New London Plan out for consultation

From the introduction of the consultation:

What is the London Plan?

The London Plan is a document prepared by the Mayor of London. It is the strategic, spatial plan for Greater London, setting out the strategy and requirements for homes, jobs, transport, and other infrastructure, as well as policies to ensure quality development. It hastwo roles relating to the planning system:

• Policies in the London Plan are used to help shape and determine development
  proposals for all planning applications across Greater London, and any conditions or legal obligations that may be applied. The London Plan is part of the ‘development plan’ together with the local plan for the area and any neighbourhood plans. Planning applications must be determined in accordance with the development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise.
• When local authorities write their own plans, they must be in ‘general conformity’ with the London Plan. This broadly means that the local policies can’t harm implementation of the London Plan.

The London Plan must be reviewed every five years. The current plan was published in March 2021. We will publish a draft new plan in 2026 for consultation.

What years will the new London Plan cover?

The new London Plan will run from adoption in 2027 to 2050. This enables us to properly plan ahead, particularly given that things like major transport infrastructure take many years to plan and deliver.

For housing targets, the plan will run from 2026-27 for 10 years. Many of the measures needed to increase housing supply need more time to put in place, so measures needed beyond 10 years will also be planned for.

Read more at consult.london.gov.uk/towards-a-new-london-plan-consultation