Further Alterations

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The London Plan

• Further Alterations
• Public Consultation Draft

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The London Plan - why change it?

• legal duty to review the plan
• changing policy concerns
• new data
• new development plan status
• new national policy
• new adjoining regional plans
• extend horizon to 2025/26

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The London Plan - other considerations

• Responses to Mayors Statement of Intent
• Responses to the SRDFs
• Early Alterations EIP Panel Report, including
  waste apportionment
• Further Alterations Assembly Consultation Draft
• Sustainability Appraisal
• Potential changes to Mayoral powers

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The Mayors Review of the London Plan

• The Mayors vision will continue to underpin the
  Plan
• London to become an exemplary sustainable world
  city
• The objectives remain broadly unchanged
• Almost all proposed alterations are based on the
  Statement of Intent to review the London Plan.

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Context of the Review whats been happening on
the ground?

• Londons strategic drivers
• Population Growth limited change
• Economic Growth limited change
• Environmental Imperative critical issue
• Lifestyle and Values new emphasis on security
• New Technology little expected change
• Social Justice ensure greater benefits for the
  most disadvantaged communities from Londons
  success

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London population 1971-2026
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Components of demographic change 2001/02-20025/26
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Actual population change 1991-2003
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Future population change 2006 - 2026
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Employment Projections 1995-2025
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Projected employment change by sector 2003-2026
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Actual employment change 1991-2003
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Future employment change 2006 - 2026
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Key areas for change

• Climate Change
• London as a World City and the London economy
• Housing, tackling social exclusion and Londons
  liveability
• Transport
• The Olympic and Paralympic Games
• Londons Geography

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The Mayors Approach to Climate Change

• Individual Londoners and climate change
  educating how small changes in our behaviour can
  help
• Existing building stock retro-fit to make more
  energy efficient.
• Future development London Plan working towards a
  zero carbon emission city through SPG and other
  strategies

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Minimising carbon dioxide emissions

• Working from a 1990 base, CO2 emissions should be
  reduced by 60 by 2050
• 15 reduction by 2010,
• 20 by 2015,
• 25 by 2020, and
• 30 by 2025.
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• These targets will be kept under review and are
  the most realistic way of achieving the 2050
  target

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The Plans focus on Climate Change

• Developments should make the fullest contribution
  to mitigating and adapting to the effects of
  climate change by
• adopting sustainable design and construction
  measures
• prioritising decentralised energy generation
• encouraging use of renewable energy

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Why we need energy efficient buildings London
currently emits 44 mt CO2, BUT 50 mt by 2025
Total current emissions
Domestic emissions
Commercial emissions
Ground-based Transport
Lighting
Domestic
Appliances
Industrial
Space water heating
Commercial (inc. public sector)
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Adopting sustainable design and construction
measures

• Design and locate for a developments life time
  through
• Energy efficiency
• Orientation
• Passive solar benefits
• Green roofs
• Natural ventilation
• Incentivise use of new technologies
• Refine the building regulations
• Resource conservation
• Procure/use materials sustainably
• Sustainable transport
• Adaptation
• Manage flood risk and surface run off
• Minimise overheating NB heat island

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Why is de-centralised energy so important?
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Prioritising decentralised energy generationand
renewables

• Design to minimise CO2 emissions from the outset
• Maximise passive design and integration with
  CCHP/CHP
• Minimise need for active cooling systems
• Clear priorities on the approach to be taken
• Hydrogen as an alternative to fossil fuels
• Developments are required to achieve a reduction
  in CO2 emissions of 20 from onsite renewable
  energy generation

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Water and Waste

• Water
• Minimise demand for potable water taps, toilets,
  showers, meters
• Provide dual potable/non-potable systems
  greywater recycling, rainwater harvesting
• Target 40 cu m/bedspace pa
• Mayors preferred target 25 cu m bedspace/pa

• Waste
• Current target London to manage 85 of its waste
  by 2020
• PLUS
• 70 recycling/composting of commercial waste by
  2020
• 95 recycling of construction waste by 2020
• Extra 215 ha required for waste mgmt new
  borough tonnage apportionment

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Londons economy and Londons role as a world city

• updated office provision benchmarks
• clarify mixed use policy
• emphasise retailing and leisure in rejuvenating
  town centres, the West End and Greenwich
  Peninsula and Wembley Opportunity Areas (regional
  casinos)
• clarify industrial land management guidance
• updated hotel bedroom target (50,000 more to
  2026).

