Simon Wicks

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has ordered Mayor of London Sadiq Khan not to publish the London Plan in its current state, citing Khan’s failure to meet housebuilding targets and criticising plan polices for the their lack of ‘ambition’ in addressing the capital’s housing shortfall.

A fully digitised planning system, fees linked to performance, a new right to demolish and replace vacant industrial buildings with housing and a 'fast-track for beauty' are among the proposals to reform the English planning system that will be included in a forthcoming planning white paper.