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Thamesmead and Abbey Wood SPD (Annexes) THAMESMEAD AND ABBEY WOOD SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING DOCUMENT ANNEXES Adopted December 2009 z ASSEMBLAGE .J 0 urban • • (It, u archite c ture • urbanism thelandscapepartnership BUCHANAN pract1t1011ers landscape arcllltect.ure urban design environmental planning Contents 3 51 1. Introduction Annex 1 Delivery and implementation 1.1 Thamesmead and Abbey Wood context 3 A1.1 Overview 51 1.2 SPD role and status 5 A1.2 Key roles and responsibilities 51 1.3 Sustainability appraisal 5 A1.3 Phasing and project priorities 52 1.4 Consultation 5 A1.4 Monitoring 52 1.5 Relationship with the Delivery Plan Summary 5 Annex 2 Planning policy context 60 2. Vision, objectives and themes 7 A2.1 National planning policy guidance 60 2.1 Vision 7 A2.2 Regional and sub-regional guidance 61 2.2 Objectives 8 A2.3 Local policy guidance 63 2.3 Themes 8 71 Annex 3 Evidence base and consultation 3. Strategic guidance and principles 13 A3.1 Introduction 71 3.1 Overview 13 A3.2 Issues and opportunities arising from baseline 3.2 Spatial strategy 13 report and consultation 71 3.3 Key principles 17 A3.3 Impact of physical form 76 A3.4 Key messages from consultation 78 4. Guidance for opportunity areas 31 A3.5 Responding to baseline findings 79 4.1 Overview 31 Annex 4 List of key references 80 4.2 Opportunity areas 31 Thamesmead and Abbey Wood SPD | Adopted December 2009 1 ------------------- Employment uses at Nathan Way 50 Thamesmead and Abbey Wood SPD | Adopted December 2009 Annex 1 Delivery and implementation A1.1 Overview championing projects and liaising appropriate, and co-ordinating joint including Tamesis Point and the town with potential funders and partners. working with other departments centre. It is important that the SPD is within Greenwich Council. supported by a comprehensive They will have a close working Communities and Local framework for delivery and relationship with officers at Trust Thamesmead Government: Thames Gateway implementation. The purpose of this Greenwich and be a point of contact Delivery Unit The Trust will have a major Annex is to outline the roles and for Trust Thamesmead, Gallions role in delivering projects. Trust CLG will be a key funding partner responsibilities of key stakeholders Housing Association and Tilfen Land. Thamesmead has an interest in for the regeneration of Thamesmead, in relation to delivery. In addition Bexley Regeneration Unit will also be a number of projects both at a ensuring that projects contribute to a series of 50 projects have been responsible for liaising with the Chief feasibility stage, and already under key Thames Gateway objectives and defined to support the delivery Executive and Lead Members as implementation. These include priorities. of the SPD and the vision, themes appropriate, and co-ordinating joint physical development projects and and objectives which sit above working with other departments London Development Agency community initiatives. the guidance. The projects are within the London Borough of Alongside CLG, the LDA will have referenced in the summary tables Bexley. Gallions Housing Association a major role in funding projects in can be examined in more detail in Greenwich Council Gallions will continue to fulfil a Thamesmead the separate Delivery Plan Summary key role as the Registered Social document. Greenwich Council has a key role Design for London Landlord in the area, managing and to play in the implementation of the improving social housing stock and DfL is championing a number of A2.2 Key roles and SPD as the Local Planning Authority. responsibilities maintaining open spaces, parks, projects in Thamesmead as part of Alongside Bexley Regeneration Unit, roads, bridges and infrastructure the East London Green Grid and Key roles and responsibilities are Greenwich Waterfront Regeneration as appropriate. Gallions will be a through its role as a regional design outlined as follows: Agency (GWRA) will have ownership key delivery partner for the area. resource for London. Projects of the Delivery Plan Summary and The organisation is taking forward include Cross River Park, the London Borough of Bexley responsibility for championing a number of projects in the study Ridgeway Masterplan, Thamesmead The London Borough of Bexley projects and liaising with potential area which will contribute to the Canals, Belvedere Links and urban has a key role to play in the funders and partners. They will have regeneration of Thamesmead. realm improvements within the implementation of the SPD as the a close working relationship with Abbey Wood interchange. Tilfen Land Local Planning Authority. officers at Bexley and be a point of DfL will assist the boroughs in contact for Trust Thamesmead, Tilfen will continue to play a key Alongside Greenwich Waterfront delivering high quality design and role as a development company with Regeneration Agency, Bexley Gallions Housing Association and feed into projects of sub-regional many ownership interests in the area. Regeneration Unit (BRU) will have Tilfen Land. GWRA will also be significance including