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4 Glossary
Acronyms
social and community facilities are generally in use classes C2, D1, D2 (6) and possibly
some sui generis uses in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Use
Classes) Order 1987 and its subsequent amendments.
Social housing: Housing which is affordable by all those in housing need. This is
typically provided as rented accommodation through the local authority or a Registered
Social Landlord and rents that can be charged are set by the Government.
Sui Generis Uses: Certain uses do not fall within any use class and are considered
'sui generis'. Such uses include: theatres, houses in multiple occupation, hostels
providing no significant element of care, scrap yards. Petrol filling stations and shops
selling and/or displaying motor vehicles. Retail warehouse clubs, nightclubs,
launderettes, taxi businesses, amusement centres and casinos.
Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD): Statutory planning documents that
provide supplementary information to support the policies in Development Plan
Documents.
Sustainability Appraisal: When preparing a Local Development Document, the
Council has to carry out a formal assessment of its contribution to sustainable
development and assess its social, economic and environmental impacts.
Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS): An important document created by the
Islington Strategic Partnership which sets out a broad vision for promoting or improving
the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of an area, together with proposals
for delivering that vision.
Sustainable transport: Alternative modes of transport to the low-occupancy private
car, including walking, cycling, public transport, car sharing, water transportand city
car clubs.
Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SUDS): A means of managing surface water
drainage to reduce peak run-off rates and improve water quality.
Tenure blind: The principle that dwellings of different tenures should be designed to
be indistinguishable.
Town centres: A defined area, including the primary shopping area and areas of
predominantly leisure, business and other main town centre uses within or adjacent
to the primary shopping area. Islington has Major and District town centres. The
hierarchy of Islington's town centres is designated in the London Plan but their
boundaries are defined on Islington's proposals map.
Urban fabric: The physical form of the built environment.
Urban heat island effect: Localised heating of the urban micro-climate due to the
density of development and associated heat sources.
Windfall sites: a site that is not specifically allocated for Development in a
Development Plan, but which unexpectedly becomes available for development during
the lifetime of a plan.
AAP Area Action Plan
ATCS Angel Town Centre Strategy
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