The Adopted Local Plan
The Local Plan sets out our spatial vision for Wandsworth and forms a strategy for how the vision will be achieved. It is the main document used for making decisions on planning applications within the borough.
What is a Local Plan?
The Local Plan is the key planning document for the borough. It sets out a 15-year vision and framework for the future development of the borough, addressing the needs and opportunities in relation to housing, the economy, community facilities and infrastructure. It sets out how the borough’s natural and historic environments will be conserved and enhanced, outlines a strategy for the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change, and sets out principles for creating well designed places.
The new Wandsworth Local Plan 2023-2038
The new Wandsworth Local Plan and Policies Map was adopted on 19 July 2023. The following are available:
- The Local Plan (July 2023)
- Policies Map:
- The Adoption Statement
- The Sustainability Adoption Statement
- Monitoring Framework
Please note that the Policies Map includes information that may change over time, such as flood zones or conservation areas. We suggest that you view our live mapping, below, or check original sources for the most up to date information.
If you would like to understand more about what the Local Plan does, what it means for residents and the key issues it addresses, view the Local Plan Explained.
Order a copy of the Local Plan
The Adopted Local Plan documents are available to download. If you want a paper copy there is a charge per document.
The Adopted Local Plan documents are £76 each.
Find out how to order paper copies of our planning publications.
The superseded Local Plan
Wandsworth’s superseded Local Plan consists of several documents that were adopted between 2016 and 2018. It is formed of:
- The Core Strategy (March 2016), outlines the strategic spatial vision for the borough
- The Development Management Policies Document (DMPD) (March 2016), sets out specific considerations that planning applications should comply with
- The Site Specific Allocations Document (SSAD) (March 2016)
- The Employment and Industry Document (December 2018), which updates and replaces the strategy, policies, and site-specific allocations relating to employment and industrial land from the above three documents
The London Plan
Wandsworth is one of 32 boroughs in London. The Mayor of London is responsible for producing a planning strategy for the city as a whole, which forms part of the borough’s ‘Development Plan’ alongside the Local Plan. The current London Plan was adopted in March 2021. See the Greater London Authority’s London Plan web page for more information.
Contact
Email: planningpolicy@wandsworth.gov.uk
Planning Policy
Place Directorate
Town Hall
Wandsworth High Street
London
SW18 2PU