Tories Received £12k Donation After ‘Unlawful’ Housing Development Approval

Richard Desmond, the developer who wanted to build 1,500 homes in London, donated £12,000 to the Conservatives after the Housing Secretary gave him planning permission for the project. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick approved the project against the advice of government planning inspectors on 14 January, just one day before changes to Tower Hamlets’ Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) were introduced.  This meant Desmond’s firm Northern and Shell avoided paying a levy of up to £50m for the project. Read more on the Mortgage Solutions website.

https://www.mortgagesolutions.co.uk/news/2020/06/10/tories-received-12k-donation-after-unlawful-housing-development-approval/