| Term | Definition |
| The Academies Act | The Academies Act 2010 aims to make it possible for all publicly funded schools in England to become academies, still publicly funded but with an increased degree of autonomy. |
| Accessibility | This refers to the extent to which employment, goods and services are made available to people, either through close proximity, or through providing the required physical links to enable people to be transported to locations where they are available. This refers to the extent of barriers to movement for users who may experience problems getting from one place to another, including disabled people (London Plan, 2016). |
| Affordable Housing See Policy 2 |
Social rented, affordable rented and intermediate housing, provided to eligible households whose needs are not met by the market. Eligibility is determined with regard to local incomes and local house prices. Affordable housing should include provisions to remain at an affordable price for future eligible households or for the subsidy to be recycled for alternative affordable housing provision. Social-rented housing: housing provided by a landlord where access is on the basis of housing need, and rents are no higher than target rents set by the Government for housing association and local authority rents Affordable rented housing: rented housing let by registered providers of social housing to households who are eligible for social rented housing. Affordable Rent is not subject to the national rent regime but is subject to other rent controls that require a rent of no more than 80 per cent of the local market rent where this does not exceed Local Housing Allowance unless by exception. Intermediate housing: is sub-market housing available to people on moderate incomes who cannot afford to buy or rent housing generally available on the open market. Intermediate housing may take the form of shared ownership, low cost home ownership or sub market rented housing. These sources of intermediate housing can play an important role in providing mixed communities, ensure that those on moderate incomes in Bromley (including key workers) have access to decent homes and can be controlled to ensure that it is available in the long term. The London Plan defines affordability for intermediate housing as those households earning £18,100 - £66,000 (two+ bedroom units extends this to £80,000). |
| Affordable Housing Viability Assessment |
A study which investigates and assesses the impact on land values, and therefore on development viability, of affordable housing policy options sought on private (market sale) residential sites (as in the AHVA 2013). |
| Air Quality Management Areas | Areas designated by local authorities because they are not likely to achieve national air quality objectives by the relevant deadlines. |
| Alternative Provision (Education) | Education arranged by local authorities for pupils who, because of exclusion, illness or other reasons, would not otherwise receive suitable education; education arranged by schools for pupils on a fixed period exclusion; and pupils being directed by schools to off-site provision to improve their behaviour. |
| Amenity | "Element of a location or neighbourhood that helps to make it attractive or enjoyable for residents and visitors (London Plan 2016)" |
| Area Action Plan (AAP) | A policy document setting out the planning framework for areas with a concentration of proposals for change and areas of conservation, AAPs have DPD status and thus require independent Examination. |
| Area of Archaeological Significance (AAS) | These are demarcate areas with the potential to have architectural interest. Their primary purpose is to help highlight at an early stage where a development proposal may affect heritage assets of archaeological interest and so trigger early consultation with the borough’s archaeological adviser on the need for site specific assessment and field evaluation.” |
| Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) See Policy 76 |
An area with statutory national landscape designation, the primary purpose of which is to conserve and enhance natural beauty. The Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is situated within the Borough. |
| Area of Special Residential Character (ASRC) See Policy 44 |
ASRCs are residential areas identified by virtue of their special and distinctive character which the Council wishes to preserve and enhance. |
| Areas for Regeneration See Policy 13 and Section 2.3 |
These areas are the Census Local Super Output Areas (LSOAs) in greatest socio economic need, defined on the basis of the 20 per cent most deprived LSOAs in the Index of Multiple Deprivation. |
| Article 4 Direction | A direction under the Town & Country Planning Order 1995 removing specified Permitted Development Rights under that order from a defined area. |
| Biodiversity | A variety of plants and animals and other living things in a particular area or region. It encompasses habitat diversity, species diversity and genetic diversity. Biodiversity has value in its own right and has social and economic value for human society (London Plan 2016). |
| Bromley Biodiversity Action Plan | The Bromley Biodiversity Plan is a guidance document for anyone who has an interest in, or an impact upon the borough’s biodiversity. |
