Catford Town Centre Local Plan Introduction and Background Note: This Does Not Form Part of the Local Plan but Has Been Included for Information Purposes

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Catford Town Centre Local Plan Introduction and background Note: This does not form part of the local plan but has been included for information purposes.

Catford Town Centre, home of the council’s services and the civic heart of the borough, will be a lively, attractive town centre focused around a high quality network of public spaces. Driven by the redevelopment of key opportunity areas, including the redevelopment of the former Catford Greyhound Stadium site and the Shopping Centre, Catford will have an improved retail offer and will be home to a diverse residential community. The Broadway Theatre and Studio will continue to be a focus for arts and cultural activities and the market will continue to contribute to Catford’s identity.

This is the vision for Catford Town Centre; a vision that has This document is the Council’s ‘Proposed Submission been developed over a number of years in conjunction Version’ of the Catford Town Centre Local Plan; it is with may different stakeholders. The Council is committed the version the Council has prepared following public to ensuring regeneration and significant improvement consultation earlier in 2013 on a ‘further options report’ takes place in Catford and there are now a number of key and responds to the comments and suggestions that redevelopment opportunities that provide an exciting were made. It is this version of the Catford Plan that the prospect to change the town centre for the better. Council intends to submit to the Secretary of State who will then appoint an independent Planning Inspector In order to help steer the regeneration of the area, the to determine whether the plan is ‘sound’ and can be Council has updated its planning strategy for the town adopted by the Council. centre called the Catford Town Centre Local Plan, or the Catford Plan for short. The Catford Plan will guide where and how development should take place for the period to 2026 and it will be used by the Council to assess and determine planning applications within the town centre. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

2 Have your say WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? The purpose of this round of public consultation is to All comments received will be forwarded to the Secretary ensure that all stakeholders and members of the public of State and will be considered by an independent have the opportunity to comment on whether the Catford Planning Inspector as part of an examination into Plan is legally compliant and sound. In general terms to whether the Catford Plan is ‘sound’. This is scheduled to be ‘sound’ means that the Council has all the various happen in January 2014. evidence reports required to justify the Council’s position and that the document will be effective, in that it is This consultation is the final stage in the preparation of deliverable, flexible and able to be monitored. It must the Catford Plan. The full timetable – past, present and also be consistent with national policy and in general future – is as follows. conformity with the London Plan. An explanation of Sustainability scoping report August 2005 ‘soundness’ is outlined in the representation form, which is available to download online (http://lewisham-consult. Issues and options December 2005 objective.co.uk/portal) or from the Planning Information Service and all public libraries. Preferred options August to September 2007

Anyone can comment and copies of the document Updated sustainability May 2012 can be: scoping report

●● viewed on the Councils website Sustainability Appraisal of January to February 2013 www.lewisham.gov.uk/catfordplan Further Options

●● inspected at all borough libraries and Further Options 2013 February to April 2013

●● obtained by contacting the Planning Policy Team on Equalities Analysis February to April 2013 020 8314 7400 who will also be happy to answer any Assessment of Further questions you may have. Options Publication of proposed august 2013 Comments should be in writing as follows: submission plan (the draft Catford Plan) ●● On-line: http://consult.lewisham.gov.uk/portal Submit the Catford Plan Planned for to the Government November 2013 ●● E-mail: [email protected] Examination in Public Planned for with ‘Catford Local Plan Proposed Submission (formal discussion of February 2014 Version 2013’ as the subject the Plan to check that it is ‘sound’) ●● Post: Planning Policy, Adoption by the Council Planned for June 2014 London Borough of Lewisham, 3rd Floor, Laurence House,

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The consultation period ends at 5pm on Friday 4 October 2013. Catford Town Centre Catford Town

3 Contents

Section 1 Section 4 Policy List The Plan and Context 5 area-wide Policies 67 Major Sites Policies 1.1 Catford and the Local Plan 6 4.1 Presumption in favour of sustainable development 68 CLP1. Traffic and transport improvements 1.2 Plan area 7 including the South Circular 4.2 Providing new homes 71 1.3 key characteristics, Issues CLP2. Catford Centre and Opportunities 8 4.3 growing the local economy 73 CLP3. Civic Centre 1.4 How does the Local Plan 4.3.1 Economic growth relate to other policies? 18 for Catford CLP4. Laurence House

1.5 Consultation with local 4.3.2 Mixed use and CLP5. Plassy Road Island people and stakeholders 21 employment use CLP6. Former Catford Greyhound Stadium 1.6 Sustainability Appraisal 4.3.3 Shopping area vitality and Equalities Analysis and viability CLP7. Wickes and Halfords Assessment 23 4.3.4 Evening economy uses Area-wide Policies 4.4 environmental management 87 Section 2 CLP 8. Presumption in favour of vision, Objectives and Policies 25 4.4.1 Carbon dioxide sustainable development emission reduction 2.1 Comment 26 CLP 9. Providing new homes 4.4.2 Managing flooding 2.2 The Vision 26 and adapting to 2.3 The Objectives 28 climate change GROWING THE LOCAL ECONOMY

2.4 The Link between 4.5 building a sustainable CLP 10. Economic growth for Catford objectives and Policies 29 community 93 CLP 11. Mixed use 4.5.1 Design and public realm CLP 12. Employment uses Section 3 4.5.2 Tall buildings key Development Issues CLP 13. Town Centre vitality and viability and Major Sites Policies 31 4.5.3 Heritage Assets CLP 14. Evening economy uses 3.1 Transport and traffic 32 4.5.4 Social infrastructure

3.2 Catford Centre 41 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Section 5 3.3 Civic Centre 46 Implementation Monitoring CLP 15. Carbon dioxide emission reduction 3.4 Laurence House 50 and Risk 105 and decentralised energy networks

3.5 Plassy Road Island 54 5.1 Implementation 106 CLP 16. Managing flooding and adapting to climate change 3.6 Former Greyhound Stadium 58 5.2 Monitoring 110 5.3 risks and contingency 111 3.7 Wickes and Halfords 62 BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY

CLP 17. Design and public realm Appendix 1 Policy, Guidance and Evidence CLP 18. Tall buildings

Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local base Linkages CLP 19. Heritage assets aPPendix 2 delivery Strategy and CLP 20. Social infrastructure Monitoring Framework

aPPendix 3 IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING Catford Infrastructure Schedule

Catford Town Centre Catford Town CLP21. Implementation

CLP22. Monitoring 4 Section 1 Proposed Submission The plan and context Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

5 1.1 Catford and the Local Plan

Catford includes the London Borough of Lewisham’s second largest town centre and is a key area with significant regeneration potential. It acts as the borough’s civic centre, provides shopping, cultural and leisure activities, is located on a strategic crossroads and is well served by public transport. On the other hand, it suffers from traffic congestion, is segmented by roads (A21 and A205), its range of shops and services are limited and much of the public realm is uninviting and needs improvement. The Council is committed to the regeneration and significant improvement of Catford, and a number of redevelopment opportunities now provide an exciting prospect of changing Catford for the better.

The Catford Local Plan (referred to hereafter as the ●● provides details on the size and design of new Catford Plan) is a planning document that will be used as buildings; a key tool for regenerating the designated ‘Town Centre’ and surrounding area over the period to 2026. The Plan ●● identifies the amount and type of new homes to be sets out the vision and specific objectives, policies and built and their location; proposals for the area’s ongoing redevelopment and ●● identifies the improvements that should be made to management. The Catford Plan: traffic and transport;

●● looks at the function of the town centre including the ●● specifies the infrastructure that is needed to mix of shops and other activities; accommodate growth; and

●● specifies the type of development that should take ●● outlines how regeneration is to be delivered and place on key sites; monitored.

The Catford Plan has 5 sections:

●● Section 1 outlines the key characteristics of the ●● Section 3 sets out policies for 6 Major area and the issues and opportunities that it faces. Development Sites; It then sets out how the Catford Plan relates to other policy documents before going on to explain ●● Section 4 sets out 18 Area-wide policies; how the results of consultation and sustainability ●● Section 5 outlines how the Catford Plan is to be and equalities assessments have helped shape its implemented, the monitoring proposed and the contents; approach to managing risk. ●● Section 2 provides the overarching vision of the type of place that Catford will be in 2026 and the Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local key planning and design principles that underpin this. It goes on to set out specific objectives for the area and explains how the vision and objectives have helped frame planning policies; Catford Town Centre Catford Town

6 1.2 Plan area

The Catford Plan applies to the designated Town Centre and the former Greyhound Stadium site and the Wickes and Halfords site to the west of the town centre. The study area is shown on Figure 1.1. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town Study Area Key development sites 7 Fig 1.1 Catford Plan study area 1.3 Key characteristics, Issues and Opportunities

Overview Linear Park, and together with Figure 1.2 shows the local context of Catford is a major town centre Ladywell Fields forms part of the Catford Town Centre and Figure 1.3 located seven miles south-east Waterlink Way, a pedestrian and cycle shows key buildings and streets. of central London and 1.5 miles route running north-south through south of Lewisham town centre. the borough. It is situated on two strategic road corridors, the South Circular The area is bordered by Downham, (A205) and A21 London to Hastings Forest Hill, Lewisham and Hither trunk road (Bromley Road), and is Green. The area to the north and served by two Network Rail railway east of the centre is characterised by stations: Catford on the Blackfriars to predominantly Victorian residential Sevenoaks line and Catford Bridge on terraces, whilst the area to the south the Charing Cross/Cannon Street to (including the Culverley Green Hayes (Kent) Line. Conservation Area) is more suburban in character. Catford is a busy and diverse place and includes a successful outdoor market. It is the civic heart of the borough (accommodating the Town Hall and other council buildings) and attracts many visitors. The Broadway Theatre is an important local venue and there are a range of restaurants, cafes and pubs.

Two parallel railway lines and the River Ravensbourne separate the town centre from the residential area to the west. The narrow strip of land between the two railway lines accommodates some low-density retail and industrial use, as well as the former Greyhound Stadium.

While the core of the town centre has relatively little green or open space, there are major parks in close proximity. Ladywell Fields stretches across both sides of the railway lines

Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local to the north and west of the study area. Blythe Hill Fields is further to the west and Mountsfield Park is located to the east. The Jubilee Ground (privately owned but designated as Metropolitan Open Catford Town Centre Catford Town Land and managed by St Dunstan’s College) is located to the south of 8 the A205, as is the Pool River Figure 1.2 Catford Town Centre and surrounding area Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

9 Figure 1.3 Key buildings and streets Issues and Opportunities The key area-wide issues and opportunities are set out in Table 1.1 and the specific issues relating to the different character areas discussed below take account of the evidence base, other policy documents, local consultation, Sustainability Appraisal and Equalities Analysis Assessment (discussed in Sections 1.4 to 1.6). They have, in turn, informed the Vision, Objectives and Policies for the area (set out in Sections 2, 3 and 4).

Table 1.1 Area-wide Issues Area-wide Opportunities

Retail ●● Large population catchment but shoppers ●● Build on Catford’s location to attract more shoppers choose elsewhere ●● Redevelopment of the Catford Centre ●● Limited variety in the type of shops and late and weekend opening hours ●● Improve the overall shopping environment ●● Poor environmental quality in parts of the centre ●● Improve the range and quality of shops but maintain an affordable mix ●● Large number of fast food take-away locations ●● Maintain and improve the market

Civic, cultural and leisure facilities ●● Provision of a range of facilities ●● Existing network of independent restaurants ●● Lack of evening economy ●● Strengthen the evening economy ● Distance between facilities and no linkages between ● ● Improve operations for the Broadway Theatre different functions ● ●● Consolidate Council and civic functions on one site ●● Perception of safety in the evening ●● Improve the feeling of safety ●● Low number of people using facilities ●● Potential for leisure uses as part of Catford Centre redevelopment Office and other employment ●● ● Employment dominated by public sector and retail ● ●● Strengthen and consolidate Catford’s civic role ● Not seen as an office destination Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local ● ●● Promote Catford’s location close to Central London ●● Number of people using facilities and in the south-east ●● Improve the overall town centre environment to attract investment Housing

Catford Town Centre Catford Town ● Social housing in Milford Towers in need ● ●● Provision of new high quality housing including of regeneration affordable housing 10 ●● Housing need and affordability Area-wide Issues Area-wide Opportunities

Accessibility ●● Busy roads segregate the town centre making ●● Improve connections around and to the town centre movement difficult ●● Improve overall safety and accessibility of the ●● Poor connections around the town centre and to pedestrian / cycling environment residential areas ●● Remove street clutter ●● Clutter from street furniture, signage clutter and road barriers ●● Poor bus waiting environment ●● Improve waiting environment and connections between bus stops ●● Inconvenient pedestrian movement between bus stops ●● Consolidate bus stops ●● Poor first impressions due to quality of the railway ●● Improve the links to the town centre and the quality station environment of the public realm ●● Poor links between Catford and Catford ●● Improve railway station environment and links Bridge stations between the two stations ●● Redevelopment to contribute to a new Catford station

●● Potential for DLR route and station ●● Poor cycle parking and conditions in the town centre ●● Improve road safety for cyclists ●● Busy roads can feel unsafe for cyclists ●● Safe and secure cycle parking for the town centre and at the railway stations ●● Busy gyratory system with through traffic ●● Change traffic flow and management ●● Road congestion ●● Improve the feeling of safety in the public realm and car parks ●● Perception of safety in the public car parks ●●

Townscape ●● Poor first impressions and quality of the built environment and public realm ●● High quality design for all new buildings ●● Lack of green space and public outdoor places to sit ●● New public spaces including green spaces ●● Poor connections and movement between and ●● Improve the links to and around the town centre around the town centre ●● Improve the quality of the public realm ● ● ●● Retain and improve identified buildings and streetscapes

●● Submission Plan - Proposed Local

Waterways and flooding ●● Potential risk from flooding ●● Creative on-site design techniques to minimise flood risk ●● Need to minimise and manage flood risk ● Restoration and naturalisation of the ● Centre Catford Town River Ravensbourne

●● Improve access to and along the River 11 The area covered by the Rushey Green and Bromley Road Catford Centre Catford Plan is varied This is the high street of the town The Centre was developed in the and can be divided into centre and accommodates a variety 1970s and is focused around a eight character areas with of multiple and independent shops pedestrianised mall, Winslade Way, their own specific issues together with the former Catford anchored by a multi-storey car park as described below. Six Cinema (now a church). Despite high and Tesco supermarket. The shops are of these areas include traffic volumes and street clutter, serviced from a service deck at first the area has considerable townscape floor level that is accessed via a ramp Major Sites with their own merit. The wide street benefits from Holbeach Road. Milford Towers specific policies. from a continuous and animated is raised above the service deck and road frontage, general good quality consists of 4 x five-storey blocks buildings (though with some poor accommodating 276 units. shop fronts), mature London Plane trees and linear green space along The shopping centre is busy, well much of its length. Key issues: let and contains a mix of local and national retailers. This is supported ●● Traffic movement by market stalls which are located in the pedestrian areas. The Centre ●● Bus movements and stops is seen by many local people as the ●● Street clutter main site to improve in Catford. The ●● Quality of shop fronts architecture is stark and foreboding, concrete structures dominate the ●● Use of London Squares spaces and the microclimate can be very uncomfortable (due to shade Whilst this character area does not and drafts). There are also security, contain a Major Site, many of the personal safety, maintenance and Area-wide policies are relevant and functional issues. The centre has poor will help address issues and seize links with the rest of the town centre opportunities. and the quality of the pedestrian Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

12 Rushey Green Rushey Green Catford Centre routes from Rushey Green, Holbeach Catford Broadway Key issues: Road, Catford Broadway, Thomas and the Civic Quarter ●● Role and function of site Lane and the service deck is poor. The junction of Catford Road and Roughly equal numbers of people ●● Provision of Council’s services/ love or hate the large sculpture of Rushey Green is the geographical and functions functional ‘heart’ of the town centre the ‘Catford Cat’ erected above the ●● Theatre operations mall at the Rushey Green entrance, to and includes the Town Hall and Civic raise the profile of the centre. Suite as well as the Broadway Theatre ●● Pedestrian safety (a landmark, art deco style, Grade ● Traffic movement The public’s perception of Milford II-listed building). However, space ● Towers is closely linked to the is dominated by the road, vehicles ●● Bus movements and stops shopping centre, as they are part and street clutter, including traffic ●● Street furniture and clutter of the same overall structure. signs. The busy South Circular (A205) From previous rounds of public bisects the area and forms a barrier to ●● Quality of shop fronts consultation, the vast majority of pedestrian movement and is a poor people within Catford and those setting for the Theatre. This character area includes the Civic who use the town centre support Centre Major Site and Policy CLP3 the redevelopment of both Milford Catford Broadway makes a valuable addresses these issues. Towers and the Catford Centre. contribution to the townscape. Key issues: The gentle curve in the street is an attractive and locally unique feature ●● Role and function of core that is echoed in the design of the retail area Broadway Theatre and Town Hall. ●● Mix of uses The groups of buildings that form the northern façade of the street ●● Connections to other parts of have considerable architectural merit, the area although unsympathetic shop fronts ●● Design quality and lack of maintenance detract from their inherent quality. ●● Provision and quality of public space ●● Traffic access, parking and servicing

The Catford centre is identified as a Major Site and Policy CLP2 addresses these issues. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

13 Catford Broadway Broadway Theatre Laurence House Key issues:

This is a Council office building that ●● Role and function of site includes the Catford Library and ●● Future mix of uses AccessPoint and a surface level car and lorry park at the rear (accessed ●● Connections to other parts of the from Canadian Avenue). It is a six town centre storey building that has no particular ● Design quality architectural merit, although it ● dominates the approach to the town ●● Pedestrian congestion in front centre from the south. Proposals to of building realign the South Circular (A205) to the rear of Laurence House ●● Traffic movement, parking, Laurence House have been promoted for around 40 servicing years. Buses stop in front of the ●● Future of South Circular building causing congestion along realignment the pavement with those waiting for buses and those using Laurence Laurence House is identified as a House or the pavement. Major Site and Policy CLP4 addresses these issues.

Laurence House Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

14 View of surface car park at rear of Laurence House Plassy Road Island and with good quality Victorian buildings Sangley Road and mature London Plane trees, for the final quarter-mile approach the The ‘island’ is formed by the quality of the buildings reduce and A21/A205 gyratory system and the trees disappear. Key issues: accommodates a retail park; individual shop units fronting ●● Role and function of island site Brownhill Road; and a timber yard. Buildings on the south and east ●● Future mix of uses frontages of the island site are of no ●● Connections to Rushey Green and architectural merit, and give a poor other parts of the town centre and first impression when approaching quality of pedestrian environment the town centre from the east. Existing Pedestrian Access from Rushey Green A grassed area on the north side ●● Future of South Circular of Sangley Road has been retained realignment as a reservation for the South ●● Design quality Circular (A205) realignment scheme. Development to the south of ●● Traffic, parking, servicing Sangley Road includes a purpose built 4-storey apartment block for ●● Bus stops the elderly housing. This character area includes the Pedestrian links from Plassy Road to Plassy Road Island Major Site and Rushey Green are via a poor quality Policy CLP5 addresses these issues. archway between Octavia House and The Goose on the Green pub. Brownhill Road forms part of the South Circular and is the gateway to the town centre from the east. While much of this road is attractive, Plassy Road Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

15 Catford Island Retail Park - Plassy Road Island Site Catford Island Retail Park - Plassy Road Island Site Catford Road and the Traffic congestion is a major concern railway stations for local people and often cited as a reason to avoid Catford. Few Catford Road (which forms a part of discussions of Catford’s future escape the South Circular - A205), forms the mention of the South Circular, and western approach to the town centre. proposals that have come and gone The railway bridge forms a natural for over 40 years. Rat running, traffic gateway to the area, however the first speeds and pedestrian safety are also impressions of the town centre are not significant concerns, and proposals positive: The properties along Catford to improve the situation are generally Road are generally poorly maintained, supported. Key issues: pavements are narrow and filled with Catford Bridge Station street clutter, and the road corridor ●● Quality of Railway station lacks trees and other amenity features. environment Although the approach benefits from views across the spacious green of ●● Bus movements and stops Jubilee Ground, it is dominated by ●● Links to town centre and Laurence House. surrounding areas

Catford’s two railway stations are ●● Traffic management and links to located to the north of the road. the A205 The area between the stations is undeveloped and wild. Adenmore ●● Design quality Road which provides a link between ●● Street clutter them is of poor quality. Catford Bridge Station is barely visible ●● Quality of shop fronts from the main road, but is quite an attractive building. The facilities ●● Future of South Circular at Catford Station are poor with realignment the ticketing office contained in a ●● Access and use of Jubilee Ground Catford Bridge Station temporary building and no lift access. ●● Ravensbourne River environment Whilst this character area does not contain a Major Site, many of the Area-wide policies are relevant and will help address issues and seize opportunities. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

16 Catford Station Existing Link Between Stations Former Greyhound Stadium Wickes and Halfords retail area

This vacant site lies to the north of The area to the south of Catford Catford and Catford Bridge stations. Road, between the railway lines, is The area, invisible from Catford dominated by several large retail Road, forms an important gateway outlets (namely Wickes and Halfords) for train passengers passing through and some light industrial uses under the area. The site benefits from the railway arches. The site forms planning permission for a residential the western edge of the wider town led development of 589 homes centre area. A large part of the site with small scale community and is taken up by two surface level car commercial space. The permission parks, each with their own separate includes a proposed foot bridge access from Catford Road. The Wickes Store across the railway tracks, providing River Ravensbourne cuts diagonally a direct pedestrian link between under the site in a covered channel. the new development and Catford Waterlink Way, a pedestrian and town centre along Holbeach Road. cycle route, runs along the western This could also link the town centre and northern boundary and provides to Ladywell Fields open space. a direct link to Catford Road, the Development proposals for this site stations and the former Greyhound also seek to improve the station Stadium site. Key Issues: environment and include river improvement and naturalisation ●● Role and function of site works to the Ravensbourne. ●● Mix and density of uses Key issues: ●● Connections to other parts of ●● Mix of uses the area

●● Connections to other parts of ●● Design quality the town centre and surrounding residential areas ●● Traffic, parking and servicing Halfords Store

●● Design quality ●● Waterlink Way

●● Housing mix ●● Ravensbourne River naturalisation/ improvement ●● Traffic management and access to site The Wickes and Halfords retail area is identified as a Major Site and policy ●● Station environment CLP7 addresses these issues.

●● Ravensbourne River Submission Plan - Proposed Local naturalisation/improvement

The Former Greyhound Stadium is identified as a Major Site and Policy CLP6 addresses these issues. Catford Town Centre Catford Town

17 Former Catford Greyhound Stadium Site 1.4 How does the Local Plan relate to other policy?

As explained in more detail below, in accordance with the development direction in the National Planning the Catford Plan is one of a number plan unless material considerations Policy Framework, London Plan, Core of existing and proposed Local Plans indicate otherwise. Strategy or Development Management for Lewisham. The adopted Local Local Plan. The Catford Plan must Government guidance makes clear that Plans and the published London Plan therefore be read in conjunction Local Plan should not repeat policies together form the ‘development plan’ with the other relevant adopted and that are in other ‘development plan’ for the London Borough of Lewisham. emerging plans and guidance. The documents. The absence of a policy Section 38(6) of the Planning and complete policy context is shown in for a particular topic in the Catford Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 Figure 1.4 below and key relevant Plan does not necessarily mean that makes clear that determination of policies that are set out in other plans the topic is unimportant; it may be planning applications must be made are sign posted throughout this Plan. that there is already suitable policy

National Local plans and strategies ●● Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 ●● Joint Strategic Needs Assessment ●● Planning Act 2008 ●● Children and Young ●● Localism Act 2011 People’s Plan ● Regulations ● ●● Air Quality Action Plan ● National Planning Policy Framework ● ●● Carbon Reduction and Climate Change Strategy ●● Local Transport Plan (LIP) Lewisham local development framework ●● Housing and homelessness strategies ●● Core Strategy ●● Municipal Waste Strategy ●● Development Management ●● Local Education Authority plans ●● Site Allocations ●● Catford Town Centre Local Plan Lewisham Sustainable ●● Lewisham Town Centre Local Plan Local Strategic Partnership Community Strategy ●● Supplementary Planning Documents (LSP) (SCS) ● LSP partners’ corporate and ● Local Development Scheme ● ● operational plans ●● Statement of Community Involvement ●● Annual Monitoring Report ●● Community Infrastructure Levy Local evidence reports ●● Housing ●● Transport ● Employment Regional (Mayor of London) ● ● Retail ●● London Plan ● ●● Renewable energy

Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local ●● London Plan Supplementary Planning ●● Infrastructure Delivery Plan Guidance ●● Flooding ●● Economic Strategy ●● Open spaces and recreation ●● Transport Strategy Assessments ●● Biodiversity ●● Other strategies (culture, air quality, climate change etc) ●● Sustainability appraisals ●● Tall buildings Catford Town Centre Catford Town and SEA ●● Best practice guidance ●● Waste ●● Equality Impact Assessment 18 Fig 1.4 Planning context The Catford Plan is in ●● Core Strategy (adopted June 2011) The Lewisham Town Centre Local Plan proposes the expansion of the housing, general conformity with ● Site Allocations Local Plan (awaiting ● retail and leisure offer and provides the London Plan 2011, adoption June 2013) locally specific policies for the town helps implement the centre. Once adopted, the emerging Lewisham Core Strategy ●● Lewisham Town Centre Local Plan (awaiting adoption September Local Plans will replace the saved and has been prepared 2013) policies contained in the Lewisham to be consistent with the Unitary Development Plan 2004. In National Planning Policy ●● Development Management addition to these documents are a Framework (NPPF). Local Plan (to be submitted for number of supplementary planning examination in November 2013) documents which give guidance on Every policy in the Catford Plan detailed issues. Full details can be found ●● Gypsy and Traveller’s Site(s) Local is supported by evidence and has on the Council’s website. Plan (under preparation) multiple links to other local plans, Lewisham’s adopted Core Strategy sets the London Plan and the NPPF. The The Core Strategy was adopted in June out a spatial strategy for the whole following paragraphs provide a simple 2011 and establishes the borough- borough up to 2026 and also sets description of the relevant supporting wide spatial policy context. The Site the scene for the Catford Plan. Core documents and other plans, while Allocations Local Plan identifies the Strategy Spatial Policy 2 identifies Appendix 1 contains a detailed list of locations and sites for specific types Catford town centre as a Regeneration linkages between relevant documents. of development needed to implement and Growth Area, making clear that the the Core Strategy’s vision (except those Evidence base Council, working with its partners, will sites allocated in the Catford Plan and A wide range of information has been secure the necessary infrastructure to the Lewisham Town Centre Local Plan). gathered to provide the basis for support the planned levels of growth The Development Management Local preparing the Catford Plan. Some of and will maximise the physical, social Plan will provide more detailed general this is from existing sources such as and environmental regeneration policies for managing development Census data and the indices of multiple opportunities new development will than those in the Core Strategy. This deprivation but much is original bring for the benefit of existing and plan applies borough-wide, including in research commissioned by the Council. future residents, to address deprivation the Catford plan area and hence needs Most of this is accessible through issues, particularly health inequalities, to to be considered alongside the Catford the internet or can be viewed at the improve well-being. Plan. The Development Management Council offices. The information, often Local Plan has policies regarding a referred to as the ‘evidence base’, has In relation to Catford, Spatial Policy 2 number of the issues discussed in been used to help identify the issues states that the town centre will: Section 1.3, as these issues affect not facing Catford and to develop and test only Catford town centre, but the a. be designated as a Major town centre different possible solutions, or options. whole of the borough. Where with new development seeking to Appendix 1 also contains a detailed list this is the case, there is clearly no maintain and enhance its status, to of the evidence base documents and requirement to repeat these policies secure its physical regeneration and their linkages to the plan objectives in the Catford Plan. Examples of such ensure its continued contribution to Submission Plan - Proposed Local and policy options. matters include shop-front design and the local night-time economy hot food takeaway shops. Local Plans b. build on its role as the civic heart of The Catford Plan is one of a number The Gypsy and Traveller’s Site(s) Local the borough of adopted and emerging Local Plan will allocate a site or sites to meet

Plans which together will guide c. accommodate up to 22,000 square Centre Catford Town the identified local accommodation future development of the borough metres of additional retail floorspace needs of Gypsy and Traveller and includes: by 2026 communities in the borough. 19 d. accommodate 650 additional new of successful town centres and in full. This is particularly relevant for homes by 2016 and up to 1,100 designates Catford town centre as a Catford, given the need to maximise additional new homes by 2026 major centre. London Plan Policy 2.15 central opportunities for town centre states that they should be the focus development. e. be one of the borough’s for goods and services and for growth preferred locations for new office in the commercial sector and the Sustainable Community Strategy development. intensification of use, including The Catford Plan implements aspects of the vision outlined in Lewisham's This policy provides the focus of the the residential offer. Town centres Sustainable Community Strategy vision for Catford (set out in Section 2), are also championed as appropriate 2008-2020, Shaping the Future. The which aims to deliver and implement locations for leisure and cultural SCS includes an aspiration that Catford the strategy outlined in the Core activities, the evening economy and will undergo substantial regeneration Strategy. community hubs which create a sense of place for local neighbourhoods. and major redevelopment of Lewisham Core Strategy Policy 2 also states that and Catford town centres will provide the Council will prepare a specific plan London Plan Policy 3.4 promotes the new business and leisure opportunities for Catford Town Centre to ensure optimisation of housing potential along with new housing developments. the forecast growth is managed and through intensification, town centre It also details the Local Strategic delivered. The Catford Plan is the renewal and mixed use redevelopment Partnership's commitment to improving implementation and delivery plan for of surplus commercial land. All three the quality and vitality of town centres the changes that will occur in the town of these elements are achievable in and localities, aspirations to support centre during the period up to 2026. Catford and this fits appropriately with their growth and development by In particular, it provides a detailed the London Plan designation of the working with commercial partners and planning and implementation strategy town centre as part of the ‘Lewisham- developers, and maximising the use of for major development and Catford Catford-New Cross Opportunity Area’, town centres as places to engage the opportunity sites. which promotes its development local community. potential. This Opportunity Area covers The Catford plan will supersede more than Catford Town Centre and is the saved UDP policies and site identified in the London Plan Annex 1 allocations as they apply to as being capable of hosting 8,000 new Catford and all other adopted Catford- additional homes and 6,000sqm of new specific guidance. additional employment space in the plan period. The Borough of Lewisham The London Plan (2011) is required to provide 1,105 new homes The Mayor of London’s Spatial per year of which the Opportunity Development Strategy (the London Area is expected to deliver a significant Plan), with which all local plans need proportion. to be in general conformity, sets out London-wide policies. It is supported National policy by Supplementary Planning Guidance The focus of the Government’s Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local and Best Practice Guidance. In general National Planning Policy Framework the London Plan is supportive of (NPPF) (March 2012) is on a the Catford Plan (as detailed in presumption in favour of sustainable Appendix 1). development and positive growth. The NPPF provides a high level planning Of particular importance to the

Catford Town Centre Catford Town policy context for Catford, setting out Catford Plan is the London Plan aim the evidence base requirements for to provide the city with a polycentric town centre uses and encouraging local 20 structure which encourages a spread authorities to meet town centre needs 1.5 Consultation with local people and stakeholders

In November 2005 the Council Additionally, references to a number undertook consultation on Issues of important topics have been and Options for a suite of local plans, enhanced in a number of policies including the (then named) Catford including: Town Centre Area Action Plan. Taking account of comments received, the ●● street lighting and street trees in Council then prepared Preferred CLP Policy 17 Design and public Options and consulted local people realm; and other stakeholders on these in ●● artists, creative uses, leisure, June 2007. entertainment and small and Following a period when resources independent businesses in Major were focused on preparing the Site policies and CLP Policy 13 Lewisham Core Strategy, the Council Employment uses consulted on a set of Further Options ●● social infrastructure and the from February to April 2013. These opportunity for study and play Further Options took account of in Major Site policies, CLP Policy changes that had taken place since 9 New homes and CLP Policy 20 June 2007, including: changes to Social infrastructure the wider policy context, different ownership and management of key ●● the value of high quality pubs in sites, known developer interest and CLP Policy 14 Evening economy planning permissions, the possibility This list contains only examples of of an extension of the Docklands amendments made to the plan and Light Railway to Bromley (with a reference should be given to the station at Catford) and the economic Catford Plan Consultation Statement recession. that contains a summary of each The Catford Plan takes account of round of consultation. Figure 1.5 comments made along the way and a illustrates the steps and the timing number of changes have been made involved in the preparation of the as a result of public involvement, Local Plan and the current phase of including: its development.

