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EGM 25th July 2018 Sustainable development for the Isle of Dogs

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Agenda

• 1. What happened to the ‘Quick’ Neighbourhood Plan?
• 2. What to do next?
• 3. Rationale for the ‘Basic’ Plan, and proposed resolution to pursue it
• 4. Isle of Dogs & South Poplar Opportunity Area Planning Framework –

discussion, and proposed resolution to submit Forum’s response

• 5. Development update
• 6. Westferry Printworks update

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What happened to the ‘Quick’ Neighbourhood Plan?

2014-2017: Plan developed over 3 years with wide public consultation. June 2017: GLA privately circulated Development Infrastructure Funding Study (DIFS) calling for >£1bn investment in our area and justifying Plan’s core ‘density’ policy. Due to be published 31st July 2017. July 2017-April 2018: Forum chased DIFS publication. October 2017: Forum submitted Plan to Council. February 2018: Council publicly consulted on Plan. March 2018: Freedom of Information (FOI) request for DIFS. April 2018: GLA reply to FOI: “The GLA does not hold a full copy of the study because this has not yet been completed / finalised. The original timeframe for completion and publication was summer 2017…” April 2018: Forum obtained leading QC’s opinion that Plan complied with planning rules and law. May 2018: GLA published DIFS on 9th May, coincidentally hours before public hearing on Plan. Same overall conclusions as June 2017 version. Contrary to GLA’s FOI response, DIFS says it was finalised November 2017, and based on work done Q1 2017. May 2018: Examiner checked Plan for compliance with planning rules and law. June 2018: Examiner recommended rejection due to “fatal flaw” of DIFS not being published in time for Plan consultations, but accepted Plan promoted “Sustainable Development”. June 2018: Council rejected Plan due to fatal flaw.

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4 DIFS Commissioned June 2016 Planned to complete February 2017 Planned to look at adding 56,500 homes & 110,000 jobs to the area. Later amended to three different growth options up to 49,000 extra homes One Housing Group paid £50k as a contribution DIFS Document – clearly indicates document was final in November 2017 with primary research complete Q1 2017

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What to do next? Four options.

• 1. Wait until the GLA’s draft Opportunity Area Planning Framework for the Isle of Dogs and South

Poplar, and Tower Hamlet’s draft new Local Plan, have both been completed, with a view to

• ur Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Plan enhancing the authorities’ plans and filling in any gaps,

rather than seeking to establish our own policies up front.

• 2. Use the Examiner’s report on the Quick Plan solely as guidance for our continued work on the

comprehensive Long Neighbourhood Plan, without pursuing any other Plan in the meantime.

• 3. Progress the Quick Plan as a non-statutory Community Action Plan only, using our own

procedures and potentially arranging our own public referendum. This would not have any formal statutory power over planning decisions, but should still be a material consideration for planners to take into account.

• 4. Develop a replacement for the Quick Plan to be called the Basic Plan

Questions

• How far do we want use the powers available to us?
• What do we want our relationships with the GLA and with Tower Hamlets Council to be?

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Rationale for the Basic Plan

• Don’t leave a vacuum
• More super-dense applications are coming.
• Neighbourhood Plan policies are material considerations, gaining weight as they

progress.

• Use Quick Plan process to guide smoother progress next time
• Move those Quick Plan policies which Examiner deemed not ‘for land use or

development’ (a formal planning policy requirement) to annex. Our QC disagreed, but that didn’t persuade Examiner or Council. They’d still be planning considerations, but less weight than formal policies.

• Re-write density policy, as Council claim it did not ‘promote sustainable development’

(another planning policy requirement) because it would act as an embargo on further

• development. Examiner and our QC disagreed with Council, but need Council’s

cooperation for easy progress.

• So instead of a density policy prohibiting further huge developments unless the

necessary infrastructure has been guaranteed (i.e. the Council’s ‘embargo’ on development), the new Basic Plan density policy seeks to ensure planning committees have the information needed to judge infrastructure adequacy, and the obligation to take that into account. Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Planning Forum

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How the Basic Plan density policy works

• We produce our own baseline analysis of the current infrastructure availability,

spelling out deficits and surfeits, and attach that to the Basic Plan. (The GLA’s DIFS and OAPF already analyse the infrastructure needs for future development, so we don’t need to repeat that.)

• Council invited to enhance our baseline analysis, but no obligation, so our policy is

not dependent on the Council doing anything new.

