An update on the consultation and feedback.
Minutes:
Kate Johnson from the planning policy team gave an update on the consultation for the draft Dulwich supplementary planning document (SPD) which was initially presented to the Dulwich community council in January 2013.
The officer stated the SPD was a planning guidance for the Dulwich community council area and part of Peckham Rye ward. The document provided guidance on matters like conservation areas, appropriate types of new developments and the protection and improvement of open spaces in Dulwich and part of Peckham Rye.
The Dulwich SPD would become a material consideration in the planning process once it was adopted. It would mean any developer that submitted a planning application to the council would have to take into account the planning guidance set out in the Dulwich SPD.
The consultation ran from January 2013 until 22 April 2013, previous consultations took place in 2004 and 2009. Kate mentioned the 2013 version was an update to the 2009 guidance. Officers propose to submit the draft Dulwich SPD to council’s cabinet meeting in July 2013 for adoption. Workshops were held in 2009 and 2013, one of which was held at the Dulwich Picture Gallery it was well attended and useful discussions on the SPD took place.
Comments that came out of the consultation:
· Make the guidance clearer when different types of planning permission were required in conservation areas.
· Strengthening the guidance in relation to paving over front gardens and basement development.
Some of the main changes
· Updated the transport section to reflect that London overground services had recently been extended to Denmark Hill and Peckham Rye Stations.
· Updated the descriptions of the town centres because the retail study information was slightly out of date (based on 2009 data).
· Updated references to key development sites in Dulwich namely, Dulwich Hospital, Herne Hill Velodrome and the Dulwich Police Station site.
The following were included:
· Greater detail on the conservation areas in Dulwich and setting out a fact box which explains how to get conservation area consent.
· References about permitted development rights for property extensions.
· References and strengthen guidance about paving over front gardens.
· Additional text about sustainable transport and ensure there would be adequate parking provision for new developments outside the controlled parking zones.
It was noted that some of the other comments were considered as borough wide issues and were not appropriate for the Dulwich SPD. Kate mentioned that the saved policies on Southwark plan and core strategy would be reviewed / worked on later this year. The officer thanked those that took part in the consultation and announced the final Dulwich SPD would be published on the council’s website five working days before the cabinet meeting on 16 July 2013.
The chair thanked the officer for her presentation.