assumptions used in the 2004 London
Plan to inform the draft alterations to the plan. It adds a finer
grained geographic dimension which will help develop sub regional
and more local monitoring benchmarks.
Hotel Demand
Study PDF
Hotel Demand
Study RTF
- Sub Regional Development Frameworks May
2006
The Mayor has published five Sub Regional Development Frameworks (SRDFs) - for
central, north, south, east and west London - to provide a convenient step between
the broad policies of his London Plan and their more local implementation through
the plans and actions of the 33 London Boroughs and other stakeholders.
Sub Regional Development
Frameworks
- SPG: Sustainable Design and Construction May
2006
This Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) provides
additional information to support the implementation of the Mayor’s Spatial
Development Strategy (the London
Plan). It
is applicable to all building types and associated spaces, with specific information
on different building types provided where relevant. It provides guidance on
the way that the seven measures identified in policy 4B.6 can be implemented
to meet the London Plan objectives.
SPG:
Sustainable Design and Construction
- Strategic Parks Project Report May
2006
This technical
report develops the Regional and Metropolitan Park opportunities identified
in the Mayor’s Sub-Regional
Development Frameworks. The report provides guidance on how to
implement a new strategic park by developing a generic methodology
which is tested through 4 case studies.
Strategic Parks Project
Report
- Delivering Increased Housing Output April
2006
This report has been published to support the Mayor’s housing
provision Alterations
to the London Plan. It proposes increases in both the annual housing provision
target for London as set in the London Plan and new borough targets.
Delivering
Increased Housing Output
- London Plan Annual Monitoring Report 2
February 2006
The second London Plan Annual Monitoring Report shows how the London
Plan is proving successful on a number of fronts including increasing
housing delivery across the city, raising development densities,
increasing designated open space and increasing the proportion of
development on brownfield land. It also raises a number of issues
to be considered through the forthcoming London Plan Review to ensure
that strategic planning continues to respond to London's needs.
Annual Monitoring
Report 2 PDF
Annual Monitoring
Report 2 RTF
- Reviewing the London Plan – Statement
of Intent
December 2005
The Mayor will review and revise
his Spatial Development Strategy, The
London Plan. His Statement of Intent document sets out the review
process and identifies the key policy areas the Mayor intends to
review.
Reviewing the London
Plan: Statement of Intent PDF
Reviewing the
London Plan: Statement of Intent RTF
- London Housing Provision Survey Figures 1987-2005
December 2005
Year on year figures of housing completions and approvals across London
broken down by Borough.
Housing Provision
Survey 2004/5 PDF
Housing Provision
Survey 2004/5 RTF
Housing
Provision Survey Figures 1987-2005 PDF
Housing
Provision Survey Figures 1987-2005 RTF
London Housing
Provision Figures 1987-2003 PDF
London Housing
Provision Figures 1987-2003 RTF
- Housing - Supplementary Planning Guidance
November 2005
This SPG relates to the housing policies in the London Plan. It covers
policies on housing provision (draft SPG published for consultation in
December 2004) and policies on affordable housing (draft SPG published
for consultation in July 2004).
Housing - Supplementary
Planning Guidance
- Development Plan Policies for Biodiversity
- Best Practice Guidance
November 2005
This Best Practice Guidance (BPG) will assist boroughs with the preparation
of planning policy for biodiversity in their development plans by setting
out the topic areas that should be covered.
BPG: Development
Plan Policies for Biodiversity
- London Plan Early Alterations (draft)
October 2005
In October 2005 the Mayor published for public consultation draft Early
Alterations to the London Plan, in relation to housing provision
targets and waste and minerals.
Draft
London Plan Early Alterations
- 2004 London Housing Capacity Study
July 2005
The 2004 London Housing Capacity Study is a comprehensive technical
analysis of London ’s potential for future housing growth over
the period 2004 to 2027. It replaces the 1999 housing capacity study
published in September 2000. The results of the study provide a reliable
estimate of the housing capacity that will underpin new housing provision
targets in the London Plan for the period 2007/8 to 2016/17.