●● Improvements to CLP Policy 1 Transport and traffic, and the Major Site policies regarding reference to the DLR, road works, cycling and taxi rank provision,

following comments from GLA, TfL Submission Plan - Proposed Local and the local community;

●● Enhancements to heritage matters following comments from English Heritage; Catford Town Centre Catford Town ●● Minor amendment to the retail approach on Plassy Road Island 21 Issues and Options December 2005

Preferred Options August to September 2007

Sustainability Appraisal of Further Options January to February 2013

Equalities Analysis Assessment of Further Options February to April 2013

Consultation on Further Options February to April 2013

Sustainability Appraisal of Submission Plan April and May 2013

Publication of proposed Submission Plan We are here July 2013 (the draft Catford Plan)

Submit the Catford Plan to the Government Planned for October 2013

Examination in Public Planned for January 2014 (formal discussion of the Plan to check that it is ‘sound’)

Adoption by the Council Planned for May 2014

Figure 1.5: Stages of Plan preparation Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

22 1.6 Sustainability Appraisal and Equalities Analysis Assessment

The purpose of a Sustainability their Local Plans. The assessment Appraisal (SA) is to make sure that seeks to ensure that, as far as all the things which are referred to as possible, any negative consequences ‘sustainability issues’ such as using for a particular group or sector of the public transport instead of the private community are eliminated, minimised car, the impact of flooding or climate or counterbalanced by other change, or the pressures placed measures. on open space from an increasing population, are taken into account The EqAA Report which accompanies when preparing the Local Plan this Plan identifies a number of likely and measures included to mitigate positive impacts of the Plan’s policies any impacts. The idea is that once and proposals on particular groups in adopted, the Plan will be the most the community and a small number of sustainable that can be put forward likely negative impacts. Mitigation for as it will have taken into account all the identified likely negative impacts the sustainability issues as part of the has been included by adjusting the process of preparation. policy options for several of the Major Sites and policies regarding public The Catford Plan has been realm, social infrastructure and tall subject to SA at each stage of its buildings. Full details of changes production and the principles of made can be found on page 17 of sustainable development run through the EqAA. the Local Plan. Table 7.2 of the SA Report proposed submission The proposed Delivery and version which accompanies this Plan Monitoring Framework (Appendix 2) demonstrates how the proposed take account of both the SA and individual policies address the the EqAA. sustainability issues identified.

An Equalities Analysis Assessment (EqAA) was undertaken following the Further Options Report (February 2013) in order to systematically analyse the proposed policies and proposals to identify what effect, or likely effect, on different groups in the community would follow from the implementation of the proposed approach. In brief, the EqAA process ensures that policies developed and Submission Plan - Proposed Local implemented through the Catford Plan take account of the likely different effects on different local communities.

Local authorities have a duty Centre Catford Town under race, disability and gender legislation to carry out an EqAA of 23 Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

24 2.0 Vision, Objectives and Policies Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

25 2.1 Comment 2.2 The Vision

The key characteristics, issues and The Council’s vision for the type of The vision is underpinned by the opportunities discussed in Section place that Catford will be in 2026 has following key planning and design 1.3, together with the evidence been developed and refined over a principles that were developed as base, other policy documents, local number of years working together part of an earlier Urban Design consultation, Sustainability Appraisal with local people and many different Framework, which are aligned with and Equalities Analysis Assessment stakeholders. The current vision, the NPPF, London-wide policies and (discussed in Sections 1.4 to 1.6) which was included in the Core guidance and the spatial strategy for have all helped shape a Vision for the Strategy (2011) and Further Options Lewisham as a whole (set out in the future of Catford and Objectives and (2013) and has been updated Core Strategy): Policies for the area. following the Further Options consultation is as follows: Delivering sustainable development - Building upon its Catford Town Centre, strategic role as a shopping and home of the Council’s civic centre and hub on the public services and the civic transport network Catford can become a sustainable, safe, healthy heart of the borough, will and attractive place to live, work, be a lively, attractive town shop and socialise. The impacts of centre focused around climate change can be addressed a high quality network by requiring high standards of of public spaces. Driven environmental design for new by the redevelopment buildings, provision of decentralised of key opportunity energy and managing and reducing the potential risk of flooding. areas, including the redevelopment of the Ensuring a mix of land uses former Catford Greyhound and activities - Shopping is still Stadium site and the the main reason many people Catford Centre, Catford visit and the vitality and viability of the primary shopping area and will have an improved the market must be protected. In retail and leisure offer and addition a mix of suitable shops will be home to a diverse should be provided throughout the residential community. town centre to provide continuous The Broadway Theatre and active street frontages on major will continue to be pedestrian routes and spaces. There a focus for arts and is a strong aspiration to include leisure facilities in the Catford Centre cultural activities and the and extend the night time economy Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local street market in Catford with more cafes and restaurants. New Broadway will continue to and additional housing can create a contribute positively to livelier and safer place and help meet Catford’s identity. local housing need. Catford Town Centre Catford Town

26 Creating attractive and inclusive Improving connectivity and Managing change - The anticipated public spaces and lively street and transport - Changes to traffic change in the town centre needs to pedestrian networks - Pedestrian management, particularly the South be managed to minimise disruption activity and ‘footfall’ is a key factor Circular and the gyratory, could for businesses and residents and to in the creation of a vibrant town dramatically reduce the impact of help maintain business continuity. centre. This can be achieved through traffic and reduce severance. This The Council can prepare a strong a more permeable network of would improve the environment delivery and implementation pedestrian routes that are designed for pedestrians, cyclists, create framework by working with all those to be pleasant and feel safe and are new open spaces, and free up land who use the town centre to keep animated by people who want to be for new development. Catford has them informed of development plans there and will be lively when there excellent public transport but the and ensure works are phased to are attractions to draw people there. railway station environment, minimise disruption. All of this needs to be supported the walk to the town centre, and by a clear maintenance and bus stop locations can be The vision has informed objectives, management regime. dramatically improved. which in turn have led to policies – as illustrated in Figure 2.1. Enhancing valuable public and Encouraging healthy lifestyles cultural services - Public services - The design and management need to be accessible and reflect of Catford’s public spaces should anticipated changing requirements encourage walking and cycling and and demand. In Catford they should contribute to healthy lifestyles. also be better integrated with the Access to nearby parks and green public spaces. It may also be possible space such as Waterlink Way, should to expand the range of services on be enhanced and promoted. offer while rationalising office space. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Major Site and Area-wide Policies Catford Town Centre Catford Town

27 Figure 2.1: From place to policies 2.3 The Objectives

The vision can be broken down into the following objectives:

1. Deliver a strategy for 4. Establish Catford as a popular 8. ensure developments improving the traffic network evening and weekend leisure contribute positively to the that is both deliverable and destination, building on the health, education and social effective in making Catford success of the Broadway well-being of the population, a cohesive, pleasant and Theatre and accommodating promoting and supporting safe place to move around cultural and leisure facilities, active lifestyles to reduce by improving movement and restaurants and cafes, that health inequalities and that facilities for pedestrians, appeal to a wide variety of there is sufficient social cyclists and buses, enhancing people. infrastructure to support interchange between buses growth. and rail stations and reducing 5. Maximise housing choice severance. by providing new homes in 9. Reduce the impact of the town centre for people development on the 2. Strengthen Catford’s role as on different incomes and environment and help tackle the civic centre of the borough, household sizes and by so climate change, poor air with Council services and doing provide additional users quality, pollution, noise, waste offices providing a key anchor for existing and additional and flood risk. for the town centre economy. retail and leisure activity.

3. Provide a variety of shops and 6. Ensure new developments a thriving street market that embrace the highest standards caters for the needs of the in architecture and urban local community (including design that raise the image a mix of convenience and and profile of Catford, comparison shopping) as well complemented by the retention as offering shops and services of historic buildings and those to attract visitors from further of townscape merit. afield. 7. Create an attractive, safe and animated public realm, including new public spaces and the introduction of high quality design and public art throughout. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

28 2.4 The Link between Objectives and Policies

The single most significant proposed The link between objectives and spatial move (Objective 1) is to policies is illustrated in Figures 2.2 improve the Catford traffic network. and 2.3. This is fundamental to transforming Catford and delivering the vision and helps to shape many of the major development opportunities.

The other proposed big spatial move is captured by Objective 2, which Objectives Major Site Policies relates to the Council as both land owner and service provider and Objective 1. Traffic network CLP1. Traffic and transport focuses on strengthening Catford’s including the South Circular Objective 7. Public realm role as the civic centre of the borough and delivering the proposed Objective 8. Health and well-being improved shopping, housing and Objective 9. Environment other uses on the Catford Centre and Milford Towers, Civic Centre and Laurence House sites. In early 2010 Objective 3. Shops and Market CLP2. Catford Centre the Council purchased the shopping Objective 5. Housing choice centre and the ownership of freehold and leasehold interests in and Objective 7. Public realm around the Centre were transferred from St Modwen Properties to Catford Regeneration Partnership Objective 1. Traffic network CLP3. Civic Centre Ltd (CRPL), a company set up and Objective 2. Civic centre wholly-owned by the Council. The company now manages the shopping Objective 7. Public realm centre and the Council is seeking to use its ownership to attract private sector investment and kick-start Objective 1. Traffic network CLP4. Laurence House a comprehensive regeneration Objective 2. Civic centre programme involving demolition and Objective 7. Public realm rebuild.

The major development opportunities that relate to the proposed two Objective 1. Traffic network CLP5. Plassy Road Island big spatial moves (Objectives 1 and 2) and the other more general Objectives centre on six major sites Objective 5. Housing choice CLP6. Former Catford Submission Plan - Proposed Local Greyhound Stadium that require a particular policy focus due to their ability to accommodate major change and development. These are the Catford Centre; Civic Objective 3. Shops and Market CLP7. Wickes and Halfords

Centre; Laurence House; Plassy Road Objective 5. Housing choice Centre Catford Town Island; the former Catford Greyhound Stadium; and the Wickes and 29 Halfords retail area. Figure 2.2: Objectives and Major Site Policies Objectives Major Site Policies

Objective 8. Health and well-being CLP8. Presumption in favour of sustainable development Objective 9. Environment

Objective 5.Housing choice CLP9. Providing new homes

Objective 3.Shops and Market CLP10. Economic growth for Catford Objective 4. Evening destination CLP11. Mixed use Objective 5. Housing choice CLP12. Employment uses CLP13. Town Centre vitality and viability CLP14. Evening economy uses

Objective 8. Health and well-being CLP15. Carbon dioxide emission reduction and decentralised energy Objective 9. Environment networks

Objective 9. Environment CLP16. Managing and reducing the risk of flooding

Objective 6. Architecture and urban CLP17. Design and public realm Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local design CLP18. Tall buildings Objective 7. Public realm CLP19. Heritage assets Objective 9. Environment

Catford Town Centre Catford Town Objective 8. Health and well-being CLP20. Social infrastructure 30 Figure 2.3: Objectives and Area-wide Policies 3.0 Key development issues and Major sites Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

31 This section outlines the key planning and design issues to be addressed. These key issues have regard to the issues and opportunities identified in Section 1 and the need to implement the vision and objectives in Section 2 in order to facilitate high quality development. It includes six major town centre sites where larger scale redevelopment can take place. These site specific policies should be read in conjunction with the area wide policies outlined in Section 4.

3.1 Transport and traffic

What is the aim of this policy?

The aim of this policy is to secure improvements in movement to, through and around Catford by taming the South Circular in ways that better manages traffic and benefits pedestrians, cyclists and bus and rail users. It also gives qualified support for extensions to the London Underground Bakerloo Line and Docklands Light Rail and sets out a town centre car parking strategy. The range of transport Catford Gyratory improvements need to be coordinated as the proposals outlined for the town centre are expected to result in an increase in the numbers of people who shop and visit Catford as well as those who live here.

The policy supports the implementation of the Catford Plan’s objectives 1, 7, 8 and 9. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

32 CLP Policy 1: Traffic and transport 3 All changes to the public realm should make improvements including the South Circular the environment more inclusive and safer for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users and The Council will work with a range of partners 1 reduce community severance. including Transport for London, Network Rail, other public transport providers and operators, 4 The Council will seek specific funding and deliver landowners, developers and other stakeholders to improvements to the walking and cycling network, progress a deliverable transport and traffic strategy including: for Catford Town Centre that improves the: a. the Waterlink Way a. Catford traffic network b. links through the town centre and beyond to the b. frequency, quality, accessibility and reliability adjoining neighbourhoods and of the town centre public transport network, particularly the bus network and c. provision of cycle lanes and priority at junctions. c. movement and facilities for pedestrians and cyclists 5 The Council will support the principle of extending and taxis. the London Underground Bakerloo Line and the Docklands Light Rail through the area with a new 2 The Council, in conjunction with Transport for station or stations at Catford. This is subject to London, will progress the following proposals: proposed rail alignments and engineering solutions satisfactorily safeguarding open spaces, pedestrian a. widening Sangley Road (making use of part of the and cycle connectivity and local amenity during existing highway reserve) to provide an eastbound both the construction and operational phases and contra-flow bus lane with associated improvements providing good interchange facilities with Catford to the Bromley Road junction and Catford Bridge stations, bus services and taxis. b. altering the junction between Catford Road and 6 The Council will secure the overall amount of Rushey Green to simplify pedestrian crossings, public car parking spaces that reflects both improve traffic flows and improve public space Catford’s excellent public transport accessibility outside the Broadway Theatre and the need to support a vibrant town centre c. improving the pedestrian environment at the economy and manage spaces in ways that gives Rushey Green/Brownhill Road junction priority to those that need them most, by requiring Car Park Management Plans for all proposed public d. remodelling the Thomas Lane/Catford Road car parks to demonstrate how the design and junction to facilitate better access as part of the management of spaces would prioritise disabled proposals for a redeveloped Catford Centre people and those with children. e. enhancing the route from the railway stations to The policy is illustrated in Figure 3.1 and is also reflected the town centre with a widened footway on the in the policies that follow for each Major Site in sections north side of Catford Road 3.2 to 3.7. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local f. removing inessential signage and guardrails g. re-positioning bus stops servicing the railway station and town centre to maximise accessibility. Catford Town Centre Catford Town

33 Justification car use and relieving pressure on (Car parking) which, amongst other roads and car parking has the things, establish policies for car and The need to reduce the negative potential to reduce air pollution cycle parking. impacts that the South Circular has levels and generally contribute to the on Catford has been a policy objective environmental sustainability objectives for many years but it has not been of the Catford Plan. achieved. CLP Policy 1 seeks to provide real benefits for pedestrians, cyclists The redevelopment of the Major and bus and rail users. This policy Sites identified in Sections 3.2 to 3.7 commits the Council to abandon the presents an opportunity to dramatically realignment of the South Circular to improve the accessibility and safety of the rear of Laurence House and seeks pedestrian and cycle routes. Applicants to implement a more pragmatic and will be required to enhance the development-friendly scheme. existing network, providing generous pavements and walking routes and The town centre has excellent public support safe cycle use. transport provision by train and a comprehensive bus network. The This policy needs to be read in enhancement of public transport conjunction with Core Strategy infrastructure and services will improve Policy 14 (Sustainable movement Catford’s accessibility and encourage an and transport) and Development increase in its use. Reducing reliance on Management Local Plan Policy 29 Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town Proposed carriageway alignment Proposed footpath 34 Figure 3.1 Council’s policy for the South Circular 1. Traffic network andA 205 make it happen. In addition, the Sangley Road South Circular TfL proposal would not result in a Bus routes (124, 160, 181 and 284) cohesive town centre since it would travel from Catford Road to Sangley The following provides further create a significant open space Road via Rushey Green, Brownhill explanation of some of the traffic area between the frontage of the Road and Plassy Road. A contra- network proposals outlined in CLP Broadway Theatre and the new flow bus lane will be introduced on Policy 1. alignment of Catford Road that Sangley Road to significantly reduce The alignment of the A205, which would compete with other spaces the journey time for these routes forms the South Circular, runs (such as Catford Broadway) and too and to reduce the volume of buses through Catford in a one-way small an area to provide on Rushey Green northbound. This gyratory system runs through Catford a viable development opportunity. would be facilitated by introducing in a one-way system with traffic It would also reduce the an eastbound bus only right turn using Rushey Green northbound, development potential of the at the junction of Catford Road Brownhill Road eastbound, Plassy remainder of the Laurence House and Rushey Green. This movement Road southbound and Sangley surface level car would also allow for the bus route Road westbound. This results in the park site. (171) from Catford Road to Bromley Plassy Road Island site suffering Road to travel south without having The Council’s policy position for severance and a highway dominated to travel round the gyratory. An the A205 South Circular outlined environment with fast flowing one eastbound bus stop would also be in CLP Policy 1 provides a strategy way traffic. Similarly, the pavement introduced on Sangley Road to for improving the Catford traffic areas next to Catford Road and service the routes 124, 160, 181 network that is deliverable (i.e. less Rushey Green are dominated by the and 284 which currently stop at bus complex, less land intensive and less highway requirements to facilitate stop F on Plassy Road. The existing expensive) and results in a cohesive traffic flows through Catford, rather westbound carriageway would be place that benefits pedestrians, than servicing the town centre itself. maintained, with two right turn and cyclists and public transport users in one left turn lanes. There has been a long-standing line with the Catford Plan’s Objective proposal from TfL to divert the South 1 (see Section 2). The proposals Plassy Road and Brownhill Road Circular from its current alignment utilise TfL and Council safeguarded The one-way southbound north of Laurence House on Catford land to facilitate delivery. operation on Plassy Road would be Road to a new alignment using the maintained, with a revised junction The policy is supported by a study Laurence House surface level car at the southern end, to facilitate undertaken by SKM Colin Buchanan park to the south and connecting the contra-flow bus lane on Sangley consultants, who investigated and to Plassy Road via Sangley Road. Road and maintain the one-way reviewed options to improve the This would potentially cut out the eastbound operation on Brownhill public realm, pedestrian journey Catford Gyratory and reduce traffic Road. These works do not require any times and bus journey times along flows in the town centre on Rushey significant changes to the Brownhill/ A205 Catford Road and Catford Green and Catford Road. However, Plassy Road junction. Nevertheless, Gyratory; this includes Catford Road, TfL have requested that land is this proposal has been around for Submission Plan - Proposed Local Plassy Road, Sangley Road, Brownhill about 40 years and there is no clear safeguarded to permit the future Road and Rushey Green, and the timetable or funding strategy for introduction of two-way working on junction of Thomas Lane and Plassy Road, as this would improve what would be a major project. There 1 The specific changes Catford Road. access to the Plassy Road Island site are reasons why this project has not to the A205 South Circular are happened; it would be complex, from Plassy Road. This would require outlined below. Centre Catford Town expensive and difficult to implement limited highway widening on the west – requiring a real appetite on behalf side of Plassy Road if redevelopment of TfL, the Council and others to of the Plassy Road Island site took 35 1 The findings of this study are set out in a separate technical note ‘Catford Gyratory Modelling Summary, Technical Note 2, 2013’ place, and incorporation of part of access for buses to access the existing Nos. 12 and all of 14 Brownhill Road. bus stand which would remain (shown as AA on Figure 3.2). Traffic would Rushey Green access Nelgarde Road via Thomas To improve the pedestrian Lane or Doggett Road. permeability of Rushey Green, a central median strip or refuges at Catford Road key locations, could be introduced As with Rushey Green, a central between Catford Road and the access median strip is proposed on Catford to the Catford Centre. In addition, at Road (between Thomas Lane and the junctions of Rushey Green with Rushey Green) to facilitate improved Brownhill Road, Catford Road and pedestrian permeability. A wider Sangley Road the existing east-west bus lane incorporating cycle lanes crossing movements will be reduced and a general traffic lane would be from three phases to two. introduced in both directions on Catford Road and six metre wide Thomas Lane Junction footways to improve the public realm. To improve traffic and servicing access The widened footways would extend to a new shopping centre located on from Catford station on both the the Catford Centre site, improvements north and south sides of Catford Road are required to be made to the to improve the pedestrian routes to/ junction of Thomas Lane and the from the station and the town centre. A205 Catford Road. At present traffic access to the Catford Centre is via the Potential further changes A21 Rushey Green and residential The proposals outlined in CLP Policy 1 streets to the north of the centre do not include the full removal of the (Wildfell Road and Holbeach Road) Catford gyratory system. However the and Doggett Road and Nelgarde Road proposals do not preclude this larger to the west. The exit is via Thomas scale project being carried out at a Lane to the A205 Catford Road. The later date. If the gyratory was removed proposed strategy is to enter and exit it would have the following impacts; the Catford Centre from the A205 ● Plassy Road and Sangley Road via Thomas Lane. This would require ● would revert to two way working. significant junction remodelling. An This would require the use of assessment undertaken by SKM Colin safeguarded land to the north of Buchanan has demonstrated that Sangley Road and a road widening works to the Thomas Lane/A205 strip on the west of Plassy Road junction could support all access to a for the entire length of the road new shopping centre, including the

Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local including incorporation of part of supermarket. Nos. 12 and all of 14 Brownhill To reduce the conflicts in the vicinity Road. of the proposed Thomas Lane ● The re-introduction of full two junction, it is proposed to restrict ● way working on Rushey Green movements at the Catford Road/ Catford Town Centre Catford Town with associated modifications to Nelgarde Road junction to left-in/ the junction with Brownhill Road left-out only. Doggett Road would and Catford Road. 36 remain all movements, to facilitate the 2. Pedestrian routes and cycling ●● de-cluttering to maximise Cycle clubs or schemes will also be existing pedestrian space and welcomed by the Council. In addition to taming the South Circular, there is a need to better ●● making the area more inclusive The Council will work closely with connect the town centre with and accessible for all. TfL to encourage and support the the adjoining residential areas by implementation of their policies There is also the need to: improving other pedestrian and cycle regarding the improvement of cycle routes. The policy identifies specific ●● improve the underpasses to access in Catford and in particular opportunities for mitigating the impact Catford Road near the stations utilising the main road network. of roads and improving the walking and the Wickes/Halfords site and cycling environment, which is and seen as central to the acceptability of planning proposals. Applicants should ●● improve way finding throughout recognise there are opportunities the town centre. to improve connectivity across the Objective 1 of the Catford Plan whole town centre which may include also calls for improved facilities future proofing for potential cycle hire for cyclists and the creation of a extension schemes and other measures cohesive, pleasant and safe place to as appropriate. In accordance with move around. The implementation of Core Strategy Policy 14 (Sustainable CLP Policy 1 would greatly enhance movement and transport), the Council the cyclist experience by providing will actively seek financial contributions for advance cycle lanes on the from prospective developers, TfL and highway. There is also the need to: other sources to deliver improvements that help make walking and cycling ●● improve cycle parking more attractive and safer. throughout the town centre and at stations and Objective 1 of the Catford Plan calls for improved facilities for pedestrians, the ●● provide cycle storage/parking reduction of severance and the creation within development sites. of a cohesive, pleasant and safe place to move around. The implementation This policy needs to be read in of CLP Policy 1 would greatly enhance conjunction with Core Strategy the pedestrian experience by: Policy 14 (Sustainable movement and transport) and Development ●● improving the pedestrian links Management Local Plan Policy between the town centre and the 29 (Car parking) which, amongst Catford railway stations other things, establish policies for cycle parking. The Council will, and ●● improving the pedestrian applicants should seek to, provide Submission Plan - Proposed Local environment on Rushey Green publicly accessible cycle parking ●● improving pedestrian crossings on throughout the town centre. In Catford Road and Rushey Green, particular, provision should be made both by making formal crossings available where cycle routes lead through the town centre, in close more direct and providing safe Centre Catford Town locations for informal crossings proximity to the railway station and primary shopping frontages. 37 3. bus movements and bus journey times

Objective 1 of the Catford Plan calls for improved bus movement/facilities and interchange with existing and proposed rail station and the creation of a cohesive, pleasant and safe place to move around. Figure 3.2 shows the existing and proposed bus stop locations around Catford Town Centre.

The Council’s preference for the South Circular includes relocating westbound bus stops R and S into a lay-by to the west of Thomas Lane. This would allow the realignment of the central road markings to allow eastbound traffic to overtake stationary buses, without impeding oncoming traffic. As a result of the improved carriageway alignment bus stops M and Figure 3.2 Relocated bus stops P could be located west of Doggett Lane, improving bus stop accessibility to/from Catford Station.

