Greater London is divided into five sub-regions for the purposes of the
London Plan
The London Plan is the statutory spatial development strategy for the Greater London area in the United Kingdom that is written by the Mayor of London and published by the Greater London Authority.
The regional planning document was first pu ...
. The boundaries of these areas were amended in 2008 and 2011 and their role in the implementation of the London Plan has varied with each iteration.
Purpose
Sub-regions are a feature of the London Plan intended to encourage partnership working across
London borough
The London boroughs are the 32 local authority districts that together with the City of London make up the administrative area of Greater London; each is governed by a London borough council. The present London boroughs were all created at ...
boundaries.
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History
From 2004 to 2008, the sub-regions were initially the same as the
Learning and Skills Council
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) was a non-departmental public body jointly sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) in England. It closed on 31 Marc ...
areas set up in 1999.
These 2004–2008 sub-regions each had a ''Sub-Regional Development Framework''.
The sub-regions were revised in February 2008 as part of the ''Further Alterations to the London Plan''.
The 2008–2011 sub-regions, each had its own ''Sub-regional Implementation Framework''.
In 2011, the sub-regions were revised again. The 2011 sub-regions are used for statutory monitoring, engagement and resource allocation.
The sub-regions have remained static since 2011, unchanged in the 2016 published plan and 2019 draft plan.
List of sub-regions
From 2011
2008–2011
2004–2008
List of boroughs
References
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