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Demand for Office Floorspace by sub region
2006-2026
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Housing, social exclusion and Londons
liveability

• support the 30,500 homes p.a. minimum target
• test household growth assumptions
• clarify housing density guidelines
• 10 dwelling affordable housing threshold
• emphasise quality and climate change adaptation
• emphasise needs of children 10 sq m/child
• emphasise health issues
• open space provision and access to nature
• develop green network concept (e.g. East London
  Green Grid, Green Arc), Tree and Woodland
  Framework

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Regional and metropolitan park opportunities and
deficiencies
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Sites of metropolitan importance for nature
conservation and areas of deficiency in access to
nature
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Regeneration Areas
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Transport

• more effective use of existing and planned
  capacity
• integrate investment with public realm
  improvements
• greater emphasis on reducing CO2 emissions, e.g.
  promoting hydrogen and lower carbon energy
  sources
• improved public transport security and safety
• explore Governments road user pricing proposals
• improvements to the walking and cycling
  environments
• strengthening of aviation policy

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Major rail transport proposals and development
opportunities
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Surface rail capacity increase 2006 - 2025
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Light transit proposals
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Proposed river crossing schemes
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2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

• guidance to ensure lasting legacy and catalyst
  for regeneration of the Lower Lea Valley
• facilitate delivery of major transport
  improvements
• ensure increased access to facilities and
  economic opportunities for deprived areas and
  communities
• promote quality design, safety and security,
  inclusivity and sustainability
• ensure the Games and legacy are exemplars in
  tackling climate change

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Londons Geography

• Strong emphasis on suburban strengths and renewal
• Refined Town Centre network
• Reviewed Opportunity and Intensification Areas
• Updated Areas for Regeneration
• Revised Strategic Industrial Locations (SILs)
• More effective sub regional structure
• Refined Central Activity Zone (CAZ)
• Stronger links with adjacent regions incl. M1
  corridor

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Londons suburban office market

• 10 mll sq m beyond CAZ and Canary Wharf
• 5.9 mll sq m in traditional Outer London
• BUT major structural challenges
• with some notable exceptions, very little new
  development over the last cycle.
• Decline in traditional large scale occupier base
  relocation, out-sourcing, globalisation
• (but why are parts of this sector growing in OMA
  while the outer London suburbs are not?)
• Potential growth in more local business services
  

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Local office renewal strategies

• Realistic, local and strategic assessments of
  future demand see SRDFs
• Play to suburbs strengths part of the world
  city, lower costs, good access, most qualified
  work force, high quality environment, improving
  accessibility
• New office development focused on
• -strategic office centres
  (Stratford, Croydon)
• -mid urban business parks eg
  Chiswick
• -town centre office quarters
• -conventional business parks
  eg Stockley, Bedfont
• -science parks (incubator to
  more conventional)
• -existing linear eg Golden
  Mile more sustainable
• -consolidated more local
  provision
• Consolidation of office stock and phased,
  selective mixed use office renewal
• Phased re-positioning/refurbishment of remaining
  offices to meet needs of changing occupier base,
  especially small firms
• Wider town centre strategies, enhance business
  environment local labour market initiatives.

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Londons town centre network
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Opportunity Intensification Areas
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Strategic Industrial Locations
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Revised sub regions
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Sub regional demographic, housing and employment
change
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Londons Geography Central Activities Zone
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Update Supplementary Planning Guidance

• Proposed SPG
• Meeting the needs of Londons diverse communities
  
• Retail need and town centres
• Renewable energy
• Benchmark standards for childrens play and
  informal recreation (new)
• East London green grid network (new)

• Existing SPG
• Accessible London achieving an inclusive
  environment
• Industrial capacity (draft)
• Housing
• View management framework (draft)
• Sustainable design and construction
• Land for transport functions (draft)

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Timetable

• Publication of Statement of Intent Dec 2005
• Assembly/Functional Bodies draft May 2006
• Public consultation draft Sept 2006
• Consultation 26 Sept to 22 Dec 2006
• Examination in Public June 2007
• Panel report Oct 2007
• Review published Spring 2008
• Mayoral election May 2008