• Reference: 2025/1959
• Question by: James Small-Edwards
• Meeting date: 19 June 2025

I was saddened to hear of the recent fire that destroyed the Grade II-listed Hollybush House in Barnet during renovation works. What measures is the Mayor taking in conjunction with borough councils to ensure that historic properties undergoing refurbishment are adequately protected against such risks?

• Reference: 2025/1958
• Question by: James Small-Edwards
• Meeting date: 19 June 2025

What steps is the Mayor taking to align the GLA’s planning functions with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ recent digital planning reforms, and how is City Hall supporting boroughs in adopting these new digital tools?

• Reference: 2025/1957
• Question by: James Small-Edwards
• Meeting date: 19 June 2025

Is the Mayor aware of any pilots underway in London boroughs using AI tools in planning decision-making or enforcement, and how is the GLA monitoring and sharing learning from these pilots?

• Reference: 2025/1956
• Question by: James Small-Edwards
• Meeting date: 19 June 2025

What feedback has the GLA received from developers and boroughs on the sufficiency of National Grid and UK Power Networks’ long-term investment plans to support major developments across London?

• Reference: 2025/1955
• Question by: James Small-Edwards
• Meeting date: 19 June 2025

Is the Mayor considering safeguarding land within the London Plan to support new grid infrastructure such as substations and battery storage needed for the city's net zero energy transition?

• Reference: 2025/1954
• Question by: James Small-Edwards
• Meeting date: 19 June 2025

Given rising demand for large-scale data centres, how is the Mayor working to ensure these developments are appropriately sited and do not displace strategic industrial land or housing allocations?

• Reference: 2025/1953
• Question by: James Small-Edwards
• Meeting date: 19 June 2025

What assessment has the Mayor made of the impact that electricity connection delays and capacity constraints are having specifically on the delivery of affordable housing across London?

• Reference: 2025/1952
• Question by: James Small-Edwards
• Meeting date: 19 June 2025

How is the Mayor encouraging and facilitating high-density vertical mixed-use developments (for example, co-locating industrial, residential, and logistics uses) to optimise land use in constrained urban areas?

• Reference: 2025/1951
• Question by: James Small-Edwards
• Meeting date: 19 June 2025

In the context of increased fast-tracked development, what assurances will the Mayor seek to ensure that developers deliver social infrastructure, affordable housing, and community benefits in new schemes?

• Reference: 2025/1950
• Question by: James Small-Edwards
• Meeting date: 19 June 2025

How will the Mayor determine which policies in the current London Plan can be removed due to duplication with national regulations?