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Planning a Growing City that Works for All Londoners

As London continues to grow, its planning system faces increasing pressure to create high-quality, liveable environments where people can live, work, and thrive. This requires ensuring the right tools, skills, and resources are in place to support the delivery of well-designed, sustainable developments.

Local authorities play a crucial role, but do they have the capacity to meet these challenges effectively? Embedding social value within the planning system has become a key priority, ensuring developments benefit local communities and create long-term positive impacts. At the same time, the digitalisation of planning has transformed how consultations are conducted and how communities access information.

NLA’s year-round Planning programme explores these shifts, examining spatial and strategic plans at both local and city-wide levels. The programme champions youth engagement in the planning process, promoting planning as a career option for young people from diverse backgrounds. By encouraging broader community involvement, the programme also aims to shape a more inclusive, sustainable, and socially impactful future for London.

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Countryside

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