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The London Plan July 2011 – RTF version
contribution to the rest of the UK through taxation). The Mayor strongly
supports working with the other nations, cities and regions within the UK to
help ensure that London’s success supports that of the country as a whole,
and that it makes its proper contribution to a sustainable and balanced
polycentric network of core cities.
2.11 This Plan will make a significant contribution to this through its overall
strategy of seeking to accommodate the substantial population and economic
growth expected over the period to 2031 within the current boundaries of
Greater London. But this will only be possible on the basis of proper
investment in the social and physical infrastructure needed to support
growth sustainably, and through agreement with authorities and agencies at
European, national, Londonwide and local levels to ensure resources are used
wisely and effectively. The Mayor will continue to make the case for
investment in London so it can continue to make its contribution to
sustainable development at all these levels.
POLICY 2.2 LONDON AND THE WIDER METROPOLITAN
AREA
Strategic
A The Mayor and the GLA Group will, and other relevant agencies
(particularly boroughs and sub-regional partnerships) should, work with
regional, sub-regional and local authorities and agencies in the East and
South East of England to secure the sustainable development and
management of growth in the wider metropolitan area and the greater
south east of England and to co-ordinate approaches to other strategic
issues of common concern.
B The Mayor is committed to working with the planning authorities in the
South East and the East of England regions through the Inter-Regional
Forum and any successor body, and through suitable arrangements to be
established with local authorities and other appropriate partners.
C The Mayor will work with partners in neighbouring regions and
appropriate parts of London to broadly align approaches (and, where
appropriate, planning policy frameworks) and to lobby for timely and
sufficient investment to realise the potential of, and address the challenges
facing, the city region as a whole and areas within it (particularly the
growth areas and corridors referred to in Policy 2.3), especially those
dealing with population and economic growth, infrastructure and climate
change.
D Through this process the Mayor will seek to ensure that:
a appropriate resources, particularly for transport (including ports and
logistics) and other infrastructure (including open space, health,
education and other services) are made available to secure the
optimum development of the growth areas and corridors as a whole
and those parts which lie within London
b common policies and procedures are followed to ensure that there is,
so far as possible, a ‘level playing field’ particularly adjacent to
London’s boundaries. This will help to promote spatially balanced and
sustainable economic growth, and to meet housing, energy and
sustainability targets, and standards such as those for parking
c integrated policies are developed for adaptation to and mitigation of
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