London Plan AMR tables

Maximise the proportion of development taking place on previously developed land

Target: Maintain at least 96% of new residential development to be on previously developed land

Development on brownfield land

Source: Planning London Datahub

The data for 2019/20 and 2020/21 has been provided by applicants as part of the application process and may be subject to further quality assurance checks in future.

Optimise the density of residential development

Target: Over 95% of development to comply with the housing density location and the density matrix (London Plan 2016 Table 3.2)

Residential approvals compared to the density matrix – all schemes

Source: Planning London Datahub

* Based on site areas provided by applicants, not all site areas are available.

Minimise the loss of open space

Target: No net loss of open space designated for protection in Local Development Frameworks (LDFs) due to new development

Open space designated for protection affected by planning permissions granted (hectares)

Source: Planning London Datahub

* Data for 2020/21 is calculated using data provided by applicants as part of the application process and may be subject to further quality assurance checks in future.

The table shows the area of protected open space affected by planning permissions that have been granted for buildings or works that will affect a protected open space. Changes to protected open space are made through the preparation or review of the local plan and are not part of the planning permission process. For this reason, gains are not recorded, although re-provision within a planning permission is considered when calculating the loss. The same loss may be included in the figures for more than one year when a revised application is approved on the same site.

* Metropolitan Open Land

Increase supply of new homes

Target: Average completion of a minimum of 42,000 net additional homes per year

The latest residential completions compared to the London Plan target using data from the Planning London Datahub can be viewed on our completions dashboard.

Housing Flows Reconciliation (HFR) figures

Source: Government live table 122

Net housing completions by year (as measured against the London Plan housing targets)

Source: Planning London Datahub

* Long term vacant properties returning to use. An increase in the number of vacant properties is counted as a loss of housing supply

** Data for 2021/22 has been provided for context only. New housing targets were introduced in the 2021 London Plan, which measure self-contained rooms differently and do not include the change in long-term vacant properties.

Source of vacants data: MHCLG live table 615

Please note: This table has been updated using the same methodology as the residential completions dashboard, in which unit losses are recorded in the year of scheme commencement. This is in contrast to the figures in previous versions of the AMR in which losses were allocated to the year of scheme completion when calculating the net change. This change in methodology can lead to significant changes to annual figures.

An increased supply of affordable homes

Target: Completion of 17,000 net additional affordable homes per year

Net affordable completions

Source: Planning London Datahub

Please note: This table has been updated using the same methodology as the residential completions dashboard, in which unit losses are recorded in the year of scheme commencement. This is in contrast to the figures in previous versions of the AMR in which losses were allocated to the year of scheme completion when calculating the net change. This change in methodology can lead to significant changes to annual figures.

Total completions exclude non-permanent dwellings (such as new houseboat moorings) so may differ from the self-contained completions total shown in KPI 4.

Reducing health inequalities

Target: Reduction in the difference in life expectancy between those living in the most and least deprived areas of London (shown separately for men and women)

Data no longer available.

Sustaining economic activity

Target: Increase in the proportion of working age London residents in employment 2011–2031

Working age London residents in employment by calendar year

Source: Annual Population Survey - includes self-employment

Ensure that there is sufficient development capacity in the office market

Target: Stock of office planning permissions should be at least three times the average rate of starts over the previous three years

Ratio of planning permissions to three year average starts in central London

* Data from Planning London Datahub rather than LDD

Notes:

EGi - Data from EGI / Ramidus Consulting. Includes refurbishments

LDD / PLD - Data from London Development Database / Planning London Datahub. Refurbishments are not included

Ensure that there is sufficient employment land available

Target: Release of industrial land to be in line with benchmarks in the Industrial Capacity SPG

Industrial land release (hectares) in planning approvals by London sub-region

Source: London Industrial Land Study 2020 (Appendix A). Annual release benchmark from London Plan 2016.

Figures include land currently in industrial use and mixed industrial/non-industrial use sites that are transferred to other uses (net losses of industrial land) and the transfer of non-industrial uses to industrial related ones (net gains of industrial land).

A more detailed analysis of this latest data on London’s industrial land supply is available in the London Industrial Land Supply Study 2020, which can be found on the London Plan Evidence web page.

