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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The Core Strategy was adopted on 21st April 2009 and superseded some UDP policies.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2 July 2013, which introduced additional policies that apply within the Twickenham Area Action Plan boundary and also superseded some site specific proposals within Twickenham.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The only parts of the UDP that remain saved and have not been superseded by Local Plan documents are those Proposal Sites that were originally saved and not superseded by the Twickenham Area Action Plan. The proposal sites, which remain extant, are shown below; all other policies have not been saved or have been superseded and they have been removed from the Proposals Map.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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EAST SHEEN AND MORTLAKE – not saved beyond March 2008 |
12.10 |
East Sheen and Mortlake are predominantly
residential areas between the River Thames and Richmond Park and contain
an interesting variety of house styles. Near the Park there are very
attractive tree-lined streets with large houses, whereas around Mortlake
Church, pleasant narrow alleys link small streets of Victorian terraced
cottages. |
12.11 |
Between these two areas is a major district
shopping centre which has two supermarkets with car parks, making
it very attractive for food shopping. However there has been a reduction
in the number of small food shops and a marked increase in specialist
shops and services especially restaurants and offices. The impact
of the designation of the Upper Richmond Road West (A205 South Circular
Road) as a red route on traffic congestion and bus movement through
the shopping centre will continue to be monitored. Some adjoining
local roads are used by through traffic to avoid the South Circular
Road. Efforts will be made to introduce bus priority and traffic management
measures to improve bus services and reduce rat-running. The level
crossing and parking in Sheen Lane and other residential roads close
to the station and the centre cause additional problems, necessitating
parking controls and traffic management measures. |
12.12 |
The historic core of this part of the
Borough is around Mortlake High Street and the interesting riverside
industrial buildings are a reminder of this. Several, including the
former generating station and corporation depot at Tideway Yard, have
been attractively converted to create a working community comprising
small workshops, studios, offices, youth club and riverside restaurant.
There are pressures for development along the riverside. The Brewery,
which is a major employer in the Borough, generates heavy lorries
which adversely affect Mortlake High Street and Barnes. |
12.13 |
Richmond Park provides a wealth of recreational
opportunity, but some parts of East Sheen and Mortlake have no small
parks to meet the day-to-day needs of residents, especially children.
The Sheen Lane Centre is a valuable community focus. The attraction
of Richmond Park both in terms of visitors' vehicles and through traffic
using park roads causes high volumes of traffic on Sheen Lane at times,
and there is vehicular intrusion on some residential roads. Road humps
have been introduced to calm traffic and improve safety on certain
roads. The University Boat Race, ending near Chiswick Bridge, attracts
a lot of attention to Mortlake for one day a year. |
12.14 |
A priority for East Sheen and Mortlake
is to seek solutions to the traffic and car parking problems. Other
priorities are to enhance the historic core of Mortlake especially
the riverside including protection of views to the river from Mortlake
High Street, to provide small open space and playgrounds to rectify
deficiencies, to improve existing open spaces, to increase public
enjoyment, and to secure environmental improvements and tree planting. |
12.15 |
For East Sheen and Mortlake the Plan seeks
especially to:- |
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Relevant policies |
(1) |
enhance East Sheen shopping centre by: |
STG
4
TC 2 , 5,
6, 9
TRN 5
CCE 18 |
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(a) seeking opportunities to provide more car parking for
shoppers and resisting the loss of existing off-street parking; |
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(b) encouraging larger shops selling durable goods; |
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(c) retaining shops in key frontages and broadening the role
of the centre by ensuring that any surplus shop units outside
those frontages are occupied by uses providing services to residents
such as building society and offices; |
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(d) at the same time, ensuring that restaurants and other
places of entertainment do not adversely affect nearby residents; |
(2) |
ensure that development on the riverside including any within
the Budweiser Stag Brewery does not have an adverse effect on
river views or on key landmarks; |
STG
2
ENV 5, 26,
31 |
(3) |
secure environmental improvements to the riverside, including
protection and enhancement of buildings of townscape and historic
importance, and improvement of the unpleasant parts of the towpath
and protection of trees on the towpath; |
STG
2
ENV 26, 27,
28
BLT 3, 4,
26 |
(4) |
encourage more recreational use of the river including boating; |
ENV 28 |
(5) |
provide a dog-free area at Sheen Common; |
STG
7
ENV 11 |
(6) |
provide improvements to security and facilities for Hertford
Avenue and Manor Road allotments; |
ENV 17 |
(7) |
protect isolated shops in those areas which are more than
400m from East Sheen and White Hart Lane shopping centres; |
STG
4
TC 7 |
(8) |
provide small parks and children's play space in the centre
of the area, which is beyond walking distance of a local park,
when opportunities arise, and seek dual use of existing facilities; |