2004 London Housing
Capacity Study
- London Plan Alterations
(draft)
July 2005
In July 2005 the Mayor published draft early alterations to
the London Plan, in relation to housing provision targets and waste
and minerals, for consideration by the London Assembly and the GLA functional
bodies.
London
Plan Alterations (draft)
- Squares Annual Report 2004/05
June 2005
The third Squares Annual Report, for 2004/2005, details the GLA’s
progress and achievements over the year on Trafalgar and Parliament
Squares.
Squares Annual Report
- Convenience Goods Floorspace Need in
London
June 2005
This report provides authoritative evidence to enable planners to identify
sufficient development capacity to support a thriving, competitive retail
sector in London, and will help in the implementation of the policies
on shopping and town centre development in the London Plan.
Convenience
Goods Floorspace report PDF (1.3MB)
Convenience
Goods Floorspace report RTF (3.4MB)
Convenience
Goods Floorspace appendices PDF (1MB)
Convenience
Goods Floorspace appendices RTF (4.7MB)
- London Aggregates Monitoring Report
2000-2003
April 2005
Development in London consumes significant quantities of aggregates.
This document analyses the monitoring data for 2000 to 2003. It also
includes the London Aggregates
Working Party advice to the Mayor on
the revised aggregate guideline figures for London identified by the
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
London
Aggregates Monitoring Report 2000-2003 PDF (1.2Mb)
London
Aggregates Monitoring Report 2000-2003 RTF (text only, 422kb)
- London's Housing Provision 1987 - 2003
Year on year figures of housing completions and approvals across London broken
down by Borough.
London Housing Provision
Figures 1987-2003 PDF
London Housing Provision
Figures 1987-2003 RTF
-
London Plan Annual Monitoring Report
1
January 2005
The London Plan Annual Monitoring Report 1 assess progress against the London
Plan's six objectives and 25 Key Performance Indicators since the launch of
the London Plan in February 2004.
Annual
Monitoring Report 1 PDF
Annual
Monitoring Report 1 RTF
- Safeguarded Wharves on the River Thames - London Plan Implementation Report January 2005
A report undertaken by the GLA on proposals for safeguarding riverside wharves in London. The report contains a detailed
assessment of wharves along the River Thames and assesses their future potential as working wharves. This is a revised version
of the consultation draft report published in April 2003. A separate report detailing each representation made as part of the
consultation process and the corresponding changes in the Implementation Report is also available.
Implementation Report PDF (6.4MB)
Implementation Report RTF (1.9MB)
Report of consultation responses PDF (2.0MB)
Report of consultation responses RTF (1.6MB)
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An illustrated journey through an accessible environment - case study examples October 2004
This document aims to inspire developers, designers and planners, and to supplement the advice given in the Accessible London SPG. It shows examples of buildings in London where access for disabled people has been successfully improved.
An illustrated journey through an accessible environment
- Comparison Goods Floorspace Need in London October 2004
This report develops a comprehensive picture of current and future comparison retail goods
floorspace needs throughout London. It is the first strategic, regionwide assessment of the
floorspace need associated with London’s town centres ever to be undertaken.
Comparison goods floorspace report PDF
Comparison goods floorspace report RTF
Comparison goods floorspace appendices PDF
Comparison goods floorspace appendices RTF
- A managed approach to the night time economy
in Camden Town: Research Study
This report presents the results of an eighteen month joint study carried out
by the London Borough of Camden and the GLA. It presents
a detailed snapshot of the nature and extent of the night-time economy in Camden
Town, one of London's larger town centres. It brings together data from a wide
range of sources and identifies key issues facing Camden Town at night. The study
helped LB of Camden and its partners identify priorities for action, and offers
a useful model for other London boroughs to think about their own hotspots of
night time activity.
