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Strategic Spatial Planning Officer Liaison Group Fifth Meeting – Tuesday, 05 May 2015, 9.30 Am Committee Room 3, City Hall, Queen’S Walk, London Strategic Spatial Planning Officer Liaison Group Fifth meeting – Tuesday, 05 May 2015, 9.30 am Committee Room 3, City Hall, Queen’s Walk, London Agenda 1 Apologies 2 Notes of 30 Jan 2015 meeting (Richard Linton, GLA) http://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Action%20Notes.pdf 3 2015 London Plan (Richard Linton, GLA) and 2050 Infrastructure Plan published (Jeremy Skinner, GLA) http://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/planning/london-plan/further-alterations-to-the- london-plan http://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/business-economy/vision-and-strategy/infrastructure- plan-2050 4 Review of LEP’s Strategic Economic Plans (Lee Searles) Final report herewith 5 Summit follow-up: Roundtable Discussion Note (John Lett, GLA) Views? – Roundtable Note plus Notes of Wider South East Summit herewith 6 Possible SSPOLG Work Programme (All) Potential items for discussion: 1) Towards consistent demographics (ONS / CLG 5 or 10 years / GLA Demographics) 2) Towards consistent employment projections (Oxford Economics / GLA / others?) 3) Productivity and skills – regional dimension 4) Transport infrastructure (2005 Commuter Study update / TfL Work Programme) and other e.g. digital infrastructure 5) Regional freight issues (road / rail / ports) 6) Local Economic Partnerships’ infrastructure asks – regional / sub-regional 7) What could ‘devolution’ mean for the wider South East? 8) Environment: water / waste / energy / climate change – regional dimension 9) Potential future geographies of growth 7 AOB / next meeting Working Group members Richard Linton GLA (Chair) John Lett GLA Jorn Peters GLA Lee Searles Consultant Jack Straw Surrey Planning Officers Association/Mole Valley DC (Deputy Chair) Sue Janota Surrey County Council Paul Donovan Hertfordshire County Council Des Welton Hertfordshire Planning Officers Group Co-ordinator Matthew Jericho Essex County Council Gary Guiver Essex Planning Officers Group/Tendring DC (sub Claire Stuckey, Chelmsford BC) Richard Hatter Thurrock Council Carolyn Barnes Bedford Borough Council Andrew Taylor Uttlesford District Council Stephen Walford Buckinghamshire County Council Alison Bailey Buckinghamshire Planning Officers Group/South Bucks DC Sarah Hollamby Berkshire Heads of Planning/Wokingham Tom Marchant Kent County Council Tania Smith Kent Planning Officers Group/Dartford BC Tara Butler South London Partnership/LB Merton Steve Barton West London Alliance/West London Planning Policy Group/LB Ealing Nick Woolfenden South East England Councils Cinar Altun East of England LGA Simon Keal London Councils James Cutting Suffolk County Council Bev Hindle /Chris Kenneford Oxfordshire County Council John Cheston Sussex Planning Officers John McGill London Stansted Cambridge Consortium Steve Walker Environment Agency Lucinda Turner/Ian Birch Transport for London Site Reference Client Name Strategic Economic Plans in the Greater South East Strategic Spatial Planning Officers Liaison Group – Overview of Strategic Economic Plan key housing and transport objectives Commissioned by: Greater London Authority CRM.1143.001 SSPLOG overview of SEP objectives Greater London Authority Contact Details: Enzygo Ltd. tel: 01454 269237 The Granary fax: 01454 269760 Woodend Lane email: [email protected] Cromhall www: enzygo.com Gloucestershire GL12 8AA Strategic Spatial Planning Officers Liaison Group – Overview of Strategic Economic Plan Key Housing and Transport Objectives Project: Strategic Spatial Planning Officers Liaison Group – Overviews of Strategic Economic Plan Key Housing and Transport Objectives For: Greater London Authority Status: Final report Date: 30 April 2015 Author: Lee Searles, Director of Planning Reviewer: Kevin Parr, Director Disclaimer: This report has been produced by Enzygo Limited within the terms of the contract with the client and taking account of the resources devoted to it by agreement with the client. We disclaim any responsibility to the client and others in respect of any matters outside the scope of the above. This report is confidential to the client and we accept no responsibility of whatsoever nature to third parties to whom this report, or any part thereof, is made known. Any such party relies on the report at their own risk. Enzygo Limited Registered in England No. 6525159 Registered Office Stag House Chipping Wotton-Under-Edge Gloucestershire GL12 7AD SSPLOG overview of SEP objectives Greater London Authority Contents 1 Introduction and Background ..................................................................................... 1 2 SEP Portraits ................................................................................................................ 