Radical Devolution Deal For London To Tackle Housing Crisis

The commission set up by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) to consider how to solve the capital’s housing crisis has recommended a radical package of measures.  Under the proposals the London Mayor and the London boroughs would commit to doubling the annual supply of new homes of all types and tenures by 2020. In return the government would exempt London from the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), give the Mayor’s London Plan the same status as the NPPF and provide the Mayor with the power to force boroughs to change their plans if they don’t identify enough land for housing. Under these proposals the Mayor and the boroughs would form a joint London Housing Committee to coordinate housing policy across the capital and to set planning fees for the capital. Read more on the Planning Portal.