Submission of the City Plan

City Plan 2040 sets out the vision, strategic priorities and policies for development in the City of London up to 2040. 

On 29 August 2024, the City of London submitted the proposed submission draft City Plan 2040 to the Secretary of State. The City Plan 2040 is now subject to an independent examination to be conducted by the Planning Inspectorate. This is a continuous process running from the date of submission through to receipt of the appointed Planning Inspectors' final report. Once confirmed, all details relating to the examination process will be made available here and sent by email to all respondents.

To assist the Planning Inspectors through the examination, the City Corporation has appointed Charlotte Glancy of Banks Solutions as an independent Programme Officer. The Programme Officer is responsible for all procedural matters of the examination and all future correspondence with Local Plan respondents will be undertaken via the Programme Officer.

Charlotte Glancy, C/O Banks Solutions, 80 Lavinia Way, East Preston, West Sussex, BN16 1DD 

The preferred method of communication for the Programme Officer is by email. 

Those who made representations during this Regulation 19 stage will, if the Inspector deems it appropriate, be offered the opportunity to submit further material or take part in specific hearing sessions and will be notified regarding the examination process by the Programme Officer.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has prepared a guide which provides useful information about the local plan examination process.

Key Dates

• 29 August 2024 - City Plan 2040 submitted for examination to the Secretary of State

Examination news

This will be regularly updated and direct you to any new documents or correspondence.

• 18 September 2024 - Planning Inspectors J Bridgwater PGDipTP MRTPI and A Phillips BA(Hons), DipTP, MTP, MRTPI have been appointed to undertake an independent Examination into the soundness and legal compliance of the Local Plan.