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2009 Report (Pdf, 1183KB) UDP/ LDF Annual Monitoring Report 2008/9 London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Annual Monitoring Report for financial year 2008/9 Submitted December 2009 Produced by Policy & Research Section Contact – [email protected] UDP/ LDF Annual Monitoring Report 2008/9 Contents 1 Introduction..............................................................................................................................................1 2 Non-technical summary.........................................................................................................................3 3 Richmond upon Thames Profile .............................................................................................................4 4 Progress with the Local Development Framework..............................................................................9 5 Implementation of policies and proposals ...................................................................................... 10 6.1 CP1: Sustainable Development............................................................................................. 14 6.2 CP2: Reducing Carbon Emissions.......................................................................................... 18 6.3 CP3: Climate Change ............................................................................................................ 22 6.4 CP4: Biodiversity....................................................................................................................... 23 6.5 CP5: Sustainable Travel........................................................................................................... 29 6.6 CP6: Waste............................................................................................................................... 32 6.7 CP7: Maintaining and Improving the Local Environment .................................................. 36 6.8 CP8: Town & Local Centres.................................................................................................... 39 6.9 CP9: Twickenham Town Centre ............................................................................................ 44 6.10 CP10: Open Land & Parks ...................................................................................................... 46 6.11 CP11: River Thames Corridor.................................................................................................. 49 6.12 CP12: River Crane Corridor .................................................................................................... 50 6.13 CP13: Opportunities for All (Tackling Relative Disadvantage) .......................................... 51 6.14 CP14: Housing.......................................................................................................................... 52 6.15 CP15: Affordable Housing ...................................................................................................... 59 6.16 CP16: Local Services/Infrastructure....................................................................................... 61 6.17 CP17: Health & Well-being..................................................................................................... 62 6.18 CP18: Education & Training................................................................................................... 66 6.19 CP19: Local Business .............................................................................................................. 67 6.20 CP20: Visitors and Tourism ..................................................................................................... 74 Appendices........................................................................................................................................................ 76 Appendix 1: Implementation of Proposal sites ................................................................................. 76 Appendix 2: Detailed data on Planning Obligations ...................................................................... 79 Appendix 3: Key shops & services in local centres .......................................................................... 81 Appendix 4: Total amount of floorspace for town centre uses...................................................... 85 Appendix 5: Housing Land Supply...................................................................................................... 90 Appendix 6: Housing Land Supply: large sites ................................................................................ 114 Appendix 7: Employment land completions .................................................................................. 116 Appendix 8: Report of Appeal Decisions Monitoring 2007/8........................................................ 117 Appendix 9: Guide to the Use Classes Order ................................................................................. 125 Indicators Implementation Page 1 Number of Departures from development plan 10 2 Appeal Decisions allowed contrary to the development plan (by 12 policy) 3 Percentage of proposal sites developed each year plan is 12 operational 4 Number of obligations agreed last year 12 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (CP 1) 5 Percentage of all new/converted housing to be built on previously 56 developed land (See also Indicator 66) 6 Percentage of new dwellings (gross) completed in each of the 3 n/a net density ranges (>30, 30-50 & 50+ dw/ha) UDP/ LDF Annual Monitoring Report 2008/9 7 Proportion of new build homes meeting Code for Sustainable 13 Homes level 3, conversions meeting Ecohomes "excellent" standard and commercial buildings meeting BREEAM "excellent" standard 8 Number of contaminated land sites remediated 16 9 17 Number of days p.a. when air pollution is moderate or high for PM10 REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS (CP 2) 10 Proportion of end user CO2 emissions as a percentage of the per 18 capita CO2 emissions from the 2005 baseline year. 11 Amount of CO2 emissions as a result of Local Authority 19 operations. 12 Percentage of predicted site CO2 emissions offset 19 13 Number of new developments with renewable energy features 21 CLIMATE CHANGE (CP 3) 14 Proportion of development with surface water run-off rates 21 equivalent to or better than previous rates 15 Planning permissions granted contrary to Environment Agency 22 advice 16 Progress towards flood and coastal risk management. 22 BIODIVERSITY (CP4) 17 Loss of or inappropriate development on designated SSSIs, and 23 Other Sites of Nature Importance. 18 Area of borough deficient in access to Sites of Nature Importance 23 19 Percentage of land designated as a Site of Special Scientific 24 Interest found to be in a favourable condition 20 Proportion of Local Sites where positive conservation 27 management has been or is being implemented. 21 River water of good or fair chemical and biological water quality 27 22 Area of derelict land available for re-use (previously developed) 28 SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL (CP 5) 23 Percentage of completed non-residential development complying 29 with maximum parking standards 24 Number of workplace travel plans secured per annum 29 25 Number of School Travel Plans in place 30 26 Number of households registered with a car club n/a 27 The percentage of total length of footpaths and other rights of way 30 which were easy to use by members of the public. 28 Mode of travel usually used to travel to school 30 29 Working age people with access to employment by public 31 transport 30 Average journey time per mile during the morning peak. 31 31 Progress on completion of London Cycle Network 31 32 Number of pedestrians killed or seriously injured in road accidents 32 33 Vehicles flows by mode (million vehicle kms per annum) 32 UDP/ LDF Annual Monitoring Report 2008/9 WASTE (CP 6) 34 Capacity of new waste management facilities 32 35 Amount of municipal waste arising 33 36 Percentage of municipal waste (i) recycled and (ii) composted and 34 iii) reused 37 Percentage of municipal waste land filled 35 MAINTAINING & IMPROVING THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT (CP 7) 38 Number of Listed Buildings or Buildings of Townscape Merit 36 demolished 39 The level of satisfaction with the design and layout of new 36 housing schemes 40 Number of Environmental Improvement Schemes implemented 37 41 Number of buildings on/added/removed from the English Heritage 37 “At Risk” Register 42 Number of Conservation Area Appraisals completed 38 43 Number of Article 4 Directions made in financial year 38 TOWN & LOCAL CENTRES (CP 8) 44 Percentage of larger scale (500m2 gross and above) new retail 39 development/ extensions to be located within the primary shopping areas of Richmond and the district centres or an appropriate site included in the Site Allocations DPD 45 Proportion of retail (A1) uses in key shopping frontages. 39 46 Vacancy rates within designated shopping frontages for 40 Richmond, the district and local centres 47 Percentage of completed floorspace (gross & net) for town centre 42 uses (A1, A2, B1a and D2) within town centre boundaries or within, adjacent to or well-related to designated shopping frontages where town centre boundaries not defined. 48 Number of environmental improvement schemes implemented 43 per annum within Richmond town centre and the district centre boundaries 49 Progress on public transport improvements within Richmond town 43 centre and the district centre boundaries. 50 Number of basic convenience shopping facilities in smaller 43 centres TWICKENHAM TOWN CENTRE (CP 9) 51 Proportion of retail (A1) uses in key shopping frontages.
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