Hard Surfacing of Front Gardens: Report on Desk Research Prepared for: Ealing’s Local Agenda 21 Pollution & Public Health Project Group (working with Ealing’s Energy & Built Environment and the Natural Environment & Biodiversity Project Groups) Prepared by: Pene Healey Pene Healey Associates Email:
[email protected] Tel: +44 (0)20 8864 2638 Hard surfacing of front gardens Ealing’s Local Agenda 21 May 2004 1 May 2004 Hard surfacing of front gardens Ealing’s Local Agenda 21 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ………………………………………………… 2 1.1 Background to the research ………………………………… 2 1.2 Research objectives ...………………………………………. 4 1.3 Research method .…………………………………..……………. 4 1.4 Use of the research .………..………………………………. 5 2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .……….……………………………….. 6 2.1 Recommendations ……………………………………………….. 10 3. PUBLISHED RESEARCH ……………………………….………. 11 3.1 National and International research. ……………………….. 11 3.1 Local authority advice ……………………………….………. 15 3.2 Other organisations .………………………………………. 19 4. LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING .………………………………. 20 4.1 Population & car ownership ….……………………………. 20 4.2 Unitary Development Plan ……………………………………….. 21 4.3 Conservation areas ………..……………………………… 25 4.4 Why gardens are converted .……….……………………… 28 4.5 Procedure for crossover applications ………………..……… 29 4.6 Crossover applications requiring planning permission ……….. 32 4.7 Statistical analysis of crossover constructions & applications . 35 4.8 Perivale research ..……………………………………………… 36 5. GOVERNMENT POLICY ……………………………………….. 37 6. SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS ……………………………………….. 41 7. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ………….……………………………. 45 8. FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LA21 & SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS ……………………………………………………….. 47 9. APPENDICES ………………………………………………………. 50 9.1 Websites & sources 9.2 Publications 9.3 Population statistics 2 May 2004 Hard surfacing of front gardens Ealing’s Local Agenda 21 9.4 Conservation areas in Ealing 3 May 2004 Hard surfacing of front gardens Ealing’s Local Agenda 21 1.