K+20 Stage 4: Submission Version Area Action Plan (AAP) 2007

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After an extensive process of public and stakeholder involvement, the Council, on 24 April 2007, approved the Kingston Town Centre Area Action Plan for submission to the Secretary of State.  This took place on 25 May 2007.

The Area Action Plan is accompanied by:

• a summary leaflet
• a Submission Proposals Map
• a Sustainability Appraisal of the social, environmental and economic effects of the Plan
• a Consultation Statement (Regulation 28 Statement) which sets out the results of previous consultation on earlier stages in the preparation of the Area Action Plan and how issues raised have been addressed
• an Appropriate Assessment Screening Report (under the Conservation Natural Habitats etc. Regulations 1994) of the likely effects of the Plan's proposals on designated European "Special Areas of Conservation" which are Richmond Park and Wimbledon Common.
• a Preface
• Self Assessment of Soundness

The documents are available to view below, and at the following locations:

• Environmental Services in Guildhall 2
• Borough libraries

The Area Action Plan is supported by a number of background documents, which include specialist studies and local strategies.  These are available on the "Submission Version AAP Background Documents" page.

The following documents are available for purchase from Environmental Services:

• Area Action Plan and Submission Proposals Map - £15.00
• Sustainability Appraisal - £5.00
• Consultation Statement - £5.00

A six week period for people to comment on the plan took place between 25 May and 6 July 2007. Copies of the representations, a summary of the representations and the issues raised are now available.

Additional Consultations

Site Allocation Representations

The Council has also carried out a statutory period of consultation on the representations received on site allocations. This ended on the 12th September 2007.

Changes to the Proposals Map

To reflect recent developments in the town centre, the Council also consulted on updates to the Area Action Plan Proposals Map. The changes propose the designation and addition of Secondary retail frontages to the map. This consultation ended on the 24th October 2007.

For details of each consultation follow the links below.

What happens next?

The 'hearings' part of the examination of the plan took place at the end of January 2008.  An independent Planning Inspector considered all representations that the Council received in order to assess whether or not the plan is "sound" i.e. that it shows good judgement and fulfills the requirements of planning legislation. Follow the link 'Area Action Plan Examination' for more details.