Unitary Development Plan (UDP)

Westminster's Unitary Development Plan (UDP) was approved by Full Council on the 24th January 2007, and parts of it were ‘saved’ by the Secretary of State on the 24th January 2010. 

The UDP is now made up of those policies that were ‘saved’.  The full decision and list of saved policies can be downloaded here:

• GOL's UDP Saved Policies Letter January 2010

 

Adoption of Core Strategy and UDP

The adoption of the Core Strategy on the 26th January 2011 has resulted in the deletion of further UDP policies. These deleted policies are set out in Appendix 5 of the Core Strategy.

A full list of current UDP and Core Strategy policies can be downloaded here:

• Current Core Strategy and UDP policies

 

Interim Implementation of the Affordable Housing Policy

• Interim Note on the Affordable Housing Policy April 2011

This note sets out how the Council will apply affordable housing policy in the period between adoption of the City of Westminster Core Strategy (26th January 2011) and the adoption of the City Management Plan (anticipated mid 2012). It replaces the earlier version published during the Core Strategy EIP.

Annual Update to the Residential Unit Sum used in Financial Contributions in Lieu of Affordable Housing contained in the Adopted UDP (2007)

Effective from April 2011

• Cabinet Member Report Per Unit Sum
• Decision April 2011
• Appendix

For 2011/12 the 'per unit sum' figure is £195,000 (and £260,000 for the designated higher value areas).

You can download the UDP using the links below.  All deleted policies have been struck out.

The UDP will be replaced by the a Local Development Framework (LDF) under the planning system introduced by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

Saved Adopted UDP January 2010:

The following PDF documents are the chapters for the 2007 adopted UDP, which were saved in 2010. Deleted polices (those not saved in 2010) are indicated where appropriate.

• Introduction
• Part 1 (STRA 20, 32, 33 and 38 have been deleted)
• Chapter 1 Central Area
• Chapter 2 Commerce (COM 4 and COM 5 have been deleted)
• Chapter 3 Housing
• Chapter 4 Transport
• Chapter 5 Policies for North West Westminster
• Chapter 6 Social and Community Facilities
• Chapter 7 Shopping and Services
• Chapter 8 Tourism, Arts, Culture and Entertainment
• Chapter 9 Environment (ENV 1 and ENV 9 have been deleted)
• Chapter 10 Urban Design and Conservation (DES 2 has been deleted)
• Chapter 11 River Thames
• Chapter 12 Proposals Map
  
  
• Schedule 1: Major Development Sites (Sites R1, 3, 6 and 11, O2 and O3, and H1, 2 and 3 have been deleted)
• Schedule 2: Opportunity Sites (OP1, 11 and 28 have been deleted)
• UDP Maps

Please see the list of deleted policies for more information.

• Glossary



• UDP Proposals Map (interactive map lets you search for specific policies at specific sites/addresses)
  
  
• Summary Version of the Adopted UDP

Further Information

If you would like to find out more about the UDP please contact us .

If you would like to see other supporting documentation or planning publications you can search our Publications database.