Opportunity areas
London’s principal opportunities for accommodating large scale development to provide substantial numbers of new employment and housing, each typically more than 5,000 jobs and/or 2,500 homes, with a mixed and intensive use of land and assisted by good public transport accessibility. As set out within the London Plan (2021).
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Background information
Each planning consideration we work on passes through the stages of our design process, where we research and answer specific questions to help us collect more information.
Backlog
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Who asked for 'Opportunity areas' data?
Claire, planning
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What is the driver for the request?
Existing planning requirement
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Which 2024 focus area does the request support?
- Faster local plans
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What is the 'Opportunity areas' consideration?
The London Plan (2021) sets out opportunity area designations, which are significant locations with development capacity to accomodate new housing, commercial development and infrastructure, linked to existing or potential improvements in public trasport connectivity and capacity.
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Is there legislation that defines 'Opportunity areas'?
No
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Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Opportunity areas'?
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Which organisations do we think should publish the data?
- Greater London Authority
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Is the Opportunity areas a trigger?
Yes
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What needs to be done because Opportunity areas has acted as the trigger?
Opportunity Area Planning Frameworks (OAPF)
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Is the Opportunity areas something to consult during plan making?
Yes
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Provide information about when Opportunity areas is used during plan making
Local planning authorities will need to plan for opportunty areas within their Local Plans, ensuring they are enabling suitable development within these areas.
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Is there any Opportunity areas data already available?
Yes
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What Opportunity areas data is currently available?
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Do we think the data should come from a single source?
Yes
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Will a data standard be required?
No
Research
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Do we understand the lifecycle of a Opportunity areas?
No
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Do we understand how the data is created/produced?
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Where will or should the data be used?
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What other planning considerations does it interact with?
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Who are the statutory consultees for Opportunity areas?
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Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Opportunity areas? How do we expect them to use Opportunity areas?
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What are the planning needs for this data?
The London Plan (2021) sets out opportunity area designations, which are significant locations with development capacity to accomodate new housing, commercial development and infrastructure, linked to existing or potential improvements in public trasport connectivity and capacity.
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Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Opportunity areas data?
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What are some potential uses of Opportunity areas data?
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What's the value of adding Opportunity areas data to the platform?
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From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Opportunity areas data available?
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1 update
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Claire Miller (26 September 2024)
As per some research we did, summarised in this blog on an analysis of local plans and local area requirements, we're confident that this consideration acts as an INPUT to the process of creating a local plan.
Last updated: 2025-01-28 16:46:35