Our Neighbourhood Plan passed examination earlier this year and the Neighbourhood Forum and the Council have confirmed that the Neighbourhood Plan, as submitted below, will be updated with the recommended changes outlined in the examiners report. The Council have now set a referendum date of 26th August 2021.

 

Voting YES will mean that the London Borough of Lewisham will adopt and use the Neighbourhood Plan for Grove Park to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area.

 

To read all the final documents visit Council's Grove Park Neighbourhood Forum Webpage. 

It includes the following documents:

Appendix 1 – Independent examiners report on Grove Park Neighbourhood Plan

Appendix 2 – Lewisham Council Decision notice

Grove Park Referendum Information Statement

General Information statement on Town and Country Planning

Grove Park Notice of Referendum

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Grove Park Neighbourhood Development Plan consolidates the evidence base into a concise vision and strategy for Grove Park and sets out the proposed spatial policies that will guide future improvements and development in the neighbourhood (Submission Version)

The Basic Conditions Statement summarises how the Grove Park Neighbourhood Plan conforms to the planning policy legal framework (Submission Version)

Statement of Consultation summarises the consultation and engagement events and the key outputs to meet Regulation 15 of the Neighbourhood Plan Regulations (2012, as amended). It summarises the outcomes of the Regulation 14 Statutory Consultation (Submission Version)

Annex I - Introduction to Grove Park sets out the background to Grove Park's Neighbourhood Plan. It gives a broad overview of the neighbourhood’s geographic and historic context, highlighting what is unique about the area and therefore, how its distinctive qualities should inform future development. Places which enhance their local distinctiveness manage to thrive and be places where people want to live and visit – contributing to their sustainable development.

Annex II - Neighbourhood Analysis documents the evidence-base which is not covered in the other baseline reports (see Appendices A1-A14). It highlights the issues, assets and opportunities in Grove Park (Submission Version)

Annex III - Strategic Environmental Assessment - Screening Statement - documents the outcome of the SEA screening process.

Annex IV - Habitats Regulations Assessment - documents the outcome of the HRA process

A1 - Grove Park Community Design Workshop. This report sets out the vision for the revitalisation of Grove Park ‘Town Centre’.

A2 - Grove Park Public Realm Improvements. Outlines a public realm improvement scheme proposing enhancements along Baring Road and Downham Way.

A3 - Vision Day - Emerging Grove Park Neighbourhood Plan. A report summarising the vision day workshop objectives.

A4 - Site Identification and Assessment. A report of the site survey undertaken to identify potential opportunities for development.

A5 - An Alternative Plan for Grove Park Youth Club Site: A Community-Led Plan to Regenerate Grove Park. Sets out the community’s aspirations for regenerating the abandoned site on Marvels Lane and reinstating youth facilities, a key project of the Neighbourhood Plan.

A6 - Draft Plan Online Survey Results. Export from the online SurveyMonkey survey, asking residents whether they agreed with the emerging draft plan.

A7 - Grove Park Heritage and Character Assessment. Documents Grove Park's heritage character assessment to support the built environment and heritage policies.

A8 - Identification and Protection of Heritage Assets. Research work documenting the evidence in support of the emerging neighbourhood planning policies on heritage assets.

A9 - A review of Aquisitions UCL Grove Park Youth Club. Research work documenting the evidence in support of the emerging neighbourhood planning policies on heritage assets.

A10a - The Future Railway at Grove Park. A study looking at the potential for public transport (railway) expansion in Grove Park.

A10b - Sustainable Transport Solutions. Research work documenting the evidence in support of the emerging planning policies on sustainable transport.rk.

Official Labour Market Statistics Report. An export of labour markets statistics to support development of economic policies.

A12 - Research into Youth Provision & Educational Attainment. Provided the background about the levels of youth provision in the area, including educational attainment, to support policies on community and employment facilities.

A13 - Grove Park Neighbourhood Plan Masterplanning. Indicative masterplan showing what is possible for the Site Allocations.

A14 - The Railway Children Urban National Park. A Future Vision

Growing Grove Park - A toolkit of ideas for enriching Grove Park