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Welcome to the Just Space Community Conference on the Further Altera7ons to the London Plan (FALP) Saturday 15 March 2014, 10am 4.30pm 15 March 2014 #FALP14 1 Just Space conference on Further Altera>ons to the London Plan FALP

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Welcome  to  the    Just  Space  Community  Conference  on  the  Further  Altera7ons  to  the  

London  Plan  (FALP)    

Saturday  15  March  2014,  10am  -­‐  4.30pm  

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Altera>ons  to  the  London  Plan  FALP  

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What  is  the  Plan?  

•  A  strategic  document  made  by  the  Mayor  

•  Borough  plans  (33*)  must  be  in  general  conformity  with  it  •  Part  of  the  “development  plan”  to  be  taken  into  account  in  

gran>ng  planning  permissions  

•  NOT  a  financial/budget  plan  •  Links  with  other  strategies  –  housing,  transport  (TfL),  

Economic  Development  (LEP),  Culture  and  –  children  and  young  people,  –  health  inequali>es  and  food  –  climate  change  

–  air  quality,  noise  and  waste  

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*Mayoral  Development  Corpora>ons  have  some  or  all  Borough  powers  so  may  also  make  local  plans.  (Only  LLDC  so  far).  

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Strengths  and  weaknesses  

•  Valuable  to  Londoners  to  have  a  plan  •  Can  discipline  and  constrain  boroughs  •  Has  formal  public  consulta>on,  hearings  •  Has  been  influenced  over  the  years  by  community  inputs  BUT  •  Very  strongly  influenced  by  property-­‐owning  and  developer  

interests  •  London  Assembly  influence  is  weak  •  Mayor  has  discre>on  to  reject  Inspector’s  recommenda>ons  •  Rela>onship  with  surrounding  regions  very  weak  •  Like  all  UK  plans,  implementa>on  is  highly  ‘flexible’  

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How  to  read  it  

•  “Policies”(>nted)  are  most  important  

•  Suppor>ng  text  less  so  •  Policies  normally  cover  

–  strategy  –  planning  decisions  –  borough  plan  prepara>on  

•  Don’t  ignore  tables,  annexes  

•  May  need  to  consult  suppor>ng  documents  –  see  justspace.org.uk  

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CHAPTER  ONE                                                              CONTEXT  AND  STRATEGY:    Popula7on,  household  and  

employment  projec7ons  for  FALP  

Robin  Brown  Hayes  Community  Forum  

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What  prompted  the  GLA  to  propose  these  altera>ons?  

London  popula>on  2001  (revised):7.34  mil  

London  popula>on  2011  (Census):8.17  mil                                                                                                                                                                  =  83,000  pa  increase  

BUT  

                                               London  Plan  2011  –  2031  assumes  51,000pa  AND  

new  GLA  trend  projec>on  2011  –  2036  suggests  76,000  pa,  and  over  100k  in  earlier  years….  

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What  is  proposed  to  be  altered?  ‘Context’  looks  forward  to  2036.  

‘A  growing  popula7on’    because  of  .….the  2011  census  figures  and  the  new  popula>on  projec>ons.  

‘A  changing  popula7on’                                          …..changing  age  structure  of  the  projected  popula>on.  

‘More  households’                                                          ..….  the  new  household  projec>ons.  

‘A  growing  and  ever  changing  economy’    updated.  

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Projec>on/Scenario  results  

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Age  structure  change  2011  -­‐  2036  

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Purpose  of  the  Further  Altera7ons  •  The  ‘London  expression  of  the  Na>onal  Planning  Policy  Framework’;  

•  Incorporate  the  Mayor’s  2020  Vision  document;  

•  Provide  robust,  interim  planning  framework  un>l  the  long  term  implica>ons  of  these  are  clear;    

•  Minor  changes  in  terms  of  fact;  changes  in  na>onal  policy;  support  for  the  Mayor’s  Housing  and  other  strategies  and  take  on  board  relevant  advice.  

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London’s  employment  growth  

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How  to  comment/object  •  Deadline  5.00pm  Thursday  10  April  

–  post  to  reach  City  Hall  or  email  [email protected]  with  ‘Further  altera>ons  to  the  London  Plan’  in  the  subject  box.  

–  details  via  justspace.org.uk  •  You  can  comment  ONLY  on  the  altera>ons  –  the  blue  •  Submissions  can  be  short  but  should  

–  say  who  you  are  /  your  group  –  explain  your  objec>on,  give  Policy  &  para  numbers  

–  back  up  with  numbers  if  possible  and  stories  –  specify  the  changes  you  want  to  text  and  policies  

–  Your  submission  will  be  public  –  please  send  a  copy  to  Just  Space  so    

we  can  put  on  our  web  site  [email protected]  

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Timetable  

•  Examina>on  in  Public  (EiP=  hearings)  planned  for  (August  or)  September  2104.    

•  10  April:  planning  inspector  starts  reviewing  submissions  •  ?date  June:  inspector’s  drar  list  of  “masers  and  par>cipants”  •  ?date  we  can  make  comments  and  objec>ons  on  the  drar  •  ?date  list  of  masers  &  par>cipants  (programme)  •  Opportunity  for  those  who  submised  in  April  to  submit  fresh  

statements,  responding  to  the  Inspector’s  “masers”  and  ques>ons,  before  the  EiP  opens  

•  EiP  itself,  arer  which  inspector  reports  to  Mayor  •  The  inten>on  is  that  the  FALP  is  published  (i.e.  adopted)  by  March  

2015  incorpora>ng  changes  the  Mayor  accepts.  

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