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Affordable Housing Protections in Section 106 Agreements

  • Reference: 2025/2862
  • Question by: James Small-Edwards
  • Meeting date: 11 September 2025
In light of a recent High Court judgement against Westminster City Council on mortgagee protection clauses in section 106 agreements, what steps is the Mayor taking to ensure that affordable housing secured through planning obligations in London remains protected in perpetuity wherever possible?

Aarhus Convention and Housing Delivery

  • Reference: 2025/2861
  • Question by: James Small-Edwards
  • Meeting date: 11 September 2025
Given some concerns in the development sector about delays to housing and infrastructure caused by legal challenges under the Aarhus Convention, what assessment has the Mayor made of the Convention’s impact on housing delivery in London?

Unblocking Delays from the Building Safety Regulator

  • Reference: 2025/2860
  • Question by: James Small-Edwards
  • Meeting date: 11 September 2025
What are you doing to help speed up the Building Safety Regulator approvals process, so that urgently needed new homes are not delayed unnecessarily?

Affordable Housing Delivery (3)

  • Reference: 2025/2859
  • Question by: Sem Moema
  • Meeting date: 11 September 2025
How are you working with partners across the housing sector to design the next Affordable Homes Programme in a way which most effectively mitigates against the significant challenges facing the sector?

Affordable Housing Delivery (2)

  • Reference: 2025/2858
  • Question by: Sem Moema
  • Meeting date: 11 September 2025
What steps are you taking with GLA delivery partners to boost housing completion rates for the remainder of this year?

Affordable Housing Delivery (1)

  • Reference: 2025/2857
  • Question by: Sem Moema
  • Meeting date: 11 September 2025
What steps are you taking with GLA delivery partners to boost housing starts for the remainder of this year to put you in the best position to meet the starts target of 19,000 homes by 2026 as part of the AHP 2021-2026?

Temperature Regulation in Housing (2)

  • Reference: 2025/2856
  • Question by: Sem Moema
  • Meeting date: 11 September 2025
What conversations are you having with Government to enhance the rate at which London’s homes are retrofitted to improve energy efficiency and resilience to the heat?

Temperature Regulation in Housing (1)

  • Reference: 2025/2855
  • Question by: Sem Moema
  • Meeting date: 11 September 2025
Research shows that more than half of homes in London are at risk of overheating during extreme temperatures. What action can you take to support the retrofitting of existing homes and tower blocks to make existing homes more resilient to our changing climate?

Service Charges

  • Reference: 2025/2854
  • Question by: Sem Moema
  • Meeting date: 11 September 2025
Will you monitor and regulate service charges on new homes delivered through the next Affordable Homes Programme?

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities Housing (2)

  • Reference: 2025/2853
  • Question by: Sem Moema
  • Meeting date: 11 September 2025
Will you consider setting a target for the percentage of land allocated to council-run communal caravan pitches for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, such as the 1% of total social housing requested by several GRT campaign groups?
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