Croydon Local Plan: Detailed Policies and Proposals (Preferred and Alternative Options) October 2015 ccccccc 1 Croydon Local Plan: Detailed Policies and Proposals (Preferred and Alternative Options) A Development Plan forming part of the Croydon Local Plan Publication in accordance with Regulation 18 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 dd mmmm – dd mmmm yyyy Published by Spatial Planning service London Borough of Croydon Bernard Weatherill House 8 Mint Walk Croydon CR0 1EA www.croydon.gov.uk/localplantwo [email protected] 020 8407 1385 Foreword Councillor Alison Butler, Deputy Leader (Statutory) and Cabinet Member for Homes and Regeneration Contents Table of Policies .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Table of proposed amendments to the Policies Map by Place ................................................................................................................... 6 Map of the 16 Places of Croydon ................................................................................................................................................................... 8 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Preparing the Croydon Local Plan: Detailed Policies and Proposals ............................................................................................................ 9 About the Detailed Policies and Proposals (Preferred and Alternative Options) ......................................................................................... 10 2. Using and commenting on this document .......................................................................................................................................... 11 Using this document .................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Commenting on this document and the Changes to the Policies Map arising from proposals contained within the Croydon Local Plan: Strategic Policies (Preferred and Alternative Options) and the Croydon Local Plan: Detailed Policies and Proposals (Preferred and Alternative Options) ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 3. Strategic Context ................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 We are Croydon .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Croydon Local Plan’s spatial vision ............................................................................................................................................................. 14 Strategic Objectives .................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 A Place of Opportunity ................................................................................................................................................................................. 17 4. Homes ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Housing choice for sustainable communities............................................................................................................................................... 18 Development on garden land ...................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Residential care and nursing homes ........................................................................................................................................................... 26 Residential annexes .................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 5. Employment ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Development in Croydon Metropolitan Centre, District and Local Centres .................................................................................................. 31 Development in Neighbourhood Centres .................................................................................................................................................... 37 Development in Shopping Parades ............................................................................................................................................................. 42 Development in Restaurant Quarter Parades.............................................................................................................................................. 46 Development in edge of centre and out of centre locations ......................................................................................................................... 48 Expansion of industrial and warehousing premises in Strategic, Separated and Integrated Industrial Locations ....................................... 52 A Place to Belong ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 54 6. Urban Design and Local Character ...................................................................................................................................................... 55 Design and character .................................................................................................................................................................................. 55 1 Shop front design and security .................................................................................................................................................................... 67 Advertisement hoardings ............................................................................................................................................................................. 70 Refuse and recycling ................................................................................................................................................................................... 73 Public art ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 77 Tall and large buildings ............................................................................................................................................................................... 80 Views and Landmarks ................................................................................................................................................................................. 84 Heritage assets and conservation ............................................................................................................................................................... 86 7. Community Facilities ............................................................................................................................................................................. 93 Providing and protecting community facilities .............................................................................................................................................. 93 Public Houses ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 96 Cemeteries and burial grounds ................................................................................................................................................................... 99 A Place with a Sustainable Future ............................................................................................................................................................. 101 8. Environment and Climate Change ..................................................................................................................................................... 102 Development and construction .................................................................................................................................................................. 102 Land contamination ................................................................................................................................................................................... 105 Sustainable Drainage