London plan

The location of London in England

The open spaces must not be built over

The London Plan is a planning document prepared by the Mayor of London and published by the Greater London Authority . The final version of the plan was first published on February 10, 2004 and has been modified since then. The current version was published in February 2008. The latest proposed changes were presented in April 2009, discussions began in October 2009 and in 2011 the new plan was published.

assignment

The plan replaces the previous guidelines for London's Strategic Planning drawn up by the Secretary of State, also known as RPG 3. The Greater London Authority Act of 1999 requires that such a plan be established and that it deal only with matters of strategic importance to the Greater London area. The law also requires that the London Plan take into account the health of Londoners and equal opportunities . It is also intended to contribute to sustainable development in the UK.

aims

The plan is a development strategy for the Greater London area and has six objectives:

1. The growth of London is to be promoted within the existing borders without building over new open spaces
2. London should become a better city for its citizens
3. London is set to become a more prosperous city with strong and diverse economic growth
4. Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty and discrimination
5. Improvement of the traffic situation
6. London should become a more attractive, well-designed and green city

Strategies

chapter	title	Summary
1	Classification of London	Analysis of the strengths of London in the past and the global status of London in the future
2	The comprehensive development strategy	Strategic policy of sustainable development
3	Subject areas	Population growth, economic growth, transport, development
4th	Cross-divisional policy areas	Environment, quality of life, heritage, Blue Ribbon Network
5	Subregions	Development of a framework plan for the development of the sub-regions
6th	Fulfillment of the vision	Funding, performance indicators, monitoring

Target areas

The plan identified dozens of target areas on which efforts should be focused to reduce social disadvantage and create sustainable development. It should be possible to create 5,000 jobs or 2,500 homes, or a combination of both, in these target areas. The target areas are mostly in city centers, contrary to the suburban developments in the districts.

Subregions

To implement the plan, London was divided into five sub-regions. The current regions were determined in February 2008 as part of the “Further Changes to the London Plan”. These sub-regions, each with their own development plan, are:

Sub-region	London Boroughs	population	Jobs	map
North East	Barking & Dagenham, City of London, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest	1.4 Million	900,000	NE
North	Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Westminster	1.7 million	1.5 million	N
South east	Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark	1.3 million	500,000	SE
South west	Croydon, Kingston, Lambeth, Merton, Richmond, Sutton, Wandsworth	1.6 million	730,000	SW
west	Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kensington & Chelsea	1.6 million	900,000	W.

From 2004 to 2008 the sub-regions corresponded to those of the Learning and Skills Council of 1999: In this scheme there was an extra sub-region Central London. The London part of the Thames Gateway was completely in the East London sub-region. The sub-regions valid from 2004 to 2008 were:

Sub-region	London Boroughs	Population (2001)
Central	Camden, Kensington & Chelsea, Islington, Lambeth, Southwark, Wandsworth, Westminster	1,525,000
East	Barking & Dagenham, Bexley, City of London, Greenwich, Lewisham, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets	1,991,000
North	Barnet, Enfield, Haringey, Waltham Forest	1,042,000
South	Bromley, Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton	1,329,000
west	Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow	1,421,000

A Central Activities Zone was defined separately, which includes areas with a very high concentration of capital city activities.

Activity centers

The Activity Centers are two international centers, West End and Knightsbridge , eleven metropolitan centers like Bromley , Croydon , Sutton and Romford , 35 main centers such as Brixton, East Ham , Bexleyheath and Woolwich and 156 district centers like Hornchurch , Penge , Stoke Newington and Welling divided. Over 1,200 neighborhoods and local centers are listed in the map.

