TWICKENHAM Village Planning Guidance Draft Supplementary Planning Document | June 2017 2 Contents 1. Introduction Character Area 13: Heath Road north 2. Planning Policy and Wider Context Character Area 14: Town Centre fringe 3. Spatial Context Character Area 15: Queen’s Road Conservation Area 4. Vision for Twickenham Character Area 16: Heatham Estate (including Richmond upon Thames 5. Objectives College and The Stoop) 6. Character Area Assessments Character Area 17: Chertsey Road Character Area 1: Rivermead and surrounds Character Area 18: Cole Park Character Area 2: Lincoln Avenue and surrounds Character Area 19: Amyand Park Road Conservation Area Character Area 3: Fulwell Park Character Area 20: Haggard Character Area 4: Leeson Estate Character Area 21: Twickenham Riverside Conservation Area Character Area 5: Fulwell Triangle 7. Features and Materials Character Area 6: Cross Roads 8. Guidance for Development Sites Character Area 7: Trafalgar Road Conservation Area 9. Forecourt parking Character Area 8: Belmont Road Conservation Area Character Area 9: Twickenham Green Conservation Area Appendix 1: Relevant Policies and Guidance Character Area 10: Campbell Character Area 11: North of the Green Character Area 12: Hamilton Road Conservation Area 3 1. Introduction The purpose of this Village Planning Guidance Supplementary Planning The London Borough of Richmond upon Document (SPD) is primarily to Thames has been divided into a series of establish a vision and planning policy smaller village areas. Each village is distinctive in terms of the community, facilities and local aims for Twickenham village. It character – as are many sub areas within the will assist in defining, maintaining A316 Chertsey Road villages. and enhancing the character of Twickenham, and provide guidance in The villages of the London Borough Richmond Road this regard. The SPD forms part of Richmond upon Thames are attractive with many listed buildings and conservation the wider Village Plan. Heath Road areas, the local character of each being unique, recognisable and important to the By identifying key features of the community and to the aesthetic of the village, the SPD clarifies the most Borough as a whole. important aspects and features that Hampton Road Staines Road contribute to local character to guide those seeking to make changes to their properties or to develop new properties in the area, as well as being a material consideration in determining planning applications. Twickenham Village Planning Guidance SPD area The main part of this SPD is a series of character area assessments for the different areas of Twickenham. The 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: • Community walkabouts were held on Sunday • a review of how each area’s design 5th March and Sunday 19th March 2017. characteristics can best be grouped; • Online consultation and questionnaire from • taking account of physical and administrative 23rd February 2017 and 31st March 2017 boundaries, including conservation area (informal consultation). boundaries to avoid these being split between • Meeting and walkabout with Eel Pie Island village areas; residents. • how local communities viewed their local • Focus group sessions with members of the areas when asked through the Council’s LGBT community, RUILS and Heatham House 2010 ‘All-In-One’ survey and subsequent youth groups. consultations; and • Twickenham Leader’s Question Time. • the boundaries of the Council’s Twickenham • Feedback at the Youth Crime Conference. Area Action Plan (2013). The Twickenham Area Action PLan is an adopted planning policy document which provides a Wider Context (Village Plans) significant amount of detailed guidance relating Village Plans have been developed for each of to the central Twickenham area. To ensure that Richmond’s 14 villages. Each Village Plan describes there is no confusion during the planning process a vision for the village area and identifies what this SPD does not cover the geographical area the Council will do and what local people can do covered by the Area Action Plan. to achieve the vision together. It sets out the key Eel Pie Island walkabout issues and priorities and provides background This SPD has been produced by the Council information on the village area. The Village Plans working closely with the community. This are maintained on the Council’s website and are has given an opportunity for local residents, updated as works are progressed. They cover a businesses and stakeholders to be genuinely wide range of topics, including matters not within involved in defining the important features, as well the remit of the SPD. as the opportunities and threats, that define their local area. This Village Planning Guidance SPD forms part of the Village Plan by providing a formal planning The community has been involved so far through: policy document which can be used to guide • ‘Drop in’ sessions - four drop in events were new development. It has responded to residents’ held locally at All Hallows Church (Saturday desire to have greater control and influence over 4th March 2017), Emmanuel Centre (Saturday planning and development decisions in their local 25th February 2017), Orleans Park School area. The involvement of the local community in (Monday 13th March 2017), and Trafalgar the production of the SPD has been essential in Infant School (Saturday 18th March 2017). ensuring it is a genuine reflection of residents’ Questionnaires were available for completion. priorities. 5 2. Planning Policy and Wider Context 2.1 Planning Policy Framework the Thames, contiguous areas with clear visual rest of this document this is referred to as the 2.2 Key Planning Policies National Planning Policy links between areas and buildings and the river “Local Plan”. SPDs cannot create new policies but expand and specific geographical features, areas and The Local Plan has now reached a stage where on policies set out in higher plans, notably the The National Planning Policy Framework buildings which relate or link to the Thames. The (NPPF) sets out the Government’s planning it is given considerable weight in the decision LBRuT Local Plan (2017). This SPD relates to a River Thames section of Twickenham is designated making process, and is used in determining considerable number of higher policies, notably: policies for England and how these are expected in the Thames Policy Area in the London Plan. to be applied. The NPPF is a key part of the planning applications. It is expected that the Local Policy LP 1: Local Character and Design Government’s reforms to make the planning Local Planning Policy Plan will be adopted in spring 2018, at which Quality point it will supersede all existing policies in the system less complex and more accessible. The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames The Council will require all development to be The NPPF provides the context for local current statutory planning policy framework is set Core Strategy and Development Management Plan. of high architectural and urban design quality. The planning authorities and decision takers, both out in adopted Plans including the Core Strategy, high quality character and heritage of the borough when drawing up plans and making decisions adopted in April 2009, and the Development Alongside existing adopted planning policies, and its villages will need to be maintained about planning applications. It must be taken Management Plan, adopted in November 2011. suitable references have been made to the and enhanced where opportunities arise. into account in the preparation of local There is an online proposals map and a range equivalent policies in the Local Plan. Up-to-date Development proposals will have to demonstrate and neighbourhood plans, and is a material of guidance provided through Supplementary information on the Council’s Local Plan can be a thorough understanding of the site and how it consideration in planning decisions. Planning Documents (SPDs) and Supplementary viewed at: http://www.richmond. gov.uk/home/ relates to its existing context, including character Regional Planning Policy Planning Guidance (SPG) for the area. services/planning/planning_ policy/local_plan.htm. and appearance, and take opportunities to At a regional level, the London Plan This SPD will form part of the planning policy improve the quality and character of buildings, (revised in 2015) is the overall strategic plan framework upon adoption and should be read in spaces and the local area. for London setting out an integrated economic, conjunction with the Council’s suite of planning Shop fronts policy and guidance as applicable. There is also a environmental, transport and social framework The Council will resist the removal of shopfronts for the development of London over the next range of evidence base studies that the Council has undertaken which help to guide policy making. of architectural or historic interest. Shopfronts, 20-25 years. This document has been adopted including signage and illumination, should to ensure that a longer-term view of London’s The Council has progressed its Local Plan and complement the proportions, character, materials development is taken when producing local in December 2016 approved the “Publication” and detailing, surrounding streetscene and the plans, making