| Brownfield Land | Both land and premises are included in this term, which refers to a site that has previously been used or developed and is not currently fully in use, although it may be partially occupied or utilised. It may also be vacant, derelict or contaminated. This excludes open spaces and land where the remains of previous use have blended into the landscape, or have been overtaken by nature conservation value or amenity use and cannot be regarded as requiring development (as in the London Plan 2016). |
| Bulge Class | The temporary intake of pupils in a temporary class in an educational facility. |
| Business Improvement Area (BIA) See policy 84 |
Areas proposed for inclusion in Bromley's local plan where the Council will work with businesses to seek to manage and improve the supply of high quality office floorspace and will resist loss of office uses. |
| Climate Change | Long-term changes in temperature, precipitation, wind and all other aspects of the Earth's climate. |
| Community Facilities See Policy 20 and 21 |
The provision of facilities for the community, including health, educational, social, recreational, leisure, community safety, spiritual and cultural facilities. Such facilities may also refered to as “Social Infrastructure”. |
| Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) | A planning charge, introduced by the Planning Act 2008 as a tool for local authorities to help deliver infrastructure to support the development of their area. It came into force through the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010. |
| Comparison (Retail/Shopping) | Durable goods which are not purchased frequently and involve the customer comparing items store to store. |
| Compulsory Purchase | A compulsory purchase order (CPO) is a legal function that allows certain bodies which need to obtain land or property to do so without the consent of the owner. Compulsory purchase powers are provided to enable acquiring authorities to compulsorily purchase land to carry out a function which Parliament has decided is in the public interest. Anyone who has land acquired is generally entitled to compensation. |
| Conditions (or ‘planning condition’) | A condition imposed on a grant of planning permission (in accordance with the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) or a condition included in a Local Development Order or Neighbourhood Development Order. |
| Conservation | The process of maintaining and managing change to a heritage asset in a way that sustains and where appropriate enhances its significance. |
| Conservation Area See Policy 41 |
An area of special architectural or historical importance the character of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance and where consent is required to demolish a building or part of a building. |
| Convenience Goods | Everyday essential items, such as food and newspapers. |
| Decentralised Energy | Decentralised energy refers to low and zero carbon power and/or heat generated and delivered in a locality (i.e. not from the national grid). This includes micro-generation, such as photovoltaic (PV) panels on individual buildings, through to large-scale heat networks. |
| Deliverable | To be considered deliverable, sites should be available now, offer a suitable location for development now, and be achievable with a realistic prospect that housing will be delivered on the site within five years and in particular that development of the site is viable (PPG, 2014). |
| Density (Residential) | A measure of the intensity of residential development. Usually expressed as the number of habitable rooms per hectare (hrha). |
| Density Matrix | Matrix in the London Plan 2016 which sets out density ranges related to existing building form, massing and public transport accessibility level (PTAL). |
| Developable | To be considered developable, sites should be in a suitable location for housing development and there should be a reasonable prospect that the site is available and could be viably developed at the point envisaged (NPPG, 2014). |
| Development | Defined and qualified by the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (s.22) as the carrying out of building, engineering, mining or other operations in, on, over, or under land, or the making of any material change in the use of any building or other land. |
| Development Plan | The Development Plan for local planning in London authorities in London includes the Local Plan and the London Plan (see Local Plan and London Plan definitions). |
| Development Plan Document (DPD) | A type of planning policy document which sets out policies and/ or site allocations. The preparation of the document should accord with the procedures set out in the Town and Country Planning Regulations. A DPD is subject to independent Examination by a planning Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State. |
| District Centre | A large suburban Centre with a broad range of facilities and services which fulfills a function as a focus for the community and public transport. |
| Duty to Cooperate | The duty to cooperate was introduced by the Localism Act 2011. It places a legal duty on local planning authorities to engage constructively, actively and on an ongoing basis to maximise the effectiveness of Local Plan preparation in the context of strategic cross boundary matters, that is planning matters which affect two or more planning authorities. |