Bus Stop J would be relocated onto Catford Road, servicing the existing eastbound routes. A new bus stop is proposed to be located on Sangley Road to service the diverted eastbound routes. Bus Stop F would remain servicing route 202 or could be removed if the existing bus stop T and bus stop A (200 metres east of gyratory on Brownhill Road) sufficiently serve the route. All remaining bus stop shown in Figure 3.2 would be maintained as existing. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

38 4. Car parking ●● Retaining the existing provision This policy needs to be read in of 155 spaces at the Wickes and conjunction with Core Strategy An SKM Colin Buchanan study Halfords sites. Policy 14 (Sustainable movement prepared for the Council investigated and transport) and Development future parking requirements based on ● Losing weekend public parking from ● Management Local Plan Policy 29 (Car the Council’s policy requirements for the Laurence House site when it is parking) which, amongst other things, the Major Sites in the town centre (see redeveloped. establish policies for car parking. sections 3.2 to 3.7) and appropriate parking ratio set out in the London The Council will negotiate with Plan. This investigated the town centre prospective developers to incorporate as a whole, the parking requirements appropriate amounts of public car when assessing the sites individually as parking in schemes and ensure that well as the operator requirements for a such provision is managed in ways that supermarket on the Catford Centre site. prioritises disabled people and those This took account of: with children and benefits the town centre as a whole by enabling visitors ●● Catford’s high Public Transport to make linked-trips and visit other Accessibility Level (PTAL) which shops and facilities. is 62

●● the congested nature of the surrounding highway network even if parking is managed by a food store operator and

●● the need for as much parking as possible to be available for wider town centre uses.

To provide sufficient spaces to satisfy minimum retailer requirements and ensure a successful and vibrant town centre the study recommended that future public parking provision is provided within the range of 870 and 1,020 spaces. This level of parking will be provided as follows:

●● Around 600 spaces within a redeveloped Catford Centre site, accessed off Thomas Lane. An Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local improved access from Catford Road would enable this site to act as an interceptor for vehicles accessing Catford Town Centre from the west.

●● A modest increase to 200 spaces on Centre Catford Town the Plassy Island site - this would meet the higher levels of demand. 39 Figure 3.3 Potential town centre parking 2 Where 6 is the highest and 1 is the lowest. See Glossary. 5. London Underground Bakerloo 6. Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles Delivery context / implementation Line and Docklands Light Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles South Circular Railway proposals (PHVs) can provide an important The Council sees the improvement to The Mayor of London’s aspirations ‘door to door’ service, particularly for transport and traffic conditions along to extend the London Underground disabled people and those with young the South Circular as a key component Bakerloo Line from Elephant and children and/or heavy baggage. Taxis of improving and regenerating Castle to south London and the DLR to and pre-booked PHVs outside venues Catford. A working party with TfL Bromley are still at a very early stage. In and stations also help allow people has been established to progress the principle, such additional rail capacity to travel safely home at night and deliverability of this project in the would benefit residents, businesses minimise illegal touting. The Council context of CLP Policy 1. The proposals and visitors in Catford and is to be will liaise with TfL over the scope to can be delivered over various phases as welcomed. However, this support is include taxi ranks and/or set down/ follows. qualified by the need for alignments pick up facilities to serve the existing 1. An initial phase including the and engineering solutions that and any proposed railway stations improvements to Rushey Green satisfactorily safeguard valuable open and development on the Major Sites. and its junction with Catford Road spaces and the amenity of residents In doing so, it will want to identify and Sangley Road. This would be and businesses during both the opportunities early on in discussions, accommodated within the existing construction and operational phases. so that, where appropriate, satisfactory highway boundary, safeguarded Any new railway or railways would also provision can be designed in. need to ensure that they do not sever land and land within the control of existing or potential pedestrian or TfL and the Council. cycle routes. Any new station or 2. The junction of Catford Road, stations would also need to be Canadian Avenue and Thomas Lane sited and designed to ensure cohesive would be delivered in conjunction and attractive interchange facilities with the redevelopment of the with Catford and Catford Bridge Catford Centre site. stations and the bus services and taxis that serve them. 3. The final phase to improve Catford Road between Thomas Lane and Rushey Green (the two improved junctions) can be undertaken during the re-development of the Laurence House site. This would require a limited amount of re- working of the previous phases at the interfaces with the improved junctions.

Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Discussions between TfL and the Council continue regarding the possibility of a DLR extension with a station at Catford and the impacts this would have on site delivery and other

Catford Town Centre Catford Town aspects identified in the Catford Plan.

40 3.2 Catford Centre

The Catford Centre is of significant ●● TfL – for improvements to the ●● provide buildings which relate to importance to the future of the town Thomas Lane /Catford Road and address the surroundings, centre and Catford as a whole. The (A205) junction. particularly along Holbeach Road site is approximately 4.31 hectares and includes land to the rear of What the Council wants ●● provide accessible, useable and Rushey Green and Catford Broadway to achieve pleasant public spaces and is bounded to the north and west The site is central to the regeneration ●● provide a range of other non- by Holbeach Road and Thomas Lane. of the town centre and its future retail uses on the site which could The site is dominated by the Catford use will be an important element of include residential and Centre made up of approximately 20 the success of the regeneration. The small to medium sized retail units, redevelopment of this site will do the ●● review traffic access, delivery and a medium sized Tesco store and a most to energise Catford and improve servicing arrangements. 690 space multi-storey car park. its retail offer. The Council wants to The retail units are serviced by a achieve wholesale redevelopment Tesco is the current anchor first floor service deck. The Milford which would require demolition tenant in the Catford Centre. Towers housing estate of 276 units is of the Catford Centre, Milford To consider the redevelopment located above the Catford Centre and Towers, the car parks and associated opportunity for the site and inform consists of four five-storey blocks. buildings along Thomas Lane. The design discussions the Council has The estate is accessed by stair and lift objective is to achieve a step-change been in, and continues to be in, cores located along Thomas Lane and in the quantity and quality of discussions with Tesco regarding the Holbeach Road. multiple retailers in the town centre foodstore’s interest in a replacement complimented by an improved leisure anchor store. Key interests and evening economy. This provides ●● Lewisham Council – freeholder an opportunity to: of town centre sites including the Catford Centre, Thomas Lane car ●● create a more appealing shopping park and the ‘flying freehold’ of environment with suitable retail Milford Towers. units to attract national shops

●● Catford Regeneration Partnership ●● diversify and increase the leisure Ltd (CRPL) (wholly owned by LB offer Lewisham) – leaseholder of Catford Centre and freeholder of Thomas Lane Depot and Conservative Club.

●● Petersham Land – long leaseholder of the Tesco lease interest.

●● Brookdale Club – freehold owned private members club,

located behind the Catford Ram Submission Plan - Proposed Local in Brookdale Road, immediately adjacent to the Catford Centre. The site is owned by the shareholder members of the club, which has been resident in Catford for c.125 years. Centre Catford Town

41 Catford Shopping Centre and Milford Towers Milford Towers CLP Policy 2: Catford Centre

1 The Catford Centre site is allocated for mixed 2 The following design priorities have been identified use development. The Council will require a as key features of any proposal for the site and to comprehensive approach to the redevelopment of ensure a comprehensive site-wide approach: this site that delivers the following priorities: a. Integration of the site with the surrounding town a. a redeveloped supermarket that provides ground centre through improved access and permeability, floor retail space and is integrated at ground particularly improved pedestrian links to Rushey level with other uses in the town centre’s Primary Green and Catford Broadway. Shopping Area b. A public realm designed to encourage pedestrian b. provides a mix of retail uses (A1) and size of units to activity throughout the site and along its boundaries, promote diversity in shop type using high quality materials, including street trees, seating, public art and lighting. c. provides a mix of restaurant, food and drink uses (A3 and A4) c. Improved pedestrian / cycling access from the residential areas to the north and future residents d. provides an improved and consolidated street market of the former Catford Greyhound Stadium site from along Catford Broadway Holbeach Road. e. provides a mix of dwelling tenures and types d. ‘Animated’ street frontages on the main routes (including affordable housing), subject to an around and through the site and buildings that acceptable site layout, scale and massing, up to 200 address the street, including Thomas Lane and new homes (C3) Holbeach Road. f. provides a mix of leisure (D2) uses The policy requirements and design priorities are g. creates a retail circuit to link Rushey Green with illustrated on Figure 3.4 Catford Broadway and Holbeach Road via a pedestrianised street through the site

h. creates an appealing shopping and leisure environment with high quality shop frontages

i. retains the buildings along Catford Broadway, or where appropriate, new buildings that match the grain and scale of existing buildings

j. manages and reduces the risk of flooding

k. incorporates public car parking spaces to be designed and managed in accordance with an approved car parking management plan

l. provides dedicated accessible public toilets/baby- changing facilities and/or secures public access to Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local accessible facilities in new premises

m. makes adequate provision for a town centre shop mobility scheme and

n. provides for communal heating and cooling systems Catford Town Centre Catford Town and facilitates a town centre decentralised energy network (CLP Policy 15 Carbon dioxide emission 42 reduction and decentralised energy networks). Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

43 Fig 3.4 Key Design Considerations - Catford Centre Delivery context / for the Council has demonstrated could provide 100 affordable homes implementation that Milford Towers and the Catford and 100 private homes (a net loss The redevelopment of the site is Centre could be demolished in on-site of 154 affordable units). subject to many factors, including phases, which would support a identifying a deliverable scheme phased construction for a new The reason for the overall net loss and agreeing commercial terms shopping centre, but would present of 76 homes (of all tenures) is that with the key parties who are, or will significant challenges to the design there is a high number of studio be, involved in the redevelopment of a new scheme. Therefore the and 1-bed flats that often do not of the site. It is anticipated Council’s preferred approach is to meet current design standards that the Council will require a demolish and develop in a single for minimum room sizes, whereas development partner to deliver any phase. The buildings along Catford any redevelopment would seek redevelopment. Broadway would be retained to provide a dwelling mix and mix with the exception of Nos. 1 to of tenures in units that meet the CLP Policy 2 is supported by 3 which are required for junction minimum standards in London the PBA Catford Retail and improvements at the intersection of Plan Policy 3.5 and the Mayor Economic Impact Assessment. Thomas Lane and the A205 Catford of London’s Interim Housing This acknowledges that the Road/Catford Broadway. Design Guidelines. Therefore, to redevelopment of the site will do accommodate the better dwelling the most to energise Catford and The decant of secure tenants mix and better quality homes, the improve its retail offer. An improved from Milford Towers will continue number of future homes has to be environment, with a successful with tenant moves by agreement reduced or the mass and scale of balance between national multiples until the appropriate point in the buildings on the site increased from and thriving independents alongside redevelopment timetable for the the scale of building that exists an enhanced leisure offer and Council to inform any remaining at present; the latter is seen as evening economy will increase the tenants of the vacant possession unacceptable in this location. profile of the centre. date and assist them in finding alternative housing. Discussions It is integral to the successful The quantum of overall floorspace with leaseholders will also formally regeneration of Catford that provided on the site may increase commence at an appropriate the redevelopment of Milford in order to support the wider future point. Towers helps to deliver a mixed physical and economic regeneration and balanced community across objectives for the town centre. Milford Towers currently contains both the site and the entire Plan The majority of additional retail 276 affordable housing units area. This is in conformity with floorspace for the town centre by (albeit that 22 leaseholds have London Plan Policy 3.9 which 2026 will be provided on the Catford been bought under the right to states that "A more balanced mix Centre site. The increase could buy scheme). The proposal in the of tenures should be sought in all mostly be provided in a larger new Catford Town Centre Local Plan parts of London, particularly in supermarket with the existing non- (CTCLP) is for the comprehensive some neighbourhoods where social supermarket retail space reprovided redevelopment of the estate, renting predominates and there Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local in different configurations. A further providing approximately 200 new are concentrations of deprivation". justification relating to retail uses homes. In line with the London To do this, development needs to and details of the increase in retail Plan, Lewisham Core Strategy Policy include new homes for people on floorspace proposed in Catford are 1 (Housing provision, mix and different levels of income and across listed in CLP Policy 13 (Town centre affordability) includes a strategic a range of household sizes. Mixed

Catford Town Centre Catford Town vitality and viability). target to provide 50% affordable tenure development is also proposed housing, therefore it is appropriate for the five other key development Feasibility work undertaken by to assume that the redeveloped site sites in Catford, meaning that up 44 structural engineers and architects to 875 of the 1,750 new homes Traffic and transport (50%) proposed in Catford could As stated in Section 3.1, the be affordable. This could therefore redevelopment of the Catford Centre result in a net gain of affordable would require improvements and units in Catford over the plan period junction remodelling to be made of up to 621 units (875 - 254) and to the junction of Thomas Lane easily compensate for any loss on and the A205 Catford Road. Traffic the Milford Towers site. and servicing for the site would enter and exit the Catford Centre A planning application for the from the A205 via Thomas Lane. redevelopment of Milford towers This work would possibly require will be expected to include the demolition of Nos. 1-3 Catford information on existing and Broadway located on the corner of proposed homes (including dwelling Thomas Lane and Catford Broadway. mix, tenure mix, floorspace and habitable rooms) and is likely to be referable to the Mayor of London. The Council and The Mayor of London will, at the application stage, be able to consider details of any net loss in housing, including affordable housing. Given the existing relatively high percentage of small homes and the intended more policy compliant dwelling mix and larger flats, the net loss of affordable housing may be proportionately less when measured in terms of floorspace or habitable rooms. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

45 3.3 Civic Centre

The Civic Centre site is an island of What the Council wants A condition survey of the Council’s approximately 0.65 hectares bordered to achieve civic buildings comprising the by Catford Broadway and the Catford The Council wishes to consolidate Town Hall, Laurence House and the Centre to the north, Rushey Green its civic functions and offices on Civic Suite has been carried out. to the east and Catford Road (A205 one site. This would involve the The survey concluded that their South Circular) to the south. The site demolition of the existing Town redevelopment would: is the location for the Council Town Hall and Civic Suite, and the Laurence Hall offices and Civic Suite (Council House building located opposite ●● reduce running costs Chambers and meeting rooms); and the site. A new building located on ●● offer the opportunity to provide the Broadway Theatre, a Grade II land currently occupied by the Town new, more efficient, sustainable listed building. In 2013 the Council Hall and Civic Suite could house office buildings, reducing the relocated and consolidated its office all Council functions and include the Council’s occupied space and functions to its Laurence House site. office space and library currently carbon footprint located in Laurence House. The Key interests Broadway Theatre would be retained. ●● offer the potential to provide new homes in a housing led ●● Lewisham Council – freeholder Redevelopment of the Town Hall of the Town Hall, Civic Suite and and Civic Suite would allow better development on the vacated Broadway Theatre. access and servicing to the theatre, Laurence House site in the long which is currently constrained. It term (see section 3.4) and ●● TfL – A205 South Circular is a ‘red would also permit significant public ●● provide greater flexibility for route’ and is managed by TfL realm improvements in front of the the overall vision for the town theatre along Rushey Green and centre, allowing a more ambitious along Catford Road. This would be programme of change. linked to the new alignment of the South Circular. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

46 Town Hall and Civic Suite Broadway Theatre and Council Chambers CLP Policy 3: Civic Centre

1 The Civic Centre site is allocated for mixed 2 The following design priorities have been identified use development. The Council will require a as key features of any proposal for the site and to comprehensive approach to the redevelopment of ensure a comprehensive site-wide approach: this site that delivers the following priorities: a. New buildings are to be of a high design standard. a. provides a range of civic and council uses (as The buildings should take account of the scale and currently provided within the town hall, civic suite, character of surrounding buildings, especially the library, AccessPoint) including an accessible public listed Broadway Theatre and buildings located on toilet/baby-changing facilities on the ground Catford Broadway. floor prior to the existing facilities located on the Laurence House site being lost b. Integration of the site to the immediate Catford Town Centre surrounds through improved access b. provides a mix of business space (office) (B1a) and permeability both to and within the site. c. considers provision of hotel space (C1) c. Active street frontage to Catford Broadway. d. provides a mix of leisure uses (D2) d. Provision for delivery and servicing areas for the Council buildings and Broadway Theatre. e. retains and enhances the operations of the Broadway Theatre including public realm e. New public spaces designed using high quality improvements to enhance its setting materials, which include street trees, seating, public art and lighting. f. provides active uses at street level including to Catford Broadway f. Improved and consolidated bus facilities along Catford Road. g. provides for the continued operation of the market along Catford Broadway and g. Generous tree lined pavements along Catford Road of at least 6 to 8 metres in width and public h. manages and reduces the risk of flooding. space that is attractive and improves the overall pedestrian / cycling environment and connectivity within the town centre.

The policy requirements and design principles are illustrated on Figure 3.5 Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

47 Fig 3.5 Key Design Considerations - Civic Centre Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

48 Delivery context / be enhanced as part of any future implementation redevelopment. The provision of an The Council’s current approach is for active frontage to Catford Broadway this site to be a subsequent phase will support the street’s retail activity, of development once the Catford public realm improvements and Centre site has been brought forward, strengthen the appeal of the market. although this will be kept under review as proposals progress to Traffic and transport ensure that all Council assets are used A central median strip or refuge in the most effective way to support is proposed on Catford Road to the overall regeneration aims for the facilitate improved pedestrian town centre. The redevelopment of permeability on Catford Road. A wide the site is also linked to transport bus lane incorporating cycle facilities and traffic improvements for the and a general traffic lane would be South Circular (outlined in CLP Policy introduced in both directions on 1). Whilst some of the work to the Catford Road and six metre wide highway network can take place with footways to improve the public the current buildings in situ, the realm. The widened footways would enhanced scheme, with relocated extend from Catford station on both bus stops and improved pedestrian the north and south sides of Catford access would require some land Road to improve the pedestrian / from this site. The redevelopment cycling routes to/from the station of this site for consolidated Council and the town centre. functions will allow Laurence House to be released as a housing led development site; which is likely to occur in the latter phase of the plan period. Due to the potential for a direct relationship between the redevelopment of this site and the Laurence House site, the Council will consider what measures are required to deliver development in a co-ordinated manner ensuring a coherent and complimentary response to the existing townscape and improved public realm.

CLP Policy 3 is supported by the PBA Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Retail and Economic Impact Assessment. This acknowledges that the site sits in the middle of the retail heart of Catford and the importance of Council’s citizen facing services and its working population Centre Catford Town to the vitality and viability of the town centre. These factors should 49 3.4 Laurence House

The Laurence House site is edge of the ground, the area with a The future of the site is not seen approximately 1.59 hectares and is frontage to the A205 Catford Road, as retail due to its separation from bordered by Canadian Avenue to forms part of the safeguarded route the town centre’s primary shopping the west, Catford Road (A205 South for a realigned South Circular. area and severance by the road Circular) to the north and Bromley network. However, ground floor Road (A21) to the east. Laurence Key interests complimentary leisure, community or House fronts Catford Road and is ●● Lewisham Council – freeholder of retail uses could be included on the the location of Council staff offices, Laurence House and the associated Catford Road frontage. Residential Catford Library and AccessPoint. The car and lorry park to the south. uses would be provided above and southern part of the site is occupied throughout other parts of the site. by a large surface car park, Catford ●● British Telecom (BT) – freeholder of Redevelopment would allow for a Lorry Park, and a British Telecom the adjoining property on Canadian new alignment of the South Circular (BT) exchange building on Canadian Avenue. along Catford Road (as discussed Avenue. This land forms part of the in Section 3.1 and CLP Policy 1); ●● TfL – A205 South Circular (Catford safeguarded route for a realigned the setback of Catford Road on the Road) is a ‘red route’ and is South Circular. The adjoining area to south side of the site for an improved managed by TfL. the south of the site is located in the pedestrian / cycling environment Culverley Green Conservation Area ●● St Dunstan’s College – long lease and a new intersection with Sangley and consists of predominately large holder of Jubilee Ground. Road and Rushey Green. Residential two storey semi-detached residential development would need to houses and blocks of three storey What the Council wants consider the impact of the proposal apartments. to achieve on the adjoining Culverley Green The relocation and consolidation of conservation area. Although not part of the core site, Council services on the Civic Centre the Jubilee Ground located to the site would provide an opportunity to This policy also facilitates the west of Laurence House needs to be redevelop the Laurence House site provision of public space or an ‘urban considered as part of plans for the to facilitate a deliverable scheme park’ with a frontage to Catford site. It is designated as private open to improve the South Circular and Road by using land currently part space of metropolitan importance provide a housing led development of Jubilee Ground, albeit the part and is owned and operated by St to increase housing supply and the safeguarded for the rerouting of Dunstan’s College. The northern immediate walk-in catchment for the the South Circular and not used for town centre. sporting purposes. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

50 Laurence House And The South Circular View of surface car park at rear of Laurence House CLP Policy 4: Laurence House

1 The Laurence House site is allocated for a e. Locate bus stops close to where people want to go housing led mixed use development. The Council and improve bus waiting environment. will require a comprehensive approach to the redevelopment of this site that delivers the f. Improve visual and physical links with Jubilee following priorities: Ground. a. a residential led mixed use scheme that g. Create a high quality, easy to maintain public realm provides for a mix of dwelling tenures and types designed to encourage safe pedestrian / cycling (including affordable housing) subject to an movement. acceptable site layout, scale and massing, up to h. Improve site boundary definition through 250 new homes (C3) landscaping and innovative building design that b. provides for a mix of active ground floor uses on define and overlook pedestrian routes through and Catford Road that could include retail (A1, A3 and adjacent to the site. A4), community (D1), leisure (D2), as appropriate i. Consider the impact on the adjoining Culverley c. provides for traffic and transport improvements Green conservation area. along the South Circular including building setback j. Provide for pedestrian routes through the site, to Catford Road between Bromley Road, Canadian Avenue and d. provides safe and consolidated traffic access Catford Road. to the site e. improves the pedestrian / cycling environment in 3 Using land at the northern edge of Jubilee Ground, the town centre and provides generous tree lined the Council working with it partners, including pavements of at least six to eight metres in width Transport for London and St Dunstan’s College, will along Catford Road (southern side). seek to provide additional road space for buses and cars using the Catford Road (A205) and publicly accessible open space or an urban park fronting 2 The following design priorities have been identified Catford Road. as key features of any proposal for the site and to ensure a comprehensive site-wide approach: The policy requirements and design principles are illustrated on Figure 3.6 a. Key gateway site when entering Catford from the west, south and east. Redevelopment should include landmark frontages to enhance first impressions. b. Create an attractive frontage on the widened Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Road / South Circular. c. Improve visual and physical links with train stations through public realm improvements.

d. Improve and provide pedestrian links across to the Centre Catford Town Civic Centre and Catford Broadway. 51 Fig 3.6 Key Design Considerations - Laurence House Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

52 Delivery context / Traffic and transport implementation Traffic and transport issues for this Delivery and implementation for site are linked to those of the Civic redeveloping the Laurence House Centre site. A central median strip or site as a housing-led development refuge is proposed on Catford Road depends upon the existing Council to facilitate improved pedestrian based uses being relocated elsewhere permeability. A bus lane incorporating within the town centre, preferably cycle facilities and a general traffic to a redeveloped Civic Centre. The lane would be introduced in both Council would seek a development directions on Catford Road and six partner to undertake the works, metre wide footways introduced to which would take place in the latter improve the public realm. This will be phases of the plan period. created by setting development back from the current Laurence House CLP Policy 4 is supported by the building alignment. PBA Catford Retail and Economic Impact Assessment. Redevelopment Utilising land located at the northern of the site would allow for significant edge of Jubilee Ground fronting the improvements to be made to the A205 Catford Road can create public pedestrian / cycling environment space or an urban park as well as along Catford Road. The inclusion additional traffic space for buses, of a new residential building would which can ease traffic flows along give the town centre more focus this section of the South Circular. and identity; with an increased local residential population broadening the demographic profile of the town centre’s immediate walk-in catchment.

The creation of public space using land at the northern edge Jubilee Ground is dependent upon an agreement being reached between St Dunstan’s College, the Council and TfL. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

53 3.5 Plassy Road Island

The Plassy Road Island site is located Key interests There is potential to better use to the south of the main shopping space above ground level retail ● Church Commissioners – area and is bounded by the Catford ● uses for residential development or freeholders of the Catford Island gyratory system which include ideally to reconfigure land uses once Retail Park. Plassy Road, Brownhill Road and existing leases expire. This would Sangley Road. The site comprises ●● TfL – properties on Brownhill result in denser development and the ‘Catford Island Retail Park’ (Lidl, Road and land on Plassy Road comprehensive redevelopment of JB Sport, Mecca Bingo, Dreams and Sangley Road reserved for the the site. The proximity of the site and McDonald’s – includes a drive realignment of the South Circular. to the town centre means there through); a timber yard; individual is an opportunity to contribute to shop units fronting Brownhill Road; ●● A range of private land owners an improved image, and improve and the existing walk-through access links between the site, town centre What the Council wants to Rushey Green with access to the and the adjoining residential areas. to achieve town centre’s primary shopping Access to Rushey Green needs to be From a land use perspective the area. Individual shops and a public improved and this could be achieved Plassy Road Island site is considered house front Rushey Green. The site by providing a wider and clearer to be under used. The extent of is approximately 2 hectares and a entrance to the site. The site is seen the surface level car park and the large part is made up of surface level as secondary and complementary to lack of uses above ground floor car parking, with vehicular access the town centre primary shopping represent a missed opportunity to directly from Plassy Road and a area, and for this reason a maximum capitalise on the sites town centre. second vehicle access to the timber retail unit size has been included. The value of the site can be seen yard from Rushey Green. To the south Intensification of current retail as a location to provide further along Sangley Road, land has been warehouse uses is not supported quality complementary retail and set aside for the realignment of the leisure uses in the longer term, and/ South Circular (A205). or as a retail function that can add attractions of the wider town centre. At present it operates somewhat in isolation, partly due to the very poor pedestrian and cycling linkages and partly to the free surface parking. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

54 View of corner of site from Bromley Road Car park and retail units Plassy Road CLP Policy 5: Plassy Road Island

1 The Plassy Road Island site is allocated for mixed 2 The following design priorities have been identified use development that compliments uses in the as key features of any proposal for the site and to Town Centre Primary Shopping Area. The Council ensure a comprehensive site-wide approach: will require a comprehensive approach to the redevelopment of this site that delivers the a. Creation of a high quality, easy to maintain public following priorities: realm designed to encourage safe pedestrian / cycling movement. a. provides for a mix of retail uses (A1, A3, A4 and A5) where the maximum retail unit size is about b. Key Gateway site should accommodate either new 1,500 square metres (gross) buildings and frontages making a clear and bold design statement to enhance the first impression b. provides for community uses (D1) of Catford Town Centre. c. provides for leisure uses (D2) c. Improved definition of the boundaries of the site through landscaping and innovative and d. provides for a mix of dwelling tenures and types attractive building design that define and overlook (including affordable housing), subject to an pedestrian routes through and adjacent to the site. acceptable site layout, scale and massing, up to 400 new homes (C3) d. Development to respond to the scale and character of residential neighbourhoods to the east. e. provides for traffic and transport improvements along the South Circular along Sangley, Plassy and e. Existing green areas to be better integrated with Brownhill Roads the town centre. f. provides safe and consolidated access to the site f. Quality landscaping and trees to be introduced into and Plassy Road the development along key routes and boundaries to define site route. g. integrates the site in to the primary shopping area of the town centre and immediate surrounds g. Potential to create attractive ‘boulevard style’ through improved access and permeability both to environment along Sangley Road with landscape and within the site, particularly improving access to strip to be provided. Rushey Green h. Provide a central retail square / open space. h. incorporates public car parking spaces to be designed and managed in accordance with an i. Buildings not identified as having ‘townscape approved Car Park Management Plan and merit’ along Rushey Green should be redeveloped to improve connectivity between the site and i. allows for the continued operation of the Rushey Green. Timber Yard. j. Potential locations for car parking (served by lifts) above or below ground floor uses. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local

The policy requirements and design principles are illustrated on Figure 3.7 Catford Town Centre Catford Town

55 Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

56 Fig 3.7 Key Design Considerations - Plassy Road Island Delivery context / exception to this could be acceptable Traffic and transport implementation to allow a larger unit providing that The site includes land reserved for The leases associated with the retail it can be shown that it is necessary works associated with the South park expire in 2024 and this provides and is included in a masterplan for Circular along Plassy Road, Brownhill an opportunity to review land use the comprehensive redevelopment Road and Sangley Road. A revised and their configuration on the site. of the entire Plassy Road Island site. junction at the southern end of For this reason it is anticipated Prospective applicants will need to Plassy Road is proposed to facilitate that delivery will be in the latter provide evidence that a larger retail the contra-flow bus lane on Sangley phase of the Catford Plan, although unit will be delivered as part of a Road and maintain the one-way design work and negotiations re-development of the majority of eastbound operation on Brownhill are expected to start sooner. The the site and not as a separate or first Road. These works could progress Council would see any form of site phase. The Council will expect that before this site is redeveloped due to redevelopment as being dependant such a development is integrated the existing safeguarded land to the upon the improvement of pedestrian sensitively not only into the rest of north of Sangley Road. CLP Policy 1 / cycle access to Rushey Green and the site, but also the whole town provides further details. integration with the wider town centre built environment and public centre policy requirements. Details realm and that it will contribute of the increase in retail floorspace positively towards the successful proposed in Catford are listed in delivery of the vision and objectives CLP Policy 13 (Town centre vitality of the Catford Plan and all other and viability). parts of CLP Policy 5.

