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The London Plan July 2011 – RTF version 22 Albert Embankment between Westminster and Lambeth Bridges along Thames Path near St Thomas’ Hospital Townscape Views 23 Bridge over the Serpentine, Hyde Park to Westminster 24 Island Gardens, Isle of Dogs to Royal Naval College 25 The Queen’s Walk to Tower of London 26 St James’ Park to Horse Guards Road 27 Parliament Square to Palace of Westminster 7.38 There are three types of strategic views designated in the London Plan – London Panoramas, River Prospects, Townscape Views (including Linear Views). Each view can be considered in three parts. The front and middle ground areas are the areas between the viewing place and a landmark, or the natural features that form its setting. The background area to a view extends away from the foreground or middle ground into the distance. Part of the background may include built or landscape elements that provide a backdrop to a strategically important landmark. 7.39 The Mayor identifies three strategically important landmarks in the designated views: St Paul’s Cathedral, the Palace of Westminster and the Tower of London. Within some views, a protected vista to a strategically important landmark will be defined and used to protect the viewer’s ability to recognise and appreciate the strategically important landmark. The protected vista is composed of two parts: • Landmark Viewing Corridor – the area between the viewing place and a strategically important landmark that must be maintained if the landmark is to remain visible from the viewing place. • Wider Setting Consultation Area – the area enclosing the landmark viewing corridor in both the foreground and middle ground, and background of the protected vista. Development above a threshold height in this area could compromise the viewer’s ability to recognise and appreciate the strategically important landmark. 7.40 The Mayor has prepared supplementary guidance (SPG) on the management of views designated in this Plan. This guidance identifies viewing places within which viewing locations can be identified. It also specifies individual assessment points from which management guidance and assessment should be derived. Some views are experienced as a person moves through a viewing place and assessment of development proposals should consider this. This guidance will be reviewed when necessary to ensure it is compliant with Policies 7.11 and 7.12. 7.41 The SPG provides guidance on the treatment of all parts of the view, and where appropriate the components of the protected vista, for each view. [Map 7.2 View management framework] POLICY 7.12 IMPLEMENTING THE LONDON VIEW MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK Strategic Page 220 of 310
The London Plan July 2011 – RTF version A New development should not harm, and where possible should make a positive contribution to, the characteristics and composition of the strategic views and their landmark elements. It should also preserve or enhance viewers’ ability to recognise and to appreciate strategically important landmarks in these views and, where appropriate, protect the silhouette of landmark elements of World Heritage Sites as seen from designated viewing places. Planning decisions B Development in the foreground and middle ground of a designated view should not be overly intrusive, unsightly or prominent to the detriment of the view C Development proposals in the background of a view should give context to landmarks and not harm the composition of the view as a whole. Where a silhouette of a World Heritage Site is identified by the Mayor as prominent in a Townscape or River Prospect, and well preserved within its setting with clear sky behind it, it should not be altered by new development appearing in its background. Assessment of the impact of development in the foreground, middle ground or background of the view or the setting of a landmark should take into account the effects of distance and atmospheric or seasonal changes. D In addition to the above, new development in designated views should comply with the following: a London Panoramas – should be managed so that development fits within the prevailing pattern of buildings and spaces and should not detract from the panorama as a whole. The management of views containing strategically important landmarks should afford them an appropriate setting and prevent a canyon effect from new buildings crowding in too close to the strategically important landmark in the foreground, middle ground or background where appropriate. b River Prospects – views should be managed to ensure that the juxtaposition between elements, including the river frontages and key landmarks, can be appreciated within their wider London context. c Townscape and Linear Views – should be managed so that the ability to see specific buildings, or groups of buildings, in conjunction with the surrounding environment, including distant buildings within views, is preserved. E Viewing places should be accessible and managed so that they enhance people’s experience of the view. F In addition to the above, where there is a protected vista: a development that exceeds the threshold height of a landmark viewing corridor should be refused b development in the wider setting consultation area should form an attractive element in its own right and preserve or enhance the viewer’s ability to recognise and to appreciate the strategically important landmark. It should not cause a canyon effect around the landmark viewing corridor c development in the foreground of the wider setting consultation area should not detract from the prominence of the strategically important landmark in this part of the view. G In complying with the above, new development should not cause negative Page 221 of 310
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