LONDON

TREES, ACCURATE TO HEIGHT & CANOPY
BUILDINGS

The Greater London Authority's (GLA) London Plan sets the city’s planning framework with policies relating to the massing, density and height of new developments. These apply across every borough and a 3D digital platform, such as VU.CITY, can demonstrate the much-needed context and impact of every new project in a visual and easily digestible way.

VU.CITY London is the largest, most accurate interactive model available of the capital, helping the built environment make better, faster and more cost-efficient planning and design decisions about the city’s future. VU.CITY London covers the entire 1,619 sq km to 15cm of accuracy, with a combination of functionality and data.

Over 80% of London boroughs already use VU.CITY: improving pre-app through open, transparent conversations about density and height; giving planning submissions and committees better insight on how a scheme will work in context; and allaying anxieties by helping citizens understand a scheme’s impact and merits in public consultations.

Architects such as Foster + Partners, BDP, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Bennetts Associates and Farrells have also seen the many benefits of using VU.CITY on projects. VU.CITY London has helped them improve communications with clients, win contracts, and create an inclusive narrative with all stakeholders – local authorities, project teams, politicians and communities – on how schemes will work and succeed.

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VU.CITY LONDON: HIGHLIGHTS

Building Age Dates from Colouring London

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Air Pollution Data from 2013

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Air Pollution Data from 2016

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Air Quality Focus Areas

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London Bedrock

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London Boroughs Boundaries

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Conservation Areas

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London Brownfield Sites

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London Planning/London Development Database (LDD) points

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London Flood Risk Areas

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London Green Belt

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London Housing Zones 2016

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London LVMF Extensions

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London Land Registry Query

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Listed Buildings

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London Ofcom Internet speed

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London Opportunity Areas

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PTAL - Public Transport Accessibility Levels

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St Paul's Height Grid

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TfL network

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TfL Cameras

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TfL Emission Zones

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Wimbledon Masterplan

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Savills House Prices 2017

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Barbican and Golden Lane Estate Conservation Area

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Heritage at Risk

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Locally Listed Buildings

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Protected Squares

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Statutory Listed Buildings

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Energy Performance Certificates

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Scheduled Monuments

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City of London Monument Views Policy Area

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Drug Crime

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Robbery

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Shoplifting crimes

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Southwark Designated Open Spaces

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Southwark District Town Centres

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Southwark Major Town Centres

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Southwark Opportunity Areas

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Theft from person

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Tower of London Local Setting Boundary

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Vehicle crimes

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Annual Average Household Income 2021

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Article 4 Direction 2017

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Article 4 Direction 2022

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Conservation Areas

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Deprivation Index 2021

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Existing Enhance Routes

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Flood Risk 0.1m

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Flood Risk 0.3m

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HS2 Extended Homeowner Protection Zones

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HS2 Safeguarding

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Neighbourhood Areas

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Neighbourhood Town Centres

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Places of Local Distinctiveness

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Population Density 2021

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Safeguarded Gypsy and Traveller Sites

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Site Allocations

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Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation

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Statutory and Local Heritage Listings

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Waste Sites

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LONDON COVERAGE

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SUBMITTING A SCHEME FOR ANALYSIS

SUBMITTING A SCHEME FOR ANALYSIS

How can using VU.CITY benefit my application?


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Create smart cities the smart way

VU.CITY helps organise, visualise, and analyse city data in the clearest and most accessible way to make better decisions.

VU.CITY covers the whole of London and 25 major UK and international cities.

Transform design and planning

Quickly identify and appraise sites. VU.CITY's visualization, design functionality and planning data, allow you to optimise your designs.

Transform design and planning

Build trust and collaboration

Now everyone involved can have a clear, universal understanding of what’s proposed and why, in a single, secure place. VU.CITY makes decision-making democratic and fair.

Build trust and collaboration

Improve
outcomes

Remove barriers and minimise risks early. Have confidence in your designs and plans. Increase buy-in for project success.

Improve outcomes

Test out ideas in situ, from one building to a masterplan. Create your vision and submissions with confidence.

Collate site information in one place

Collate site information in one place

Communicate complex spatial arrangements

Communicate complex spatial arrangements

Make documentation stand up and stand out

Make documentation stand up and stand out

Speed up planning conversations

Speed up planning conversations

Strengthen relationships

Strengthen relationships

Create winning submissions

Create winning submissions

Discover where there is potential for change, and help everyone easily understand what’s involved and why.

Collate site information in one place

Collate site information in one place

Communicate complex spatial arrangements

Communicate complex spatial arrangements

Speed up the planning process

Speed up the planning process

Speed up planning conversations

Speed up planning conversations

Strengthen relationships

Strengthen relationships

Create winning submissions

Create winning submissions

Reduce guesswork and unwanted costs – make the right decisions for the right outcomes, faster.

Appraise site capacity and viability, faster

Appraise site capacity and viability, faster

Save time and costs through collaboration

Save time and costs through collaboration

Reduce planning uncertainties; increase buy-in

Reduce planning uncertainties; increase buy-in

Speed up the planning process with better informed decisions

Speed up the planning process with better informed decisions

Sell or lease earlier to realise profits sooner

Sell or lease earlier to realise profits sooner

Understand designs and plans with ease, and make decisions with clarity to benefit your city and your communities.

Make the best possible decisions, quicker

Make the best possible decisions, quicker

Collate site, scheme and planning information in one place

Collate site, scheme and planning information in one place

Standardise decision-making

Standardise decision-making

Have informed and transparent conversations

Have informed and transparent conversations

Improve how you consult on policies and plans

Improve how you consult on policies and plans

Understand the cumulative effects of planning changes

Understand the cumulative effects of planning changes
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Our Users

Over 50 local authority users across the UK & Ireland

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Over 90% of London's local authorities

Kingston
Tower Hamlets
City Of Westminster
Waltham Forest
Southwark

Used by leading architects, both big and small

Kappie
Bennetts Associates
Foster Partners
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All Ford Hall Monaghan Morris
Geraghty Taylor
Hawkins Brown
BDP
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Planners at the forefront of planning technology

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Tibbalods
Mobatagu Evans
Peter Stewart Consultancy
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Leading, forward-thinking developers and agents

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Landsec
Savills
Lendlease
Canary Wharf
Taylor Wimpey
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