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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The Core Strategy was adopted on 21st April 2009 and superseded some UDP policies.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2 July 2013, which introduced additional policies that apply within the Twickenham Area Action Plan boundary and also superseded some site specific proposals within Twickenham.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The only parts of the UDP that remain saved and have not been superseded by Local Plan documents are those Proposal Sites that were originally saved and not superseded by the Twickenham Area Action Plan. The proposal sites, which remain extant, are shown below; all other policies have not been saved or have been superseded and they have been removed from the Proposals Map.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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KEW – not saved beyond March 2008 |
| 12.25 |
Kew is enclosed on two sides by a bend
in the River Thames. Historical associations centre on Kew Green,
and the magnificent Royal Botanic Gardens. The attractive residential
environment is affected by the noise, pollution and visual intrusion
of heavy traffic along the Mortlake Road, Kew Road and Lower Mortlake
Road/Lower Richmond Road. Mortlake Road is particularly unsuitable
for its role as part of the South Circular Road, and for the heavy
vehicles that it carries; the impact of its designation as a red route
will be closely monitored. Lower Mortlake Road and Lower Richmond
Road carry heavy traffic flows and are a barrier for pedestrians.
Kew also suffers from aircraft noise. Problems of on-street residential
parking are increased by widespread commuter parking at the station,
and by cars and coaches bringing the numerous visitors to Kew Gardens.
Good rail services ensure access to a wide range of job opportunities
for residents of most of the area. New developments at the Public
Record Office, the Inland Revenue Sorting Office and the non-food
retail park on the former industrial estate in Mortlake Road have
increased the number of jobs available in what is one of the major
employment areas in the Borough. |
| 12.26 |
There is a thriving local shopping centre
around Kew Gardens Station, but at centres in Sandycombe Road and
Kew Green non-retail uses have become predominant. The River Thames
provides attractive views and semi-rural riverside walks. |
| 12.27 |
The major priorities for Kew are to prevent
an increase in traffic; to protect and enhance the townscape and riverside;
to improve local traffic conditions; to reduce parking problems; and
to secure the satisfactory redevelopment of the Kew Riverside area
between the railway bridge and Chiswick Bridge in a co-ordinated manner.
The area also needs improved library facilities and more local open
space in view of the fact that the levying of increased admission
charges and limitations on the use of the Royal Botanic Gardens preclude
an effective role as public open space. |
| 12.28 |
For Kew 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, overcome
isolated points of congestion and delay, and discourage further
through traffic and heavy goods vehicles; |
STG
11
TRN 17, 25,
26 |
| (2) |
continue to press the Government Office for London to remove
Kew Road from the Strategic Road Network, and remove the trunk
road status of the A205 in an attempt to reduce its use by through
traffic; |
STG
11
TRN 16 |
| (3) |
ensure that parking problems in the area, especially in residential
streets, do not get any worse by
(a) resisting the loss of existing off-street parking,
(b) ensuring that as many visitors as possible to Kew Gardens
are aware that it is well served by public transport,
(c) providing coach parking facilities, and
(d) not allowing more restaurants if they would add to parking
problems; |
STG
9, 11
TRN 4, 5,
22
EMP 8
CCE 18
TC 9 |
| (4) |
implement area traffic schemes in North Kew/ Kew Green and
South Kew using measures to restrain traffic, relieve residential
roads of through traffic and improve road safety; |
STG
11
TRN 19 |
| (5) |
prevent an increase in unsightly car parking in front gardens
where possible through planning powers and by publicising the
design guidance leaflet published by the Council; |
STG
2
BLT 28 |
| (6) |
keep and improve the present level of service on the Richmond
- North Woolwich Line; |
STG
11
TRN 7 |
| (7) |
protect and enhance the Kew Green, Kew Gardens, Kew Road and
Lawn Crescent conservation areas, and preserve historic buildings;
in particular encourage the enhancement of the setting of Kew
Palace. |
STG
2
ENV 10
BLT 2, 3,
4 |
| (8) |
encourage conversions of larger old houses rather than redevelopment,
to avoid the problems which have arisen in the Kew Road area
where new developments do not always harmonise with the old; |
STG
6
HSG 13 |
| (9) |
protect the local shopping centres at Kew Gardens Station,
Kew Green, Lower Mortlake Road and Sandycombe Road, and protect
isolated shops in the area near to Lower Mortlake Road which
does not have a shopping centre; |
STG
4
TC 5, 6,
7 |
| (10) |
encourage restaurants etc., in shop units in suitable locations
outside key shopping frontages in the centres at Kew Gardens
Station and Kew Green (provided this does not add significantly
to the parking problems), in order to cater for visitors as
well as residents; and encourage the conversion of surplus shop
units outside the key frontage in Sandycombe Road to residential
use; |
CCE 18
TC 5, 6,
8 |
| (11) |
protect and improve views of the opposite river bank, notably
of Strand-on-the-Green which is one of the most attractive urban
views on the river, by making appropriate representations; protect
areas of sensitive ecology; |
STG
13
ENV 5, 18,
26 |
| (12) |
increase public access to the riverside and improve the towpath
where this is needed, including at Kew Pier which is one of
the tourist gateways to the Borough; |
ENV 27 |
| (13) |
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 |
| (14) |
secure environmental improvements including tidying up of
car parking areas at Kew Gardens Station, which is a tourist
gateway, and at Townmead Road; secure tree planting on Kew sewage
works site; |
STG
2
ENV 9
BLT 26 |
| (15) |
encourage the improvement of the housing stock and residential
environment, and where appropriate seek area-wide improvement; |
BLT 26
HSG 16, 17 |
| (16) |
protect and enhance areas of Brentford Aits and Occupation
