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Unitary Development Plan
Lower Lea Valley Opportunity Area Planning Framework
Why Newham is not endorsing the Lower Lea Valley (LLV) Opportunity Area Planning Framework (OAPF) published by the Greater London Authority.
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The LLV OAPF was adopted by the Mayor of London in January 2007. This document outlines a vision and development principles for the Valley in terms of land use strategy including the scale and nature of proposed change.
Endorsement of the OAPF was requested by the Mayor of London after its adoption.
A decision was taken by the Council (on 18th October) not to endorse, but rather to note it as a document published by the Greater London Authority (GLA).
This is because the document had the following drawbacks;
- the land use designations did not accord with Council objectives
- the inadequacy of transport capacity up to and beyond 2016 to support levels of development outlined
- the precise location of locally significant industrial sites did not comply with Newham’s Industrial Land Survey and a need for the consolidation of River wharf activity.
For these reasons it was preferable not to endorse as requested by the Mayor of London.
The OAPF document and associated technical appendices underpinning it will be taken into consideration in preparing the Stratford and Lower Lea Valley Area Action Plan which has been commissioned jointly by the London Borough of Newham and London Thames Gateway Development Corporation. The AAP is due to be finalised in 2010 and will act as the statutory plan in terms of policies and proposals for Newham’s area of the Valley. Until then, a ‘Saved Policies’ version of Newham’s Unitary Development Plan (this came into effect on 27th September 2007, as approved by the Secretary of State) will be relevant for statutory purposes.
Download the Cabinet Report of October 2007
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