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4 Glossary<br />

Hostel: Hostels Residential accommodation, usually not self-contained, <strong>of</strong>ten for a<br />

particular group <strong>of</strong> people and classified as sui generis uses where no significant<br />

element <strong>of</strong> care is provided in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Use<br />

Classes) Order 1987 and its subsequent amendments. This does not include ‘youth<br />

hostels’ as these are a type <strong>of</strong> visitor accommodation (C1 Use Class).<br />

Hotels: Includes all hotels, guest houses, apart-hotels, bed and breakfast<br />

accommodation and other similar tourist accommodation, including tourist hostels.<br />

House in multiple occupation (HMO): see reference to Use Class C4.<br />

Independent retailer/service: Generally mean, a single retail/service outlet, or a<br />

chain <strong>of</strong> two or three stores, managed by either a sole trader or a family firm.<br />

Landmark: A building or site which is a prominent identifying feature in a landscape,<br />

usually with historical or architectural significance. These can be categorised as<br />

follows: recognised landmarks; historical local landmark or value or local landmark<br />

supporting legibility and streetscape.<br />

Landscape plan: A plan showing the design and layout <strong>of</strong> all outdoor areas within<br />

the curtilage <strong>of</strong> a development.<br />

Legibility: The degree to which a place and its layout can be easily understood.<br />

Lifetime homes: General needs housing that is flexible and adaptable to meet diverse<br />

and changing needs, designed to satisfy 16 basic design criteria (updated July 2010)<br />

criteria are set out in full on www.lifetimehomes.org.uk<br />

Listed building: A building <strong>of</strong> special architectural or historic interest, as listed under<br />

s1 <strong>of</strong> the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. Listed Buildings<br />

are graded under the English Heritage classification to show their relative importance,<br />

with Grade I buildings being <strong>of</strong> exceptional interest, Grade II* being particularly<br />

important buildings <strong>of</strong> more than special interest.<br />

Local <strong>Development</strong> Framework (LDF): A collection <strong>of</strong> planning policy documents,<br />

including <strong>Development</strong> Plan Documents, Supplementary Planning Documents and<br />

the Local <strong>Development</strong> Scheme, Statement <strong>of</strong> Community Involvment and Annual<br />

Monitoring Report.<br />

Local views: Protected public views defined in Appendix 1<br />

London Plan: The strategic spatial development strategy for the whole <strong>of</strong> Greater<br />

London produced by the Mayor <strong>of</strong> London.<br />

London squares: A garden or enclosed or unenclosed land protected by the London<br />

Squares Preservation Act 1931.<br />

Major development: Major development is defined in the Town and Country Planning<br />

(General <strong>Development</strong> Procedure) Order 1995 as being “development involving any<br />

one or more <strong>of</strong> the following-<br />

(a) the winning and working <strong>of</strong> minerals or the use <strong>of</strong> land for mineral-working deposits;<br />

(b) waste development;<br />

(c) the provision <strong>of</strong> dwellinghouses where-<br />

(i) the number <strong>of</strong> dwellinghouses to be provided is 10 or more; or<br />

<strong>Development</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Policies</strong> - <strong>Direction</strong> <strong>of</strong> Travel <strong>Islington</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />

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