Abbey Wood The organisation will contribute to ownership of the Delivery Plan responsible for liaising with the Chief and Pettman Crescent. the delivery of a number of projects Summary and responsibility for Executive and Lead Members as Thamesmead and Abbey Wood SPD | Adopted December 2009 51 Environment Agency Police who are already working the delivery plan table. A number of with the boroughs on a strategy projects (numbers 1, 7, 14, 18, 19, 22, In the context of environmental for policing the area, the Primary 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27) do not have issues, particularly flood risk, EA Care Trust and the Local Education specific geographic locations or apply will provide strategic input into the Authorities. to a series of different sites and these Thamesmead and Abbey Wood SPD are not included on the plan. and advise on individual applications / A1.3 Phasing and project proposals on a case-by-case basis. priorities A1.4 Monitoring Transport for London Project priority is categorised The SPD will be monitored using two TfL is responsible for delivering a according broad phasing. The key methods. The London Borough of number of strategically important characteristics of projects listed Bexley and Greenwich Council will transport projects. It is important under each phase are set out below: work in partnership to review the that projects such as Abbey implementation of the projects in the Phase 1 Projects - short-term Wood Development Framework, project table, updating the table as Pettman Crescent, the Ridgeway • A well defined project with neccessary. established ownership for project and additional public realm work The boroughs will also monitor leadership, a costed plan, known are considered in the context the significant effect indicators funding source(s), outputs and of the wider objectives for highlighted in the SA. Thamesmead. Greenwich Council outcomes; and with TfL is investigating infrastructure • Complementary to other improvements to public transport defined activities/projects already in the waterfront corridor of the underway or at an advanced stage borough, previously to be served of development. by Greenwich Waterfront Transit. Phase 2 Projects - medium term TfL is also responsible for delivering Crossrail and has a range of • Actively under development but responsibilities as strategic highway costed plan not yet available. authority in planning and managing Phase 3 Projects - long-term the bus network and promoting walking, cycling and smarter travel • Consequential to higher priority initiatives. project; • Has key dependencies for delivery; Other public delivery partners • No identified funding source; and A number of public bodies will also • Still at a conceptual or feasibility play a key role in realising the vision stage. for Thamesmead and Abbey Wood. These include the Metropolitan The adjacent plan illustrates the indicative location projects listed in 52 Thamesmead and Abbey Wood SPD | Adopted December 2009 16 17 15 38 2 40 29 52 51 5 20 45 46 44 27b 35 48 6 32 11 30 39 21 33 49 13 8 41 3 28 4 10 36 12 42 47 9 31 Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey digital maps with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationary Office (c) Crown Copyright. License No. LB Greenwich DGRE003/07/004 2008. LB Bexley 100017693 2008. Plan illustrating indicative location of Delivery Plan projects (see section 7.3 for overview) Thamesmead and Abbey Wood SPD | Adopted December 2009 53 Project name Phasing Key details Partners References to SPD guidance Short Medium Long [Project lead in bold] term term term PROJECT UNDERWAY OR FUNDED 1. Thamesmead and Planning and design guidance LBB, LBG All guidance principles Abbey Wood SPD Final SPD completed DfL, EA, LDA, CLG 2. Tamesis Point Tamesis Point has an outline planning Tilfen Land OA9; TSD1-4;TE4; TR1;TT1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9; consent and is subject to guidance in LBG (planning authority) TC1, 2, 4; TN1, 2, 3; TCL1; TG2, 3. an adopted SPG 3. Veridion Park New employment floorspace - LBB TEm3 currently being implemented and Tilfen Land marketed LDA 4. White Hart Triangle New employment floorspace - LBG TEm3 currently being implemented and Tilfen Land marketed LDA 5. Tripcock Park Designated open space in LBG UDP LBG TE1, 2 and identified for delivery through Tilfen Land Tamesis Point s.106 6. East London River See TT3 for further details N/a TT3 Crossings 8. Tavy Bridge Phased renewal of Tavy Bridge GHA TN1 neighbourhood - underway. LBB, CLG 9. Crossrail to Abbey Commitment to funding confirmed in Central Government TT5 Wood October 2007 TfL, LBB, LBG 10.Belmarsh expansion Extension of Belmarsh is subject to a Prison Service TSD1 detailed planning consent LBG 11. Discovery School New primary school and other Discovery School TEm3, TC4 community facilities - now open LBG, Trust Thamesmead LEA 54 Thamesmead and Abbey Wood SPD | Adopted December 2009 Project name Phasing Key details Partners References to SPD guidance Short Medium Long [Project lead in bold] term term term JOINT BOROUGH 12.
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