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• Reference: 2002/0334-1
• Question by: Eric Ollerenshaw
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

What pressures have been put on local Authorities to increase the density of Housing within their Unitary Development Plans? Can you list the Boroughs concerned and the extent of any increase in comparison with the Borough original UDP figure? .

• Reference: 2002/0335-1
• Question by: Eric Ollerenshaw
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

Can you list existing and future regeneration Estates that have had to have their density levels increased to meet the Mayor's new targets and can you itemise the level of increase on these Estates? .

• Question by: Eric Ollerenshaw
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

So, therefore, the Labour Assembly Member's attempt to expose Tory resistance to achieving the affordable homes target, set out in the draft London Plan, as in the Labour Group press release in advance of this meeting, is inaccurate, would one say? 'Labour Assembly Members will expose Tory resistance to achieving the affordable homes target set out in the draft London Plan'. So, what you're indicating is there hasn't been resistance, other than, I suppose, every borough's natural desire to consult its own residents about what is practical in its own area. And not every borough, I presume, naturally and quite...

• Question by: Eric Ollerenshaw
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

To be fair, Neale, I yet haven't seen the Labour Assembly Member's exposure. So, presumably we are waiting for it to come

• Question by: Eric Ollerenshaw
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

Can I just go back to where you commented about Westminster and your negotiations with all political persuasions in terms of authorities. You say there's actually a decent relationship out there with Tory boroughs, Labour boroughs, Liberal and hung boroughs, in terms of attempting to meet the London Plan targets?

• Question by: Eric Ollerenshaw
• Meeting date: 11 December 2002

I suppose it depends on the definition of open space, doesn't it? The question I asked the Mayor at the last Assembly meeting was about council estates facing regeneration and redevelopment and facing increasing densities. Now the only two ways the Mayor defined it, he talked about under-utilised land can be effectively used more. On some estates, land has been used very wastefully. In terms of Hackney estates, which I know, they are having to face further high rise development. We've blown the blocks down. You are now insisting we put other blocks up, 14 or 15 stories. That I...