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Annex ONE

Opportunity
and
Intensification
Areas

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A1.1 This Annex

(which for the avoidance of

doubt, forms part of the London Plan and
therefore of the statutory development
plan) is integral to policy 2.13 in Chapter
2, outlining how its broad principles should
be applied to specific Opportunity and
Intensification Areas including indicative
estimates of employment capacity and
minimum guidelines for new homes to 2031.

A1.2 These

estimates and guidelines are derived

from a range of sources including the London
Employment Sites Database (employment)
and the London Strategic Housing Land
Availability Assessment (homes); they will be
tested through the preparation of planning
frameworks and/or local development
frameworks.

A1.3 It

should be noted that in some Areas

the transport system would not currently
support this level of growth and developer
contributions may be required to underpin
enhancements. The Opportunity/
Intensification Area Planning Frameworks
(OAPF/IAPF) for these areas can take
different forms depending on local
circumstances. Progress on their preparation
and implementation will be reviewed in the
London Plan Implementation Plan and is
currently indicated in the Table below as (1)
Proposed; (2) In Preparation; (3) Adopted;
and (4) Under Review.

City
Fringe

Colindale/
Burnt Oak

262

489

2,000

70,000

1,000

Charlton
Riverside

176

1,347 7,000

Bexley
Riverside

12,500

7,000

3,500

4,000

Indicative
Minimum
employment new
capacity
homes

Area
(Ha)

Ref Location

Table A1.1 Opportunity Areas

An area comprising a range of sites with capacity mainly for residential-led mixed use, which are at various
stages in the development process including parts of the former RAF East Camp adjacent to the M1,
Hendon College site, the existing Grahame Park Estate, Colindale Tube and the Hospital and library sites
to the west of tube. The area also includes major development sites in Brent along the Edgware Road at
Oriental City, Zenith House and Capital Way. Co-ordination of adequate provision of social and transport
infrastructure across the borough boundaries is required. Appropriate developer contributions are also
needed to deliver public transport improvements to support the proposed intensification of residential use.

Contains a number of accessible, relatively central sites with significant development capacity, including
Bishopsgate/South Shoreditch and Whitechapel/Aldgate. The Area provides particular scope to support
Londons critical mass of financial and business services and clusters of other economic activity, such as
creative industries. Minor extensions of the CAZ should assist the realisation of development capacity
and exploit public transport accessibility through Crossrail 1 stations at Liverpool Street and Whitechapel
and at the East London Line stations. At Old Street the scale of additional development capacity is partly
dependent upon operational rail requirements and improvements to interchange capacity. The area contains
some of Londons most deprived inner city neighbourhoods as well as affluent new quarters interspersed
with affordable business premises, some serving the local communities, others meeting the needs of
national and international business. Development should take account of the Tower of London World
Heritage site.

Development at Charlton Riverside should be integrated with the wider development of the south bank
of the Thames to complement opportunities at Deptford/Greenwich Greenwich Peninsula and Woolwich.
Any managed release of surplus industrial land should be set in a wider sub regional context as part of the
planning framework for the Area, taking into account safeguarded wharves such as Murphys and Angerstein
with its strategic railhead.

Bexley Riverside relates to parts of Erith, Crayford, Slade Green and Belvedere. Improvements in public
transport accessibility, especially associated with Crossrail 1 will provide scope for intensification, particularly
around Abbey Wood. Account should be taken of the Areas strategically important role in addressing
Londons logistics requirements including protection for inter-modal freight transfer facilities at Howbury
Park and safeguarded wharves on the River Thames, as well as waste management. East London Green
Grid projects such as Belvedere Links will make a significant contribution to the improvement of landscape
and green infrastructure. Any new development and infrastructure brought forward in this area must avoid
adverse affects on any European site of nature conservation importance (to include SACs, SPAs, Ramsar,
proposed and candidate sites) either alone or in combination with other plans and projects.

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Croydon

Deptford
Creek/
Greenwich
Riverside

165

173

Cricklewood/ 324
Brent Cross

Area
(Ha)

Ref Location

4,000

7,500

20,000

5,000

10,000

10,000

Indicative
Minimum
employment new
capacity
homes

The Area should benefit major concentrations of deprived neighbourhoods across the two boroughs and
capitalise on its waterside and heritage character. Subject to resolution of wharf related issues, parts of
Convoys Wharf should be developed for a range of uses. The Area as a whole has potential for a cultural
quarter, for smaller scale leisure and tourism-related provision, business workspaces and additional housing.
East-west connections across Deptford Creek should be addressed.

