Opportunity Area Points are locations identified in The London Plan Consolidated with Alterations since 2004 as London's principal opportunities for large-scale development. The dataset, provided by the Greater London Authority, represents each area as a point, typically targeting over 5,000 jobs and/or 2,500 homes with mixed, intensive land use and good public transport access. The data was last updated on 2026-03-25.
Use Cases
- Identify potential sites for major housing projects based on the described criteria of 2,500+ homes.
- Model employment growth corridors based on areas identified for 5,000+ jobs.
- Assess public transport accessibility for large-scale development sites as mentioned in the description.
- Analyze spatial distribution of designated opportunity areas for strategic urban planning.
Strengths
- Data is sourced from the authoritative Greater London Authority's London Plan.
- Each point represents a major development area with defined minimum scales (5,000 jobs and/or 2,500 homes).
- Last updated on 2026-03-25, suggesting recent maintenance.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Greater London Authority
- Collection Method
- Identified and designated in The London Plan Consolidated with Alterations since 2004.
- Time Range
- Since 2004 (plan alterations)
- Freshness
- 2026-03-25 12:03:20.117346
- Geography
- London, United Kingdom