Opportunity areas
London’s principal opportunities for accommodating large scale development to provide substantial numbers of new employment and housing, each typically more than 5,000 jobs and/or 2,500 homes, with a mixed and intensive use of land and assisted by good public transport accessibility. As set out within the London Plan (2021).
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- 28 January 2025
Backlog
Who asked for 'Opportunity areas' data?
Claire, planning
What is the driver for the request?
Existing planning requirement
Which 2024 focus area does the request support?
Faster local plans
Screen
What is the 'Opportunity areas' consideration?
The London Plan (2021) sets out opportunity area designations, which are significant locations with development capacity to accomodate new housing, commercial development and infrastructure, linked to existing or potential improvements in public trasport connectivity and capacity.
Is there legislation that defines 'Opportunity areas'?
No
Which organisations do we think should publish the data?
Greater London Authority
Is the Opportunity areas a trigger?
Yes
What needs to be done because Opportunity areas has acted as the trigger?
Opportunity Area Planning Frameworks (OAPF)
Is the Opportunity areas something to consult during plan making?
Yes
Provide information about when Opportunity areas is used during plan making
Local planning authorities will need to plan for opportunty areas within their Local Plans, ensuring they are enabling suitable development within these areas.
Is there any Opportunity areas data already available?
Yes
What Opportunity areas data is currently available?
Do we think the data should come from a single source?
Yes
Will a data standard be required?
No
Research
Do we understand the lifecycle of a Opportunity areas?
No
Do we understand how the data is created/produced?
N/A
Where will or should the data be used?
N/A
What other planning considerations does it interact with?
N/A
Who are the statutory consultees for Opportunity areas?
N/A
Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Opportunity areas? How do we expect them to use Opportunity areas?
N/A
What are the planning needs for this data?
The London Plan (2021) sets out opportunity area designations, which are significant locations with development capacity to accomodate new housing, commercial development and infrastructure, linked to existing or potential improvements in public trasport connectivity and capacity.
Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Opportunity areas data?
N/A
What are some potential uses of Opportunity areas data?
N/A
What's the value of adding Opportunity areas data to the platform?
N/A
From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Opportunity areas data available?
N/A