21st Century (2000–present)

London Plan (GLA)

2004–2021 · United Kingdom · Western & Central Europe · Regional & polycentric planning · Planned by GLA/Mayor of London
The Metropolitan Green Belt around London (outlined in red), a core statutory component of the London Plan's spatial development strategy that constrains outward growth and shapes the city's growth co
The Metropolitan Green Belt around London (outlined in red), a core statutory component of the London Plan's spatial development strategy that constrains outward growth and shapes the city's growth co · cc-by-sa

Core idea

Statutory spatial development strategy

Why it matters

Directs growth, density, transport, housing

Description

The statutory London Plan (2004–2021) under the Greater London Authority set a strategic spatial framework for the metropolis, directing growth to brownfield 'opportunity areas' and around transit, with policies on density, affordable housing, and the green belt.

Significance

The London Plan is a leading example of contemporary strategic metropolitan governance, showing how a city-region can steer growth, housing, and infrastructure through an integrated, regularly updated statutory plan.

What shaped it

Plans it influenced

Sources

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