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Date updated: 23/04/2024

The documents below comprise the evidence base, made up of a number of studies that underpin the work of City Plan 2040. 

Visit Commonplace to respond to the Regulation 19 consultation from 18 April to 31 May until 11:00pm.

To view the interactive policies maps and see the evidence underpinning the City Plan visit our StoryMaps

Green Infrastructure

Biodiversity Net Gain PDF (5MB)
Date submitted: 10/01/24
Urban Greening Factor Study PDF (447KB)
July 2018
Date submitted: 17/01/20

Offices

City of London Future of Office Use City Plan 2040 PDF (3MB)
Date submitted: 14/11/23
Office Topic Paper City Plan 2040 PDF (1MB)
Date submitted: 11/01/24

Housing and Hotels

Housing topic paper City Plan 2040 PDF (5MB)
Housing topic paper
Date submitted: 17/01/24
SHMA Housing Needs Assessment 2023 PDF (673KB)
Date submitted: 9/01/24
Visitor Accommodation Needs Study 2023 PDF (4MB)
Date submitted: 5/04/23

Retail

City of London Retail Needs Assessment October 2023 PDF (2MB)
Date submitted: 1/11/23

Assessments

Habitat regulations assessment PDF (4MB)
Date submitted: 15/01/24
City Plan 2040 Equality Impact Assessment 2023 PDF (2MB)
Date submitted: 15/12/23
City Plan Health Impact Assessment 2024 PDF (705KB)
City Plan 2040 Health Impact Assessment
Date submitted: 5/01/24
Sustainability Appraisal PDF (2MB)
Date submitted: 17/01/24
Sustainability appraisal appendix 1 other plans/programmes PDF (657KB)
Date submitted: 17/01/24
Sustainability appraisal appendix 2 baseline information PDF (5MB)
Date submitted: 17/01/24
Sustainability appraisal appendix 3 consultation responses PDF (464KB)
Date submitted: 17/01/24
Sustainability appraisal appendix 4 reasonable alternatives PDF (2MB)
Date submitted: 17/01/24
Sustainability appraisal appendix 5 PDF (2MB)
Date submitted: 17/01/24
City Plan 2040 Viability Assessment PDF (932KB)
Date submitted: 23/01/24

Consultation

City Plan 2040 Consultation Statement 2023 PDF (2MB)
Date submitted: 20/11/23
Appendix 5 Draft City Plan 2036 consultation responses PDF (4MB)
Date submitted: 23/01/24
Consultation Statement Appendix 6 Consultation Responses (387KB)
Date submitted: 23/01/24
Appendix 7 Representations from Bevis Marks synagogue PDF (4MB)
Date submitted: 23/01/24
City Plan 2040 You Said We Did PDF (14MB)
Date submitted: 17/04/24

Tall Buildings

3D Modelling FBX Files ZIP (2MB)
Please note, these files are in .fbx format.
Date submitted: 23/04/24
Tall Buildings Topic Paper PDF (9MB)
Date submitted: 11/01/24
Tall Buildings Policy Volumetric Testing 1-1 PDF (4MB)
Date submitted: 11/01/24
Tall Buildings Policy Volumetric Testing 1-2 PDF (8MB)
Date submitted: 11/01/24
Tall Buildings Policy Volumetric Testing 1-3 PDF (8MB)
Date submitted: 11/01/24
Tall Buildings Policy Volumetric Testing 1-4 PDF (8MB)
Date submitted: 11/01/24
Tall Buildings Policy Volumetric Testing 1-5 PDF (9MB)
Date submitted: 11/01/24
Tall Buildings Policy Volumetric Testing 2A-1 PDF (6MB)
Date submitted: 11/01/24
Tall Buildings Policy Volumetric Testing 2A-2 PDF (9MB)
Date submitted: 11/01/24
Tall Buildings Policy Volumetric Testing 2B-1 PDF (9MB)
Date submitted: 11/01/24
Tall Buildings Policy Volumetric Testing 2B-2 PDF (7MB)
Date submitted: 11/01/24
Tall Buildings Policy Volumetric Testing 2B-3 PDF (7MB)
Date submitted: 11/01/24
Tall Buildings Policy Volumetric Testing 2B-4 PDF (8MB)
Date submitted: 11/01/24
Tall Buildings Policy Volumetric Testing 2C-1 PDF (8MB)
Date submitted: 11/01/24
Tall Buildings Policy Volumetric Testing 2C-2 PDF (5MB)
Date submitted: 11/01/24
Strategic views assessment part 1 PDF (5MB)
Date submitted: 22/01/24
Strategic views assessment part 2 PDF (16MB)
Date submitted: 22/01/24
Strategic views assessment part 3 PDF (16MB)
Date submitted: 22/01/24
Strategic views assessment part 4 PDF (23MB)
Date submitted: 22/01/24
Strategic views impact assessment part 5 PDF (26MB)
Date submitted: 22/01/24
Strategic views impact assessment part 6 PDF (21MB)
Date submitted: 22/01/24
Strategic views impact assessment part 7 PDF (19MB)
Date submitted: 22/01/24
Strategic views impact assessment part 8 PDF (25MB)
Date submitted: 22/01/24
Strategic views impact assessment part 9 PDF (23MB)
Date submitted: 22/01/24
Strategic views impact assessment part 10 PDF (25MB)
Date submitted: 22/01/24
Strategic views impact assessment part 11 PDF (24MB)
Date submitted: 22/01/24
Strategic views impact assessment part 12 PDF (23MB)
Date submitted: 22/01/24
Strategic views impact assessment part 13 PDF (12MB)
Date submitted: 22/01/24

Waste

Waste topic paper PDF (2MB)
Date submitted: 16/01/24

Heritage

Tower of London heritage impact assessment PDF (4MB)
This report assesses heritage effects of the Proposed City Cluster on the Tower of London World Heritage Site.
Date submitted: 18/01/24
St Pauls heritage impact assessment PDF (4MB)
Assess heritage effects of the Proposed City Cluster on St Paul's Cathedral.
Date submitted: 18/01/24
The Monument heritage impact assessment PDF (5MB)
Date submitted: 19/01/24
Bevis Marks Immediate Setting PDF (4MB)
Date submitted: 22/01/24

Infrastructure

Infrastructure Delivery Plan PDF (3MB)
Date submitted: 22/01/24