In the majority of circumstances CLP Policy 5 is supported by the PBA the Council will seek to limit the Catford Retail and Economic Impact maximum size of individual retail Assessment. The report recommends units on this site to 1,500 sqm, in securing better connectivity of order to ensure the delivery of retail the site to Rushey Green and provision that is suitable for this redevelopment of the site in a more town centre location and supports integrated format for a mix of uses. the Primary Shopping Area. However the Council acknowledge that an Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

57 Land set aside on Sangley Road for South Circular re-alignment Existing pedestrian connection to site from Rushey Green Access to Timber Yard from Rushey Green 3.6 Former Catford Greyhound Stadium and railway stations

The former Catford Greyhound This major redevelopment site is the Key interests Stadium area including the two subject of a separate initiative by Catford railway stations, is located the Greater London Authority (in ●● Greater London Authority (GLA) – between the Catford and Catford collaboration with Lewisham Council) freeholder. Bridge railway lines, north of to select a development partner to ●● Network Rail and Train Operating the South Circular and includes take forward regeneration of the site. Companies – railway stations and approximately 4.7 hectares of land. Planning permission was granted track. Prior to its demolition the site in January 2009 for 589 residential was the location of the Catford units and small scale community ●● Transport for London – road Greyhound Stadium. The site and commercial space and a network, potential DLR station. currently comprises large areas of marketing exercise took place in ●● Environment Agency – vacant and under-used land as well Summer 2012 on the basis of the Ravensbourne River. as some light industrial uses. The consented scheme. Catford and Catford Bridge railway The provision of new housing on stations are located at the southern What the Council wants the site will increase the residential edge of the site to the east and to achieve population of Catford and provide west respectively. Vehicle access is Redevelopment provides the additional custom for local shops via Westdown Road, a residential opportunity to improve first and other services. The development street; and Adenmore Road, which impressions of the town centre, could also transform the setting meets Ravensbourne Park at the especially from the South Circular and of the two railway stations and South Circular junction. The River when approached by train. Visual and contribute to improved linkages Ravensbourne runs in a concrete physical links can be improved to the to the town centre. The planning channel through parts of the site as town centre, Ladywell Fields and the permission includes a proposed foot does the Waterlink Way. Ladywell surrounding residential areas. This can bridge across the Catford Bridge Fields located to the west and north be achieved through innovate building railway tracks, providing a more direct has recently been restored and is design, improvements to the railway pedestrian and cycle link between designated as Metropolitan Open stations, and the space between the site and the Catford Centre along Land, a Site of Nature Conservation the two stations including the River Holbeach Road. This provides an Importance and a Green Corridor. Ravensbourne. Site redevelopment additional link from the town centre also provides additional housing in a to Ladywell Fields. range of housing types and tenures. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

58 Catford Stadium Area between the stations The River Ravensbourne and Catford Bridge Station CLP Policy 6: Former Catford Greyhound Stadium and railway stations

1 The former Catford Greyhound Stadium site is 2 The following design priorities have been identified allocated for a housing led mixed use development. as key features of any proposal for the site and to The Council will require a comprehensive approach ensure a comprehensive site-wide approach: to the redevelopment of this that delivers the following priorities: a. A layout that provides for open space. a. provides for a mix of dwelling tenures and types b. Integration of the site with Catford Town Centre, (including affordable housing), subject to an residential development to the east and west, and acceptable site layout, scale and massing, up to Ladywell Fields 589 new homes (C3) c. Enhanced railway station facilities for Catford b. provides for a mix of retail / business uses that Station and Catford Bridge Station, which includes serve local needs and do not adversely impact on improved accessibility between the two stations the town centre (A1, A3 and B1) and new publicly accessible space that is connected and active. c. provides for community uses (D1) d. Improved definition of the boundaries of d. provides for on-site open space and play space the site through landscaping and innovative building design that define and allow for natural e. contributes to the improvement of the railway surveillance access routes through and adjacent stations environment to the site, particularly along the South Circular f. provides for junction improvements at Catford (A205) and the boundaries with Ladywell Fields. Road and Ravensbourne Park e. Building design that is sympathetic to the scale g. provides improved and more accessible and character of adjacent housing. pedestrian and cycle routes through and to the f. Landscape design that is informed by an site and between the site and the town centre assessment of the existing trees and vegetation. and residential areas to the east and west, and Ladywell Fields The policy requirements and design priorities are illustrated on Figure 3.8 h. enhances the River Ravensbourne and the associated Waterlink Way. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

59 Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

60 Fig 3.8 Key Design Considerations - Former Greyhound Stadium Delivery context / Traffic and transport implementation Traffic concerns for this site are The GLA has undertaken a selection of importance due to it’s location process utilising the Homes and between two railway lines, which Communities Agency Development limits accessible road routes in to and Partner Panel and has completed a out of the site. In order to facilitate development agreement with their development it is proposed to make preferred bidder. Work on-site is changes to the junction between likely to commence in Autumn 2013 Ravensbourne Park and Westdown and the Council is in discussions Road. Once the development is with the GLA regarding amendments complete, it will be beneficial to close to phasing and scheme design to Adenmore Road to traffic in order to achieve scheme optimisation (the create a more pleasant pedestrianised overall layout of the scheme will environment between the two railway remain broadly the same as when the stations. planning consent was received).

Network Rail has advised there are long terms plans to improve access and facilities at Catford and Catford Bridge stations, including the interchange between the stations. Any works would need to be undertaken in consultation with the train operating companies. At this stage there are limited funding options available but the Council is continuing to engage with Network Rail, TfL and the train operating companies in order to expedite works. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

61 Connection to Stadium Site from Ladywell Fields Westdown Road - Principal vehicular access to site Doggett Road - Opportunities for connections 3.7 Wickes and Halfords

The Wickes and Halfords site is Key interests What the Council wants located between the Catford and to achieve ● Properties on the site are in Catford Bridge railway lines, to the ● While there has been no immediate multiple ownership. south of the South Circular (A205) interest in developing the site, the and forms the western edge of the ●● Transport for London – road site is generally under used with town centre. The site is approximately network, potential DLR station. the lack of uses above ground floor 2 hectares and accommodates several and surface level car parks. The large retail outlets and some light ●● Environment Agency – site represents an opportunity to industrial uses, prominent businesses Ravensbourne River contribute to an improved image of are Wickes and Halfords. A large part Catford Town Centre, capitalise on of the site is taken up by two surface its close location to the town centre level car parks, each with their own and public transport accessibility, separate access from the South and for improvements to be made Circular. The River Ravensbourne to the River Ravensbourne and cuts diagonally through the site to the way pedestrians and cyclists the north in a covered channel. The are catered for. Alternatively, the Waterlink Way, a pedestrian and cycle site is considered appropriate for route, runs along the western and non-food bulky goods retail, which northern boundaries and provides compliments the primary shopping a direct link to the South Circular, area but will not be considered and via subway to the Catford and acceptable for convenience retail. Catford Bridge railway stations and the former Catford Greyhound Stadium site to the north. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

62 Wickes and Halfords Pedestrian Link Under Viaduct The River Ravensbourne

CLP Policy 7: Wickes and Halfords

1 The Wickes and Halfords site is allocated for a 2 The following design priorities have been identified mixed use development. The Council will require a as key features of any proposal for the site and to comprehensive approach to the redevelopment of ensure a comprehensive site-wide approach: this site that delivers the following priorities: a. The Catford Road frontage provides a gateway to a. provides for a mix of dwelling tenures and types the town centre and new development here must (including affordable housing), subject to an enhance first impression of Catford. acceptable site layout, scale and massing, up to 400 new homes (C3) b. Provide appropriate and improved pedestrian and cycle access through and to the site between the b. provides for a mix of comparison retail in the form town centre, including enhanced pedestrian and of non-convenience, non-food bulky goods which cycle links across the South Circular to Catford compliments the Primary Shopping Area (A1) Station and under the South Circular to Catford Station, continuing Waterlink Way. c. provides for community uses (D1) c. Improve definition of the boundaries of the site d. provides for a mix of appropriate business space through landscaping and innovative building (B1c, B2, B8) design that define and overlook pedestrian routes e. incorporates appropriate car parking spaces for through and adjacent to the site, including the all uses, ensuring that proposed public spaces South Circular. are designed and managed in accordance with an d. Incorporate attractive new buildings with activity approved Car Park Management Plan on the ground floor and buildings that overlook f. concentrates non-residential uses in the northern Jubilee Ground and form an attractive backdrop to half of the site so as to be more accessible to the Catford Town Centre. South Circular (A205) e. Incorporate innovative solutions to overcome level g. accommodates new bus facilities as part of difference and create an attractive boundary to the interchange development South Circular.

h. provides for simplified and rationalised junction f. Consolidate access to the site by making the and vehicular access junction with the South Circular and Ravensbourne Park easier to cross by combining the two vehicle i. enhances the River Ravensbourne and the access routes into the site and introducing associated Waterlink Way. pedestrian crossing facilities.

g. Provide environmental enhancement of the River Ravensbourne and the associated Waterlink Way.

Development should be set back a minimum of Submission Plan - Proposed Local eight metres from the River Ravensbourne.

h. Provide higher density mixed use development across the site with ground floor retail / business or podium parking and residential above. Catford Town Centre Catford Town The policy requirements and design priorities are illustrated on Figure 3.9 63 Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

64 Fig 3.9 Key Design Considerations - Wickes and Halfords Site Delivery context / implementation There is currently no identified interest in redeveloping the site. For this reason the inclusion of the site within the Catford Plan is seen as a long term proposal where delivery would occur at the latter phase of the Catford Plan. This is supported by the PBA Catford Retail and Economic Impact Assessment, which also recommends improving the site’s connectivity with the town centre.

If retail uses are reconfigured on the site, it is expected that this will be through large stores specialising in the sale of household goods (such as carpets, furniture and electrical goods), DIY items and other ranges of goods, catering mainly for car-borne customers. In order to protect the continued provision of appropriate uses in the Catford Town Centre, the Council may use planning conditions to restrict the Use Classes Order so that approved uses are not amended using permitted changes in the Use Classes Order.

Traffic and transport Redevelopment of this site would require improvements and junction remodelling to be made to the junction of Ravensbourne Park and the A205 Catford Road. In particular, it is proposed that the current two entrances to the site are consolidated and the pedestrian / cycling environment is made safer and Submission Plan - Proposed Local more pleasant. Catford Town Centre Catford Town

65 Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

66 4.0 Area-wide policies Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

67 Section 3 detailed the key development issues and Major Sites that require an individual approach for redevelopment. Alongside this, there are a series of planning policy and design issues that are relevant to all areas and sites within the Catford Plan area. This section presents the policies that are proposed to manage and implement town centre wide development. Each policy is followed by a justification which highlights supporting evidence and explanatory text to assist implementation. The policies need to be read in conjunction with the policies contained in the London Plan, Lewisham Core Strategy and Development Management Local Plan.

4.1 Presumption in favour of sustainable development

The NPPF states that Local Plans should be based upon and reflect the CLP Policy 8: Presumption presumption in favour of sustainable in favour of sustainable development, with clear policies development that will guide how the presumption 1 When considering development 3 Where there are no policies should be applied locally (paragraphs proposals the Council will take relevant to the application or 14 and 15). To support this approach, a positive approach that reflects relevant policies are out of all policies in the Catford Local Plan the presumption in favour date at the time of making should be read in the context of CLP of sustainable development the decision then the Council Policy 8. contained in the National will grant permission unless Planning Policy Framework. material considerations indicate It will work proactively with otherwise, taking into account applicants to find solutions whether: which mean that proposals secure development that a. any adverse impacts of granting improves the economic, social permission would significantly and environmental conditions in and demonstrably outweigh the the borough. benefits, when assessed against the policies in the National Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local 2 Planning applications that Planning Policy Framework accord with the policies in the taken as a whole or, Lewisham Local Plan (and, where relevant, with polices in b. specific policies in that neighbourhood plans) will be Framework indicate that Catford Town Centre Catford Town approved without delay, unless development should be material considerations indicate restricted. 68 otherwise Context The Government believes that Environmental role The focus of the NPPF is on a sustainable development can play Contributing to protecting and presumption in favour of sustainable three critical roles in England: enhancing our natural, built and development and positive growth. The historic environment. NPPF states that international and Economic role national bodies have set out broad Contributing to building a strong, The presumption in favour of principles of sustainable development responsive and competitive economy, sustainable development should including: by ensuring that sufficient land of be seen as a golden thread running the right type is available in the through both plan-making and ●● Resolution 24/187 of the United right places to support growth and decision making. The presumption is Nations General Assembly, which innovation. subject to two exceptions as outlined defines sustainable development as in part 3 to the CLP Policy 8. 'meeting the needs of the present Social role without compromising the ability Supporting strong, vibrant and The NPPF provides specific detail of future generations to meet their healthy communities by providing relating to 13 aspects of sustainable own needs'. (Brundtland Report) the supply of housing required to development which proposals and meet the needs of present and plan-making needs to comply with. ●● The UK Sustainable Development future generations, and by creating a These are: Strategy Securing the Future, which high quality built development with sets out five guiding principles of accessible local services. ●● building a strong competitive sustainable development. economy

o Living within the planet's environmental limits.

o Ensuring a strong, healthy and just society.

o Achieving a sustainable economy.

o Promoting good governance.

o Using sound science responsible. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

69 ●● ensuring the vitality of town centres

●● supporting a prosperous rural economy

●● promoting sustainable transport

●● supporting high quality communications infrastructure

●● delivering a wide choice of high quality homes

●● requiring good design

●● promoting healthy communities

●● protecting Green Belt land

●● meeting the challenge of climate change, flooding and coastal change

●● conserving and enhancing the natural environment

●● conserving and enhancing the historic environment and

●● facilitating the sustainable use of minerals. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

70 4.2 Providing new homes

What is the aim of this policy? This policy seeks to ensure that CLP Policy 9: Providing new homes additional housing is provided within the wider town centre area 1 Catford will accommodate at 3 The amount and design of to meet housing need and support least an additional 1,850 net residential development on each Catford’s enhanced retail, leisure and new dwellings for the period site will need to ensure that it commercial role. Catford has high 2013 to 2026 as follows: is compatible with any non- public transport accessibility levels residential use(s). (PTAL) and is suitable for higher a. the majority of new dwellings density development. The Core will be located on the following 4 In determining planning Strategy (Spatial Policies 1 and 2) Major Sites: applications for the conversion identifies Catford as a Regeneration of existing buildings such as i. Catford Centre (200) and Growth Area and is supportive vacant offices or premises above of higher density residential ii. Laurence House (250) shops for residential use, the development in this location. Council will require: iii. Plassy Road (400) The policy supports the a. a high quality living environment implementation of the Catford Plan’s iv. Former Catford Greyhound b. no conflict with existing land objectives 5 and 8. Stadium (589) uses and v. Wickes and Halfords (400). c. provision made for refuse and cycle storage.

2 In accordance with Core Strategy 5 Housing mix, tenure and Policy 15, residential density affordability will need to be in levels should be optimised in accordance with Core Strategy accordance with the London Policy 1. Plan (sites in and close to a Major Town Centre, PTAL 4-6 6 Housing design will need to be and ‘Urban’ characteristics) in in accordance with Core Strategy the range of 45 to 185 units Policy 15 and London Plan per hectare (200-700 habitable housing standards. rooms per hectare). Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

71 Justification ●● Affordable housing on sites capable for residential use, which could The policy is consistent with the of providing 10 or more dwellings. increase. In addition, there are a NPPF. It recognises that residential The starting point for negotiations number of other sites that could be development can play an important will be a contribution of 50% developed to deliver a number of role in ensuring the vitality of centres affordable housing on qualifying new homes, in particular along the and that local plans should set out sites across the borough. This would main road network. Taking account policies to encourage residential be subject to a financial viability of the anticipated net reduction in development on appropriate sites. assessment. the number of homes on Major Site 2 (Catford Centre), as explained in the The London Plan has set a target for ● Affordable housing component is ● justifying text for Policy CLP2, the the London Borough of Lewisham to be provided as 70% social rented anticipated number of new homes on to provide an additional 11,050 and 30% intermediate housing with the Major Sites, other sites and from homes between 2011 and 2021. The 42% provided as family dwellings the refurbishment/conversion of Mayor of London sees town centres (3+bedrooms). upper floors means that there should such as Catford, with its good public be a net increase of at least 1,850 transport provision, as locations ●● The provision of family housing homes in the Plan area up to 2026. where the development potential (3+ bedrooms) as part of any new development with 10 or more of new sites should be optimised at The evidence base through the dwellings. density levels of between 45-185 Lewisham and South East London units per hectare (200-700 habitable ●● All new housing is to be built to Boroughs’ Strategic Housing Market rooms per hectare) (London Plan Lifetime Homes standards and 10% Assessment shows overwhelming Policy 3.4). The Council will only of all housing are to be wheelchair housing need across the borough consider a higher density where accessible or easily adapted and within the wider Catford area. a proposal meets all other policy for those using a wheelchair in The PBA Catford Retail and Economic requirements in this plan and the accordance with London Plan policy. Impact Assessment supports an highest design and environmental increase in the local residential standards are proposed. ●● an appropriate mix of dwellings population that could broaden the having regard to site characteristics, demographic profile of the town London Plan Policy 3.5 supports setting, surrounding housing mix centre’s immediate walk in catchment the policy by requiring residential and the location of schools, shops, to further support its vitality. development to provide high quality open space and other infrastructure internal and external living space. requirements The Council understands that the planned increase in homes in Catford The policy supports the This approach supports the NPPF will generate greater demand for implementation of the Lewisham which requires local authorities services and facilities. It should Core Strategy. Spatial Policy 1 seeks to plan for mixed and balanced be noted that the delivery of the to provide an additional 18,165 net communities. new homes for the town centre is new dwellings for the period 2011 expected to come over the next 10 to 2026 and Spatial Policy 2 sees Whilst the majority of additional years and beyond and the Council new dwellings will be delivered on Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre accommodating will need to deliver the associated 1,750 additional net new dwellings the Major Sites listed in this policy, social facilities at the right time, to (as opposed to just new dwellings). it is anticipated that at least an keep pace with growing demand. The Core Strategy Policy 1 also provides additional 10% of additional new Councils approach to delivering social a comprehensive policy that homes are likely to be provided infrastructure is detailed further in supports housing provision, mix and across the remainder of the Plan area. Catford Town Centre Catford Town CLP 20 – Social Infrastructure. affordability in the borough that will The PBA Catford Retail and Economic need to be followed. Among other Impact Assessment estimated 37% 72 things this will require: of upper floors are currently used 4.3 Growing the local economy

This section details policies to enhance the retail offer, support vitality and CLP Policy 10: economic growth for Catford viability and promote employment uses within the Catford Plan area. 1 The Council will require all 2 The design of all new non- proposals to contribute positively residential development will towards the successful and need to follow inclusive design 4.3.1 sustainable growth of the Catford principles in accordance with Economic growth for Catford local economy through the London Plan Policy 7.2 following: What is the aim of this policy? This policy seeks to ensure that all a. delivery of retail and mixed use development proposals contribute allocations on Major Sites (see to the economic growth of Catford. Section 4) Increasing employment opportunities throughout the borough is a key aim b. encouraging new retail (Use of the Council and town centres are Classes A1, A2, A3 and A4) locations for additional employment. development in order to maintain The key issues for Catford are the and enhance Catford as a Major scope for additional employment Town Centre in the retail hierarchy uses, its role as the borough’s civic c. a greater component of residential centre, as well as providing space for development within and around small and medium sized premises. the Town Centre within the overall Catford Town Centre is located in an proposed mix of uses, to support area with more limited employment the borough’s housing priority prospects for the community than the needs and the vitality of the town London average. The Rushey Green centre Ward and the borough as a whole, d. encouraging new small and currently have higher unemployment, start-up businesses, including long-term unemployment and independent and local businesses youth unemployment rates than the London average. A key aspiration for e. provision of community and leisure the town centre is for the civic role facilities (see CLP Policy 25) to be enhanced and for Council’s f. utilisation of development operations to act as an anchor for its activity to promote training and wider development and regeneration employment opportunities, in including economic growth. particular through the local labour The policy supports the agreement implementation of the Catford Plan’s Submission Plan - Proposed Local g. public realm enhancements (see objectives 2. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. CLP Policy 21) and

h. provision and/or contribution towards required infrastructure,

whether through a Section 106 Centre Catford Town agreement or payment of the Community Infrastructure Levy. 73 Justification The evidence from the PBA Catford 4.3.2 The policy is consistent with the NPPF Retail and Economic Assessment Mixed use and employment use by contributing to building a strong, supports the policy, which highlighted responsive and competitive economy, key opportunities for Catford Town What is the aim of this policy? by ensuring that sufficient land of the Centre including: Economic health, and in particular right type is available in the right places protecting and enhancing and at the right time to support growth ●● increasing the comparison retail opportunities for employment and innovation; and by identifying offer and training, is a key priority of and coordinating development the Council and for the future ●● increasing the market share of requirements, including the provision redevelopment and regeneration of Catford to claw back expenditure of infrastructure. Catford Town Centre. lost to other centres by providing The London Plan consistently supports additional retail floorspace The following policy supports the town centre growth, in particular implementation of the Catford Plan’s ● improving the quality of the retail through its policies relating to retail, ● objectives 3 and 5. offer by providing large modern housing and employment. The London Plan also places a major emphasis retail units as well as improving the on establishing high viability in town quality of the environment in order centres through a number of policies to improve Catford’s market share, including 2.15 (Town centres), 4.7 and (Retail and town centre development) ●● providing enhanced leisure and and 4.8 (Supporting a successful and evening economy uses. diverse retail sector). The Council is keen to see growth A priority for the Council, as detailed opportunities in Catford benefit people in the Core Strategy and the vision and living in and around the area where objectives for the Catford Plan, is to ever possible. This includes providing improve the vitality and viability of the opportunities for entrepreneurship and town centre and continue to facilitate business start-up and development its ability to develop and grow as one and jobs, training and apprenticeships of the borough’s major centres. during both the construction and operational phases. The Council will work in partnership with others to support existing and new programmes that support this aim. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

74 CLP Policy 11: b office use d other employment use Mixed use 2 Catford Town Centre is a preferred 4 The Council is supportive 1 The Council will encourage an location for office development in in principle of the use of appropriate mix of compatible the borough. The Council will: development locations in the land uses in Catford to provide a Plan area for the provision of range of uses that create activity a. maintain its office functions in other employment generating throughout the day and evening. Catford to support its role as the uses providing they comply with In particular, the Council will civic heart of the borough and other policies in this plan and the support residential development b. promote new office development wider development plan. Other located above ground floor non- and extensions and alterations to suitable employment generating residential uses. existing offices where all other uses include retail, leisure and relevant policies are met. community uses as well as 2 New development should be opportunities for creative and designed to accommodate active C Hotel use artistic employment. uses at ground floor level, with a significant amount of window 3 The Council is supportive in display and entrances, including principle of this use class. To be effective street lighting to help acceptable, proposals must be make the area a safer place. sympathetic to the existing and emerging surrounding built and 3 Applicants that do not propose natural environment and: a mix of uses will be required to provide evidence as to why this is a. be of the highest design quality not deliverable or suitable in terms and (in accordance with the of site location and context and London Plan Policy 4.5) ensure may be required to demonstrate that at least 10% of rooms are the future adaptability of buildings wheelchair accessible to a mix of uses. b. contain appropriate supporting ancillary space

CLP Policy 12: c. have an active ground floor employment uses presence a general employment uses d. improve pedestrian links and not have a negative effect on transport 1 The Council will only grant links or public car parking planning permission for the conversion of existing employment e. have provision for a coach and taxi sites (those in the Business Use drop off and collection point Class) to a mix of uses including f. enhance the image and experience Submission Plan - Proposed Local residential where the proposal of the town centre and will assist in meeting objectives identified in the Plan’s site g. demonstrate that they plan allocations and CLP Policy 13 for long term adaptability and (Town centre vitality and viability). sustainability. Catford Town Centre Catford Town

75 Justification the inside of the building and the development. Given the bespoke These policies support the NPPF people who use it. This may not be nature and requirements of operators, as they contribute to the viability appropriate for those locations outside the speculative development of hotel and vitality of the town centre and of the Primary Shopping Area or those accommodation will not be acceptable building a strong, responsive and without a Primary or Secondary street competitive economy. A priority for frontage designation (refer to CLP the Council, as detailed in the Core Policy 13). Strategy and the vision and objectives

for the Catford Plan, is to improve Office use The Catford Plan supports the the vitality and viability of the town retention of Council offices in Catford centre and continue to facilitate its and the promotion of other office ability to develop and grow as one space where appropriate. Office of the borough’s major centres. The development will achieve sustainability London Plan also supports a range objectives of siting major traffic of uses within town centres including generating activities close to public mixed use, office and hotels through transport nodes, and enhances the policies 4.2 (Offices), 4.3 (Mixed use town centre as a major employment and offices), 4.5 (London’s visitor location, which supports its retail and infrastructure) and 4.7 (Retail and business function. town centre development). The evidence from the PBA Catford Retail Hotel and Economic Impact Assessment also Catford is within 20 minutes travel supports the policies. of central London, 30 minutes to Canary Wharf and is located on the Mixed use CLP Policies 11 and 12 support the South Circular. A hotel use may be provision of employment use on the appropriate as a town centre use lower storeys of a development, while subject to meeting certain criteria. allowing other (mainly residential) Hotels will provide local employment uses at higher levels. This is also as well as an increased market for local detailed in the policies for the Major businesses through both employees Sites in Section 4. Where the loss of and visitors. In particular, hotel employment land will generally be guests may provide a boost to the resisted, the re-provision along with evening economy. It is important that other uses may be more favourable at proposals are of the highest design particular locations. This is consistent quality and provide an environment with the NPPF and London Plan that has a positive effect on the image policies in assisting town centre of the town centre. renewal by encouraging high density Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local The Council will protect the town land use in a town centre with centre against the construction of excellent levels of accessibility. buildings that do not serve their The policy requires development intended purpose and run the risk proposals to have active window of dereliction. To ensure that any proposed hotel development is Catford Town Centre Catford Town display at ground floor level. This does not simply mean a display window, deliverable, the Council will require applicants to secure a hotel operator 76 but rather that the window displays activity and allows interaction with prior to the commencement of 4.3.3 f. managing the effects of Shopping area vitality CLP Policy 13: restaurants, cafes (A3 uses) and viability Town centre vitality and viability and drinking establishments What is the aim of this policy? (A4 uses), in accordance with The aim of this policy is to support A. General Development Management and enhance the retail offer in Catford 1 The Council will require Policy 17 and provide a clear framework for development to sustain and g. limiting the number of hot food town centre activities in accordance enhance the vitality and viability take away shops (A5 uses) in with the NPPF, London Plan and of the Catford Town Centre accordance with Development Core Strategy that reflects local through: characteristics. Evidence suggests Management Policy 18 that while the town centre is trading a. delivery of retail and mixed use well there needs to be a change in allocations on Major Sites (see the range and size of shops and the Section 3) B. Town centre boundary mix of land uses in order for Catford b. encouraging new retail (Classes The boundary for the town centre to maintain its position in the retail A1, A2, A3, A4) development in is defined in Figure 4.1. hierarchy. order to maintain and enhance The policy supports the Catford as a Major town centre implementation of the Catford Plan’s in the retail hierarchy, as follows: C. Primary Shopping Area objectives 3 and 4. i. an additional 8,100 sq.m The Primary Shopping Area for gross of A1 comparison the Catford Town Centre is defined floorspace by 2026 in Figure 4.1. This contains those ii. an additional 1,800 sq.m areas where retail development gross of A1 convenience is concentrated and generally floorspace by 2026 comprises the primary frontages and those secondary frontages c. encouraging leisure and which are adjoining and closely community uses and evening related to the primary shopping economy uses (in conformity frontage. with policy CLP14),

d. incorporation of design principles such as active D. Primary shopping frontage frontages, public realm 1 Within the primary shopping improvements and effective frontage, as defined in Figure street lighting with a view to 4.2, the Council will only making the town centre a safer

consider a change of use Submission Plan - Proposed Local place, involving the loss of shops (Use e. provision of high quality Class A1) at ground floor level, shopfronts and improvements where the proposal would: to existing shopfronts, in a. not harm the predominant

accordance with Development retail character of the shopping Centre Catford Town Management Policy 19 frontage

b. not create an over-concentration 77 Figure 4.1 Town centre designations Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