One of the potential Strategic Outer London Development Centres, Croydon is also recognised as
Londons largest Metropolitan town centre and one of the capitals two strategic office centres outside
central London. The councils strategy will need to be built upon to re-brand the offer of Croydon to meet
modern commercial needs, realising its competitive advantages and good public transport accessibility.
This will entail consolidating its strengths as a strategic office location through mixed-use re-development
and enhancements to the business environment. A carefully managed balance must be struck between
modernising office provision and encouraging the conversion of surplus capacity to other uses including
a significant increment to housing. An integrated approach to a number of sites will be needed, including
East Croydon station, Fairfield Halls, Croydon College, Park Place and the Whitgift extension. Rejuvenation
of the mix and vitality of supporting uses, enhancement of the environment and improvements to traffic
management will help support redevelopment.

Subject to office demand, a potential Strategic Outer London Development Centre (see Policy 2.16).
Brent Cross /Cricklewood also has significant potential for wider economic development, new housing
and regeneration, capitalising on public transport improvements including Thameslink and the Northern
Line upgrade. The Area combines former railway lands and the wider hinterland surrounding Brent Cross
regional shopping centre across the A406 North Circular Road. Brent Cross is to be redeveloped to become
a town centre complementing the roles of other centres nearby and with an extended mix of town centre
activities. This should include a significant increase in new housing together with local ancillary services. A
rail station on the Cricklewood site is proposed and new development should be phased with improvements
to public transport and accessibility. A site for a major waste facility within the area will form a key role in
North London Waste Strategy. There is significant potential for improvement to the public realm including
restoration of the River Brent.

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Earls Court
& West
Kensington

Elephant
& Castle

Euston

Greenwich
Peninsula

10

11

259

16

88

Area
(Ha)

Ref Location

7,000

5,000

5,000

7,000

13,500

1,000

4,000

4,000

Indicative
Minimum
employment new
capacity
homes

The Peninsula plays two key strategic roles, as an internationally significant leisure attraction and as a major
contributor to meeting Londons need for additional housing. The main focus of commercial development
is at the north of the peninsula around the O2 Centre and the Jubilee Line station. Any release of industrial
capacity should be managed in a sub-regional context and as part of the planning framework, recognising
the roles of safeguarded wharves and the potential for a cruise liner terminal. River paths, parks and squares
on the peninsula should contribute to a high quality public realm and become part of the wider East London
Green Grid with potential to improve pedestrian and cycle linkages from the O2 to Greenwich town centre.
Development and infrastructure provision should be co-ordinated with that in neighbouring Charlton
Riverside.

Euston is a major national and commuter rail terminal possessing good bus and underground links to the
rest of the Central Activities Zone. The station airspace and adjacent areas are underused and have potential
for intensification. There is scope to re-configure Euston Square Gardens and the bus station to enhance
this space and the transport interchange and also to develop the relationship with the adjacent university
quarter.

The Area is undergoing major transformation with significant investment in housing and potential for new
retail provision integrated with a more efficient and attractive transport interchange. There is scope to
create a series of connected public open spaces complemented by environmental and traffic management
improvements. Resolution of these and rail related issues are crucial to the successful redevelopment of this
southern gateway to central London.

The Area presents a significant opportunity for regeneration comprising estate renewal and housing and
employment growth. A comprehensive approach should be taken to planning the future of the exhibition
complex, the Transport for London Lillie Bridge Road depot, the local authority housing estates and other
sites in the vicinity. The potential for a strategic leisure, cultural and visitor attraction and strategically
significant offices should be explored together with retail, hotels and supporting social infrastructure. The
Mayor is working with the boroughs and landowners to develop a planning framework for the area. This,
informed by a transport study, will determine the optimum development capacity for the area which is likely
to be significantly higher than the minimum figures shown here. Earls Court has good public transport
facilities and these should be further enhanced, together with comprehensive highway and streetscape
improvements. Earls Court already benefits from a strong identity, distinctive townscape and a range of
heritage assets, all of which should be upheld and promoted through the regeneration and growth of the
area.

