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Direction of Travel for the Royal Borough of Kingston CITY IN THE WEST DIRECTION OF TRAVEL FOR THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UOCTOBERP 2016ON THAMES The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is embarking on a new borough wide Local Plan and is working together with the Mayor of London and Transport for London on an emerging opportunity area for Kingston. This document sets out areas of opportunity to help realise the potential of the borough and emerging possibilities associated with Crossrail 2 to provide new homes, jobs and investment in the borough. ii iii FOREWORD FOREWORD Sadiq Khan Kevin Davis Mayor of London Leader of Kingston Council As the new Mayor of London, I want the TfL’s planned investment in Crossrail 2 will The Royal Borough of Kingston upon We need to deliver long-term strategic support of all Londoners, in order to deliver provide one of the major drivers of growth Thames is embracing an exciting future. improvements and help secure major my manifesto commitment, partnership throughout London in the coming years. We plan to make the most of new infrastructure projects like Crossrail being the foundation for the effective Kingston is the borough which will benefit opportunities available to the borough 2, because only then can we provide delivery of housing and infrastructure from the highest number of Crossrail 2 and respond positively to our growing opportunities for our children and future that can sustain our city’s growth. I am stations. In order to make the most of this population. generations. therefore delighted to endorse this joint opportunity it is important that we have direction of travel document in my first a plan that clearly sets out how those New opportunities need to be considered Collaboration with the Greater London weeks as Mayor with Cllr Kevin Davis, the benefits will be achieved. As Mayor I want in the context of the borough and its Authority, our neighbouring authorities Leader of Kingston Council. to ensure that the people of Kingston have residents. This is why the Direction of and strategic partners will help us achieve a part in shaping that plan and in securing Travel document presents an opportunity our ambitions for the future of Kingston The pressures on our city are the benefits of growth. to engage with our residents to help shape and secure the best opportunities for the considerable. In order to meet these aims the future direction of the borough. residents of today and tomorrow. The we need to deliver growth that is truly This Direction of Travel document is the borough is recognised as a key place sustainable, that protects the best of start of that journey. I look forward to Growth must happen in the right way, in where investment can happen, but it needs what we have, and improves that which working with Kingston Council to secure the right places. As one of three Royal to be supported by policies that will sit in makes little contribution to the quality of the homes and jobs Londoners need so London Boroughs, we are rightly proud the Mayor’s emerging London Plan and our lives. By making effective use of all of that we can all share in the continued of our identity and our heritage. We must our own developing Local Plan. All of us our resources, including the land we own economic success of our city. all strive to protect our unique character working together can provide the homes I am confident we will be able to build the whilst meeting the growing needs of our and jobs future generations need. homes we need and importantly deliver borough. homes that are genuinely affordable to all This document is owned by all of us and Londoners. Growth can help secure our future. provides new opportunities to engage with Developing and enhancing our our residents, our new Mayor of London infrastructure, building new homes and and potential partners. I encourage you providing new jobs, will help the borough to explore our ideas in this Direction of remain a destination of choice. But all Travel and share our enthusiasm for the of this can only be provided by working borough’s future. collaboratively with residents, the Mayor of London, developers and investors. iv v STATUS OF THIS DOCUMENT APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS This Direction of Travel for the Royal intensification, including residential to This Direction of Travel document is a joint • Provide part of the framework of the Borough of Kingston upon Thames London’s network of town centres and statement of intent by the Royal Borough Duty to Co-operate between the provides supplementary planning advice other areas of good public transport of Kingston upon Thames and the Mayor Council, the Mayor of London and to the London Plan policies to support the accessibility. Policy 2.7 expands upon of London. It clarifies the strategic policy adjoining authorities in accordance development and intensification1 of areas this and seeks to work with boroughs to basis for this work and its alignment with with national policy. within the borough to provide new homes, identify and bring forward capacity in and the London Plan as well as Kingston’s jobs and investment. around town centres with good public growth agenda. It seeks to capture, To support the growth agenda, the transport accessibility to accommodate build-upon and steer aspirations held by Royal Borough of Kingston has agreed This document forms part of the work leisure, retail and civic needs and developers and investors both now and a Development Delivery Protocol with undertaken by the Mayor and Kingston especially higher density housing. long term. the Greater London Authority to ensure Council in identifying and assessing high quality development is delivered opportunities for growth in the borough for Policy 6.4 of the London Plan states The purpose of this document is to set that supports the shared aspirations for the new Local Plan and Opportunity Area that the Mayor will work with strategic out at an early stage, in the process of the borough. Therefore it is essential Planning Framework. partners to improve the public transport preparing the new Borough Local Plan, the that all relevant organisations in the system in London, including cross London broad context in which the growth agenda statutory planning process participate at Policy 2.6 of the London Plan sets the and orbital rail links to support future needs to be planned and delivered. It also the earliest possible stage to maximise Mayor’s vision and strategy for outer development and regeneration priority begins the process of engaging with a opportunities coming forward and realise London, committing to “work to realise areas, and increase public transport wide range of residents, stakeholders, development potential. the potential of outer London, recognising capacity by developing Crossrail 2. interest groups and developers on the the building upon its diversity and varied future Direction of Travel. London is experiencing tremendous strengths by providing locally sensitive Policy 2.16 of the London Plan states growth which needs to be accommodated approaches through LDFs and other the Mayor will work with boroughs It is intended that the document will: in a way which benefits existing development frameworks to enhance and and other partners to develop and communities. The scale of change is promote its distinct existing and emerging implement planning frameworks and/or • Inform developers and landowners apparent if the growth in homes in 2004 is strategic and local economic opportunities other appropriate spatial planning and on the broad long term strategy for compared to that identified in the current and transport requirements”. investment tools that can effect positive future development. London Plan, from 140,000 to 210,000. change to realise the potential of strategic • Encourage engagement at an early Kingston Town Centre is identified in outer London development centres. stage with both the Council and the To accommodate this growth in homes, paragraph A1.4 of the London Plan as an Mayor of London regarding emerging jobs, schools, health and other social emerging opportunity area. It states “The The Council has embarked on a new Local development proposals, infrastructure will need to be provided. Mayor is working with boroughs and other Plan for the borough with an Issues and • Encourage engagement at an early To ensure this is done in an effective way partners to identify, assess and realise Options consultation expected in Spring stage with the development of a that protects and enhances the places the potential for new Opportunity and 2017. growth agenda, that people value and cherish, we need to Intensification Areas in terms of Policy 2.13 develop a clear plan. including……the Royal Borough of Kingston Until the new Local Plan is adopted, the Upon Thames (Kingston Town Centre)”. 2012 Core Strategy, the 2008 Kingston Town Centre Area Action Plan and 2012 Growth in the borough is not however South London Waste Plan together dependent upon the designation of an with the 2015 London Plan will remain opportunity area. The London Plan (Policy the statutory development plan for the 2.15) seeks to direct development and borough. 1 Intensification is defined as “sustainably increasing density whilst optimising the development potential of plots of land.” vi vii CONTENTS Foreword from the Mayor of London Page iv Foreword from the Leader of Kingston Page v Status of this document Page vi Approach to development proposals Page vii Contents Page ix City in the West Page 10 City in the West Wider Context Page 12 Current planning designations Page 14
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