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Local Plan review: Draft City Plan 2040

Date updated: 2/06/2023

Public Consultation

The City of London Corporation is consulting on the Draft City Plan 2040 and the Transport Strategy. They provide a framework for future development in the Square Mile, outlining priorities for our people, businesses, places, and spaces until 2040 and beyond.

You can join a series of workshops either in person or virtually throughout June using Commonplace which is an online engagement platform. It will also enable you to receive updates on the Local Plan and other planning policy documents. Sign-up for the  Commonplace City Plan 2040

What is the City Plan 2040?

The new Local Plan, called City Plan 2040 (previously City Plan 2036), is a plan for the future development of the City of London, setting out what type of development the City of London Corporation expects to take place and where. It sets out the City Corporation's vision, strategy and objectives for planning up to 2040, together with policies that will guide future decisions on planning applications. Once adopted, the new Plan will replace the Local Plan 2015.

Housing Call for Sites Consultation

The City Corporation undertook a ‘Call for Sites’ consultation between 23 May-July 2022, to help identify potential sites for new housing development. The City Corporation is reviewing the responses to this consultation as part of the drafting of the City Plan 2040.

City Plan 2040 preparatory stages

The City Plan 2040 must go through several stages before it can be adopted. The first stage was a consultation in autumn 2016 on an Issues and Options. The second stage was a consultation, November 2018-February 2019, on a full Draft Plan. The third stage was a consultation between 19 March-10 May 2021 on the Proposed Submission Draft (Regulation 19 consultation). The documents published at each stage are in the Planning Policy Library. For ease of reference, the Proposed Submission Draft City Plan and consultation responses to the Proposed Submission Draft are on this page.

Next steps

Due to issues raised by The Mayor of London in relation to tall buildings and to a range of other factors, including the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, evidence gathering is underway to ensure that the Draft City Plan will provide a robust framework for a post Covid City. The Draft City Plan’s end date has been changed to 2040 to align with the commitment in the City Corporation’s Climate Action Strategy to support the achievement of net zero for the Square Mile by 2040.

Timetable

  • October-December 2023: Committee approval process
  • December 2023-February 2024: Consultation on Revised Proposed Submission Draft City Plan 2040
  • June 2024: Submission to Secretary of State for examination by independent Planning Inspector
  • Simmer/Autumn 2024: Anticipated examination hearing sessions
  • June/July 2025: Anticipated adoption of the City Plan.
Index of City Plan 2036 Representations PDF (150KB)
Date submitted: 16/08/21
City Plan Representations - Individuals Pack 1 PDF (7MB)
Date submitted: 29/07/21
City Plan Representations - Individuals Pack 2 PDF (5MB)
Date submitted: 29/07/21
City Plan Representations - Individuals Pack 3 PDF (8MB)
Date submitted: 29/07/21
City Plan Representations - Organisations Pack 1 PDF (9MB)
Date submitted: 29/07/21
City Plan Representations - Organisations Pack 2 PDF (7MB)
Date submitted: 29/07/21
City Plan Representations - Organisations Pack 3 PDF (7MB)
Date submitted: 29/07/21
City Plan Representations - Organisations Pack 4 PDF (4MB)
Date submitted: 29/07/21

The previously published Proposed Submission Draft City Plan 2036 can be viewed and downloaded below, together with Policies Maps A and B showing which policies apply to specific locations.

The Proposed Submission Draft City Plan 2036 was accompanied by a range of important documents which explain and justify the proposed policies, including:

  • Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA)
  • Habitats Regulation Assessment (HRA)
  • Consultation Statement
  • Duty to Co-operate Statement
  • Evidence base documents

These documents, including various studies and a series of topic papers on key issues, are in the Planning Policy Library under the City Plan 2036, Evidence base category. Lower down the page there is more information on the IIA and HRA.

Proposed Submission Draft City Plan 2036 PDF (8MB)
Date submitted: 8/03/21
Policies Map A (2021) PDF (4MB)
Proposed Submission Draft City Plan 2036
Date submitted: 8/03/21
Policies Map B 2021 PDF (4MB)
Proposed Submission Draft City Plan 2036
Date submitted: 8/03/21Planning Policy Library/City Plan 2036

Evidence base and assessments

Integrated Impact and Habitats Regulation Assessments

Preparation of the City Plan is being informed by:

  • Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) which combines a Sustainability Appraisal, Equalities Impact Assessment and Health Impact Assessment.
  • Habitats Regulations Assessment to assess whether the new Plan would have any significant effects on sites designated as being of European importance for their biodiversity.

These documents are in the Planning Policy Library.

Planning Policy Library/City Plan 2036 Assessments