78 of non-retail uses so as to create 3 The Council will not support 5 The Council will not support a break in the retail frontage ground level residential uses ground level residential uses of three or more non A1 uses within the primary shopping within the secondary shopping together and 70% of A1 uses frontage. frontage. (of the total number of units in the primary shopping frontage) are maintained in the primary E. Secondary shopping frontage F. Other shopping frontages shopping frontage, 4 Within the secondary shopping 6 Outside the defined primary and c. generate a significant number frontage, as defined in Figure secondary shopping frontages, of pedestrian visits, thereby 4.2, the Council will only consider the Council will consider avoiding the creation of an a change of use involving the applications for development area of relative inactivity in the loss of shops (Use Class A1) at or change of use from a ground shopping frontage ground floor level where the floor shop (Use Class A1) where d. occupy a vacant unit having proposal would: the following is met: regard both to their number a. introduce an A2, A3, A4, or D2 a. the amenity of adjoining within the town centre as a whole use properties is not affected and the primary shopping area and frontage and the length of b. not harm the amenity of b. the character, attractiveness, time they have been vacant and adjoining properties, including vitality and viability of the centre actively marketed that created by noise, smell, litter, as a whole is not harmed and and incompatible opening hours e. not result in adverse impacts (all of which may be controlled c. in the case of change to a caused by crime, disorder and by appropriate conditions) residential use the proposal anti-social behaviour. would not result in a harmful c. not create an over-concentration break to the continuity of the of non-retail uses so as to create retail frontage. a break in the retail frontage 2 All proposals for a non A1 retail use within the primary shopping of three or more non-A1 uses frontage, including where together G. Catford Market relevant, a change of use, will d. not harm the retail character, 7 The Council will: need to: attractiveness, vitality and a. protect, enhance and promote a. not harm the amenity of viability of the centre including Catford Market along Catford adjoining properties, including unreasonably reducing the Broadway as an essential part of that created by noise and percentage of A1 units the town centre disturbance, smell, litter and e. retain an appearance which incompatible opening hours (all is compatible with adjoining b. investigate, in consultation with Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local of which may be controlled by shop units including window market traders, retailers and appropriate conditions), and presentation other town centre stakeholders, ways in which the market can be b. where appropriate, provide f. provide an active frontage at improved and better managed. attractive display windows and ground floor level entrances that are compatible Catford Town Centre Catford Town with adjoining shopfronts h. be considered appropriate in relation to the area’s retail character. 79 Figure 4.2 Shopping Frontages Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

80 Justification and an increase in market share town centre development) and 4.8 delivered. This floorspace need is for (Supporting a successful and diverse Overview the whole of Catford Town Centre, retail sector). The PBA Catford Retail and Economic although it is expected to be focused Impact Assessment shows there is a on key sites detailed in Section 3, The Council is keen to encourage need for additional comparison and primarily the Catford Centre site. new retail uses, especially comparison convenience retail floorspace over retail, however it will require that the plan period, which can contribute In order for such growth to take any proposal supports the wider to maintaining and enhancing place, the town centre must be aims of the town centre. The Catford Catford’s retail role. The evidence healthy and local policies can protect Plan seeks to provide improved new suggests that Catford could achieve those elements that bring vitality and speciality shops which draw in an additional 9,800 sq.m gross of to ensure future development visitors and provide a broader mix town centre floorspace by 2021, enhances the centre’s strength and of retail and other town centre uses. increasing to 13,700 sq.m by 2026. animation. The additional floorspace Development should look to create This is a capacity derived output identified is consistent with Catford’s choice to enhance the vitality of the based on a realistic enhanced market role as a Major centre and an town centre. share. Although it is not based on opportunity for regeneration. It is any physical capability of sites to accommodated within the town centre Shopping and retailing will continue accommodate growth, the increase to ensure compliance with the NPPF to be the dominant ground floor in market share does reflect the requirement for policies to be positive use in the town centre and CLP opportunities for development and and promote competitive town centre Policy 13 in conjunction with the site the ability to provide a critical mass environments. The sequential test specific policies contained in Section of shopping floorspace in the town prioritises sites in the town centre and 3, provide direction on the range centre. This need figure is lower thus accommodating this floorspace in and distribution of retail and town than the 22,000 sq.m gross target in town centre sites would meet this test. centre uses. the Core Strategy (Spatial Policy 2) As identified in Section 3, the majority and is based on a more fine grained The London Plan places a major emphasis on vitality and viability of additional retail floorspace by 2026 assessment on the needs for Catford will be provided on the Catford Centre assuming that a step change in the through a number of policies including 2.15 (Town centres), 4.7 (Retail and site where wholesale redevelopment town centre’s profile can be achieved is proposed. The Plassy Road Island Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

81 Secondary shopping frontage along Rushey Green Secondary shopping frontage along Rushey Green 3 Table 10.1, Catford Retail and Economic Impact Assessment site is also a suitable location for an well as impacts on the road network. Development Management Policy enhanced retail offer when combined Applicants will be expected to provide 18 specifies that when considering with a comprehensive approach to details of how these impacts will be applications for hot food take-away redevelopment of the site, however managed, along with the proposed shops, the proximity of the site to this site’s role is to complement the opening hours. schools will be considered and in uses within the primary shopping area, order to reduce access to fast food Hot food take-away shops make up a rather than intensifying their use. outlets by children, applications for proportion of the town centre’s retail hot food take-away shops within easy Leisure uses across the town centre units and can, as part of a mix of uses, walking distance (400 metres or less) can compliment retail uses and key make an important contribution to of primary and secondary schools will aspirations for Catford include the a vibrant town centre, however they be resisted. desire to see it establish itself as a can also have a negative impact on popular evening destination, to build human health. The Council seeks to Where take-away shops are proposed on the success of the Broadway address the health impacts of hot more than 400 metres from a school, Theatre and to accommodate a range food take-away shops in Catford Town the Council will have regard to the of supporting cultural and leisure Centre while also managing potential number of existing hot food take- facilities. environmental impacts. The Council away premises in the immediate area. seeks to prevent the establishment The Council will not permit more than Shopfronts, signs and hoardings of new hot food take-away shops 5% of all units to be occupied by hot should be well designed and relate in close proximity to primary and food take-away uses within Catford to the scale and character of the secondary schools. In areas further Town Centre. original building and surrounding area. away from schools, the Council seeks Shopfronts are frequently changed to limit the number of hot food take- or renewed and it is important that away shops. they make a positive contribution to the appearance of an individual property as well as to the character and appearance of the town centre as a whole. Development Management Policy 19 details the Council’s requirements relating to shopfronts, signs and hoardings across the borough, and also within Catford town centre.

Restaurants, cafes and drinking establishments make an important contribution to a vibrant town centre and can draw visitors to centres and

Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local the Council seeks to encourage the development of high quality facilities. However, such uses can also create potentially negative effects that the Council seeks to control and minimise. Development Management Policy Catford Town Centre Catford Town 17 seeks to manage potentially negative impacts, particularly in 82 relation to noise, smell and litter, as Figure 4.3 Take-away shop 400m exclusion zone in Catford Town Centre Town centre boundary Primary shopping area The primary and secondary frontages The Council has defined a town The primary shopping area has been were reviewed as part of the Retail centre boundary in accordance with defined in accordance with the NPPF. Capacity Supplementary Report 2010, the NPPF and London Plan Policy This includes the Catford Centre to Lewisham Retail Capacity Study 2.15 (Town centres). The Catford and those shops along the western 2009. The frontages were included Town Centre boundary includes the side of Rushey Green. The Council in the Lewisham Site Allocations primary shopping area and areas acknowledges that town centres Local Plan as at the time there was predominantly occupied by main town require a wide range of uses, however uncertainty as to when preparation centre uses within or adjacent to the the primary focus should be shopping. of the Catford Plan would progress. primary shopping area. The boundary It is considered important to protect The primary shopping frontage helps has been supported by the evidence the primary retail functions in order maintain the overwhelming retail in the Catford Retail and Economic to meet the vision for Catford Town character of the primary shopping area Assessment and reflects Catford’s role Centre to maintain and enhance its where the Council seeks to maintain a within London’s retail hierarchy as a Major town centre role, as well as A1 uses by setting a target of 70% A1 Major town centre. preserving the retail character and role use (of total number of units within of the primary centre. the primary shopping area). Uses other than A1 retail will only be considered Primary, secondary and other where the predominant retail character

frontages is not unduly harmed. Any ground floor The Council has defined primary and retail located within a redeveloped secondary frontages in accordance Catford Centre will continue to be with the NPPF and London Plan Policy designated as a primary shopping 2.15 (Town centres). Core Strategy frontage as it is located within the Policy 6 (Retail hierarchy and location primary shopping area. of town centre development) refers to the frontage designations to ensure The Council recognises that the essential services are maintained and town centre will require more than contribute to the vitality and viability comparison retail to remain a viable and of the centres. vibrant centre, therefore the secondary shopping frontage will be promoted Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

83 Broadway Theatre The old Blackhorse and Harrow Pub - presently called the Goose for other main town centre uses. This Catford Market includes A2 and A3 uses and a more London Plan Policy 4.8 (Supporting flexible approach to non A1 uses. a successful and diverse retail sector) In particular, restaurants, cinemas, and Core Strategy Policy 6 (retail businesses, community uses, banks, hierarchy and location of retail policing facilities, building societies, development) supports markets in employment centres, advice centres town centres and their contribution and other health and welfare services to their vitality. The market plays may be appropriate. an important retail role within the town centre that helps distinguish The Council has taken a more Catford from other centres and brings flexible approach to uses outside character, vitality and animation to the primary and secondary shopping the town centre. The location for the frontage. While the Council will seek market is Catford Broadway which is to encourage town centre uses, it currently being refurbished to provide acknowledges that in some cases a specific market requirements and an change of use may be acceptable in improved streetscape. appropriate locations.

It is acknowledged that certain types of uses (such as hot food take-aways (Use Class A5) and betting shops (Use Class A2)) can cause detrimental impacts as a result of their location or concentration. The Council will resist proposals that would result in an unacceptable concentration of such uses in one area, detrimentally affect amenity or result in adverse effects arising from crime, disorder or anti-social behaviour. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

84 Secondary shopping frontage along Catford Broadway The market on Catford Broadway 4.3.4 Justification Evening economy uses CLP Policy 14: The policy supports the NPPF as it Evening economy uses seeks to support the viability and What is the aim of this policy? vitality of the town centre. The aim of this policy is to promote 1 The Council will encourage proposals for new uses that uses that would contribute to The London Plan (Policy 4.6) would positively contribute enhancing Catford’s evening economy encourages boroughs to influence to the evening economy of while at the same time protecting the night time economy, particularly Catford Town Centre where the the town centre’s predominant retail in relation to the use classes, time following criteria are me: character. of operation, size of premises and proportion of retail frontage. The policy supports the a. the retail character is not Lewisham's Core Strategy (Policy 6) implementation of the Catford Plan’s harmed within the primary further details that secondary frontages objectives 3, 4 and 7. shopping area and primary shopping frontages, in particular will help provide for uses that are appropriate to the night time b. the proposal would contribute economy. This policy should be read in positively to the character of conjunction with CLP Policy 13 which the particular area in which it relates to the retention of shops (A1 is proposed to be located, uses).

c. the cumulative impact The evening economy means those of the proposal does not uses that provide leisure, entertainment unreasonably harm the living and social meeting places in the conditions of nearby residents. evening (normally D2, A3 and A4 land uses). The Council is keen to stimulate 2 The Council will generally the evening economy and assist in support restaurants (Use Class the provision of an active and vibrant A3) (not hot food takeaways town centre in the evenings. A strong in Use Class A5) and family evening economy alongside successful friendly developments, evening leisure uses would improve including appropriate leisure Catford’s image and the increased uses. activity would contribute to safety 3 Premises that can be the cause and help reduce the fear of crime. It of noise, disturbance and anti- would provide financial stimulus for social behaviour will not be local businesses and the town centre in supported. general.

The PBA Catford Retail and Economic Impact Assessment showed there is

an opportunity for an enhanced food Submission Plan - Proposed Local and drink offer in Catford to meet quantitative and qualitative needs in order to provide an improved choice and better evening economy. It also suggests that Catford town Catford Town Centre Catford Town centre could be a good location for a cinema in terms of public transport accessibility. 85 The Council will encourage evening economy uses where they are a positive addition to the town centre, subject to consideration of the following factors. While some leisure and entertainment uses may be appropriate to locate close to the centre of the town others may not. The proposal must contribute positively to and not harm in any way the primary shopping area and consideration should be given to frontages both during the day and the evening. The cumulative impact of the proposal must not unreasonably harm the living conditions of nearby residents, including noise and Catford Bridge Tavern disturbance from users and their vehicles, smell, litter or unneighbourly opening hours.

The Council will be particularly supportive of evening economy uses located on the Catford Centre site where they do not conflict with the requirements for the primary street frontage, and those areas where there is an existing cluster of restaurants and leisure uses.

Although the Council recognises the need for the town centre to provide facilities for, and to be attractive to, all sections of the community, it is keenly

aware of the need to minimise the Potential for a multiplex cinema potential risks associated with a drinking based evening economy (anti-social behaviour, crime and amenity). It will aim to provide evening uses suitable for all sections of the community including Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local families. Where applicable, the Council will use its Licensing Policy to regulate uses. It should, however, be noted that the Council will support the provision of good quality pubs, that make a positive

Catford Town Centre Catford Town contribution to the evening economy offer and will seek to protect them in 86 line with Development Management Local Plan Policy 20. 4.4 Environmental management

Section 4.4 details policies to deliver a number of the Catford Plan’s CLP Policy 15: Carbon dioxide emission reduction objectives relating to environmental and decentralised energy management, climate change and networks managing and reducing flood risk. There is a considerable amount 1 The Council will seek to b. where a communal heating of policy and advice at a national, reduce the energy use of new system is not installed, regional and local level, however, it developments and support the incorporate pipework to the remains important for the Catford provision of an efficient energy edge of the site which is Plan to consider and provide network for Catford. compatible with any other policy on specific environmental existing networks or sections All development will be required management issues. 2 and ensure the likely shortest to apply the energy hierarchy as distance to future networks, set out in the London Plan. c. locate energy centres close to 4.4.1 The Council will require all ‘major 3 a street frontage (but without Carbon dioxide emission reduction development’ to incorporate creating ‘dead frontage’ to and decentralised energy communal heating and cooling a street), ensuring the likely networks which future-proofs the shortest distance to future development and allows for What is the aim of this policy? networks, The aim of this policy is to ensure larger scale decentralised energy that major new development clusters to be developed in the d. safeguard routes from site proposals have a consistent approach medium to long term, in some boundaries to energy centres to to CO2 emission reduction. There cases beyond the plan period. enable a connection to be made is considerable redevelopment Where it has been demonstrated to a network in the future. anticipated in the town centre that a communal heating and cooling system would not be 4 The Catford Town Centre and this offers an opportunity to Sustainability Strategy deliver a co-ordinated, phased and the most suitable option in the short to medium term, the recommends that there is comprehensive approach to energy potential for at least two Major production and sharing. development should ensure a connection can still be facilitated Sites that could support a The policy support the in the medium to long term. In decentralised energy centre, implementation of the Catford Plan’s doing so developments should: as follows: objectives 8 and 9. a. incorporate energy centre(s) a. Catford Centre, with connections that are appropriately sized to the Civic Centre and Laurence not only to accommodate the House interim requirements of CHP b. Former Catford Greyhound and other centralised plants, but Stadium site.

to accommodate a ‘consumer Submission Plan - Proposed Local substation unit’ to provide all the necessary equipment for a connection to a heating and cooling network and for

domestic hot water preparation, Centre Catford Town

87 Justification On behalf of the Council a consultant some cases replacement) major energy The policy implements a NPPF core prepared a Sustainability Strategy consumers and as such may increase planning principle by supporting the for the town centre. This identified the suitability of district energy even transition to a low carbon future. opportunities to embed the principles further. The NPPF also requires applicants of sustainability and ensure the to comply with adopted Local Plan London Plan and Core Strategy Energy centres and associated policies on local requirements for are appropriately supplemented by distribution networks should be decentralised energy supply unless Catford specific requirements. developed in as large a scale as it can be demonstrated by the possible to benefit from economies applicant, having regard to the type of A key objective for developments of scale and to reduce small phases development involved and its design, in the Catford Town Centre area of installations which require larger that this is not feasible or viable. should be to maximise the reduction combined areas (in square meters) and in carbon emissions from local result in more numerous smaller plant The policy supports the London Plan developments whilst addressing the installations which can be inherently hierarchy principle of ‘lean, clean environmental, social and economic less efficient. and green’ Policy 5.2 (Minimising effects in construction and operation. carbon dioxide emissions). The This is likely to be achieved by Phasing of installed plant and London Plan also seeks to support the implementing various mitigation and associated distribution network development of decentralised energy enhancement measures including is likely to occur dependent upon systems and for boroughs to develop providing energy efficient buildings the phasing of construction and policies and proposals to identify with district energy networks and the number of units (i.e. demand and establish decentralised energy the inclusion of low and zero carbon for energy). Temporary boiler network opportunities (Policy 5.5 technologies. equipment may be considered Decentralised energy networks) under such circumstances until the The Sustainability Strategy development is up to scale to warrant The policy option adds to Core acknowledged Catford has the second the installation of large scale boilers Strategy Policy 7 (Climate change largest estimated heat consumption of and combined heat and power units and adapting to the effects) and larger areas within the borough. It has (CHP). Typically 200-300 residential Core Strategy Policy 8 (Sustainable been recognised that the area could units are sufficiently large enough to design and construction and energy benefit from a district energy network justify a small scale CHP system. Non- efficiency) in detailing specific aims with existing developments including residential developments suitability and deliverable measures to ensure Lewisham Hospital as an ‘anchor is determined based on their varying the town centre adapts to climate load’ that is favourable to connect energy demands and should be large change. Proposals will therefore to district energy with large energy enough to warrant such a system and need to comply with the Code for demands and 24 hour operation / or consider the ability to export Sustainable Homes and BREEAM (although the hospital would be excess energy. standards. a longer term possibility). New developments within the town centre could be considered additional (and in Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

88 It is estimated that energy centres in opportunity for the second energy ●● working with public and private each potential location would need centre with a network connection sector stakeholders a footprint area of approximately can be considered. However, nothing ● facilitating further detailed 500-800 sqm. This would provide precludes an energy centre coming ● assessment of logistical and space for heating, combined heat and forward first on any of the Major Sites technical issues such as potential power plant and the necessary thermal within the town centre. The network energy centre locations, connecting storage and pumping/pressurisation connection enables load sharing pipework routes and operator issues installations. The combined area and can reduce the size and cost of for sites and clusters that have required for two energy centres in the the first installed energy centre. The potential and Catford Town Centre would require a length, viability and logistics of the combined footprint of approximately network connection need careful ●● working with TfL and utility 1,500 square metres. Developments consideration particularly with road companies, to seek to facilitate should consider opportunities to link and rail infrastructure potential pipework routes when and serve adjacent sites. undertaking any major highway As the town centre has been identified works. Depending on the phasing of the as a suitable location for decentralised development within the town centre, energy networks, the Council will The two suggested clusters for an optimum energy centre strategy actively pursue options to establish decentralised energy in Catford are could be to establish the first Energy them, in particular on the sites within displayed in Figure 4.4. Centre serving the Former Greyhound it’s ownership by, among other things: Stadium and the Wickes and Halfords site. If and when development of ●● monitoring opportunities and the remaining sites takes place, i.e. managing and co-ordinating the Catford Centre, the Civic Centre development proposals and the Plassy Road Island site, the Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

89 Figure 4.4: Potential locations for energy centres 4.4.2 Justification CLP Policy 16: Managing flooding and adapting Managing flooding and to climate change adapting to climate change Overview What is the aim of this policy? The policy supports the NPPF where The Council will require The aim of this policy is to ensure 1 a core planning principle requires proposals to comply with Core measures are adopted to manage planning to take full account of Strategy Policies 7 and 8 by and reduce the risk of flooding and flood risk and by seeking to secure supporting adaptation to the adequately deal with climate change reductions in greenhouse gas potential impacts of climate adaptation issues that are of particular emissions, minimising vulnerability change; and comply with Core relevance to Catford, i.e. those that are and providing resilience to the Strategy Policies 10 and 11 not dealt with on a borough-wide basis impacts of climate change. Flood by demonstrating that the elsewhere in the Local Development management in Lewisham is primarily proposal will deliver a positive Framework. dealt with at a borough-wide level reduction in flood risk to in Core Strategy Policies 10 and 11, The policy supports the implementation Catford. which manage flood risk from surface of the Catford Plan’s objectives 8 and 9. 2 In order to support the water, groundwater and ordinary improvement of local air quality watercourses. The policy adds to the and the reduction of flood Core Strategy policies by detailing risk, the Council will require all those flood matters that are relevant developments, and works to to Catford and require local unique the public realm, to maximise solutions. the use and effectiveness of: Adaption to climate change is a a. living roofs and walls borough-wide issue that is primarily dealt with in the London Plan and b. incorporating sustainable urban Core Strategy. The policy adds to drainage systems, (see CLP Core Strategy Policy 7 (Climate Policy 20) change and adapting to the effects) and Core Strategy Policy 8 c. providing suitable vegetation (Sustainable design and construction and planting and energy efficiency). The policy d. run-off from roofs collected as also supports the London Plan Policy part of a rainwater harvesting 5.9 (Overheating and Cooling), system Policy 5.10 (Urban greening), Policy 5.11 (Green roofs and development site environs), Policy 5.12 (Flood risk management) and Policy 5.13 (Sustainable drainage). Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding should be avoided by directing development away from areas at highest risk, but where development is necessary, making Catford Town Centre Catford Town it safe without increasing flood risk elsewhere. The policy supports 90 Core Strategy Policies 11 and 12 by helping to reduce flood risk through ●● Vegetation and planting: Filter information is provided below but appropriate location, design and strips and swales to help drain detailed information can be obtained construction of development and the water away and planting that is from the Sequential Test document , sustainable management of surface able to cope with extreme weather July 2009. water run-off. conditions. The use of street trees and other planting should be There are a number of environmental encouraged to relieve air quality Catford Centre and Milford Towers, issues which are specific to stress from the road network. Catford town centres and as major new Sequential Test reference CAAP1. Site development is anticipated, more ●● Sustainable urban drainage acceptability: specific actions can be provided for techniques: Multi-storey car parks Catford. In particular, there are a associated with any development ●● The site area (20%) affected number of risks that Catford will be should ensure run-off is minimised by Flood Zone 1 satisfies the exposed to as development comes through the use of sustainable Sequential Test and is therefore forward, that require further policy urban drainage techniques and / or deemed suitable for all land use attention, including: providing suitable attenuation. Car development. park and delivery areas should have ● The site area (40%) affected ●● air quality impacts ● appropriate source control such as by Flood Zone 2 satisfies the ●● surface water run-off separators to minimise the risk of Sequential Test because there are watercourse pollution from vehicles no reasonably available alternative ● flash flooding ● and building plants. sites located in Flood Zone 1 in the borough. ●● river flooding. Flooding Catford has a number of Major Sites ●● The site area (40%) affected by that are particularly vulnerable to Flood Zone 3a would satisfy the To assist in the prevention of the flood risk, each located in close Sequential Test if this portion of above concerns, applicants will be proximity to one another. Section the site is exclusively used for Less required to utilise the adaptation 4 requires two of these Major Sites Vulnerable development. However, tools and techniques where (The Former Greyhound Stadium and if this portion of the site is to be appropriate described in this policy Wickes and Halfords) to undertake proposed for More Vulnerable and expanded upon below: environmental improvements to the development, the Exception Test River Ravensbourne. The Council would need to be satisfied in order ●● Living roofs and walls: The Council considers that those measures for this type of development to be expects opportunities for living identified in Part 2 of CLP Policy 19 deemed acceptable. roofs to be maximised through are effective at reducing the level the town centre at all times and of flood risk in a highly urbanised encourages the use of living walls location. Civic Centre and Laurence House whenever they are appropriate. Sequential Test reference CAAP2. Site The Sequential Test assessed four acceptability: ●● Water saving measures: Measures sites within the town centre that Submission Plan - Proposed Local including rainwater harvesting, are vulnerable to flood risk. Each ●● The site area (30%) affected grey-water harvesting, low flow was identified as essential to the by Flood Zone 1 satisfies the water fittings and water butts are regeneration of Catford and/or the Sequential Test and is therefore considered to be deliverable on delivery of local housing trajectories deemed suitable for all land use all town centre developments to and are therefore regarded as not development. Catford Town Centre Catford Town reduce potable water demand and reasonably available for alternatives. ●● The site area (10%) affected limit discharge to sewers. A summary of the relevant by Flood Zone 2 satisfies the 91 Sequential Test because there are for this type of development to be no reasonably available alternative deemed acceptable. sites located in Flood Zone 1 in the borough. Wickes and Halfords site ●● The site area (60%) affected by Sequential Test reference CAAP5. Site Flood Zone 3a would satisfy the acceptability: Sequential Test if this portion of the site is exclusively used for Less ●● The site area (60%) affected Vulnerable development. However, by Flood Zone 1 satisfies the if this portion of the site is to be Sequential Test and is therefore proposed for More Vulnerable or deemed suitable for all land use Highly Vulnerable development development. the Exception Test would need to ●● The site area (20%) affected be satisfied in order for this type by Flood Zone 2 satisfies the of development to be deemed Sequential Test because there are acceptable. no reasonably available alternative sites located in Flood Zone 1 in the borough. Former Catford Greyhound Stadium site ●● The site area (20%) affected by Sequential Test reference CAAP4. Site Flood Zone 3a would satisfy the acceptability: Sequential Test if this portion of the site is exclusively used for Less ●● The site area (5%) affected Vulnerable or Water Compatible by Flood Zone 1 satisfies the development such as open space. Sequential Test and is therefore However, if this portion of the deemed suitable for all land use site is to be proposed for More development. Vulnerable or Highly Vulnerable ●● The site area (5%) affected development the Exception Test by Flood Zone 2 satisfies the would need to be satisfied in order Sequential Test because there are for this type of development to be no reasonably available alternative deemed acceptable. sites located in Flood Zone 1 in the borough.

