This full-day NLA Charrette was convened to help inform thinking around the next iteration of the London Plan in the run up to a new Mayor. It provided an exciting and unique opportunity for the voice of the built environment profession to feed into this work.

Findings from the sessions have been put together into a publication in the form of a report and policy recommendations for the next London Mayor.

The NLA charrette involved 80 or so planners, architects and those involved in the built environment, working intensely over one day, looking in detail at a range of aspects of London’s future development. The day was facilitated by Malcolm Smith of Arup who has played a similar role in the creation of effective long-term strategic plans for many areas around the globe. 

The first London Plan produced under an elected mayor has operated effectively for over a decade. It was revised in 2008 and again in 2011, but many of the key policies remained in place. Following the Further Alterations of the London Plan (FALP) which brought the plan into line with the National Planning Policy Framework, the government inspector decreed that the Plan was no longer fit for purpose because of the capital’s huge population growth. The results of this charrette address those issues and provide an invaluable source of inspiration for City Hall planners as well as mayoral candidates.

Foreword
By Peter Murray, NLA Curator-in-chief and Malcolm Smith, Global Masterplanning and Urban Design Leader, Arup

Overview
An overview of London's challenge of unprecedented growth, with unprecedented pressures and priorities on space, services and infrastructure. A more detailed analysis follows, focusing on:

Published January 2016
12 Pages