Policy information sourced from Hammersmith & Fulham Local Plan

CF1 SUPPORTING COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES

The council will work with its strategic partners to provide borough-wide high quality accessible and inclusive facilities and services for the community by:

  • Seeking to ensure high quality healthcare and the retention and enhancement of existing healthcare facilities, such as accident and emergency departments, including Charing Cross Hospital; and
    • assisting in securing sites and buildings for future healthcare provision or reorganisation of provision, including local hubs for a wide range of health services in the north, centre and south of the borough, including new provision in the regeneration areas; and
    • supporting renewal of existing GP premises and other healthcare facilities where this is required.
  • Seeking the improvement of school provision, including:
    • improvement and/or expansion of secondary schools;
    • improvement and/or expansion of primary schools through the primary school capital programme;
    • supporting the creation of new free schools;
    • requiring the building of new primary schools as appropriate and applicable to the need generated by development proposals and available existing capacity in the White City Opportunity Area, the Fulham Regeneration Area (including Earls Court and West Kensington Opportunity Area);
    • working with and supporting the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation in the provision of school facilities to meet the need arising from proposed development in the OPDC area;
    • supporting the provision of schools and facilities for those with special needs; and
    • supporting provision of childcare nurseries.
  • Improving the range of leisure, recreation, sports, arts, cultural and entertainment facilities by:
    • protecting existing premises that remain satisfactory for these purposes;
    • supporting re-provision of facilities for existing users in outworn premises where opportunities arise; and
    • seeking new or enhanced facilities where appropriate and viable, including as part of major development proposals, in particular:
      • major new leisure, arts, sports and recreation facilities in the White City Opportunity Area, especially east of Wood Lane and in Shepherds Bush town centre, in the Earls Court and West Kensington Opportunity Area; and
      • water related sports and educational facilities in riverside developments.
  • Supporting the continued presence of the major public sports venues for football, athletics and tennis, subject to the local impact of the venues being managed without added detriment to local residents;
  • Enhancing sport, leisure and cultural provision for schools and public use in suitable local parks;
  • Protecting all existing community facilities and services throughout the borough unless there is clear evidence that there is no longer an identified need for a particular facility or service, or where that facility or service can be appropriately replaced or provided elsewhere in the locality;
  • Supporting the Metropolitan Police Service, the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority and Her Majesty’s Court Service and action to deal with safety, crime and anti-social behaviour; and
  • Requiring developments that increase the demand for community facilities and services to make contributions towards, or provide for, new or improved facilities.

For more information please see the Local Plan