ABSTRACT
As a strategic plan, the London Plan is not able to determine specific land uses on specific sites. This is strictly a matter for the borough as local planning authority. It is through the borough’s core strategy and other development plan documents that sites are allocated or zoned for specific land uses. With the new emphasis on mixed use, many sites are zoned for mixed-use development. This normally comprises a housing component and a non-residential component, which might be offices, retail, industrial, leisure, hotel or other land use. Although the London Plan may through its policies encourage change of land use, the Mayor’s only direct role in this process is when a strategic application involving change of use from a site allocation in an adopted plan is referred to him.
