• Reference: 2018/1213
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 17 May 2018

Please give me your views on the following planning policies advocated by the Adam Smith Institute. First, create a new right to build as high as the tallest building on your street. Second, let streets vote to allow every property to add an extra two floors. Third, allow development on green belt land that is within ten minutes' walk of a railway station and, in the southeast, within 45 minutes' travel time of Transport for London's zone 1.

• Reference: 2018/1212
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 17 May 2018

Following the publication of Natural Capital Accounts for Public Green Space in London study in November 2017, the report's authors Vivid Economics, have embarked on a project to create a toolkit to assess the economic value of all urban green infrastructure. What plans, if any, do you have to become involved in the project to ensure that the toolkit will be as useful as possible to the GLA and the boroughs when considering how green infrastructure fits into the fabric of London?

• Reference: 2018/1211
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 17 May 2018

Planning conditions should be used to cut air pollution from building sites, according to proposals in a new Welsh Government draft framework on the introduction of clean air zones. What do you think of the proposals and do you have plans to introduce similar measures in London?

• Reference: 2018/1210
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 17 May 2018

What is the total number of units in tall buildings given permission by the Mayor since the start of his Mayoralty, and what proportion of these units are at social rent?

• Reference: 2018/1209
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 17 May 2018

Could the Mayor please present his thoughts regarding the future of the many unsold luxury flats that have now reached the market. Will he be imposing any specific measures on the owners/developers of these empty flats?

• Reference: 2018/1208
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 17 May 2018

Could the Mayor please confirm whether the GLA has been talking to the Outer London Boroughs regarding developing appropriate new mid-rise typologies that could greatly boost the housing numbers in a short period of time and reflect London's unique architectural identity?

• Reference: 2018/1207
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 17 May 2018

What is the average annual Service Charge for a typical 20-40 meter Tall Building?

• Reference: 2018/1206
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 17 May 2018

Could the Mayor confirm whether the GLA is requiring proof of extended longevity for Tall Buildings, in light of their anticipated far greater cost for maintenance?

• Reference: 2018/1205
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 17 May 2018

Can the Mayor confirm that sensible alternatives to Tall Buildings are being examined routinely prior to consideration of the Tall Building option for a specific site?

• Reference: 2018/1204
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 17 May 2018

Could the Mayor please confirm that the GLA has been investigating in depth the effect that Tall Buildings have on the environment, to ensure that the highest standards of scrutiny are in place when Planning Applications are brought forward.