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RBKC - Local Plan Partial Review - Publication Policies - Regulation 19/20 - Consultation Schedules RBKC - Local Plan Partial Review - Publication Policies - Regulation 19/20 - Consultation Schedules CV1: Vision for the Royal Borough: Building on Success User ID Name Positively Justified Effective Consistent Legally Duty to Comment Council's Response prepared with national compliant Cooperate policy 5792513 Kensington Sound Sound Sound Sound Yes Yes 1/4 Chapter 2: Issues and Patterns: Our Spatial Portrait No change. Society (Michael Bach) Demographics: Additional text: This is not a question of soundness. Between the 2001 and 2011 censuses, Kensington and Chelsea was the only London Borough with a falling population Para 2.2.1 recognises that the Borough has experienced a modest reduction in population since 2001. "Kensington and Chelsea, in common with other Central London boroughs, has a long history of an unusually high proportion of 1 and 2-person households (ca 80% check!) and, for large areas of the Borough, very low occupancy Para 35.3.6 of chapter 35 recognises that there has been a loss of smaller units as a rates, because many larger units are occupied by small households it has one of the highest percentages of households result of amalgamations to create a smaller number of larger units. with less than 0.5 persons/room in the country (Census)" Population forecasts have been included within the Borough’s Strategic Market This text is essential to understand what the overall demand and supply is, taking into consideration the composition the Housing Assessment, where they are used to help predict need for additional existing households and housing stock. The annual addition of considerably less than 1 percent of the stock. housing over time. These are based on the GLA’s migration household projections and the DCLG’s household projections. Housing: The stakeholder suggests a number of updates to the spatial portrait for elements of Need a section on housing unit sizes and change over time and a reduction in small units and increase in large units. the local plan which are not being reviewed. The sources and the dates of all (Census) references are included within the Local Plan. Add text: Minor modification: Correct missing "the" in 1.2.14. "Over the last ten years there has been a significant loss of small units and at the same time a disproportionate CV1, the vision of the Borough is concerned with a timescale to 2028. increase in very large units due to redevelopment, deconversions and amalgamations. This has displaced many smaller households and increased the number of large units which have not contributed to meeting the local need for a primary The key diagram no longer shows Earl's Court as being an area with a particular residence for those wanting to live and work in London" national or international reputation. Add a new bar chart diagram, similar to that for tenures, should be provid 1.49 persons/habitable room and 1.5 or more persons/habitable room.) 5792513 Kensington Sound Sound Sound Sound Yes Yes 2/4 2.2.41 Need to clarify whether the purchasers were buying into the stock as a whole or new-build properties. The Society (Michael key issue is what proportion of completed new-build units contribute to meeting the objectively-assessed needs for Bach) housing in the SHMAA. Update all the references!! 2.3 Spatial Patterns 2.3.3: More on differentials – housing size/type, overcrowding v under-occupancy – polarisation/extremes 2.3.8/9: More emphasis on making the most effective use of our housing sites – too much emphasis on large units, not enough on optimising the number of units and better mix. Need to find better match between the Borough's objectively-assessed housing needs and the outcomes of last 6-8 years. These are needed to provide a better context for policies on keeping life local, housing and transport. Para 1.2.14 a 'the' is missing in the second sentence. Chapter 2: Issues and Patterns: Our Spatial Portrait Demographics: Additional text: • Between the 2001 and 2011 censuses, Kensington and Chelsea was the only London Borough with a falling population • "Kensington and Chelsea, in common with other Central London boroughs, has a long history of an unusually high proportion of 1 and 2-person households (ca 80% check!) and, for large areas of the Borough, very low occupancy rates, because many larger units are occupied by small households – it has one of the highest percentages of households with less than 0.5 persons/room in the country (Census)" This text is essential to understand what the overall demand and supply is, taking into consideration the composition the existing households and housing stock. The annual addition of considerably less than 1 percent of the stock. 