CONSERVATION PLAN

Conservation Plan

Conservation Plan Greenwich Park

1. Introduction

Change occurs all the time, and these changes are shaped by the way we live and shape subsequent needs, decisions and activities. This in turn affects how we in Greenwich Borough, use land. Our need for buildings such as factories, housing and shops, and for services such as health and leisure facilities, are influenced by changing technology, people moving in to and out of the borough and by changing lifestyles. As a community we have to decide how best the land can be used to meet a wide range of wants and needs. (Byram, 1997, 87)

2. Conservation Plan Greenwich Park

Planning aims to manage land-use change by being aware of what is happening of influence to the Borough, and guiding development in the interests of the community. This is done through both positive and control planning.

* Positive planning helps to work out what type of environment we want to live in, looks at how individual uses of land affects people and places on a wider scale and helps protect our built and natural heritage. (Byram, 1997, 87)

* Control Planning works through the granting of planning permission. This is used to permit good developments or new uses of land and buildings and prevent ones that may be harmful to the public interest.

The system of planning in Britain is designed so that, at the Borough level, positive planning and planning control work with each other through the Greenwich Unitary Development Plan. This sets out the vision for use of land in the Borough, and also provides the main guidance for making decisions on individual planning proposals. Local Councils have a duty to prepare a Development Plan by law. The Greenwich Unitary Development Plan does this for the Borough of Greenwich and is intended to cover the period 2001 - 2011 (or 2016 for Part 1 of the Plan). It is a legal document with the following purposes:

* To provide a framework of acceptable uses within the Borough, defining the areas where development is not desired or where it needs to be carefully directed and;

* To provide a detailed basis for the control of development.

The Greenwich UDP is made up of a Written Statement and a Proposals Map.

Written Statement

As required by legislation and in accordance with (Central Government) Planning Policy Guidance Note 12: Development Plans, Greenwich UDP is in two parts:

* Part 1 outlines the Vision for Greenwich, from the Greenwich Strategy (2003).

It contains a strategy for land use and development based on three key themes on which the UDP is based: Equality and Social Inclusion, Sustainable Development and Regeneration. It contains a profile of the Borough, alongside details of the achievements of the previous UDP and future opportunities in this UDP. Key to part I are the strategic land use policies for the Borough, upon which the detailed policies in Part II are based. Part II is developed from Part I and is broken down into sections such as Open Spaces, Town Centres and ...