Places are an important driver of growth, from local high streets to high-growth clusters.
Explore the plan to improve local places in London so that they support businesses and growth.
Why it matters
Londoners experience the economy through their everyday lives in our high streets and town centres. Growth feels real when people see their local area becoming safer, greener and cleaner with more opportunities to work, learn, go out and be part of the local community.
That starts with the basics: clean streets; tackling crime and antisocial behaviour; and designing safe and pleasant public spaces and neighbourhoods. Local authorities need the capacity to provide decent core services, to plan for inclusive local growth and to attract investment for it.
Many Londoners work in London’s local economies like care, construction, retail and hospitality. These local economies offer jobs close to home and are often the first step into work for people who have struggled with employment. We must support our local businesses, with thriving town centres and industrial estates across the city.
10-year plan
- Create local places where people want to spend time and money, day and night.
- Tackle crime and antisocial behaviour in the city centre and town centres.
- Use the procurement and planning systems more strategically to achieve local inclusive growth ambitions.
- Increase the capacity for boroughs to develop more local growth strategies and to win the investment to make them happen.
- Improve transport between town centres, particularly in outer London.
Getting started: one-year actions
- Support town centres and high streets with stronger neighbourhood policing.
- Work to attract investment in major projects to revitalise London town centres.
- A new High Streets and Places Fund of £20m for local boroughs to invest in improving local areas.
- Explore a publicly owned, mission-driven property agent and manager.
- Create an action plan for London’s nightlife.
- Continue the successful Creative Enterprise Zones programme.
Learn more about the key actions
Inclusive talent strategy
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Backing our businesses
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Housing and infrastructure
Understand London’s priorities for building new homes and infrastructure to boost growth.
Investment and promotion
Find out how we will win more investment in growth and build London’s global reputation.