STG
7
ENV 12 |
(9) |
protect and enhance the White Hart Lane, Christchurch Road,
Mortlake, Model Cottages and Queen's Road conservation areas,
and preserve historic buildings; |
STG
2
BLT 2, 3,
4 |
(10) |
secure environmental improvements on Mortlake riverside area,
Church Passage and Langdon Close, and tree planting at locations
including Carrington Road area, and the western end of Upper
Richmond Road West; |
STG
2
ENV 9
BLT 26 |
(11) |
protect and enhance Palewell Common and Sheen Common as Other
Sites of Nature Importance; |
STG
2
ENV 18 |
(12) |
encourage the improvement of the housing stock and residential
environment, and where appropriate seek area wide improvement; |
HSG 16,
17
BLT 26 |
(13) |
resist proposals to increase the capacity of roads in Richmond
Park; |
STG
11
TRN 17, 25,
26 |
(14) |
ensure that on-street parking problems in the area are reduced
and investigate the introduction of a Controlled Parking Zone
around East Sheen centre; |
STG
11
TRN 21 |
(15) |
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 |
(16) |
encourage improvements in the levels of public transport service
on the Waterloo line and new and existing bus routes, including
the recently commenced Richmond-Hammersmith experimental route; |
STG
11
TRN 12 |
(17) |
implement area traffic schemes in Mortlake and the Kings Road/Queens
Road area using measures to restrain traffic, relieve residential
roads of through traffic and improve road safety; |
STG
11
TRN 19 |
(18) |
prevent an increase in unsightly car parking in front gardens,
where possible through planning powers and by publicising the
Council's design guidance leaflet; |
STG
2
BLT 28 |
(19) |
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 |
(20) |
ensure that parking problems in residential streets do not
get any worse by continuing to review and monitor the Controlled
Parking Zone in Mortlake. |
TRN 21 |
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12.16 |
The Proposals for East Sheen and Mortlake
are: |
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SITE |
PROPOSAL |
JUSTIFICATION |
IMPLEMENTATION |
S1 |
EAST SHEEN PRIMARY
SCHOOL, UPPER RICHMOND
ROAD WEST |
USE OF PLAYGROUND OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS SUPERVISED BY A SUITABLE
COMMUNITY GROUP |
To relieve the shortage of children's play space in the area
and implement the Council's dual use policy. |
Council/voluntary
groups/school governors |
S2 |
SHEEN MOUNT PRIMARY
SCHOOL, WEST TEMPLE, SHEEN |
USE OF PLAYGROUND OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS SUPERVISED BY A SUITABLE
COMMUNITY GROUP |
To relieve the shortage of children's play space in the area
and implement the Council's dual use policy. |
Council/voluntary
groups/school governors |
S3 |
HOLY TRINITY C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL, CARRINGTON ROAD |
USE OF PLAYGROUND OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS SUPERVISED BY A SUITABLE
COMMUNITY GROUP |
To relieve the shortage of children's play space in the area
and implement the Council's dual use policy. |
Council/voluntary
groups/school governors |
S4 |
BUDWEISER STAG BREWERY |
CONVERSION AND PART REDEVELOPMENT OF BREWERY |
To meet the operational requirements of the brewery and bring
about environmental improvements to the site. The Council will
seek to ensure buildings of townscape merit are retained including
the disused granary building at the corner of Ship Lane and
the towpath, whilst any new development must be of a high standard
to reflect this important riverside location, lying partly within
the Thames Policy Area and a conservation area. Should rationalisation
of the existing operations take place, redevelopment should
provide for the retention of existing employment levels and
river related uses. |
Private |
S5 |
POST OFFICE SORTING OFFICE/ SIGNAL HOUSE/ PUBLIC HOUSE |
REDUCING THE WIDTH OF MORTLAKE HIGH STREET AND BRINGING FORWARD
THE BUILDING LINE OF ADJOINING DEVELOPMENT |
If redevelopment of the Sorting Office and Signal Court was
contemplated to achieve improvements to the conservation area,
reduction of the width of Mortlake High Street, improved pedestrian,
bus and cycle facilities and the replacement of Signal House
by a lower building in scale with its surroundings. This would
also create opportunities to extend the rest of the adjoining
High Street frontage forward in order to maximise the utilisation
of urban land, and to provide a significant element of both
small and affordable housing units as well as retaining existing
uses. The frontage along Mortlake High Street should be designed
to maximise activity and opportunity for surveillance. |
Private |
S6 |
MORTLAKE STATION |
INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS |
To improve interchange facilities including pedestrian and
cycle access, cycle parking and bus interchange information
systems. To improve information systems and access for people
with disabilities. |
Railtrack |
S7 |
NORTH SHEEN STATION |
INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS |
To improve interchange facilities including pedestrian and
cycle access, cycle parking and bus interchange information
systems. To improve information systems and access for people
with disabilities. To rebuild footbridge as part of interchange
improvements. |
Railtrack |
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No. |
SITE |
PROPOSAL |
JUSTIFICATION |
IMPLEMENTATION |
The following proposal listed for the Barnes Area
also affects East Sheen and Mortlake |
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 |
The following proposal listed for the Richmond
area also affects East Sheen and Mortlake |
R5 – not saved beyond March 2008 |
LOWER MORTLAKE ROAD (A316)/ SANDYCOMBE ROAD/MANOR ROAD |
JUNCTION MODIFICATIONS |
To modify the junction as part of the gasworks site development
to help ease congestion, improve safety and help buses |
Highways Agency/Traffic Director/ Developer |
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