CityMap Official Plan Resource

Official Plan information is the latest addition to the City of London's mapping resources. This online service allows you to view maps of London that include functions such as searches conducted on a citywide basis or by specific parameters such as a street address or intersection. Also available for convenient reference is the City's Official Plan.

The Official Plan document consists of Part A, which contains the text of the Plan; Part B, which contains the maps; and Part C, which contains the Appendices.

Part A - Official Plan Text

Part B - Official Plan Maps (approx. 400kb to 1meg in size)
(click on a zone in the main schedule to see a detailed map)
Schedule A - Land Use (pdf 713kb)
Schedule B - Flood Plain and Environmental Features (pdf 682kb)
Schedule C - Transportation Corridors (pdf 674kb)
Schedule D - Planning Areas (pdf 673kb)

Part C - Appendices
Appendix 1 - Convenience Commercial and Service Stations (pdf 674kb)
Appendix 2 - Noise Exposure Forecast (pdf 275kb)

Contained within Part A is the text of the Official Plan. The text contains the objectives and policies for the development of the City of London and includes five sections - Section I, the Introduction and Planning Framework Policies; Section II, the Land Use Policies; Section III, Amenity, Urban Design and Environmental Policies; Section IV, Servicing Policies; and, Section V, Implementation Policies. Contained within these sections are statements of objectives and policies intended to fulfill the purposes of this Plan. These objectives and policies, together with the maps contained in Part B, comprise the "official" part of the Plan to be approved by the Minister of Municipal Affairs, and to which the provision of public works and adoption of the by-laws by City Council must conform. Part A also contains, at the beginning of various sections, explanatory statements shown in italic type. These statements are provided only to assist in the understanding of the policies and are not considered to be part of the Official Plan.

Part B, the Maps, includes Schedule "A" - the Land Use Map; Schedule "B" - the Flood Plain and Environmental Features Map; Schedule "C" - the Transportation Corridors Map; and Schedule "D" - Proposed Planning Areas Map.

Part C, the Appendices, contains background material and maps that relate to, or elaborate upon, policies contained in the text of the Plan. The Appendices are included for information purposes only and are not considered to be part of the Official Plan.

Frequently Asked Questions

Unlike the Zoning By-law Z-1, the Official Plan designations are not necessarily bound by property lines (except in the case of those properties specified in Chapter 10 - Policies for Specific Areas). This allows for flexibility when interpreting the boundaries between land use designations. The boundaries between land use designations as shown on Schedule "A" - the Land Use Map, are not intended to be rigid, except where they coincide with physical features (such as streets, railways, rivers or streams). The exact determination of boundaries that do not coincide with physical features will be the responsibility of Council.

London's Official Plan
Guides to land use planning
& development

The Official Plan contains City Council's objectives and policies to guide the short-term and long-term physical development of all lands within the boundary of the municipality.

It provides direction for the allocation of land use, provision of municipal services and facilities, and preparation of regulatory by-laws to control the development and use of land. These types of policies are considered necessary to promote orderly urban growth and compatibility among land uses.

It is intended that the Official Plan should provide guidance for the distribution, development and planning of land uses for a period extending to the year 2016. This Plan anticipates that the population of the City will not exceed 432,000 people by the end of the planning period.

The Plan should not be regarded as a static or inflexible document that is resistant to the pressures of unforeseen economic, social or development changes during the planning period. It is intended, therefore, that the validity of the Plan should be maintained through an ongoing process of monitoring, review and modification as required.

Notwithstanding the other land use policies contained within the Official Plan, Chapter 10 - Policies for Specific Areas may be applied where the application of existing policies would not accurately reflect the intent of Council with respect to the future use of the land.

In addition to Chapter 10, other chapters have policies relating to specific areas including, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 6, Chapter 9, Chapter 13, and Chapter 19. It is recommended that these chapters be read in their entirety to ensure that the applicable special policies are not overlooked.