• All applicants for large developments (at least 10 homes) have to show how their

proposed development would affect this analysis. They also have to take account of all further developments permitted since the latest baseline analysis, automatically keeping the effective baseline up-to-date if the Council doesn’t maintain it.

• The planning committee is required to take all of this into account when

considering if the proposed development can be sustained by the supporting infrastructure.

• We’ve also retained the Quick Plan policy requirement that any super-dense

development application needs to show why it’s exceptional: not just of exceptional design. This makes existing GLA planning guidance (which the Council consistently overlooks as it’s only guidance) into a formal planning policy.

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Example of the baseline analysis of the current infrastructure availability and gaps Using Skylines as an example – new homes generate new residents – infrastructure need Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Planning Forum

Population 2018 Projection Plus Skylines Application Blackwall and Cubitt Town ward 22,100 Canary Wharf ward 15,500 Island Gardens ward 18,000 Approved planning application 39,000 19,500 planning permissions * 2 people per home Skylines additional residents 1,158 579 apartments * 2 people per home Total 55,600 94,600 95,758 GP Surgery 1 surgery with space for Doctors for 18,000 pople Number required based on population 3.09 5.26 5.32 Actual number 3.6 4 4 Island Medical below average size, to be enlarged Gap

• 0.51

1.26 1.32 Planned Wood Wharf for 9 GP's delivery date ? Fire station One fire station for every 51,000 people Number required based on population 1.09 1.85 1.88 Actual number 1 1 1 Gap 0.09 0.85 0.88 Planned None Police station One police station for every 85,000 people Number required based on population 0.65 1.11 1.13 Actual number 1 1 1 Gap

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0.11 0.13 Planned None but Limehouse may have space when renovations complete Source: https://data.london.gov.uk/dataset/ward-profiles-and-atlas & GLA Opportunity Area Planning Framework

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Resolution “THAT the Forum Committee is authorised to finalise the draft Basic Plan presented to this General Meeting of 25th July 2018, adjusted for any further revisions approved at this General Meeting, and to commence a public consultation

• n it with a view to its being submitted to Tower

Hamlets Council as a new Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Plan as soon as reasonably practicable.”

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Isle of Dogs & South Poplar Opportunity Area Planning Framework (OAPF)

GLA-led masterplan for the Isle of Dogs. TfL and Tower Hamlets Council involved.

• OAPF started 2014 in response to scale of

development on the Isle of Dogs

• Includes South Poplar (area to south of Chrisp street

market in map to the right)

• Consultation on documents ends 1st August – will

then aggregate responses this autumn

• Sign off by Mayor of London late 2018 (tbc)
• 25 year life
• Contains 7 documents, most important of which are:
• Opportunity Area Planning Framework
• TfL Transport Strategy
• TfL Local Connections Strategy
• Development Infrastructure Funding Study

(DIFS) written by consultants, Peter Brett Assoc. Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Planning Forum

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Population growth Isle of Dogs & South Poplar by ward

The GLA yield calculator shows that the total number of children requiring primary and secondary school places up to 2041/2042 are as follows: Low growth: 8,694; High growth: 11,171; Maximum growth: 12,646. Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Planning Forum

10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000 100,000 1981 1991 2001 2006 2011 2013 2016 2018 2023 2028

Blackwall and Cubitt Town ward Canary Wharf ward Island Gardens ward Poplar ward

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A reminder of the growth numbers for the Isle of Dogs & South Poplar

Minimum Housing Targets Plan Number of new homes Timetable Tower Hamlets Council Local Plan 2031 draft 30,601 By 2031 GLA London Plan draft 29,000 By 2041? TfL modelled adding 59,000 extra homes by 2031 for a worst case transport model! Opportunity Area Planning Framework New Homes by 2041 Commercial space Baseline 31,000 (19,500 already with planning permission) 1,450,000 sq m GIA office and 64,000 sq m GIA of other/retail = space for 110,000 workers (space for 37,000 extra workers already approved) High 38,000 “ “ Maximum 49,000 “ ” Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Planning Forum

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Potential development sites in OAPF

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Isle of Dogs & South Poplar Opportunity Area Planning Framework

The OAPF includes detail of the infrastructure required to support these three growth options

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Development Infrastructure Funding Study Social infrastructure requirements

