Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy

FINAL 19th December 2014

1 Introduction Concerns raised by local residential and business communities regarding the quality of the Beddington environment have prompted a review and refresh of the 1998 Beddington Industrial Area Environmental Strategy. The document that follows assesses the outstanding issues that have not been addressed by the 1998 strategy and identifies current opportunities for environmental enhancement. These opportunities are set out as a series of projects to be addressed in the short, medium and long term development plans for Beddington.

Purpose of the Strategy Overall the aims of this study are to:

• provide an informative report of the work;

• develop recommendations to solve the problems outstanding from implementation of the 1998 strategy;

• present proposals as prioritised projects for implementation, including highway solutions on a short, medium and long term basis;

• review environmental improvements suggested by the local residential and business community as listed;

In carrying out the study AMEC has:

• analysed the Beddington Strategic Industrial Location (SIL) and its environs, including adjacent areas of the Beddington Farmlands, and residential areas in and around the Beddington SIL including Beddington Village for issues and opportunities;

• undertaken a rapid review of the policy context to provide an update on Beddington SIL’s status and how it might be interwoven with the Fig 1. Site Location Plan - Copyright to be confirmed before final issue/map to be updated Beddington North Neighbourhood Forum’s Neighbourhood Development Plan;

• reviewed consultation to date and consulted further with local residents and businesses to gain a cross section of opinion;

• considered best practice from elsewhere e.g. tools that might assist future development management; and

• identified further work that will help deliver change over the longer term and project implementation.

The consultation exercises with local residents and the business community identified issues that were broadly categorised under three themes: Image and Identity, Access and Movement and Safer Streets. In this document these themes have been condensed into Access and Movement and Identity and Character. This study was undertaken at the same time as a separate study by Integrated Transport Planning Ltd (ITP) at Beddington Village and the caveat applies that their detailed recommendations affecting that part of our study area are assumed to align with our own proposals. We have made some additional recommendations within Beddington Village where these link with more strategic proposals.

Site Location The Beddington Strategic Industrial Location (SIL) lies within the London Borough of Sutton and sits at the western boundary of London Brough of Croydon and the southern boundary of London Borough of Merton. As such, it will influence activities and be impacted on by the immediate environs of these adjacent boroughs.

Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy 16th December 2014/35411 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited 3 Study Area KEY

The study area includes the Beddington SIL, adjacent sections of the Beddington farmlands and residential areas to the south and west of the Beddington Lane Study area (SIL) SIL including the Beddington Village Conservation Area to the north of the River Wandle. The study area extends beyond the Croydon tramlink Tramlink to the north to meet the southern end of Mitcham Common. The Beddington SIL is generally bounded on the west by Beddington Lane, to Extended study area the east by Beddington Farm Road and to the south by Beddington Village. However in places the SIL extends beyond these roads as can be seen in Fig. 2. The industrial area continues east into the London Borough of Croydon forming part of the Purley Way Retail Park. The site Metropolitan Open Land is approximately 100 hectares and comprises of a mix of land use types; and ages and styles of buildings. The large majority of units within the SIL are presently occupied. The uses range from heavy industry or critical infrastructure, including the National Grid substation and Therapia Lane Tram Thames Water sewage treatment work sites, to road haulage companies, aggregate businesses, manufacturing companies and retail outlets Tramlink including a large DIY store and a supermarket. The majority of businesses within the Beddington SIL are private limited companies and there are currently plans underway to form a Business Improvement District (BID) which would facilitate a coherent approach to environmental enhancement of the study area.

Beddington Farm Rd

Beddington Farmlands

Beddington Lane Beddington Industrial Area

Purley Way Retail Park

River Wandle Beddington Village

Fig 2 Study Area Plan

Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy 16th December 2014/35411 4 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited 2 1998 Environmental Strategy Review

Since the late 1990s work has been carried out in the SIL area notably the construction of the Coomber Way link road whose aim was to divert through traffic away from Beddington Lane. Some environmental improvements have been undertaken such as planting, some sections of footway/ cycleway improvement, stream restoration, signage and so on but these have not kept pace with the increasing dominance of the SIL over the surrounding area with the impacts that follow from that. Moreover the aspirations in 1998 for a better quality environment were focused upon public land, often limited to the highway. The aims now extend from a more strategic positioning of SIL as a greener more resilient industrial area providing employment for a wider community, through to practical measures to achieve this such as access links from Hackbridge across the future Wandle Country Park. In addition the scope for measures to address climate change issues and sustainability, reflected in policy development since the late 1990s, are also now much higher priority and as a result this study considers the scope for measures such as sustainable urban drainage, pocket parks, renewable energy generation opportunities as well as green infrastructure. As a result of this fresh approach the boundary of the Study Area was extended to emphasise the need for a holistic approach to address issues affecting SIL, Country Park and important residential areas. Inevitably traffic and transport is even more significant an issue but enabling connectivity and permeability for non car modes is also of even greater urgency than in 1998. Whilst some improvements were made then a more comprehensive approach involving land in private ownership is now needed and this is addressed in the proposals. However for the short term, technically deliverable proposals that can make a difference to peoples lives locally have been identified.

Issues and Priorities Proposals in 1998 Rationale Implementation Commentary (e.g. whether still relevant) Site circulation, vehicular access and junction New Link Road (Coomber Way) To divert much of through traffic away from Beddington Scheme completed but objectives never realized fully Needs to be more efficient needing removal of on street improvements Lane parking and snack wagons etc. More roundabouts (3 no.) on Beddington Lane To improve local access and safety e.g at retail area Only Coomber Way/Beddington Lane roundabout Traffic calming through Beddington Village and today implemented encouragement needed to divert through traffic via Coomber Way Traffic calming on Beddington Farm Road to complement Traffic speeds of concern Not done Not relevant today. On street parking should be on street parking there e.g. crossings removed as part of plans to encourage traffic away from Beddington Lane. Existing Vegetation/Green areas Preserve trees and open green spaces and execute Mature trees, many dying, in need of replacement Some planting e.g. along Beddington Lane Patches of new planting not linked up or adhering to any opportunities for street tree planting. overall concept e.g. along access routes. Pedestrian Access and Cycle Ways Better links to Beddington Village and future Country Better links to Beddington Village and future Country Some on Beddington Lane Connections of current sections should be completed and Park Park priority given to those routes that link the future Country Park, and address desire of local communities e.g. North Beddington Forum Re-open footpaths east – west across the Industrial Links severed through redevelopment. Little evidence of improvement. Beddington Cross has Severance still an issue that forces people to use their Area to Beddington Farm Road. Lighting proposals to be been developed as a private estate but no public access. cars more and the east-west link at Therapia Lane is very made. intimidating. Sections of Beddington Lane should have pedestrian and To allow more space for these users on the side of the Other than Beddington Lane where these works are Beddington Farm Road should not be impeded by on cycleway access along one side only road where access is required. Beddington Farm Road being implemented, little evidence of it elsewhere. street parking and other measures as it becomes busier should also be limited e.g. where additional on street as an industrial distributor road parking is required. Boundary Treatments Unity of design of boundary treatments Lack of continuity between plots, no use of colour, Little evidence of improvement other than on Beddington This approach has been superseded by the current variation in height Lane. No strategy in place. analysis and recommendations

Roadside Character Existing landscape character of industrial plot boundaries Six character zones to be developed This analysis was means to define the area and develop a This approach has been superseded by the current and road should be preserved and enhanced. suite of approaches in different locations. analysis and recommendations

Gateways (signage) Markers at principal entrances to the Industrial Area and To assist visitors to the area Subject to further detailed assessment but some Superseded by new thinking on signage hierarchy, Beddington Village Conservation Area signage introduced. purpose and locations. Details to be subject to further assessment but to be linked to rebranding of Beddington SIL Materials Not prescriptive in 1998 study but suggested use of Continuity and harmony of hard and soft landscape Little evidence of progress. New priority locations identified but details of finishes to precast concrete paving blocks and more rugged materials be subject to further studies. materials e.g. granite setts. Sitting and Picnic areas Few places where workers can sit and enjoy lunch. Partly to encourage the image of the area as a good place Not evident, limited spaces. Coomber Way has snack Large sites and other areas where utilization of land to work. wagon outlets that contribute to congestion. Their needs to be tested further may generate locations where removal should be undertaken and if possible sites several companies could locate facilities for workforces. provided close to workplaces off street.

Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy 16th December 2014/35411 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited 5 Project Description and reference Implemented full or partial Of measures not implemented are these relevant Commentary Commentary (e.g. whether still relevant) Picnic site at Therapia Lane close to stream , p17. Not done. This area would be ideal as a location to Some seating and landscaping has been installed near Therapia Way could have been suited longer term Needs to be more efficient needing removal of on street service surrounding businesses and is close to the small Ampere Way roundabout, a different site. to creation of a small area but the waste tip was parking and snack wagons etc. stream. Led to discussion with EMR to test possibilities in redeveloped and the space has been constrained. The this location. Ampere Way space is not appealing as a picnic or refuge from environmental impacts. Pedestrian Access – Boulevard, south of Wickes DIY p18, Partial – improvements underway but no crossing point This location is even more important as a crossing to link This area could be upgraded more easily if Wickes site Traffic calming through Beddington Village and today 19, 20, 21 over Beddington Lane. Some planting but no “boulevard” to future country park. It is a priority of N Beddington were better integrated with Asda e.g. the parking for encouragement needed to divert through traffic via Forum. Wickes could be accessed via Asda car park freeing Coomber Way up the boundary with Beddington Lane for further enhancement.. Junction Improvements near Asda, p22, 23 Proposed roundabout with art feature, east-west Not done – traffic lights at junction only. Future Still a sensitive location for access and movement. A Not relevant today. On street parking should be pedestrian crossing to Wandle Valley Country Park, improvements needed to footway and cycleway east side sensitively designed scheme is required. removed as part of plans to encourage traffic away from cycleway and landscape enhancements. None of the of Beddington Lane Beddington Lane. above implemented. Pedestrian and Cycle Access p24, 25 Cycleway/footpath improvements done. Wide bellmouths here and elsewhere still an issue for Patches of new planting not linked up or adhering to any pedestrian movement along Beddington Lane. overall concept e.g. along access routes. Redevelopment p26, 27, 28 Open former refuse site developed and now at higher Still an important area where residential amenity is Update improvements linked to the intimidating Connections of current sections should be completed and level than Therapia Lane. No village green proposals prejudiced by surrounding industrial uses. environment alongside EMR site would be beneficial. priority given to those routes that link the future Country implemented but stream has been subject to Park, and address desire of local communities e.g. N improvements. Beddington Forum Pedestrian Access and footpath widening Re-open footpaths east – west across the Industrial Links severed through redevelopment. Little evidence of improvement. Beddington Cross has Severance still an issue that forces people to use their Area to Beddington Farm Road. Lighting proposals to be been developed as a private estate but no public access. cars more and the east-west link at Therapia Lane is very made. intimidating. p29 Beddington Lane , Therapia Way p33 Not done Still relevant. Beddington Farm Road should not be impeded by on street parking and other measures as it becomes busier as an industrial distributor road On street parking p30, 31, 32 Unity of design of boundary treatments Lack of continuity between plots, no use of colour, Little evidence of improvement other than on Beddington This approach has been superseded by the current variation in height Lane. No strategy in place. analysis and recommendations

Beddington Farm Road, Not implemented but some planting along the road. Not relevant apart from landscaping required all way Beddington Farm Road will lose its unofficial on street This approach has been superseded by the current along to Ampere Way parking and this will enable faster traffic plus more space analysis and recommendations for planting and improved pedestrian/cycleway access Signage and Legibility p35 Some implementation Still partly relevant Signage hierarchy not developed at the time. Superseded by new thinking on signage hierarchy, purpose and locations. Details to be subject to further assessment but to be linked to rebranding of Beddington SIL

Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy 16th December 2014/35411 6 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited 3 Consultation Results The development of the environmental strategy has been prepared with and benefited from involvement from businesses and major occupiers within the study area and key stakeholders, including local residents.

Consultation from the following groups or periods has been considered:

• The 1998 strategy has been reviewed with major points noted for current relevance

• Consultation notes from LBS addressing the business community and the residents concerns. green space green brand consistent fencing street trees green walls • A community consultation exercise was undertaken post site analysis and review of 1998 strategy. Questionnaires were distributed post discussion of possible interventions to gauge priorities and to allow respondents to provide focused feedback.

• A series of consultation meetings with businesses such as National Grid, Thames Water and Viridor etc has been undertaken to ascertain what opportunities there are to implement proposed interventions and scope for further discussion to seek collaboration.

The consultation responses provided valuable information, which has informed the final Environmental Strategy. The following section outlines some of the key issues identified by the consultees.

Stakeholder Consultation wildflowers low energy features seating areas food growing play spaces Post site analysis a series of questions were designed to collect information on desired journeys and key routes to key community facilities. Initial potential improvements were set out and consultees were asked to prioritise which enhancements were deemed most important. Questions were posed in order to ascertain what issues were perceived to be contributing to the negative image of the study area and the location of such issues if it was possible to do so. Consultees were then provided with a list of environmental enhancements relating to image and identity and were asked to prioritise them.

Highest priority interventions in the Image and identity section were ‘Green Space and Seating’, creating a Green Identity for Beddington SIL, planting more street trees and providing more consistent fencing. High to medium priority was to provide green walls or other green infrastructure as boundary treatments. Medium priority interventions were the following, low energy features, wildflower meadows, opening water courses, and provision of cafe facilities/tranquil areas/passive seating. Medium to Low priority were provision of play areas and food wider pavements off-street parking better lighting shared surfaces pedestrian crossings growing areas with scented plants being the lowest priority of all for consultees.

