Wider context of land use & planning

These documents show Green Dale within a wider context of land use and planning in London and the UK as a whole.

National Planning Framework

The National Planning Policy Framework sets out the government’s planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied:

• National Planning Policy Framework (February 2019)
• National Planning Policy: consultation on proposed changes (Dec 2015)

Greater London Authority

• GLA main planning page
• GLA planning applications and decisions
• What powers does the mayor have for planning applications?

The strategic plan for London, setting out an economic, environmental, transport and social framework for development:

• The London Plan

Metropolitan Open Land (MOL)

• The Draft New London Plan – GLA
• The London Plan section 7.17 on MOL – GLA
• Letter from Sadiq Khan to CPRE confirming support for MOL protection (Jan 2020)
• FOI request about the mayor turning down MOL planning applications
• Government datasets on MOL
• LONDON’s ‘PROTECTED’ LAND: the extent, location and character of designated Green Belt and Metropolitan Open Land in Greater London – CPRE (Aug 2018)
• SPACE TO BUILD: why we don’t need to build on our green spaces to solve the housing crisis – CPRE (June 2017)
• The “Strongest Protection”? Green Belt and Metropolitan Open Land in Greater London: the real story – CPRE (March 2016)
• Green Belt – we have a choice – CPRE
• Protection of London’s Green and Open Spaces  – GLA (Jan 2014)
• London’s Green Belt and Metropolitan Open Land–Time for Renewal – CPRE London Member briefing
• CPRE’s Protect London map
• Sadiq Khan to fight government attempt to water down green policies – (Guardian, Oct 2019)

Building on Brownfield vs Greenfield

• Map of all brownfield sites in the UK, from the National Housing Federation

London Green Space Maps

• Fields in Trust Green Space Index
• GIGL’s Discover London map

Affordable Housing

Shocking site detailing how property developers in Southwark have wriggled out of their promises of affordable housing in Southwark

• 35percent.org

Southwark’s affordable housing planning document detailing the definition of “affordable”

• Affordable housing supplementary planning document
• Documents for the Affordable Housing SPD

Southwark’s Core Strategy outlines policy about affordable housing quotas

• Documents for Core Strategy Adoption

Company dedicated to enabling property developers to reduce their Section 106 agreements with councils

• www.s106management.co.uk

 

Mayoral Candidates Promises

• Sadiq Khan launches his manifesto including “Greener, Cleaner London”
• Zac Goldsmith’s “Living Environment” manifesto
• Guardian article with quotes from both Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan about green belt & MOL