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The London Plan July 2011 – RTF version policies of this Plan, including the need for such surfaces to be permeable, subject to permitted development rights 41 . 3.35 The quality of individual homes and their neighbourhoods is the product of detailed and local design requirements but the implementation of these across London has led to too many housing schemes in London being of variable quality. Only a small proportion of recent schemes have been assessed by CABE 42 as being ‘good’ or ‘very good’. There is clearly scope for improvement. The cumulative effect of poor quality homes, and the citywide benefits improved standards would bring, mean this is a strategic issue and properly a concern of the London Plan. Addressing these issues will be an important element of achieving the Mayor’s vision and detailed objectives for London and its neighbourhoods set out in Chapter One. 3.36 The Mayor regards the relative size of all new homes in London 43 to be a key element of this strategic issue. Table 3.3 therefore sets out minimum space standards for dwellings of different sizes. This is based on the minimum gross internal floor area (GIA) required for new homes relative to the number of occupants and taking into account commonly required furniture and the spaces needed for different activities and moving around, in line with Lifetime Home Standards. This means developers should state the number of bedspaces/ occupiers a home is designed to accommodate rather than, say, simply the number of bedrooms. These are minimum standards which developers are encouraged to exceed. When designing homes for more than six persons/bedspaces, developers should allow approximately 10 sq m per extra bedspace/person. Single person dwellings of less than 37 square metres may be permitted if the development proposal is demonstrated to be of exemplary design and contributes to achievement of other objectives and policies of this Plan. 3.37 Other aspects of housing design are also important to improving the attractiveness of new homes as well as being central to the Mayor’s wider objectives to improve the quality of Londoners’ environment. To address these he intends to produce guidance on the implementation of Policy 3.5 for all housing tenures in a new Housing SPG, drawing on his design guide for affordable housing 44 . Table 3.3 Minimum space standards for new development Dwelling type GIA (bedroom (b)/persons-bedspaces (p)) (sq m) Flats 1p 37 1b2p 50 2b3p 61 2b4p 70 3b4p 74 3b5p 86 3b6p 95 4b5p 90 41 CLG. Guidance on the Permeable Surfacing of Front Gardens. CLG, 2009 42 Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE). Housing Audit 2004: London, the South East and East of England. CABE, 2004 43 Mayor of London. London Housing Design Guide. (LHDG). LDA, 2010. 44 Mayor of London LHDG 2010 ibid Page 80 of 310
The London Plan July 2011 – RTF version 4b6p 99 2 storey houses 2b4p 83 3b4p 87 3b5p 96 4b5p 100 4b6p 107 3 storey houses 3b5p 102 4b5p 106 4b6p 113 3.38 At the neighbourhood level this SPG will address the relationship between strategic density Policy (3.4) and different local approaches to its implementation; the spaces between and around buildings; urban layout; enclosure; ensuring homes are laid out to form a coherent pattern of streets and blocks; public, communal and private open spaces; and the ways these relate to each other and neighbourhoods as a whole. It will respond to the needs of an ageing population by extending the inclusive design principles of Lifetime Homes to the neighbourhood level (see Policy 7.1). 3.39 For individual dwellings the SPG will cover issues such as ‘arrival’ - including the importance of creating active frontages, accommodating footpaths and entrances and shared circulation spaces; size and layout including room space standards as well as the dwelling space standards set out in Table 3.3; the home as a ‘place of retreat’ (especially important in higher density development); meeting the challenges of a changing climate by ensuring homes are suitable for warmer summers and wetter winters, and mitigating the extent of future change; and ensuring easy adaptation to meet the changing and diverse needs of occupiers over their lifetimes. It will also set out the London approach to implementation of the Code for Sustainable Homes in the context of broader London Plan policies on sustainable design and construction. The importance of an effective design process to make sure that the quality of schemes is not compromised as the development proceeds will also be highlighted. This guidance will help to provide a strategic, functional basis for a new vernacular in London’s domestic architecture which also places greater weight on complementing and enhancing local context and character. POLICY 3.6 CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S PLAY AND INFORMAL RECREATION FACILITIES Strategic A The Mayor and appropriate organisations should ensure that all children and young people have safe access to good quality, well-designed, secure and stimulating play and informal recreation provision, incorporating trees and greenery wherever possible. Planning decisions B Development proposals that include housing should make provision for play and informal recreation, based on the expected child population generated by the scheme and an assessment of future needs. The Mayor’s Supplementary Planning Guidance Providing for Children and Young People’s Play and Informal Recreation sets out guidance to assist in this process. Page 81 of 310
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