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| Unitary Development
Plan - Adopted 1 March 2005 |
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Welcome to the online version of the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames Local Plan.
The UDP was extended beyond 11th March 2008, with the exception of certain policies and proposals, which were not saved beyond that date.
The Core Strategy was adopted on 21st April 2009 and superseded some UDP policies.
The Development Management Plan was adopted on 1st November 2011 and replaced a significant number of UDP policies.
The Twickenham Area Action Plan was adopted on 2 July 2013, which introduced additional policies that apply within the Twickenham Area Action Plan boundary and also superseded some site specific proposals within Twickenham.
The West London Waste Plan was adopted on 30 July 2015.
The only parts of the UDP that remain saved and have not been superseded by Local Plan documents are those Proposal Sites that were originally saved and not superseded by the Twickenham Area Action Plan. The proposal sites, which remain extant, are shown below; all other policies have not been saved or have been superseded and they have been removed from the Proposals Map.
View the Core Strategy, Development Management Plan, Twickenham Area Action Plan and West London Waste Plan
View a reference copy of the whole 2005 UDP
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Chapter 12 |
LOCAL STRATEGIES AND PLAN PROPOSALS |
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| 12.1 |
The previous chapters have set out policies to guide development and land use change throughout the Borough. However, different parts of the Borough have different characteristics and problems, and some policies will be of special relevance to them. There are also proposals for particular sites within them. This chapter divides the Borough into nine areas and looks at each area with this in mind. The proposals for specific sites, and the reasons for them, are set out in schedules for each area, and identified on the proposals map. Some, marked with asterisks on the schedules, are also subject to detailed site briefs. (See Appendix D.) Further schedules list major recent planning permissions in the area. |
| 12.2 |
The proposals relate to schemes which the Council hopes will be started within about 10 years of the adoption of the Plan. As most of the land use proposals will be implemented by the private sector, it is not realistic to provide precise dates for implementation. In relation to Council proposals, there is considerable uncertainty over when finance will be available, and it is again impossible to include dates for implementation. The transport proposals are those needed to tackle the main problems as perceived by the Council at present. At least in the short term, it seems likely that the volume of traffic will continue to grow, and that it will be necessary to bring forward many more projects to improve safety, reduce parking problems and resolve the conflicting interests of road users and residents. |
| 12.3 |
The nine areas were based on local Government wards except at the Mortlake/Barnes boundary, where all of Mortlake has been included in the East Sheen local area, and at Whitton/Twickenham, where the A316 forms a more distinct break. |
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In reading about the different areas in this chapter it should be recalled that the primary concern [of the UDP] is that the Borough's very special environment, including topography, landscape, buildings and wildlife habitats, is maintained at its present high level of quality without compromising its future and its wider local, national and global context. This means that the Borough can then remain an attractive area for people to live, work, and enjoy their heritage and leisure time. The Plan gives equal priority to meeting the present and future needs of residents, and to safeguarding their interests, including the enhancement of commercial life, jobs and services, and to the development of the Borough's recreational role. |
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It must therefore be remembered that in addition to the policies noted in this chapter as being particularly relevant to each area, ALL the Plan's policies will operate in ALL areas unless the proposals map shows otherwise. |
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MAP 13 - LOCAL AREAS |
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BARNES – not saved beyond March 2008 |
| 12.5 |
Barnes Green, the pond and the surrounding
buildings and trees create a village atmosphere which is of outstanding
value, and Castelnau with its fine houses provides a dramatic approach
to Hammersmith Bridge. The Council has published detailed proposals
for the enhancement of the Barnes Green conservation area, which is
supplementary planning guidance to the UDP. Barnes has a good range
of local shops and many local people do their main food shopping there,
but heavy traffic along the High Street reduces the enjoyment of shopping,
and lack of car parking for shoppers is a problem. The heavily trafficked
routes of Castelnau/Rocks Lane and the South Circular Road are part
of London's Strategic Road Network. Congestion on these main routes
causes drivers to cut through residential streets and this can cause