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700

Heathrow

Ilford

12

13

85

Area
(Ha)

Ref Location

800

12,000

5,000

9,000

Indicative
Minimum
employment new
capacity
homes

Ilford is both an Opportunity Area and a Metropolitan town centre serving outer east London. There is
scope to provide at least 5,000 additional homes on development sites in and around the town centre.
Comprehensive redevelopment of key sites should reinforce its Metropolitan centre role with improvements
to the range and quality of the retail offer and build upon its strengths as a new leisure-oriented location to
serve the wider area. Longer term development, which could include some office provision as part of a wider
mix of town centre uses, will be assisted by improved transport links, particularly Crossrail 1 and the East
London Transit.

The Mayor supports an integrated approach to the distinct environmental and growth issues facing the area
around Heathrow both within and beyond London in the three corridors covered by the Western Wedge
(see para 2.17) and recognises the importance ofthe airportas a driver for economic growth within the
opportunity area and beyond. He recognises the importance of maintaining its attractiveness to business,
while enhancing its environmental performance in line withPolicy 6.6 Aviation. It contains a range of
locations with potential to contribute to economic development without a third runway, together with new
housing and environmental improvement. Any new development and infrastructure brought forward in this
area must avoid adverse affects on any European site of nature conservation importance (to include SACs,
SPAs, Ramsar, proposed and candidate sites) either alone or in combination with other plans and projects.
In Hillingdon, Heathrow north (including the A4 corridor) will continue to benefit from airport related
growth, particularly with regard to transport and logistics, business and hotels and leisure/tourism. Stockley
Park has a particular draw for a diverse range of offices including marketing and R&D, and for prestigious
national and European headquarters. Uxbridge is set to grow significantly with the redevelopment of the
RAF Uxbridge site, together with potential in the bio-science sectors and creative/media support services in
the Uxbridge Business Park. The Hayes-West Drayton corridor contains redevelopment opportunities for a
range of potential uses, including small business parks, logistics and mixed-uses. Hayes town centre offers
considerable scope for the creative/media sector and for SME workspace. In Hounslow, there is capacity to
continue the rejuvenation of Feltham as a town centre and to develop the boroughs strategically important
industrial offer. The capacity estimates indicate the broad potential of the Opportunity Area and are subject
to more detailed testing.

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Isle of Dogs

Kensal
Canalside

Kings Cross

ewisham,
L
Catford and
New Cross

14

15

16

17

815

53

20

Area
(Ha)

Ref Location

6,000

25,000

1,000

110,000

8,000

1,900

2,000

10,000

Indicative
Minimum
employment new
capacity
homes

This Area contains a series of centres with scope for intensification, regeneration and renewal. There is scope
for further intensification in central Lewisham where strategically important regeneration is already planned.
Projects such as the Kender Triangle gyratory removal and Lewisham Gateway will provide development
opportunities, improve the public realm and raise design quality in the area. The scope to address poor
legibility, severance and traffic congestion should be investigated. Projects such as Waterlink Way and
Deptford Loop should be further developed together with wider environmental improvements such as
extensions to the East London Green Grid.

Kings Cross now functions as a European passenger gateway and has the highest public transport
accessibility in London. This accessibility will improve further with the completion of Thameslink. Planning
permissions have been granted in both Camden and Islington for high-density commercial development,
office, retail, leisure and housing. There may be scope to consider linkages between the academic sector
and businesses clustered in this location. The implementation of development must capture heritage value,
secure environmental quality and minimise car use. It is vital to integrate the major rail termini, underground
station and brownfield sites with the regeneration of neighbourhoods in the wider area.

Kensal Canalside has significant development potential and an opportunity to promote regeneration in
north Kensington and adjoining boroughs. The scope and scale of development as an Opportunity Area is
dependent on resolution of a number of challenges and constraints. Improved public transport accessibility
will be a major determinant of the final scale of development and this could include exploration of the
potential for a Crossrail station. Rail and canal corridors form barriers to north-south movement within
and beyond the site and should be addressed to knit development into the surrounding townscape. The
opportunity to build over the railway tracks and to address constraints imposed by existing gasholders
should be investigated.