| Education Land See Policy 27 |
Land safeguarded for education purposes. Sites with permitted use for education purposes, including the sites of schools, colleges and purpose built day nurseries, and sites developed for education purposes as a result of allocations within this plan. |
| Employment Land / Site | Land / sites defined by the Council for employment uses (usually B class uses) and appropriate sui-generis uses. |
| Environment Agency | A governmental body that deals with issues of the environmental effects of activities including those arising from development – e.g. pollution, waste and water issues including flood protection advice. |
| Evidence Base | The information and data gathered by local authorities and used to inform policy development. It includes a wide range of numerical data and other information, including, surveys, studies, discussions and consultations. |
| Financial viability | An objective financial viability test of the ability of a development project to meet its costs including the cost of planning obligations, while ensuring an appropriate Site Value for the landowner and a market risk adjusted return to the developer in delivering that project (RICS, 2012). |
| Five Year Housing Land Supply | An identified supply of specific deliverable sites sufficient to meet housing requirements over a specified five year period, collated annually. |
| Floorspace | The floor area (on all floors) of a building or set of buildings. Gross floorspace includes areas ancillary to the main use. Net Floorspace excludes ancillary areas. |
| Form of Entry (FE) | The annual intake of a class in an educational facility. |
| Free Schools | A Free School in England is a type of Academy, a non-profit-making, independent, State-funded school which is free to attend but which is not controlled by a Local Authority. |
| Garden Land See Policy 3 |
Garden Land (including back gardens and private residential gardens) is the area within a defined dwelling curtilage used for amenity purposes from which the public is excluded. For the purpose of policy 3., back gardens are that part of the curtilage which is to the rear of the front building line of the dwelling. |
| Greater London Authority (GLA) | The strategic authority for London, which assumed its main responsibilities in July 2000. |
| Green Belt See Policy 49 |
A national policy designation (from the NPPF) which helps to contain development, protect the countryside and promote brownfield development, and assists in the urban renaissance. There is a general presumption against inappropriate development on the Green Belt. |
| Green Chain See Policy 54 |
A chain of public and private open spaces, lined but separate, and the footpaths between them. They are accessible to the public and provide way-marked paths and other pedestrian and cycle routes. The South London green chain extends through south east London from Southwark through Bromley to Lewisham, Greenwich and Bexley to the Thames. |
| Gypsies and Travellers | Persons of nomadic habit of life whatever their race or origin, including such persons who on grounds only of their own or their family's or dependants' educational or health needs or old age have ceased to travel temporarily or permanently, but excluding members of an organised group of travelling showpeople or circus people travelling together as such. (Circular 01/2006: Planning for Gypsy and Traveller Caravan Sites ODPM, 2006). |
| Gypsies and Travellers Sites | These are sites either for settled occupation, temporary stopping places, or transit sites for people of nomadic habit of life, such as travellers and gypsies (London Plan 2016). |
| Habitats | An area or type of natural area within which certain species or groupings of species can exist naturally. They should not be considered in isolation but instead they are linked, overlapping and take many forms. |
| Heritage Asset(s) | A building, monument, site, place, area or landscape identified as having a degree of significance meriting consideration in planning decisions, because of its heritage interests. Heritage asset includes designated heritage assets and assets identified by the local planning authority (including local listing) (NPPF, 2012). |
| Heritage at Risk | Historic England keeps a register of heritage assets they believe to be at risk and are facing an uncertain future. |
| Historic England | Historic England provides advice on the historic environment, including conservation areas and listed buildings. |
| Historic Environment | All aspects of the environment resulting from the interaction between people and places through time, including all surviving physical remains of past human activity, whether visible or buried, and deliberately planted or managed fauna (NPPF, 2012). |
| Household | A person living alone or a group of people living together at the same address and with common housekeeping. |
| Housing requirement | The amount of housing that has to be built in a given period to meet needs and demands. |
