NLA Westminster on location 27 th March 2014 Rosemarie MacQueen Strategic Director Built Environment Westminster City Council
95,000crea've employmentjobs thehighestintheuk Popula'on 226,600% 50,000Businesses and8bids Westminster%% 8%by%the%numbers% Office floorspace 9Msqm largestoffice centreinuk Retailfloorspace2M sqmwith8,500 shops AnnualGVA generated 48Bn 16%ofLondontotal 3%ofUKtotal 55Mtourist tripsperyear UK slargest employmentcentre 692,200%jobs 38theatres 60%cinemascreens over20casinos
GVA% Bn 50,000 45,000 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 Westminster City4of4London 20,000 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 Since2011Westminster sgvahasgrownby5%to48,493in2014.thisis 15%abovetheCityofLondonGVAandmakesup16%ofLondon stotal GVA.
PopulaEon%and%Society% % 226,600(GLA,2013Projec'on. Popula'onprojectedtoriseto236,492by2020(GLASHLAAProjec'on2012. Atleast120languagesspoken. 53%adultpopula'oneducatedtodegreelevelbut9%ofresidentshavenoeduca'onal qualifica'ons. AverageHousepricesinWestminster: 1bedflat 508,000 2bedflat 779,700 3bedHse 1,676,900 4bedHse 2,884,600 Lowerquar'lehousepriceaverageis 475,000andthelowerquar'lehousepriceto earningsra'ois15:1,highligh'ngissuesofaffordabilityforresidents. Itisexpectedfollowingthepublica'onoftheFurtherAltera'onstotheLondonPlan thatwestminster sannualhousingtargetwillrise39%from770to1068unitsperyear Westminsteristhe87thmostdeprivedoutof326localauthoritydistrictsinEngland Hasthehighestdepriva'onrateforchildrenlivinginincomedeprivedhouseholds.
% Transport%% % 4mainlinesta'onswithdirectairportconnec'onstoPaddingtonandVictoria. 10outof12undergroundlinesand157busroutes. 3ofthetoptenbusiestmainlinesta'ons(Victoriaissecondwith76millionpassengers2012. 3ofthetoptenbusiestundergroundsta'ons(Victoriaissecondwith83millionpassengers 2012. Intotal,Westminstertubesta'onshandle658millionpassengers(TfL2012. Crossrail1underconstruc'oninWestminsterandproposedCrossrail2routes. Intensepedestrianac'vity:250,000peoplepassthroughLeicesterSquareeachday. Theinfluxofworkersandtouristsswellstheday'mepopula'ontoover1millionpeople.
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% The%development%climate% % ThetotalareaoftheCityis2,149hectares,ofwhich821isgreenspace.Theremaining1,323 hahavetoaccommodate: Homesforagrowingpopula'on(LondonPlanannualtargetproposedfor2015d25is 1,068newhomeseachyear Aworkforcefilling692,200jobsin49,852ac'vebusinesses(inbothcasesthemostof anylondonborough. Thelargestretail,leisureandentertainmentcentreinLondon,andoneofthelargest, mostdiverseintheworld. BusiestplanningauthorityinUK over12,000applica'onsreceived2012/13 43.6msecuredasfinancialcontribu'onsthroughsignedplanningagreements(2012/13. % 56conserva'onareas(76.6%ofWestminster sarea,over11,000listedbuildingsand structures,1worldheritagesite,5royalparksand19historicsquaresandgardens. Housing.119,800residen'alunits,with9,734builtsince2000,23%ofthesebeingaffordable housing.%% %
Changestopermihed developmentrightshas revokedwestminster s abilitytoobjec'velyjudge whetheralossofoffice floorspacetoresiden'aluse isappropriateacross38%of thecitypuingournorth WestWestminster EconomicDevelopment Areaatrisk.
