Opportunity and Intensification Areas – 2009 compared with 2008 London Plan Opportunity Areas – Policy Comparison The policies for the Opportunity and Intensification Areas are broadly similar for both the 2008 and 2009 London Plans. The differences are as follows: In the 2008 plan the areas are structured and broken down into the relevant sub-regional areas and form part of sub-regional policy, whereas in the updated plan there is a single table provided which covers all of the areas. The 2009 London Plan omits references to, “deliver good design, including public realm, open space and where appropriate, tall buildings.” In the 2008 Plan authorities should “seek to exceed” minimum housing targets for relevant sites whereas the 2009 Plan refers to “optimizing density” and “contributing to meeting the minimum guidelines”. This change of approach may account for some of the alterations in housing projections for some of the sites, both upwards and downwards. Map of Opportunity and Intensification Areas – 2009 London Plan Map of Opportunity and Intensification Areas – 2008 London Plan Comparison of Targets for Employment and Housing in Intensification Areas, 2008 versus 2009 London Plan Area 2008 London Plan 2009 London Plan Change Housing Housing Minimum Minimum Homes 2001 - 2026 Canada Water/Surrey Quays 2000 2500 +500 Dalston N/A 1700 +1700 Farringdon/Smithfield 100 1000 +900 Haringey Heartlands/Wood Green 1700 1000 -700 Harrow and Wealdstone N/A 1500 +1500 Holborn 200 200 0 Kidbrooke 2400 4400 +2000 Mill Hill East 3500 2100 -1400 South Wimbledon/Colliers Wood 1300 1300 0 West Hampstead Interchange 2000 800 -1200 Arsenal/Holloway 2000 N/A -2000 TOTAL 15200 16500 +1300 Jobs Employment Indicative Capacity Employment Capacity 2001 - 2026 Canada Water/Surrey Quays 2000 2000 0 Dalston N/A 1000 +1000 Farringdon/Smithfield 2000 2500 +500 Haringey Heartlands/Wood Green 1500 2000 +500 Harrow and Wealdstone N/A 2000 +2000 Holborn 2000 2000 0 Kidbrooke 400 400 0 Mill Hill East 500 1800 +1300 South Wimbledon/Colliers Wood 2000 500 -1500 West Hampstead Interchange 500 100 -400 Arsenal/Holloway 1500 N/A -1500 TOTAL 12400 14300 +1900 Source: GLA Comparison of Targets for Employment and Housing in Opportunity Areas, 2008 versus 2009 London Plan Area 2008 London Plan 2009 London Plan Change Housing Housing Minimum Minimum Homes 2001 - 2026 Bexley Riverside 4000 4000 0 City Fringe 5000 7000 -2000 Charlton Riverside N/A 3500 +3500 Greenwich Peninsular 15000 13500 -1500 Colindale/Burnt Oak 10000 12500 +2500 Cricklewood/Brent Cross 10000 10000 0 Croydon 2700 10000 +7300 Deptford Creek/Greenwich Riverside 8000 5000 -3000 Earls Court & West Kensington N/A 2000 +2000 Elephant & Castle 6000 4000 -2000 Euston 1000 1000 0 Southall N/A 4000 +4000 Heathrow 10750 9000 -1750 Ilford 6000 5000 -1000 Isle of Dogs 10000 10000 0 Kensal Canalside N/A 2000 +2000 King’s Cross 2250 1900 -350 Lewisham, Catford & New Cross 6000 8000 +2000 London Bridge & Bankside 2500 1900 -600 London Riverside 20000 25000 +5000 Lower Lea Valley (inc. Stratford) 32000 32000 0 Paddington 3000 1000 -2000 Park Royal/Willesdon Junction 500 1500 +1000 Royal Docks & Becton Waterfront 14000 11000 -3000 Woolwich N/A 5000 +5000 Thamesmead & Abbey Wood 15000 3000 -12000 Tottenham Court Road 1000 600 -400 Upper Lea Valley (inc. Tottenham Hale) 7000 9000 +2000 Vauxhall, Nine Elms & Battersea 1500 10000 +8500 Victoria 1000 1500 +500 Waterloo 1500 1900 +400 Wembley 5000 11500 +6150 White City 1200 5000 +3800 TOTAL 204400 232300 +27900 Jobs Employment Indicative Capacity Employment Capacity 2001 - 2026 Bexley Riverside 4900 7000 +2100 City Fringe 80000 40000 -40000 Charlton Riverside N/A 1000 +1000 Greenwich Peninsular 7500 7000 -500 Colindale/Burnt Oak 500 2000 +1500 Cricklewood/Brent Cross 20000 20000 0 Croydon 5500 7500 +2000 Deptford Creek/Greenwich Riverside 4000 4000 0 Earls Court & West Kensington N/A 7000 +7000 Elephant & Castle 4200 5000 +800 Euston 5000 5000 0 Southall N/A 2000 +2000 Heathrow 11000 12000 +1000 Ilford 200 800 +600 Isle of Dogs 110000 110000 0 Kensal Canalside N/A 1000 +1000 King’s Cross 25000 25000 0 Lewisham, Catford & New Cross 3500 6000 +2500 London Bridge & Bankside 30000 25000 -5000 London Riverside 14000 14000 0 Lower Lea Valley (inc. Stratford) 50000 50000 0 Paddington 23200 5000 -18200 Park Royal/Willesdon Junction 11000 14000 +3000 Royal Docks & Becton Waterfront 5500 6000 +500 Woolwich N/A 5000 +5000 Thamesmead & Abbey Wood 9000 4000 -5000 Tottenham Court Road 5000 5000 0 Upper Lea Valley (inc. Tottenham Hale) 15000 15000 0 Vauxhall, Nine Elms & Battersea 8000 15000 +7000 Victoria 8000 4000 -4000 Waterloo 15000 11000 -4000 Wembley 5500 11000 +5500 White City 11000 10000 -1000 TOTAL 491500 456300 -35200 Source: GLA Conclusions Majority of sites stay the same in terms of location, however, some are split into two as indicated by entries in italics for the 2009 plan Key opportunity areas of the Isle of Dogs and Stratford remain identical the big change is the 50 percent reduction in projected jobs in the city fringe in the new plan (down 40,000) contributing to the overall reduction in projected jobs in the 2009 plan Some significant reassessments of employment capacity, this may reflect some new developments already having been completed since the previous plan was written, e.g. Paddington Basin Office Developments (where projected jobs have decreased by over 18,000) Biggest increased projections are for Wembley (doubling employment and housing targets), Vauxhall, Nine Elms & Battersea (over six times as many homes now targeted) and Croydon (around a third more jobs and over three times as many homes now targeted) This may be a reflection of development decisions taken on the ground since the previous plan was written, or an attempt to redistribute some of the planned growth towards outer London and balancing the Eastward push of new development (as indicated by the inclusion of Earls Court, Kensal Canalside and Harrow and Wealdstone as new Opportunity and Intensification areas for 2009) .