Community groups influencing and challenging • 67% of developments are at higher density levels planning policy in their boroughs / neighbourhoods than set in planning policy; A London Tenants Federation project supported by Trust for London • despite London planning documents having quite good policies around protecting green spaces, a BBC report in March 2012 highlighted that green space of Most of London’s future homes and jobs are to be the equivalent size of 67 football pitches had been developed in what the London Mayor’s calls sold off in London; “Opportunity Areas” and “ Areas of Intensification” . • most employment being created in London is either These large development areas will have a huge impact high paid professional, managerial and business jobs on the communities where they are situated. Whether or low paid temporary, part-time service jobs. that is a positive impact and genuinely meets the needs Planning language is technical and there are only of existing communities, in part depends on their ability specific times in the development of plans when we have to influence or challenge planning policy. It also depends the chance to influence or to challenge them. However, on ensuring that where policy is good, it is adhered to. with some skills and support, this is possible. We know that: London Tenants Federation supported by a grant from • targets for development of new homes (included in Trust for London is currently working on a project that London-wide and borough planning policies), are set aims to increase both tenant and other community at lower levels than evidence suggests are needed. groups’ influence over the development that will occur in Even then, targets are not met; their localities for years to come. • evidence shows that while more than 50% of new We will also map where positive influence is achieved and additional homes in London need be social- and will link tenant and other community groups from rented (dependent on what households can afford), different parts of London. This will allow groups to share delivery is less than 20%. This results in higher with, and learn from, one another. levels of homelessness, overcrowding, households registered on housing waiting lists, and low income families being forced to move out of London; www.londontenants.org [email protected] 07931 214 913 (cont’d on back page ) 70,000 new jobs are to be OPPORTUNITY AREAS (RED) London Plan Opportunity Areas and Areas of Intensification accommodated in the City Fringe 1. Bexley Riverside Opportunity Areas can typically 2. Charlton Riverside and 110,000 in the Isle of Dogs 3. City Fringe accommodate at least 5,000 jobs Opportunity Areas. 4. Colindale & Burnt Oak and 2,500 new homes. 5. Cricklewood & Brent Cross 6. Croydon 7. Deord Creekreenwich 8. Earls Court & W Kensington 9. Elehant & Castle 8 27 10.Euston 11. reenwich Peninsula 5 4 4 12.Heathrow 5 13.Ilford 14.Isle of Dogs 13 15.Kensal Canalside 16.Kings Cross 31 2 20 17. & New Cross 18. London Bridge & Bankside 22 1016 19.London Riverside 3 3 19 15 20. 21 26 6 32 21.Paddington 18 23 25 22.Park RoyalWillesden uncon 30 9 14 11 24 8 29 2 33 23.Royal Docks & 1 7 24.Southall 25. Thamesmead & Abbey Wood 12 28 7 1 26.Toenham Court Road 17 27.Uer Lea Valley 28.Vauxhall Baersea 29.Victoria 30.Waterloo 31.Wembley 10 32.White City 33.Woolwich

AREAS OF INTENSIFICATION (BLUE)

1.Canada WaterSurrey Quays 2.Dalston 6 3.FarringdonSmithfield 32,000 new homes are 4.Haringey Heartlands 5.Harrow & Wealdstone to be developed in the 6.Holborn Lower Lea Valley and 7. 8.Mill Hill East 25,000 in the London 9. S WimbledonColliers Wood Riverside Opportunity Areas 10. W Hamstead Interchange