List of sub-regions used in the London Plan

Greater London is divided into five sub-regions for the purposes of the London Plan. The boundaries of these areas were amended in 2008 and 2011 and their role in the implementation of the London Plan has varied with each iteration.

London sub-regions
The five sub-regions shown within Greater London
LocationLondon
Found inGreater London
Created
  • 2004
Number5 (as of 2011)
Populations1–4 million
Subdivisions

Purpose

Sub-regions are a feature of the London Plan intended to encourage partnership working across London borough boundaries.[1]

History

From 2004 to 2008, the sub-regions were initially the same as the Learning and Skills Council areas set up in 1999.[2] These 2004–2008 sub-regions each had a Sub-Regional Development Framework.[3] The sub-regions were revised in February 2008 as part of the Further Alterations to the London Plan.[4] The 2008–2011 sub-regions, each had its own Sub-regional Implementation Framework.[5] In 2011, the sub-regions were revised again. The 2011 sub-regions are used for statutory monitoring, engagement and resource allocation.[6] The sub-regions have remained static since 2011, unchanged in the 2016 published plan and 2019 draft plan.

List of sub-regions

2004–2008

Sub-regionLondon boroughs[7]Population (2001)
CentralCamden, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Southwark, Wandsworth, Westminster1,525,000
EastBarking and Dagenham, Bexley, City of London, Greenwich, Hackney, Havering, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets1,991,000
NorthBarnet, Enfield, Haringey, Waltham Forest1,042,000
SouthBromley, Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Merton, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton1,329,000
WestBrent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow1,421,000

2008–2011

Sub-regionLondon boroughsPopulationJobs
North East[8]Barking and Dagenham, City of London, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest1.4 million900,000
North[9]Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Westminster1.7 million1.5 million
South East[10]Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark1.3 million500,000
South West[11]Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Merton, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton, Wandsworth1.6 million730,000
West[12]Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea1.6 million900,000

From 2011

Sub-regionLondon boroughs[6]Area
CentralCamden, City of London, Kensington and Chelsea, Islington, Lambeth, Southwark, Westminster13,136.02 hectares (50.7185 sq mi)
EastBarking and Dagenham, Bexley, Greenwich, Hackney, Havering, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest47,673.77 hectares (184.0695 sq mi)
NorthBarnet, Enfield, Haringey19,853.67 hectares (76.6554 sq mi)
SouthBromley, Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Sutton, Wandsworth44,936.52 hectares (173.5009 sq mi)
WestBrent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Richmond upon Thames, Hillingdon, Hounslow33,868.62 hectares (130.7675 sq mi)

List of boroughs

Borough2004–20082008–20112011–present
City of LondonEastNorth EastCentral
Barking and DagenhamEastNorth EastEast
BarnetNorthNorthNorth
BexleyEastSouth EastEast
BrentWestWestWest
BromleySouthSouth EastSouth
CamdenCentralNorthCentral
CroydonSouthSouth WestSouth
EalingWestWestWest
EnfieldNorthNorthNorth
GreenwichEastSouth EastEast
HackneyEastNorthEast
Hammersmith and FulhamWestWestWest
HaringeyNorthNorthNorth
HarrowWestWestWest
HaveringEastNorth EastEast
HillingdonWestWestWest
HounslowWestWestWest
IslingtonCentralNorthCentral
Kensington and ChelseaCentralWestCentral
Kingston upon ThamesSouthSouth WestSouth
LambethCentralSouth WestCentral
LewishamEastSouth EastEast
MertonSouthSouth WestSouth
NewhamEastNorth EastEast
RedbridgeEastNorth EastEast
Richmond upon ThamesSouthSouth WestWest
SouthwarkCentralSouth EastCentral
SuttonSouthSouth WestSouth
Tower HamletsEastNorth EastEast
Waltham ForestNorthNorth EastEast
WandsworthCentralSouth WestSouth
WestminsterCentralNorthCentral

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