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.
Purpose Sub-regions are a feature of the London Plan intended to encourage partnership working across London borough boundaries.
History From 2004 to 2008, the sub-regions were initially the same as the Learning and Skills Council areas set up in 1999. These 2004–2008 sub-regions each had a Sub-Regional Development Framework. The sub-regions were revised in February 2008 as part of the Further Alterations to the London Plan. The 2008–2011 sub-regions, each had its own Sub-regional Implementation Framework. In 2011, the sub-regions were revised again. The 2011 sub-regions are used for statutory monitoring, engagement and resource allocation. 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-region London boroughs Population (2001) Central Camden, Islington, Kensington and Chelsea, Southwark, Wandsworth, Westminster 1,525,000 East Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, City of London, Greenwich, Hackney, Havering, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets 1,991,000 North Barnet, Enfield, Haringey, Waltham Forest 1,042,000 South Bromley, Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Merton, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton 1,329,000 West Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow 1,421,000
2008–2011 Sub-region London boroughs Population Jobs North East Barking and Dagenham, City of London, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest 1.4 million 900,000 North Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Westminster 1.7 million 1.5 million South East Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lewisham, Southwark 1.3 million 500,000 South West Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Lambeth, Merton, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton, Wandsworth 1.6 million 730,000 West Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea 1.6 million 900,000
From 2011 Sub-region London boroughs Area Central Camden, City of London, Kensington and Chelsea, Islington, Lambeth, Southwark, Westminster East Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, Greenwich, Hackney, Havering, Lewisham, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest North Barnet, Enfield, Haringey South Bromley, Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Sutton, Wandsworth West Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Richmond upon Thames, Hillingdon, Hounslow
List of boroughs Borough 2004–2008 2008–2011 2011–present City of London East North East Central Barking and Dagenham East North East East Barnet North North North Bexley East South East East Brent West West West Bromley South South East South Camden Central North Central Croydon South South West South Ealing West West West Enfield North North North Greenwich East South East East Hackney East North East Hammersmith and Fulham West West West Haringey North North North Harrow West West West Havering East North East East Hillingdon West West West Hounslow West West West Islington Central North Central Kensington and Chelsea Central West Central Kingston upon Thames South South West South Lambeth Central South West Central Lewisham East South East East Merton South South West South Newham East North East East Redbridge East North East East Richmond upon Thames South South West West Southwark Central South East Central Sutton South South West South Tower Hamlets East North East East Waltham Forest North North East East Wandsworth Central South West South Westminster Central North Central
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