sadiq khan

Jenrick orders London mayor not to publish London Plan

13.03.2020

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.

Khan ‘on track’ to deliver 17,000 affordable homes

17.02.2020

Laura Edgar

Greater London Authority | Housing | housing starts | London | sadiq khan

A total of 12,546 ‘genuinely’ affordable homes were started in London between March and December 2019, according to statistics published by the Greater London Authority (GLA).

Khan asks government to back London Plan’s environmental policies

10.02.2020

Laura Edgar

The Mayor of London has asked the housing secretary not to 'ride roughshod' over the environmental protections outlined in the draft London Plan.

England round-up: Khan stands firm on fracking policy in the London Plan; UK’s first zero-emission street announced

20.12.2019

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 14 December-20 December 2019

Khan stands firm on fracking policy in the London Plan

19.12.2019

Laura Edgar

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has rejected a recommendation by the Planning Inspectorate to remove a policy relating to fracking from the draft London Plan.

Inspectors tell Khan to remove fracking policy from London Plan

23.10.2019

Laura Edgar

The Planning Inspectorate has advised the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to remove the policy relating to fracking from the Draft London Plan, and has also suggested that a review of the green belt should be added. The plan though, is considered to be sound except for such recommendations.