Lessons Learnt - Design for London

foreword
Reg rdless of the ch nging
economic clim te, the issue of
housing need will not dis ppe r.
London’s popul tion is growing
nd the num er of households
continues to incre se, so there
is need to uild more nd
etter housing –especi lly in
the fford le sector. Recent
policies h ve re ffirmed the
m ition to ccommod te new
development within current
Green elt ound ries. Housing
intensific tion therefore will rem in on the
policy gend just like the need to cur c r on
emissions nd enh nce iodiversity, to stimul te
inclusive economic regener tion nd enh nce
soci l c pit l.
In 2005, the London Development Agency nd
Government Office for London commissioned
Urh hn Ur n Design to explore str tegies for
town centre intensific tion in 10 North London
town centres. The resulting pu lic tion of the
TEN study emph sised the opportunities for
incre sing housing density with enh ncement of
the pu lic re lm in town centres through designled
ppro ch. Since its inception in 2008, Design
for London h s promoted excellence in housing
design nd pu lic re lm interventions [ ny
p rticul r pu lic tions or projects to mention?].
The commission of the present study, which
investig tes different ur n design scen rios for
seven town centres in south London, fits in this
policy m ition.
The study w s sed on coll or tive rel tionship
with the seven London Boroughs involved:
Bromley, Croydon, L m eth, Lewish m, Merton,
Southw rk nd W ndsworth. In e ch of these
Boroughs, l rge sc le town centre regener tion
projects re underw y, inv ri ly with higherdensity
housing s one of their underpinning
elements. However, m ny sm ller nd more
su ur n town centres h ve not seen ch nge
in recent ye rs, despite their good ccessi ility
y pu lic tr nsport nd the often evident need
for investment. Such pl ces typify the potenti l
of Outer London to contri ute to London’s policy
o jectives – potenti l th t h s neither een
fully understood nor sufficiently explored. This
study seeks By to ddressing the opportunities
th t c n e found in these pl ces, the study nd
contri utes to the ongoing discussion out Outer
London
This is rese rch report, not policy document.
The study sketches scen rios for ch nge nd
explores policy ch nges th t could en le them.
scen rios nd explor tory n ture of project: tIt is
his is out ide s, not out lueprint designs.
Our intention is to; stimul ting stimul te de te
out the n ture of the su ur s nd their potenti l
to ccommod te growth, out preserving
loc l ch r cter nd positive ch nge, nd out
improvement of Londoners’ well- eing through
good qu lity housing intensific tion.
Peter Bisshop
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