City%Plan% %Key%Diagram% London Borough of Brent Regent s Park London Borough of Camden Central Activities Zone (CAZ Core CAZ Opportunity Area Paddington Maryleb one and Fitzrovia Tottenham Court Road Economic Development Area City of London International Shopping Centre West End Special Retail Policy Area CAZ Frontage Major Shopping Centre Kensington Gardens Knightsbridge Hyde Park Green Park St James s Park London Borough of Southwark District Shopping Centre Royal Park Blue Ribbon Network World Heritage Site Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Victoria Pimlico London Borough of Lambeth Crossrail Line 1 Proposed Crossrail Line 2 Westminster City boundary London Borough of Wandsworth
Opportunity%Areas% Paddington Jobs Houses 5,000 1,000 Tottenham Court Road Jobs 5,000 420 Houses 201382026%Target Victoria Jobs Houses 4,000 1,000
Key%Sites% No Site Name Status 1 Paddington Station, W2 Granted Permission 2 St Mary's Hospital, Praed St, W1 Proposed 3 NW Community School, North Wharf Rd Granted Permission 4 55-67 North Wharf Rd Granted Permission 5 Dudley House, North Wharf Rd, W2 Proposed 6 Victoria Railway Station, SW1 Granted Permission 7 Victoria Street, Buckingham Palace Granted Permission 8 Terminus Place, Wilton Rd, Victoria Proposed 9 XR site: Tot Court Rd Station Granted Permission 9a XR site: Astoria Site 157 Charing X Granted Permission 10 XR site: 133-155 Charing Cross Rd Granted Permission 11 XR site: Dean Street Western ticket Granted Permission 12 4-48 Oxford St, 1-5 Tott Crt Rd Granted Permission 13 35-50 Rathbone Place, post office Granted Permission 14 XR site: 354-358 Oxford Stre Granted Permission 15 XR site: 18-19 Hanover Sq Granted Permission 16 XR site: 65 Davies St, W1 Granted Permission 17 XR site: Paddington New Yard, W9 Granted Permission 18 Travis Perkins 149-157 Harrow Rd Proposed 19 Edgware Road Station, Chapel St Proposed 20 129-147 Church St,283-317 Edgware Road Granted Permission 21 Shroton St Cosway St Bell St Proposed 22 Luton Street Proposed 23 Edgware Rd & Compton St Proposed 24 Lilestone Street Proposed 25 Westbourne Green Proposed 26 Chelsea Barracks, SW1 Granted Permission 27 Queen Alexandra Hospital Proposed 28 Ebury Bridge Proposed 29 Southern Westminster Proposed 30 St Johns Wood Barracks, NW8 Granted Permission 31 Arundel Great Court, Strand, WC2 Granted Permission 32 38-44 Lodge Road NW8 Granted Permission 33 Tollgate Gardens Granted Permission 34 Knightsbridge/Hyde Park Barracks Proposed
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CRP:%Recruit%London% 300worklesslocalresidents supportedintoemploymentinthe WestEndthroughoneWorkplace Codordinator. Thisnumberiscon'nuallybeingadded to,especiallynowasecondworkplace CodordinatorisbeinghostedbyThe NewWestEndCompany.
Green%Open%Spaces%in%Westminster% Aretheparkslocal,regionalor na'onalparks? Whataretheopenspaces mainpurpose? Howdoweaddtothese spacesandareas? Howdowemanagethemin thefuture? Howdowelinkthesespaces together?
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Energy%Needs%in%Westminster% Howdowedeliverenergy efficiencyinaheritagecity? Howdowereducean increasingpowerdemand? Howdodeliverlocalenergy security? Howdowedeliveracarbon reduc'oninwestminster?
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City%Plan%Issue:%Prime%ResidenEal% Westminster spropertymarketisstrongandresilient Housingpriceshavebeenrisingsteadilyandthe percentageofprimeandsuperdprimeproperty(over 2millionhasalsoincreasedandcurrentlymakesupabout 13%ofsales Theprimesectorofthemarketisalesssignificantdriver oflondonhousepricesthanisgenerallyperceivedandit hasalsobeendemonstratedthatprimepropertyandits ownersmakeasignificantposi'vecontribu'onto London seconomyand,byimplica'on,thena'ons
City%Plan%issues:%Housing%affordability% Westminsteraverage houseprice 1,103,044 Salaryneeded topurchase 222,000 Westminsteraverage rent 39,720p.a ( 20,400d 66,960 Westminster%medianhousehold income 35,000 Londonmedianhousehold income 31,500
City%Plan%Issue:%The%disappearing%office% Comparisonbetweencommercialand residen'aldevelopmentinthecaz 70 50 30 10!10 Marylebone Soho Mayfair Noho Ifcurrenttrendsinpermissions con'nue,thefutureofwestminster s officestockmaylooklikethis(in 1,000sqm.!30 St6James's Covent6Garden
City%Plan%Issue:%Tall%Buildings% Apar'cularlysensi'veissuefor Westminster: o Arenotessen'alforsustained growth o Heritageavitaleconomic asset:westminsterworld HeritageSitegloballyiconic. o Notblanketopposi'on: Paddington,Victoria;right buildingintherightplace PreparinganevidencebaseforCityPlan:TallBuildingStudy Promo'ngstrategic,LondonwidedebateaboutastrategicLondonwide issue
City%Plan% MovingtowardsasingleCityPlancombining CoreStrategy CityManagementPlan asasinglesourceofplanningpolicy Firststep:StrategicPolicies(adopted November2013dCoreStrategypolicies (2011updatedtotakeaccountofNa'onal PlanningPolicyFrameworkandLondonPlan NowworkingonCity/development managementpolicies currentlyconsul'ng informallythroughtopicdbasedbooklets.
City%Plan%PreparaEon%Timetable% Now% %summer%2014:%informalconsulta'on Summer%2014:%PreparedraoCityPlan: Viabilitytestofpolicies Late%2014:%Formalconsulta'onondraoCityPlan Summer/autumn%2015:%Examina'oninPublic Late%2015:%Adop'on%
Booklets% Informalconsulta'onthrough18topicdbasedbooklets: Already%issued:% BasementDevelopment(Oct Mayfair/StJames s(dec FloodRisks(Dec To%come%next:% %Design Energy Health,WelldBeing andpersonalsafety Heritage OpenSpaces Pollu'onand Planning PublicSpaces& Adver'sing Transport Currently%out%for%comments:% Social&CommunityUses Westminster seconomy Food/Drink/Entertainment/Tourism/ ArtsandCulture Housing:Need,Delivery&Quality Please%send%us%comments%by%23%April!% Likely%to%come%later:% Housing:AffordableHousing MixedUsePolicy/OfficetoResiden'al Spa'alStrategyandImplementa'on