A managed approach to the night time economy in Camden
Town: Research Study
- Growth and regeneration
in the Thames Gateway -
Interregional planning statement
August 2004
The Mayor of London, the South East of England Regional Assembly and the East of England Regional Assembly have jointly produced a statement in response to the Government's sustainable communities action plan (published in February 2003). This statement sets out how the three regions will respond to the Government's growth agenda for the Thames Gateway and what is needed, by way of infrastructure, investment and community facilities, to support that growth.
Growth and regeneration
in the Thames Gateway PDF
Growth and regeneration in the Thames Gateway RTF
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Industrial and warehouse land
August 2004
The London Plan seeks to ensure that enough development capacity is available to meet industry's genuine needs but that surplus land is put into more effective use, especially for housing. This study is designed to inform the way in which broad strategic policy is interpreted locally. It is a key input to the Mayor's Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) on Industrial Capacity and his forthcoming Sub Regional Development Frameworks and draft SPG on Housing Provision.
It provides a detailed assessment of the sorts of firms which ocuppy industrial land and what their requirements may be in the future. Though conventional manufacturing is declining, there are a range of other occupiers, some of which have distinct land requirements. Warehousing/logistics, traditionally one of the cinderella sectors of the London economy, is particularly important in this respect. The study confirms the 50 ha pa benchmark for monitoring long term, net release of industrial land. This was proposed at the London Plan Examination in Public. The study also confirms that within this overall reduction in industrial stock there is likely to be demand for re-development of some 50 ha pa to meet changing industrial needs.
Industrial and warehouse land PDF
Industrial and warehouse land RTF
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Office Policy Review 2004 August 2004
Ensuring that there is enough capacity to accommodate office based activities is a key concern not just for London but for the country as a whole. The office market is highly cyclical so it is essential that it is monitored regularly and authoritatively to check that the policies of the London Plan are tightly focused on achieving the Mayor's objectives. One of the key components of this monitoring process is the independent, annual London Office Policy Review.
Prepared by a consortium of office specialists led by London Property Research, the 2004 Review charts the relationship between office demand and supply to the end of 2003. It flags the emergence of 'green shoots' in the market. It relates market sentiment and take up of new and second hand space to availability of new and second hand space and the various elements of the development pipeline. It then goes on to assess the longer term issues facing the market, especially the prospects for that in the suburbs. It also covers 'off-shoring', civil service decentralisation, mixed use development, changes of use and changes in the way in which office space is utilised. This edition of the Review is specially designed to inform preparation of the Sub Regional Development Frameworks.
Office Policy Review PDF
Office Policy Review RTF
- Planning School Proceedings August 2004
A series of seminars was held in April 2004 as a 'planning school' to address issues raised by the London Plan. The Mayor's London Plan is not only the overarching framework for all his strategies but also a new form of plan for the country as a whole, and pioneers an approach which will ultimately be developed for other regions. The planning school examined legal, methodological and research issues of interest not just to town planners but all those concerned with infrastructure, environmental, economic, social and housing provision.
Planning School Proceedings PDF (380k)
Planning School Proceedings RTF (1160k)
The London Thames Gateway Development and Investment Framework
April 2004
This document sets out our vision for sustainable communities in a revitalised London Thames Gateway, building on the policies described in the Mayor's London Plan and the Government's Sustainable Communities Action Plan. It is a joint publication of the Greater London Authority, the London Development Agency, Thames Gateway London Partnership, Transport for London, the Housing Corporation, English Partnerships and the NHS in London.
Thames Gateway Development and Investment Framework PDF
Thames Gateway Development and Investment Framework RTF -
Sustainability appraisal of the final London Plan April 2004
The Government Office for London requires that a
sustainability appraisal of the London Plan is
carried out by a team independent from the Spatial Development Strategy
preparation process. Entec UK were commissioned by the GLA
to undertake a sustainability appraisal as an iterative process during
the development of the London Plan.
Sustainability appraisal of the London Plan
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Accessible London: Achieving an Inclusive Environment
April 2004
This Supplementary Planning Guidance to the London Plan gives advice on how to promote and achieve an inclusive environment in London.
