Pre-consultation event in May 2018

Following a recap of the first Regulation 19 Consultation, which ran during Summer 2017, the team outlined what to expect from the second Regulation 19 Consultation, which will run from Thursday 14 June 2018 until midnight Monday 30 July 2018.

During this period, we will be consulting on:

• changes to the revised draft Local Plan
• updates to existing supporting studies
• new supporting studies

On the evening of the pre-consultation event, OPDC officers were keen to make clear that comments from the first Regulation 19 revised draft Local Plan Consultation will continue to be valid. Therefore, the public is not required to input the same comments from the previous time. Instead, the public is being asked to provide new feedback only.

To see a ‘track changed’ e-copy of the second revised draft Local Plan with comments from residents and businesses, alongside an unmarked version, please visit our website.

The key changes made to the revised draft Local Plan since the first Regulation 19 Consultation in 2017 were made due to:

• your consultation responses
• updated and new supporting studies
• the draft New London Plan
• changes to national, regional policy and infrastructure priorities

After the introduction, the summary of the key changes to the revised draft Local Plan and some of the supporting studies used to inform strategy and policies were covered, including:

Strategic Policies

• a number of site allocations previously included in the Places chapter of the revised draft Local Plan have now been moved to the Strategic Policies chapter: there are also several new and updated site allocations for you to review

Places

• following your responses, the Vision Statements have been shortened
• homes and jobs targets have been amended following new findings in the Development Capacity Study
• the Old Oak North Development Framework Principles have helped us further refine policies on development capacity, roads, key routes, green links and open spaces
• the Park Royal Development Framework Principles have helped us amend the revised draft Local Plan for the delivery of an enhanced and nicer environment in the Park Royal area

Design

• we’re in the process of establishing a Community Review Group, which will allow local residents, workers and others with an interest in the area to input on proposed developments, alongside the existing Place Review Group
• we’ve drafted a Tall Buildings statement that provides a clear definition of tall buildings in the OPDC area
• following comments from our Local Heritage Listings consultation in early 2018, we are now developing the final list of these non-designated heritage assets
• the second revised draft Local Plan provides links to the Mayor’s London Plan around fire safety in order to deliver appropriate security measures in all buildings

Environment

• in order to support future planning guidance on the environment, we’ve produced three new supporting studies: an Energy, Overheating and Daylight in Tall Buildings Study, a North Acton District Energy Study and a Waste in Tall Buildings Study
• we’ve made amendments to the existing Waste Apportionment Study to help support further planning guidance

Transport

• following your comments, we’ve made changes to the walking, cycling and bus networks
• given the scale of development expected, we’ve developed a Construction and Logistics Strategy to minimise and plan for construction impacts

Housing

• to reflect the changes to the number of site allocations in the revised draft Local Plan time frame, which is 20 years, the number of homes that we expect to be delivered has reduced from 22,350 to 20,100
• The Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment and Addendum has been commissioned to assess the potential for sites within the OPDC area to meet the need identified in the Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessments produced by the Boroughs of Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham

Employment

• following the news about confirmed delays to development on the Elizabeth line depot, the number of jobs that will be created has been reduced from 67,900 to 40,400
• in order for OPDC to align with the draft New London Plan, we’ve done further work to achieve an overall, no net-loss in industrial floorspace. The intensification in Park Royal will be key to achieving this

Town Centre and Community Uses

• OPDC have taken into account discussions with local boroughs regarding development assumptions, and have updated the Social Infrastructure Needs Study to reflect some of the emergency services and community provisions that are included
• the Harlesden Enhancement Strategy focuses on making improvements to retail, leisure and trade opportunities in Harlesden

Delivery and Implementation

• OPDC’s Development Capacity Study has been updated to reflect changes to the phasing schedule of sites within North Acton, Scrubs Lane and along Old Oak Lane and Old Oak Common Lane.
• due to confirmed delays to development of the Elizabeth line depot, the number of jobs and homes being delivered within the plan period has decreased, resulting in amendments to capacity information
• OPDC have carried out a Quantitative Tracking Survey of local and surrounding businesses and residents to understand perceptions of the area and the development. This is expected to be carried out every two to three years