Official Plan Review of The London Plan

The City of London is undertaking an Official Plan Review of The London Plan under Section 26 of the Planning Act.

View the information presented at the May 20 community information meeting.

Maps for Consultation

Staff have prepared a draft Urban Growth Boundary map representing a proposed expansion of 1,476 hectares for community growth (i.e. non-industrial land use).

Maps related to landowner requests for sites to be evaluated and the associated minimum distance separation calculated setbacks are also available.

1. Industrial Land Needs Assessment

The purpose and effect of the Industrial Land Needs Assessment for Employment Areas (ILNA) is to evaluate the existing industrial land supply against projected demand based on growth in population and employment over the life of The London Plan.

On April 22, 2025, Council received the draft ILNA for continued consultation. A final ILNA will be brought back to a future meeting of Planning and Environment Committee. Evaluation criteria for industrial properties to be considered were included in Appendix B of the April 8 report to Council.

Submit request(s) for property evaluation by May 30

Landowners interested in having property evaluated for potential inclusion within the UGB for Industrial land uses are invited to make a request to City staff for evaluation as a candidate site.

Requests must include the following:

• Landowner name and/or company name
• Email address (or addresses) for contacts
• Municipal street address of property (or properties) to be evaluated

Send requests to: bcoveney@london.ca

Deadline: May 30, 2025

NOTE: No detailed background studies are required to be submitted with the request. However, such studies and information can be submitted at the landowner’s discretion.

Next steps

A future report to the Planning and Environment Committee will provide results of site evaluations and include recommendations on which industrial properties to add. Landowners making requests for properties to be evaluated will be provided notice of forthcoming meetings.

2. Draft Urban Growth Boundary Review (Community Growth)

The draft Urban Growth Boundary expansion will be presented on May 20 at the community information meeting prior to the June 23 presentation to Planning and Environment Committee.

The draft mapping represents a proposed expansion of 1,476 hectares for community growth (i.e., non-industrial land use) and is intended for continued consultation. A finalized UGB expansion recommendation will be presented to Council in forthcoming meetings and will include the results of the Industrial Land Needs Assessment.

3. Community Growth Land Needs Assessment

• The residential, institutional, and commercial land needs have been addressed through the Land Needs Assessment for Community Growth adopted by Council on December 17, 2024.
• On April 22, 2025, Council received process updates related to the Official Plan Review, more information is available in the Council resolution and staff report to Planning and Environment Committee.