Evidence base

Tower Hamlets is continuing to develop research that will support the Local Development Framework.

New Research

The following documents are currently being finalised and should be available on line shortly.

• Core Strategy Research Report
• Tower Hamlets Student Accommodation Report
• Tower Hamlets Five Year Supply of Housing Sites
• Central Area Property Study

Other research which is still continuing includes:

• Tower Hamlets Urban Structure Report
• Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Evidence Base
• Town Centre Spatial Strategy & Retail Capacity Assessment

Existing Research

• Tower Hamlets Habitats Regulations Assessment Research Activities
• Small & Medium Office & Workspace Study (Pdf 754k)
• Creative & Cultural Industries Report (Pdf 890k)
  • Creative and Cultural industries report Appendices (Pdf 286k)
• Live Work report (Pdf 576k)
• Industrial Land Study (Pdf 758k)
• Aldgate Commercial Land & Property Study (Pdf 2mb)
• Retail Capacity Study (Pdf 628k)
  • Retail Capacity Study Appendices (Pdf 742k)
• Retail Capacity Study Implementation Note (Pdf 464k)
• Town Centre Health Check part 1 (Pdf 636k)
  • Town Centre Health Check part 2 (Pdf 508k)
  • Town Centre Health Check part 3 (Pdf 857k)
• Housing Trajectory (Pdf 501k)
• Affordable Housing Research Paper (Pdf 612k)
• Baseline Report (Pdf 568k)
  • Baseline Report Appendix B (Pdf 707k)
• Public Transport Capacity Assessment Part 1 (Pdf 544k)
  • Public Transport Capacity Assessment Part 2 (Pdf 629k)
  • Public Transport Capacity Appendix (Pdf 838k)
• Waste Capacity Assessment (Pdf 566k)
• Character Area Assessment (Pdf 805k)
• Capacity Assessment (Pdf 639k)
  • Capacity Assessment Part 2 (Pdf 528k)
• Transport and Utilities Baseline Review (Pdf 671k)
• Property Market Review (Pdf 520k)
• Housing Bulletin (Pdf 1.2MB)
  • Housing Bulletin part 2 (Pdf 1.5MB)
• Housing Needs Study (Pdf 1.3MB)
  • Housing Needs Study part 2 (Pdf 1.4MB)
• Improving Health and Well-Being Strategy (Pdf 988k)
• Draft LBTH Municipal Waste Management Strategy (Pdf 1.3MB)
• Open Space Strategy Report (Pdf 290k)
  • Indices of Multiple Deprivation
  • Distribution of Open Spaces
  • Borough Framework Map
  • LAP 1 Framework
  • LAP 2 Framework
  • LAP 3 Framework
  • LAP 4 Framework
  • LAP 5 Framework
  • LAP 6 Framework
  • LAP 7 Framework
  • LAP 8 Framework
  • Lines of Severance
  • Publicly Accessible Excluding Water
  • Accessibility to Out of Borough Parks
  • Accessibility to Out of Borough Major Parks
  • Public Transport Accessibility Levels
  • Open Spaces per 1000
  • Site Quality with Out of Borough Parks
  • Key Parks Sites
  • Map 20 Sites of Nature Conservation

The Open Space Strategy maps can also be viewed at the Council’s planning office at the Town Hall.

Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA)

• SFRA: Volume 1: Decision and Support Document (pdf 536k)
• SFRA: Volume 2: Technical Report (pdf 1.5m)

SFRA Maps

Figure 1 part 1 (pdf 1.8m)	Figure 4 part 7 (pdf 1.5m)	Figure 6 (pdf 2m)
Figure 1 part 2 (pdf 2.5m)	Figure 5 part 1 (pdf 1.8m)	Figure 7 (pdf 2m)
Figure 1 part 3 (pdf 1.9m)	Figure 5 part 2 (pdf 1.4m)	Figure 8 (pdf 1.8m)
Figure 2 (pdf 2m)	Figure 5 part 3 (pdf 1.4m)	Figure ST1 (pdf 1m)
Figure 3 (pdf 2m)	Figure 5 part 4 (pdf 1.4m)	Figure ST2 (pdf 1m)
Figure 4 part 1 (pdf 1.4m)	Figure 5 part 5 (pdf 1.4m)	Figure ST3 (pdf 1m)
Figure 4 part 2 (pdf 1.5m)	Figure 5 part 6 (pdf 1.4m)	Figure ST4 (pdf 1m)
Figure 4 part 3 (pdf 1.4m)	Figure 5 part 7 (pdf 1.4m)	Figure ST5 (pdf 1m)
Figure 4 part 4 (pdf 1.3m)	Figure 5 part 8 (pdf 1.4m)	Figure ST6 (pdf 1m)
Figure 4 part 5 (pdf 1.4m)	Figure 5 part 9 (pdf 1.5m)
Figure 4 part 6 (pdf 1.5m)	Figure 5 part 10 (pdf 1.8m)

Sustainability appraisals

Submission version

• Sustainability Appraisal
• Technical Document A
• Technical Document B
• Technical Document C
• Technical Document D
• Technical Document E
• Technical Documents F to H

Please note that for Submission, the Council has added the following errata (Pdf 209k) and clarifications (Pdf 41k) on the above documents. Please read the errata and clarification lists alongside the documents.

Sustainable Energy & Enhanced Biodiversity Report

In recognition of the important role planning has to play in responding to climate change, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets commissioned Land Use Consultants (LUC) and the National Energy Foundation (NEF) in February 2007 to undertake a study investigating the potential for renewable energy and biodiversity enhancement opportunities within the Borough.

• Introduction
• Context
• Securing sustainable energy in Tower Hamlets
• Securing biodiversity enhancement in Tower Hamlets
• Funding and delivery mechanisms
• References
• Appendix 1.1: Summary of study scope
• Appendix 2.1: Policy context
• Appendix 3.1: Detailed sustainable energy site analysis
• Appendix 3.2: Case studies
• Appendix 3.3: Council housing heat system replacement opportunities
• Rerlated maps