danger and disturbance to residents. Traffic problems are exacerbated
by the difficulties in crossing the railway line. |
| 12.6 |
The built up part of the area is predominantly
residential and there is little scope to expand existing services
and industries without increasing traffic congestion and disturbance
to residents. Barnes Common, the Wildlife and Wetlands Trust site
and the river are sites of metropolitan importance for nature conservation
and Lonsdale Road reservoir is a statutory Local Nature Reserve. A
large area between Castelnau and the river comprising the Harrods
Depository site, Barn Elms reservoirs and the playing field area,
is undergoing considerable change. The former depository and candle
and soap factories have been converted to residential use on the Harrods
site, housing has been developed on part of the former Barn Elms reservoir
site, and a Wildlife and Wetlands Trust Centre, has been created on
the remainder; more public use is proposed for the Council's Barn
Elms playing fields. Enhanced sports facilities are being developed
on these playing fields and on the adjoining playing fields, which
are managed by the London Borough of Wandsworth. These sites together
with Barnes Common and the river form part of a major area of metropolitan
open land and a green lung separating the built up area of Putney,
Hammersmith and Barnes. Removal by the Council of the close boarded
fence along Rocks Lane has opened up extensive views. There is scope
for increasing the recreational use of the river in parts. |
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The priorities for Barnes are to reduce
the impact of traffic, improve the main shopping area, protect and
enhance sites of nature conservation interest, and make sure that
maximum benefit is derived from the opportunities presented on the
above sites. |
| 12.8 |
For Barnes the Plan seeks especially to: |
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Relevant policies |
| (1) |
ensure that improvements to the South Circular Road are limited
to those necessary to improve pedestrian facilities and safety
and the local environment, give priority to buses, and overcome
isolated points of congestion and delay, as the Council does
not wish to encourage further through traffic and heavy goods
vehicles; |
STG
11
TRN 17, 25,
26 |
| (2) |
implement area traffic schemes in Barnes and North Barnes;
investigate other measures to restrain traffic and to relieve
residential streets from through traffic and try to ensure that
their parking problems do not get any worse; provide convenient
off-street parking for shoppers and short stay visitors at Barnes
High Street; |
STG
11
TRN 4, 5,
19, 21,
22 |
| (3) |
protect the important local shopping centre at Barnes, and
the smaller shopping centres at Castelnau and White Hart Lane; |
STG
4
TC 5, 6 |
| (4) |
increase community use of Barn Elms playing fields through
its designation as public open space and development as a local
centre for sports activities, on a scale that will not lead
to a deterioration in traffic conditions; |
STG
9, ENV 11
CCE 9, 16 |
| (5) |
protect and enhance the site of metropolitan importance for
nature conservation at Barn Elms, the statutory Local Nature
Reserves at Barnes Common and Lonsdale Road reservoir, and the
Other Site of Local Nature Importance on Barn Elms playing field,
and encourage their careful use for nature education; |
STG
2
ENV 18, 26 |
| (6) |
improve road safety standards through the completion of works
to the recently constructed cycle route from Hammersmith Bridge
to Putney along the Thames towpath, thereby allowing cyclists
to avoid using the A306 Designated Road and A205 trunk road; |
STG
11
TRN 11 |
| (7) |
encourage improvements in the levels of public transport service
on the Waterloo line and existing bus routes, and encourage
new bus routes; |
STG
11
TRN 12 |
| (8) |
protect and enhance the conservation areas at Castelnau, Barnes
Green, Thorne Passage, Mill Hill, Barnes Common and White Hart
Lane, and protect historic buildings in the area; |
STG
2
BLT 2, 3,
4 |
| (9) |
prevent an increase in unsightly car parking in front gardens
where possible through planning control and by publicising the
design guidance leaflet published by the Council; |
STG
2
BLT 28 |
| (10) |
encourage more recreational use of the river upstream of Lonsdale
Road reservoir, and to either side of Hammersmith Bridge, but
restrict developments on the quieter reaches along Lonsdale
Road reservoir and Barn Elms; |
ENV 28 |
| (11) |
enhance the environment by planting more trees on the riverside
downstream of St Paul's School, on Boileau Road and in surrounding
residential streets, and by securing improvements at Barnes
Green, along Lonsdale Road and The Terrace, along the riverside
and in the Barnes Station area; |
STG
2
ENV 6 |
| (12) |
press for a reduction in aircraft and helicopter noise and
oppose changes in aviation activity which would increase the
scale of the problem; |
STG
12
TRN 28 |
| (13) |
attempt to alleviate traffic problems in Barnes High Street; |
STG
11
TRN 19 |
| (14) |
encourage the improvement of the housing stock and residential
environment, and where appropriate seek area-wide improvement; |
BLT 26
HSG 16, 17 |
| (15) |
seek to minimise any adverse effects on Borough residents
of development near the Borough boundary through appropriate
representations to other local authorities and bodies. |
STG
