Local development framework

Local Development Framework (LDF)

The Local Development Framework (LDF), together with the Mayor's London Plan will form the statutory Development Plan for Westminster. The LDF will be made up of a folder of documents as seen in the diagram above and in a larger format here.

The LDF will replace Westminster’s Unitary Development Plan (UDP) and will will take account of the council's own strategies as well as other agencies' plans and proposals. This more holistic approach was introduced by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, and is known as 'spatial' planning. 

LDF Quick Links

• Annual Monitoring Report
• City Management Plan  (Proposed DPD and will follow the production of the Core Strategy).
• Conservation Area Audits (CAA) SPDs 
• Core Strategy (DPD and under development)
• Core Strategy Policies (Proposed and will be developed following the Preferred Options)
• Development Plan Documents (DPDs) - Statutory policy documents and set a clear vision for the next 15-20 years.
• Evidence Base (background reports, monitoring)
• Issues and Options - Summer 2007 (Stage 1 of Core Strategy)
• Local Development Scheme  (Timetable)
• Open Space Strategy SPD - March 2007
• Planning Brief SPDs
• Preferred Options - July 2008 (Stage 2 of Core Strategy)
• Proposals Map (Proposed and will follow the production of the Core Strategy)
• Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) - explains DPDs in more detail and subject to consultation.
• Statement of Community Involvement - methods we will use to consult and involve the community.
• Statues and Monuments SPD - June 2008

Further Information
If you would like a copy of any documentation, or copies in audio format, large print, Braille or translated into a particular language please contact planninginformation@westminster.gov.uk or call 020 7641 2513:

If you would like any information on the LDF you can:
Write to: The LDF Team, City Planning Group, Westminster City Council, City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, SW1E 6QP
Online: Please complete the Local Development Framework Enquiry form
Fax: The LDF Team on 020 7641 3050
Visit: One Stop Planning Desk, City Hall, 62 Victoria Street, SW1E 6QP or any Westminster library