The London Plan is the spatial development strategy for the city. It sets standards for London’s economic, social, environmental and transport development. The accessibility of houses, hotels, public buildings, transport infrastructure and public spaces are all affected by the London Plan.

London Boroughs and developers need to work within the London Plan.

A new version of the London Plan is currently being proposed by the Mayor of London. It will set standards for London’s development over the next 20 to 25 years. It will replace the existing Plan (published in 2004).

This Draft London Plan is now being discussed in an ‘Examination in Public’ (EIP). This EIP takes place over several months this year.

Inclusion London has been making the case for the London Plan to plan for a fully accessible and inclusive London. We want to see the many good policies in the existing London Plan retained and built on. We do not want standard to drop - and we are opposing attempts to lower standards in a way that would be bad for disabled people in London. We have been promoting policies to support lifetime homes, inclusive neighbourhoods, accessible transport and other important issues to make London more accessible.

We have used the views of London Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations gathered in the last year, including at our consultation event in December 2009.

Inclusion London has been seated at four sessions of the Examination in Public to speak in favour of the improvements we want. These are on 9 September (Transport), 14 September (Inclusive Environment), 5 October (Equal Life Chances) and 8 October (Lifetime Homes). Members of the public can attend these sessions. You can find out exact details on the GLA website.

Inclusion London has submitted ‘Written Statements’ in support of our approach to the issues these sessions will discuss. These address questions identified by the Panel Inspector.

You can download Inclusion London’s written statements from the link on the right.