• Reference: 2021/0667
• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

On the back of the launch of your Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) in 2018, please detail which London councils have since made use of your expert viability team, in instances of developers trying to reduce affordable housing levels, after planning permission has been granted. Please demonstrate how effective your expert viability team have been in ensuring developers have kept to their original agreed affordable housing levels.

• Reference: 2021/0666
• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

Please advise as to how many housing developments on public land in the capital have, since the launch of your Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) in 2018, been comprised of at least 50% affordable housing, thereby qualifying for the fast-track route. How many homes has this delivered?

• Reference: 2021/0665
• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

Please advise as to how many housing developments on private land in London have, since the launch of your Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) in 2018, met your threshold of delivering 35% affordable housing without public funding. How many homes has this delivered?

• Reference: 2021/0664
• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

Since the launch of your Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) in 2017, please demonstrate how this has since facilitated the increase in levels of affordable housing in the capital, as well as having speeded up the decisions in the planning system.

• Reference: 2021/0663
• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

Since your new office-space protection for new business launch in London in 2016, please provide details of your progress on seeking & implementing changes to permitted development rights, in collaboration with the Government.

• Reference: 2021/0662
• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

Following on from the launch of your new office-space protection for new business in 2016, please outline which schemes have since provided linked affordable housing & business space in new London housing developments.

• Reference: 2021/0661
• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

Further to the launch of your new office-space protection for new business in 2016, please detail the new spaces for small businesses, the creative industries, artists and the fashion industry - within new residential & mixed-use developments, which have been created in London.

• Reference: 2021/0660
• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

Since your press release dated 03/06/16, entitled “Mayor announces new office-space protection for new business”, could you please demonstrate how your subsequent amendments to the London Plan have since provided stronger protection for small businesses & start-up workspace in the capital?

• Reference: 2021/0659
• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

Since the retention of 100% business rate growth from April 2018 & your subsequent £140m investment to boost the London economy, please detail how the “Collective Strategic Investment” pot, using 15% of the business rate growth, has benefitted every region of the capital.

• Reference: 2021/0658
• Question by: Susan Hall
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

Further to your press release on 15/02/18 announcing your £140m investment to boost the London economy, as a result of London’s newly won ability to keep a greater share of business rates, please advise as to how this funding has since helped projects in the capital to: • increase business space; • improve transport infrastructure; • bring new housing on stream.