The main issue that consultees thought negatively affected the character and identity of the area was the use and design of Beddington lane. Respondents perceived traffic volumes and speeds to be high, noise to be intrusive and generally the road environment was unpleasant for pedestrians, including comments on the narrow road and footpath width, poor drainage, poor maintenance of the road and footpath and lack of planting.

The results of consultation show that the main issues to address are the volume of traffic still using Beddington Lane and to change the street environment to be more pedestrian friendly as this is a major pedestrian artery for the village.

new signage green routes attractive cycleways cycle stands car share scheme

Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy 16th December 2014/35411 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited 7 KEY Predominant Land Uses Existing Land Use and Planning Context Study area (SIL) Extended study 4 area The existing mix of land uses, their layout and the state of the buildings and land on site, has B Class Uses increased sensitivities and negative public perception of the study area due to the adverse impact on Therapia LaneCritical accessibility and local amenity. Any new development proposals should seek to provide appropriate Infrastructure mitigation measures to ensure that there are no unacceptable effects on residents and the local Resource business community within and around the site from the impacts identified. management Retail Land Use Residential The land use in the Beddington SIL encompasses: B Class business uses such as light industry, offices, research and development facilities Allotments and warehousing/logistics units; resource management processes concerned with waste water treatment, waste management, recycling Metropolitan and material processing (e.g cement works); and other critical infrastructure such as power distribution. Heavy industrial uses are limited Open in number and mainly occupy sites within the north of the SIL. The remaining premises are mixed with many large individual plots along Beddington Land Beddington Farm Road and smaller plots to the north and south along Beddington Lane. Strategic Tram Industrial Location Beddington SIL is bounded on the west by Beddington Farmlands, a large area designated as Metropolitan Open Land (MOL). Within the MOL are Thames Waters sewage treatment works and Viridor’s landfill operation. There are also large residential areas adjacent to the Industrial Area as well as small pockets of housing within it. The residential area to the south forms part of the Beddington Village Conservation Area. The area of open land to the west, north and south of the sewage treatment works forms part of the proposed site of the Wandle Valley Country Park which will ultimately provide more than 490 hectares of strategic open space in the heart of South London.

Supportive Policy Framework The opportunities for improvement and recommendations put forward in this study have emerged from a review of work completed to date; findings from site visits, engagement with the community and consideration of the existing policy framework for land use in the Beddington area. The current policy framework for the Beddington study area comprises: National Planning Policy Guidance 2012 (NPPG), The London Plan (2011) and the Revised Early Minor Alterations (REMA) published in July 2012, and London Borough of Sutton Core Planning Strategy (December, 2009). Tables 1- 4 in Appendix A set out the suit of policies that should be considered in the assessment of future development proposals. The tables also assess the opportunities and risks for future development against the policies identified. Appendix B provides a summary of the key policy documents.

The recommendations put forward in this study are considered to fit with the current policy framework for the Beddington study area. They have been tested against policies that specifically address issues that have emerged a review of work completed to date, site visits and consultation. Recommendations include parameters to be included as planning guidance, to be used in assessing future development proposals within the study area. It is hoped that even where formal planning consent is not required, that proposals for change will Beddington Village incorporate the advice provided within this document. These issues have been broadly categorised under the following headings: ‘Identity and Character’; and ‘Access and Movement’. ‘Identity and Character’ covers issues pertaining to: character, heritage, open space, boundary treatments, legibility and signage, noise, odour and air quality. ‘Access and Movement’ covers issues pertaining to pedestrians and cyclists, public transport, traffic routing, road signage, parking, travel planning and traffic calming.

Fig 3 Existing Land Use Plan

Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy 16th December 2014/35411 8 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited Identity & Character KEY The policy that follows, favours recommendations that address issues pertaining to: landscape and open space; urban fabric and boundary Study area treatments; signage and legibility; heritage; and climate change.

Extended study Landscape and Open Space area The London Borough of Sutton Core Planning Strategy Policy PMP9 – The Open Spaces Network states that the Council will seek to Strategic safeguard and enhance the Borough’s open space network. As such, it adopts an overall Borough-wide target of public open space provision Industrial Location with unrestricted access of 2.88 ha per 1,000 population. In determining planning applications of development on open space, the Council will ensure that this target is maintained. Metropolitan Recommendations include preparation of a land utilisation study to assess [inter alia] where there are opportunities to set aside or purchase Open Land land for open space, which would include a study of existing provision. Proposed Within the Beddington SIL there is no provision of publicly accessible open space and individual sites have barely any green attributes. Regional Park Policy DM33 – Strategic and Established Industrial Locations provides that applicants should seek to ensure that Beddington as a Strategic Industrial Location, remains an attractive location for industry and so will support proposals that contribute to transport and environmental Conservation improvements. Areas

Recommendations include new opportunities for mixed uses and open spaces utilising former heavy industry sites in the area (as these relocate or expand). Beddington Farmlands Landfill Site

Urban Fabric and Boundary Treatments/Signage and Legibility Beddington Strategic Industrial The London Borough of Sutton Site Development Policies DPD Policy DM3 – Enhancing the Street Scene and Public Realm, states that Location new development within main industrial areas should seek to enhance the appearance of the public realm through high quality design and Sewage Treatment Works landscaping.

Development should relate positively to the public realm. There are large residential areas to the north and south of the industrial area as well as small pockets of housing within the industrial area. Proposals should be developed in way that has a positive benefit for visual quality and meets public safety requirements.

Policy drives the aspiration for enhancements to Beddington Lane, including implementation of hard and soft landscaping, lighting and Beddington Farmlands signage. Sludge Beds

Heritage The London Borough of Sutton Core Planning Strategy Policy BP12 - Good Urban Design and Heritage encourages sustainable design and construction but seeks to ensure that development respects local character, creates safe, attractive, vibrant and legible places through the Beddington Park development of landmarks structures, public realm features, landscape and public art. conservation area Medium term goals include looking at opportunities to incorporate signage indicating the Roman Villa site and wildflower meadow planting Carew Manor conservation area regime. Beddington Village conservation area The London Borough of Sutton Site Development Policies DPD Policy DM4 – Historic Environment, provides that proposals should have special regard to the desirability of preserving the setting of heritage assets. Development that affects the setting of heritage assets should incorporate appropriate mitigation measures to manage adverse effects.

Recommendations include the development of a Heritage Trail along Wandle picking up key locations from Beddington Lane towards Carshalton. This would provide opportunity to improve connectivity to take advantage of the adjoining high quality townscape at the southern end of the industrial estate, strengthening the linkages and visual qualities between the surviving Carew estate (Carew Manor/Beddington Village/Beddington Park) and the industrial estate.

Fig 4 Existing Planning Designations

Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy 16th December 2014/35411 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited 9 Climate Change Photo List 1. Narrow Footpath Beddington Lane - The London Borough of Sutton Core Planning Strategy Policy BP6 – One Planet Living: Air Quality seeks to promote Sutton as a ‘One Planet Poor environment for major pedestrian Living’ Borough by contributing to targets for reducing carbon dioxide emissions in accordance with the London Plan. route 2. Beddington Lane Cycleway - Good National and local policies now emphasise the need for measures to be implemented that either help reduce emissions of Green House infrastructure but does not extend along Gases (GHGs) or help mitigate their effects. The former includes the need for greater renewable energy generation. Within this combined the entire length of Beddington Lane area there is scope for solar eg on roofs, for CHP ( as implemented by Thames Water) for re-use of waste heat and conservation measures. 3. Houses along Therapia Lane Mitigation will embrace a lot of proposals that can be introduced over time either as part of the planning process when new development 4. Heritage buildings with Beddington is proposed or for example by providing guidance and support to owners of sites to undertake more sensitive approaches to their estate Village Conservation Area management. 5. Therapia Lane Cycleway - Good car free cycle access however underutilised Within the emerging proposals in this report climate change is a key consideration for instance in green infrastructure including measures infrastructure as environment is poor such as green roofs, enhancement of biodiversity, sustainable urban drainage, more harmonious and sensitive boundary treatments. The and safety is a concern. approach will help SIL develop a new eco friendly brand through proactive transformation of its environment. Even the heavier process industries might be able to adapt as owners see land value rising as a consequence of these changes. Proposals for new green links, rationalisation of access, pedestrian and cycle improvement schemes that encourage sustainable travel, all seek to improve air quality in the study area. 1. 2. Access & Movement The London Borough of Sutton Core Planning Strategy Policy BP9 - Enabling Smarter Travel Choices: An Area-Based Approach states that the Council will adopt an area based approach to transport improvements, focussing on sustainable locations and other key destinations. It identifies that the Council will implement comprehensive transport measures, aimed at improving sustainable transport options and integration in and around each of the Borough’s town centres and strategic industrial areas. The policy lists specific schemes, including; realignment and reconstruction of Beddington Lane to improve access for heavy goods vehicles to industrial sites and introducing measures to enhance the movement of, and the facilities and environment for, pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users.

This study demonstrates that as traffic has increased along Beddington Lane, the environment for others i.e pedestrians and cyclists has deteriorated. The context now is that Coomber Way and Beddington Farm Road need to cater for the heavier traffic enabling improvements along Beddington Lane to rebalance the corridor in favour of pedestrian and cyclists. 3. 4.

It is the aspiration that by improving infrastructure and accessibility in a sustainable way, the Beddington Industrial Estate will become much more attractive for existing and potential businesses and this will help promote future economic growth. A good example of this is to encourage access to employment in the Beddington SIL from Hackbridge via improved east-west links.

The London Borough of Sutton Site Allocations DPD 2011 is one of the main documents for the delivery of the vision and objectives of the Core Strategy. Site Allocation C9 is the Beddington Lane Traffic Improvements: Beddington Road Improvement Scheme and relates to Policy BP9. The development scheme involves land along the edge of Beddington Lane from the junction of Derry Road to the tram stop by Brookmead Road and includes carriageway widening, construction of continuous cycleway between Derry Road and the tram crossing, a footway on both sides of the road and accessibility improvements. A significant number of underground services will also have to be diverted as part of the works. The allocation identifies that:

Any development scheme should pay particular regard to: 5.

• Improving the safety and circulation of vehicular movements serving Beddington Lane Strategic Industrial Location

• Improving access to Beddington Lane tram stop

• Improving bus stopping facilities

• Providing a safe and attractive environment for pedestrian and cycle movements

• Creating designated pedestrian and cycle crossing points

• Not attracting extraneous traffic in order to protect the Beddington Village Conservation Area

The policies identified above, are considered to accommodate recommendations that address issues pertaining to ‘Pedestrians and Cyclists’, ‘Public Transport’, ‘Traffic Routing’, ’Road Signage’,’ Travel Planning’, ‘Parking’, ‘Noise’ & ‘Traffic Calming’.

Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy 16th December 2014/35411 10 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited KEY Existing Identity and Character Issues Study area Extended 5 study area Beddington has evolved from a rural estate into a major industrial and resource management area Scheduled Monument for Greater London. While there are some aspects of the semi-rural character of the village and its Therapia Lane Tramlink heritage remaining; the large scale industrial estate, its current treatment and associated activities Conservation has fostered a new identity for Beddington that is harsh and bleak in its outlook. Areas The Evolution of Beddington’s Character Beddington is located on the former Carew Manor estate established by Nicholas Carew in 1381. Under Carew’s descendents no large scale development of the parish occurred before 1859, when the greater part of the land sold. This included the deer park, a large open area between Croydon Road and Mitcham Common. The park included the remains of a Roman villa and an Anglo-Saxon cemetery located, immediately to the north of the manor and village on adjoining sites separated by the southern end of Beddington Lane.

In the 1860s Croydon Council bought the north and eastern part of the deer park for use as a sewage farm, including the archaeological villa Beddington and cemetery sites. The southern part was protected from development and survives as Beddington Park, which is a conservation area. Strategic Industrial Lavender and mint were both grown commercially in the Wandle valley parishes, and plant oil extract was produced for medicinal purposes Location in mills along the Wandle. In the nineteenth century, it is worth noting that Sutton was one of the main centres of lavendar production and it is possible that in the future, restoration could involve growing this crop to aid the revival of the rural scene.

In 1658 John Evelyn visited Beddington and describes it: ‘‘To Beddington, that ancient seat of the Carews, a fine old hall but a scambling house, famous for the first orange garden in England, but now over-grown trees planted in the ground and secured in winter with wooden Tabernacle and stoves. This seat is rarely watered, lying low and environed with good pastures. The Pomegranates bear here.’’

The Beddington SIL occupies land to the east of Beddington Lane that was redeveloped when part of the Croydon Sewage works became redundant in the 1970s. The southern end of the SIL is closely adjacent to the Carew Manor and Beddington Village Conservation Areas and the scheduled remains of the Roman villa, which remains part of the sewage works. The SIL includes the site of the Saxon cemetery, although this is not believed to have survived the operation of the sewage works.

Improvements to connectivity and access across the SIL between residences and these key conservation sites will help reinforce the heritage aspects of Beddington as linkages and visual qualities between the surviving Carew estate (Carew Manor/Beddington Village/Beddington Park) and the SIL that occupies the former deer park. Interpretation and signage could be provided in appropriate locations to allow further Beddington Park access into the history and heritage of the area. conservation area Carew Manor conservation area Beddington Village conservation area

Fig 5. Heritage Plan

Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy 16th December 2014/35411 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited 11 Existing Landscape Character KEY The semi-rural landscape character of pre 1970’s- Beddington is still evident in aspects of the study area and along sections of Beddington Study area Lane, however piecemeal development of the SIL with the introduction of its mixed-use activities has changed the identity of Beddington from being solely a semi-rural village and park to having a third distinct character area that has become the dominant aspect of Beddingtons Extended study identity. area The mixed-use environment of the Beddington SIL with residential, retail and industrial acitvities has the potential to create a vibrant Public open space and sustainable community, however currently these uses are seemingly in conflict as the industrial and large-scale warehouse/retail developments have been allowed to grow in an incoherent and isolated way, overshadowing the residential village environment that preceded Existing it. Within the industrial area there is little open space and individual sites have barely any planting, tree cover or green space for employees stream/river to use. There are no street trees or planting along any of the internal roads within the SIL . Beddington Farm Road, while being a wider road with a greater set back of the buildings from the road edge, also has a minimal number of trees. Beddington Lane has a semi-rural feel due Allotments to the greater proportion of green edges to the narrow curving road. This character is however being eroded by the volume and type of traffic using the carriageway; and by the rubbish and cluttered hoarding that is now a frequent feature of the roadside hedges. Tram Beddington Park adjacent to the study area provides the village and residents south of the SIL with high quality open space that is reasonably accessible, however the SIL currently forms a significant barrier to the park from communities to the north and east. Access to the park through the SIL could be significantly improved.

