The framework of the new view protection plan in greater London, UK

Abstract

This paper reports the framework of the new view protection plan composed of the London Plan (2004) and London View Management Framework (2007) published by GLA. This new plan: 1) gives Mayor of London the important role to preserve and enhance the views from the broader perspective; 2) classifies views into four types and designates 26 important views; 3) establishes two management approaches, Geometric Definition and Qualitative View Assessment; 4) shows the location of designated views precisely by using coordinates and height; 5) relaxes height restriction due to narrowing width of viewing corridors;.