The City is continually reviewing and updating its plans and
policies. You can find out more about plans that have been
superseded on this page.
Some documents are available for download here; for others,
please
contact us or email
ldf@cityoflondon.gov.uk
Local Development Framework
The
Local Development Framework (LDF) is the current plan for the
City. Some of the LDF documents have now been superseded and
you can download them here.
The preparation of the current
Core Strategy included several stages of public
participation. The following documents were
issued during the consultation process:
Core Strategy Issues and
Options (1.6mb)
Core Strategy Preferred
Options (1.7mb)
Draft Core Strategy 2009 (10mb)
Published Core Strategy
2010 (7728kb)
Download the inspector's report June
2011 (116kb)
Download the Appendix to
the inspectors
report (453kb)
Download the sustainability appraisal adoption
statement (73kb)
Other documents produced to support the preparation of the Core
Strategy are available on request.
The Statement of Community involvement (SCI) was initially
adopted in 2006. It has been superseded by the
current SCI, which was adopted in 2009.
Download the Statement of Community Involvement
July 2006 (30kb
Unitary Development Plan 2002
The City's
Unitary Development Plan (UDP) was adopted in April 2002.
Most of its policies and its proposals map have now lapsed, but 55
policies will remain in force until 2013. You can download
the UDP as adopted in 2002 here:
Unitary Development Plan
2002 (8.4mb)
UDP Proposals Map A (7.3mb)
UDP Proposals Map B (5.4mb)
The UDP is accompanied by Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG)
which explains some of its policies in more detail. Some of
this
SPG remains in force. The SPG that has been cancelled can
be downloaded here:
Performance Indicators and Targets SPG
2002 (367kb)
Performance Indicators Review
2004 (390kb)
Open Spaces in the City of London SPG 2002
(4.3mb)
Map accompanying Open Spaces SPG 2002
(433kb)
St Paul's and Monument Views SPG
2002 (542kb)
Unitary Development Plan 1994
The City's first UDP was adopted in March 1994, and is available
to inspect on request.
Earlier Development Plans
The following statutory development were in force in the City
before the adoption of the UDP.
Administrative County of London Development Plan
1951. This plan was prepared by the former London
County Council. It applied to the whole of the then County of
London, including the City. It was reviewed and updated in
1962. (The plan was also referred to as the Initial
Development Plan - IDP). It remained in force within the City
until superseded upon the adoption of the Smithfield District Plan
in 1981 and the City of London Local Plan in 1989 (See below).
Greater London Development Plan (GLDP)
1976. The GLDP was prepared by the former Greater
London Council and applied to the whole of Greater London,
including the City. The GLDP was a structure plan, operating
at a strategic level, and so did not replace the County of London
Plan, but operated in conjunction with it. The GLDP was
adopted in July 1976 and continued force until 1986.
The plans above are available at the
London Metropolitan Archives.
Smithfield District Plan 1981. Prepared
by the City of London Corporation, this plan applied to the
Smithfield area in the north-west of the City. It remained in
force until the adoption of the Unitary Development Plan in
1994.
City of London Local Plan 1989. Prepared
by the City of London Corporation and adopted in January 1989, this
plan applied to the whole of the City except the Smithfield
area. It remained in force until the adoption of the Unitary
Development Plan in 1994.