Appendix 1
UDP Glossary of Terms

Term	Meaning
Area Design Guides	Provide detailed advice and descriptions of the townscape, architectural and design qualities of an area for the benefit of applicants for planning permission. Intended to help all new development achieve a high design standard and contribute to the regeneration aims of the Council.
Article 4 Direction	The means by which a local authority can restrict or remove permitted development rights granted by the General Permitted Development Orders (GPDO). Particularly useful within Conservation Areas where features that may be altered under the GPDO need to be protected. Article 4 Directions require approval by the Secretary of State for the Environment. See definition of GPDO, below.
Brownfield land	Land which has previously been used for built development. As opposed to greenfield land which has never been used for development. The vast majority of land in London (over 80%) is brownfield.
Business/Industrial Use	Uses falling within Classes, B1, B2 and B8 of the Use Classes Order. Intended to be a general term covering all uses that will usually be approved in Defined Employment Areas subject to conformity with the environmental protection policies in the Plan.
Circular 18/84	Circular 18/84 Crown Land and Crown Development provides advice on the management and disposal of Crown Land, i.e., land owned or managed by the Crown Estate, effectively, the Government. Development by the Crown (which includes the Metropolitan Police) does not require planning permission but the Government Department undertaking the development must consult the local planning authority. The arrangements by which Government Departments consult local planning authorities about their proposals for development are set out in Circular 18/84.
Circular 06/98	Circular 06/98 – Planning and Affordable Housing amplifies the Government’s preferred approach to planning and affordable housing. Aims to provide a clearer framework for preparing plan policies, and practical advice to local planning authorities on how they should encourage the supply of affordable housing in appropriate circumstances through negotiation with developers and others.
Civic Amenity Site	Local authorities are required to provide a Civic Amenity Site where household rubbish (generally that which is not suitable for collection) may be brought by the householder for disposal, free of charge. The Civic Amenity Site must either be in the borough or at another ‘reasonably accessible’ location.
Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO)	A legal mechanism by which local authorities may compulsorily purchase land required for a development scheme, for which compensatory payment is made to the owner. The principal legislation governing CPO powers is the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 and the Land Compensation Act 1961.
Density and Site Area	Refers to the density of housing development and is measured in terms of habitable rooms per hectare (hrh). A habitable room is defined as a room within a dwelling, the primary use of which is for living, sleeping or dining. The definition includes, therefore, living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms and kitchens of more than 13 sq.m. but excludes halls, corridors, bathrooms and lavatories. Site area, for the purposes of this calculation, will exclude any adjoining public or private open space but include any small private amenity spaces within the proposed layout. Half of the road width adjoining, up to a maximum of 6 metres (20 feet), will be included. In the case of a site bounded by more than one road, e.g. a corner site, the adjoining road will be the road on the principal frontage (normally, in accordance with the postal address). A quarter of the width of the road(s) on the secondary frontages, up to 3 metres will be included in the calculation.
Development	In the planning sense, this means the carrying out of building, engineering, mining or other operations in, on, over or under land; or the making of any material change of use of any land or building. (See definition of Use Classes Order, below.)
Direction	A legal instruction from the Secretary of State for the Environment. It specifies the action to be taken in certain circumstances. The local authority is for instance obliged to refer applications to develop school playing fields to the Secretary of State for the Environment. In Lewisham, river related business is protected at Convoys Wharf in that the Council is required to have regard to the ‘maintenance of specified wharfs’, and to consult the Secretary of State before granting planning permission.
Disability Discrimination Act 1995	An Act to make it unlawful to discriminate against disabled persons in connection with employment, provision of goods, facilities and services or the disposal or management of premises; to make provision about the employment of disabled persons; and to establish a National Disability Council.
Dwelling	Is defined as a building, or any part of a building, that forms a separate and self-contained set of premises designed to be lived in by a single family, household or individual.
English Heritage	A Government body, the successor to the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission. Provides specialist advice on conservation areas, listed buildings and other historic features such as historic parks and gardens, historic landscapes and archaeological sites and monuments. They have the power to withold permission for works to listed buildings etc. under the Town and Country Planning Acts
Environment Agency	The Environment Agency was created by the Environment Act 1995 which merged the National Rivers Authority, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Pollution, the Waste Regulation Authorities and several smaller units from the Department of the Environment. It provides a comprehensive approach to the protection and management of the environment by combining the regulation of land, air and water. The Agency is a statutory consultee within the planning process and liaises with local planning authorities on development plans and planning applications.Environmental Impact Assessment - A process that is required to be undertaken for certain proposed developments over a specified size in order to reach a decision about whether or not to allow the project to proceed. Environmental Impact Assessment involves the presentation, collection, and assessment of information on the potential environmental effects of a project, and the consideration of whether or not a proposal should be granted planning permission.
Family Dwelling	Accommodation suitable for households including children, usually consisting of 3 or more bedrooms.
General Permitted Development Order (GPDO) 1995	The GPDO is an order made by the Secretary of State which effectively grants planning permission for a wide range of prescribed, small scale developments. These include, for example, house extensions below a certain size and erection of walls and fences below a certain height. The GPDO makes clear which development is permitted and which is not. If development is permitted by the order then there is no requirement for the developer or householder to make an application to the Council for express planning permission; if development is not permitted by the GPDO then an application for express permission will have to be made. See definition of Article 4 direction, above.
