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The London Plan July 2011 – RTF version circumstances this will in turn help support broader measures set out in the London Housing Strategy to reduce under-occupation and make larger homes available for families. 3.81 To address London’s housing needs and sustain its neighbourhoods, existing housing should be retained where possible and appropriate, except where there are acceptable plans for its replacement. Short term lettings especially for holiday lets, can result in a serious loss of housing, and should be resisted. Such lettings require specific planning consent under the Greater London Council (General Powers) Acts 1973 and 1983. 3.82 Estate renewal should take into account the regeneration benefits to the local community, the proportion of affordable housing in the surrounding area (see Policy 3.19), and the amount of affordable housing intended to be provided elsewhere in the borough. Where redevelopment of affordable housing is proposed, it should not be permitted unless it is replaced by better quality accommodation, providing at least an equivalent floorspace of affordable housing. 3.83 Existing sites and premises providing either an element of care, or dedicated homes for employees such as nurses, police officers or hotel staff, are a finite resource and may be threatened by higher value uses. Where shortfalls of specialist housing needs have been identified (Policy 3.8), the possibility of other providers of specialist or supported needs accommodation using these existing sites and premises should be explored. 3.84 Though the number of empty homes in London is falling and proportionately is below the national average, it is still substantial (85,000), representing three per cent of the housing stock, mostly in the private sector. Some vacancy is necessary to allow people to move and to enable renovation but 36,000 have been empty for over six months. The Mayor proposes to reduce these long-term vacant properties to one per cent of the overall stock, which will require bringing at least 3,000 dwellings back into use. The London Housing Strategy provides guidance (which will be supplemented by SPG) on the range of measures necessary to achieve this. POLICY 3.15 CO-ORDINATION OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT Planning decisions and LDF preparation A Boroughs should ensure that implementation of this Plan’s long term, strategic housing policies are informed by, and integrated with, the short to medium term horizon provided by their own programmes and those of other relevant agencies including those arising from the Mayor’s Housing, Economic Development and Transport Strategies, the London Plan Implementation Plan and arrangements for partnership, cross border and sub-regional working. 3.85 Successful implementation of the housing policies of this Plan will be important to achievement of most of the Mayor’s wider objectives for London and will require positive engagement and co-ordination with a very wide range of public, private and voluntary sector stakeholders working to varied timescales and sometimes distinct agendas. As the single most important Page 96 of 310
The London Plan July 2011 – RTF version delivery agencies, boroughs are crucial to this process. The Mayor is committed to working with them through the different parts of the GLA group, which he intends should act in an integrated way, and through the roles he plays in other organisations and partnerships. Where he can add value he will provide strategic support to enable the myriad local initiatives and actions tailored to their local circumstances which are necessary to achieve his broad housing objectives for London. These include social and environmental infrastructure investments through local partnerships, strategies and agreements which are essential to enhancing quality of life for new as well as existing residents. Social infrastructure POLICY 3.16 PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE Strategic A London requires additional and enhanced social infrastructure provision to meet the needs of its growing and diverse population. Planning decisions B Development proposals which provide high quality social infrastructure will be supported in light of local and strategic needs assessments. Proposals which would result in a loss of social infrastructure in areas of defined need for that type of social infrastructure without realistic proposals for reprovision should be resisted. The suitability of redundant social infrastructure premises for other forms of social infrastructure for which there is a defined need in the locality should be assessed before alternative developments are considered. C Facilities should be accessible to all sections of the community (including disabled and older people) and be located within easy reach by walking, cycling and public transport. Wherever possible, the multiple use of premises should be encouraged. LDF preparation D LDFs should provide a framework for collaborative engagement with social infrastructure providers and community organisations: a for the regular assessment of the need for social infrastructure at the local and sub-regional levels; and b to secure sites for future provision or reorganisation of provision. Where appropriate, boroughs are encouraged to develop collaborative cross-boundary approaches in the provision and delivery of social infrastructure. E Boroughs should ensure that adequate social infrastructure provision is made to support new developments. If the current use of a facility is no longer needed, boroughs should take reasonable steps to identify alternative community uses where the needs have been identified. Adequate provision for social infrastructure is particularly important in areas of major new development and regeneration and should be addressed in opportunity area planning frameworks and other relevant area action plans. Page 97 of 310
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