Village Plan

BARNES

Supplementary Planning Document I December 2015

Contents

1. Introduction 04 2. Planning Policy and Wider Context 06 3. Spatial Context 09 4. Vision for Barnes 14 5. Objectives 14 6. Character Area Assessments 15 ■■Character Area 1: North West Barnes 16 ■■Conservation Area 2: Castelnau 20 ■■Character Area 3: Barnes Waterside and the London Wetlands Centre 24 ■■Character Area 4: Barn Elms / Rock Lane 26 ■■Conservation Area 5: Barnes Common 30 ■■Conservation Area 6: Mill Hill 34 ■■Character Area 7: Warwick Drive 36 ■■Character Area 8: Priests Bridge 38 ■■Conservation Area 9: White Hart Lane 42 ■■Conservation Area 10: Thorne Passage 44 ■■Character Area 11: Westfield (Little Chelsea) 46 ■■Conservation Area 12: Barnes Green 48 ■■Character Area 13: South West Barnes 52 ■■Character Area 14: West of Castelnau 54 7. Features and Materials 58 8. Guidance for Development Sites 66 9. Shop Front Guidance 68 10. Forecourt Parking 78

Appendix 1: Relevant Policies and Guidance 80 1. Introduction

The purpose of this Village Planning Guidance Supplementary Planning The London Borough of Richmond Document (SPD) is primarily to establish upon Thames has been divided into a vision and planning policy aims for, a series of smaller village areas. and assist in defining, maintaining and Each village is distinctive in terms of enhancing the character of, Barnes Village, the community, facilities and local character – as are many sub areas and to provide guidance in this regard. The within the villages. SPD forms part of the wider Village Plan. The villages of the London Borough By identifying key features of the village, Richmond upon Thames are the SPD clarifies the most important attractive with many listed buildings aspects and features that contribute to and conservation areas, the local local character to guide those seeking character of each being unique, to make changes to their properties or recognisable and important to the to develop new properties in the area, as community and to the aesthetic of well as being a material consideration in the Borough as a whole. determining planning applications.

The core of this SPD is a series of character area assessments for the component areas of Barnes. These character areas have been identified through the similarity of key features that are deemed to define their individual local character. The assessments establish dominant features and materials as well as an overall description of the street pattern and housing types.

4 The boundary for the SPD is based on: from 16th Feberurary to 23rd March 2015 (Statutory consultation) ■■ a review of how each area’s design ■■ ‘Drop-in’ session at OSO Community characteristics can best be grouped; Arts Centre on 7th March 2015 ■■ taking account of physical and Wider Context (Village Plans) administrative boundaries, including conservation area boundaries to avoid Village Plans have been developed for each these being split between village areas; of Richmond’s 14 villages. Each Village Plan and describes a vision for the village area and ■■ how local communities viewed their local identifies what the Council will do and areas when asked through the Council’s what local people can do to achieve the 2010 ‘All-In-One’ survey and subsequent vision together. It sets out the key issues consultations. and priorities and provides background information on the village area. The Village This SPD has been produced by the Council Plans are maintained on the Council’s working closely with the community. This website and are updated as works are has ensured that local residents, businesses progressed. They cover a wide range of and stakeholders have