●● The site area (90%) affected by Flood Zone 3a would satisfy the Sequential Test if this portion of

Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local the site is exclusively used for Less Vulnerable or Water Compatible development such as open space. However, if this portion of the site is to be proposed for More

Catford Town Centre Catford Town Vulnerable or Highly Vulnerable development the Exception Test would need to be satisfied in order 92 4.5 Building a sustainable community

Section 4.5 details policies to deliver ●● applying national, regional and It is not considered necessary to an approach to the redevelopment local policy and guidance to ensure repeat these requirements in the of the town centre that will benefit highest quality design and the Catford Plan and specific design both existing and future residents, protection or enhancement of the requirements have been outlined businesses and users. Policies cover historic and natural environment, in the policies for the Major Sites a diverse range of subjects such as which is sustainable, accessible to in Section 3. Therefore the aim of design, transport, community needs, all, optimises the potential of sites this policy is to ensure the design and heritage assets, to ensure that and is sensitive to the local context and function of public spaces or the Catford Town Centre becomes a and responds to local character public realm in the town centre is of socially sustainable hub. the highest quality to create a safe, ● ensuring design acts to reduce ● accessible, healthy and attractive crime and the fear of crime environment. ● applying the housing densities as 4.5.1 ● The policy supports the outlined in the London Plan Design and public realm implementation of the Catford Plan’s What is the aim of this policy? ●● ensuring development is flexible objectives 1, 3, 5, 6 and 9. There is a considerable amount of and adaptable to change and policy and design advice at a national, regional and local level, however, it ●● ensuring any development remains important for the Catford conserves and enhances the Plan to consider and provide policy on borough’s heritage assets, and the specific design issues. Core Strategy significance of their settings. Policy 15 (High quality design for Residential development will also Lewisham) provides the policy context need to consider policies within the for ensuring high quality building London Plan and the London Plan design. Key requirements for all Housing Supplementary Planning developments include: Guidance, which provides detailed requirements on housing design and space standards and local policies. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

93 Street tree planting and wider streets CLP Policy 17: a. the route between the railway to the design principles utilised design and public realm stations and the town centre across the town centre, to along Catford Road, providing an provide a consistent and coherent The Council will require all public 1 attractive, legible and cohesive approach. spaces in Catford Town Centre to entrance to the town be designed as safe, accessible, 4 All public realm proposals should healthy, attractive and robust b. Rushey Green and in particular consider improvements to street places following the policies the ‘London Squares’ that lighting and other measures to outlined in the London Plan, provide valuable and historic enhance public safety in the town Core Strategy and Development green space centre and along key routes. Management Local Plan. c. Brownhill Road and Plassy Road 2 In addition to the site specific providing an attractive entrance to design principles outlined in the town from the east. Section 3, the Council will seek to improve the design and quality of 3 Opportunities to improve the the public realm along: design of the public realm should consider and relate positively

Justification The Core Strategy identifies the and other natural aspects. For further The Government (through the NPPF) local character to be protected and guidance, the Lewisham Streetscape attaches great importance to the enhanced (Strategic objective 10) Guide identifies the Council’s design of the built environment. and includes Policy 15 regarding High principles for creating excellent Good design is a key aspect Quality Design. The Development quality public spaces. of sustainable development, is Management Local Plan also contains indivisible from good planning, policies that ensure the delivery of and should contribute positively to good design across the borough. making places better for people. It is important to plan positively for These principles and requirements the achievement of high quality and are reflected in CLP Policy 21. Any inclusive design for all development, new major development should including individual buildings, public seek to add to the provision of and private spaces and wider area space for public realm. This includes development schemes. not only civic squares or plazas, but other provision such as urban The London Plan has a suite of parks, generous, wide, well designed policies relating to place shaping pavements, attractive street trees and and urban design. The following are provision for enhanced pedestrian Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local relevant to this policy and support and cycle routes. To create an its implementation: Policies 7.1 attractive environment, consideration (Building London's Neighbourhoods needs to be given to a wide range and Communities), 7.2 (An inclusive of influences on the public realm, environment), 7.3 (Designing out such as the design of street frontage,

Catford Town Centre Catford Town crime), 7.4 (Local character), 7.5 building design, height, mass and (Public realm) and 7.6 (Architecture). scaling, shopfronts, signage, street 94 This list is not exclusive. clutter, furniture and public art, lighting, safety features and trees 4.5.2 Tall buildings CLP Policy 18: Tall buildings What is the aim of this policy? The aim of this policy is to provide 1 Proposals for tall buildings 5 Tall buildings in the town specific guidance for the suitable will need to comply with Core centre must: locations of tall buildings. Tall Strategy Policy 18 (The location and design of tall buildings) a. increase the amount of local buildings have a role to play in the amenity space and improve its town centre, but need to support and then satisfy the following requirements. quality, ensuring that the wind a varied skyline and assist in and shadow environment of supporting the vision and objectives this space is comfortable for of the Catford Plan. There are many 2 Detail of zones generally walking and sitting in order to sensitivities that applicants must appropriate or inappropriate for accommodate tall buildings consider and analyse the effects of in tall buildings and those areas order to establish if a tall building is sensitive to such development are b. add positively to the existing suitable, as they are not suitable for all shown in Figure 4.5. and emerging overall Catford town centre sites. Town Centre skyline through sensitive and high quality design The policy supports the 3 Any tall building proposed in providing positive landmarks implementation of the Catford Plan’s the Catford Town Centre will from all angles of view objectives 6 and 7. need to assess and consider the c. be part of a varied size, scale and physical and visual impact on the height of development which following: makes a positive contribution a. local views, particularly the to the local character and foreground and middle ground, to distinctiveness of Catford Town ensure the design of the building Centre is appropriate and compliments d. be sensitive to the surrounding the view environment, in line with CABE b. Ladywell Fields and Jubilee and EH guidance. Ground

c. the character of the adjoining 6 Applicants should provide Culverley Green conservation detailed modelling to assess the area, the listed Broadway Theatre appropriate building height in and locally listed buildings in the relation to scale and massing. town centre.

7 The surrounding areas of

4 Issues associated with an low-rise terraced housing are Submission Plan - Proposed Local overcrowded public realm need inappropriate for tall buildings to be taken into consideration and any tall building located and solutions offered to mitigate nearby needs to be sensitive to or alleviate these issues before their location. locating any tall buildings. Catford Town Centre Catford Town

95 Existing tall buildings: Eros House Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

96 Fig 4.5: Tall Building Sensitivity Map Justification When considering the placement Strategy Policy 17 and listed in the As part of the Core Strategy evidence and height of tall building in the Development Management Local base, the Council prepared a Tall town centre applicants must initially Plan as well as any other locally Buildings Study. This provided the comply with Core Strategy Policy 18 identified views of importance, framework for Core Strategy Policy and then have regard to the following including those from Ladywell Fields. 18. The study used the methodology local considerations: developed by CABE and English Heritage. Its purpose was to ●● Conservation areas assess whether particular locations ●● Listed buildings were suitable for tall buildings as part of higher density, mixed use ●● Locally listed buildings regeneration programmes within ●● Undesignated heritage assets Lewisham’s Regeneration and Growth Areas – this includes Catford Town ●● Local landmarks Centre.4 ●● Metropolitan Open Land and other Tall buildings are defined as: open space

●● buildings that are significantly taller ●● Rivers than the predominant height of buildings in the surrounding area ●● Rushey Green and Catford and/or Broadway and ● Surrounding residential areas ●● buildings that have a notable ● impact on the skyline of the Figure 4.5 shows appropriate, borough and/or inappropriate and sensitive zones for tall buildings based on the English ●● buildings that are more than 30 metres high elsewhere in the Heritage tall buildings guidance. borough.5 This demonstrates that surrounding residential areas are inappropriate for Maximising the potential of tall buildings and several other areas sites does not necessarily imply are sensitive to their development. building tall buildings. In the past The influence of these factors has poorly designed high-rise housing been taken into account when developments have not always designating the zones. delivered high quality development or usable public space. However, Applicants will still be required to tall buildings when appropriately complete local analysis and address designed and located can make the full range of considerations an immense contribution to the detailed in this policy and Submission Plan - Proposed Local regeneration of an area, by acting justification. The policy does not as a landmark, raising the profile of support the development of tall an area and its urban quality, and buildings beyond the study area and helping to improve the skyline. town centre boundary.

The local views described in the Centre Catford Town policy should be taken to include those local views described in Core 97 4 Section 4.2 of the Tall Buildings Study 5 The Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2008 4.5.3 Conservation areas Heritage assets CLP Policy Option 19: The Culverley Green conservation Heritage assets area adjoins the study area to the What is the aim of this In accordance with Development south. Designated in 1990, this area policy? Management Policy 36, the is mainly an Edwardian residential The aim of this policy is to manage suburb. Its grid layout is enhanced by new development affecting Council will require development proposals to: wide tree-lined streets. At the edge designated and non-designated of the conservation area shops (and heritage assets in a manner that a. sustain and enhance Catford’s notably the former cinema dating sustains and enhances their heritage assets and their from 1913) line Bromley Road, the significance including the contribution settings which contribute major thoroughfare and once the of their setting. positively to the character of main coaching route between London Listed Buildings and Conservation Catford Town Centre and and Kent. Housing is mainly early twentieth century with some late- Areas are 'designated heritage assets'. b. respond positively, through Victorian villas remaining in Canadian Non-designated heritage assets sensitive and high quality design, Avenue. Building detail, which gives comprise locally listed buildings to the individual and distinctive the area its special interest, includes and structures, areas of special character and significance of carved and moulded capitals and local character, groups of buildings the assets and their settings, window surrounds, terracotta window of townscape merit and areas of including conservation areas, dressings, sash windows, solid timber archaeological priority, all of which listed and locally listed buildings, doors and stained glass. are identified by the Council for their buildings of potential heritage contribution to the borough’s local value, buildings and areas of character and distinctiveness. See the townscape merit, landmarks and glossary for further information. archaeology. Listed buildings The town centre has two listed The policy supports the buildings: implementation of the Catford Plan’s Justification objective 6. Core Strategy Policy 16 sets out a ●● Broadway Theatre framework for the protection of the borough's designated and non- ●● Holbeach Primary School designated heritage assets. The Council has undertaken a heritage assessment of the town centre study Locally listed buildings area and identified a range of assets, The following buildings are locally which will need to be protected and listed buildings in the town centre: assessed as part of relevant planning ●● 16 to 22 Brownhill Road applications. This is not an exclusive list and the Council will endeavour ●● 22 to 26 Sangley Road

Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local to protect all assets of value whether currently designated or not. ●● Conservative Club (off Catford Broadway) The following designations are part of a ‘living list’ meaning that any ●● Catford Tavern, Catford Road new heritage assets designated ●● 167 Rushey Green, The Goose on Catford Town Centre Catford Town within the town centre boundary will the Green PH automatically be added to it. The 98 identified assets listed below can also be found in Figure 4.6. Fig 4.6 Existing and potential heritage assets Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

99 The following building is proposed to Landmarks be locally listed in the town centre: ●● 16 to 22 Brownhill Road ●● Catford Bridge Station ●● Broadway Theatre Building of potential heritage ● Former Cinema, Bromley Road value ● Further investigation will need to Eros House take place if any works are proposed to the following:

●● 120, 122, 124-126 Rushey Green

●● 49 to 75 Rushey Green

Buildings and areas of townscape merit The council has undertaken an assessment of buildings and areas of particular townscape merit in the town centre and has identified the following:

●● Catford Broadway: 1 to 34a

●● Rushey Green 58, 60, 74-76, 78, 148, 150, 152, 154, 158, 160, 162, 166 (Barclays Bank), 113, 115. 117, 119, 121, 123, 125, 127, 129, 131, 147-149 Rushey Green (HSBC Bank), 151, 153, 155, 157 – 159 (NatWest), 163, 165, 191, 193, 195 – 197, 199

●● Bromley Road Former Cinema and 3, 5, 7 to 13

●● Sangley Road

Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local 28 to 44

●● Holbeach Road Lewisham Baptist Church, Catford Town Centre Catford Town

100 4.5.4 CLP Policy Option 20: Social infrastructure Social infrastructure What is the aim of this policy? The residential and commercial The aim of this policy is to secure the 1 4 The redevelopment of existing growth of Catford Town Centre necessary social infrastructure that social infrastructure such as will result in the need to provide additional people may require given schools, childcare, youth and additional social infrastructure the desire in the vision and objectives health facilities, and community such as schools, childcare and to see population growth within the and leisure spaces for alternative health facilities, and community town centre. This includes schools, uses will only be permitted if it and leisure spaces. The Council doctors, dentists, childcare and leisure can be demonstrated that: will monitor social infrastructure facilities. need and work alongside public, a. the facility is no longer needed The policy supports the private and voluntary groups to or an equivalent facility can be implementation of the Catford Plan’s deliver necessary facilities and replaced at an alternative site objectives 2 and 9. services. Committed, planned with an equal or improved level and emerging projects are of accessibility, outlined in Appendix 3. b. the facility is not in an Justification 2 In addition to paying the appropriate location to meet The Council understands that the Community Infrastructure current and expected demand, planned increase in homes will generate Levy, developers may be c. the facility needs updating, greater demand for services and required, where necessary, to facilities. It should be noted that the which cannot be achieved at accommodate new facilities reasonable cost, and delivery of the new homes for Catford within their development, is expected to come forward over including the provision of d. alternative provision of the plan period and beyond and the appropriately designed and equivalent benefit to the Council will need to deliver or procure managed public access. community is made. the associated social infrastructure at the right time, to keep pace with 3 Priorities for securing on-site 5 The design of all new social growing demand. This is a long time provision of facilities by way of infrastructure will need to follow in infrastructure planning terms and a planning obligation for each inclusive design principles in therefore while the Council will have a Major Site are detailed in accordance with London Plan forecast to understand the amount of Section 3. Policy 7.2. provision required in the future, it will not necessarily know the exact sites or details of provision further than a few years in advance. It is important for the Council to retain several options for the delivery of social infrastructure in order to ensure that the most appropriate Submission Plan - Proposed Local option is available at the time it needs to be delivered.

The Council’s Community Infrastructure

Levy (CIL) is expected to make a Centre Catford Town significant contribution to funding additional social infrastructure (as 101 discussed in Section 5, Implementation, Monitoring and Risk). However, as birth and death rates, household this higher level throughout the plan developers may also need to formation rates and migration) as well period (taking account of expected accommodate facilities on land that as the proposed additional net new increases due to new homes in and they own and embed them as an homes. These predict the following beyond the plan area). This means integral part of proposed development. population for Rushey Green Ward: that across the borough the expected need is for an additional 20+ forms The Councils Infrastructure Delivery ● Beginning of Stage 1 (2013) ● of entry (FE) (600+ pupils). The Plan (IDP) plans for the increased 15,800 Council has created an additional 25 demand for infrastructure that comes ●● End of Stage 1 (2016) permanent and temporary Forms of from growth at Catford over the plan 17,050 (+ 1,350) Entry (FE) over the years 2008/09 to period. The IDP is several years old 2012/13 and it is predicted that by now, and Appendix 3 updates it as it ●● End of Stage 2 (2021) 2016/17 (the current primary school relates to Catford. 19,150 (+ 3,350) places planning cycle) the Borough ● End of stage 3 (2026) It is difficult to predict with any ● will need an additional 17 FE. 19,700 (+ 3,900) precision when the planned additional For school place planning purposes, 1,750 net new homes will be built. The committed and planned projects primary schools are grouped into six However, based on the likely phasing that are located within and around Primary Place Planning Localities of development of the Major Sites Catford are detailed in Appendix (PPPLs). The majority of the plan (which are expected to accommodate 3. The need for future projects, area is within PPL4 (Catford, the majority of these homes), the over and above the committed and Bellingham and Grove Park). following delivery is expected: planned projects is discussed below However, the northern part of the under the relevant topics. ●● Stage 1 (up to 2016) + 650 plan area and area to the north additional net new homes; Primary school capacity (including Holbeach Primary School) Births in the borough increased by is located within PPPL3 (Brockley, ● Stage 2 (2016 to 2021) + 250 ● 34% between 2000/01 and 2009/10 Lewisham and Telegraph Hill. It is additional net new homes; with a corresponding increase in the predicted that these two PPLs will require an additional 9FE up to ●● Stage 3 (2021 to 2026) + 850 demand for places in primary schools. 2016/17. Planned options to meet additional net new homes; and Demand has exceeded supply since 2008 and is forecast to continue at this demand currently include: ●● Total + 1,750 additional net new homes.

It should be noted that while there are 1,750 additional net new homes planned, in order to compensate for the demolition of existing units on the Catford Centre (276) and Plassy Road Island (2) sites, a total of 2,028 homes Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local will be built / replaced in total. This is discussed further in CLP Policy 9.

Rushey Green Ward covers all of the plan area. The GLA’s 2012 Round of Demographic Projections (SHLAA Catford Town Centre Catford Town Trend-based Ward Projection) (March 2013) takes account of predicted 102 underlying demographic trends (such Rushey Green primary school ●● The expansion of Rushey Green Secondary school capacity needs to be tackled at a borough- Primary school (PPL4) from 2FE to The recently completed replacement wide level. The Council will be working 3FE; and Catford Secondary School (now with its partners to identify and known as Conisborough College) bring forward the required additional ●● Lowering the age of entry to has not resulted in any additional Prendergast Ladywell Fields College capacity. Again, uncertainties about places. Expansion at Prendergast (PPL3) to provide an all-through the scope of emerging projects, Ladywell Fields in 2009/10 delivered school with 2FE primary provision. in terms of the balance between an additional 135 secondary spaces new build and extension options at All other school sites in PPLs 3 and between 2009/10 and 2012. The particular sites, means that it is not 4 are being evaluated for their ability new Prendergast Vale all-through possible at this stage to estimate to expand and proposals to provide school in Lewisham Town Centre the costs of these projects with any the additional 6FE that are predicted (opened in September 2012) has degree of certainty. The Council is to be required up to 2016/17 will seen an extra 120 secondary school working with others to maximise be identified and brought forward places a year. future Department for Education in consultation with the schools capital programmes and financial The Schools Capacity Survey 2012 concerned in line with available contributions from developers of new reports that, following the recent capital funding. housing in the area. new and additional provision outlined Uncertainties about the scope of above, demand for secondary Childcare emerging projects, in terms of the school places can currently be met. The Council’s Under 5s Review balance between new build and However, by 2017 demand for (October 2012) reports on a review extension options at particular sites, Year 7 places is forecast to exceed of the childcare for under fives in means that it is not possible at current supply and by 2018/19 (the Lewisham, focusing on parental this stage to estimate the costs of current secondary school places demand for care in that age range. these projects with any degree of planning cycle), it is predicted that The Review investigated the evidence certainty. Funding of primary school the borough will need at least one for possible gaps in provision in terms expansion will need to maximise additional 6FE secondary school of (a) geographical areas (b) income: future Department for Education supplemented by enlargements of areas where there is a shortage of capital programmes and financial existing schools (7FE in total). affordable childcare for the income contributions from developers of new groups in that area and (c) specific Secondary school place provision housing in the area. needs: where there is a shortage of suitable places for children with a disability or other requirement. Catford falls within Children’s Centre Area 2 (Blackheath, Crofton Park, Ladywell, Lee Green, Lewisham Central and Rushey Green). The Review found that there were a sufficient number of childcare places Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local in the area and did not highlight gaps in affordable childcare provision (with 81% of parents and carers reporting that childcare is ‘affordable’).

The demand for childcare places Centre Catford Town will increase as population increases and commercial operators can be 103 Lewisham’s Centre for Children and Young People expected to bring forward extra capacity to meet such demand. The ●● Requiring the retention and Council will continue to monitor enhancement of the Broadway provision and intervene where Theatre (Policy CLP3) necessary. ●● Meeting rooms above Broadway Primary health care Theatre The projected population increase of 3,900 up to 2026 will require ●● Seeking the creation of additional an additional 2GPs (based on the publicly accessible open space on ratio of 1 GP per 1,800 people). the northern edge of the Jubilee The NHS Lewisham Capacity Study Ground (Policy CLP4); (2009) concludes that there should ●● Identifying opportunities for be sufficient physical capacity to additional community (D1) and/or accommodate 2GPs in existing leisure (D2) uses on all of the Major premises, although it makes clear Sites (Policies CLP 2 to CLP7); that capital investment will be needed in existing premises to make ●● Encouraging uses that would them fully fit for purpose in terms positively contribute to the evening of physical condition, compliance economy (CLP Policy14); with statutory and non-statutory ●● Requiring public realm and standards (including the Disability development projects to, Discrimination Act), functional where appropriate, incorporate suitability or space utilisation. opportunities for people to socialise Dentists and play (Policy CLP17); and The projected population increase ●● Seeking enhancements to the of 3,900 up to 2026 will require an Waterlink Way footpath/cycle additional 2 dentists (based on the route in association with the ratio of 1 dentist per 2,000 people). development of Major Sites 6 and 7 There is considered to be sufficient (Policies CLP 6 and CLP7); vacant/proposed new non-residential space in appropriate locations to Further needs for community easily accommodate this requirement. premises, including the apparent demand for additional churches will Community and leisure facilities be informed by the Council’s emerging The Council continues to be Community Premises Strategy. supportive of the provision of flexible community spaces along with a The Council are aware of a number range of leisure and entertainment of local groups who would like to be

Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local uses in Catford and will endeavour involved in the process of deciding to support provision, especially on what community space may be those sites within it’s ownership. appropriate in the town centre and The Catford Plan is proactive what any space should be used for, in identifying opportunities for and will seek to facilitate this process additional use of existing community wherever possible. Catford Town Centre Catford Town and leisure facilities as follows:

104 5.0 Implementation, monitoring and risk Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

105 This section and the Delivery and Monitoring Framework at Appendix 2 demonstrate how the vision and objectives of the Catford Plan can be implemented to help achieve regeneration and growth in Catford. They explain the Council’s involvement and the process for monitoring progress. A brief risk assessment is provided and, where appropriate, risk management measures are identified to ensure flexibility and the ability to plan for changing circumstances.

5.1 Implementation CLP Policy 21: d. where appropriate using its Implementation compulsory purchase powers

What is the aim of this policy? 1 The Council will seek to e. engaging in pre-application implement the Catford Plan discussions with prospective This policy demonstrates the approach by working with Catford developers the Council intends to take to ensure Regeneration Partnership the successful implementation of the Limited, other public, voluntary, f. requiring prospective developers Catford Plan over the plan period. community and private sector to address the Plan’s vision, Details of how each area-wide policy partners and by co-ordinating objectives and policies and delivers the plan’s objectives are action, including: to demonstrate in planning outlined in Appendix 2 and indicate applications how proposals delivery timescales, responsible a. using the Catford Programme would help deliver them agencies, specific infrastructure needs, Board to review and coordinate g. working with prospective specific risks and need for flexibility. proposals for the town centre where the Council has a direct developers in a positive and interest proactive manner based on seeking solutions to problems b. managing its own assets in arising in relation to dealing with ways that help deliver the Plan’s planning applications vision, objectives and policies h. using the Design Panel to help c. implementing the committed, secure high quality design and planned and emerging infrastructure projects outlined i. working with Thames Water in Appendix 3. to deliver water supply and sewerage infrastructure. Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

106 How will the Council implement external managing agents who run range of proactive actions to support the Catford Plan? the centre on a day to day basis. The the implementation of regeneration Directors and representatives from proposals in Catford including; Council as land owner and the team meet on a regular basis. Catford Regeneration Partnership Formal board meetings are held on ●● Acquired Catford Centre (2010) Limited (CRPL) an as needed basis as per the Articles ●● Convened Catford Stakeholder of Association, which also govern Group (2010) CRPL was created in 2010 as a wholly which company decisions must be owned subsidiary of Lewisham Council referred to Full Council as the sole ●● Commissioned site surveys to to purchase the Catford Centre. It is company shareholder. The company understand development parameters tasked with achieving the following works closely with Legal and Property (2010-11) objectives; teams within the Council to achieve ●● Exploring with TfL potential its objectives. CRPL is consulted, ●● To continue the effective improvements to various sections of along with other major landowners, management of the Catford Centre, the road network in Catford as part as a key town centre stakeholder on ensuring that the operational of the Local Plan (on-going) all regeneration proposals for the management standards remain town centre and will maintain a good ● Secured funding for improvement of high and that the full commercial ● working relationship with the Council’s Catford Broadway (2011) potential of the centre is being Planning Services throughout its realised through letting and renewal existence as a regeneration company ●● Commenced the relocation of strategies. wholly owned by Lewisham Council. residents from Milford Towers (April 2012) ●● To enable the redevelopment of The current proposals, supported the Catford Centre by working by the Council and CRPL, are that ●● Adopted stakeholder role to engage with Lewisham Council to the Catford Centre site (CLP Policy in GLA’s selection of, and on-going explore outline proposals for 2) should form an initial phase of relationship with, a development the redevelopment of the a comprehensive programme of partner for the Catford Stadium town centre and to reach a change for Catford. This would then (2012) commercial agreement with key be followed by changes to the Civic stakeholders in the town centre for ●● Commenced indicative feasibility Centre site (CLP Policy 3), which could redevelopment of the shopping and financial studies on new Council then enable the Council to release the centre, in order to contribute to office accommodation (2012); Laurence House site (CLP Policy 4) for the regeneration aims for the town a housing-led development. However, ●● Representations made to the Mayor centre as a whole. implementation of a scheme on the of London on the manifesto pledge ●● To maximise the use of the capital Catford Centre site and subsequent to extend the DLR to Bromley investment made in the shopping development of the Civic Centre and (September 2012) centre and to ensure that the Laurence House sites, is dependent ●● Engagement with Network Rail to on commercial and economic viability management approach facilitates explore potential for improvement and reaching agreement with key redevelopment where possible. and linkage of stations (on-going); Submission Plan - Proposed Local parties. The Council and CRPL remain For example, appropriate break and options are being built into new and committed to exploring all delivery renewed leases to aid with vacant options for the site, whilst also ●● On-going liaison with GLA to possession. considering other phasing alternatives reinforce vision for ‘Catford is should these become more appropriate. changing’. CRPL has two local authority directors Centre Catford Town who oversee progress against The Council’s Catford Regeneration objectives and a management team programme team, working with CRPL As discussed under the Risks and 107 consisting of Council officers and where appropriate, has carried out a Contingency heading below, the phasing and timing of development co-ordinated and sound advice. implemented and managed once may need to be altered to ensure the occupied (including housing and Design and access statements are overall aims of the Catford Plan can publicly accessible space), any a national requirement and the be achieved. Where this means that matters to be resolved such as Local Information Requirements Council owned buildings need to be land assembly and preparation, for Lewisham set out additional vacated in advance of their long- infrastructure requirements and documentation that will be required to term redevelopment and that they delivery, development phasing and support major planning applications might otherwise stand empty for a likely need for planning obligations in the borough. All documents that significant period of time, the Council (including financial contributions) accompany planning applications for will investigate and where possible and/or conditions. They should also sites in the Catford Plan area should implement a temporary use strategy, identify any likely need for public demonstrate how the proposals would: so that suitable ‘meanwhile’ uses can sector intervention, by which agency make use of these assets and continue ●● make a positive contribution towards and when. to make a positive contribution to the implementation of the vision, Following the submission of planning vitality and safety of the town centre. objectives and all of the policies in applications, the Council will work with this Plan and Compulsory purchase prospective developers in a positive The Council will consider using its ●● enable (and in no way prejudice) and proactive manner based on compulsory purchase powers where future development in the rest of seeking solutions to problems that may this is necessary to facilitate delivery the area from doing the same – arise. It will also seek to use planning of the Catford Plan’s vision, objectives including the phased delivery of conditions and planning obligations and policies. sites. to secure, amongst other things, necessary on-site provision of facilities, Development Management In addition, applications relating to other infrastructure and affordable The Council has a formal procedure development of the Major Sites should housing and phasing commitments. in place to hold pre-application be accompanied by an overarching discussions with prospective applicants. masterplan for the site as a whole and a Design Panel Prior to this formal process, the Council delivery strategy. The Council operates a design panel encourages applicants, particularly of independent built environment in relation to major schemes, to Masterplans should be prepared professionals. Its purpose is to engage the Council in more informal with the involvement of landowners, provide design advice to ensure that discussions at as early a stage as local communities, the local planning development proposals are of the possible. The Council encourages early authority and other interested parties highest design quality and fully reflect discussions with officers to ensure all and be consistent with CABE’s and make a positive contribution to aspects of a proposal are considered ‘Creating Successful Masterplans’ local context and character. Prospective from the outset in order to provide guidance. They should include a developers of major proposals will greater certainty to applicants when baseline analysis to show how they be expected to present emerging developing their proposals. Discussions have been informed by existing data proposals for the Catford Plan area are focused on emerging design and and research, community opinions, and to the Panel at appropriate stages of Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local access statements with a thorough this Plan. They should take forward this design development. In some cases, a site analysis. The planning case officer analysis and develop the Plan’s policy particularly complex site may need an co-ordinates policy and design advice through to development concept stage individual specialist design panel with from within the Council and where setting out the form and function of several meetings. It may be appropriate appropriate the Design Panel (see the development and establishing the to establish site-specific design panels

