The Local Plan sets out the City Corporation’s vision, strategy, objectives and policies for planning the City of London. It provides a spatial framework that brings together and co-ordinates a range of strategies prepared by the City Corporation, its partners and other agencies and authorities. It includes policies for deciding development proposals. It takes account of projected changes in the economy, employment, housing need, transport demand, and seeks to maintain the quality of the City’s environment and its historic environment. It provides the strategy and policies for shaping the City until 2026 and beyond.