13 |
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| 12.9 |
The Proposals for Barnes are: |
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SITE |
PROPOSAL |
JUSTIFICATION |
IMPLEMENTATION |
| B1 |
WESTFIELD SCHOOL |
USE OF PLAYGROUND OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS SUPERVISED BY A SUITABLE
COMMUNITY GROUP |
To relieve the shortage of playgrounds in the area and implement
the Council's dual use policy. |
Council / voluntary groups / school governors |
| B2 |
BARNES STATION AND FORMER GOODS YARD |
CAR PARK, PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, POSSIBLE ENABLING DEVELOPMENT |
To improve interchange at the station by enhancing the current
pedestrian and cycling links, and providing cycle parking and
possible bus standing facilities, together with limited car
parking for rail users from the local area. This is particularly
to encourage those people who currently drive to the station
and park on the Common or roads surrounding the station to use
alternative modes of transport. On-street parking control measures
would be used to prevent additional traffic being attracted
to the station and would reduce the visual intrusion of vehicles
on this attractive area of open land. Access to the site should
be such as to minimise the impact on local residents. Carefully
designed screening, landscaping and lighting will be required
to ensure that the net result of this rearrangement of parking
at the station results in an enhancement of the metropolitan
open land. To improve information systems and access for people
with disabilities. The site is designated as an Other Site of
Nature Importance and elements of nature conservation importance
must be preserved and enhanced. To return land to the Common.
Any enabling development necessary to achieve the replacement
car parking and the objective of returning a substantial part
of the site to the Common will be limited to the minimum necessary
to achieve viability and this would need to be demonstrated
through detailed financial analysis. Any permission granted
would be subject to legal agreement to ensure that the return
of the land to the Common and the car parking are implemented
before the completion of any other enabling development. A planning
brief will be prepared for this site. |
Private / Council |
| B3 – not saved beyond March 2008 |
HAMMERSMITH
BRIDGE - PUTNEY |
CYCLE ROUTE |
To improve cycle facilities as part of the strategic cycle
network, provide a more direct route for cyclists, serve new
developments and the Wildlife and Wetlands Trust and reduce
accidents. It is intended that walkers should continue to have
priority and that the rural nature of this stretch of river
will not be damaged by inappropriate surfacing or other urban
features. The number of signs will be minimised. |
Council |
| B4 |
MILL HILL / ROCKS LANE |
JUNCTION IMPROVEMENT AND HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE |
To reduce delays to buses as part of the London Bus Priority
Network implementation |
Council |
| B5 |
BARN ELMS SPORTS GROUNDS |
RATIONALISATION OF SPORTS USE,INCLUDING PROVISION OF PUBLIC
INDOOR SPORTS HALL AND UPGRADING SPORTS PITCHES, ENHANCEMENT
OF LANDSCAPE |
To increase local provision for indoor sports for which there
is a need, to benefit existing users and make more efficient
use of facilities. To integrate the management of sports facilities
on the site, to enable improvements in existing facilities and
the provision of specialist new facilities to allow increased
sports use. Any building must be carefully designed and sited
so as not to detract from the open appearance of the land. Proposals
for floodlighting will be treated with extreme caution and if
considered acceptable in principle must be designed to have
the minimum visual appearance and impact on the open land, to
avoid disturbance to wildlife on the site and the adjoining
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Centre and also to avoid the introduction
of light pollution into this otherwise quiet and undisturbed
night sky. Existing trees and planting that form part of the
historic landscape must be preserved and supplemented by further
landscaping and tree planting to enhance the parkland landscape
and minimise the visual impact of the building on the open land.
The scale will be limited to avoid an unacceptable deterioration
in traffic conditions and to this end car parking will be limited
and alternative means of transport to the car encouraged. However,
if it is considered a proposed facility would lead to significant
additional traffic, implementation will be delayed until the
development of the Barn Elms reservoirs site has been completed
and traffic generation fully assessed. |
Council / LB Wandsworth/ private sector |
| B6 |
BEVERLEY BROOK |
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
TO RICHMOND PARK |
The council will seek a new pedestrian access from Palewell
Common to Richmond Park on the line of the brook. |
Royal Parks Agency |
| B7 – not saved beyond March 2008 |
BARNES BRIDGE STATION |
INTERCHANGE
IMPROVEMENTS |
To improve interchange facilities including pedestrian and
cycle access, cycle parking, and bus interchange information
systems, any proposal must take into account residential amenity.
To improve information systems and access for people with disabilities. |
Railtrack |
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