Barnet’s Local Plan (Core Strategy) Development Plan Document Adoption Version September 2012 Local Plan Core Strategy Adoption Version Core Strategy Adoption Version Core Strategy Adoption Version Contents 1. Introduction ...............................................................................................................................1 What are the Local Plan 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..........................................................................4 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 ................................................................................................................................7 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 .....................................................................................................................................................18 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......................................................................................................................................................42 Brent Cross - Cricklewood regeneration area .....................................................................................................43 8. Distribution of housing growth.............................................................................................. 46 Mixed use development ......................................................................................................................................47 Optimising housing density to achieve appropriate development .......................................................................47 9. Providing quality homes and housing choice in Barnet ..................................................... 50 Homes of different sizes......................................................................................................................................50 Supported housing..............................................................................................................................................52 Addressing other housing needs.........................................................................................................................53 Lifetime Homes ...................................................................................................................................................53 Affordable homes................................................................................................................................................54 Gypsies and travellers ........................................................................................................................................56 10. Protecting and enhancing Barnet's character to create high quality places .................... 58 Barnet’s suburban character ...............................................................................................................................58 Core Strategy Adoption Version Barnet’s landscape character..............................................................................................................................60 Barnet’s heritage.................................................................................................................................................62 High quality places..............................................................................................................................................63 Tall buildings and Barnet’s skyline ......................................................................................................................65 Residential gardens ............................................................................................................................................68