The Cookham Plan

Findings and Recommendations

Housing and Development Group

The Cookham Plan 2008

contains many but not all of the proposals in this Report.  Those which the Steering Committee decided not to pursue are marked thus:  *

January 2008  

CONTENTS

1 Introduction 

1.1 Purpose 

1.2 Remit 

1.3 Membership of the Working Group

1.4 Acknowledgements 

2 Summary

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 Town Planning 

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 Building Quality 

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 Infrastructure 

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 Mobile Telephones

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 Flooding 

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 Future Developments

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 Commercial Development

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 Accessibility

12.1 Remit 

12.2 Issues 

12.3 Key Findings

12.4 Action Plan 

Appendices

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 

 

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