London Plan 2011 PDF 1 MB - Lambeth Council
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The <strong>London</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> July <strong>2011</strong> – RTF version<br />
promotes the guiding principle of ‘right place, right tree’, taking account of<br />
the context within which a tree is to be planted and addressing the issue of<br />
planting species appropriate to expected future climates. Assessment of an<br />
existing tree’s value should be derived using a combination of amenity<br />
assessment (BS5837) and a recognised tree valuation method (CAVAT or i-<br />
tree) 166 that also takes into account social, economic and environmental<br />
factors. In terms of tree planting on development sites, cost benefit analysis<br />
that recognises future tree value should be used to support the case for<br />
designing developments to accommodate trees that develop larger canopies.<br />
Boroughs should take this advice and the work of the Trees and Design<br />
Action group 167 into account in producing LDF policies and determining<br />
planning applications.<br />
POLICY 7.22 LAND FOR FOOD<br />
Strategic<br />
A The Mayor will seek to encourage and support thriving farming and landbased<br />
sectors in <strong>London</strong>, particularly in the Green Belt.<br />
B Use of land for growing food will be encouraged nearer to urban<br />
communities via such mechanisms as ‘Capital Growth’.<br />
LDF preparation<br />
C Boroughs should protect existing allotments. They should identify other<br />
potential spaces that could be used for commercial food production or for<br />
community gardening, including for allotments and orchards. Particularly<br />
in inner and central <strong>London</strong> innovative approaches to the provision of<br />
spaces may need to be followed, these could include the use of green roofs.<br />
7.66 Providing land for food growing will have many benefits, it will help<br />
promote more active lifestyles, better diets and food security, social benefits<br />
and support for local food growers. Agriculture is an appropriate use in the<br />
Green Belt and farmers adopting agri-environmental stewardship schemes<br />
will deliver good environmental practice, including longer term biodiversity<br />
benefits, particularly in the urban fringe. The Mayor’s ‘Food Strategy’<br />
168 provides more detailed information on local food production. The<br />
implementation priorities of the Food Strategy have recently been reviewed<br />
and initiatives are being progressed that will develop the markets for local<br />
food. For example, encouraging public sector procurement of local and<br />
sustainable food and engaging with managers of wholesale markets on<br />
mechanisms for local food sourcing.<br />
7.67 Capital Growth aims to transform the capital with 2,012 new food growing<br />
spaces by 2012. The scheme identifies suitable patches of land around<br />
<strong>London</strong> and offers financial and practical support to groups of enthusiastic<br />
gardeners or organisations that want to grow food for themselves and for the<br />
local community. These spaces also help to compensate for the lack of<br />
statutory allotments in inner and central <strong>London</strong>. <strong>London</strong> Food, the Mayor’s<br />
166 www.ltoa.org.uk<br />
www.itreetools.org<br />
167 TDAG. The Canopy. <strong>London</strong>’s Urban Forest. A Guide for Designers, <strong>Plan</strong>ners and Developers. February<br />
<strong>2011</strong><br />
168 The Mayor’s Food Strategy LDA 2006<br />
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