- Ensure height, scale, massing and arrangement respond positively to the existing townscape, character and context; and
- Better reveal local distinctiveness and architectural character; and conserve and enhance the significance of the local historic environment; and
- Ensure the urban grain and site layout take account of and improve existing patterns of development and movement, permeability and street widths; and
- Ensure buildings, public spaces, open spaces and routes are positioned according to their function, importance and use; and
- Ensure a high quality public realm that encourages walking and cycling and is safe, legible, and attractive, and eases the movement of pedestrians, cyclists, pushchairs, wheelchairs and mobility scooters and vehicular traffic. Street clutter should be avoided; and
- Provide landscaping which is appropriate to the context, including the provision and retention of street trees, and
- Provide the use of green infrastructure through the principles of water sensitive urban design, including quiet green spaces, tree pit rain gardens in addition to green grid spaces for people and surface water runoff; and
- Provide accessible and inclusive design for all ages and people with disabilities; and
- Provide opportunities for formal and informal play; and
- Provide adequate outdoor seating for residents and visitors.
For more information please see the Southwark Local Plan 2022