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City Plan Partial Review 2024

The City Plan Partial Review Regulation 19 consultation has now closed.

The council is conducting a partial review of the existing Westminster City Plan 2019 - 2040 (adopted April 2021) to ensure Westminster is an inclusive city where people want to live, work and play.

This consultation was your opportunity to have a say on whether the revised and emerging policies as part of this partial review are legally compliant, sound and have been prepared in accordance with the Duty to Cooperate.

. Further information supporting the City Plan Partial Review and the next steps on the process can be accessed on the council’s website.

About the project

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The partial review of the City Plan has reached a new milestone.

Following extensive evidence gathering, engagement and policy drafting, the council is now exhibiting the revised City Plan as part of a statutory 'Regulation 19' process.

The City Plan 2019-2040, is the council's Local Plan. It is our main planning document that sets out the council's vision and framework for manging both the built and natural environment in Westminster. The current City Plan was adopted in April 2021, but has been re-examined following its adoption with a vision for making Westminster a fairer and more inclusive city.

The aim of this review is not to replace the existing City Plan with an entirely new plan. Instead, we are focusing on three policy areas that we feel most urgently need attention. These are:

Strengthening of the former Policy 9, which is now new Policy 13 - Affordable Housing.
We want to make sure that more genuinely affordable homes are developed.
Introducing a new Policy 43 Retrofit First
Where appropriate, we want to encourage developers to prioritise retrofit and refurbishment of existing buildings over demolition.
Introducing new Policies 8-11 for four new Site Allocations,
We're looking to unlock the development potential of four underutilised and complex sites and see them contribute towards our vision for Westminster.

This consultation is running from 14 March to 9 May 2024. Representations can be made using our consultation webpage on Commonplace - City Plan Partial Review 2024, by email to planningpolicy@westminster.gov.uk. If being sent by email, representations should be clearly labelled ‘City Plan Partial Review – response to Regulation 19 consultation’.

Please note – comments should only relate to those sections of the plan subject to revision.

The full draft of the revised City Plan can be downloaded here.

We have also produced an interactive, simple English explainer of the partial review and the revised/new policies - Simple Explainer ¦ What is the Partial City Plan Review.

Further information supporting the City Plan Partial Review can be accessed on council's website.

Information

Regulation 19 Consultation

Learn more about Regulation 19 consultation and how to respond

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Join our events

Click here to see the different events we will be hosting during Regulation 19

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Westminster City Plan

View the revised City Plan in full and the simple English explainer

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Revised Affordable Housing Policy

Learn more about the revised Affordable Housing Policy and provide your views

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New Retrofit First Policy

Learn more about the new Retrofit First Policy and provide your views

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New Site Allocations

Learn more about the new Site Allocation Policies and provide your views

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Further information

Supporting Information

View the documents which have been developed to support the City Plan Partial Review

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FAQ

View responses to frequently asked questions

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Language Services

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Current City Plan adopted

April - 2021

The current City Plan is adopted and comes into effect. The existing City Plan can be accessed here: https://www.westminster.gov.uk/media/document/city-plan-2019-2040

Regulation 18 consultation

October 2022 - November 2022

The council advised the community that it intended to partially review the existing City Plan, with a focus on affordable housing, new retrofit policies and the introduction of site allocations. The community was asked for early input on the direction of the City Plan’s partial review and was invited to provide ideas, comments and relay concerns. The Regulation 18 webpage can be accessed here: https://www.westminster.gov.uk/planning-building-control-and-environmental-regulations/planning-policy/city-plan-partial-review

Evidence gathering

December 2022 - October 2023

The council analysed the feedback received at Regulation 18 and continued to gather an evidence base to help inform and shape the future policies. This allowed the council to create the basic principles for the new and revised policies and commence drafting the proposed policies based on these principles. https://www.westminster.gov.uk/planning-building-control-and-environmental-regulations/planning-policy/city-plan-partial-review

Informal engagement

October 2023 - January 2024

In order to maximise stakeholder involvement throughout the policymaking process, the council undertook informal engagement activities prior to finalising policy wording. Activities were held with landowners, neighbourhood forums, business associations and other key stakeholder groups to ensure their input as the policy wording was being drafted.

Finalisation of policy wording

February 2024 - March 2024

After building the evidence based and completing informal consultation, the council finalised the draft policy in order for it to be formally exhibited as part of Regulation 19 consultation. https://www.westminster.gov.uk/planning-building-control-and-environmental-regulations/planning-policy/city-plan-partial-review