Catford Town Centre Catford Town below) and external organisations approach towards delivery. for one or more of the Major Sites. (such as the GLA’s Planning Decisions Delivery strategies should identify Unit), to ensure applicants and their 108 how the development would be design teams receive timely, focused, Infrastructure Partnership working the local use of planning obligations The Council prepared a borough-wide The Council will work as part of the for pooled contributions. However, Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) in Local Strategic Partnership (which funding generated through CIL will 2010 in order to: includes senior representatives from be available to deliver the identified Lewisham’s public, private, voluntary infrastructure. ●● Identify infrastructure needs and and community sector organisations) costs (including where possible in delivering the vision, objectives and It is unlikely that CIL and planning phasing of development, funding policies of the Catford Plan. obligations together will be able to sources and responsibilities for fully fund the infrastructure needs of delivery) The Council will also continue to work the Catford Plan area and alternative with other partners, including local sources of funding will also be ● Further strengthen relationships ● businesses, the GLA, TfL, Network required. The Council will endeavour between the Sustainable Rail, Train Operating Companies, to use the processes identified above Community Strategy and Local the Environment Agency, land and (including using its own land and Development Framework property owners and developers partnership working) to facilitate ●● Improve lines of communication within Catford to make delivery of the delivery of a range of social, between key delivery agencies and developments possible within the physical and green infrastructure. the local planning authority context of the plan and vision. Regeneration of the Plan area is largely developer led and the Council The Council will also continue to use ●● Identify opportunities for will work closely with such developers the Local Implementation Plan (LIP) integrated and more efficient to seek out private, government and process to identify and secure funding service delivery and better use of European funding sources where for improvements that better manage assets appropriate. road traffic, improve public transport ●● Provide a sound evidence base for accessibility and promote walking and Water supply and sewerage funding bids and prioritising the cycling in the town centre. infrastructure deployment of allocated funding It is essential that developers Funding demonstrate that adequate water ●● Help facilitate growth in Catford The Council has an adopted supply and sewerage infrastructure and other growth and regeneration Planning Obligations SPD which capacity exists both on and off the areas in the borough and sets out a tariff-based approach to site to serve the development and the negotiation of financial ●● Integrate with the Planning that it would not lead to problems for contributions from developers. The Obligations SPD and the existing users. In some circumstances Council may pool contributions Community Infrastructure Levy this may make it necessary for in order to meet significant (CIL). developers to carry out appropriate infrastructure requirements (including studies to ascertain whether the those set out in Appendix 3). The elements of the borough-wide proposed development will lead to IDP that are considered relevant The CIL Regulations (April 2010 overloading of existing water and to Catford have been updated and as amended in 2011 and 2012) sewerage infrastructure. Where placed in the Infrastructure Schedule Submission Plan - Proposed Local introduce a new tariff for raising there is a capacity problem and no in Appendix 3. funds from developers to help deliver improvements are programmed by Managing the impact infrastructure (but not affordable the water company, then the The Council will seek to manage housing) and the Council has developer needs to contact the water phasing and the delivery of change prepared and consulted on a draft authority to agree what improvements in ways which minimise disruption charging schedule in compliance are required and how they will be Centre Catford Town to existing businesses and residents with the Regulations. On the local funded prior to any occupation of and helps ensure business continuity adoption of CIL (expected prior to the development. 109 wherever possible. April 2014) the Regulations restrict 5.2 Monitoring

What is the aim of this policy? How will the Catford Plan ●● Measuring the performance of the Monitoring will enable the Council be monitored? Catford Plan against the vision to understand if the Catford Plan is A Delivery and Monitoring and objectives, the findings of the successfully delivering the vision, Framework for the Catford Plan EqAA and the relevant Borough- objectives, key development sites and showing the monitoring indicators wide indicators identified in the policies. To achieve this, the Council and targets is outlined in Appendix AMR and sustainability appraisal will use the ‘plan, monitor, review’ 2. This complements the Core approach as set out in the Lewisham Strategy monitoring framework and ●● Monitoring the evidence base and Annual Monitoring Report (AMR). is integrated with the Council’s AMR conditions in the town centre to process. assess the need for further spatial intervention, including checking CLP Policy 22: The Council recognises that in order and updating the assumptions on Monitoring to deliver sustainable development which the Catford Plan is based; and sustainable communities in and The Council will facilitate the the town centre, it needs to check monitoring of the Catford whether the vision and objectives of ●● Reporting to the Catford Plan through a Delivery and the Catford Plan is being achieved Programme Board or any Monitoring Framework and the and to take action where able if it subsequent body. following interventions: is not. It is difficult to monitor the a. using town centre surveys and delivery of the holistic vision itself health checks (the desired outcome) as opposed to specific outputs (number of homes, b. monitoring progress on amount of non-residential floorspace planning applications and etc.). Therefore, to supplement the delivery, particularly in Delivery and Monitoring Framework relation to the Major Sites the Council will also complete the c. reporting progress on the following monitoring objectives: Council’s assets and ●● Checking whether monitoring d. including relevant monitoring targets are being met and information in its Annual identifying actions to address any Monitoring Report. issues or barriers for delivery; ●● Assessing the risks associated with particular aspects of the Catford Plan and devising risk management strategies and contingency planning

●● Monitoring the quality of new Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local developments in Catford and their compliance with policies and proposals;

●● Assessing the potential impacts

Catford Town Centre Catford Town of new or updated legislation, evidence and national and regional policy and guidance 110 5.3 Risks and contingency

The approach to implementation set Legislation and national policy and on-going discussions are taking out in CLP Policy 21 and Appendix The Catford Plan is being prepared place with the Council. The Catford 2 provides a framework for the in accordance with legislative Plan as a whole is being produced delivery of the Catford Plan’s vision, requirements, to be consistent with an understanding that extant objectives and policies. However, with the National Planning Policy permissions may not be implemented within the plan period to 2026 there Framework and will generally be and therefore such sites could enter are likely to be many changes to the in conformity with the London the planning system afresh during wider circumstances surrounding Plan. The Catford Plan does not the plan period. This has ensured that the plan which may affect successful extensively repeat national and the policies in place are suitable for delivery. regional policy, but rather refers to both known and any possible future higher level policy and considers developments. There will be changing economic it in the local context. As a result, and market conditions as well as adjustments to higher policy Private developer co-operation and other factors, including changes in documents should not necessarily investment is required in order for legislation and national and London affect the implementation of the the majority of sites to progress. Plan policy. The full impacts cannot Catford Plan. If major changes were The Council remains in close contact be predicted and will be monitored as proposed to legislation and national with a number of land and property part of the ‘plan, monitor and review’ planning policy the Catford Plan may owners and developers in the town process. need to be quickly reviewed. This centre and continues to encourage progress through partnership A short risk assessment covering would be overseen by the Council's working. the main risk areas is set out below. LDF Steering Group. This would This incorporates commentary on apply to all local authorities and There is some uncertainty as to when contingency planning, including would not be exclusive to the London the Plassy Road Island and Wickes/ what alternative strategies will be Borough of Lewisham. Halfords sites will come forward implemented and what will trigger for redevelopment; there are also Phasing of development their use. The three main development sites complicated or long term leaseholder within the town centre are owned by arrangements within these sites. the Council - Catford Centre, Civic The Council is seeking to reduce risks Centre and Laurence House. The as far as possible. This may include: proposals put forward by the Council respond to corporate objectives ●● Bringing forward Council owned and market considerations and sites in a phased approach have been prepared with regard to with realistic and market tested potential viability and deliverability. proposals. The phasing and timing of these ●● Working with other major land may need to be altered to ensure the owners and interests to encourage overall aims of the Catford Plan can redevelopment in line with the be achieved. Catford Plan vision and objectives. Submission Plan - Proposed Local The proposal for the former Catford ●● Looking at sites individually as Greyhound Stadium site was stalled well as collectively, to see where for a number of years following the they can come forward separately granting of planning permission in and what interdependencies there

2009 because of financial viability Centre Catford Town may be. reasons. However, the GLA has procured a new development partner 111 to ensure the scheme is implemented Infrastructure Economic climate Evidence base The three main development sites The Council will continue to monitor As with national and regional policy, within the town centre are owned by local economic conditions and work the local evidence base is another the Council - Catford Centre, Civic with regional and national partners component informing the preparation Centre and Laurence House. The on wider economic strategies and of the Catford Plan. New evidence proposals put forward by the Council infrastructure projects. There is some and a review of existing evidence respond to corporate objectives uncertainty as to when the economy has been prepared to respond to and market considerations and will improve and therefore a risk Catford’s specific requirements have been prepared with regard to to the delivery of development in and this can be further updated to potential viability and deliverability. the first stage of the plan period. respond to changing circumstances; The phasing and timing of these However, there is confidence that this in turn may point to the need to may need to be altered to ensure the current initiatives and the Council change or alter policy. The process overall aims of the Catford Plan can interests in the town centre will assist will be managed through the AMR. be achieved. Catford through the plan period. Any risks and a stall in delivery of The biggest risk to infrastructure the Major Sites will be considered delivery relates to transport and through the Delivery and Monitoring traffic improvements particularly Framework. However, the Council those associated with the A205 South currently expects that corrective Circular. The Council has worked action would comprise changing closely with TfL and has prepared the phasing of development rather a short, medium and long term than stopping it entirely. A positive delivery plan for the seven sub- commitment to Catford has been projects outlined in Policy CLP1 to demonstrated by the GLA and its ensure traffic and transport issues partners work to improve Catford are addressed as part of wider town Broadway (by way of the Mayor of centre change and development. The London’s Outer London Commission) risk to short to medium term projects and to redevelop the former Catford is considered low as delivery is linked Greyhound Stadium. to immediate site development. The long term projects will be monitored annually and linked to the phasing of larger development sites as they progress and the availability of external funding sources. The highways network and the individual projects that entail from them have been identified as a key work stream within the Catford programme and Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local will be given appropriate project management resource from within the programme team to liaise with TfL and other parties to progress the projects. Catford Town Centre Catford Town

112 Appendices Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

113 Appendix 1 Policy, guidance and evidence base linkages

National Conservation

National Planning Policy Framework, March 2012 Catford Town Centre heritage asset assessment

Regional Previous Catford Town Centre planning consultation documents London Plan, 2011 Catford Town Centre Area Action Plan Issues and Options, London Plan Supplementary Planning Guidance, Housing, 2005 2012 Catford Town Centre Area Action Plan Preferred Options, 2007

Local Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental In addition to the evidence base used for the Lewisham Assessment Core Strategy (Appendix 1 to that document) the following documents and studies, specific to Catford Town Centre, have been prepared by or on behalf of the Council.

Retail and town centres

Catford Retail and Economic Impact Assessment, 2013

Town Centre Health Checks

Sustainability issues and decentralised energy

Sustainability Strategy, Catford Town Centre, 2013

Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Catford Town Centre Local Plan Further Options, 2013 and Proposed Submission Version, 2013

Transport Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Gyratory Modelling Summary, Technical Note 2, 2013

Catford Town Centre Parking Capacity Study, 2013 Catford Town Centre Catford Town

114 Appendix 2 Delivering and Monitoring Framework /Risk e strategy does not not does e strategy Flexibility Management Catford Programme lead, take to Board TfL with closely working responsible and other agencies. delivery enables Strategy with in phases, and risks complexity 2 in Phases increasing and 3. the with linked Phases Major of development 3, Sites 4 and 5. Th full future the preclude existing the of removal gyratory system. Risks Land assembly possible (including CPO). Planning permissions for required changes highway and enabling development. Highway and agreements for Orders Traffic changes. highway funding/ Public conditions market and finance. nable realignment realignment nable Specific Specific needs* infrastructure to Land and property e to of/changes and carriageways in detailed (as footways CLP1). Policy Carriageway/footway signalling, new works, signage, crossings, stop bus lighting, lanes, bus facilities, lanes cycle and lines. stop advanced public realm Associated and improvements landscaping. Junction ng Framework Framework ng – - d to the the d to would be would Milestones and Milestones targets delivery; Phased and the traffic projects transport linke are of progression particular sites. development 1 Phase to Improvements and Green Rushey with junctions and Road Catford This Road. Sangley in be delivered can isolation. 2 Phase road, Catford of Avenue Canadian Lane. and Thomas This in delivered with conjunction of redevelopment / TfL of , St. St. CRPL Major Sites 2 to 7. 7. to 2 Sites Major landowners and and landowners developers and GLA. College Dunstan’s and p roperty LBL, LBL, Responsible Responsible agencies y and Monitori and y : Deliver icant alterations Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local 2 the South Circular, Circular, South the Proposal or or Proposal allocation Signif to existing the including system. one - way . Catford Town Centre Catford Town Major Sites Appendix Appendix Major Sites Traffic CLP1. and transport improvements the including Circular South Circular) (South 115 /Risk Flexibility Management enables strategy The of delivery flexible improvements. general in lead the take to LBL ments improve securing and public highways to public and cycle realm, partnership in parking car and other TfL with agencies. responsible for responsible TfL Risks Planning permissions (a) for required car public parking of as part of development 5 2, Sites Major and 7 and (b) changing shower/ on all facilities Sites. Major and Land assembly . es. Specific Specific needs* infrastructure for above outlined As Circular South and parking Cycle shower/changing faciliti parking car Public associated and spaces arrangements. access to Land and property and DLR enable with will will the the of public public of improve improve – . timing timing (see below). (see Milestones and Milestones targets Centre Catford the 3 Phase Ongoing improvements plan the throughout period The parking car Catford Road Road Catford and widening Road Sangley bus - flow contra be would This lane . in delivered conjunction of redevelopment . House Laurence on depend of delivery on development 5 and 2, Sites Major 7 TfL of , / CRPL Major Sites 2 to 7. 7. to 2 Sites Major and GLA. P roperty landowners and and landowners developers Responsible Responsible agencies LBL, LBL, Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Proposal or or Proposal allocation to strategy Overall road improve public network, walking and transport and cycling. improvements Deliver cycling and walking to network. in principle Support Bakerloo and DLR for Line extensions. Catford Town Centre Catford Town Appendix 2: Delivery and Monitoring Framework Monitoring and Delivery 2: Appendix 116 Major Sites Traffic CLP1. and transport improvements the including Circular South (Other) . in . /Risk afeguarding of of land) afeguarding consultation with with consultation and Rail Network Operating Train relevant Companies Flexibility Management Bakerloo DLR/ promoting Line extensions any (including s CRPL to take the lead in lead the take to CRPL in change forward driving other with partnership agencies. responsible as important Phasing to required development South 2 of Phase deliver improvements. Circular Risks TWA Order/ Development for Consent Line DLR/Bakerloo on impact (possible and 6 Sites Major 7). Highway and agreements for Orders Traffic changes. highway funding/ Public conditions market and finance. Land/property Land/property (including assembly CPO). possible of Decanting homes. existing Planning permission. n mitigation n mitigation Specific Specific needs* infrastructure Line Bakerloo (including extensions publicly compensatory space open accessible to and landscaping losses) any mitigate noise and necessary and vibratio measures. Public car parking and and parking car Public parking/facilities cycle CLP1). for identified (as wc/ accessible Publicly changing baby facilities. scheme. mobility Shop . . . tion tion 6 elec by 2026. by s permission permission by 201 by eveloper Milestones and Milestones targets D process Planning by 20 18 secured Development completed / . with LBL, LBL, with CRPL landowners GLA and TfL. and TfL. GLA p roperty Other Responsible Responsible agencies - use Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Mixed to development new a provide retail, supermarket, and restaurant/cafes to up and uses leisure homes. 200 new Proposal or or Proposal allocation manage and Deliver car public parking. Catford Town Centre Catford Town Appendix 2: Delivery and Monitoring Framework Monitoring and Delivery 2: Appendix Major Sites Catford CLP2. . Centre 117 /Risk Flexibility Management Catford Programme in lead the take to Board in change forward driving other with partnership agencies. responsible as important Phasing before required delivery Major of development House). 4 (Laurence Site Catford Programme in lead the take to Board in change forward driving other with partnership agencies. responsible cannot Development ission. arket conditions conditions arket Risks Highway and agreements for Orders Traffic changes. highway funding/ Public m and finance. Planning permission. Highway and agreements for Orders Traffic changes. highway ing/ fund Public conditions market and finance. Land/property Land/property (including assembly CPO). possible Planning perm Land for highway/ highway/ Land for realm public and improvements (as parking cycle CLP1). for identified Specific Specific needs* infrastructure Communal and he ating/cooling Energy Decentralised network. realm Public improvements. highway/ Land for realm public and improvements parking/facilities cycle CLP1). for identified (as wc/ accessible Publicly changing baby facilities. – and and and and market conditions - conditions market 2026. o f end the by Milestones and Milestones targets to Improvements Market Broadway 2013/14. dependant Phasing on budgetary considerations market conditions - conditions market . 2026 of end the by Phasing dependant dependant Phasing on budgetary considerations , , CRPL CRPL n’s College n’s GLA, TfL, British British TfL, GLA, St. and Telecom Dunsta LBL with with LBL Responsible Responsible agencies with LBL and TfL. GLA use - - use Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Mixed to development 250 to up provide retail, homes, new cafes/restaurants, and community uses. leisure Proposal or or Proposal allocation Mixed to lopment deve Council new provide and business offices, and space leisure Broadway improved Market. Catford Town Centre Catford Town and Appendix 2: Delivery and Monitoring Framework Monitoring and Delivery 2: Appendix 118 Major Sites CLP3. Civic . Centre nce Laure CLP4. House . Ground Jubilee he /Risk Landowners to take t take to Landowners forward lead in driving partnership in change responsible other with agencies. South 1 of Phase improvements Circular within place can take highway existing safeguarded boundary, land and land within LBL. and TfL of control Flexibility Management until happen Major of lopment deve Site Centre). 3 (Civic as important Phasing required development South of 3 Phase before improvements. Circular in lead the take to GLA in change forward driving other with partnership agencies. responsible for Risks Highway and agreements for Orders Traffic changes. highway funding/ Public conditions. market Highway and agreements Orders Traffic changes. highway Multiple planning planning Multiple permissions. Highway and agreements for Orders Traffic changes. highway funding/ Public conditions. market oad. ighway/ ighway/ Specific Specific needs* infrastructure bridge Pedestrian/cycle to railway across R Holbeach Land for h Land for realm public public improvements, cycle and parking car (as parking/facilities CLP1). for identified to works Enhancement ing permission permission ing material - material Milestones and Milestones targets Plann January in granted 2009 X). (DC/07/67276/ Non Highway Highway improvements site to linked development. dependant Phasing on budgetary and constraints - conditions market . 2026 of end the by . LBL with GLA, GLA, with LBL Church TfL, Commissioners and other property/ landowners Responsible Responsible agencies TfL, with GLA Network LBL, Train Rail, Operating and Companies 90 5 led mixed mixed led - - use e uses and up to to up and e uses Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Mixed to development retail, provide cafes/restaurants, - aways, take bars, and community leisur homes. 40 0 new Proposal or or Proposal allocation publicly of Provision open accessible park. space/urban Housing to use development to up provide retail, homes, new cafes/restaurants, and and Catford Town Centre Catford Town Appendix 2: Delivery and Monitoring Framework Monitoring and Delivery 2: Appendix Major Sites CLP5. Plassy . Island Road Former CLP6. Catford und Greyho Stadium railway stations. railway 119 . ource Indicator s AMR , including ajor Sites) /Risk /Risk ransport and other key e policies are relevant relevant are e policies * ates Flexibility Management Landowners to take the the take to Landowners forward lead in driving partnership in change responsible other with agencies. Flexibility Management and d and The overarching nature of this this of nature overarching The all for targets the that means policy - wid area the implementation. its in monitoring development (including M Target • or all Risks funding/ Public conditions. market Risks of impact Possible Line DLR/Bakerloo extensions. funding/ Public . condition market Planning permission(s). Highway and agreements for Orders Traffic changes. highway of impact Possible Line DLR/Bakerloo ons. extensi * nk ction a and are required as standard f . The overarching nature of this this of nature overarching The indicators the that means policy are policies - wide area the all for its in monitoring relevant implementation. Specific Specific needs* infrastructure Specific Specific needs* infrastructure Ravensbourne the River and Waterlink Way to Improvements environs. and stations to Improvements Park/ Ravensbourne junction Road Catford and surrounding streets. Adenmore of Closure Road. to works Enhancement Ravensbourne the River and Waterli Way. to Improvements environs. and stations Improved bus facilities Road. on Catford to Improvements streets. surrounding Indicator • – 2026. and . 021 Milestones and Milestones targets granted amendment January permission 2012 FT). (DC/11/78972/ Development commenced 2013. Autumn Development 2019/20. completed and Milestones targets Phasing dependant dependant Phasing on market conditions between expected 2 gencies Responsible a LBL (Social Infrastructure) 0 2 . - being . CLP well olicy Landowners with with Landowners and TfL LBL, Environment Agency. Responsible Responsible agencies Responsible Responsible agencies Environment Agency P in 40 0 bjectives O , Health 8. Objective . and infrastructure 9.Environment Objective - use Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local rovide up to to up rovide Mixed to development p homes, new retail, comparison and community uses. business Proposal or or Proposal allocation leisure community, uses. and business or Proposal allocation . These are addressed . wide policies Catford Town Centre Catford Town - Appendix 2: Delivery and Monitoring Framework Monitoring and Delivery 2: Appendix Framework Monitoring and Delivery 2: Appendix Specific* infrastructure needs do not include those requirements that LBL considers Area financial contributions towards social infrastructure such as schools, health and community facilities as well as general open space, t requirements 120 Major Sites Wickes CLP7. and Halfords Major Sites Policy in Presumption 8. CLP sustainable of favour development . . ource ource Indicator Indicator s s AMR AMR , including , including ajor Sites) ajor Sites) /Risk /Risk ransport and other key ransport and other key e policies are relevant relevant are e policies e policies are relevant relevant are e policies * * ates ates Flexibility Flexibility Management Management and d and d and The overarching nature of this this of nature overarching The all for targets the that means policy - wid area the implementation. its in monitoring The overarching nature of this this of nature overarching The all for targets the that means policy - wid area the implementation. its in monitoring development (including M development (including M • Target Target • or all or all Risks Risks Public funding/ funding/ Public funding/ Public conditions. market conditions. market * * ction ction a a and and are required as standard f are required as standard f The overarching nature of this this of nature overarching The this of nature overarching The indicators the that means policy indicators the that means policy are policies - wide area the all for are policies - wide area the all for its in monitoring relevant its in monitoring relevant implementation. implementation. Specific Specific Specific needs* infrastructure needs* infrastructure Indicator Indicator • • . . Milestones and Milestones and Milestones targets targets gencies gencies Responsible Responsible a a LBL LBL (Social Infrastructure) (Social Infrastructure) 0 0 2 2 . . - being - being CLP CLP well well olicy olicy Responsible Responsible Responsible agencies agencies P P in in bjectives bjectives O O , Health 8. Objective , Health 8. Objective . and infrastructure . and infrastructure 9.Environment Objective 9.Environment Objective Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Proposal or or Proposal or Proposal allocation allocation . These are addressed . These are addressed . . wide policies wide policies Catford Town Centre Catford Town - - Appendix 2: Delivery and Monitoring Framework Monitoring and Delivery 2: Appendix Framework Monitoring and Delivery 2: Appendix Specific* infrastructure needs do not include those requirements that LBL considers Specific* infrastructure needs do not include those requirements that LBL considers Area Area financial contributions towards social infrastructure such as schools, health and community facilities as well as general open space, t financial contributions towards social infrastructure such as schools, health and community facilities as well asrequirements general open space, t requirements Major Sites Major Sites Policy Policy in Presumption 8. CLP in Presumption 8. CLP sustainable of favour sustainable of favour development development 121 . . . ource AMR AMR AMR Indicator s . floorspace. as for CLP9. as for . rented and rented – . ellings or more or ellings generating generating * . ates and d and 100% new homes built to Lifetime Lifetime to built homes new 100% standards Homes wheelchair homes 10% of accessible 650 additional new homes up to to up homes new 650 additional 2016 . by homes new additional 1,100 2026 . sites on housing 50% affordable of capable or larger or 0.5ha. dw 10 providing between split 70:30 /affordable social . housing intermediate to homes affordable 40% least At be bedrooms 3+ Year on year growth of of growth on year Year employment targets Housing • • • • • • • • • Target – wheelchair wheelchair * ction e homes. a and . housing accessible Lifetime Homes and Homes Lifetime Amount of completed residential residential completed of Amount development. of supply increased An affordabl . tenure in housing Mix . sizes dwelling in Mix retail, completed of Amount development leisure and office and in centres). town (overall use mixed of part as Housing CLP9. as for • • • • • • • Indicator , GLA, , GLA, , GLA, , GLA, . CRPL CRPL CRPL gencies land/property land/property and owners developers land/property and owners developers. land/property and owners developers. LBL, LBL, LBL, LBL, Responsible a . bjectives O . choice 5.Housing Objective and Market 3.Shops Objective Evening 4. Objective . destination . choice 5.Housing Objective Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local . Catford Town Centre Catford Town . Catford Appendix 2: Delivery and Monitoring Framework Monitoring and Delivery 2: Appendix

122 Policy new Providing 9. CLP homes growth Economic 10. CLP for use . Mixed 11. CLP . . and Town , ource Indicator s and AMR Centre Town Survey Retail and AMR Centre Town Survey Retail AMR Retail Centre Survey Environmental Health records. (N.B. (N.B. ham or . . in . . located in located in primary shopping shopping in primary 33% non A1, A2 in in A2 A1, non 33% * sqm located in Lewis in located ates (N.B. sqm (units) ignificant increase ord 2011/12) ord . and d and complaint in relation to noise or or noise to relation in complaint . disturbance the in units of 5% than more No use. A5 in Centre Town Year on year growth of of growth on year Year floorspace. generating employment and in A3 increase on year Year units) of (number uses A4 No s Office development greater than than greater development Office 2,800 centres town Catford rates in vacancy Reduction = 2011/12 Catford in rate vacancy 8%) greater development 100% retail 1,000 than A2 A1, non 30% than more No uses areas Catf major/district town centres town major/district • Target • • • • • • • . town town yearly in . * disturbance ction a or s frontage shopping and lume of evening economy economy evening of lume centre hierarchy through hierarchy centre use in A5 units of number % of frontages. in street Amount of completed retail, completed of Amount development leisure and office and in centres). town (overall in centres town of Position checks. health retail, completed of Amount development leisure and office and in centres). town (overall (units) uses % non - retail primary Vo Town the in A4) and (A3 units Centre. in relation complaints of Number noise to Indicator • • • • • • • , GLA, , GLA, , GLA, , GLA, CRPL CRPL CRPL property property gencies Responsible a LBL, land/property and owners developers. LBL, land/ and owners developers. LBL, land/property and owners developers. . . - being well Shops and Market Shops bjectives O 3. Objective Evening 4. Objective . destination and Market 3.Shops Objective Evening 4. Objective . destination , Health 8. Objective Objective 3.Shops and Market 3.Shops Objective Objective 4. Evening Evening 4. Objective . destination . and infrastructure Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local . . Catford Town Centre Catford Town . Appendix 2: Delivery and Monitoring Framework Monitoring and Delivery 2: Appendix

Policy Employment 12. CLP uses Centre Town 13. CLP viability and vitality Evening 14. CLP uses economy 123 . . ource Indicator s AMR AMR CHP. in . .5% reduction in reduction .5% . * Areas by 2016 and number number and 2016 by Areas ates residential development development - residential homes linked and d and One decentralised energy ‘hub’ energy decentralised One and Regeneration the within Growth of increase on year Year production. energy renewable of in number increase on year Year to connected properties in CO2 reduction on year Year emissions and 8 . baseline 2005 2011 from by CO2 4 Level CSH to built housing All 6 Level Code and 2011 April from carbon) 2016 (zero by non All Excellent BREEAM to built . Standard to contrary granted No permissions advice. ncy Age Environment of number in the Increase . walls and roofs living completed • • • • • • • • Target by . permissions permissions d defence or or d defence Environment Environment (floo * ction a . . sion sion decentralised of and ewable energy installed energy ewable Provi E nergy through generated Energy sources. renewable Ren type. . CO2 in reduction capita Per for Code with Compliance Sustainable Homes. BREEAM with Compliance living completed of Number and roofs walls. of Number planning to contrary granted advice Agency grounds). quality water of Number approved incorporate which developments SUDS Indicator • • • • • • • • • , GLA, , GLA, , GLA, CRPL CRPL gencies Responsible a LBL, land/property and owners developers. LBL, Environment Agency, land/property and owners developers. . . - being well bjectives O Environment 9: Objective , Health 8. ve Objecti . and infrastructure 9.Environment Objective Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local and . Carbon dioxide dioxide Carbon Catford Town Centre Catford Town . Adapting to to Adapting . 6 15 . anaging and reducing reducing and anaging Appendix 2: Delivery and Monitoring Framework Monitoring and Delivery 2: Appendix emission reduction and and reduction emission energy decentralised networks climate change 124 Policy CLP CLP 1 m . flooding of risk the . . . ource Indicator s AMR AMR AMR . increase in number of of in number increase * . accordance with with accordance 18 ates CLP and d and No permissions that contradict contradict that permissions No Policy No loss net in Delivery 3. Appendix Net gain in publicly accessible accessible publicly in gain Net open space. of in area increase on year Year improved. footways public on year Year trees street to contrary granted No permissions advice. Agency Environment • • • • • • • Target community community facilities facilities * Listed Building Building Listed . f permissions granted granted permissions f ction and a o and/or CABE/EH and 18 umber N Policy contradicting buildings for CLP of and losses Gains and recreational complete. social identified of Delivery Infrastructure guidance. Loss of and provision of publicly of publicly Loss and provision of space. open accessible footway public of (sqm) Area improved. areas trees street new of Number planted. of Number permissions Area Conservation (planning, Consent Consents) granted contrary to contrary granted Consents) advice. Heritage English Indicator • • • • • • • and , GLA, , GLA, opers CRPL , GLA, Design gencies Design Panel. Design Responsible a LBL, land/property and owners devel LBL English Panel, land/ Heritage and owners property developers wide indicators and targets in the Annual Monitoring Report 2011/12 . . . - being well bjectives O Objective 6.Architecture and and 6.Architecture Objective . design urban realm 7.Public Objective 9.Environment Objective , Health 8. Objective . and infrastructure Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local . . argets are based on th e Borough - assets . . Tall buildings Tall Social Design and Catford Town Centre Catford Town . . . Heritage 0 Appendix 2: Delivery and Monitoring Framework Monitoring and Delivery 2: Appendix Indicators* and t infrastructure Policy 17 CLP realm public 18 . CLP 19 CLP CLP 2 125 Appendix 3 Catford Town Centre infrastructure schedule