5 3 Summary of findings ................................................................................................. 44 4 Issues for discussion relating to strategic planning co-operation ............................ 52 Appendix A – Priority Transport Infrastructure Schemes ............................................. 55 Appendix B – Major Housing Development Locations .................................................. 60 Appendix C – Local Growth Fund Shared Commitments .............................................. 64 Tables & Figures Table 2-1: Hertfordshire SEP................................................................................................................................... 7 Figure 2-1 Hertfordshire SEP key growth areas ................................................................................................. 9 Table 2-2: South East Midlands SEP...................................................................................................................... 10 Figure 2-2 South Midlands SEP key growth areas ............................................................................................ 12 Table 2-3: Buckinghamshire SEP ........................................................................................................................... 13 Figure 2-3 Buckinghamshire Thames Valley SEP growth areas........................................................................ 15 Table 2-4: Thames Valley Berkshire SEP ............................................................................................................... 16 Figure 2-4 Thames Valley Berkshire SEP key Growth Areas ............................................................................ 19 Table 2-5: Oxfordshire SEP ................................................................................................................................... 20 Figure 2-5 Oxfordshire SEP key Growth Areas ................................................................................................. 23 Table 2-6: Enterprise M3 SEP ............................................................................................................................... 24 Figure 2-6 Enterprise M3 SEP Key Growth Areas ............................................................................................. 27 Table 2-7: Coast to Capital SEP ............................................................................................................................. 28 Figure 2-7 Coast to Capital SEP Key Growth Areas .......................................................................................... 31 Table 2-8: South East SEP ..................................................................................................................................... 32 Figure 2-8 South East SEP Key Growth Areas................................................................................................... 35 CRM.1143.001 Page i SSPLOG Overview of SEP objectives April 2015 SSPLOG overview of SEP objectives Greater London Authority Table 2-9: New Anglia SEP .................................................................................................................................... 36 Figure 2-9 New Anglia SEP key Growth Areas .................................................................................................. 38 Table 2-10: Greater Cambridge and Greater Peterborough SEP .......................................................................... 39 Figure 2-10 Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough ................................................................................ 41 Table 2-11 London……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………42 Figure 2-11 London……………………………………………………………………………………………….………………….43 CRM.1143.001 Page ii SSPLOG Overview of SEP objectives April 2015 SSPLOG overview of SEP objectives Greater London Authority 1 Introduction and Background 1.1 Introduction to the Strategic Spatial Planning Officer Liaison Group 1.1.1 In March 2014, the Greater London Authority (GLA), working with County Council, District and Unitary Council, London Borough, and other stakeholder officer networks and organisations, formally established a new liaison group to promote greater shared understanding and, potentially, joint work to promote more effective spatial planning approaches in London and the greater south east. 1.1.2 Since March 2014, the new group, which is called the Strategic Spatial Planning Officer Liaison Group (SSPLOG), has met three times. Presentations and discussions have taken place on key information issues which could underpin future joint work to promote shared solutions to common spatial planning issues – the meetings have considered the results of the 2011 Census of Population, key issues around migration assumptions, the Mayor of London’s 2050 Infrastructure Plan, Further Alterations to the London Plan,
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