Construction Logistics Plans
In London, most major schemes need a Construction Logistics Plan: an outline version at planning stage and a detailed version before work starts. It sets out how the site will reduce, retime and manage construction trips, and commits the contractor to CLOCS standards.
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What's included
- Outline CLPs for planning applications
- Detailed CLPs to discharge pre-commencement conditions
- Trip generation estimates by phase
- Measures to reduce and retime deliveries, including consolidation and booking systems
- CLOCS and Direct Vision Standard commitments
- Coordination with neighbouring sites and borough requirements
- Monitoring and reporting arrangements
When you need it
- You are submitting a planning application in London that needs an outline CLP
- Your permission requires a detailed CLP before commencement
- The site is near other construction sites or on a TfL red route
What you receive
A CLP in Word and PDF following the structure of Transport for London guidance, with logistics drawings and trip tables.
Turnaround
Typically 1 to 2 weeks. Council and TfL review time is separate.
From brief to approved document.
Brief
Send drawings, the planning decision notice and the condition wording. We confirm scope, fee and timescale in writing within one working day.
Draft
We prepare the programme, plan or drawings and flag the assumptions and risks we have made.
Review
We walk you through it, take comments from your team and revise.
Issue
You receive final native files and PDFs. For CMPs we stay on through council comments until the condition is discharged.
Frequently asked
Do I need an outline or a detailed CLP?
An outline CLP usually supports the planning application. A detailed CLP is normally required by condition once a contractor is appointed and before work starts.
Are CLPs only needed in London?
They are standard in London. Some councils outside London ask for something similar under a different name, often a CTMP.
What is CLOCS?
CLOCS is the Construction Logistics and Community Safety standard. It sets requirements for vehicles, drivers and site access to protect pedestrians and cyclists.
Read more on this
What has changed in CMPs and CEMPs
Machinery emissions, lorry safety, dust guidance, biodiversity and the building safety regime have all moved on. A CMP written to an old template is now likely to be sent back.
Read the guideConstruction Logistics Plans in London: outline and detailed
What Transport for London and the boroughs expect from an outline CLP at planning and a detailed CLP before work starts.
Read the guideLogistics on constrained sites: pit lanes, loading bays and highway licences
When the site has no room for deliveries, the highway becomes part of the logistics plan. The licences and arrangements that make it work.
Read the guideOften needed together
CMPs and CEMPs
Construction Management and Construction Environmental Management Plans that discharge planning conditions.
CTMPConstruction Traffic Management Plans
Routes, vehicle sizes, delivery times and traffic controls, set out to satisfy the highway authority.
DustDust Management Plans
Dust and air quality management plans scaled to the risk of the site.