The Adopted Local Plan

The Local Plan sets out our spatial vision for Wandsworth and forms a strategy for how the vision will be achieved.

In Wandsworth, the Local Plan is made up of two documents which each set out planning policies that are used as the basis for making decisions on planning applications within the borough.

What is a Local Plan?

The Local Plan is the key planning document for the borough. It sets out a 15-year vision and framework for the future development of the borough, addressing the needs and opportunities in relation to housing, the economy, community facilities and infrastructure. It sets out how the borough’s natural and historic environments will be conserved and enhanced, outlines a strategy for the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change, and sets out principles for creating well designed places.

In Wandsworth, the Local Plan is made up of two documents. These are the Wandsworth Local Plan (2023-2038) and the Wandsworth Local Plan Partial Review.

The Wandsworth Local Plan Partial Review contains six policies that supersede the same named and numbered policies in the Wandsworth Local Plan (2023-2038). These are:

  • Policy LP23: Affordable Housing
  • Policy LP24: Housing Mix
  • Policy LP28: Purpose-Built Student Accommodation
  • Policy LP29: Housing with Shared Facilities
  • Policy LP30: Build to Rent
  • Policy LP31: Specialist Housing for Vulnerable and Older People

In all other respects, the policies within the Wandsworth Local Plan (2023-2038) remain in force.

To provide further clarity, we are intending to prepare a hybrid version of both Local Plans showing the superseded policies in place. This will be added to this page in due course.

Further information and links to both Local Plan documents can be found below.

The Wandsworth Local Plan 2023-2038

The Wandsworth Local Plan and Policies Map was adopted on 19 July 2023. The following are available:

The Policies Map includes information that may change over time, such as flood zones or conservation areas. We suggest that you view our live maps or check original sources for the most up to date information.

If you would like to understand more about what the Local Plan does, what it means for residents and the key issues it addresses, view the Local Plan Explained.

The Wandsworth Local Plan Partial Review

The Wandsworth Local Plan Partial Review was adopted on 4 March 2026. It contains six new planning policies which supersede the same named and numbered policies within the Wandsworth Local Plan 2023-2038.

The following are available:

Order a copy of the Local Plan

The Adopted Local Plan documents are available to download. If you want a paper copy there is a charge per document.

The Adopted Local Plan documents are £76 each.

Find out how to order paper copies of our planning publications.

The superseded Local Plan

Wandsworth’s superseded Local Plan consists of several documents that were adopted between 2016 and 2018. It is formed of:

The London Plan

Wandsworth is one of 32 boroughs in London. The Mayor of London is responsible for producing a planning strategy for the city as a whole, which forms part of the borough’s ‘Development Plan’ alongside the Local Plan. The current London Plan was adopted in March 2021. See the Greater London Authority’s London Plan web page for more information.

Contact

Email: planningpolicy@wandsworth.gov.uk

Planning Policy
Place Directorate
Town Hall
Wandsworth High Street
London 
SW18 2PU 

Up to The Local Plan

Updated: 05/03/2026