One Blackfriars - Planning Statement FINAL VERSION - Southwark ...

CBRE | ST GEORGE SOUTH LONDON LTDAPPENDIX A – PLANNING POLICY OVERVIEW1.155 To support and expand upon the policies contained within the development plan,both the Mayor and LB Southwark have published non-statutory planning guidancewhich includes Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) and SupplementaryPlanning Documents (SPDs). SPG and SPDs must be consistent with national andregional planning guidance, as well as the policy in the adopted development planwhich they are intended to supplement. They must not introduce new policies orseek to allocate land for development that is not related to a statutory policyprovision.London View Management Framework SPG (March 2012)1.156 London Plan Policies 7.11 and 7.12 refers to the London View ManagementFramework. The Revised London View Management Framework SupplementaryPlanning Guidance (SPG), published in March 2012, designates, protects andmanages twenty-seven views of London and some of its major landmarks.1.157 Of particular relevance to the Proposed Development, the Site falls within thebackground of the Townscape View from Assessment Point 26.A: St James’s Park toHorse Guards Road. Guidance states that any building proposal that will be visiblein the background should relate to one or the other of the existing groups eitherside of Duck Island and must be of exceptional design quality, in particular withregard to their roofline, materials, shape and silhouette. New buildings that appearabove the central part of Duck Island would damage the viewer’s ability to seethese groups of buildings in conjunction with the landscaped foreground andshould normally be refused.The Mayor’s Draft Housing Supplementary Planning Guidance (December2011)1.158 The draft Housing Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) published forconsultation in December 2011, will replace the adopted Housing SPG (2005)which is based on policies in the superseded London Plan. The draft SPG includes“baseline” standards which will be used to assess relevant aspects of developmentproposals and “good practice” standards which set out aspirational guidelines forexemplary housing quality and design. Relevant standards are considered andreferred to where appropriate within the supporting documentation submitted withthis application.Page 85APPENDIX A – PLANNING POLICY OVERVIEWOther Relevant Mayoral SPGs1.159 The Mayor has adopted a number of other relevant SPGs which provide detailedguidance referred to in other supporting documents accompanying the NewApplication but not specifically assessed in this Planning Statement These include: Sustainable Design and Construction SPG (2006);Accessible London: Achieving an Inclusive Environment SPG (2004); and The Mayor’s Energy Strategy: Green Light to Clean Power (2004).LB Southwark’s Draft Bankside, Borough & London Bridge SPD (February2010)