1 RBKC - Local Plan Partial Review - Publication Policies - Regulation 19/20 - Consultation Schedules CV1: Vision for the Royal Borough: Building on Success User ID Name Positively Justified Effective Consistent Legally Duty to Comment Council's Response prepared with national compliant Cooperate policy 5792513 Kensington Sound Sound Sound Sound Yes Yes 3/4 Para 2.2.1 Why is there no forecast future population, even for the next ten years? How does this relate to the need Society (Michael to plan for objectively-assessed need? Bach) Para 2.2.7: Garden squares are a Victorian legacy – not a Georgian one. Almost all post-date 1837. Delete "Georgian and" Page 52 retain the maps 2.2.10 Add: "An indicator of this has been the growth of foodbanks." Source: Kensington & Chelsea Social Council, Cooking up Ideas: Addressing the Challenges of Food Poverty in Kensington & Chelsea, KCSC, 2016 2.2.14: Highlight GP surgery closures and emerging gaps in provision. Proposed text: "A number of surgeries have closed since 2010 due to retirements or end of leases, resulting in patients having to try to register with surgeries that are less accessible. There is a growing need for a longer-term strategy for relocating primary care facilities to more accessible locations." Proposed new text – 85% figure is now out of date. "Successive closures of GP surgeries in the last 6 years, without any long-term strategy for the delivery of GP services, has meant that patients have had to enrol with GP practices that involve increasing walking distances." Transport: 2.2.25 Highlight falling number of parking permits and falling car ownership (Census) Add: "Both car ownership and the number of residents' parking permits is falling." Retain map and figure on page 41 of tracked changes version Page 42: PTAL Map: use the version with colours which distinguish better the differences. The different shades of green are not clear 5792513 Kensington Sound Sound Sound Sound Yes Yes Chapter 3: Building on Success: Our Vision and Strategic Objectives Society (Michael Bach) CV1 Vision: Resolve issue of time scale - next 20 years (ie 2036) or 2028? (See CP1 below) Better facilities: Add: need to plan for a better distribution of GP surgeries/group practices Propose: After "better facilities" add "and better access to local facilities"? "Conservation Areas of the Future": There is no consistency in the use of this phrase - see CV1, 3.2.8; or is it to designate them a conservation area in the future? Key diagram: Earl's Court: is this really "an area with a particular national or international reputation"? This has now been demolished – there will be nothing of national or international reputation left! Thames: This should, however, be shown as such an area Metropolitan importance – it is an area with its own policy set: Thames Policy Area 3.2.2: mention type and size mix of housing – to better meet the housing needs of Borough residents 3.2.7: Streetscape/public realm: Add at end: "There has been a long-term programme of driving up the quality of the Borough's streetscape, clearing the clutter and controlling advertising, and driving up the quality of our shopfronts." 3.2.9: Housing: We have a limited number of housing sites, so we must make the most effective use of them to meet the needs of residents. 2 RBKC - Local Plan Partial Review - Publication Policies - Regulation 19/20 - Consultation Schedules CV1: Vision for the Royal Borough: Building on Success User ID Name Positively Justified Effective Consistent Legally Duty to Comment Council's Response prepared with national compliant Cooperate policy 5792513 Kensington Sound Sound Sound Sound Yes Yes 4/4 CV1 Vision: Society (Michael Resolve issue of time scale next 20 years (ie 2036) or 2028? (See CP1 below) Bach) Better facilities: Add: need to plan for a better distribution of GP surgeries/group practices Propose: After "better facilities" add "and better access to local facilities"? "Conservation Areas of the Future": There is no consistency in the use of this phrase – see CV1, 3.2.8; or is it to designate them a conservation area in the future? Key diagram: Earl's Court: is this really "an area with a particular national or international reputation"? This has now been demolished - there will be nothing of national or international reputation left! Thames: This should, however, be shown as such an area Metropolitan importance it is an area with its own policy set: Thames Policy Area 3.2.2: mention type and size mix of housing to better meet the housing needs of Borough residents 3.2.7: Streetscape/public realm: Add at end: "There has been a long-term programme of driving up the quality of the Borough's streetscape, clearing the clutter and controlling advertising, and driving up the quality of our shopfronts." 3.2.9: Housing: We have a limited number of housing sites, so we must make the most effective use of them to meet the needs of residents.
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