| Independent Examination | The process by which an Independent Planning Inspector publicly examines a Development Plan Document to ensure that it is 'sound' in terms of factors such as the evidence on which it is based, national policy and consultations undertaken. |
| Industrial Business Park (IBP) | Strategic industrial locations that are particularly suitable for activities that need better quality surroundings including research and development, light industrial and higher value general industrial, some waste management, utility and transport functions, wholesale markets and small scale distribution. They can be accommodated next to environmentally sensitive uses (London Plan, 2016). |
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure when used as a general term can include physical (hard), (for example roads, railways, sewers, pipes, telecommunications lines), green (network of open and green spaces and green features lying within the urban environment and the urban fringe, connecting to the surrounding countryside) and social (includes health provision, early years provision, schools, colleges and universities, community, cultural, recreation and sports facilities, places of worship, policing and other criminal justice or community safety facilities, children and young people’s play and informal recreation facilities). |
| Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) | The infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) is a key evidence base for both the Local Plan and the sound development of the Community Infrastructure Levy. It is an evolving or live document setting out the key infrastructure and funding streams and identifying funding gaps essential for the successful implementation of the Local Plan |
| Inspector's Report | A report issued by an Independent Planning Inspector regarding the planning issues debated at the independent examination of a development plan or a planning inquiry. For DPDs it will contain recommendations to the authority on changes to the plan and an opinion as to whether it is a sound plan. |
| Broken link - possible circular reference Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) |
A review of the health and wellbeing needs of a population, leading to agreed commissioning priorities that will improve the health and wellbeing outcomes and reduce inequalities. More details & link to 2014 JSNA at http://bromley.mylifeportal.co.uk/JSNA-and-Health-and-Wellbeing-Strategy-Bromley.aspx |
| Office Clusters See Policy 85 |
A proposed designation for inclusion within the Bromley Local Plan. Clusters of offices identified and assessed for their contribution to the office stock within the Borough, providing employment opportunities, typically with good access and a minimum office floorspace of 1500 sqm. |
| Landfill | The permanent disposal of residual waste into the ground, by the filling of man-made voids or similar features. The construction of land forms above ground level is called land raising. |
| Listed Building | A building of special architectural or historic interest included on the statutory list. Listed buildings are graded I, II* or II with grade I being the most important. Listing provides protection for the exterior as well as the interior of a building, and any buildings or permanent structures pre-1948 (e.g. walls) within its curtilage). |
| Local Green Space See Policy 56 |
Green or open Space that is demonstrably special to the local community and holds a particular local significance for example because of its beauty, historic importance, recreational value, tranquillity or richness of its wildlife. Local Green Space must be local in character and not cover extensive tracts of land. Its special qualities are described in Statements of Significance. The level of protection afforded to Local Green Space is commensurate with that of the Greenbelt in that harm to special qualities will only be allowed in very special circumstances. |
| Local Implementation Plan | A statutory document, required by the Greater London Authority Act 1999, which sets out how the Borough intends to implement the Mayor's Transport Strategy within their borough. |
| Local Plan | The plan for the future development of the local area, drawn up by the Local Planning Authority in consultation with other stakeholders. Under the Town and Country Planning Regulations 2012 and the National Planning Policy Framework. |
| Local Planning Authority | The public authority whose duty it is to carry out specific planning functions for a particular area. All references to local planning authority apply to the district council, London borough council, county council, Broads Authority, National Park Authority and the Greater London Authority, to the extent appropriate to their responsibilities. |
| Localism Act | The Localism Act was introduced in November 2011.The aim of the act was to devolve more decision making powers from central government into the hands of individuals, communities and councils. The act covers a wide range of issues related to local public services, with a particularly focus on the general power of competence, community rights, neighbourhood planning and housing (Local Government Association, 2015). |
