City Plan, neighbourhood planning and planning policy

Find out how to set up a neighbourhood area and forum and see neighbourhood planning updates.

You can see all documents related to the City Plan 2019-2040 proposal, and register for updates and consultations.

Read our current City Plan and policies we look to when considering planning applications.

Read information relating to examination of previous iterations of Westminster’s City Plan before it was adopted in 2016.

These guides contain generic, topic, and site-specific guidance to further explain how our planning policies will be applied.

Find out how to develop and submit a neighbourhood plan.

Potential developers can view the register and a map, to show which areas are available for development.

A summary of the several key policies and documents that planning applications in Westminster are determined by.

More information on Soho Neighbourhood Plan and planning applications within the Soho neighbourhood area.

More information on Fitzrovia West Neighbourhood Plan and planning applications within the Fitzrovia West neighbourhood area.

More information on Knightsbridge Neighbourhood Plan and planning applications within the Knightsbridge neighbourhood area.

More information on Mayfair Neighbourhood Plan and planning applications within the Mayfair neighbourhood area.

More information on Queen's Park Neighbourhood Plan and planning applications within the Queen's Park neighbourhood area.

Information on how to submit a neighbourhood area application.

Organisations from designated neighbourhood areas can submit an application to be a neighbourhood forum.

Your legal right to bid for an asset in your community.

This page provides plain English guidance about planning policy and how it works.

These pages explain the Neighbourhood CIL, what it can be spent on, and how you can access funds for your projects.