Future of LondonDEVELOPMENT & RENEWAL

10 May 2011

Delivering Localism

Localism Bill

Mark Lee & Peter Fenn

Agenda

An brief overview of the bill

The main sections and key measures: Local government Community empowerment Planning Housing London

Interrelationships between different parts

The timetable for the bill

Decentralisation and localism at the heart of the coalition

“We believe that if you decentralise power, you get better results and

better value for money. So…an unprecedented redistribution

of power and control from thecentral to the local, from politicians and the bureaucracy to individuals,

families and neighbourhoods.”(Conservative manifesto)

“Liberal Democrats believe localpeople know best about how thingsshould be done in their area. We

will radically decentralise politics sothat local people have the powers

and the funding to deliver what theywant for their communities.”(Liberal Democrat manifesto)

“… a radical redistribution of power away from Westminster and Whitehall to councils, communities and homes across the nation...

…we want people to call the shots over the decisions that affect their lives.”

“…create a Big Society matched by big citizens… to completely recast the relationship between people and the state: citizens empowered; individual opportunity extended; communities coming together to make lives better.”

(The Coalition Programme for Government)

Localism, Decentralisation, Big Society

Localism is the ethos – doing everything at the lowest possible level and only involving central government if absolutely necessary.

Decentralisation is what we do – giving away power to individuals, professionals, communities and local institutions.

Big Society is what we’re trying to achieve – A society where people, neighbourhoods and communities have more power and responsibility and use it to create better services and outcomes.

The Bill in numbers

• 207 clauses and 24 schedules

• adding up to 407 pages of bill

• legislating for over 40 different policies

• which deliver 20 Coalition Agreement commitments

• backed up by 32 Impact Assessments

• produced by 31 teams from 18 divisions in DCLG (plus Defra and WAG)

• and a team of 6 parliamentary counsel

Local Government

PlanningCommunity

Empowerment

Made up of a number of interlinked policy themes with at least 40 policy areas

The localism bill

Housing

London

Non-planning measures

Number of measures that have attracted attention from those with an interest in planning which are not planning measures per se:

Pre determination Referendums Assets of community value General power of competence

Part 5: Planning

Context - NPPF, fees etc.

The bill contains includes changes to national, regional and local planning:

• National – the abolition of the IPC regime for nationally significant infrastructure projects

• Larger than local – the abolition of RSs and the new duty to cooperate

Continued…

Part 5: Planning continued…

• Local – localising plan-making, improving pre-app consultation & strengthening enforcement.

• Neighbourhood level – CIL, neighbourhood planning, Community Right to Build.

Neighbourhood planning

The key reform is neighbourhood planning and community right to build:

• Local communities will be able to take forward “neighbourhood plans”

• These will be able to permit development without the need for planning applications.

• This will give local people the opportunity to shape the places that they live in - and increase speed and certainty of planning

Future of LondonDEVELOPMENT & RENEWAL

10 May 2011

Delivering Localism

Neighbourhood Planning in Central London: Challenges

and Opportunities

Simon BevanInterim Head of Planning and Transport

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Southwark’s Neighbourhoods

London Bridge/Bankside Opportunity Area

• Employment capacity 30,000• Minimum new homes 2,500

• Parts of this area may accommodate tall landmark mixed use developments

• Hotel development could contribute significantly to delivering tourism objectives

London Plan

Challenges• Fragmented community

interspersed with major commercial areas

• Wide variations in income levels and other socio-economic characteristics

• High population turnover• Reconciling needs of

community with strategic and commercial needs

• Setting boundaries

Where will new housing go?

• No greenfield sites• No straightforward brownfield sites• Redevelopment of currently occupied sites• Small complicated infill• Hidden homes• EVERYWHERE• No scope for neighbourhood development

orders

History of localism in Southwark

• 1980s pressure for suburban development in central London

• 2000s Aylesbury Area Action Plan prepared with full support of residents

• Redevelopment of much of the area at higher densities

• Long years working with the community to raise understanding of real options and viability

Opportunities

• Benchmarks and indicators of sustainability to inform development

• Detailed understanding of community’s needs and aspirations

• Evidence to support s.106 and CIL• Community cohesion and empowerment

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Future of LondonDEVELOPMENT & RENEWAL

10 May 2011

Delivering Localism

Localism in Planning:Hackbridge Project &

The Big Society

Darren Richards, Executive Head of Planning and Transportation LB Sutton

Big Society and Sutton -Overview

Aspirations: - generate greater involvement from more local people - give community a bigger say on the design and planning of their neighbourhood - recruit ‘place-shaping’ champions to build good practice - remove regulatory or bureaucratic barriers to developing a sustainable suburb

Project 1: Community inclusion/influencea) Enhance Community Forum arrangements (inc.

more community-led debates and projects)

b) Develop a network of local co-ordinators and champions, share skills and increase volunteer numbers

c) Expand electronic/social media 2-way engagement

PROJECT 2: Energya) Deliver low carbon/ zero carbon

energy network to new and existing developments

b) Individual energy efficiency measures

OUTCOMES: - Larger & more varied community involvement in Hackbridge Project - Engagement in and understanding of climate change and local management of assets - Community management of MOL

- Community Management of River Wandle - Removal of barriers to delivering a decentralised energy network for the area

PROJECT 3: River Restorationa) Facilitate community development

and management of River Wandle

b) Meet the requirements of the European Water Framework Directive

PROJECT 4: Connecting people with naturea) Facilitate community development

and and management of MOL

b) Increase biodiversity in residents gardens

Hackbridge - A locally inspired project to develop

a sustainable suburb2001 BedZed opens – first low carbon

suburban village

2006 Hackbridge Project first suggested by residents

December 2009 LDF adopted designating Hackbridge as a Zero Carbon sustainable suburb

LB Sutton adopts BioRegional’s One Planet principles

Outline planning application submitted for the largest site, at Felnex

Governance

The elements of our approach to developing a sustainable suburb

INFRASTRUCTURE BEHAVIOUR

1500 new homes Low Carbon ZoneCommunity Hub (GP surgery, Supermarket, (including Eco Teams)cafes, retail, community centre)

Decentralised Energy Network/MUSIS Greening Businesses

Wandle Valley Regional Park Pay-As-You-Save

River restoration One Planet Food

Transport network Smarter Travel Sutton

Healthy Hackbridge

Active engagement at all levels………..

Wandle Valley Trading EstateHouses 45 Flats 56 B1 5113m2

Station Site

Flats 91 Commercial 4140m2

B1 5416m2

Hackbridge Road

Flats 40

Corbett Close

Flats/Houses 100

Kelvin House

Flats 70

FelnexHouses /Flats 790 B1 16,810m2

GP Surgery 800m2

Community 549m2

Retail Shell 3246m2

Durand Close

Flats/Houses 450

Schools

Restmore Way Trading Estate

Potential Energy Providers

from waste management

site operators

Development Sites, potential Energy Centre Sites & Distribution Network

BedZED

Existing CHP site100 units

Potential links with Willow Ln Trading Estate

LBS Mill Green Estate

150 units

Potential Energy Centre sites

Potential distribution network

Landfill

Schools

LOW CARBON ZONE

Felnex Estate

River Wandle

River Wandle and Wilderness

Terraced Housing in Hackbridge

Hackbridge Local Centre

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