| Locally Listed Building | Buildings which are on the "local list" compiled by the Council and which, because of their architectural or historic interest, make a valuable contribution to the character of an area. Those are not statutorily protected but the Council will where possible endeavour to ensure that they are considered on their own merits in the event of any development/redevelopment proposal which affects them. |
| Locally Significant Industrial Site (LSIS) See Policy 82 |
A designation set out in the London Plan Policy 4.4. Boroughs may designate as Locally Significant those industrial sites which lie outside the SIL framework which robust demand assessments show to warrant protection because of their particular importance for local industrial type functions. |
| London Plan | The Spatial Development Strategy for Greater London (the latest version being March 2015) prepared by the Greater London Authority (GLA). |
| Major Centre | These generally contain over 50,000 sq.m of retail floorspace with a relatively high proportion of comparison goods relative to convenience goods. They may also have significant employment, leisure, service and civic functions (London Plan 2016). |
| Material Consideration | A matter that should be taken into account in making a planning decision. |
| Metropolitan Centre | These serve wide catchments which can extend over several boroughs and into parts of the South East region. Typically they contain at least 100,000 sq.m of retail, leisure and service floorspace with a significant proportion of high order comparison goods relative to convenience goods. These centres generally have very good accessibility and significant employment, service and leisure functions (London Plan, 2016). |
| Metropolitan Open Land | Strategic open land within the urban area that contributes to the structure of London (London Plan 2016). The London Plan affords Metropolitan Open Land the same level of protection as the greenbelt. |
| Mixed Use Development | Development for a variety of activities on single sites or across wider areas such as town centres (London Plan 2016). |
| National Policy Planning Framework (NPPF) | A Government planning document that sets out policies for England and how they are expected to be applied. |
| National Technical Standards | The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has enacted a package of deregulatory changes (announced March 2015) to the building regulations in 2012. |
| Neighbourhood Plan | A plan prepared by a Parish Council or Neighbourhood Forum for a particular neighbourhood area (made under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004) (NPPF, 2012). |
| Network Rail | The authority which owns, maintains, and operates the majority of the mainline railway infrastructure in England, Scotland and Wales. |
| Non-Self Contained Accommodation | A non-self contained (NSC) unit of accommodation is one where the kitchen (or cooking area) and/or toilets and/or bathroom can only be accessed by leaving a dwelling. NSC can include student accommodation, nurses’ hostels and shared housing for other client groups (including special needs housing), and houses in multiple occupation. |
| Open Space | All land in London that is predominantly undeveloped other than buildings and structures that are ancillary to the open space use. The definition covers the broad range of types of open space within London, whether in public or private ownership and whether public access is unrestricted, limited or unrestricted (London Plan, 2016). |
| Opportunity Areas See Policy 90 |
As defined in the London Plan: London’s principal opportunities for accommodating large scale development to provide substantial numbers of new employment and housing, each typically more than 5,000 jobs and/or 2,500 homes, with a mixed and intensive use of land and assisted by good public transport accessibility (London Plan 2016). |
| Outline Planning Application | Outline planning permission' means a planning permission for development which is granted subject to a condition requiring the subsequent approval of the local planning authority with respect to one or more reserved matters. |
| Parking Standards See Policy 30 |
Parking standards set out adequate levels of car parking for different types of development. |
| Permitted Development Rights (PDR) | Permitted development rights are a national grant of planning permission which allow certain building works and changes of use to be carried out without having to make a planning application. Permitted development rights are subject to conditions and limitations to control impact and to protect local amenity (NPPG, 2014). |
| Planning Obligations/ Section 106 Agreements |
These agreements confer planning obligations on persons with an interest in land in order to achieve the implementation of relevant planning policies as authorised by Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. (London Plan 2016) |
| Policy Practice Guidance | These are Government statements of national planning policy. |
| Preferred Industrial Locations (PILs) | Strategic industrial locations that are particularly suitable for general industrial, light industrial, storage and distribution, waste management, recycling, some transport related functions, utilities, wholesale markets and other industrial related activities (London Plan.2016). |