The Wandle Valley Area Framework sets out the long term project to develop operational land west of the SIL into a publicly accessible nature Beddington reserve to connect Beddington Park with Mitcham Common creating an extensive regional park as part of the all London Green Grid. This Strategic extensive area of open space will be a valuable resource for the South London communities in and around Beddington and access to this Industrial park particularly from Croydon through the SIL will become important. Establishing green links through the SIL to connect with wider cycle Location and footpath networks will not only encourage sustainable access to the regional park but will enhance the environment of the SIL with improvements to visual amenity, biodiversity and air quality.

Beddington Park conservation area

Beddington Goose Park Green Allotments Allotments

Fig 6. Existing Publicly Accessible Landscape Plan

Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy 16th December 2014/35411 12 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited Character Areas KEY In analysing the current character of the study area, we have identified three distinct character areas which in their current form and extent Study area (SIL) are contributing to a conflicting identity for Beddington:

Extended study Industrial Character Area area

Strategic Industrial Area (SIL) – the main industrial areas of Beddington comprising a range of employment uses interspersed with other Industrial Character uses such as retail, is a strategically significant employment area. At present the character is dominated by hard landscapes of tarmac Area and concrete, palisade fencing, industrial profiled cladding portal frame sheds through to small units occupied by a range of businesses. Perimeter roads provide access and within the area small roads often unadopted, serve premises, often with poor lighting, lack of open Village Character spaces or respite areas. Internally east-west routes remain limited and unappealing and lack of permeability encourages car uses even from Area the Village into the SIL(an easy walking distance). Redevelopment over the last 20 years has increased severance effects, closing off what Park Character were more direct walking routes and increasing a sense of isolation and risk for the pedestrian. Area

Village Character Area Semi Industrial Character Area The Village – the core of Beddington Village is focused upon the Conservation Area itself, where housing is clustered close to the river Wandle, and the old Mill, with easy access alongside the river west towards Beddington Park. Open spaces within and around the Village are Confusion of Character Areas small scale and gradually most merge to join the larger parkland to the west. Park Character Area

The Park – with high density housing in the Village this compact area breaks out into parkland to the west and formerly open countryside now comprising the landfill site. Other areas of Metropolitan Open Land are not yet integrated into the future Wandle Valley Park. Even within the Strategic Industrial Location (SIL) and along Beddington Lane itself there are residual trees, groups of trees, hedges which hint at the relatively recent rural past.

Fig 7. Existing Character Area Plan

Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy 16th December 2014/35411 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited 13 Urban Fabric and Boundary Treatments Photo List 1. Therapia Lane houses - Poor Industrial units of both small and large scale provide an austere and intimidating environment for the pedestrian with little or no tree cover environment for major pedestrian or planting at the edges to soften their imposing form on the public realm. The buildings vary in age, style and quality and the boundary route treatments such as fences and railings to these industrial properties vary significantly in their design, height and repair, and have been 2. Inconsistent approach to fencing built in an ad hoc fashion. This has lead to a cluttered and illegible environment. Providing coherent and softer edges to these functional across the SIL industrial spaces will allow the activities they are undertaking to be better situated within a framework that contributes to a consistent sense 3. Inconsistent approach to signage which is often misplaced or cluttered of place for Beddington. and therefore illegible 4. Poor drainage to road and access Signage and Legibility ways in and around the SIL Legibility for both the SIL users and residential pedestrians navigating through the SIL in Beddington is diffcult. Directional signage is misplaced or lacking causing confusion. Lack of clear signage at Coomber Way is affecting the amount of industrial traffic and through traffic is still using Beddington Lane as an access route. The Coomber Way link road was designed to improve access to the eastern part of the SIL as well as provide access to through traffic, relieving the village of heavy vehicle traffic. Hoarding both new and old often clutters boundaries to business properties and visual clutter of individual business signage is often quite distracting.

1. 2. Lighting

Lighting was raised as an issue for many consultees. Due to the lack of lighting, many of the public footpaths and cycleways are not used in the evenings and in winter when light levels are poor. This means that a lot of infrastructure is currently underutilised due to concerns over safety and security perceptions of the public. Noise Noise can significantly effect our appreciation of our environment. Within the study area the main sources of noise arise from HGV movements and industrial activities within the estate. Pedestrians and staff working in offices within the estate are most likely to be affected by this noise, but there are also dwellings around the edges of the industrial estate, for example at Ampere Way, Kelvin Gardens, Wimshurst 3. Close and Dacre Way where people in their homes might hear, or be disturbed by the noise.

Particular hotspots for noise include Croydon Road, Beddington Farm Road and Beddington Lane, which are the main routes for HGV and car traffic. Pedestrians on these routes are likely to need to raise their voices to continue normal conversation when HGVs are passing, and it is possible that this may deter people from using these footpaths, particularly where paths are narrow.

Within the study area there are a variety of commercial and industrial units which may generate noise. Noise sources include HGVs loading and unloading, metal recycling on Therapia Way, and building services plant on the exterior of various buildings.

Odour/Air Quality

Odour is a concern for Beddington Village residents with the council receiving complaints about operations in the area. Appendix D identifies 4. those facilities in the area which are operated under environmental permits or waste management licenses issued by the Environment Agency.

The identified sites include a sewage works, landfill operations, waste handling, recycling centres, energy recovery and waste-derived combustion processes. Whilst the processes at some sites are managed the potential still exists for some of the facilities to emit odours which might cause annoyance. The cumulative effects might on occasions give rise to some complaints.

The main areas of concern are the proximity of some receptors to odour sources with a high potential for unabated odour emissions. This includes residential receptors on Beddington Lane, in proximity to sewage works and landfill operations, and those receptor locations located to the south of liquid waste storage as part of the Landfill operations (in the vicinity of Crispin Crescent).

Odours at these locations will be influenced by general odours from the surroundings from open water, liquid waste and landfill sources.

Air quality in the Beddington area has the potential to be negatively affected due to the high proportion of heavy duty vehicles likely to use the local roads plus emissions from industrial sources and small scale combustion plant.. Hotspots for pollutant concentrations are likely to include main roads and junctions of main roads where vehicle numbers will be highest and/or the speeds lowest.

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Beddington Study area (BIA) Existing Access and Movement Issues Lane 6 Extended study area Bus service 455

Pedestrians and Cyclists Bus service 463

Currently Beddington is dominated by vehicular traffic, and access around and within the Beddington SIL on foot and by bike is poor. There Therapia Lane are a limited number of cycleways and pedestrian routes through the industrial area and the quality of this infrastructure is of low amenity Bus stop value and is poorly maintained. Tram stop The SIL covers a large part of North Beddington with residential areas both adjacent to and within the estate. In order to encourage more sustainable and healthier modes of transport Beddington residents require easy and pleasant access to public transport routes to the greater Tram London area and to local facilities and amenity areas. Beddington residents use retail outlets within the Industrial Area (Asda, Wickes etc) and those within the Valley Plaza Retail Park on Beddington Farm Road. They also require access to adjacent areas of open space. Employees Public right of way within the estate may be encouraged to walk/cycle to work if a good network of footpaths and cycleways was established. Other footpath/ The pedestrian environment of Beddington Lane, and to a lesser extent Beddington Farm Road is intimidating. Footpaths along Beddington cycle route Lane are narrow and the carriageway currently carries large volumes of industrial traffic. The footpaths do not extend along the entire length of Beddington Lane and there are not many crossing points to provide access. In places, dense vegetation encloses the footpath on Future footpath within Regional one side creating the experience to users of virtually walking in the road. The perception is then that the pedestrians and cyclists are forced Beddington Park to share the roads with large volumes of industrial traffic and there are too few pedestrian crossing points. Due to the narrow road width of Strategic Beddington Lane and its volumes of traffic, cycling is potentially hazardous. Industrial Location Although the footpaths on Beddington Farm Road are wider, heavy parking on Beddington Farm Road forces the cyclist into a narrow carriageway with the industrial traffic and presents safety issues when car doors are being opened into the path of the cyclist.

Therapia Lane is a public right of way and service road, however it is currently dominated by vehicle access and parking on the footpath. A section of the lane is a vehicle free cycleway and footpath providing access through to Coomber Way and the Therapia Lane Tram stop, however it is underutilised as the perception is that the route is unsafe. This is primarily due to the lack of lighting, very high, visually impermeable fencing and minimal natural surveillance.

In recent times improvements have been implemented on Beddington Lane including Thames Water setting back their fence line to enable more planting; and improvements for cycling and pedestrians along the eastern side of the road. There is still a severance effect between parts of Beddington Village both sides of the road and at a more strategic level between Hackbridge and Beddington for which solutions need to be considered.

Along Beddington Lane there is a shared footway/off-street cycle lane on the western side to a point 30m south of the Coomber Way Beddington Park roundabout after which the footway continues for 360m to a point north of the junction of Mile Road. To the south of Mile Road there is no footway along the western side for approximately 500m. Along the eastern side, the footway is continuous to Hilliers Lane; for 670m to the south of Therapia Lane, an off-street cycle lane runs alongside the footway. This has been constructed in part, over the years as various developers funding has become available; as a result the path is not continuous. Over the remaining parts of Beddington Lane the existing footway facilities are substandard. The 2009 Road Improvement Scheme design includes a 4m wide shared use path along the length of the scheme as well as a 2m wide footway on the opposite side.

Photo List Beddington Village 1. Therapia Lane Cycleway - Good car free cycle access however underutilised infrastructure as environment is poor and safety is a concern. 2. Cars parked on the footpath at Therapia Lane. This public right of way is still a vehicle dominated environment.

1. 2. Fig 8. Existing Pedestrian and Cycle Access Plan

Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy 16th December 2014/35411 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited 15 There are no designated crossing points for pedestrians or cyclists along Beddington Lane until a pelican crossing to the south of Derry Road 1. Beddington Lane Cycleway - opposite the off-road cycle/footway which connects to Richmond Road, outside of the industrial area. The high volume and nature of the Good infrastructure but does not extend along the entire length of traffic makes crossing the road very hazardous, especially at peak times. Beddington Lane

The 2009 Road Improvement Scheme proposes two signalised Toucan crossings, seven uncontrolled crossings with pedestrian refuge island, 2. Harsh Industrial character along public right of way and the introduction of a pedestrian phase at the junction with Marlowe Way. 3. Crossing facilties need upgrading On Coomber Way there is a footway on the northern side for a length of approximately 200m from the roundabout junction with Beddington across the SIL Lane, and a footway on the southern side along the length of Coomber Way which has sections of shared use footway/cycleway. 4. Therapia Lane tramlink stop to Croydon - better access is needed Pedestrian provision along Beddington Farm Road is good with footways on either side of the road. to this public facility through the SIL

Links from Beddington Lane to Beddington Farm Road are limited and not attractive: a pedestrian/cycle route between Therapia Lane and Beddington Farm Lane is well lit and traffic free, however is intimidating because of poor lighting, lack of surveillance, and is unusable along Therapia Lane off Beddington Lane because of car parking along its route. There is a pedestrian route along Marlowe Way from Beddington Farm Road which routes through the ASDA car park. This is not signed and does not include cyclist provision.

In addition the Beddington Lane/Marlowe Way junction will need to be improved as it is a bottleneck for buses and neither is it especially safe as a north-south crossing for pedestrian. There are a number of industrial units which take direct access off Beddington Lane, resulting in large bellmouth junctions, or large sections of dropped kerbs across footways, which creates a poor pedestrian environment. 1. 2.

Public Transport Bus service 455 runs between Wallington and Reedham and routes along Beddington Lane, Coomber Way, Ampere Way, Purley Way, Beddington Farm Road, Marlowe Way and back onto Beddington Lane and operates at a frequency of 3 buses per hour in peak periods.

Bus service 463 runs between Pollards Hill and Coulsdon and routes along Coomber Way, Beddington Farm Road, Marlowe Way and back onto Beddington Lane and operates at a frequency of 3 buses per hour in peak periods.

The proposed regeneration scheme identifies additional bus stops in parts along Beddington Lane where there is a demand but existing stops exceed recommended distances. The majority of existing stops in the area are bus flags

Tramlink has a stop located at the northern end of Beddington Lane and just to the east of the Coomber Way/Ampere Way/Beddington Farm Road roundabout. The Tramlink is accessible to many businesses in the area, and at a typical frequency of 6 trams per hour, makes 3. 4. it a suitable alternative to private car. However, access to the tram stop is not ideal and tramlink would become a much more attractive and viable option with the improvements to pedestrian facilities proposed under the regeneration scheme. Most notable is the lack of any crossing facility to allow pedestrians or cyclists to cross Beddington Lane. There is only an informal crossing across Ampere Way in the form of dropped kerbs and pedestrian refuge.

Although bus services connect around the Beddington SIL it is worth noting there is no localized shuttle bus serving businesses. Where for example 24 hour shifts are required as is commonplace for heavier industry or logistics these would benefit from more bespoke services . This combined with a perception of poor safety no doubt encourages car journeys by default. Longer term, mini bus shuttle services might also connect with Hackbridge (as the intensity of jobs hopefully grow at Beddington) thereby enabling local people there to access employment opportunities more easily at Beddington.

Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy 16th December 2014/35411 16 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited Private Vehicles KEY Beddington Study area Although vehicular access, especially by HGVs along Beddington Lane, is an issue, there are opportunities to improve conditions for Lane businesses and the local community. A parking study, to be undertaken in due course, will consider diverse matters including: the supply and location of parking in the Beddington SIL; solutions for off-street and on-street parking issues; reducing congestion; and the scope for a Extended study area new multi-storey car park to serve the Beddington SIL. It is known that parking along Beddington Farm Road may contribute to congestion in the area and this will also need to be considered. Existing road

Although Coomber Way was created post-1998, it has not significantly deterred traffic from using Beddington Lane and this has been Existing tram considered in this study. In addition, changes to the surface treatment in Beddington Village, combined with 20mph speed limits, may Therapia Lane and tram stop significantly improve noise levels and other adverse impacts. On-street parking obstructs footway

Beddington Lane On-street parking impedes traffic Beddington Lane has grown from a country lane initially serving the local sewerage works and a waste disposal site, to a London Distributor flow Road serving the Beddington Strategic Industrial Location and surrounding area, connecting to the A236 to the north, the A23 to the east No pedestrian via Coomber Way and Ampere Way, and the A232 to the south. The existing carriageway is approximately 6m wide and is in a poor condition crossing facilities along sections of the road. Wide belmouth junction The road carries large volumes of traffic throughout the day resulting in a constant flow of traffic, with a tidal trend of higher numbers Beddington travelling north in the morning towards the A236 and towards the south in the evening. Evidence suggests that the proportion of heavy Strategic Traffic above vehicle movement volumes is perceived to be a greater nuisance problem than the reality, with HGVs constituting less than 1% of total traffic Industrial speed limit Location during the week and less than 0.3% at weekends, based on traffic data from 2008. Vehicular access Based on the 2008 traffic survey data, traffic speeds between Therapia Lane and Richmond Road are higher than the 30mph speed limit across footpath with the 85th percentile at around 35mph. Whilst recent traffic counts (ITP) indicate majority of traffic may be running at lower speeds the experience of local people is that of higher traffic flows generating adverse impacts. This can add to the perception of fear and intimidation by pedestrians on Beddington Lane.

The Beddington Lane/Coomber Way roundabout operates with sufficient capacity. The recently permitted* Viridor Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) to the south of Beddington Lane will gain access via a fourth arm off the roundabout, which will not have a detrimental impact as the junction will continue to operate with capacity.

During the period of 2009 to 2011 there were a total of 13 personal injury collisions (PICS) on Beddington Lane, five of which were at the Beddington Lane/Coomber Way roundabout. The main collision types were drivers failing to look properly, drivers following too close, failure to judge other persons path or speed, drivers being careless/reckless and exceeding speed and poor turn manoeuvres.

Coomber Way Beddington Park Coomber Way is a single lane carriageway of approximately 10m width which connects Beddington Lane to the A23 and was constructed to carry strategic and heavy volumes of traffic. However, there is no signage to encourage its use and parking is permitted on both sides of the road which has implications on the through flow of traffic and the awareness of the route.

Traffic flows are around 50% lower than those on Beddington Lane, although there are proportionately more HGVs recorded on Coomber Way than on Beddington Lane.

Traffic speeds on Coomber Way near the roundabout junction with Beddington Lane are around the 30mph speed limit, which is likely to be a Beddington Village consequence of the parked cars along this section.

Beddington Farm Road Beddington Farm Road is a local distributor road for the industrial and employment units within the area, routeing from the Coomber Way/ Ampere Way roundabout to Purley Way. There are a number of industrial estate roads that route off it. Marlowe Way provides the only connection to Beddington Lane.

It is a single carriageway road of approximately 7.3m, although its effective width is much less due to on-street parking on both sides that reduces the road to single lane running in places, which is inappropriate for the function of the road. Based on site observations, there is adequate capacity at the Coomber Way/Ampere Way roundabout, however there are congestion and queuing issues at the Beddington Farm Road/Purley Way signal junction. Fig 9. Existing Vehicle Access Plan

* at the time of writing the permitted ERF development is subject to a Judicial Review, due end of 2014

Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy 16th December 2014/35411 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited 17 Marlowe Way Marlowe Way provides a connection between Beddington Lane and Beddington Farm Road routeing around large industrial units and the rear of Asda, also providing access to car parking and servicing areas. The Marlowe Way/Asda access priority junction is poorly designed as it is difficult to exit Marlowe Way towards the Beddington Lane.

Parking There is no on-street parking on Beddington Lane as there is insufficient carriageway width to accommodate it. There is considerable on- street parking off Therapia Lane, a one way road of approximately 3.5m which occurs on the shared use pedestrian/cycleway on its southern side, and also on Greenland Way which connects to Therapia Lane. This impedes access to the pedestrian/cycle route that connects to Endeavour Way.

As already identified, parking occurs on both sides of Coomber Way and Beddington Farm Road which has implications on the through flow of traffic and their attractiveness of the routes.

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Land Use and Planning Opportunities Extended study area 7 B Class Uses Critical Key themes developing in the strategy embrace the needs of businesses while being considerate of infrastructure local residents. As a strategically important employment area recognised by the Mayor of London, Resource policies acknowledge the value of intensification. Greater employment will flow from this and management to facilitate growth there is scope to improve the built environment. Consolidation of ‘resource Retail management’ uses in a smaller more compact area may enable supply chain efficiencies and also free Beddingtoneddingedding Strategicategic up access and movement in the rest of the Beddington SIL. This process is underpinned by planning Residential Industrialstriall policy and should help to raise investment values. Location Allotments

Seek MOL Consolidation appropriate opportunities Market agglomeration denotes how businesses can benefit from clustering. Beddington SIL has a number of businesses and uses that can be broadly classed as falling within the resource management sector. Most of these businesses are to be found at the northern end of Under utilised Beddington SIL taking access via Beddington Lane, Beddington Farm Road and Coomber Way. areas to be reviewed

Some of these operations have effects arising from their processes that may make them unpopular with the local community whether it Proposed Regional be traffic, noise or odours but all are important to the local economy and contribute to wider benefits including employment. Some of the Park businesses may occupy relatively small sites but are an important part of the supply chain and cannot easily relocate. Metropolitan Open Space If over time the scope for clustering is enhanced, through rationalisation of operations or other improvements such as better transport links this will help consolidate these uses into a more compact area. The benefit to the businesses is that they may develop business or process linkages, and their impact will be less dispersed with less complaint from the public. Beddington offers scope for this to happen over time, with the Coomber Way link road acting as a catalyst for similar businesses to take advantage of this more accessible part of the Beddington SIL. More resource businesses should be attracted to this part of Beddington SIL.

Consolidation to the north of the Beddington SIL may encourage business space development elsewhere in Beddington SIL as the reality and perception changes. A more diverse park may emerge as a result.

Planning policies should encourage consolidation of resource management uses away from residential areas to the northern edges of the Beddington SIL.

Intensification Elsewhere across the estate there are several distinct industrial areas, logistics, warehousing and retail, open storage, small units all to be found. However within these uses there is a degree of variation: Beddington Village

1. Large isolated sites, with wasted land, identified by the Inspector in the Core Strategy

2. Intensively used small industrial or other sites with many separate access points which could benefit from a more integrated approach to access and layout

3. Sites with substantial parking areas which are used occasionally

4. Currently inadequate access arrangements mean limited scope for permeability by non car modes through the site.

5. If greater intensification is encouraged the advantages could include:

–– more efficient use of land would reduce pressures on the adjacent Metropolitan Open Land for development, west of Beddington Lane ;

–– better use of sites could open opportunities for greater access, connectivity through the area; and

–– rationalisation of large underused sites to enable more intensive development will create more jobs. Fig 10. Land Use Proposals Plan

Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy 16th December 2014/35411 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited 19 Enhancing the profile of Beddington Farm Road as a main distributor road through the SIL should be encouraged as this will assist in 1. Multi-storey car reprofiling and rebranding this area. Improvements should include cycle access, and owners of frontage sites should work together with the park, Aachen Center of Competence in High-tech Local Authority to create new wider, cycleways alongside the existing route. Production for Growing Markets, Germany. Future development of planning policy should lend greater support to intensification and consolidation processes where possible. 2. Cycle storage in the Development within sites that have direct access to Beddington Farm Road might for example demonstrate the following: Netherlands.

1. How the site owner/long leaseholder will enable internal access through the site (including through wider site edged blue if required) to 3. Millennium Park Bicycle Station, Chicago. be developed to adoption standard; to enable adjoining sites/premises that currently use Beddington Lane to be connected to the new access;

2. The maximum area which is defined as under used must be included within the application site with a plan to show how the whole of the under used site will be sub divided with plots in the future, swerved from the internal access road. Encouragement should be given to renewable energy e.g on roof spaces within SIL. 1. 3. How parking and servicing will be provided from Beddington Farm Road and that all parking must be contained off street.

4. How parking spaces for staff on the site might be reduced as a result of a Green Travel Plan connecting to a potential new public car park for long term parking for employers in the area.

5. Section 106 contributions may be proposed to assist in funding a new free MSCP for the benefit of employees across the Beddington SIL with a shuttle bus around the SIL if required.

6. How cycle access (and storage provision) will serve the new development

7. Boundary treatments including fencing to main routes to conform to approved design strategy

8. Signage to be rigorously controlled and managed throughout the SIL in line with new standards.

9. Enhancing the condition and profile of Beddington Farm Road as a main distributor road through the SIL should be encouraged as this 2. will assist in reprofiling and branding this area. Improvements should include cycle access and owners of frontage sites should work together with the Local Authority to create new wider routes alongside the existing route.

10. Businesses should consider- via a BID or business network - Delivery and Servicing Plans and/or Travel Plans to rationalise and consolidate transport movements, and promote reduction of private car use by employees.

It is recommended that underutilised land is identified in a bespoke study that engages key owners.

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Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy 16th December 2014/35411 20 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited Identity and Character Opportunities KEY 8 Study area (SIL) Extended study In establishing a clearer and more resiliant identity for Beddington a threefold approach is needed. area Typologies of place need to be established for both the Industrial, Village and Park character areas as Industrial Character these environments have different priorities for different users. A design guide should be developed Area around the aspects of these character areas to inform any subsequent changes proposed. This should Village Character include a hard materials, street furniture, fencing and planting palette and guidelines on height, scale Area and extent of interventions. Predominantly Village with park Character Areas characteristics Park Character Overall the intention in this study has been to address the imbalance in the hierarchy of the character areas contributing to the overall identity Area of Beddington. Mainly this involves addressing the dominance of the SIL by introducing aspects of the Village and Park character areas to Predominantly break up the ‘feel’ of the industrial areas extent and to soften its edges. This could be done by rebranding and developing a typologies of Park with Village place design guide to aid legibility and ‘right use’ of the spaces. It is imperative that the design language used in enhancements to the SIL Characteristics and its environs, shares common features that unify the three ‘zones’ clearly as an entire place -Beddington.

Rebranding of the SIL in particular as a greener more sustainable location with a range of treatments proposed to its edges as well as its heart, are designed to break down the barriers. Over time the quasi-rural higher quality environmental influences of the Village and the Park should extend into the SIL. By gradually permeating into the SIL, businesses should be encouraged to work together to create hubs of quality eg shared open spaces where staff can relax at lunch time in a noiseless, cleaner and more tranquil setting, where school children can walk in a safe and pleasant route connecting pocket parks through to the future Country Park, where residents from the Village can walk into a restored parkland where other visitors join them to experience a rural setting withy heritage from the Roman Villa to Carew Manor.

Ultimately the SIL will be seen by all its users as a component of a wider integrated green EcoPark park addressing the needs of residents, workers, visitors taking advantages of opportunities for work, rest and play.

It is apparent from the plan that the National Grid facility will remain a dominant feature, albeit within the greater Village Park character area.

1. Beddington Park and Carew Manor 2. Successful planting from the 1998 study showing how Industrial Character can be softened to increase amenity value.

Fig 11. Proposed Character Area Plan

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Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy 16th December 2014/35411 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited 21 Landscape Treatments KEY Establishing typologies of landscape and planting treatment will help reinforce the character and identity of each road/route. Improving the legibility of the routes particularly reestablishing Beddington Lane as more of a country lane with traffic calming meaures as primarily Study area (SIL) access to the village and park for residents and nearby communities, will also discourage Beddington SIL traffic from using it. Beddington Extended study Farm Road and Coomber Way need to be reinforced as the main routes for industry/business traffic and landscape treatments along here area should reflect that character. Development of a design guide should also establish landscape treatments for each of the character areas. Existing green Treatments for Beddington Lane and the Village/Park character area should include more rural type planting such as small native hedgerow space tree species, shrubs and wildflower meadow road verges. Landscape treatment of the Beddington SIL character routes should not be less Existing stream green, but should reflect the scale of the structures that need softening. Treatments for Beddington Farm Road could develop along the lines of boulevard-style street tree planting found elsewhere in London, using big avenue trees such London planes or lime trees. Green east- Proposed west pedestrian links across Beddington SIL should be treated with an approach to landscape that fits with the Village/Park Character Area. Regional Park Treatment for green links could develop along the lines of small native street trees, shrubs and wildflower verges.

