Planning
Vauxhall Nine Elms Battersea Opportunity Area Planning Framework
27 March, 2012
In March 2012, the Mayor adopted a planning framework for the Vauxhall / Nine Elms / Battersea Opportunity Area. It is Supplementary Planning Guidance to the London Plan.
The framework has been produced in collaboration with Lambeth and Wandsworth Councils, as well as TfL and English Heritage.
The framework has been altered to respond to matters raised during the public consultation process that took place in the winter of 2009/10.
All London Green Grid SPG
16 March, 2012
The All London Green Grid takes the principles of the East London Green Grid and applies them across London.
Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) March 2012
15 March, 2012 - 11:45
Section 346 of the Greater London Authority (GLA) Act 1999 places a duty on the Mayor to monitor the implementation of the Mayor’s London Plan. The Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) is the central document in the monitoring process and assessing the effectiveness of the London Plan.
This eighth AMR published by the Mayor is the first that supports the new London Plan published in July 2011. This introduces six new strategic objectives, and a new suite of 24 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to monitor delivery. These KPIs are at the core of this new-style AMR (see chapter 3).
London's Foundations SPG
12 March, 2012
The London's Foundations Supplementary Planning Guidance has been published.
London’s Foundations (2009) was a joint publication with Natural England setting out London’s geological heritage, explaining the process for identifying sites of national, regional and local geological importance, identifying important geological sites for protection and advising boroughs on how to promote as well as protect geodiversity.
It has now been updated to reflect:
London World Heritage Sites - Guidance on Settings
9 March, 2012
The London Plan 2011 sets out policies to conserve and enhance London’s World Heritage Sites and their settings, and states that the Mayor will produce guidance on defining the settings of London’s World Heritage Sites.
There are four World Heritage Sites and one potential site on the Tentative List in London:
Mayoral Community Infrastructure Levy
2 March, 2012
Mayor agrees CIL to commence on 1 April 2012
On 29 February 2012, the Mayor agreed his CIL charging schedule, accepting the recommendation of Keith Holland, the independent examiner. The levy will apply to developments consented on or after 1 April 2012, and will be collected by London boroughs once development commences.
CIL charging schedule April 2012 PDF
CIL charging schedule April 2012 RTF
Land for Industry and Transport SPG
24 February, 2012
The Mayor has published his draft Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) on Land for Industry and Transport for public consultation.
This draft document sets out proposed guidance to supplement the policies in the 2011 London Plan (LP) relating to land for industrial type activities and transport. The SPG provides advice on how to implement these policies, in particular LP Policy 2.17 on Strategic Industrial Locations, Policy 4.4 on Managing Industrial Land and Premises; and Policy 6.2 on Providing Public Transport Capacity and Safeguarding Land for Transport.
Shaping Neighbourhoods: Children and Young People’s Play and Informal Recreation SPG
6 February, 2012
The Shaping Neighbourhoods: Children and Young People’s Play and Informal Recreation SPG is a review of the Mayor’s SPG on Providing for Children and Young People’s Play and Informal Recreation published in 2008[1] and builds on its implementation.
Early Minor Alterations to the London Plan
6 February, 2012
Public consultation
The Mayor has published for public consultation proposals for early minor alterations to the London Plan. These deal with changes to Government policy and other developments which happened too late to be taken into account in the London Plan published on 22 July 2011. The proposed alterations and associated documents are available to download below.
The early minor alterations:
Tree and Woodland Strategies SPG
30 January, 2012
The Tree and Woodland Strategies SPG is a joint publication with the Forestry Commission. It sets out an approach to trees and woodland that:
