Core Strategy – Submission Stage Development Plan Document May 2011 Local Development Framework Core Strategy Submission Stage Core Strategy Submission Stage Contents 1. Introduction ...............................................................................................................................1 What are the LDF and the Core Strategy?...................................................................................................................1 Purpose of Barnet’s Core Strategy...............................................................................................................................2 Relationship of Barnet's Core Strategy to Area Action Plans for Colindale and Mill Hill East.......................................3 Relationship of Barnet's Core Strategy to Brent Cross - Cricklewood Development Framework .................................4 Relationship of Barnet's Core Strategy to Neighbourhood Plans .................................................................................5 2. The strategic context for Barnet ..............................................................................................6 Barnet's Sustainable Community Strategy 2010 - 2020 – One Barnet.........................................................................6 Three Strands Approach – Protection, Enhancement and Consolidated Growth.........................................................6 One Barnet Programme ...............................................................................................................................................7 One Barnet Partnership Plan .......................................................................................................................................8 Other Barnet strategies and plans................................................................................................................................9 Barnet - voice of the suburbs .......................................................................................................................................9 London Plan.................................................................................................................................................................9 North West London – Luton Corridor .........................................................................................................................10 Sustainability Appraisal ..............................................................................................................................................10 Equalities Impact Assessment ...................................................................................................................................11 Monitoring ..................................................................................................................................................................11 3. Preparing Barnet's Core Strategy..........................................................................................13 Consultation ...............................................................................................................................................................13 Evidence gathering – What makes Barnet distinctive? ..............................................................................................13 Consideration of National and Regional Policy ..........................................................................................................14 Other Barnet plans and strategies..............................................................................................................................14 How is Barnet’s Core Strategy structured? ................................................................................................................15 4. Barnet - the place ....................................................................................................................16 Barnet’s character ......................................................................................................................................................16 Barnet’s places...........................................................................................................................................................16 Barnet’s people ..........................................................................................................................................................17 Deprivation in Barnet..................................................................................................................................................18 A safer Barnet ............................................................................................................................................................19 Barnet’s economy ......................................................................................................................................................19 Homes in Barnet ........................................................................................................................................................19 Barnet’s environment .................................................................................................................................................20 Barnet’s transport.......................................................................................................................................................20 Barnet’s setting ..........................................................................................................................................................20 Barnet and the arts, culture and creative industry......................................................................................................21 5. The challenges we face .......................................................................................................... 22 6. Vision and objectives.............................................................................................................. 24 Barnet’s core objectives .............................................................................................................................................24 7. Barnet's place shaping strategy ............................................................................................29 Protection, enhancement and growth - The Three Strands approach........................................................................29 Consolidated growth ..................................................................................................................................................29 Protection...................................................................................................................................................................41 Enhancement.............................................................................................................................................................41 Brent Cross - Cricklewood regeneration area ............................................................................................................43 8. Distribution of housing growth..............................................................................................45 Mixed use development .............................................................................................................................................46 Optimising housing density to achieve appropriate development...............................................................................46 9. Providing quality homes and housing choice in Barnet .....................................................49 Homes of different sizes.............................................................................................................................................49 Supported housing .....................................................................................................................................................51 Addressing other housing needs................................................................................................................................52 Lifetime Homes ..........................................................................................................................................................52 Affordable homes .......................................................................................................................................................53 Gypsies and travellers................................................................................................................................................55 10. Protecting and enhancing Barnet's character to create high quality places ....................57 Barnet’s suburban character ......................................................................................................................................57 Barnet’s landscape character.....................................................................................................................................59 Barnet’s heritage........................................................................................................................................................61 High quality places .....................................................................................................................................................62 Tall