Growth Option 2017-22 2022-2027 2027-32 2032-37 2037-42 TOTAL Low 2 primary school 2 secondary school 2 GP surgery 5 primary school 2 secondary school 1 GP surgery 1 Fire station 1 primary school 1 GP surgery 1 primary school 1 primary school 1 secondary school 1 GP surgery 1 Police station Ambulance station 10 primary 5 secondary 4 GP surgery 1 Fire station 1 Police station Ambulance station High 4 primary school 2 secondary school 2 GP surgery 4 primary school 2 secondary school 2 GP surgery 1 Fire station 2 primary school 1 secondary school 1 GP surgery 2 primary school 1 secondary school 1 Police station Ambulance station 12 primary 6 secondary 5 GP surgery 1 Fire station 1 Police station Ambulance station Maximum 4 primary school 2 secondary school 2 GP surgery 4 primary school 2 secondary school 2 GP surgery 1 Fire station 2 primary school 1 secondary school 1 surgery 2 primary school 1 GP surgery 1 Police station 2 primary school 1 secondary school Ambulance station 14 primary 6 secondary 6 GP surgery 1 Fire station 1 Police station Ambulance station

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Development Infrastructure Funding Study - 'Gross costs’ spending required by year and category in just the first 5 years

By Category of Spending £'000 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/2021 2021/2022 First five years Utilities £2,728 £11,088 £8,838 £11,838 £11,838 £46,330 £139 £9,806 £18,756 £23,830 £17,164 £69,695 Education £28,946 £28,946 £28,946 £28,946 £28,946 £144,730 £2,930 £0 £0 £0 £0 £2,930 Health £1,526 £1,526 £1,526 £1,526 £1,526 £7,630 Leisure £4,764 £4,764 £4,764 £4,764 £4,764 £23,820 Community facilities £738 £738 £5,411 £5,411 £5,411 £17,709 Total Low £41,771 £56,868 £68,241 £76,315 £69,649 £312,844 By Priority of Spending Critical £2,450 £17,310 £20,310 £18,185 £20,185 £78,440 Essential £35,974 £39,141 £47,314 £55,313 £48,147 £225,889 High £3,347 £417 £417 £917 £417 £5,515 Desirable £0 £0 £200 £1,900 £900 £3,000 £41,771 £56,868 £68,241 £76,315 £69,649 £312,844

• 1. Critical enabling. This category includes all infrastructure that is critical to facilitate a development. Without these

works development cannot proceed.

• 2. Essential mitigation. This category includes all infrastructure that we believe is necessary to mitigate the impacts

arising from the development.

• 3. High priority. This category includes all infrastructure that support wider strategic or site specific objectives which

are set out in planning policy but would not necessarily prevent development from occurring, although that would need to be considered on a case by case basis

• 4. Desirable. This defines all projects that are deemed to be of benefit but would not prevent, on balance, the

development from occurring or from being acceptable if they were not taken forward. Transport & Local Connections Fire, Ambulance, Police, CCTV

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Resolution “THAT the Forum Committee is authorised to finalise and submit a response on behalf of the Forum to the GLA’s consultation on its Opportunity Area Planning Framework for the Isle of Dogs and South Poplar, in accordance with the views expressed at this General Meeting of 25th July 2018.”

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Development Update

Skylines – planning application revised May / June 2018 – slight reduction in height Quay House - by the South Dock pedestrian bridge - 38 storey short term rental accommodation + work space - planning application being submitted soon Alpha Square - due to start construction autumn 2018 - about 6 months later than expected The Spire - West India Quay - paused while the scheme is reviewed Poplar - there are 3 large planning applications being looked at on the north side of Aspen Way in Poplar ASDA - no update available but no new planning application submitted North Quay – new application not submitted in the end Pepper Saint Ontiod pub - planning application submitted to knock down and rebuild as a 7 storey residential tower with the pub rebuilt on the ground floor One Housing Group consultations on the future of:

• Alice Shepherd House close to the blue bridge
• Kedge House and surrounding properties on the south side of Tiller Road
• Kingsbridge estate by the sailing centre
• Bellamy Close and north side of Byng Street related to the Alpha Square construction

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Skylines - five buildings up to 48 storeys in height comprising 579 residential units, a two-form entry primary school, a small and medium enterprise (SME) Business Centre Pepper Saint Ontiod pub New 7 storey building, replacement pub, 9 residential units

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Westferry Printworks - update

Approved in 2016 by the then Deputy Mayor for London, Sir Ed Lister (Deputy to Boris Johnson) With 722 apartments up to 30 storeys in height + new secondary school Developer Northern & Shell now proposing a new bigger and taller scheme (pictures are from their display boards). Planning application imminent

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Planning issues

Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2031 makes Westferry Printworks a: Site allocation and is in a Tall Building Zone Planning issues will mainly relate to how to step down in height from CW

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