Road and the River Thames generally as Other Sites of Nature
Importance; |
STG
2
ENV 18 |
| (17) |
provide small parks and children's play space in areas which
are beyond walking distance of existing facilities, where opportunities
arise; |
STG
7
ENV 12 |
| (18) |
ensure that the traffic impact of the development of the Kew
riverside area is mitigated by improvements to public transport,
cycle and pedestrian facilities for the benefit of new and existing
residents; and that the development provides for local needs,
protects metropolitan open land and enhances its ecological
potential, increases public access and enjoyment to the riverside
whilst protecting its semi-rural character, improves the riverside
in the vicinity of the Townmead Road recycling centre, and achieves
improvements to Kew Meadows Path and other pedestrian routes; |
ENV 1,
19, 27
TRN 2, 9 |
| (19) |
continue to preserve the historic garden of Kew and encourage
the provision of improved facilities for visitors to the Royal
Botanic Gardens to continue to work with the Royal Botanic Gardens,
Kew, on the potential use of part of their premises for specific
events by local residents; |
STG
2
ENV 10 |
| (20) |
improve facilities and make the library a focus for local
activity of community facilities and in particular seek to replace
Townmead Youth Centre and improve library provision. |
CCE 12,
14 |
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| 12.29 |
The proposals for Kew are: |
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SITE |
PROPOSAL |
JUSTIFICATION |
IMPLEMENTATION |
| K1 – not saved beyond March 2008 |
KEW SEWAGE WORKS |
HOUSING, INCLUDING AFFORDABLE AND SPECIAL NEEDS, BUSINESS
USE, COMMUNITY USE, OPEN SPACE, RECREATIONAL USE, NATURE CONSERVATION,
PEDESTRIAN/CYCLE ROUTE LINK, NEW ACCESS |
Thames Water has indicated that if alternative arrangements
can be made for sewage treatment and sufficient income produced,
this site will be available for development. Retention of a
40m strip of metropolitan open land along the riverside will
be required and its value for nature conservation must be enhanced.
Slight variations from a 40m strip may be permitted providing
the total area of metropolitan open land along the riverside
is retained. The main use of the site should be for housing
to help cater for demand, and the Council will also seek to
negotiate a significant proportion of affordable units. Related
employment uses will also be encouraged subject to their not
generating unacceptable traffic conditions: sustainable uses
directed at needs of new residents will be encouraged. The potential
for a buffer of B1 development to reduce the impact of the civic
amenity site should be considered. There will be a need for
a small community hall to meet the needs of the occupiers of
the residential development. Open space will provide an amenity
for residents and should be sited where a new pedestrian/cycle
link to the river from West Hall Road meets Kew Meadows Path.
The site is also suitable for a range of recreational uses which
should include uses related to the river. An hotel or pub would
also be appropriate. The semi-rural character of the towpath
should be retained and views across the site provided if appropriate.
Density should generally be at the lower end of the density
range 173 - 247 habitable rooms per hectare. The height of buildings
should be predominately two and three storeys.
Vehicular access to the southern end of the site should be from
Townmead Road (with appropriate highway improvements). At the
northern end access will be from the adjacent site, where a
road should be provided from Gypsy Corner/Mortlake Road. In
order to provide an uninterrupted green link, including a footpath/cycle
link from West Hall Road to the river, a through route would
not be acceptable (except possibly for buses). Vehicular access
from West Hall Road will not be acceptable. The Council will
expect contributions towards public transport initiatives. Proposals
that include rationalisation of uses on adjoining sites may
be acceptable in order to achieve the better planning of the
area. |
Private |
| K2 – not saved beyond March 2008 |
KEW RIVERSIDE |
HOUSING / NATURE CONSERVATION |
The river frontage is designated as the Thames Policy Area
and metropolitan open land, and also includes a section of the
cycle route along the Kew / Mortlake towpath. The existing warehouse
and office buildings on the site will be demolished. Retention
of the strip of metropolitan open land along the riverside will
be required and its value for nature conservation must be enhanced.
The semi-rural character of the towpath should be retained,
riverside views should be protected and the setting of the towpath
trees maintained. The bulk of the development should be kept
towards the rear of the site, away from the river, to avoid
dominating the area of metropolitan open land. The heights and
forms of the building section should vary within the development
to avoid a monolithic appearance. The mass of the Public Record
Office means that buildings higher than nearby residential could
be appropriate, but should reduce towards the ends of the site
to complement the more rural character of this part of the site.
Special consideration should be given to the northern part of
the site, which is designated an Other Site of Nature Importance.
The main use of the site should be for housing to help cater
for need and demand, and the Council expects at least 40% of
the units on site be affordable, and in addition, that at least
a quarter of the units be small. Vehicular access shall be via
the roundabout adjoining Kew Retail Park. Any use of Occupation
Road for access should be restricted to pedestrians, cyclists
and emergency vehicles. |
Private |
| K3 |
QUEENS C of E PRIMARY SCHOOL, CUMBERLAND ROAD |
USE OF SCHOOL PLAYGROUND OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS SUPERVISED BY
A SUITABLE COMMUNITY GROUP |
To relieve the shortage of children's playgrounds in the area
and to implement the Council's dual use policy |
Council, voluntary groups, school governors |
| K4 |
KEW GARDENS STATION |
INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS |
To improve interchange facilities including pedestrian and
cycle access, cycle parking, and bus interchange information
systems. To improve information, mobility and access for people
with disabilities |
Railtrack |
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