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London Plan: Implementation Plan 1
Posted on: 8 January 2013
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The purpose of the London Plan Implementation Plan is to set out how the policies of the London Plan will be translated into practical action. It is important to ensure the effective implementation of the policies supporting the Mayor’s planning powers – in particular providing a framework for translating the trends and policies set out in the London Plan into investment decisions and plans.
Housing in London 2012
Posted on: 4 January 2013
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Housing in London is the evidence base for the Mayor’s London Housing Strategy. The Mayor formally adopted his London Housing Strategy in February 2010 and in December 2011 he consulted on proposals for a new Strategy. Housing in London is divided into two sections, reflecting the thematic chapters of the public consultation draft of the new London Housing Strategy: covering demographic pressures, housing affordability, the wider housing market, mobility, housing need, housing supply, empty homes, the private rented sector, decent homes, accessible housing, energy efficiency and fuel poverty.
It took another riot
Posted on: 12 December 2012
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Sir Stuart Lipton was appointed by the Mayor of London in December 2011 to act as a champion for Tottenham following the civil disturbances in August 2011. The report presents ten critical recommendations including the establishment of an independent body to oversee regeneration. As part of the inquiry CBRE produced a report on retail in the area, Tottenham: The retail revitalisation opportunity
London Planning Statement: Draft Supplementary Planning Guidance
Posted on: 12 December 2012
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The Mayor has published for public consultation a draft ‘London Planning Statement’ as proposed London Plan supplementary planning guidance. This is intended to fill the gap left by the Government’s revocation of the former Government Office for London Circular 1/2008 by pulling together information about the Mayor’s role in the London Planning system. Comments are requested by 15 January 2013.
The housing crisis in London: mobilising the church
Posted on: 10 December 2012
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This report, jointly published by Christian charity Housing Justice, the London Churches Group for Social Action and the Methodist, Baptist and United Reformed churches, callst calls for Christian landowners and investors, including churches, to use available land for the development of affordable housing. It calls for churches to support development and to take a stand against nimbyism.
Air pollution in London: Issues paper
Posted on: 10 December 2012
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This paper provides a summary of the work of the London Assembly’s Health and Environment Committee on tackling air pollution in London, identifies a number of pressing issues, and considers options for possible future policy development.
Meeting Londoners’ housing needs: Investing in housing infrastructure
Posted on: 5 December 2012
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Up to 54,000 new homes in the capital could begin construction almost immediately if the government lifts an artificial cap on local housing authority borrowing, according to a new report by London Councils, the organisation which represents the capital’s 33 local authorities. It calls on the government to support an amendment (New Clause 10) to the Growth and Infrastructure Bill, which is currently making its way through parliament. At present, an artificial cap on borrowing mean that local authorities are not able to borrow against the full value of their housing assets to finance new homes.
How a high-rise craze is ruining London’s skyline
Posted on: 4 December 2012
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This article, which appeared in the Observer newspaper of 2 December 2012, argues that most of the 20-plus towers being built or breaking ground in London are of inferior quality and fail to meet guidelines. The author asks what has happened to the planning system, and where is all the money coming from?
London West End Office-to-Residential Conversion Research Study 2011
Posted on: 26 November 2012
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The property consultancy H2SO has been charting the long-term trend for office-to-residential conversion in London’s West End. The survey found that planning applications for converting offices to residential in London’s West End increased by 53% in 2011. The trend for conversions has been gaining pace during the last decade, but now, owing to the rocketing values of prime London residential, is also encompassing relatively modern office blocks.
Use of planning obligations in the funding of Crossrail, and the Mayoral Community Infrastructure Levy – draft SPG
Posted on: 23 November 2012
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London Mayor Boris Johnson has published draft guidance on the use of planning obligations to fund Crossrail and on the application of the Mayoral Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) to developments within London Boroughs.The advice, in the form of draft supplementary guidance, amends the calculation for contributions on the basis of gross internal area rather than gross external area. The document has been published as a supporting document to the London Plan’s policies on Crossrail funding and planning obligations. The guidance provides that when councils assess whether to seek contributions to the construction cost of Crossrail through section 106 agreements, they should be able to demonstrate a direct relationship between the development and the need for Crossrail. The guidance makes it clear that retail, hotel and office developments in central London and the northern part of the Isle of Dogs should be required to contribute if they involve a net increase in office floor space of more than 500 sq m. Comments are requested by 15 January 2013.
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