Employment in Outer London

Target: Growth in total employment in Outer London

Number (thousands) and percentage of jobs in outer London

Source: GLA Economics analysis of Office for National Statistics data

Notes:

Estimates of employee jobs by borough are calculated by applying borough shares of total London employee jobs from the ONS Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES) to the London total employee jobs component of ONS Workforce Jobs series (WFJ). Self-employed jobs are calculated by applying estimates of borough shares of London’s total self-employment jobs from the Annual Population Survey (APS) to the London total self-employment jobs component of the WFJ series. Employee and self-employed jobs are added together for an estimate of total employment. For consistency with the GLA London Jobs Series, the jobs total estimate used here excludes Sections T and U.

Figures for 2021 rely on provisional BRES data. Figures for 2020 have been updated using revised BRES data.

Increased employment opportunities for those suffering from disadvantage in the employment market

Target: Reduce the employment rate gap between Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups and the white population

Employment rates for white and BAME groups, aged 16-64, by calendar year

Source: Annual Population Survey. Note that due to changes in the ethnicity questions on the Annual Population Survey during 2011 these estimates cannot be reliably viewed as a time series. They can, however, be used to estimate the relative levels of economic activity of different ethnic groups.

Increased employment opportunities for those suffering from disadvantage in the employment market

Target: Reduce the gap between lone parents on income support in London versus the average for England and Wales

Lone parents on income support in London versus England & Wales

Source: DWP’s Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study extracted from NOMIS, denominators are number of lone parents with dependent children taken from ONS Labour Force Survey April-June.

Notes

Changes in the Government’s welfare system mean that it is no longer possible to make meaningful comparisons over time based on the Income Support claimant data, and the data in the table above should be treated with extreme caution. Income Support is one of the benefits that is gradually being replaced by Universal Credit. It is not possible to separate out Universal Credit claimants who would have been entitled to Income Support from claimants who would have been entitled to other benefits covered by Universal Credit, for example Child Tax Credits, Working Tax Credits, Housing Benefit or Job Seekers Allowance.

As a result of these changes, the figures from 2017 onwards should be treated with caution. While there are still a small number of residual cases of Income Support, the numbers for 2020 have not been included in this table.

The GLA has published a range of datasets relating to economic fairness including employment gaps by gender, parental employment (including lone parents), disability and ethnicity. These datasets and others related to economic fairness can be downloaded from the London Datastore

Improving the provision of social infrastructure and related services

Target: Reduce the average class sizes in primary schools

Average class size in one teacher classes in state funded primary schools in London

Source: Department for Education https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-pupils-and-their-characteristics

Achieve a reduced reliance on the private car and a more sustainable modal split for journeys

Target: Use of public transport per head grows faster than use of the private car per head

Public and private transport indexes

Source: Transport for London (TfL) City Planning, Strategic Analysis

Achieve a reduced reliance on the private car and a more sustainable modal split for journeys

Target: Zero car traffic growth for London as a whole

Traffic (billion vehicle kilometres, all vehicles) in London

* Inner London excluding the City and Westminster

Source: TfL City Planning, Travel in London Reports

The latest information on transport use in London, including road transport, can be found in TfL’s Travel in London report.

Achieve a reduced reliance on the private car and a more sustainable modal split for journeys

Target: Increase the share of all trips by bicycle from 2% in 2009 to 5% by 2026

Cycle journey stages and mode share

Source: TfL City Planning, Travel in London Report 15. A cycle trip is defined as a one-way movement to achieve a specific purpose that is conducted entirely by bike. A cycle journey stage includes these trips, but also shorter cycle legs undertaken as part of a longer trip using another mode – for example, cycling to a station to catch a train. Cycle journey stages therefore give a best indication of total cycling activity.

Achieve a reduced reliance on the private car and a more sustainable modal split for journeys

Target: A 50% increase in passengers transported on the Blue Ribbon Network from 2011-2021

Passengers on the River Thames

Source: TfL London Rivers Services

Achieve a reduced reliance on the private car and a more sustainable modal split for journeys

Target: A 50% increase in freight transported on the Blue Ribbon Network from 2011-2021

Cargo trade on the River Thames within Greater London

Source: Port of London Authority

Increase in the number of jobs located in areas of high PTAL values

Target: Maintain at least 50% of B1 development in PTAL zones 5-6

B1 floorspace granted in PTAL zones 5 and 6

* Based on data provided as part of the application process

⁺ On 1^st September 2020/20, the use classes order was updated, moving the uses in class B1 to class E. Some applicants may have continued to record employment uses within class B after this date.