The following tables are from the Council’s Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) as it relates to Catford Town Centre. They have been updated to reflect the state of play as of May 2013. The complete IDP (as of August 2010) is available on the Council’s website on the link below: http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/planning/policy/LDF/evidence-base/Pages/ LDF-evidence-base-infrastructure.aspx Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Town Centre Catford Town

126 and its standing - projects in lanning lanning y and risksy p p way system. This and the Catford Plan ive that is now is that ive ation Plan (LIP). projects and regular tted aligning and improving the - ontingency ontingency ontingency ontingency Risks/ c WaterlinkWaya long is objectLBL embedded into the East London Green Grid concept. The development of Major Site 6 (Former Catford Greyhound Stadium) will deliver naturalisation and improvements to a section of the Ravensbourne River bank and improvements to the area in be tween the Stations. The development of Major Site 7 (Wickes and Halfords) provides opportunities for further enhancements to the River and path (including the underpass under Catford Road). This is an integral part of the development of the former Greyhound Stadium site deliverysecured is way by ofa planning obligation . Risks/ c Policy CLP1 provides a strategy for re the existing gyratory system. This project comprises a series of public realm and traffic calming interventions to Catford Road, Catford Broadway, Sangley Road and local surrounding streets. All of which are sub - themselves. Improvements to Catford Broadway are already commi provides a vehicle for developing the sub - liaison with TfL and other stakeholders will enable the overall programme to be monitored and changed where necessary. This can be co - ordinatedvia the Local Implement existing one - would be delivered phases,in with complexit increasing Phasesand in 2 3. Thephased delivery is linked with the development of Major Sites 3, 4 and 5. The strategy does not preclude the future full removal of , are to be met full in . TfL GLA, L (LBL, P upporting upporting upporting upporting R gency gency gencies) gency gency gencies) s s Responsible a ( a (withLBL GLA and Environment Agency) GLA/ developer (with LBL and Network Rail) Responsible a ( a C GLA, St. Dunstan’s College and property/ landowners and developers of Major Sites 2 to 7. (withLBL TfL and developers) ‘Essential’ Projects ‘Essential’ projects are highlighted in grey. These are projects that must happen if the policy objectives set out in the Catford Plan , /CIL /CIL /CIL tatus) tatus) lanned) s part committed/ s p Funding source source Funding ( s.106 contributions/CIL (part committed/part emerging) s.106 contributions (committed) ( part emerging) LBL LBL and s.106 contributions Funding source source Funding ( TfL and s.106 contributions ( GLA Mayor of London Outer London Fund, TfL ost ost c c dentified, but the scope has evenue) evenue) apital apital r r Approximate c ( To be determined £1.75m Approximate c ( To be determined To be determined 3 - Stage Stage 1 and 3 1 2 1 of A205 and 2031 former - bridge across 2011 ite andite Doggett where they are ready to go and funding has been secured Requirement Enhancement works to Ravensbourne River and path. New pedestrian and cycle Greyhound Stadium s railway tracks between Requirement Street and route through the site Realignment improvement LIP Improvement to Major Town Centres (South Circular) where the need for a project has been i where the scope of the project is defined and there is an intention to yet toyet be defined and funding has to yet be secured. ‘Committed’ – ‘Emerging’ – ‘Planned’ – deliver, but funding has to beyet identified; and Catford Status of Project • • • – eference eference Project r Waterlink Way pedestrian and cycle route Catford Link Project r Catford Town Centre Transport Group 6 Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local . Catford Catford Catford Catford 2016 to 2021 2011 to 2016 2021 to 2026 – – Catford Town Centre Catford Town May 2013 May Linked to Linked Plan objectives Objectives 1, 7, 8 and 9 . Objectives 1, 7, 8 and 9. Linked to Linked Plan objectives Objectives 1, 7, 8 and 9. Objectives 1 and 8 Transport

Stage 3 Stage 1 Stage 2 –

N IDP Ref. IDP IDP Ref. IDP

1 127 P P1 W • As of Stages • • P1. P1A P1D projects in projects in lanning lanning y and risksy and risksy p p way system. This way system. This and the Catford Plan and the Catford Plan ation Plan (LIP). ation Plan (LIP). projects and regular projects and regular tted tted aligning and improving the aligning and improving the - - ontingency ontingency ontingency Risks/ c Risks/ c Policy CLP1 provides a strategy for re Policy CLP1 provides a strategy for re the existing gyratory system. This project comprises a series of public realm and traffic calming the existinginterventions gyratory to system.Catford Road, Catford Broadway,This projectSangley comprises Road a series of and local surroundingpublic realm streets. and traffic All calming of which are subinterventions- to Catford Road, themselves. ImprovementsCatford Broadway, to Sangley Road Catford Broadwayand local surroundingare already streets. All commiof which are sub- provides a vehiclethemselves. for Improvements developing to the sub - Catford Broadway are already liaison with TfLcommi and other stakeholders provideswill enable a vehicle the for developing overall programmethe sub - to be monitored andliaison changed with TfL where and other necessary. Thisstakeholders can be co - will enable the ordinatedvia the Local overall programme to be Implement monitored and changed where necessary. This can be co - ordinatedvia the Local Implement existing one - would be delivered phases,in with complexit increasing Phasesand in 2 3. existing one - Thephased delivery iswould linked be with delivered phases,in the developmentwith complexit of Major Sites 3, 4 and 5. The strategyincreasing Phasesand in does 2 3. not preclude the futureThephased full delivery is removal linked with of the development of Major Sites 3, 4 and 5. The strategy does not preclude the future full removal of , , TfL TfL GLA, GLA, L (LBL, L (LBL, P P upporting upporting upporting R R gency gency gencies) gency gencies) s s Responsible a ( a Responsible a ( a C GLA, St. Dunstan’s College and C property/ GLA, St. landowners andDunstan’s developers ofCollege and Major Sites 2 property/to 7. landowners and developers of Major Sites 2 to (with7. LBL TfL and developers) (withLBL TfL and developers) , , /CIL /CIL /CIL /CIL tatus) tatus) lanned) lanned) s s p p part committed/ part committed/ Funding source source Funding ( source Funding ( TfL and s.106 contributions ( TfL and s.106 contributions ( GLA Mayor of London Outer London Fund, TfL LBL and s.106GLA Mayor of contributions London Outer London Fund, TfL LBL and s.106 contributions ( part emerging) ( part emerging) ost ost c c evenue) evenue) apital apital r r Approximate c Approximate c ( To be determined To be determined To be determined To be determined ( 3 3 - - Stage Stage 2 2 1 1 of A205 of A205 and and 2031 2031 - - 2011 2011 Requirement Requirement Street and route through the site RealignmentStreet and route improvementthrough the site Realignment improvement LIP Improvement to Major Town Centres LIP Improvement to Major Town Centres (South Circular) (South Circular) Catford Catford – – eference eference Project r Project r Catford Town Centre Catford Town Centre Transport Group 6 Transport Group 6 Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Catford Catford Catford Catford Town Centre Catford Town Linked to Linked Plan objectives to Linked Plan objectives Objectives 1, 7, 8 and 9 . Objectives 1, 7, 8 and 9 . Objectives 1, 7, 8 and 9. Objectives 1, 7, 8 and 9.

N N IDP Ref. IDP Ref. IDP

128 1 1 P P P1 W P1 W L sset sset he A orough lanning lanning T b . p p - . is and needs. are also further provides a oard B Ongoing analysis will wide level oroughs to discuss to meet ontingency ontingency ontingency c c closely to test feasibility of Catford Plan e orough - b anagement Risks/ The framework for assessing cumulative impacts Risks/ PlanningLBL and Education liais expanding existing schools and identify opportunities for new provision. School place projections are reviewed regularly and there regular meetings between LB Education and colleagues in adjoining b and respond to cross movement. ensure that the Council is prepared demand post 2016/17 Secondary school place provision needs to be tackled at a M considering the widerpublic tility tility u upporting upporting upporting gency gency gencies) gency gencies) ompanies) s s Responsible a ( a Developers ( c Responsible a ( a (landLBL owners and developers) LBL C&YP (Learning 21, land owners and developers) /CIL ource ource /CIL s s tatus) merging) tatus) merging) bligations s e s Planned and e Funding Funding ( Developers ( Funding ( DfE, Planning Obligations ( Emerging) DfE, Planning o ( ost ost To c c evenue) evenue) apital apital r r Approximate c ( To be determined Approximate c ( Prendergast Ladywell Fields College £6.7m Others - be determined To be determined 2 2 3 - and and Stage 1 Stage 1 1 Forms of 7 FE by 6 borough - 2016/17 ( Necessary adjustments/ improvements to the established utility networks Requirement Requirement Prenergast Ladywell Fields College 2FE. Rushey Green Primary School 1FE. Additional Entry by Additional 2018/19 wide) chool s apacity nhancements nhancements apacity chool c eference eference Utility enhancements Project r Project r Primary c e Secondary s e Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local . . . Catford Catford Catford Catford Town Centre Catford Town

Linked to Linked Plan objectives Objective 9 to Linked Plan objectives Objective 8 Objective 8

IDP Ref. IDP IDP Ref. IDP 129 P2. Utilities P2. S1. Education P2C S1P S1Q . L date and to orough lanning b . p - further The NHS Ongoing analysis will oroughs to discuss to meet ontingency ontingency c s/ contingency funding s/ contingency s/ contingency funding s/ contingency are working together residential space to location that may help deliver - Risks/ sectorestate and the opportunities for rationalisation/ co additional school places. School place projections are reviewed regularly and there are also regular meetings between LB Education and colleagues in adjoining b and respond to cross movement. ensure that the Council is prepared demand post 2018/19 Risk NHS Lewisham suggests that existing GP practices in the town centre could accommodate anticipated population growth subject to necessary capacity enhancements. LBL ensure that there is sufficient surgery space to accommo growth. There is considered to be sufficient vacant/proposed new non - accommodate this requirement Risk However, the situation will be monitored in liaison with the NHS. upporting upporting upporting upporting upporting gency gency gencies) gency gencies) gency gency gencies) s s s Responsible a ( a Responsible a ( a Lewisham PCT/LBL (Developers) Lewisham PCT/LBL (Developers) Responsible a ( a ource s tatus) s Funding Funding ( source Funding (status) Lewisham,NHS joint venture, LIFT, Planning obligations/CIL (emerging) Lewisham,NHS joint venture, LIFT, Planning obligations/CIL Funding source source Funding (status) (emerging) ost ost ost c c c evenue) evenue) evenue) apital apital apital r r r Approximate c ( Approximate c ( To be determined To be determined Approximate c ( 3 3 - - Stage Stage 1 1 Stage dentists Requirement Requirement Additional 2.5 GPs needed up to 2026 (based on the ratio of 1 GP per 1,800 people). Additional 2 needed up to 2026 (based on the ratio of 1 dentist per 2,000 Requirement people). eference eference eference Project r Project r GP facilities Dentist facilities Project r Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local . . Catford Catford Catford Catford Catford

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Linked to Linked Plan objectives to Linked Plan objectives Objective 8 Objective 8 Linked to Linked Plan objectives

IDP Ref. IDP IDP Ref. IDP 130 Ref. IDP S2. Health S2E S2F Glossary of terms Affordable Rent is subject to rent Biodiversity: controls that require a centre of no Is the variety of life, which includes Accessibility: more than 80% of the local market mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, The ability of people to move rent (including service charges, amphibians, invertebrates, fungi round an area and to reach places where applicable). and plants, and the woodlands, and facilities, including elderly and grasslands, rivers and seas on Intermediate housing is homes disabled people, those with young which they all depend including the for sale and rent provided at children and those encumbered with underlying geology. luggage or shopping. a cost above social rent, but below market levels subject to the Building Research Establishment Active frontage: criteria in the Affordable Housing Environmental Assessment Bring interest, life and vitality to definition above. These can Method: the public realm. They should have include shared equity (shared (BREEAM) A national environmental frequent doors and windows with ownership and equity loans), assessment and rating system for few blank walls, articulated facades other low cost homes for sale and buildings. It is the most widely used (perhaps with bays and porches), and intermediate rent, but not affordable environmental standard in the UK, lively internal uses visible from the rented housing. used to assess those buildings and outside, or spilling onto the street. extensions to buildings that are not Homes that do not meet the above There is an active visual engagement rated by the Code for Sustainable definition of affordable housing, between those in the street and Homes. those on the ground floors of such as ‘low cost market’ housing, buildings. may not be considered, for planning Building line: purposes, as affordable housing. The line formed by the frontages Affordable housing: of buildings along a street. The Social rented, affordable rented and Annual Monitoring Report: building line can be shown on a plan A report produced by the local intermediate housing, provided to or section. eligible households whose needs are authority to assess progress with not met by the market. Eligibility and the effectiveness of a Local Buildings and Areas of is determined with regard to local Development Framework. Townscape Merit: Buildings of incomes and local house prices. architectural quality that positively Areas and Buildings of Affordable housing should include contribute to the streetscene and Townscape Merit: Local heritage provisions to remain at an affordable add to the local distinctiveness of assets that the Council considers price for future eligible households Catford. add positively to the local or for the subsidy to be recycled distinctiveness of Catford. Buildings of Potential Heritage for alternative affordable housing Value: Buildings that may have provision. Article 4: significance for their evidential, A legal instrument which Social rented housing is owned historical, communal or aesthetic extinguishes specific 'permitted by local authorities and private value. A heritage assessment development rights' from buildings registered providers, for which would be required as part of any within a defined area i.e. the guideline target rents are determined planning applications affecting the right to do some types of minor through the national rent regime. It appearance or architectural integrity works without planning permission. may also be owned by other persons of these buildings. The effect of an Article 4 Direction

and provided under equivalent rental Submission Plan - Proposed Local is to require planning permission Catford Regeneration arrangements to the above, as agreed to be obtained from the Council Partnership Limited (CRPL): with the local authority or with the before such work begins. Flats and A wholly owned subsidiary of the Homes and Community Agency. commercial premises do not have London Borough of Lewisham - Affordable rented housing is let by permitted development rights so established to purchase, manage, local authorities or private registered article 4 directions do not apply maximise the capital investment in Centre Catford Town providers of social housing to to them. and oversee the redevelopment of households who are eligible for social the Catford Centre. 131 rented housing. Code for Sustainable Homes: of land to the local authority Development Plan Document: A national standard for sustainable following negotiations, to ensure (DPD) A Local Development design and construction of new that the needs of new communities Document that has been subject to homes which became mandatory generated by the development are an independent examination called an on 1 May 2008. The Code measures catered for. Examination in Public (EIP) and has the sustainability of a new home the weight of development

against categories of sustainable Convenience Retailing: plan status. design using a 1 to 6 rating Convenience retailing is the system to communicate the overall provision of everyday items, Edge of Centre: sustainability performance of a including food, drinks, newspapers, For retail purposes, a location that new home. The Code sets minimum magazines and confectionery. is well connected and up to 300 metres of the primary shopping area. standards for energy and water Core Strategy: For all other main town centre uses, use at each level. Go to www. A Development Plan Document a location within 300 metres of a communities.gov.uk/thecode to find setting out the spatial vision and town centre boundary. For office out more. strategic objectives of the planning development, this includes locations framework for the area, in line with Community Infrastructure outside the town centre but within the Sustainable Community Strategy. Levy: (CIL) A levy allowing local 500 metres of a public transport authorities to raise funds from Department for Communities interchange. In determining whether a owners or developers of land and Local Government: site falls within the definition of edge undertaking new building projects in (DCLG) The government department of centre, account should be taken of their area. responsible for setting UK policy on local circumstances. local government, housing, urban Comparison Retailing: The Energy efficiency: regeneration, planning and fire provision of items not obtained The extent to which the use of and rescue. frequently. These include energy is reduced through the way in clothing, footwear, household and Heritage Assets: which buildings are constructed and recreational goods. Designated Heritage Assets - A arranged on site. World Heritage Site, Scheduled Conservation: Equalities Analysis Assessment: Monument, Listed Building, (for designated and non designated (EAA) Equality Analysis Assessments Protected Wreck Site, Registered heritage assets) The process of are concerned with anticipating and Park and Garden, Registered maintaining and managing change identifying the equality consequences Battlefield or Conservation Area to a heritage asset in a way that of particular policy initiatives and designated under the relevant sustains and, where appropriate, service delivery and ensuring that, legislation. Non Designated Heritage enhances its significance. as far as possible, any negative Assets - Buildings or structures that consequences for a particular Conservation Area: do not meet the national criteria group or sector of the community An area of special architectural or for statutory listing or designation are eliminated, minimised or historic interest designated by local but are cherished for their counterbalanced by other measures. authorities under the Planning contribution to the local history and (Listed Building and Conservation distinctiveness of the borough. Evidence Base: Areas) Act 1990. The data and information about

Development: the current state of Lewisham used to Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local Context: 'The carrying out of building, inform the preparation of Local Plan The setting of a site or area, engineering, mining or other documents. including factors such as traffic, operations in, on, over or under activities and land uses as well as land, or the making of any Flood Risk Assessment: landscape and built form. material changes in the use of any An assessment of the likelihood of

Catford Town Centre Catford Town building or other land' (Town and flooding in a particular area (usually Contribution: Country Planning Act (1990) Part III a specific site) so that development Land, services, facilities and/ Section 55). needs and mitigation measures can be 132 or money given by developers carefully considered. Examination in Public: place. These are best created at Local Development Scheme: The process by which a planning main centres of activity, where (LDS) A public statement identifying inspector may publicly examine a they are the focus of converging which Local Development Development Plan Document major streets. Documents will be produced by the (DPD) before issuing a report Council and when. with recommendations that should Show the way High-rise buildings can be used to be made prior to adoption of Local Plan: the DPD. emphasise key locations - rising A Local Development Document above areas with a more uniform that has been drawn up by the local Infrastructure: profile - though their potential planning authority in consultation The utilities, transport and other benefits have to be weighed with the community, has been communication facilities and against possible negative impacts. subject to independent testing and community facilities required to The best tall buildings attend to has the weight of development plan support housing, industrial and the human scale at the bottom, status. commercial activity, schools, and locate the most visible shopping centres and other compositional elements at the top. Local Strategic Partnership: community and public transport A Local Strategic Partnership is a Create a skyline services. single non-statutory, multiagency The skyline created by the body which matches local authority Issues and Options, Preferred roofs of buildings not only adds boundaries and aims to bring Options and Further Options: visual interest, but also conveys together at a local level the The ‘pre-submission' consultation particular activities (churches or different parts of the public, private, stages on Development Plan civic centres for instance) and community and voluntary sectors. Documents with the objective concentrations of uses (such of gaining public consensus on as clusters of office buildings Localism Act 2012: proposals ahead of submission indicating the business centre). National legislation from central to Government for independent government, partly aimed at examination. Legibility: improving the planning process and The degree to which a place can be enhancing community involvement Landmark: easily understood and traversed. in it. Visit www.communities.gov.uk A building or structure that to find out more. stands out from its background Listed Building: Buildings of special architectural or by virtue of height, size or some Locally Listed Buildings: historic interest designated by the other aspect of design. Landmarks Buildings that are of architectural or Department of Culture, Media and contribute to the urban environment historic interest in the context of the Sport under the Planning (Listed in the following ways. borough of Lewisham. Buildings are Building and Conservation Areas) identified based on a set of adopted Make it easy to find your Act 1990. These are designated criteria and ‘Conservation principles’ way around heritage assets. guidance by English Heritage. These People find it easier to orientate buildings may not meet the national themselves and recognise where Local Development criteria for statutory listing, but they are when new development Document: are cherished for their contribution (LDD) Sits within the LDF portfolio safeguards important views to the local distinctiveness of the and comprises Development between places or creates new borough. These are non designated Plan Documents (DPDs) or Local Submission Plan - Proposed Local ones, whilst respecting or adding heritage assets. Plans that have been subject to new local landmarks. independent testing and have Major Centre: Emphasise the hierarchy of a place the weight of development plan A centre that has a borough-wide Landmarks such as distinctive status and Supplementary Planning catchment and typically contains

buildings, particularly those of Documents (SPDs) which are not over 50,000 square metres of retail Centre Catford Town civic status, towers or statues subject to independent testing and floorspace with a relatively high help to provide reference points do not have development plan or proportion of comparison goods 133 and emphasise the hierarchy of a Local Plan status. relative to convenience goods. Major centres may also have significant Metropolitan Open Land: curtilage should be developed) employment, leisure, service and (MOL) Strategic open land within and any associated fixed surface civic functions. In the London the urban area that contributes to infrastructure. This excludes: land Borough of Lewisham these the structure of London. that is or has been occupied by are Lewisham and Catford agricultural or forestry buildings; town centres. Mixed uses: land that has been developed A mix of uses within a building, on for minerals extraction or waste Masterplan: a site or within a particular area. disposal by landfill purposes A document which sets out ‘Horizontal’ mixed uses are side by where provision for restoration has proposals for buildings, spaces, side, usually in different buildings. been made through development movement strategy and land use ‘Vertical’ mixed uses are on different control procedures; land in built- in text and three dimensions and floors of the same building. up areas such as private residential matches these proposals to a gardens, parks, recreation grounds delivery strategy. The masterplan National Planning Policy and allotments; and land that was can be described as a sophisticated Framework: previously-developed but where the ‘model’ that: (NPPF) Prepared by the Government to explain statutory provisions remains of the permanent structure ●● shows how the streets, and provide guidance to local or fixed surface structure have squares and open spaces of authorities and others on planning blended into the landscape in the a neighbourhood are to be policy and the operation of the process of time. connected planning system. The NPPF explains Primary and secondary the relationship between planning ● defines the heights, massing and frontages: Primary frontages are ● policies and other policies which bulk of buildings likely to include a high proportion have an important bearing on issues of retail uses which may include of development and land use. Local ●● sets out suggested relationships food, drinks, clothing and household authorities must take their contents between buildings and public goods. Secondary frontages provide into account in preparing plans. spaces greater opportunities for a diversity The guidance may also be relevant of uses such as restaurants, cinemas ●● determines the distribution of to decisions on individual planning and businesses. activities and uses that will be applications and appeals. allowed Primary Shopping Area: Planning and Compulsory Defined area where retail ●● identifies the network of Purchase Act 2004: development is concentrated movement patterns for people National planning legislation (generally comprising the primary moving by foot, cycle, car or aimed at improving the planning and those secondary frontages public transport, service and process and enhancing community which are adjoining and closely refuse vehicles involvement in it. Visit related to the primary shopping www.communities.gov.uk ●● sets out the basis for provision frontage). to find out more. of other infrastructure elements Public Art: such as utilities Planning Obligation: Permanent or temporary physical A legally enforceable obligation ●● relates physical form to works of art visible to the general entered into under section 106 of the socio-economic and public, whether part of the building the Town and Country Planning Act Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local cultural context and stakeholder or free-standing: can include 1990 to mitigate the impacts of a interests sculpture, lighting effects, street development proposal. furniture, paving, railings and signs. ●● allows an understanding of how Previously Developed Land: well a new, urban neighbourhood Public Realm: Land which is or was occupied by is integrated with the surrounding The space between and within

Catford Town Centre Catford Town a permanent structure, including urban context and natural buildings that is publicly accessible, the curtilage of the developed environment. including streets, squares, land (although it should not be 134 forecourts, parks and open spaces. assumed that the whole of the Public Transport Sequential Approach and Test: National Planning Policy Framework. Accessibility Level: A planning principle that seeks to (PTAL) A standard method used identify, allocate or develop certain Strategic Housing Market in London to calculate access level types or locations of land before Assessment: of geographical areas to public others. For example, brownfield (SHMA) A study aimed at assessing transport. The result is a grade from housing sites before greenfield sites, the need and demand for housing 1-6 (including sub-divisions 1a, or town centre retail sites before within a housing market area. 1b, 6a and 6b), where a PTAL of out-of-centre sites. 1a indicates extremely poor access Significance: Street Furniture: to the location by public transport Structures in and adjacent to the and a PTAL of 6b indicates excellent (for heritage assets): The value of a heritage asset to this and future highway which contribute to the access by public transport. More street scene, such as bus shelters, parking is generally allowed in areas generations because of its heritage interest. That interest may be litter bins, seating, lighting, railings with a low PTAL i.e. poor public and signs. transport and vice versa - and that archaeological, architectural, artistic also relate the allowed density of or historic. Significance derives not Supplementary Planning development to PTAL (i.e. areas with only from a heritage asset’s physical Document: better public transport may have presence, but also from its setting. (SPD) A Local Development Document that has not been subject higher density housing or offices). Stakeholder: A person, group, company, to independent testing and does Regeneration: association, etc, with an economic, not have the weight of development The process of putting new life plan status. Helps to amplify the back into urban areas through professional or community interest in the borough or a specific part policies contained in Development environmental improvements, Plan Documents. comprehensive development and of it, or that is affected by local transport proposals. developments. Sustainability Appraisal: (SA) Sustainability appraisal Statement of Section 106: is a systematic and iterative (S106) Section 106 of the Community Involvement: (SCI) The Statement of Community appraisal process, incorporating Town and Country Planning Act the requirements of the European 1990 allows a local planning Involvement sets out the local planning authority's policy for Strategic Environmental Assessment authority (LPA) to enter into a Directive. The purpose of legally binding agreement or involving the community in the preparation and revision of Local sustainability appraisal is to appraise planning obligations, with a land the social, environmental and developer over a related issue. Development Documents and planning applications. economic effects of the strategies The obligation is sometimes termed and policies in a Local Development a ‘Section 106 agreement'. Such Strategic Environmental Document from the outset of the agreements can cover almost any Appraisal: preparation process. relevant issue and can include (SEA) A generic term used sums of money. An example of internationally to describe Sustainable Community S106 agreements could be that a environmental assessment as applied Strategy: (SCS) The Sustainable developer will build a community to policies, plans and programmes. Community Strategy has been meeting place on a development prepared by Lewisham's Local site, or the developer will make a Strategic Flood Risk Strategic Partnership and sets out Submission Plan - Proposed Local financial contribution for transport Assessment: how the vision and priorities for improvements. S106 agreements (SFRA) An assessment usually Lewisham will be achieved. The Core can act as a main instrument for under taken by a local authority at Strategy is the spatial interpretation placing restrictions on developers, a borough-wide level that considers of the SCS. often requiring them to minimise the flood risk, both fluvial and tidal, Centre Catford Town Sustainable Development: impact on the local community and and examines the risks involved for The NPPF states that there are to carry out tasks which will provide developing certain areas within the three dimensions to sustainable 135 community benefits. borough in accordance with the development: economic, social and taller than the predominant height environmental. It goes on to state of buildings in the surrounding that these dimensions give rise to area and/or a building that has a the need for the planning system to notable impact on the skyline of perform a number of roles: the borough and/or a building that (in Catford) is more than 30 metres • an economic role – contributing high. to building a strong, responsive and competitive economy, by Tree Preservation Order: ensuring that sufficient land A Tree Preservation Order may be of the right type is available in made to protect individual trees or the right places and at the right groups of trees. The Order gives time to support growth and protection against unauthorised innovation; and by identifying felling, lopping, or other tree works. and coordinating development requirements, including the Use Class Order : provision of infrastructure; The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as • a social role – supporting strong, amended) puts uses of land and vibrant and healthy communities, buildings into various categories by providing the supply of known as 'Use Classes'. 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

• an 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.

Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems: (SUDS) Physical structures designed Local Plan - Proposed Submission Plan - Proposed Local to receive surface water runoff in order to reduce the negative impact of development on the water environment. They can usually be incorporated into the planted or Catford Town Centre Catford Town paved area of the development.

136 Tall Building: A building that is significantly For further information please contact:

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