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• Reference: 2021/1140
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

How have your planning policies supported inclusive growth in Outer London?

• Reference: 2021/1145
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

There is a vast amount of privately owned green space in London, much of which is there for public amenity, for example, sports fields. However, CPRE London reports that many fields are being deliberately fenced off, stopping pitches from being booked, removing public access and allowing the land to become derelict, with a view to applying for planning permission once five years has passed and Sport England can no longer challenge them. What policy and legal levers are there to challenge private landowners to keep the fields in use for sports, where relevant, and open for public amenity more generally?

• Reference: 2021/1139
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 18 March 2021

A recent study from GLA Housing & Land called ‘An analysis of housing floorspace per person’ (Feb 2021) showed that housing floorspace in the private rented sector in London fell since the 1990s. Given the importance of health and wellbeing as well as the trends of home working, what scope have you got to mitigate this?

• Reference: 2021/0900
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

After a year of delays, The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government finally approved the London Plan on Friday 29 th January 2021. What will be the impact of the two directions issued 10 th December 2020 for London and Londoners?

• Reference: 2021/0901
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

In answer to my question 2020/4490, you outlined that “there are very few opportunities to create large areas of new public open space based on traditional parks and green spaces.” CPRE London have just launched a campaign to create 10 new major parks in London, having already identified 8 sites. Are you working with others to assess the feasibility of these sites to become parks?

• Reference: 2021/0902
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

Will you be doing an impact assessment of the proposals in this consultation?

• Reference: 2021/0903
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

What do stakeholders think of the proposals in this consultation?

• Reference: 2021/0904
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

Will you be reviewing your ‘good growth by design’ programme in light of Covid-19, including your High Streets and Town Centres adaptive strategies report?

• Reference: 2021/0905
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 25 February 2021

The GLA Population Yield Calculator is used for estimating the number of children and young people to be housed in estates and is particularly important for estimating the amount of space dedicated for children and young people’s pay and informal recreation. How quickly do you expect it be updated after the 2021 Census is published? Currently the calculator makes use of figures from the 2011 Census and therefore it is crucial that it is updated as soon as possible. Schools also rely on this to forecast pupil numbers in the coming years.

• Reference: 2021/0351
• Question by: Nicky Gavron
• Meeting date: 21 January 2021

In answer to my question 2020/4485 you expressed concern that the Government’s new Use Class E, that amalgamates shops, offices, surgeries, nurseries, gyms and light industry into a single use class, would be detrimental to the high street. Are you also concerned that further government proposed changes to permitted development rights, allowing any of these uses to become residential, will threaten London’s high streets and town centres even more?