Protection of biodiversity habitat

Target: No net loss of Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINCs)

Area (hectares) of Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation in approved planning permissions by year

The data for this KPI is taken from the Planning London Datahub which is provided by applicants as part of the application process  No losses were identified during 2020/21.

The table shows the area in hectares of Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation affected by planning permissions that have been granted for buildings or works on these sites. Changes to the designation of protected habitats are made through the preparation or review of the local plan and are not part of the planning permission process. For this reason, gains are not recorded, although re-provision within a planning permission is considered when calculating the loss. The same loss may be included in the figures for more than one year when a revised application is approved on the same site.

Classifications:

¹ Statutory Site of Special Scientific Interest

² Site of Metropolitan Importance

³ Site of Borough Grade 1 Importance

⁴ Site of Borough Grade 2 Importance

⁵ Site of Local Importance

Increase in municipal waste recycled or composted and elimination of waste to landfill by 2031

Target: At least 45% of waste recycled or composted by 2015 and 0% of biodegradable or recyclable waste to landfill by 2026

Waste treatment methods of London’s local authority collected waste (thousands of tonnes)

* EfW = Energy from Waste

^# Other includes material sent for other treatment processes including mechanical sorting, biological or specialist treatment
Source: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env19-local-authority-collected-waste-annual-results-tables

Reduce carbon dioxide emissions through new development

Target: Annual average % carbon dioxide emissions savings for strategic development proposals progressing towards zero carbon in residential developments by 2016 and all developments by 2019

On-site CO₂ emission reductions from applications approved in 2020 and assessed against the target of a 35% improvement on Part L of 2013 Building Regulations

Cumulative reductions are cumulative regulated CO₂ emissions reductions relative to Part L 2013 Building Regulations

Increase in energy generated from renewable sources

Target: Production of 8,550 GWh of energy from renewable sources by 2026

Estimate of annual renewable energy installed capacity and generation in London electricity

Source: Regional Renewable Statistics: Regional Statistics 2003-2021: Installed Capacity, and Regional Statistics 2003-2021: Generation

Table updated with data released in September 2022

Increase in Urban Greening

Target: Increase total area of green roofs in the CAZ

The latest data on green roofs in the Central Activities Zone (CAZ) can be found in Living Roofs and Walls - from policy into practice.

Improve London’s Blue Ribbon Network

Target: Restore 15km of rivers and streams* 2009 - 2015 and an additional 10km by 2020 (*defined as main river by the Environment Agency – includes larger streams and rivers but can also include smaller watercourses of local significance)

River restoration in London

Source: Rivers and Streams Habitat Action Plan Steering Group and the London Catchment Partnership

Notes

The figure for 2019 shows a major uplift compared to that of 2018, which is in part due to under-recording in 2018 plus the completion of two major regeneration projects in 2019.

There are currently no further targets for river restoration. It is however recommended by the Catchment Partnership in London Group[1] that, to offset both population growth and climate change pressures, the rate of restoration should increase to a minimum of 5 km per year by 2025.

Protecting and improving London’s heritage and public realm

Target: Reduction in the proportion of designated heritage assets at risk as a % of the total number of designated heritage assets in London

Number and condition of designated heritage assets

*designated by UNESCO

**Data is based on figures supplied by London boroughs; some boroughs have not provided up to date data

Source: Historic England (conservation area data provided by London boroughs)

The current maximum household income thresholds for intermediate housing are:

• Intermediate rent: £60,000
• Shared ownership: £90,000

The London Plan states that the Mayor will publish the annual rental cost for purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) that is considered affordable for the coming academic year. As set out in London Plan, the rental cost for affordable PBSA for the academic year is equal to or below 55 per cent of the maximum income that a new full-time student studying in London and living away from home could receive from the Government’s maintenance loan for living costs for that academic year, as specified on the Government's student finances page. The annual rental cost for affordable PBSA each year are shown below. Please note that the most recent year is in the bottom row of the table.