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.

You're invited ...

To attend the public meeting of the Planning and Environment Committee on Monday, June 23.
Staff will be presenting the draft proposed expansion for continued consultation and identify non-industrial lands for inclusion within the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB).

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.

Landowners interested in having property evaluated for potential inclusion within the UGB for Industrial land uses were invited to make a request to City staff for evaluation as a candidate site by May 30. Please contact staff directly if you have any requests or questions.

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 that made 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 was presented on May 20 at a community information meeting.

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

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.