The north of the Isle of Dogs forms a strategically significant part of Londons world city offer for financial,
media and business services and is recognised as part of the Central Activities Zone for office policy
purposes, with Canary Wharf also functioning as a Major town centre for its workers and more local
communities. Proposed transport investment including Crossrail 1 should allow it to accommodate an
additional 110,000 jobs by 2031 focused on the area with particularly good and improving public transport
accessibility and capacity in and around Canary Wharf. Partnership working is required to bring forward
adequate land and a significant enhancement to transport capacity. Parts of the Area have significant
potential to accommodate new homes and there is scope to convert surplus business capacity south of
Canary Wharf to housing and support a wider mix of services for residents, workers and visitors. Retail
provision in Canary Wharf has the potential to develop and serve a wider catchment, complemented by a
broader range of civic, leisure and other town centre facilities. At Crossharbour there is potential for less car
dependent, more sustainable development providing a wider range of uses.

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London
Bridge,
Borough
& Bankside

London
Riverside

18

19

25,000

25,000

1,900

Indicative
Minimum
employment new
capacity
homes

2,500 14,000

Area
(Ha)

Ref Location

Within the Area development will be focused on the Barking Riverside, Dagenham Dock, South Dagenham,
Beam Reach, Beam Park and Rainham West sites with scope for intensification in Barking town centre,
Rainham Village and South Hornchurch. The development strategy will include managed release of some
surplus industrial land for housing and other complementary uses, and consolidating the offer of the
remaining industrial land including promotion of a Green Enterprise District incorporating the London
Sustainable Industrial Park at Dagenham Dock. Any new development and infrastructure brought forward
in this area must avoid adverse affects on any European site of nature conservation importance (to include
SACs, SPAs, Ramsar, proposed and candidate sites) either alone or in combination with other plans and
projects. Substantial improvements in public transport will be needed, building on plans for increased
capacity on the C2C rail line, and East London Transit schemes to serve London Riverside, exploring the
potential for additional stations, for example at Beam Park along the current rail corridor, and extended
bus services. There is scope to improve connectivity by cycling and walking across the whole area and in
particular through implementation of the East London Green Grid. It is also imperative to plan for long
term flood risk management. The industrial areas at River Road, Rippleside, Dagenham Dock and Rainham
Employment Area support a range of different businesses. Access to rail, river wharves, trunk roads and
existing warehousing clusters support the provision of strategically important logistics facilities, including
inter-modal freight transfer (potentially at Renwick Road/Ripple Road), as well as consolidating the
strengths of modern manufacturing excellence. At South Dagenham, along the A1306 East, and in Rainham
there is potential to deliver more compact, residential-led mixed urban communities. The core employment
areas have the potential to be developed as a leading centre for innovation and high-tech manufacturing,
and for the growth sector of environmental technology, for example at Dagenham Dock. Barking Riverside
is Londons single largest housing development opportunity and the Mayor will continue to lobby for the
investment to fund the DLR extension to Dagenham Dock which is necessary to deliver over 10,000 new
homes. Development should create not just a good quality environment with a full range of community
facilities, but a new urban quarter with a distinct character of its own and a highly attractive place to live.

This Area has considerable potential for intensification, particularly at London Bridge station and its
environs, complemented by improvements to public transport and interchange facilities, better pedestrian
integration with the surrounding area and greater use of river passenger transport. There is scope to develop
the strengths of the Area for strategic office provision as well as housing, especially in the hinterland
between Blackfriars and London bridges. Mixed leisure and culture related development should enhance
its distinct offer as part of the South Bank Strategic Cultural Area, and partners should work to develop
and accommodate synergies with the existing centre of medical excellence. Account should be taken of the
Tower of London World Heritage site and proposals for open space networks and transport and community
infrastructure should be co-ordinated with those in the Waterloo and Elephant and Castle Opportunity Area
and across borough boundaries.

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Paddington

21

38

1,400 50,000

Lower Lee
Valley
(including
Stratford)

20

1,000

32,000

Indicative
Minimum
employment new
capacity
homes

Area
(Ha)

Ref Location

Significant office and residential development provision has already been made in the Area and there is
scope for further high density, good quality, business and housing development. This should complement
Paddingtons distinct canal-side character, enhance environmental quality, support low car use and integrate
with surrounding neighbourhoods.

