The Cookham Plan
Findings and Recommendations
Housing and Development Group
| MAIN REPORT INDEX | HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT INDEX |
N.B. This document has not yet been passed by the Cookham Plan Steering Committee
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This document has been prepared by the Working Group on Housing and Development.
The Cookham Plan 2008 contains many but not all of the recommendations contained in it.
CONTENTS
1.1 Purpose
1.2 Remit
1.3 Membership of the Working Group
1.4 Acknowledgements
2.1 About this Report
2.2 Town Planning
2.3 Quality of Construction
2.4 Infrastructure
2.5 Mobile Telephones
2.6 Flooding
2.7 Housing Demand and Affordability
2.8 Housing Provision for the Elderly and Disabled
2.9 Other Developments
3.1 Remit
3.2 Issues and Concerns
3.3 The Built Environment
3.4 Protecting Cookham’s character and surroundings
3.5 The new Core Strategy
3.6 Planning Principles and local policies
3.7 Adjacent Planning Authorities
3.8 Planning Process and Enforcement
3.9 Village Design Statement and Local Planning Guidance
3.10 Key Findings
3.11 Action Plan
4.1 Remit
4.2 How to define Building Quality?
4.3 Building Control
4.4 Quality of Construction
4.5 Design Quality and the Appearance of Buildings
4.6 Energy Efficiency
4.7 Key Findings
4.8 Action Plan
5.1 Remit
5.2 Services
5.3 Schools and Medical Facilities
5.4 Overall comment on Services and Facilities
5.5 Traffic and Transport issues
5.6 Key Findings
5.7 Action Plan
6.1 Remit
6.2 Background
6.3 How do mobiles work?
6.4 Current Coverage
6.5 Potential Developments
6.6 The Planning Process
6.7 Health and Safety concerns
6.8 Factors to be considered in siting masts
6.9 Key Findings
6.10 Action Plan
7.1 Remit
7.2 History of Flooding
7.3 Flood Alleviation Measures
7.4 How the Thames Floods
7.5 Continuing Flood Risks
7.6 Key Findings
7.7 Action Plan
8 Housing Demand and Affordability
8.1 Remit
8.2 Issues and Concerns
8.3 Housing Stock
8.4 Housing Supply
8.5 Private Sector House Prices and Demand
8.6 Affordable Housing
8.7 Allocation of Affordable Housing
8.8 Future Policy on Affordable Housing
8.9 Key Findings
8.10 Action Plan
9 Housing provision for the elderly and disabled
9.1 Remit
9.2 Concerns
9.3 Sheltered Housing Stock
9.4 Demand
9.5 Community Housing
9.6 Key Findings
9.7 Action Plan
10.1 Issues Raised
10.2 Developments within the Green Belt
10.3 Extension of Business Premises
10.4 Redevelopment of Cookham Rise Shopping Parade
10.5 The Gasholder Site in Cookham Rise
10.6 Infill development
10.7 Development of Community Housing
10.8 Key Findings
10.9 Action Plan
11.1 Remit
11.2 Stock
11.3 Quality and Impact on Residents
11.4 Specific Planning Policies aimed at businesses in Cookham
11.5 Key Findings
11.6 Action Plan
12.1 Remit
12.2 Issues
12.3 Key Findings
12.4 Action Plan
Appendix 1. Working Group Remit
Appendix 2. Planning Processes
Appendix 3. Estimate of Sheltered Housing Needs
Appendix 4. Illustration of the Effects of Housing Growth on Cookham
Appendix 5. References and Additional Material