The London Plan plays an important role in planning and development across the capital, including the Mayor’s delivery of affordable homes, and it is vital that the London Plan Guidance (LPG) reflects the shifting needs of Londoners.
The current London Plan was published in March 2021, and the LPG provides further information on how the Plan should be implemented.
On 3 May 2023, the Greater London Authority (GLA) published consultation drafts of its new LPG on Affordable Housing and on Development Viability.
With landmark legal cases such as Islington Council pushing back on developers’ viability assessment model, the Committee will be looking at how London can navigate this landscape.
The Affordable Housing LPG covers a number of policies outlined in the London Plan 2021 including the threshold approach, tenure and grant funding. The Development Viability LPG covers the viability assessment process and the Committee will be looking at how this information can be made accessible to Londoners.
The London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committee will meet tomorrow to discuss the proposals within the consultation to help inform the Committee’s response, including investigating how the LPG will support the delivery of affordable homes under the Mayor’s Affordable Homes Programme 2021-26.
Guests include:
- Jules Pipe, Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and Skills
- John Wacher, GLA Strategic Planning Manager – Viability
- Mikyla Smith, Team Leader – London Plan, GLA
- Jane Seymour, Viability Expert – Viability Team, GLA
- Joshim Uddin, Development Viability Manager, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Rachel Ferguson, Senior Development Manager, Pocket Living
The meeting will take place on Wednesday 7 June 2023 from 2pm, in Committee Rooms 2 and 3 at City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, E16 1ZE.
Media and members of the public are invited to attend.
The meeting can also be viewed LIVE or later via webcast or YouTube.
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Notes to editors
- Sakina Sheikh AM, Chair of the Planning and Regeneration Committee, is available for interview.
- Find out more about the Planning and Regeneration Committee.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.
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