Currently this Area is the most important single strategic regeneration initiative for London and an urban
renewal challenge of global significance including the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and their legacy.
The Lower Lee forms the axis linking two nationally important growth corridors: the London-StanstedCambridge-Peterborough corridor to the north and the Thames Gateway to the east. Any new development
and infrastructure brought forward in this area must avoid adverse affects on any European site of nature
conservation importance (to include SACs, SPAs, Ramsar, proposed and candidate sites), either alone or in
combination with other plans and projects. A new Metropolitan centre will be focused on Stratford town
centre and a rich mix of employment, housing and open spaces across the Lower Lee Valley. Stratford is
recognised as one of the capitals two strategic office centres beyond central London and a potential Outer
London Strategic Development Centre with particular potential for office development. The area will contain
a significant new residential community providing at least 32,000 new homes and potentially up to 40,000.
There is estimated capacity for up to 50,000 new jobs including over 30,000 predominantly office jobs at
Stratford City. The main Olympic Park will accelerate the realisation of the vision for the Lower Lee Valley
for it to become a vibrant, high quality and sustainable mixed use new city district set within an unrivalled
landscape of high quality parkland and water features which should be co-ordinated with plans for long
term flood risk management. An Opportunity Area Planning Framework for the area was adopted in 2007
and the Mayor is working closely with the Lower Lee Valley Olympic Boroughs to prepare Olympic Legacy
Planning Supplementary Guidance (OLPSG). This will set out how the areas around the Olympic park can
benefit from and be integrated with emerging Legacy proposals and establish strategic priorities for the
area. It will promote the managed release of appropriate industrial sites for mixed-use development, whilst
retaining key industrial land, particularly in the Strategic Industrial Locations. Integration of the facilities and
infrastructure provided for the 2012 Games with the surrounding areas, centres and communities are vital to
the areas long term regeneration and success. See Policy 2.4.

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751

Park Royal/
Willesden
Junction

Royal Docks
& Beckton
Waterfront

Southall

Thamesmead
and Abbey
Wood

22

23

24

25

14,000

811

46

4,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

11,000

1,500

Indicative
Minimum
employment new
capacity
homes

1,100 6,000

Area
(Ha)

Ref Location

The residential environment and capacity of Thamesmead should be enhanced through estate renewal
integrated with strategic opportunity sites for new housing, social and recreation facilities together with
improved open space and Metropolitan Open Land. Access to the riverside and adjacent spaces in Tripcock
Park should be enhanced, together with measures to secure better use of landscape assets such as the
Ridgeway and improved local connections through the South East London Green Chain. In view of the low
lying nature of parts of the Area, particular attention should be given to flood risk management. There is
scope to enhance employment capacity in the White Hart Triangle and other industrial sites, including waste
management and logistics provision.

The Area provides great scope to enhance the local environment and complement Southalls current
strengths, including its ethnic identity and links with South Asia, by introducing a more diverse retail offer
and securing a substantial uplift in housing capacity as well as improvements in social infrastructure. The
imperative to deliver genuine linkages between the Southall Gas Works site and the existing Southall town
centre must be secured. Integration with the wider area including Hillingdon to the west needs careful
consideration. Any new development and infrastructure bought forward in this area must avoid adverse
affects on any European site of nature conservation importance (to include SACs, SPAs, Ramsar, proposed
and candidate sites) either alone or in combination with other plans and projects.

Key issues to be addressed include maximising the benefits of the Crossrail station at Custom House, future
growth of London City Airport, capitalising on the success of ExCel and its potential as a focus for further
visitor/business related growth and improving connections to London Riverside. For Thameside West,
strategic development principles are set out in the adopted Lower Lee Valley OAPF. Thameside East, West
and Beckton Waterfront are also key locations for river-related industries. The management of safeguarded
wharves, including scope for consolidation, will be an important issue in realising the potential of these
sites.

