Reviewing the London Plan

On 7 December 2009 the Mayor launched an eight week public consultation on a Minor Alteration to the consultation draft Replacement London Plan. This deals with borough-level waste arisings and apportionments, and corrections and clarifications.

On 12 October 2009 the Mayor published his draft replacement London Plan, along with his draft Transport and Economic Development strategies - see Shaping London.

On 29 April 2009, the Mayor launched his formal review of the London Plan. The London Plan Initial Proposals sets out the Mayor’s vision for the capital, his planning objectives and a series of policy directions for London’s development through to 2031, setting the scene for a full draft of the Plan which will be consulted on in the autumn of 2009.

In July 2008, the Mayor published ‘Planning for a Better London’, in which he explained the key areas he wanted to address in revising the London Plan. In December 2008, the he released an analysis of the major issues raised by those commenting on ‘Planning for a Better London’, together with his responses to them. This document includes the Mayor’s proposals for a full review of the London Plan.

In December 2008, the Mayor published draft proposals to alter the London Plan to enable the funding of Crossrail through the planning process.