| Prior Approval | Prior approval means that a developer has to seek approval from the local planning authority that specified elements of the development which can be carried out under permitted development rights are acceptable before work can proceed. The matters for prior approval vary depending on the type of development and these are set out in full in the relevant parts in Schedule 2 to the General Permitted Development Order. A local planning authority cannot consider any other matters when determining a prior approval application (NPPG, 2014). |
| Public realm | This is the space between buildings and within buildings that is publicly accessible. This includes streets, squares, forecourts, parks and open spaces. |
| Public Transport Accessibility Levels (PTAL) | Measure of the relative accessibility of buildings and uses by public transport. The higher the PTAL score, the better the accessibility (defined in the London Plan 2016) PTALs range from 0-6. Whilst the level of public transport provision in PTALs 3 and above is high, in terms of frequency, choice of destinations and choice of public transport modes that does not necessarily mean that provision in PTAL 2 is inadequate. |
| Registered Provider | All providers of social housing are listed on a register as a ‘Registered Provider’ (RP). |
| Renewable Energy/Renewables | Energy derived from a source that is continually replenished, such as wind, wave, solar, hydroelectric and energy from plant material, but not fossil fuels or nuclear energy. Although not strictly renewable, geothermal energy is generally included (London Plan 2016). |
| Renewal Area See Policy 13 |
Bromley's proposed Renewal Areas comprise "places", as defined within the Borough's Characterisation Draft Document (January 2014), which also encompasses areas for regeneration (the 20 % most deprived Lower Super Output areas (LSOA)) as defined by the London Plan (March 2016) aggregated with some of the 40% most deprived wards in London. London Plan Policy 2.14 and those areas with similar levels of depravation or adjoining areas of regeneration in neighbouring boroughs. |
| Self-Contained Accommodation | A self-contained unit of accommodation is one which has a kitchen (or cooking area), bathroom and toilet inside it for the exclusive use of the household living within the unit. |
| Site Allocation See Policies |
Site allocations identify development land to be developed for a type or mix and amount of uses to meet objectively assessed need and the borough’s economic, environmental and social objectives. |
| Site of Archaeological Significance | A place with a known or potential archaeological interest. Those are assessed and allocated by Historic England. |
| Sites of Interest for Nature Conservation (SINCs) | Sites identified as being of Metropolitan, Borough or Local importance for nature conservation purposes. |
| Site of Special Scientific interest (SSSI) | Sites notified to the Local Planning Authority by English Nature under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) as being of national importance by reason of any of their flora, fauna, geology, or physiological features. All the London sites of biodiversity interest are included within sites of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation. |
| Sound/Soundness | • In order to be approved for adoption by an inspector appointed by the Secretary of State, a Local Plan needs to be found sound which means that it should be, as defined in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF, 2012):Positively Prepared – the plan should be prepared based on a strategy which seeks to meet objectively assessed development and infrastructure requirements, including unmet requirements from neighbouring authorities where it is reasonable to do so and consistent with achieving sustainable development; • Justified – the plan should be the most appropriate strategy, when considered against the reasonable alternatives, based on proportionate evidence; • Effective – the plan should be deliverable over its period and based on effective joint working on cross-boundary strategic priorities; and • Consistent with national policy – the plan should enable the delivery of sustainable development in accordance with the policies in the Framework. |
| Statement of Community Involvement | The Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) sets out the Council's policy for involving the community in the preparation, alteration and review of planning policy documents and in deciding planning applications. |
| Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) | SFRAs are primarily produced by local planning authorities, in consultation with the Environment Agency, and are intended to form the basis for preparing appropriate policies for flood risk management at the local level. |
| Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) | An assessment of land availability for housing which informs the Borough's Local Plan and borough local development documents (London Plan 2016). |
| Strategic Housing Market Availability Assessment (SHMAA) | An assessment of housing need and demand which informs the London Plan and borough local development documents (London Plan 2016). |
| Strategic Industrial Locations (SILs) See Policy |
