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affordable housing stock. It will be necessary to understand the reasoning, andensure that percentages required by policy are met and delivered across the area,before any such concessions to policy on an individual site could be agreed.Housing Unit Size4.21. An appropriate mix of housing should be provided on site to meet housing needslocally. UDP Policy H5 (B) requires a range of housing sizes. The council normallyrequires 33% of housing units to be family sized (i.e. 4+ habitable rooms, providing3+ bedrooms) and will require 5% of this family housing to have 5 or more habitablerooms.4.22. In preparation of the City Management Plan the council has been reviewing thehousing mix requirements across the city. This review is being developed with thecouncil’s Housing Unit to better meet the latest assessment of need for social rentedhousing in the city. It is strongly recommended that developers consider this mix indiscussions with the council’s Housing Unit to ensure that any development reflectsactual need.4.23. The Mayor’s London Housing Design Guide 2010 (Interim Edition) and the guidanceit contains on room sizes should be adhered to. The guide clarifies, consolidates andsets new minimum space standards. It promotes better neighbourhoods, highenvironmental standards, better accessibility and better design and includes newminimum standards for the amount of floor space and private outdoor space, as wellas guidance on natural light and ceiling heights. The London Housing Strategyrequires all homes developed with public funding to deliver high quality housing inline with the guide, not just an acceptable standard, from 2011.Lifetime Homes and Wheelchair Accessible Housing4.24. UDP Policy H8 requires that all housing units should meet the lifetime homesstandard. In schemes which result in 25 or more housing units, 10% of all unitsshould be designed be wheelchair accessible or easily adaptable for residents whoare wheelchair users. This applies to all types of housing. Adequate, well located carparking will be a consideration for those properties that provide housing to lifetimehomes standards.Housing Density4.25. The site lies within a zoned residential density range of 250 – 500 habitable roomsper hectare (Policy H 11(A)). It also has a PTAL score of 6a (where 1 is the lowest,and 6b the highest). The site is not within 800m walk of a major town centre, andtherefore in this “Urban location”, up to 260 dwellings per hectare are appropriate,according to the London Plan.4.26. Density, however, will be of secondary importance after taking account of theindividual requirements of the site and the merits of the scheme. The Council isgenerally more concerned that the optimum residential density is defined by theacceptability of the height, bulk and mass of a proposal in townscape, designdaylight and sunlight and overlooking terms.Social and Community Uses17
4.29. The provision of social and community uses (Use Class D1 are encouraged by theCore Strategy. The existing social and community use of 4 Lilestone Street isprotected, unless it is reprovided locally, allowing improved services to continue.Replacement social and community floorspace, as a hub or other use, would bewelcome, but even if the site can change use to predominantly housing, a D1 usewill be required on site.4.30. Public and private social and community facilities are encouraged in the CoreStrategy (see definition on page 183) and the UDP. In line with Policies CS33 and SOC1, and given the position of the site, adjacent to (but outside) the Church StreetDistrict Shopping Centre in the heart of the community, it would be desirable for acommunity hub to be located on at least the ground floor of any redevelopment.This would also support Policy CS12 which within NWEDA seeks to secure serviceswhich meet the specific needs of local communities and address gaps in provision.4.31. Furthermore, UDP Policy H10(B) stipulates that on sites where the amount ofhousing is likely to be 50 or more additional units the Council will require theprovision of community facilities in order to mitigate the additional demands placedon local services. Paragraph 6.2 of the UDP sets out the type of uses that areconsidered to be social and community uses and subject to other policies in the planmost of these would be considered to be acceptable land uses on the site.Playspace, Private Amenity Space and Open Space4.32. The site’s visual amenity value is derived from the small open space to the rear ofthe buildings, and the mature trees both within it and within the narrow gardenbetween Penn House and Lisson Grove. Lisson Grove’s street trees are also oftownscape value and offer the site itself amenity, and should be retained.4.33. The landscaped space to the rear of both buildings is approximately 800m 2 ofpublicly accessible housing land. Whilst its green openness provides relief from thehard townscape, the design of the surface prevents the space being able to be usedfor recreation or children’s play. The surrounding buildings and the dense treecanopy prevent the space receiving much sunlight, but do ensure the space is cool.4.34. The landscaped space forms part of the city’s green infrastructure, and as such hasvalue in terms of amenity, biodiversity, cooling, and mitigating pollution and run‐off,but as a landscaped area in a housing estate it is not defined as “open space” by theCouncil’s Open Space Strategy 2007, or therefore shown on its appended plans. Itdoes however form part of the council’s “open space network”, as defined in theGlossary of the Core Strategy and is therefore protected by policy CS34.18
Page 1 and 2: Consultation draftPenn House and 4
Page 3: ForewordThe council is committed to
Page 6 and 7: Executive SummaryThis draft plannin
Page 8 and 9: 1.5. This site is located within th
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Page 12 and 13: 3. Planning Policy FrameworkGeneral
Page 14 and 15: Improving physical connections with
Page 16 and 17: should be maintained as affordable
Page 20 and 21: Landscaped space, looking north tow
Page 22 and 23: General Industrial (Class B2) Stora
Page 24 and 25: Design Principles5.7. Given the rel
Page 26 and 27: addressing issues like noise pollut
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Page 32 and 33: provision of one car space per resi
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Page 44 and 45: The Futures Plan for Church Street,
Page 46 and 47: a preference for services being loc
Page 48 and 49: Appendix 2 - Adopted priority group
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