Is there a standard Construction Management Plan template?

There is no national one. Some London councils publish their own and expect it to be used: Camden’s pro-forma (currently version 3.3) is compulsory, Islington has a 45-question pro forma, Kensington and Chelsea has a Site Construction Management Plan template and a CTMP pro-forma, and Tower Hamlets publishes CMP and SEMP templates. Others, including Southwark, Lambeth, Wandsworth and Haringey, publish none, and the content comes from the condition wording and the council’s guidance.

Can one CMP template work for every borough?

Not without adapting it. Councils with a pro-forma expect it to be completed: Camden will not accept a Construction Logistics Plan prepared solely to TfL guidance in place of its pro-forma, and Kensington and Chelsea can return CTMPs that are not on its pro-forma. The content differs too. Saturday working hours alone range from none at all to 9am–2pm, and consultation and submission lead times vary from borough to borough.

Can I write my own Construction Management Plan?

You can, unless the council says otherwise: Wandsworth, for example, requires the CMP to be signed by a chartered civil or structural engineer, and basement schemes in several boroughs need an engineer’s method statement alongside it. Whoever writes it, the plan has to answer every point in the condition, use the council’s own format where there is one, and commit to measures the contractor can actually deliver, stated precisely rather than in hedged wording.

How far ahead should a CMP be submitted?

As early as the borough’s process needs, which can be months. Westminster and Tower Hamlets want the plan at least 40 working days before work starts, Kensington and Chelsea strongly advises at least eight weeks, and several boroughs require neighbour consultation before the plan is even submitted: three weeks’ notice in Westminster, a consultation on the draft in Camden and Islington. Commissioning the CMP as soon as permission is granted is the safe course.

Construction Management Plan Template: What Every CMP Needs

There is no national Construction Management Plan template. Some London councils publish their own pro-forma and expect it to be used; others set the content through the planning condition and their guidance. Below is the structure councils look for in almost every CMP, what to put in each section, and the format each borough we work in asks for.

At a glance

National template: None: each council sets its own format
Council formats: Pro-formas in Camden, Islington, RBKC and more
First draft: Most CMPs within 7–10 working days
Quote: Free and fixed, within 48 hours

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The Sections Every CMP Needs

Whatever the format, councils look for the same core content. A complete CMP is typically organised like this:

Project details: The site address, the planning reference and the condition being discharged, a description of the works, and contacts for the developer, the principal contractor and a 24-hour site contact.
Programme: The start date, overall duration and key stages, such as demolition, excavation and piling, the main structure and fit-out.
Working hours: The borough’s permitted hours for noisy work, and any tighter windows for high-impact activities, deliveries or school times.
Construction methodology: How each stage will be carried out, the plant and machinery to be used, and any temporary works.
Site layout: Hoarding, site access, welfare and storage, crane or hoist positions and loading areas, shown on a drawing to scale.
Traffic and deliveries: Vehicle routes, types, sizes and numbers by phase, holding arrangements, traffic marshals, swept path analysis where access is tight, and any parking suspensions, licences or road closures.
Pedestrian and cyclist safety: How footways stay open and safe, and the CLOCS or FORS standards contractors will meet where the borough requires them.
Noise and vibration: Best practicable means under BS 5228, the noisiest activities and how they will be controlled, monitoring where required, and whether a Section 61 consent will be sought.
Dust and air quality: A dust risk assessment and mitigation following the Mayor’s Control of Dust and Emissions SPG, and compliance with London’s Non-Road Mobile Machinery rules.
Waste and materials: Demolition and excavation waste, recycling and disposal, and a Site Waste Management Plan where the council asks for one.
Neighbour communication: Advance notice of the works, consultation on the draft where the borough requires it, a complaints procedure and updates while work is under way.
Compliance and monitoring: How the plan will be checked and reported on, and registration with the Considerate Constructors Scheme where required.

Larger or more sensitive schemes add to this: a Construction Traffic Management Plan or TfL-style Construction Logistics Plan for the traffic, a Construction Environmental Management Plan for the environmental controls, and for basements, an engineer’s method statement and building-movement monitoring.

Council Formats Across London

Where a council publishes its own template or pro-forma, it expects the plan on it, and submissions in the wrong structure can be returned unreviewed. This is what each borough we cover asks for:

Each borough links to our full guide. Council documents open on the council’s own website.
Borough	What the council expects	Council document
Westminster	A CMP (Level 3) or SEMP (Levels 1 and 2), with a signed Appendix A checklist	Westminster CoCP checklists and templates
Camden	Camden’s compulsory pro-forma (v3.3), secured by Section 106	Camden CMP pro-forma (v3.3)
Kensington and Chelsea	A Site Construction Management Plan on RBKC’s template, plus a CTMP on its pro-forma where conditioned	RBKC Code of Construction Practice and SCMP template
Southwark	No template: plans are assessed against the council’s Technical Guidance	Southwark Technical Guidance for Demolition and Construction
Islington	Islington’s own CMP pro forma, completed after neighbours have been consulted	Islington CMP pro forma
City of London	A Scheme of Protective Works under the City’s Code of Practice, plus a CLP on major schemes	City Code of Practice for Deconstruction and Construction Sites
Lambeth	No pro-forma: a draft CMP, CLP or CEMP goes in with the application	Lambeth Local Information Requirements
Tower Hamlets	A CMP and SEMP on the council’s templates, with a signed CoCP checklist	Tower Hamlets CMP Service: process and templates
Hammersmith and Fulham	No CMP pro-forma: conditions ask for a D/CMP, a TfL-format CLP and AQDMPs on council templates	H&F Construction Code of Practice
Wandsworth	No pro-forma: the validation checklist sets the content, and a chartered civil or structural engineer signs the CMP	Wandsworth Local Validation Checklist
Haringey	No template: the wording of the pre-commencement condition sets the content	None published

Using a Template Without the Plan Being Rejected

A template gives a CMP its structure, but councils approve the content. The plans that get through first time:

Answer every point in the condition wording, not just the headings of a template
Use the council’s own format where one exists: Camden’s pro-forma is compulsory, and Kensington and Chelsea can return a CTMP that is not on its pro-forma
State commitments as restrictions, with a robust worst case where details are not yet known. Kensington and Chelsea rejects CTMPs that rely on words such as “generally”, “approximate” or “likely to be”
Match what the contractor will actually do, because once approved the plan is enforceable
Leave time for consultation and review: Camden and Islington expect neighbours to be consulted on the draft, Westminster wants them notified three weeks before submission, and Westminster and Tower Hamlets want the plan at least 40 working days before work starts

For the full list of common reasons plans are sent back, see our guide to what a Construction Management Plan is and how councils review it.