New Local Plan Consultation

The London Borough of Harrow is in the process of producing a new Local Plan which will guide development in the borough between 2021-2041. We want to hear from people who live, work and have an interest in the borough. 

The Local Plan is crucial to shaping the Harrow’s approach to housing needs, economic sustainability, health and inequality, and protecting the suburban character of our Borough.

Consultation now closed

We have concluded our Regulation 18 Public Consultation which ran between 26 February – 25 April 2024. You can read the draft New Local Plan 2021-2041 that we consulted on.

We would like to thank everyone who took part in the recent consultation. We will thoroughly review all the feedback we've received. Where appropriate we'll make adjustments to the proposed policies in the New Local Plan based on your feedback. Later this year we'll hold another consultation on the updated version of the document, ensuring everyone has a chance to contribute to shaping our community's future.

You can find further details and the evidence base on the Harrow Local Plan Engagement Page

Timetable

The creation of a new Local Plan is an extensive process, the main stages of this process are shown below:

1. Evidence Base & Policy Drafting (undertaken between 2023-24)
2. Regulation 18: Consultation on Draft Local Plan (February-April 2024)
3. Review comments made during the consultation
4. Regulation 19: Amendments to plan and second consultation (Later in 2024)
5. Regulation 22: Submission of Local Plan to the Planning Inspectorate for Examination (2025)
6. Regulation 24: Post-examination Inspector's Report and adoption by the Council (2025)

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Formal Call for Sites

Consultation on Formal Call for sites has now closed. All sites proposed will be carefully considered by the Council in relation to their potential to be taken forward as part of the site allocations in the next stage of the new Harrow Local Plan.

In the meantime, if you wish to put forward any further sites for consideration, please submit them via the call for sites platform and contact the Council as soon as possible via: local.plan@harrow.gov.uk

Evidence Base

A key component of the Local Plan is the evidence base. All policies in the Local Plan must be based on evidence to ensure that they are sound. The information and evidence the Council has used to inform the Local Plan can be viewed and downloaded below.:

1. Statement of Community Involvement 2024
2. Local Development Scheme (LDS) - 2023
3. Integrated Impact Assessment Report - Regulation 18
4. Integrated Impact Assessment - Regulation 18 Non-technical Summary
5. Integrated Impact Assessment Report Appendix A - Policy Review
6. Integrated Impact Assessment Report - Appendix B - Baseline Information
7. Integrated Impact Assessment Report - Appendix C - Policy Alternatives Summary
8. Integrated Impact Assessment Report - Appendix D - Policy Assessment
9. Integrated Impact Assessment Report - Appendix E - HRA Screening
10. Harrow Local Housing Needs Assessment 2024
11. Harrow Small Sites Capacity Assessment 2022
12. Harrow Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) 2018
13. Harrow LIN Housing Needs Assessment 2023
14. West London Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) 2018
15. West London SHMA Addendum 2018
16. West London Small Sites SHLAA - Part A 2018
17. West London Small Sites SHLAA - Part B 2018
18. London Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment 2017
19. London Strategic Housing Market Assessment 2017
20. West London Alliance GTAA Report 2018
21. Harrow Character and Tall Buildings Study 2021
22. Harrow and Wealdstone Opportunity Area Tall Buildings Study 2024
23. Harrow Tall Buildings SPD 2023
24. Harrow Town Centres Economic Needs Study 2024
25. West London Employment Evidence 2019
26. West London Employment Land Review 2022
27. London Industrial Land Demand Study 2017
28. Harrow Infrastructure Delivery Plan - Context Report 2023
29. Harrow Indoor and Outdoor Sporting Facilities Strategy 2023
30. Biodiversity Net Gain - Regulation 18 Evidence 2024
31. Harrow Biodiversity Action Plan 2015
32. Living Harrow - Climate and Nature Strategy 2023
33. Living Harrow Climate and Nature Strategy - Appendix 1a Strategic Action Plan 2023
34. Delivering Net Zero Carbon Report 2023
35. West London Local Area Energy Plan Report 2023
36. West London SFRA - Level 1 2022
37. West London Waste Plan 2015
38. Harrow Long Term Transport Strategy - Consultation Draft 2023
39. Harrow Electric Vehicle - Draft Strategy 2023

Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA)

The preparation of the Local Plan includes an assessment of how policies could influence sustainability (including environmental, social and economic outcomes) health and equalities. The purpose of the IIA is to highlight and, where possible, address any undesirable effects that may arise regarding sustainability (such as the environment, society and economy), health or equalities as well as identify opportunities for improvements. All Local Plan policies, including alternative policy options have been appraised in the IIA. 

A Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) is also necessary to assess whether protected habitats and species may be adversely impacted by the plan’s implementation. A HRA screening assessment has been included within Appendix E of the IIA (and summarised in section 10), to assess any potential impacts of the Local Plan on any species or habitats. The findings of this are reflected in the IIA report. 

The IIA documents can be downloaded from the Evidence Base list above.

Privacy Notice

We process the data in accordance with the General Data Protection (GDPR) and UK privacy legislation. If you have any concerns, the Council’s Data Protection Officer can be contacted on DPO@harrow.gov.uk

Further information

For any queries, please contact us at local.plan@harrow.gov.uk