Accessible London: Achieving an Inclusive Environment
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Squares Annual Report 2004
April 2004
The Squares Annual Report 2004 provides a review of GLA activity and
achievements on Trafalgar Square and Parliament Square Garden, including the
redevelopment of Trafalgar Square, during an 18-month period from September 2002
to March 2004.
Squares Annual Report
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Guide to Preparing Open Space Strategies March 2004
The Guide sets out practical guidelines on the methodology and content of an Open Space
Strategy within the London context. It provides advice on assessing the quantity and
quality of open spaces and in identifying the needs of local communities and other users
of open spaces.
BPG:
Preparing Open Space Strategies
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Mixed Use Development and Affordable Housing study March 2004
A research report for the GLA by London Residential Research and CB
Richard Ellis. The report reviews the implementation of the draft
London Plan policies to promote mixed use including the provision
of affordable housing. The report includes specific case studies and
also compares use values for different uses for a number of locations
throughout London.
Mixed Use Development
and Affordable Housing study PDF (1.22MB)
Mixed Use Development
and Affordable Housing study RTF (4.18MB)
- The London Plan - The Mayor's Spatial Development Strategy
February 2004
The London Plan is the first planning and development strategy for
London in a generation, and provides a framework for managing London’s
growing population. It includes an extensive range of policies on transport,
housing, employment and the environment that will set the statutory
context for the Mayor and the London boroughs in making planning decisions,
and support sustainable growth and improved quality of life in the
capital.
The London Plan
- Making Better Use of Supermarket Sites - Draft Best Practice Guidance
January 2004
Supermarket
Sites - Draft BPG
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The Mayor's 100 Public Spaces Programme - Second Phase December
2003
There are fourteen new projects in the second phase of the Mayor's
100 Public Spaces programme, selected to ensure
an even distribution of projects across London and that outer London
is well represented. The projects are closely aligned with the investment
programmes of both Transport for London and the London Development
Agency and will seek to ensure that public space improvement is a
central part of wider regeneration initiatives.
Mayor's 100 Public
Spaces Programme - Second Phase PDF
Mayor's 100 Public
Spaces Programme - Second Phase RTF
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The Mayor's 100 Public Spaces Programme - Update on the ten pilot
projects December 2003
The Architecture and Urbanism Unit has been working with Transport
for London, the London Development Agency, the London boroughs and
other partners to progress the ten pilot projects in the 100
Public Spaces programme.
Ten Pilot Projects
update PDF
Ten Pilot Projects
update RTF
- Industrial Capacity
September 2003
This draft Supplementary Planning Guidance supports implementation
of draft London Plan policy to manage and promote its Strategic Employment
Locations as London's strategic reservoir of industrial capacity.
It also provides criteria and guidance for Boroughs in developing
their own criteria to manage the enhancement, protection or release
of the remaining industrial land. Please
note: a further consultation
draft of this SPG was published in October 2007.
Draft SPG Industrial
Capacity
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London Housing Capacity Methodology Study
August 2003
This report by ERM was commissioned by the GLA to advise on a potential
methodology for the next London Housing Capacity Study. It aims to
take account of the lessons learnt from the previous study, London's
Housing Capacity, and puts forward proposals and a project plan
which would lead to a revised annual target to be included in the
first review of the London Plan in 2006. The Draft
London Plan Examination in Public Panel's Report (Recommendation
4.4) recommends that the Mayor adopt a new target of 30,000 additional
homes a year. The next London Housing Capacity Study will inform this
discussion and work.
London
Housing Capacity Methodology Study PDF (448k)
London
Housing Capacity Methodology Study main text RTF (2.3Mb)
London
Housing Capacity Methodology Study annexes RTF (145k)
- Mayor's Response to the Consultation
Document 'The Future Development of Air Transport in the United Kingdom:
South East' June 2003
In July 2002 the Government published its South East and East of England
Regional Air Services (SERAS) consultation document, alongside six parallel
consultations for other regions. A second edition was published in February
2003 following the High Court ruling against the exclusion of Gatwick
from the original consultation document. The Mayor has now published
his response to the Government's consultation.