International Centers (2)	West End , Knightsbridge	Bromley Croydon Ealing Harrow Hounslow Kingston Ilford Romford Sutton Uxbridge Wood Green West end Knightsbridge
Metropolitan Centers (11)	Bromley , Croydon , Ealing , Harrow , Hounslow , Kingston , Ilford , Romford , Sutton , Uxbridge , Wood Green .
Main Centers (35)	Angel , Barking , Bexleyheath , Brixton, Camden Town , Canary Wharf , Catford , Chiswick , Clapham Junction, Dalston , East Ham , Edgware , Eltham , Enfield Town , Fulham , Hammersmith , Holloway Nag's Head , Kensington High Street , King's Road East , Kilburn , Lewisham , Orpington , Peckham, Putney, Richmond , Queensway / Westbourne Grove , Southall, Stratford , Streatham , Tooting , Walthamstow , Wandsworth , Wembley , Wimbledon , Woolwich
District Centers (156)
Neighborhoods and local centers (1,200)

Changes

There are some changes in the current London Plan, published in February 2008. The first changes are the creation of housing, garbage and minerals. Other changes affected the topics of climate change , London as a cosmopolitan city, London's economy, development, combating social exclusion, traffic in London , London's geography, subregions and inter-regions, the London suburbs, quality of life (including security, protection and open spaces) and the Olympic Games 2012 as well as the Paralympics 2012 . The mayor received further legal powers through the “Greater London Authority Act 2007”. After the change of mayor, a new product was launched in July 2008.

date	document
February 2004	The London Plan
October 2005	Draft changes to the London plan: housing, garbage and minerals
December 2005	Review of the London Plan: Mayor's Letter of Intent
September 2006	Draft further amendments to the London Plan
December 2006	Early changes to London's plan for housing, waste and minerals
February 2008	The London Plan: Summary with changes since 2004
July 2008	Plans for a better London
April 2009	A New Plan for London: Proposals for the Mayor's London Plan
October 2009	Consultation template replacement plan

Web links

• London plan
• Outer London Commission

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mayor of London : The London Plan (Consolidated with Alterations since 2004). (PDF) Greater London Authority , February 2008, accessed January 11, 2011 . 
2. ^ Mayor of London : A new plan for London: Proposals for the Mayor's London Plan. (PDF; 1.4 MB) Greater London Authority , April 2009, archived from the original on October 2, 2011 ; Retrieved January 11, 2011 . 
3. ↑ Mayor of London : The London Plan. Greater London Authority , accessed April 23, 2012 . 
4. ^ Mayor of London : The London Plan: Sub-regions, CAZ and government growth area policies. (No longer available online.) Greater London Authority , February 2008, archived from the original on July 13, 2009 ; Retrieved January 11, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ^ Mayor of London : Draft Further Alterations to the London Plan. (PDF; 4.0 MB) Greater London Authority , September 2006, archived from the original on June 4, 2011 ; Retrieved January 11, 2011 . 
6. ^ Addison & Associates: Review of London's Sub Regional Boundaries. (PDF; 1.0 MB) Greater London Authority , June 2006, archived from the original on June 4, 2011 ; Retrieved January 11, 2011 . 
7. ↑ Mayor of London : Sub Regional Development Frameworks. Greater London Authority , May 2006, archived from the original on November 9, 2008 ; Retrieved January 11, 2011 . 
8. ↑ Mayor of London : The London Plan: Chapter 5. (PDF; 3.4 MB) Greater London Authority , February 2004, archived from the original on June 4, 2011 ; Retrieved January 11, 2011 . 
9. ↑ The London Plan ( Memento of June 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 8.0 MB)
10. ↑ Draft for changes to the London plan: supply of living space, garbage and minerals ( Memento from June 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.3 MB)
11. ↑ Review of the London Plan: Mayor's Letter of Intent ( Memento of June 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.2 MB)
12. ^ Draft of further changes to the London Plan ( Memento of June 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 4.0 MB)
13. ↑ Early changes to the London plan for the supply of housing, waste and minerals ( Memento of June 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 351 kB)
14. ^ The London Plan: Summary with changes since 2004
15. ↑ Plans for a better London (PDF; 1.5 MB)
16. ↑ A New Plan for London: Suggestions for the Mayor's London Plan (PDF; 1.4 MB)
17. ↑ Consultation template replacement plan ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.