Greater London Assembly	Directly elected Assembly scrutinises the Mayor’s activities and is also able to investigate other issues of importance to Londoners.
Greater London Authority	Comprises a directly elected Mayor (the Mayor of London) and a separately elected Assembly (the Greater London Assembly).
Greater London Development Plan (GLDP)	The Greater London Council’s strategic plan for Greater London, approved in 1976, which provided the statutory strategic framework for the local plans produced by the London Boroughs until the Government’s replacement Strategic Guidance, RPG3, was published in 1989.
House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)	An HMO is a residential building that is used by a number of individuals or households. HMOs differ from dwellings in that the individuals or households in the former are not fully self-contained; some facilities are shared, for example, bathrooms or kitchens.
Key Development Site	A Development Site in a prominent location such as a transport interchange or on the outskirts of a town centre, or prominent in the Borough by reason of its size.
Leisure Parks	Large leisure developments with site and parking requirements similar to large supermarkets and other large non-food retail developments. They typically have a Multiplex Cinema as a centrepiece, with associated businesses such as fast food premises, bingo clubs, ten pin bowling, bars, health and fitness centres, and amusement and gaming areas.
Listed Building	A building (and any other fixed object within its curtilage) included in a list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest compiled by the Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport. The Listed Building is thereby protected and a special form of control – Listed Building Control - applies. This is intended to prevent the unrestricted demolition, alteration or extension of the Listed Building without the express consent of the local planning authority or Secretary of State.
Live/Work unit	A self-contained small business unit with a proportion of the space capable of being used for residential purposes, on a permanent or temporary basis.
London Plan	The Spatial Development Strategy for London is known as the London Plan. The London Plan will replace existing strategic guidance.
London Planning Advisory Committee (LPAC)	The London Planning Advisory Committee has the statutory responsibility to formulate strategic planning advice to local and central government, on the development, transport, and environmental planning of Greater London. Its members are elected councillors from the capital’s local planning authorities. LPAC, its functions and staff have been subsumed by the Greater London Authority.
Mayor of London	The directly elected Mayor is responsible for preparing strategies on issues from transport to the environment, and from culture to land use. Mayor directs the Greater London Authority and sets budgets. Mayor is responsible for strategic planning in London. Mayor’s duties include producing a Spatial Development Strategy known as the London Plan. The London Plan will replace existing strategic guidance. London Planning Authorities have to refer applications of strategic importance to the Mayor over which he/she has power to direct refusal. The types of application that are referable are specified in the Town and Country Planning (Mayor of London) Order 2000.
Metropolitan Open Land (MOL)	MOL has been recognised as land of predominantly open character which has more than a borough significance, generally because of its size and catchment area. Land of this importance should not be used for developments which compromise its open character and value to London’s green setting. The level of protection afforded to MOL is the same as that afforded to Green Belt.
Mixed Use Development	A development that includes more than one land use in addition to housing. May refer to a mixture of uses within a building or within a larger spatial unit, such as a block or a square.
Office for Passenger Rail Franchising (OPRAF)	The rail services regulatory body which sets minimum standards for rail operators, for example, train frequency, capacity, stations to be served, fares, quality of services, first and last services.
Permitted Development	See General Permitted Development Order (GPDO) 1995
PPG (Planning Policy Guidance) Note	Planning guidance issued by Government on various subjects such as housing and transport.
Six Acre Standard	This is an aspirational standard of open playing space provision determined by the National Playing Fields Association (NPFA). It sets, as a benchmark, a requirement of 6 acres (2.43 hectares) of outdoor playing space per 1,000 population, and 3 acres (1.21 hectares) of playing pitches per 1,000 of population.
Social Housing Grant	This is a subsidy paid by the Housing Corporation towards the construction of affordable housing and varies according to the accommodation
Spatial Development Strategy	Mayor of London is responsible for producing a Spatial Development Strategy known as the London Plan. The London Plan will replace existing strategic guidance.
Strategic Planning Guidance for London (RPG 3)	Issued by Government, and based on advice from the London Planning Advisory Committee (LPAC), RPG 3 is intended to provide a strategic planning framework for London, and to enable cross London co-ordination on larger issues. These arrangements are to change in the future with the advent of the Mayor of London, and the Greater London Authority (GLA), which will provide this strategic co-ordination.
Supplementary Planning Guidance	Similar to Area Design Guides but based around advice on particular features of buildings and their settings e.g. shop-fronts, landscaping or extensions to houses. Both Supplementary Planning Guidance and Area Design Guides have the force of Council adopted policy.
Total Cost Indicator	Estimated scheme costs provided by the Housing Corporation and varies according to the floor area of the accommodation and it’s geographical location.
Tree Preservation Order (TPO)	A Tree Preservation Order is a legal measure that serves to protect a tree or trees from felling, lopping, uprooting, wilful damage or destruction. The TPO will normally be made by the Council where it is considered desirable in the interests of amenity. A person who contravenes a TPO commits an offence and may be fined. All trees in Conservation Areas above a certain size are automatically protected by Tree Preservation Orders.
Use Classes Order	This is the way in which uses of land are categorised by the planning system. Planning permission is generally required for a change of use between one use class and another (unless permitted under the GPDO, see definition above), whereas a property with permission for a particular use falling within a particular use class effectively has permission for all other uses in the same class.
Waste Transfer Station	A central point to which waste collected across the borough or beyond is brought in order for it to be transferred onto another mode of transport for movement onto its final destination.