Mayor's Response
to Consultation Document on Air Transport in the South East PDF
Mayor's Response
to Consultation Document on Air Transport in the South East RTF
- Guide to Preparing Open Space Strategies June 2003
The draft Guide sets out practical guidelines on the methodology and
content of an Open Space Strategy within the London context.
Draft Best Practice
Guidance - Open Spaces
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Housing for a Compact City June 2003
Illustrating a selection of well-designed residential developments
in European cities, this publication focuses on the importance of
good design in creating sucessful neighbourhoods.
Housing for a Compact
City
- Thresholds for application of affordable housing requirements
March 2003
This report, jointly commissioned by the GLA and the Government Office
for London, reviews options for revising the current guidance in circular
6/98 in relation to the site thresholds at which planning obligations
on affordable housing are triggered. The report considers the potential
supply in London which could be generated by revised thresholds and
considers the mechanisms for implementing any revised guidance.
Thresholds for
application of affordable housing requirements - report + app 1 PDF
(1.92Mb)
Thresholds for
application of affordable housing requirements - app 2 (BCIS report
on tender price levels in housing schemes) PDF only (134k)
Thresholds for
application of affordable housing requirements - report + app 1 RTF
(560k)
- Squares Annual Report 2002
November 2002
This is the GLA's first Annual Report for Trafalgar Square and Parliament
Square Garden. It covers a two-year period from October 2000, when
management responsibility for Trafalgar Square transferred to the GLA.
The report outlines progress in delivering the Mayor's vision for the
Squares and provides details of future development plans. It reflects
the results of consultation with the public, stakeholders and 'neighbours'
of the Squares and the recommendations made by the Best Value Review
of Trafalgar and Parliament Squares.
Squares
Annual Report 2002 - PDF (83kb)
Squares
Annual Report 2002 - RTF (1.1Mb).
- London Riverside Urban Strategy November 2002
London Riverside extends across six square kilometres from Barking Creek
to Rainham Marshes. The London Riverside Urban Strategy sets out the
development framework for a new mixed urban centre on the River Thames.
London Riverside
Urban Strategy
- Bromley Schools Appeals, Site Selection Report September 2002
Prepared by Hepher Dixon for the Mayor of London; this document critiques
the process undertaken by Bromley Council in selecting two Green Belt
sites for a 1200 pupil secondary school for the borough. It will be
used by the GLA in the forthcoming public
inquiry scheduled for 19 November 2002. Limited printed copies are
available from the Planning Decisions Unit. Telephone 0207 983 4266.
Cost: £50 (118 pages. Includes colour maps and photographs).
Bromley
Schools Appeals, Site Selection Report PDF (612kb)
- London Office Policy Review 2001
(SDS Technical Report 9) July 2002
This study examines whether London has sufficient office buildings and
development land for the fifteen year period of the London Plan. It
assesses current and future office space requirements, then looks at
how these may be met by existing buildings and future developments,
considering whether all projects in the pipeline will reach completion,
and whether they will be providing the right space in the right place.
It also identifies major 'pre-application' sites that do not yet have
planning permission and considers how they will contribute to London's
future needs. The report, by Geoff Marsh and David Chippendale of London
Property Research, was commissioned by the GLA with financial support
from the Government Office for London.
London Office
Policy Review PDF (520k)
London Office
Policy Review RTF (1.9Mb)
- Making space for Londoners - The Mayor's 100
public spaces programme July 2002
Over the next five years, the Mayor aims to create or upgrade 100 public
spaces in London. This programme will demonstrate the difference improved
public space can make, and the ways in which the highest quality designs
can be secured without excessive expenditure. The document describes
the programme and the first ten pilot projects.
Making space for
Londoners, PDF (2.5Mb)
Making space for Londoners,
RTF (33k)
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The draft London Plan - The Mayor's Spatial Development Strategy
(SDS)
June 2002
The draft London Plan was published in June 2002, and has now been
superseded by the London
Plan.
