Planning

Opportunity Areas (OAs) are London’s major source of brownfield land which have significant capacity for development. Development proposals within OAs should conform with strategic directions for the OA(s). The GIS files show the indicative boundaries, please contact the relevant London Borough to confirm accuracy. NOTE: The boundaries are based on Ordnance Survey mapping and the data is published under Ordnance...

Town centres provide a range of commercial, cultural and civic activities, including shopping, leisure, employment, entertainment, culture, and social and community facilities. Their vitality and viability should be promoted to ensure they retain their importance. There are five broad types of town centres according to their scales and roles: International centres, Metropolitan centres, Major centres, District centres and Neighbourhood and...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, is committed to increasing the amount of solar energy captured in London as part of his wider ambition for London to become a zero carbon city. The Mayor has developed the London Solar Opportunity Map with the  UCL's Energy Institute  and  Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis ...

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Dataset last updated: 2nd December 2025 This dataset provides indicative areas of biodiversity hotspots in Greater London, identified by research and data analysis using methods derived from the Greater London Authority’s (GLA) “Planning for Biodiversity?” report (2016). The dataset has been created by Greenspace Information for Greater London CIC (GiGL). GiGL mobilises, curates and shares data that underpin our knowledge of London’s...

London Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment (GTANA) assesses accommodation needs for Gypsy, Traveller, Travelling Showpeople and Roma households over a 10-year period from 2022-23 to 2031-32. The GTANA was produced by RRR Consultancy on behalf of the GLA. The GTANA report, appendices, policy maker summary, technical summary and Equalities Impact Assessment are available below.

This dataset shows the maximum observed utilisations of operational data centres identified in UK Power Networks' region. The utilisations have been determined using actual demand data from connected sites within UK Power Networks licence areas, from 1 January 2023 onwards. Maximum utilisations are expressed proportionally, by comparing the maximum half-hourly observed import power seen across the site's meter point(s), against the meter's maximum...

This dataset shows the half-hourly load profiles of identified data centres within UK Power Networks' licence areas. The loads have been determined using actual demand data from connected sites within UK Power Networks' licence areas, from 1 January 2023 onwards. Loads are expressed proportionally, by comparing the half-hourly observed import power seen across the site's meter point(s), against the meter's maximum import...

The dataset provides detailed information about UK Power Networks' unplanned fault reporting under the Ofgem Interruptions Incentive Scheme (IIS). It includes key characteristics such as: Date/time fault start/end Number of customers affected Restoration stages Cause and main equipment involved Status of fault in terms of its exclusion from the IIS scheme due to it being a...