Park Royal is one of Londons key industrial locations, with potential to meet modern logistics and waste
management requirements as well as other industrial type functions. A range of opportunities exist for
industrial related development and in selected locations outside of SIL for mixed-use intensification where
there is good public transport accessibility. These selected locations include a series of gateway sites
identified in the Park Royal OAPF comprising the Eastern Gateway at Willesden Junction, the Southern
Gateway around North Acton station, the Western gateway around the Diageo First Central site and the
Northern Gateway centred around the Northfields industrial estate. Development should take account
of Londons future rail and water freight requirements and their land use implications, and the scope for
improvements in strategic rail accessibility.

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Tottenham
Court Road

Upper Lee
Valley

26

27

5,000

9,000

420

Indicative
Minimum
employment new
capacity
homes

3,884 15,000

Area
(Ha)

Ref Location

The Upper Lee occupies a strategic position in the London-Stansted-Cambridge-Peterborough growth

corridor and provides a range of development opportunities including the growth points at Tottenham
Hale, Blackhorse Lane, Central Leeside and Ponders End which are considered suitable for higher density
development and accessible sites within and on the edges of town centres, especially in the A1010 corridor.
Four tracking of the London Stansted line will be important in unlocking development capacity, particularly
at Central Leeside. Development in the Opportunity Area should provide the stimulus for regeneration in
existing communities including those in Edmonton, the Tottenham corridor to Stoke Newington and around
Blackhorse Lane. Proposals should be co-ordinated with those for the Lower Lee Valley Opportunity Area.
Adequate capacity should be retained to meet industrial needs including waste management and strategic
logistics functions. The potential for the establishment of a Green Enterprise District should be explored.
Any new development and infrastructure bought forward in this area must avoid adverse affects on any
European site of nature conservation importance (to include SACs, SPAs, Ramsar, proposed and candidate
sites) either alone or in combination with other plans and projects. The location, construction and design
of new development and infrastructure should avoid significant and cumulative impacts on European
biodiversity sites. The Lee Valley Regional Park Authority and water utilities should collaborate with relevant
boroughs in relating development to the environmental assets of the Lee Valley Park and planning for
long term flood risk management. Opening up the reservoirs to the public would enhance connections
east to west across the valley and increase use of the Regional Park and its water spaces. Londons largest
waste facility is located at Edmonton Eco Park and this facility has potential to provide heat and power to
neighbouring developments. At Tottenham Hale the local road network requires reorganisation to enable
more efficient use of the land. Improvements to capacity of the underground station, new bus infrastructure
and services are needed to deliver higher density, mixed-use development.

There is significant potential for integrated renewal across borough boundaries recognising the Areas
strategic role as part of one of Londons two International shopping locations in the context of the West
End Special Retail Policy Area, as well as addressing more local concerns. This will include enhancing the
public realm of the Tottenham Court Road and eastern Oxford Street and providing better connection
between Covent Garden, Oxford Street and Bloomsbury.

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195

Vauxhall,
Nine Elms,
Battersea

Victoria

Waterloo

28

29

30

78

47

Area
(Ha)

Ref Location

15,000

4,000

15,000

1,900

1,000

10,000

Indicative
Minimum
employment new
capacity
homes

The Area provides opportunities for intensification of commercial, residential and cultural facilities
associated with a major transport hub, a major office location and a Strategic Cultural Area (see Policy
4.6). There is potential to enhance the South Bank and extend the cultural and entertainment offer as a
major London visitor destination which can also be enjoyed by local residents and employees. This should
be carefully managed to take account of local residential and other needs. In the short to medium term,
reuse of the former International Station will provide significant new facilities and increased capacity for
the station and the area, as well as expansion of rail services. In the long term, the station presents a major
development opportunity.

The station, the airspace above its tracks and approaches and nearby sites have significant potential
for mixed-use intensification, capitalising on enhancement to the public transport interchange and
improvements to accessibility and capacity. The need to enhance important heritage features and delivery of
improvements to the wider public realm will need careful management. Significant new development around
Gatliff Road reflects the potential for closer synergy with the Vauxhall/Nine Elms/Battersea Opportunity
Area south of the river.