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Planning Obligations in London
(SDS Technical Report 7) June 2002
This report examines how the planning obligation system is working
in practice in London, assesses the limitations of current legislation
and guidance, and advises on appropriate changes. Its author, Professor
Rob Lane, is an independent consultant and Visiting Professor, School
of the Built Environment, University of Westminster.
Planning
Obligations in London PDF
Planning
Obligations in London RTF
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Late-Night London: Planning and Managing the Late-Night Economy
(SDS Technical Report 6) June 2002
This report is an introductory study of late night London. It examines
key issues which the Mayor faces in pursuing his vision 'to develop
London as an exemplary sustainable World City'. The research identified
factors that are leading many people to want more activities and services
to be available later and later into the evening and night. It is
the growth of late-night entertainment which is causing the most problems
in London, and having the greatest impact on the public realm and
on public services (such as transport and policing). There is however
no single, simple solution. A number of issues need to be addressed
if London's late-night economy is to achieve its full potential without
causing excessive nuisance.
Late-Night
London PDF
Late-Night
London RTF
- GLA Population and Household Forecasts:
2001 to 2016
(SDS Technical Report 5) May 2002
New research by the GLA reveals that households are forming at a slower
rate in London than previously predicted and, despite a population surge,
household growth in the capital will fall below previous government
estimates. The GLA forecasts have been tested against other published
figures, including the Survey of English Housing and council tax returns.
Both also show a lower household formation rate than the Government's
1996-based projection. The new GLA forecasts will be used to inform
housing poliicies in the Mayor's draft London Plan. The research was
carried out by John Hollis, demographic consultant in the Data Management
and Analysis Group of the GLA.
GLA Population and Household Forecasts: 2001 to 2016 PDF
GLA Population
and Household Forecasts: 2001 to 2016 RTF
- A Strategic Planning Framework for Community Strategies and Community
Based Regeneration
(SDS Technical Report 4) May 2002
This report, the result of a study by consultants Llewelyn-Davies,was
jointly researched and written by Martin Crookston and Ben Castell of
Llewelyn-Davies, Marilyn Taylor of Marilyn Taylor Associates, and Lorraine
Hart of Environment Trust Associates. It summarises London's history
of planning policies designed to protect existing communities and neighbourhoods
from the negative impacts of development or change, and gives examples
of current practice where communities have been involved in the development
process. It suggests that the London Plan will need to interact with
a number of mechanisms introduced as part of the National Strategy for
Neighbourhood Renewal, and concludes by putting forward a series of
policy recommendations for the GLA.
Strategic
Planning Framework PDF
Strategic
Planning Framework RTF
- Planning for London's Growth
(SDS Technical Report 3) March 2002
In developing the London Plan - the Mayor's Spatial Development Strategy
- the projected growth of London's population is an important factor.
This interim report looks London's past population growth, estimates
future growth and establishes the priorities for managing this growth.
The population has been growing rapidly in the last decade, with 600,000
more people moving in to London since 1989 - roughly equivalent to a
city the size of Sheffield. It shows no sign of slowing, creating policy
challenges in all areas from transport and the economy to housing and
the environment.
Planning for
London's Growth PDF
Planning for
London's Growth RTF
- Interim strategic planning guidance on tall buildings, strategic
views and the skyline in London October 2001
This document sets out detailed policy guidelines to form the basis
of the draft tall buildings policy, to be set out in the draft London
Plan.
Interim strategic
planning guidance PDF
Interim strategic
planning guidance RTF
- Towards the London Plan May 2001
The Mayor is responsible for producing a new strategic planning strategy
for London — in law, this is called the Spatial Development Strategy,
but the Mayor has decided to call it the London Plan. The London Plan
will replace the current strategic planning guidance for London (RPG3)
issued by the Secretary of State. Towards the London Plan sets out the
Mayor's initial thoughts on a spatial development strategy for London.
Towards the
London Plan
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