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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OAPF Critique Aim of the Document Policy Context
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
OAPF Critique
This document follows on from the Opportunity Area Framework (OAPF) produced for Southall in 2014.
This document acknowledges the following strengths in the original OAPF document:
1. Its definition of Southall as currently being made up of several 'character areas' 2. The principle of improving connectivity and public spaces across Southall, particularly along the area's high streets 3. The recognition of Southall's industrial heritage and the potential for this that still exists
However, the document had its potential impact considerably limited by the following:
1. An overreliance on guidance rather than the use of incentive or control to ensure conformity with the document's vision 2. Linked to this was a lack of measurable indicators of success 3. An underappreciation of Southall's unique identity as a South Asian hub in Europe and a lack of policies to protect this 4. The weak connection of policy outcomes back to the key messages from the Southall Big Conversation
As a result, this document focuses on strengthening the original OAPF where it was weak and marrying this with its strengths.
Aim of the Document
Significantly, this document is based on what Southall's community identified as priority areas in the Big Conversation. It is by creating opportunities for local people to take ownership of the regeneration process and respecting the value that Southall already has that inclusive and sustainable urban transformation can occur.
The policies identified for such a framework fall into 5 categories: 1. Character and Culture 2. Economy and Employment 3. Housing and Living 4. Environmental Sustainability 5. Connectivity and Transportation
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Policy Context
Ealing Local Plan 2013 LB EALING
National Planning Policy Framework
London Plan 2012
Southall Opportunity Area Planning Framework (OAPF) 2014
New Southall Opportunity Area Planning Framework (OAPF) 2020
1. Character and Culture 2. Economy and Employment 3. Housing and Living 4. Environmental Sustainability 5. Connectivity and Transportation
SOUTHALL
