mayoral election

Elections 2016: The results

09.05.2016

Laura Edgar

On 5 May, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and London voted in the 2016 Elections. Here, The Planner takes a look at the results and the manifesto pledges of the winners.

News in brief: Port of Newport owner to submit M4 relief road objection; Zoo warns hedgehogs could halt HS2

03.05.2016

Martha Harris

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 3 May, 2016

London mayor lacks the power to tackle biggest problems – AECOM

03.05.2016

Laura Edgar

Aecom | Housing | Infrastructure | London | mayoral election

London’s mayor ‘no longer holds’ the necessary powers to plan and deliver the expansion in infrastructure required to maintain the capital’s ‘long-term status as a world-ranking metropolis’, says infrastructure services company AECOM.

Q&A: Two minutes with...Suzie Zuber

20.04.2016

Simon Wicks

Community Engagement | London | manifesto | mayoral election | young people

Suzie Zuber is head of design advocacy and enabling at Open City, the architecture organisation. Susie is working with young Londoners on a built environment 'manifesto' to present to mayoral election...

England round-up: Council refuses 2,000-home Wisley Airfield proposal; Pidgeon commits to ‘Olympic’ effort to build London homes

07.04.2016

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 2 April-8 April, 2016

Mayoral candidates must deliver ‘credible plans’ to fill London’s housing gap

07.04.2016

HBF | Housing | London | mayoral election

House builders want the mayoral candidates to adopt ‘realistic’ policies to deliver the increase in housing supply required to maintain London’s position as the ‘world’s capital city’.

Pidgeon commits to ‘Olympic’ effort to build London homes

06.04.2016

Laura Edgar

Caroline Pidgeon, the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Mayor of London election, has launched her manifesto outlining plans to increase house building and reduce transport fares in the capital.

England round-up: 1 in 5 new homes to be a starter home under government plans; Councils concerned by rise of homelessness and waiting lists

01.04.2016

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 26 March-1 April, 2016

Goldsmith and Khan talk transport fares and capacity

31.03.2016

Laura Edgar

Conservative’s Zac Goldsmith and Labour’s Sadiq Khan yesterday (30 March) both promised to increase the London Underground network’s capacity as they continued their campaigns to become the Mayor of London.

Mayoral contender Goldsmith launches his housing manifesto

29.03.2016

Laura Edgar

Housing | London | mayoral election | planning | zac goldsmith

Conservative mayoral candidate Zac Goldsmith has pledged to appoint a chief architect for London as he launches his housing manifesto as part of his campaign to become the Mayor of London.

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