As an integral part of the CAZ, this Area has scope for significant intensification and increase in housing
and commercial capacity. To deliver the areas full development potential will require major transport
investment and the opportunity to extend the Northern Line into the area is being investigated. Dependent
on the scale of public transport improvements, the minimum homes capacity could be increased to at least
16,000. The Battersea Power Station site has the potential to become a new CAZ Frontage with potential
for strategically significant mixed use development including residential, business, leisure, retail and service
uses. Parts of the area may be suitable for tall buildings subject to London Plan/LDF design policies
and criteria. The extensive area of low density, low value industrial uses at Nine Elms conflicts with wider
strategic objectives for CAZ and industrial uses should be rationalised whilst sustaining capacity for those
which are of particular importance to CAZ and capable of operating more intensively, such as the wholesale
market and waste management provision. This Plan continues the requirement of the 2008 version of the
London Plan to de-designate part of the historic Strategic Industrial Location in order to facilitate redevelopment. Safeguarded wharf capacity on the River Thames should continue to perform a key functional
role and the use of waste to generate heat and power for developments should be investigated. Stronger
traffic management and easier pedestrian and cycle movement will contribute to significant environmental
improvements in this location. Informed by a major transport capacity study, an OAPF is being prepared in
partnership with the boroughs and other stakeholders.

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Wembley

White City

Woolwich

31

32

33

77

110

Area
(Ha)

Ref Location

5,000

10,000

11,000

5,000

5,000

11,500

Indicative
Minimum
employment new
capacity
homes

Building on existing and proposed transport infrastructure including Crossrail, and realisation of the
boroughs substantial residential capacity, Woolwich could evolve to perform a higher role in the town centre
network, which subject to implementation of the OAPF, could merit Metropolitan status. Implementation
of proposals for the Royal Arsenal is also raising the profile of Woolwich and encouraging the wider
regeneration of the town centre. Attractive links have been completed between the Arsenal and the town
centre and should be complemented by further high-quality design and environmental improvement across
the town and the A206 corridor, including General Gordon and Beresford Squares. There is potential to
improve links with the South East London Green Chain and neighbourhoods to the south.

An area undergoing substantial change within which completion of strategically significant new retail
provision at Westfield has raised the status of Shepherds Bush to a Metropolitan town centre. The BBC
is consolidating its activities within the area and this will create opportunities for further development,
building upon the areas strengths in creative, media and entertainment business. It is proposed to extend
the Opportunity Area to include Shepherds Bush town centre and the White City Estate. There is potential
for mixed density housing and a focal point for office development at and around the tube stations
at White City and Wood Lane with other commercial, leisure, open space, education and retail uses of
appropriate scale to support the local community. This will be facilitated by de-designation of the historic
strategic industrial location complemented by provision for waste and other industrial functions in the Park
Royal Opportunity Area. The scope to improve connectivity with the wider area should be explored and
development should be related to improvements in public transport capacity. Housing-led intensification
should support local regeneration, enable estate renewal and seek a mixed and balanced community.
There may be scope to enhance education and research capabilities in the area linked in particular to
healthcare and bio-technology. Development should promote the vitality of the town centre, particularly
in the Shepherds Bush market area, and complement the viability of other west and central London
centres. An Opportunity Area Planning Framework is being prepared by the GLA and the London Borough
of Hammersmith & Fulham which will set out further strategic principles including the appropriate scale,
location and mix of uses taking into account studies of the creative industries, development and transport
capacity.

New housing and leisure-related development should be integrated with the iconic and world-class stadium
and other facilities, including the Arena and Conference Centre. Supported by upgrades to the three
stations, improved public transport will play a key role in managing heavy demand for mass movement, links
between the stations and the strategic leisure facilities should be improved. Development should contribute
to the regeneration, vitality and viability of Wembley as a town centre, including its expansion eastwards.
Proposals should enhance permeability and connectivity to the wider hinterland and the potential to locate
a civic facility including a school adjacent to Olympic Way should be explored.

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Canada
Water

Dalston

Farringdon/
Smithfield

Haringey
Heartlands/
Wood Green

34

35

36

37

50

23

20

Area
(Ha)

Ref Location

2,000

2,500

1,000

2,000

1,000

850

1,700

2,500

Indicative
Minimum
employment new
capacity
homes

Table A1.2 Intensification Areas

OAPF
progress

A range of development opportunities on the railway and former industrial lands to the south-west of Wood
Green town centre with significant potential for improvement, building on the areas industrial heritage.
Phases of residential and mixed-use development at Hornsey waterworks sites have been completed. Other
key sites with development potential include the Clarendon Road gas works and adjacent Coburg Road
industrial area. Mixed-use regeneration of these sites adjacent to Wood Green town centre should support
delivery of the full range of uses. Site assembly and provision of better links with the town centre and
Alexandra Park are key to comprehensive development. Opportunities should be explored to redevelop parts
of Wood Green town centre for high-density, mixed-use schemes and strengthen pedestrian connections to
the town centre and library. Any new development and infrastructure bought forward in this area must avoid
adverse affects on any European site of nature conservation importance (to include SACs, SPAs, Ramsar,
proposed and candidate sites) either alone or in combination with other plans and projects.

