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Tall Buildings and Local Plan Compliance

  • Reference: 2025/1949
  • Question by: James Small-Edwards
  • Meeting date: 19 June 2025
Given the consultation’s suggestion that boroughs are facing challenges in identifying areas suitable for tall buildings, what steps is the Mayor taking to coordinate a more consistent London-wide approach to tall building clusters and height thresholds?

Definition of Build to Rent (BTR)

  • Reference: 2025/1948
  • Question by: James Small-Edwards
  • Meeting date: 19 June 2025
What consultation has the Mayor undertaken on expanding or removing the 50-unit threshold for Build to Rent schemes, and how could this change affect planning outcomes in London boroughs?

Planning Resources and Capacity

  • Reference: 2025/1947
  • Question by: James Small-Edwards
  • Meeting date: 19 June 2025
What assessment has the Mayor made of the current resourcing levels in planning departments across London boroughs, and how will City Hall support councils to scale capacity in response to expected increases in planning applications?

Projected and Actual Housing Contributions from Brownfield Sites

  • Reference: 2025/1946
  • Question by: James Small-Edwards
  • Meeting date: 19 June 2025
As Figure 2.2 of the Towards a New London Plan consultation shows, current brownfield housing contributions fall short of the Government’s housing need figure of 880,000 homes over 10 years. Can the Mayor provide an estimate of the maximum potential housing contribution for each of the identified categories, and indicate which of these categories currently have the largest shortfalls between potential capacity and actual delivery to date? The categories are: Opportunity Areas Central Activities Zone Town Centres Industrial Land Small Sites near Stations/Town Centres Other Small Sites Other Large Sites

Housing Tenure in the New London Plan

  • Reference: 2025/1945
  • Question by: James Small-Edwards
  • Meeting date: 19 June 2025
Following the Government's requirement that London delivers approximately 88,000 homes per year, what is the Mayor's desired breakdown of housing tenure within this target, broken down by: Private sector housing Housing association or other public sector housing Local authority housing Please provide the target proportions or desired delivery numbers for each category and clarify how these targets would compare to recent delivery trends over the past decade.

Mayor’s Fund for London

  • Reference: 2025/1943
  • Question by: Sem Moema
  • Meeting date: 19 June 2025
What changes, if any, are being considered for the funding of the Mayor’s Fund for London?

Warmer Homes London

  • Reference: 2025/1942
  • Question by: Sem Moema
  • Meeting date: 19 June 2025
How will Londoners benefit from Warmer Homes London?

Housing Waiting lists

  • Reference: 2025/1941
  • Question by: Sem Moema
  • Meeting date: 19 June 2025
In light of the recent news that some London boroughs have housing waiting lists of over 100 years in length, what measures are you taking to build the homes that Londoners need?

Housing Delivery (2)

  • Reference: 2025/1940
  • Question by: Sem Moema
  • Meeting date: 19 June 2025
How is the London Growth Plan supporting councils to build the homes they need?

Housing Delivery (1)

  • Reference: 2025/1939
  • Question by: Sem Moema
  • Meeting date: 19 June 2025
Many councils now spend more on temporary accommodation than on any other service. What actions are being taken to break this cycle and support councils and housing associations to deliver secure homes?
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