CL1 — Context and Character.

The Council will require all development to respect taking opportunities available to improve the qualit way it functions, including being inclusive for all. To deliver this the Council will: a. require development to contribute positively to th form, addressing matters such as scale, height, street form, rhythm, roofscape, materials and hi open space; b. require development to respond to the local con c. require the density of development to be optimis d. require riverside and canalside development to e including opening up views and securing access e. require development within the Thames Policy A importance and iconic role that the Thames play f. require a comprehensive approach to site layout are suitable for redevelopment, resisting schem and/or quality; g. require the development of backland sites to ens is properly integrated into the surrounding street the hierarchy of the existing urban block so as t h. ensure that, in carrying out alterations and exten such as mews, terrace or mansion block, is pres i. resist the demolition of, and inappropriate alterati Design Quality 22.3.13 The Royal Borough has a distinctive tow wide variety of architectural styles within sensitive approach to the architectural d modifications to existing buildings will be very high quality expected within conser 22.3.14 Definitions of good design are many and appearance. But good design must also behind. They exist in many forms from grand s artists of the day, to more modest and utilitarian nificant numbers in the borough, which make an nd appearance. There is considerable pressure d the carrying out of alterations. This pressure is of these studios and consequently, undermining t the existing context, character and appearance, y and character of buildings and the area and the he townscape through the architecture and urban , bulk, mass, proportion, plot width, building lines, istoric fabric as well as vistas, views, gaps, and ntext; sed, sensitive to context; enhance the waterside character and setting, s to the waterway; Area to protect and improve the strategic ys in London; and design including adjacent sites where these mes which prejudice future development potential sure vehicular and pedestrian access t network and that the scale and massing respect to enhance the character of the area; nsions, the characteristics of the type of building, served and enhanced; ions and extensions to, artists’ studios. wnscape of high quality, often characterised by a n relatively small areas. To renew the legacy, a design of new buildings, and to extensions and e required. This should be to a high quality, with rvation areas. d varied. Design is often interpreted to be about take account of functionality. The most commonly used set of objectives for goo continuity and enclosure, quality of the p adaptability and diversity88. But the Coun functional, robust and attractive, provide be applied at any scale, from the design 22.3.15 Architecture is about more than just aest prevention, accessibility and inclusivity m order for development to be fit for purpos architectural quality is not compromised. 22.3.16 Sustainability is also essential in good de must be integrated into the whole design whole is concerned with social, environm architectural design the focus is on the u are set out in Chapter 24 ‘Respecting En 22.3.17 The distinctive townscapes of the Royal museums and mansion blocks through t modesty of the mews. These, together w to the borough. In some places there are scales.

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