Proposed extensions Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) to the Regional Park Drainage and surface water was raised as an issue during the consultation process, particularly along Beddington Lane. Where new surfacing is to be laid, such as to roads, pedestrian and cycle routes, and to all areas of hardstanding within the SIL, options for permeable Biodiversity enhancements paving and asphalt should be considered to ameliorate drainage issues. When considering landscape treatment and availability of space along road verges, planted swales should be considered to facilitate better natural drainage of the site, while also providing a pleasing soft Beddington Proposed character to the road edge. boulevard Proposed Regional Park Strategic Industrial planting Location Beddington Lane Lighting landscape treatment Establishing and implementing a consistent lighting scheme across the SIL and along all public access routes should be considered a high priority and is imperative to the functionality of all public infrastructure such as footpaths and cycleways, particularly through the SIL as their Green may be less people using these routes after work hours. pedestrian links Noise Pocket Parks Enhancements to the noise environment will be achieved by reducing volumes of traffic and/or reducing speeds of traffic (but without increasing start/stop movements) as well as the following;

• minimising noise emissions from plant and locating noise sources away from areas where people could be disturbed by noise, or by using screening and designing loading bays with additional screening;

• improved sound insulation to buildings to achieve quiet internal noise levels. This may require additional ventilation to enable buildings to be ventilated without opening windows;

• introducing external quiet spaces for sitting and walking, screened from heavily trafficked roads by buildings or other barriers; Beddington Park

• introducing “soundscaping” such as water features and leafy trees (to introduce rustling and birdsong).

Beddington Village

1. Swales integrated into street as sustainable drainage feature. 2.Example of soundscaping - Paley Park, New York with water wall, trees and green walls.

1. 2. Fig 12. Proposed Open Space/Landscape Plan

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The existing treatment of boundaries varies widely across the Beddington SIL and since the 1998 study, there remains a lack of continuity KEY between heights and styles, creating inharmonious edges to all routes in and around the site. A unity of design would improve the quality of Study area the boundary treatment, enhance the adjacent road environment for pedestrians and add clarity and harmony to the overall image of the SIL. A design guide with clear principles and options for boundary treatment should be developed in consultation with business owners or the Extended study BID if established. Design principles should consider materials, heights and setbacks so planting can screen fencing. Facades and fences area to the perimeter of the Beddington SIL should be audited for boundary treatment enhancements and treated as a priority as they have the biggest impact on the wider character of the place. Treatment of facades on boundaries could include retrofitting green walls to soften the Primary boundary appearance of the large scale infrastructure. Along roads, wildflower verges and othr road treatment may be beneficial to biodiversity. enhancements

Secondary Odour/Air Quality boundary Odour minimisation will be provided by process controls and operation under the applicable environmental permitting regime. This is likely enhancements to be either under the Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR) 2010 or, for older processes, a waste management licence. As part of the environmental permit or waste management licence there may be a requirement for specific odour mitigation, or adherence to best practices, detailed in an odour management plan, to further minimise odour emission from the higher risk sites.

Where no specific odour mitigation measures are implemented, odour minimisation will be managed by close controls on operational parameters such as waste acceptance criteria, septicity of the waste and the age/condition of the waste. Beddington Medium to long term mitigation could include the following and may require considerable investment: Strategic Industrial • containment and extraction of odours; Location

• containment and installation of odour control equipment;

• removal/draining of sludge lagoons where not necessary for operation; and

• effective maintenance of existing odour extraction/mitigation equipment.

Beddington Lane is the location of a previous Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) which was superseded by a borough-wide AQMA in May 2013. Management of air quality concentrations is conducted under the London Borough of Sutton’s Local Air Quality Management Process (LAQM). This includes a review of monitoring data on an annual basis and implementation of initiatives and improvements indicated in the Council’s Air Quality Action Plan.

Potential improvements in air quality would be achieved by reducing the amount of traffic on the main roads in the area and taking steps to reduce congestion as well as by increasing the amount of vegetation which will facilitate the removal of particulates from air. Access points to the industrial units could be revised as to encourage HGVs to use alternative routes which pass fewer residential receptors.

1. Visually unintrusive fencing. 2. Living wall - free standing pre-grown panels can soften the environment where needed.

Fig 13. Boundary Treatment Priorities Plan

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Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy 16th December 2014/35411 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited 23 Signage and Legibility KEY A signage strategy needs to be developed that encompasses a clear hierarchy of ‘gateway’, ‘directional’ and ‘legibility’ signage to aid orientation, and encourage Beddington SIL drivers and local residents to use the appropriate designated routes. Study area Gateway signage announces the users arrival at a certain destination such as Beddington village, or the Beddington SIL. A gateway threshold is the point at which the user notices the change in landscape characteristics that set the tone or aid with the legibility of a certain Extended study area area, such as Beddington Lane. Directional and Legibility signage is needed to aid both road and pedestrian users in navigating their way from place to place. Existing Public right of way The character of Beddington Lane should be enhance by reestablishing the ‘rural lane’ feel this will also reinforce the identity of this area shifting it away from being predominantly industrial. Gateway thresholds could be highlighted with planted areas at the road edge to reinforce Proposed the residential character of Beddington Lane, and discourage industrial traffic. Locations for Gateway signage include one to the south of the footpath/cycle River Wandle and one directly to the north of the residences on the western side of Beddington Lane, north of Asda, as shown on the figure route opposite. Footpath Gateway signage for the Beddington SIL should be large-scale and welcoming, aiding orientation to businesses within each individual proposed within proposed area. Directional signage is also needed at the Coomber Way roundabout from the north, directing vehicles away from Beddington Lane Regional Park towards Beddington Farm Road. In the short to medium term, as access to the Beddington SIL is needed on Beddington Lane, directional (vehicle) signage should be installed in the locations shown on the Fig 14. to direct traffic leaving the Beddington SIL to turn right towards the Strategic roundabout. Legibility signage, such as that used across the greater London area known as ‘Legible London’ signage, would be appropriate pedestrian/cycle route as pedestrian and cyclist wayfinding signage, again illustrated on the plan opposite. Legible London pedestrian/cycle Beddington Accessible and AttractiveIn addition individual business parks, estates within Beddington SIL currently have considerable cluttered advertising and signage. With the signage greening of key corridors these will become incongruous. A standardised, high quality approach to signage to declutter the street scene and Strategic Industrial To Hackbridge Industrial gateway present a more efficient modern appearance will assist in rebranding Beddington SIL. Location Objective: To maintain appropriate Station signage access arrangements to, and traffic Beddington Village management within, the trading estate thresholds Beddington gateway The renewal of the Willow BID will signage ensure the continuation of: • Continued open access arrangement for Willow Bridge • The maintenance of signage for the estate

New for BID 2:

• Lobbying for better maintenance of the pathway including cutting back shrubbery • Lobbying for a safe, direct route from Willow Lane to public transport stops (train, tram and bus) • Addressing parking and road safety issues with the Council 1. Willow Lane Industrial • Lobbying for sensible planning policy Estate - award-winning way Beddington Village in relation to siting of contrasting finding signage for drivers business uses and pedestrians. 2. Legible London - pedestrian and cycleway signage used in many London boroughs.

Wayfinding map of the trading estate showing new colour zones (above right) and full signage family for Willow Lane (right) 1. 2. Fig 14. Signage Strategy Plan 11

Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy 16th December 2014/35411 24 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited KEY Study area Access and Movement Opportunities Extended study area

9 Existing Public right of way Beddington SIL experiences a lack of permeability which has occurred over the decades. As large Proposed space users have set up facilities and developed sites, it has become less attractive to walk or cycle footpath/cycle through the SIL. The thoroughfares tend to be the main roads and these have become increasingly route

busy, acting as a deterrent to non-car modes. For walkers and cyclists, routes have lengthened and Footpath off the main roads the environment has become intimidating. There is a good example of this near proposed within proposed Therapia Lane where a footway/cycleway passes alongside the European Metals Recycling premises. Regional Park The lack of surveillance and a poor quality environment no doubt currently increases the perceived Strategic pedestrian/ lack of safety. cycle route

Legible London It is hoped that a series of imaginative investments can develop a greater permeability, connecting up pedestrian/cycle areas and destinations within and around the Beddington SIL to encourage people to walk and cycle. signage This process has already started along Beddington Lane and can be extended in many other locations Proposed Regional Beddington Park within the Beddington SIL. Route improvements and other infrastructure will need to be augmented Strategic Industrial Beddington Park with better lighting, and possibly CCTV, to encourage local people to walk instead of drive, but the To Hackbridge Location greatest incentive will be the establishment of more convenient and direct access routes through the Station Potential for pedestrian link to SIL. Other measures such as a cycle hire scheme; and secure cycle storage/lock-up facilities in key leisure park. high profile locations can then follow potentially.

Pedestrian and Cycle Infrastructure Provision There is generally a perceived lack of safety for pedestrians along Beddington Lane and consultees found this vehicle-dominated environment intimidating due to its narrow footpaths and heavy traffic. While there is ‘adequate’ footway provision along Beddington Lane; large bellmouth junctions, large sections of dropped kerbs across footways, a lack of crossing facilities, the continual throughput of traffic and high traffic speeds compromise the pedestrian environment. Provision for cyclists with the area is also limited. There is an overall lack of permeability for pedestrians and cyclists between Beddington Lane and Beddington Farm Road. The existing link via Therapia Lane is compromised due to car parking, poor lighting and a lack of surveillance.

The existing provision could be enhanced through:

• provision of pedestrian crossing facilities at the Marlow Way/Beddington Lane signal junction;

• improvements to the Therapia Lane to Beddington Farm Road pedestrian/cycle route through cleaning up of the route, landscape enhancements, CCTV coverage and better lighting; Beddington Village • formalisation of the link via Marlowe Way and the ASDA car park through signage, pedestrian crossings across the car park exit and through appropriate lighting, to improve the permeability between Beddington Farm Road and Beddington Lane.

In the medium term, there should be continued improvements to the pedestrian/cycle route along the length of Beddington Lane which should be further enhanced through appropriate landscaping treatments, including tree planting, to create a better sense of place.

Vehicles In identifying the opportunities for improvement, one of the key considerations is the appropriateness of the Beddington Lane Traffic Improvement Scheme which includes carriageway realignments and widening to provide right turn lanes to improve the throughput of traffic. It is felt that this approach should be reviewed as this will inevitably result in increases in traffic flows, and either the scheme costs could be reduced by taking out this element of the scheme, or the funding can be reallocated to the proposals identified opposite:

Fig 15. Proposed Pedestrian and Cycle Access Plan

Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy 16th December 2014/35411 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited 25 Public Transport KEY The Tramlink and existing bus services provide excellent public transport links and offer a viable alternatives to car use, however pedestrian Study area linkages to the two tram stops are poor and need to be improved. The bus stops in the area are basic, comprising mainly bus flags with timetable information. Improvements to the provision could include bus shelters where these can be accommodated on the footway, and real time information on the bus services in the area. Extended study area

Traffic Routing Main vehicular route Coomber Way was constructed to improve access to the eastern area of the Beddington SIL, as well as to provide access to through traffic. However, there are still considerably heavier traffic volumes on Beddington Lane, although there are higher numbers of heavy vehicles on Access to Coomber Way. On-street parking may act as a deterrent to the use of Coomber Way as a through route. There is a lack of signage to direct Viridor EFW Secondary vehicular route traffic onto Coomber Way and deter through traffic on Beddington Lane. On-street parking on Beddington Farm Road acts as a deterrent to its use as an alternative through route. 30 Potential future vehicular route

Road Signage Parking restricitons A key change for the area is to promote through traffic routeing along Coomber Way. This can be achieved through signage at the Coomber Way/Beddington Lane roundabout, identifying the main traffic route as Coomber Way. Traffic route signs would also be required at the Hillier Improved Lane/A232 signal junction to the south. safety/security

Beddington Pedestrian Parking Strategic crossing point Industrial There is considerable on-street parking on Coomber Way and Beddington Farm Road which impacts upon the through flow of traffic, and Location 30 Speed signage on Therapia Lane as a pedestrian/cycle route. There is currently a lack of information on parking demand and supply, however, this will be addressed through the commissioning of a parking study by the London Borough of Sutton. It is proposed to introduce parking restrictions Directional Signage at Coomber Way in order to improve through traffic routeing and to reinforce its role as the main traffic route; and to Therapia Lane to enable pedestrians and cyclists to use the shared use route. Beddington Farm Road is the main distributor road and improvements will encourage its use as an alternative to Beddington Lane and make it easier for local businesses to gain access. Parking restrictions would need to be supported by effective enforcement.

Green Travel Plans Parking restrictions would need to be supported by workplace travel plans – engaging with local businesses to encourage/promote 30 sustainable travel, including a car share scheme. Personalised Travel Planning would provide information resources on the travel options to 20 the area, including pedestrian and cycle routes and public transport services. Incentives to travel by sustainable transport could potentially be made possible by reallocation of funds for the Beddington Lane improvements to discounts or vouchers to match fund the purchase of Beddington Park public transport tickets or a bicycle. After establishment there would need to be continuation of the Workplace Travel Plans and personalised travel planning provision to support the promotion of travel to work by sustainable transport.

20 Traffic Calming Beddington Village A traffic calming scheme on Beddington Lane comprising horizontal speed calming measures, e.g. carriageway width reduction at intervals in appropriate locations and variable message signing of speeds would be likely to discourage the throughput of traffic along the route, particularly HGVs. Traffic calming measures would need to be appropriate for buses. In the longer term, there are opportunities to identify changes to access points through negotiations with land owners and through policy which addresses future planning applications and permissions. The objective would be to rationalise and reduce the number of access points on Beddington Lane and to increase opportunities for access from the east, from Purley Way and from Beddington Farm Road. A revised access arrangement to Wickes could be achieved through the ASDA access via Beddington Lane, supported by a surface car parking strategy. Longer term Commerce Way links to Purley Way to the east and currently is blocked from entering into Beddington SIL in the vicinity of National Grid holdings. A new access link could enable all businesses using a newly connected Commerce Way access and egress via Purley Way. These measures could then free up Beddington Lane which could benefit from new access width gate and improved landscaped walkways. Beddington Cross is a functioning estate road linking Beddington Lane to Beddington Farm Road. There is no direct footway link at present, however, this could form part of a future network east west linking to Mile Road, with a crossing point on Beddington Lane. There could be opportunities for links to Therapia Lane and Greenland Way via Coomber Way and this could result in the closure of the Beddington Lane junctions. Beddington Cross could be linked into the Coomber Way link opportunity, again, enabling the closure of the Beddington Lane access. There are fragmented pockets of Fig 16. Proposed Vehicle Access Plan greenery which could be reconnected – the former Therapia Lane is now split into three sections and these could be joined up again to have a footway and cycleway.

Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy 16th December 2014/35411 26 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited 10 Short-Term Priorities 0-2 years KEYKEY Projects need to be implemented in a certain order to be effective. For example parking restrictions and signage will have an instant Study area (SIL) effect on addressing some of the environmental issues in the short term. Also connecting the stretches of existing infrastructure will be Study area more cost effective than installing an entrie length in a new location. The following have been identified as priority projects which can be Extended achieved in the short term, i.e. within the next two years: B Class Uses study area 1a Install ‘directional’ signage at the Coomber Way/Beddington Lane roundabout. Infrastructure 1 Directionalprovision Signage 1b Install ‘directional’ signage at the Hillier Lane/A232 signal junction to the south. 2a 2c2 Parking Restrictions 1c Install ‘directional’ storage at Coomber Way/Ampere Way roundabout. 7a 1a 1c 3 Footpath/Cycleway 7b Retail 1d Install ‘directional’ right hand turn signage at existing access points off Beddington Lane. 4c 5a Enhancements 2c 3b 6b PedestrianEducation Crossing 2a Introduce parking restrictions to Coomber Way in order to improve through traffic routeing and to reinforce its role as the main Beddington 4 Improvements SIL traffic route. 5 Vehicle Access 2b Introduce parking restrictions to Beddington Farm Road to improve through traffic routeing, to reinforce its role as the main Beddington Allotments Enhancements SIL traffic route and to make it easier for local businesses to gain access. 6 Landscape Projects 2c Introduce parking restrictions to Therapia Lane to enable pedestrians and cyclists to use the public right of way route. 4b 1d 7 Gateway Signage 3a Complete the connections for footpaths and cycleways on the east side of Beddington Lane north of the village as part of a wider green 2b infrastructure programme through the Beddington SIL

3b Enhance footpath/cycleway surfacing to Therapia Lane and provide, planting, signage, lighting and cctv coverage to reduce the perception 6c of it being an unsafe connection. 1d 3c Create new green link footpath/cycleway between Beddington Lane and Beddington Park, installing surfacing, planting and signage.

4a Provision of pedestrian crossing facilities at Marlow Way/Beddington Lane signal junction 7c 4b Provision of pedestrian crossing facilities at Mile Road/Beddington Lane 4a Provision of pedestrian crossing facilities at Beddington Lane/Access to proposed EfW site 4c 5b 4d Provision of pedestrian crossing facilities to connect Beddington lane to new greenlink to Beddington Park 3a

5a Provision of enhanced vehicular access with a new link off Coomber Way roundabout to EfW site, discuss options with Viridor to ensure 4d new arrangements keep Beddington SIL traffic directed towards Coomber Way and Beddington Farm Road. 3c 6a 5b Rationalisation of access to Beddington Lane from Asda and Wickes at Marlow Way and rationalisation of parking on these retail sites

6a Subject to further discussions regarding operational requirements at National Grid and other large land holders within Beddington SIL, develop biodiversity enhancement schemes that fit in with the operational regimes.

Enhance the pocket park at the Ampere Way/Beddington Farm Road roundabout, providing planting and street furniture in keep with 6b 1b Beddington Village typologies developed for the Beddington SIL identity and that will offer the employees and users of the tramlink some respite.

6c Enhance the Beddington Lane landscape ‘edges’, providing planting, lighting and signage in keep with typologies developed for the Village/ Park identity and that will reinforce the character of the route offering residents and park users a high amenity value space along which to connect with various facilities and other networks.

7a Install ‘Gateway’ signage at Coomber Way/Beddington Lane Fig 17. Short-Term Projects 7b Install ‘Gateway’ signage at Coomber Way/Beddington Farm Road/Ampere Way

7c Install ‘Gateway’ signage at Beddington Farm Road/Marlowe Way

Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy 16th December 2014/35411 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited 27 Recommendations for Further Studies: The follow studies are recommended as important further work to enable effective delivery of the identified opportunities within this report:

• Parking Study - a review of parking capacity in light of other public transport interventions, and pedestrian and cycle improvement schemes. In conjunction with a land utilisation study, a site for a multistorey car park could be selected to provide consolidated off-street parking.

• Design Guide - based on the character areas identified in this Environmental Strategy, the design guide should define a common palette of materials for each area to encourage the cohesive development of improved, distinctive identities. The guide should include social, environmental and economic aims and objectives; explain the principles of green and blue infrastructure and incorporate palettes of hard materials, street furniture, fencing and planting. Guidelines for boundary treatments should embrace a consistent approach to styles, developed in consultation with businesses within the SIL and promote setbacks of fencing to allow planting at the perimeter to soften and/or screen industrial buildings. Signage and Lighting Strategies should also be undertaken to contribute to the overall design guide.

• Land Utilisation Study - an assessment of existing land use including opportunities to intensify/consolidate activities, offer space for new development, purchase land to provide sustainable parking solutions, and create new public open space or other infrastructure that has been highlighted as part of this Environmental Strategy. Dialogue with owners will identify areas within their sites suitable for open space and biodiversity enhancements as well as roof space that might be available.

• Travel Plans - Working together as BID or business network exploit the opportunity to share resource e.g. mini-bus services etc. as part of developing and implementing workplace travel plans (engaging with local businesses) to encourage/promote sustainable travel, including a car share and cycle to work scheme. Include personalised travel planning to provide information resources on the travel options to the area, including pedestrian and cycle routes and public transport services. Create incentives to travel by sustainable transport – potential reallocation of funds for the Beddington Lane improvements to discounts or vouchers to match fund the purchase of public transport tickets or a bicycle. Businesses should be encouraged/ incentvised to develop and implement Delivery and Servicing Plans (DSP).

• Further Consultation within SIL and residents regarding rebranding and opportunities in and around the SIL. For example consultation with Thames Water about the proposed access from Beddington Lane into Beddington Park south of the Sewage Treatment Works and over 5-10 years time to incorporate that area as an extension to the Regional Park with interpretation and signage indicating the Roman Villa site and wildflower meadow planting regime. Viridor should also be contacted to establish and agree improvements to the junction to encourage southbound traffic to divert via Coomber Way.

• Ecological Review e.g. identification of appropriate treatment by studying existing flora, fauna within the SIL and examining scope for biodiversity improvements and corridors for wildlife though the study area. Where there are secure land locked sites these can be ideal for biodiversity e.g National Grid.

Beddington Strategic Industrial Location Environmental Strategy 16th December 2014/35411 28 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited 11 Medium-Term Priorities 2-5 years KEYKEY In the medium term projects that could significantly enhance the Beddington SIL could be implemented post consultation and Study area (SIL) once funding/resourcing has been obtained. These projects include provide more connections and better access across the SIL. Study area Major landscape improvements could be implemented that would start to change the character of the SIL moving it towards a Extended greener identity. The following have been identified as projects which could be achieved in the medium term, i.e. within the next B Class Uses study area two to five years: Infrastructure Traffic Calming 1a Continuation of traffic calming schemes on Beddington Lane comprising horizontal speed calming measures, e.g. carriageway 1 provision width reduction at intervals in appropriate locations and variable message signing of speeds would be likely to discourage the 4a 2 Footpath/CyclewayResource throughput of traffic along the route, particularly HGVs. Traffic calming measures would need to be appropriate for buses. Consultationmanagement Footpath/Cycleway 2a Consult with relevant parties about the possibility of creating a public footpath/cycleway from Beddington SIL to Hackbridge 3 Enhancements 2b station. Education 4 Landscape 2b Consult with relevant parties about the possibility of creating a public footpath/cycleway from Beddington SIL to the Wandle EnhancementsResidential Valley Regional Park. Develop design 3a 5 There is opportunity to improve the permeability between Beddington Lane, Beddington farm road and the leisure park by appropriate to land Under utilised formalising the link via Marlowe Way and the ASDA car park through signage, pedestrian crossings across the car park exit and 4c use designation through appropriate lighting. space 2a 3b Continuation of improvements to the pedestrian/cycle route along the length of Beddington Lane which should be further enhanced through appropriate landscaping/tree planting to create a better sense of place. 1a 4b 3c Continuation of improvements to the pedestrian/cycle route along public footpath adjacent to Goose green Allotments along Richmond Road which should be further enhanced through appropriate landscaping/tree planting to create a better sense of 5a 3b place.

4a Landscape improvements and planting of street trees along Coomber Way.

4b Planting to increase ecological value along boundary east of Bath Road.

4c Landscape improvements and planting of street trees along Beddington Farm Road. 3a

4d Continued landscape and biodiversity improvements within National Grid site following consultation.

5a Seek MOL appropriate development opportunities e.g. renewables, open space for recreation, allotments 4d

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Fig 18. Medium-Term Projects 1. Provide traffic calming: c. along Beddington Lane south of National Grid. a. along Beddington Lane 4. Implement landscape and biodiversity enhancement 2. Create east west links: schemes: a. from Beddington Lane to proposed Regional a. to provide street trees along Coomber Park and Hackbridge. Way. b. from Beddington Lane to proposed Regional Park. b. to enhance existing scrub planting with species of benefit to wildlife. 3. Formalise pedestrian/cycle links and enhance withBeddington Strategic Industrial c. to Locationenhance Environmental existing planting Strategy 16thalong December Beddington 2014/35411 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited 29 planting,lighting and signage: Farm Road. a. along Marlowe Way d. to the National Grid site (to complement short b. along Beddington Lane. term enhancements to biodiversity).

5. Seek MOL appropraite development. 12 Long-Term Priorities 5 years + KEYKEY The following projects are an aspiration for the long term, i.e. over five years’ time: Study area Study area 1a Landscape enhancements/Street tree planting along Beddington Cross Extended Bstudy Class area Uses 1b Creation of pocket park with play space facilities near to Asda/Wickes post utilisation study 1 LandscapeInfrastructure 1c Creation of pocket park near to Therapia Lane footpath/cycleway post utilisation study Enhancementsprovision 2 Footpath/Cycleway EnhancementsResource 2a Create new footpath/cycleway to extend existing footpath/cycleway within Croydon to the east. 3 Developmanagement Heritage 3a Once restored the site of the roman villa will be an interesting heritage asset. Interpretation boards should be provided as an educational Interpretation resource. 1c

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Appendix A

National Planning Policy Framework, NPPF (2012)

Sustainable development lies at the heart of the NPPF. The chapters identified in Table 1. below, set out key points for consideration to ensure a sustainable approach to future development in the study area.

Table 1.

Chapter 4. Promoting sustainable transport A key objective of Chapter 4 is to integrate planning and transport at all levels to promote more sustainable transport choices, to promote accessibility to jobs and services and to reduce the need to travel by car.

Chapter 7. Requiring good design Proposals should seek to maximise opportunities available for improving the character and quality of Paragraph 58 seeks to ensure that development the area and the way it functions. [inter alia]: Applicants should seek to secure outstanding and “Responds to local character and history, and innovative design to contribute positively to making reflect the identity of local surroundings and places better for people. materials, while not preventing or discouraging appropriate innovation”.

Chapter 8. Promoting healthy communities A local green space designation should be considered within the study area where an existing Paragraph 73 considers “access to high quality or proposed green area can be demonstrated to open spaces and opportunities for sport and hold “special” value to the local community. This recreation can make an important contribution to could be in terms of recreational value and /or the health and well-being of communities”. provide urban respite for local businesses and residents. Furthermore, Paragraph 76 supports the identification for special protection green areas of Applicants seeking new business premises should particular importance to local communities. seek to provide an appropriate amount of accessible green space on site, for recreational and urban respite purposes where possible. Where this is not feasible, green space must be provided as compensation elsewhere within Beddington to provide a net benefit to the

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community in terms of the quality, quantity and accessibility of green & open space for recreational and urban respite purposes.

Chapter 10. Meeting the challenge of climate Applicants should consider proposals that respond change, flooding and coastal change to a changing climate. Proposals for renewable infrastructure would be favourably considered Chapter 10 sets out planning policy to support the providing it complies with local requirements for move to a low carbon future. This includes decentralised energy supply and takes account of guidance to help increase the use and supply of landform, layout, building orientation, massing and renewable and low carbon energy. Paragraph 97 landscaping to minimise energy consumption. states that local planning authorities should: Proposals in excess of 1 hectare in size, will “consider identifying suitable areas for renewable require a Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) to be and low carbon energy sources, and supporting undertaken in accordance with this policy to infrastructure, where this would help secure the demonstrate the sustainable and safe development of sources”. management of flood risk on the site and its surroundings and will not increase flood risk Paragraphs 100 – 108 sets out the Government’s elsewhere. policy on development and flood risk. It’s aims are to ensure that flood risk is considered at all stages in the planning process to avoid inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding. Paragraph 100 states that:

“Local plans should apply a sequential, risk-based approach to the location of development to avoid where possible flood risk to people and property...”

Chapter 11: Conserving and enhancing the Proposals that demonstrate conservation and the natural environment enhancement of biodiversity as the primary objective, will be considered favourably. Chapter 11 advises on the treatment of nature conservation through the planning process. It sets out the obligations of the planning system in meeting international and national obligations and legislation to protect all sites of nature conservation interest, giving greatest protection to those of international or national significance. Sites of local significance or non-statutory sites can be treated with more flexibility, although in the context of a particular site, Chapter 11 indicates that there may

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be opportunities to enhance its nature conservation interest.