This is an Area with potential for intensification on a number of sites and broader improvements to the public
realm and mix of uses. These will be supported by Crossrail and the Thameslink programme at Farringdon. The
scale of additional development capacity is dependent on operational rail requirements, the degree of station
renewal and improvements to transport and interchange capacity. The potential for bridging over the railway
cutting to expand development capacity and public space provision should be explored. Development should
be set in the context of the long term consolidation of Londons wholesale markets. Further opportunities for
intensification are presented at Mount Pleasant. The Mayor encourages collaborative working between the
three boroughs to refine the extent, opportunities and potential capacity of this Area.

Improved public transport accessibility from 2010 with the opening of the East London Line and a station at
Dalston Junction will support a range of development opportunities in the Area. Potential exists to redevelop
Kingsland Shopping Centre and secure better integration with its surroundings. Ridley Road Market is an
important asset and there is scope to improve the overall environment and operation of the market and
linkages with the High Street. The potential for intensification in the wider hinterland of Dalston should
also be explored including sites along the A10 corridor and those in close proximity to the East London Line
station at Haggerston.

With good public transport accessibility including stations on the Jubilee and East London Line, the Area has
significant potential for mixed-use regeneration on infill sites and intensification of existing commercial sites
focussed on the transport interchanges and the District shopping centre.

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Harrow &
Wealdstone

Holborn

Kidbrooke

Mill Hill East

South
Wimbledon/
Colliers
Wood

West
Hampstead
Interchange

38

39

40

41

42

43

18

122

48

109

13

Area
(Ha)

Ref Location

100

500

500

400

2,000

2,000

800

1,300

2,000

2,500

200

1,500

Indicative
Minimum
employment new
capacity
homes

OAPF
progress

A significant inner London transport interchange with potential to improve connections between rail,
underground and bus and to secure an uplift in development capacity through intensification.

This location contains a range of major opportunities for intensification including South Wimbledon and
Colliers Wood. Any new development and infrastructure bought forward in this area must have regard to the
strategic flood risk assessment. The potential for redevelopment and reconfiguration of the edge- and out
of centre retail parks at Colliers Wood to contribute towards the establishment of an integrated town centre
along with improvements in public transport and local accessibility should be explored.

Redevelopment opportunities exist around the Underground station, principally at the MOD Inglis Barracks
and council depot sites. Barnet Council has published an Area Action Plan and development is primarily
to comprise new housing at higher densities, with a mix of uses to provide local employment, community
facilities, open space and servicing.

This area is focussed on Kidbrooke rail station and the Ferrier housing estates together with adjoining housing
sites, open space and recreation facilities. The adopted SPD identifies capacity for at least 4,400 homes
(gross) or a net addition of 2,500 homes. An outline planning approval has been granted for a total of 4,800
(gross) residential units. Development will be integrated with the station, providing improved bus links to
north Greenwich, and with the surrounding area and across existing roads and rail links.

Improved public transport accessibility and capacity should support selective intensification through mixeduse redevelopment at higher densities. The area has the potential to benefit from links with the nearby
Tottenham Court Road Opportunity Area and Crossrail 1 station.

This new Intensification Area offers significant opportunity for urban renewal and intensification, providing
the impetus to regenerate Wealdstone and rejuvenate Harrow town centre. Capacity exists to deliver
substantial employment growth through an uplift in retail, office and hotel development within the town
centres and the intensification of industrial and other business use within the Wealdstone Industrial Area.
There is also scope to accommodate a substantial portion of the Boroughs future housing need through the
delivery of higher density residential and mixed use development on key strategic sites and renewal areas
where development is matched by investment in infrastructure and achieves high standards of design and
sustainability.

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