Planning in Havering

Flood Management

Apart from the requirements in the NPPF and London Plan, site-specific flood risk assessments will also be required where drainage problems are identified by the Council. This specifically includes development in the Havering Critical Drainage Areas (HCDAs) as identified in the Strategic Flood Risk Assessment. Site-specific flood risk assessments are particularly important as these HCDAs have known localised flooding problems which can cause significant damage.

Romford SDA - Social Infrastructure (Education)

To support growth in the Romford Strategic Development Area and to assist in ensuring it is a successful place to live the Council will work with developers and service providers to ensure the delivery of (amongst other things): Additional school places in line with the Council's Children and Young People Education Place Planning Plan and Schools Expansion Programme over the Plan period; Additional primary school provision equivalent to 3 forms of entry (FE) in the first 5 years of the Plan and a further 6FE need for primary school places beyond the first five years. A 3 form of entry primary school (630 places) has been approved on the Bridge Close development site and the new school should be sufficient to meet demand for the additional primary places needed over the next five years. A further 6FE is needed for primary school places beyond the first five years; A new 6 / 8FE secondary school will be needed in the long-term. Development proposals that generate a primary school child yield equivalent to one additional form of entry will be expected to provide adequate space on site for the provision of a school. The Council will only support proposals without this provision where it can be robustly demonstrated that existing or planned education provision can cater for the additional demand for school places.