These comprise Preferred Industrial Locations (PILs) and Industrial Business Parks (IBPs) and exist to ensure that London provides sufficient quality sites, in appropriate locations, to meet the needs of industrial and related sectors including general and light Industrial uses, logistics, waste management and environmental Industries (such as renewable energy generation), utilities, wholesale markets and some transport functions (London Plan 2015 ). |
| Strategic Outer London Development Centre (SOLDC) See Policy |
SOLDCs are “business locations” of various scales with specialist strengths which already or potentially can function at a more than subregional level and generate significant, specialist growth considerably above existing outer London trends. London Plan 2016 Policy xThose specialist functions could be reinforced, mostly through specialist development, without undermining the role of other business locations and of town centres and should also help realise the Mayor’s wider objectives for Outer London. |
| Supplementary Planning Documents | Documents which add further detail to the policies in the Local Plan. They can be used to provide further guidance for development on specific sites, or on particular issues, such as design. Supplementary planning documents are capable of being a material consideration in planning decisions but cannot set or amend policy nor allocate sites. |
| Sustainability Appraisal | An appraisal of the economic, environmental and social effects of a plan to inform the development of policies and encourage more sustainable development. A Sustainability Appraisal of a Local Plan should incorporate the requirements of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). |
| Sustainable Communities | Sustainable communities are places where people want to live and work, now and in the future. They meet the diverse needs of existing and future residents, are sensitive to their environment, and contribute to a high quality of life. They are safe and inclusive, well planned, built and run, and offer equality of opportunity and good services for all (London Plan 2016). |
| Sustainable Development | Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987). |
| Sustainable Transport Modes | Any efficient, safe and accessible means of transport with overall low impact on the environment, including walking and cycling, low and ultra-low emission vehicles, car sharing and public transport (NPPF, 2012). |
| Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) | An alternative approach from the traditional ways of runoff from buildings and hardstanding. They can reduce the total amount, flow and rate surface that runs directly to rivers through storm water systems (London Plan 2016) |
| Transport Assessment | A document prepared and submitted alongside planning applications for developments likely to have significant transport implications. For major proposals, assessments should illustrate the following: accessibility to the site by all modes; the likely modal split of journeys to and from the site; and proposed measures to improve access by public transport, walking and cycling (London Plan, 2016). |
| Transport for London (TfL) | One of the GLA’s groups of organisations, accountable to the Mayor, with responsibility for delivering an integrated and sustainable transport strategy for London (London Plan 2016). |
| Travel Plan | A long-term management strategy for an organisation or site that seeks to deliver sustainable transport objectives through action and is articulated in a document that is regularly reviewed (NPPF, 2012). |
| Transport Statement | A simplified version of a transport assessment where it is agreed the transport issues arising out of development proposals are limited and a full transport assessment is not required (NPPF, 2012). |
| Travellers | For the purposes of national planning policy, “travellers” means “gypsies and travellers” and “travelling showpeople” as defined within this glossary. |
| Travelling Showpeople | Members of a group organised for the purposes of holding fairs, circuses or shows (whether or not travelling together as such). This includes such persons who on the grounds of their own or their family’s or dependants' more localised pattern of trading, educational or health needs or old age have ceased to travel temporarily or permanently, but excludes Gypsies and Travellers. |
| Tree Preservation Order (TPO) | A Tree Preservation Order is an order made by a local planning authority in England to protect specific trees, groups of trees or woodlands in the interests of amenity. (NPPG, 2014). |
| Urban Open Space (UOS) See Policy 55 |
Open space within an urban area which is considered to be of local significance. |
| Wheelchair Accessible Housing | This refers to homes built to meet the standards set out in the second edition of the Wheelchair Housing Design Guide by Stephen Thorpe, Habinteg Housing Association 2006 (London Plan, 2016). NB affordable wheelchair homes need to be in accordance with the South East London housing partnership wheelchair homes design guidelines. |
| Windfall Sites | Sites which have not been specifically identified as available in the Local Plan process. They normally comprise previously-developed sites that have unexpectedly become available (NPPF 2014). |
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