Chapter 12: Conserving and enhancing the The southern end of the estate is closely adjacent historic environment to the Carew Manor and Beddington Village Conservation Areas and the scheduled remains of Chapter 12 includes planning policy on listed the Roman villa, which remains part of the sewage buildings and conservation areas. It requires works. development plans to include policies for the protection of the historic environment, whether Proposals should consider the significance of any individual listed buildings, conservation areas, heritage asset that may be affected by parks and gardens, historic battlefields or the wider development. Further, any harm or loss should historic landscape. Greatest protection is require “a clear and convincing justification”. conveyed upon statutorily protected sites.

With regard to heritage assets, if it is determined there is archaeological interest, local planning authorities should require developers to submit an appropriate desk-based assessment or field evaluation.

The London Plan

The policies identified in Table 2. below, set out key points for consideration to ensure development is compliant with regional planning guidance for London.

Table 2.

Policy 2.14 Areas for regeneration Regeneration programmes should take account of stakeholder aspirations for the study area which The policy states that inter alia: “Regeneration include improvements to landscape, air quality, proposals should take account of stakeholder noise levels and visual amenity. But also provision aspirations for the neighbourhoods concerned, and of access to include closer integration of transport for the wider area affected.” and development and safer streets.

Policy 2.17 Strategic Industrial Locations The Beddington Industrial Estate is safeguarded for industrial uses. Proposals for industrial use The policy identifies the site as one of three would be policy compliant by virtue of the site

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Strategic Industrial Locations (SIL’s). The policy designation. states that: “with strategic partners, the Mayor will promote, manage and where necessary protect the Proposals for non-industrial uses e.g. to service varied industrial offer of the Strategic Industrial industrial occupiers, would be supported Locations”. particularly where it can be demonstrated to help build a thriving local business community. This The policy seeks to ensure “a sufficient stock of could include social infrastructure such as land and premises to meet the future needs of education and community facilities. different types of industrial and related uses in different parts of London, including for good quality and affordable space.”

Further, proposals for non-industrial uses would be resisted other than: “as part of a strategically co- ordinated process of consolidation, or where it addresses a need for accommodation for SMEs or new emerging industries, or where it provides local, small scale, ‘walk to’ services for industrial occupiers (workplace crèches for example), or office space ancillary to industrial use. Policing and other community safety infrastructure may also be appropriate uses in these locations”.

Policy 2.18 Green Infrastructure: the network of Development should seek to enhance London’s open and green spaces green infrastructure to secure the benefits identified through policy, including, but not limited to, The policy seeks to “protect, promote, expand and “biodiversity; natural and historic landscapes; culture; building a sense of place; the economy; manage the extent and quality of, and access to, sport; recreation; local food production; mitigating London’s network of green infrastructure.” and adapting to climate change; water management; and the social benefits that promote Further, “In areas of deficiency for regional and individual and community health and well-being”. metropolitan parks, opportunities for the creation of green infrastructure to meet this deficiency should Applicants should consider appropriate green infrastructure elements that can be incorporated be identified and their implementation should be into proposals and can be woven into the wider supported, such as in the Wandle Valley Regional network. Park.” Proposals should consider linkage of green infrastructure including the Blue Ribbon Network with the wider public realm to demonstrate contribution to improving accessibility for all. Guidance suggests developing new links, utilising green chains, street trees, and other components of urban greening.

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Policy 3.2 Improving health and addressing Areas that qualify for regeneration are considered health inequalities by this policy to provide the greatest opportunity to improve health and reduce health inequalities. This policy seeks to address the main health issues facing London, including [inter alia] mental Applicants should seek to ensure that proposals health and respiratory diseases. are supported by necessary and accessible health and social infrastructure. It seeks to achieve this through the following aims: Planning obligations are likely to be secured, and “to create opportunities for employment and the Community Infrastructure levy used as economic development to meet the needs of all the appropriate to ensure delivery of new facilities and community; improve access to green and open services (policies 3.16-3.19, 8.2 and 8.3), including spaces and leisure facilities (including using the community meeting places (see policies 3.1 and planning system to secure new provision); support 7.1). safe and sustainable transport systems (including Applicants should consult the Mayor’s best walking and cycling); reduce road traffic casualties; practice guidance (BPG) for boroughs and others improve air quality; reducing noise, increase on promoting public health. This includes guidance access to healthy foods; create places for children on a range of tools, including health impact to play; and ensure there is a good array of local assessments, available to help assess the impact of a development. This BPG is expected to be services.” updated to reflect the new policy and changes to the NHS in London and will include a methodology for undertaking HIAs.

Policy 4.4 Managing industrial land and The Beddington Industrial Estate is safeguarded premises for industrial uses. Proposals for industrial use would be policy compliant by virtue of the site The policy seeks to ensure “a sufficient stock of designation. land and premises to meet the future needs of different types of industrial and related uses in Proposals for non-industrial uses e.g. to service different parts of London, including for good quality and affordable space.” industrial occupiers, would be supported if it can help create a local thriving business community.

Applicants seeking to redevelop surplus industrial land should address strategic and local objectives particularly for instance, the need for social infrastructure such as education and community facilities.

Policy 5.2 Minimising carbon dioxide emissions Applications for new development should seek to reduce carbon emissions in line with targets set out “Development proposals should make the fullest in policy. contribution to minimising carbon dioxide

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emissions in accordance with the following energy In addition, applicants should seek to prepare hierarchy: energy assessments to demonstrate how the 1. Be lean: use less energy targets for carbon dioxide emissions reduction 2. Be clean: supply energy efficiently 3. Be green: use renewable energy” outlined in policy are to be met within the framework of the energy hierarchy.

Where carbon dioxide reduction targets cannot be achieved on site, the shortfall can be provided off- site, providing it accords with local guidance for off- site provision set out for the borough of Sutton.

Policy 6.1 Strategic approach The long term spatial development of the study area should consider as one of its main goals, to The key objective for transport planning in Chapter achieve and maintain a safe and efficient local 6: Transport, is that London should be: “a city road network. where it is easy, safe and convenient for everyone to access jobs, opportunities and facilities". Applicants should deliver an integrated approach to planning taking into consideration the location, This policy seeks the close co-ordination of land scale, density, design and mix of land uses with use and transport planning which it considers the overall aim to help reduce the need to travel and make it safer and encourage people to access crucial to sustainable spatial development. This services by more sustainable modes of transport; policy objective is supported by the approach taken specifically public transport, walking, and cycling. by the Government in the NPPF.

Key policy aims include [inter alia]: Due to the traffic and transport issues affecting the Beddington Industrial Area (BIA), specifically poor - Encouraging patterns of development that connection with public transport, a feasibility study reduce the need to travel, especially by car; should be undertaken to examine the possible improvements. There may be scope for an east - - seeking to improve the capacity and west link connecting Hackbridge Station across accessibility of public transport, walking and the Beddington farmlands into the BIA, turning cycling; north to terminate at the tram stop. This could - improving interchange between different have the benefit of attracting future visitors to the forms of transport, particularly around major restored park and also to ensuring local people rail and Underground stations, especially can access employment with easier transport where this will enhance connectivity in links. A simple solution might for example be some outer London; form of PRT system connecting deprived community at Hackbridge with jobs at Beddington..

The policy provides opportunity for increased public transport links.

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Policy 7.3 Designing out crime In some areas of the study area, the perception of crime is notably higher i.e. Therapia Lane. The This policy seeks to ensure that design proposals IPSOS/MORI study indicates that locally there is create, safe and accessible environments where some anxiety about personal safety in Beddington. crime and disorder are designed out to support quality of life and community cohesion. Development proposals in areas perceived to be unsafe, should incorporate measures that promote natural surveillance for instance, low landscaping, adequate lighting and active frontages. Design solutions should reduce the scope for crime to occur or reduce peoples ‘fear of crime’.

Policy 7.5 Public Realm Development proposals should seek to incorporate measures that help rebalance the public realm in The policy seeks to promote spaces that are favour of pedestrians; with consideration given to integrated, accessible, safe, inclusive and coherence and legibility, access and safety. connected but also legible, easy to maintain and incorporate the highest design quality in urban landscapes.

Policy 7.8 Heritage assets and archaeology The southern end of the industrial estate is closely adjacent to the Carew Manor and Beddington The policy provides that crucial to the preservation Village Conservation Areas and the scheduled of heritage assets and archaeology is the careful remains of the Roman villa, which remains part of protection and adaptive re-use of heritage the sewage works. buildings and their settings. Proposals should have special regard to the Further, it states that: “Development that affects desirability of preserving the setting of heritage the setting of heritage assets should be of the assets. Applicants should consider how to improve highest quality of architecture and design, and connectivity to take advantage of the adjoining high respond positively to local context and character”. quality townscape at the southern end of the industrial estate, strengthening the linkages and visual qualities between the surviving Carew estate (Carew Manor/ Beddington Village/ Beddington Park) and the industrial estate.

Development that affects the setting of heritage assets should incorporate appropriate mitigation measures to manage adverse effects.

Policy 7.9 Heritage-led regeneration Applicants should assess the significance of heritage assets and consider their significance in The policy supports the recognition of heritage design proposals as a catalyst for regeneration.

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assets as catalysts for regeneration.

Further, it provides that : “Based on an understanding of the value and significance of heritage assets, the sensitive and innovative use of historic assets within local regeneration should be encouraged”

Policy 7.19 Biodiversity and access to nature Applicants should seek to conduct specific ecological surveys – badger, dormice, reptile, bats, The policy provides for the protection of London’s breeding and winter birds, invertebrate, veteran biodiversity, identifying land of importance for trees, woodland and botanical surveys to establish biodiversity and identifying areas of deficiency in potential impacts on biodiversity. access to nature. In areas where there is a known deficiency of The policy also serves to protect biodiversity biodiversity, proposals should seek to provide outside designated sites. Priority should be placed Green linkages as a mechanism for reversing the on connecting fragmented habitat and increasing effects on biodiversity from habitat fragmentation. the size of habitat areas to increase resilience to climate change.

Policy 7.30 London’s canals and other rivers The River Wandle flows at the southern boundary and water spaces of the study area.

The policy provides that [inter alia] development New development and landscape improvement proposals along London’s canal network and other schemes within the study area, should consider the rivers and waterspace (such as reservoirs, lakes sensitive use of natural landscaping, to respect the and ponds) should: “respect their local character local character of the River Wandle and other and contribute to their accessibility..” water spaces.

London Borough of Sutton Unitary Development Plan (UDP), adopted April 2003 (Saved Policies)

Previously saved policies of the UDP that would have otherwise been considered relevant in the determination of proposals for new development at the study area, have since been replaced by policies in the Council’s Core Planning Strategy, adopted in December 2009. These are set out below.

London Borough of Sutton Core Planning Strategy, adopted December 2009

The Core Planning Strategy identifies the physical, social and green infrastructure needs for future development within the Borough. The policies identified in Table 3. below, set out key points for consideration to ensure development is compliant with local planning guidance for the Borough.

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Table 3.

Core Strategy Policy PMP4 – Main Locations for Industry Proposals that support the further intensification of the Beddington industrial area will be supported, This policy encourages the development and particularly new development which improves opportunities for small and medium enterprises in intensification of Beddington and Imperial Way (part all economic of Purley Way and Beddington Lane Industrial Area) sectors. as a Strategic Industrial Location.

Core Strategy Policy PMP9 – The Open Spaces The Council has adopted an overall Borough-wide Network target of public open space provision with unrestricted access of 2.88 ha per 1,000 The Council will seek to safeguard and enhance the population. In determining planning applications of Borough’s open space network including [inter alia] development on open space, the Council will parks and other open spaces comprising the Wandle ensure that this target is maintained. Valley Regional Park; and local open space.

Core Strategy Policy BP6 – One Planet Living In determining planning applications the Council will apply the relevant policies of the London Plan, The Council seeks to promote Sutton as a ‘One the Site Development Policies and the Council’s Planet Living’ Borough by contributing to targets for Interim Planning Guidance on ‘Sustainable Design reducing carbon dioxide emissions in accordance and Construction’ to help tackle climate change with the London Plan. and contribute to the Mayor’s targets for reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

Core Strategy Policy BP9 – Enabling Smarter This policy safeguards Beddington Lane for Travel Choices: An Area-based Approach improvement works, including footway and carriageway widening, to accommodate Heavy The Council provides that it will adopt an area-based Goods Vehicles serving the Beddington Strategic approach to transport improvements, focussing on Industrial Location. sustainable locations and other key destinations to improve sustainable transport options and integration Development that encourages sustainable in and around each of the Borough’s town centres transport choices and reduces the need to travel and strategic industrial areas. will be supported. This includes improvements to pedestrian and cycle routes, to provide more

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Beddington Lane is safeguarded for the following attractive, safer and more direct routes. improvements: Improvements would also facilitate regeneration and help better serve new development. - “Realignment and reconstruction of Beddington Lane to improve access for heavy Applicants should seek to submit a full transport goods vehicles to industrial sites and assessment based on the additional volume of introducing measures to enhance the traffic anticipated, including impacts of the movement of, and the facilities and construction phase and assess the likely environment for, pedestrians, cyclists and cumulative impacts, in accordance with public transport users.” requirements of the Sutton Borough Transport Assessment Checklist.

Applicants should deliver an integrated approach to planning taking into consideration the location, scale, density, design and mix of land uses with the overall aim to help reduce the need to travel and make it safer and encourage people to access services by more sustainable modes of transport; specifically public transport, walking, and cycling.

Due to the transport issues affecting the Beddington Industrial Area (BIA), specifically poor connectivity to the estate and access to jobs issuest, a feasibility study should be undertaken to examine the scope for better links eg an east - west link connecting Hackbridge Station across the Beddington farmlands into the BIA, turning north to terminate at the tram stop.

