Key information
Request reference number: MGLA070323-1890
Date of response:
Summary of request
Your request
Please detail all Central London boundary expansions since the first London Plan to date.
Our response
Where reference is made to the 'Central London boundary' this is interpreted as referring to the Central Activities Zone (CAZ) boundary in the London Plan.
Please note that the London Plan cannot establish the specific boundaries of the CAZ. The power to do this lies solely with the relevant borough through their own plans and policies map.
The London Plan can, however, set out broad areas which have specific strategic policies, such as the CAZ. Therefore, although the London Plan might identify a broad area, later London Plans may show a more refined boundary after the local authority has adopted the exact boundary through its own local plan.
It is also for this reason that the boundary of the CAZ is not shown with a basemap in the London Plan, as it can not define whether specific sites are within or outside the boundary.
Screenshots of the available maps from previous London Plans are attached.
Past versions of the London Plan are available here.
If you have any further questions relating to this matter, please contact us, ensuring that
you quote reference MGLA070323-1890.
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