This could have the benefit of attracting future visitors to the restored park as well as attracting firms that want to operate 24 hour shift patterns. In addition this may encourage non car use from Hackbridge to the Beddington area including connections to retail and leisure opportunities which exist there. .

The policy provides opportunity for increased public transport links.

Core Strategy Policy BP12 – Good Urban Design Applicants should consider the Council’s urban design principles of this policy. The Council’s

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and Heritage Urban Design SPD provides a checklist of key criteria for each of the urban design principles and In accordance with NPPF policy on good design sets out a range of detailed design guidance. (Paragraph 58) and London Plan policy for heritage Applicants would be required to demonstrate (Policy 7.8 Heritage assets and Archaeology) this application of this guidance. policy seeks to ensure that development respects local character, creates safe, attractive, vibrant and legible places through the development of landmarks structures, public realm features, landscape and public art.

The policy encourages sustainable design and construction.

London Borough of Sutton Site Development Policies DPD, adopted March 2012

Table 4. below, identifies development management policies against which planning applications in the study area will be considered, along with other policies of the Local Development Framework (LDF).

Table 4.

Policy DM3 – Enhancing the Street Scene and There are large residential areas to the north and Public Realm south of the industrial area as well as small pockets of housing within the industrial area, which “Within main industrial areas, new means that proposals must be developed in way development should contribute to the that is not detrimental to visual quality nor does not enhancement of the appearance of the meet public safety requirements. public realm in the vicinity of the site and, where appropriate, contribute to Development should relate positively to the public any wider proposal of benefit to the realm, using hard and soft landscaping to create industrial area. New development will pathways, points of interest and more attractive not be allowed unless it is of a high standard of design and suitably environment for users. landscaped. Open storage will not be permitted if it would be visually intrusive or would result in the loss of operational space”.

Policy DM4 - Historic Environment The southern end of the estate is closely adjacent to the Carew Manor and Beddington Village In accordance with guidance in NPPF policy for Conservation Areas and the scheduled remains of Conserving and enhancing the historic the Roman villa, which remains part of the sewage environment and London Plan policy for heritage assets, the Council will grant permission for

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development that [inter alia]: works.

1. preserves and enhances the character Proposals should have special regard to the and appearance of conservation areas; desirability of preserving the character and appearance of the neighbouring Conservation 2. development in areas of special local Areas. Applicants should consider how to improve character (as shown on the Proposals connectivity to take advantage of the adjoining high Map) that respects the key elements quality townscape at the southern end of the that contribute to the character of the industrial estate, strengthening the linkages and area. visual qualities between the surviving Carew estate

(Carew Manor/ Beddington Village/ Beddington Park) and the industrial estate.

Policy DM5 – Sustainable Design and Applicants seeking permission for major non- Construction residential development, are required to achieve a sustainability rating under BREEAM (or equivalent) The Council will promote the highest standards of of ‘Excellent’ from 2011 and ‘Outstanding’ after sustainable design and construction throughout the 2017. Borough. This policy is consistent with Government guidance, relevant policies of the In addition, applications for major non-residential London Plan and Core Policy B6: One Planet development should be accompanied by a Living. Sustainable Design and Construction Statement or as a separate document demonstrating how the proposal complies with each of the standards set out in Policies DM5-DM14, the policies of the London Plan, the Mayor’s SPG on ‘Sustainable Design and Construction’ (2006) and any relevant SPD prepared subsequently by the Council.

Policy DM16 – Open Space In addition to guidance set out in NPPF and London plan policy, this policy recognises that This policy accords with guidance in the NPPF and many of the open spaces have an integral the London Plan for development on Open Space. relationship with the significance of heritage assets As such, the Council will apply this guidance when assessing applications. and that any impact on heritage value should be considered.

Policy DM33 – Strategic and Established Applicants should seek to ensure that Beddington Industrial Locations as a Strategic Industrial Location, remains an attractive location for industry and so will support This policy provides that [inter alia] all development proposals that contribute to transport and

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within Beddington Strategic Industrial area, will be environmental improvements. expected to make contribution to environmental and transport improvements as set out in Core Policies PMP4 (Main Locations for Industry) and BP9 (Enabling Smarter Travel Choices – an Area-Based Approach) and DM3 (Enhancing the Street Scene and Public Realm).

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Appendix B: Key Planning Policy Documents

National Planning Policy Framework

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published in 2012 and sets out the Government’s planning policies for England and how these are expected to be applied.

The general thrust of the NPPF is aimed at contributing towards sustainable development through the planning system. There is a presumption in favour of sustainable development which should be seen as a ‘golden thread’ running through both plan-making and decision taking. There are three dimensions as to how the government aims to achieve sustainable development which gives rise to the need for the planning system to perform in a number of roles. The three roles, as set out in the NPPF, are as follows:

 Economic role – contributing to building a strong, responsive and competitive economy, by ensuring that sufficient land of the right type is available in the right places and at the right time to support growth and innovation; and by identifying and coordinating development requirements, including the provision of infrastructure;

 Social – supporting strong, vibrant and healthy communities, by providing the supply of housing required to meet the needs of present and future generations; and by creating a high quality built environment, with accessible local services that reflect the community’s needs and support its health, social and cultural well-being; and

 Environmental role – contributing to protecting and enhancing our natural, built and historic environment; and, as part of this, helping to improve biodiversity, use natural resources prudently, minimise waste and pollution, and mitigate and adapt to climate change including moving to a low carbon economy”.

Table 1. assesses the opportunities and risks associated with new development in the study area against key national planning policy.

The London Plan

Regional planning policy in London consists of the London Plan first published in 2004, which has since been subject to later revisions. The 2004 plan was later replaced by revisions in February 2008 and July 2011. In October 2013 the Greater London Authority published Revised Early Minor Alterations (REMA) to the London Plan in June 2012 for public consultation. The new Plan has since been published in October 2013. The REMA are operative as formal alterations to the London Plan and form part of the development plan for Greater London. The further alterations aim to ensure that the Plan’s policies are fully consistent with the National Planning Policy Framework.

In January 2014, the Greater London Authority published Draft Further Alterations to the London Plan (FALP) for a twelve-week period of public consultation. The further alterations in the consultation document reflect Mayoral priorities as set out in: “2020 Vision: The Greatest City on Earth – Ambitions for London”, particularly the need to plan for the growth trends revealed by the 2011 census. These alterations will take the Plan forward to 2036.

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Table 2. assesses the opportunities and risks associated with new development in the study area against key regional planning policy.

The Development Plan

The Development Plan for the area currently comprises:

 Policies of the London Plan (2011) and the Revised Early Minor Alterations (REMA) 2013)

 Saved polices of the London Borough of Sutton Unitary Development Plan (April, 2003)

 London Borough of Sutton Core Planning Strategy (December, 2009)

 Policies of the London Borough of Sutton Site Development Policies DPD (March 2012)

The weight given to development plan policies will depend on their relative conformance to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).

Consideration will also be given as to how the Beddington Industrial area’s status might be interwoven with the Neighbourhood Development Plan.

London Borough of Sutton Unitary Development Plan, adopted April 2003 (Saved Policies)

Of the 189 UDP policies which the Council submitted, the Secretary of State confirmed the retention of all but 8 policies. A schedule of the policies that have been replaced by policies in the Sutton LDF are listed in Appendix A of the Proposed Revised Local Development Scheme. A schedule of saved UDP policies replaced by the Sutton Core Planning Strategy DPD is located in Schedule One of the document.

Previously saved policies of the UDP that would have otherwise been considered relevant in the determination of proposals for new development in the study area have since been replaced by policies in the Council’s Core Planning Strategy, adopted in December 2009.

London Borough of Sutton Core Planning Strategy, adopted December 2009

The Core Strategy (December, 2009) has replaced the adopted Unitary Development Plan over the next year. It sets the blueprint for development in the borough over the next 15 years.

The new plan is a material consideration in the determination of any application, and should be accorded appropriate weight in decision making. Those policies of the UDP which have been superseded by this DPD are set out in the Borough’s Proposed Revised Local Development Scheme.

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Table 3. assesses the opportunities and risks associated with new development in the study area against key local planning policy.

London Borough of Sutton Site Development Policies DPD (March 2012)

The Site Development Policies Development Plan Document (DPD) identifies development management policies against which planning applications will be considered, along with other policies of the Local Development Framework (LDF), and allocates sites for future development in order to help deliver the Vision of the Core Strategy.

Table 4. assesses the opportunities and risks associated with new development in the study area against key local planning policy.

Other Material Planning Considerations

A neighbourhood development plan would ultimately be adopted as part of the planning policy for Sutton. The Council received formal applications from the recently established ‘Beddington North Neighbourhood Forum’ for designation of a ‘neighbourhood area’ and a ‘neighbourhood forum’. The neighbourhood area application submitted shows the area in which the community intend to prepare a neighbourhood plan. In addition the neighbourhood forum application aims to demonstrate that the Group meets the conditions set out in the Localism Act for preparing a neighbourhood development plan. In accordance with Planning Regulations (General) 2012 the Council published these applications below for public consultation between 19 September 2013 to 31 October 2013. Once a neighbourhood forum is designated no other organisation or body may be designated for the neighbourhood area until the designation expires or is withdrawn.

Once adopted, the Beddington North Neighbourhood Development Plan would become part of the Local Development Framework for the Borough and used in the determination of planning applications.

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Appendix C: Consultation Questionnaire Improving Access

Journey Purposes: Home to Work Home to School Home to Local Shop Home to Green Space Improvements

Name: ______Address: ______Business Name (if relevant): ______1. Identify your main regular journeys through the area on the map overleaf. We would like to know why you use these routes (to school, work, shops etc) including footpaths, cycleways – and which method of travel i.e. foot, bike, bus, car?

2. Are there different or more direct routes you would prefer to use if they were opened up or improved. What improvements need to be made and where to make these routes better? Please mark on map and / or provide comments below

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3. Please rank the following potential improvements in order of priority (1 being the most important and 10 being the least):

 Discourage traffic using Beddington Lane especially through the village

 Improved less cluttered signage strategy

 Discourage on street parking on main routes through the Industrial Area

 New off street parking areas

 Make new attractive green routes for pedestrian and cyclists

 Safe and accessible cycle storage

 Car share scheme

 Shuttle Bus

 Better pedestrian , cycle links to tram stop

 New links to Wandle Country Park

Enhancing Character & Identity

1. What are the main issues you feel negatively affect the character and identity of the area?

2. Are there any specific locations which you feel would benefit most from enhancement?

3. Please rank the following proposals in order of priority (1 being the most important and 12 being the least):

 Attractive new green space and seating areas  Scented plants  Consistent fencing along boundaries to give a tidy, uniform appearance  Low energy features such as solar panels and green roofs  Trees planted along streets  New children’s play areas  Green walls – plants grown on blank facades to trap dust and improve air quality  Environmentally friendly identity for the industrial estate  New spaces for people to grow their own food  Wildflower meadows for colour and for the benefit of bees and butterflies  Opening up watercourses, water features,  New cafe and seating in tranquil area away from heavy traffic and its noise, pollution etc

Any other potential improvements not on this list?

Safer Streets:

1. The ‘Issues for Discussion’ Plan identifies 8 topics that we think may require some action within Beddington Village.  Traffic Speed  Lorries  Pedestrian Access / Crossings  Traffic Noise  Gateways to Beddington  Cycle Facilities  Narrow Footways  Access to Parks & Green Space Using your Stickers, please highlight the most important issues / problems from your perspective. Are there any important topics that we have missed out?

2. Resources are limited. If we could only address ONE topic within available funding, which one would that be?

3. Where would you most like this to be done? Recycling Beddington 777 Therapia Endeavour Croydon Car spares Centre, Farmlands Landfill Recycling Lane Way Beddington Centre Transfer Farmlands Station Roy Beddington Corner Walter Young

D Withers Building

Beddington Sewage Treatment Works Factory (STW) Lane SWTS

Beddington Croydon Energy Recovery Power Facility Station

Country Waste Stubbs Recycling Mead Depot

Beddington Beddington Transfer Beddington Lane Henry Woods Waste Management Ltd Beddington Combined Heat Station Waste Treatment Farmlands Appendix D: Odour Map and Power Centre Figure shows industrial process emitting pollutants to air which are regulated by the Environment Agency. Taken from the following website on 14/03/14 http://maps.environment- agency.gov.uk/wiyby/wiybyController?x=533500.0&y=165500.0&topic=airpollution&ep=map&scale=4&location=Croydon, Croydon&lang=_e&layerGroups=default&distance=&textonly=off#x=530241&y=165971&lg=1,2,3,4,5,7,8,&scale=9

Industrial Premises affecting AQ/Odour in Beddington Lane Area

Site Name Address Process Notes Henry Woods Waste 9 Mill Lane Trading Estate Waste Treatment Management Ltd Beddington Lane Waste 112 Beddington Lane Waste Transfer Treatment Centre Beddington Farmlands Beddington Farmlands 15 Waste Transfer Beddington Transfer Station 124 Beddington Lane Waste Transfer Beddington Combined Heat and Beddington STW, Beddington CHP This is situated on the STW Power Lane owned by Thames Water – could be using sludge as fuel Country Waste Recycling 79-83 Beddington Lane Waste Transfer Beddington Energy Recovery Beddington Farmlands Waste Incineration This appears to be based on Facility Landfill site – could be using landfill gas as fuel Beddington STW Beddington Lane STW Owned by Thames Water Recycling Centre Beddington Farmlands, 105 Waste Treatment Beddington Lane Europa Metal Recycling Ltd Therapia Lane Waste Treatment Endeavour Way Transfer Station Endeavour Way, Beddington Waste Treatment Farm Road D Withers Building Endeavour Way Waste Transfer Beddington Farmlands Landfill 105 Beddington Lane Landfill Site Beddington Corner MIT Landfill Information taken from same website as Figure showing their location.