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  • Development in Wimbledon

    • Reference: 2016/1926
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 22 June 2016
    The future development of Wimbledon is an important issue for local residents. Does the Mayor support the return of AFC Wimbledon to Plough Lane or does he support the Greyhound track being knocked down and used for affordable homes.
  • Housing development on Barking & Dagenham College green belt land (1)

    • Reference: 2016/1929
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 22 June 2016
    Barking & Dagenham College has requested planning permission to build 125 homes on green belt land immediately next to the Eastbrookend Country Park and local councillors have said that the matter is still resting with the London Mayor's office. Could the Mayor confirm that his office will turn down this application and stand by his election promise to protect the green belt?
  • Housing development on Barking & Dagenham College green belt land (2)

    • Reference: 2016/1930
    • Question by: Peter Whittle
    • Meeting date: 22 June 2016
    When will a decision be made about planning application 15/00887 from Barking & Dagenham College and an announcement made to give the people of Dagenham the peace of mind they require?
  • South Acton Estate

    • Reference: 2016/1398
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 25 May 2016
    Many of the residents of South Acton Estate feel they have been given a raw deal by Ealing Council and the developers who are re-generating their estate. Will the Mayor use his influence to ensure that tenants are given an equivalent home in the re-generated estate without having to jump through numerous hoops, and that leaseholders are compensated adequately so that they can afford to purchase an equivalent home at market rates in the re-generated estate and are not forced to move out of London due to the terms of their compulsory purchase orders?
  • Beddington Incinerator

    • Reference: 2016/1402
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 25 May 2016
    The previous Mayor reverted a planning application to build an incinerator in Sutton, which was contrary to the London Plan, back to Sutton Council on the basis that it is tied to a Community Heating Scheme which was in the London Plan. The works are proceeding at speed and the developer, Viridor, is allegedly ahead of schedule whereas the Community Heating Scheme is allegedly running into hurdles due to pressure on Barratts to install a potentially uneconomic heating scheme on their Felnex site. Does the Mayor have concerns about the circumstances surrounding this application, the alleged irregularities of the planning...
  • Immigration and Housing

    • Reference: 2016/1403
    • Question by: David Kurten
    • Meeting date: 25 May 2016
    Will the Mayor acknowledge that rapid immigration over the last 25 years is one of the major causes of the shortage of homes in the capital, and does he recognise that it is necessary to leave the European Union and implement an Australian style points system for immigration in order to begin to solve the housing crisis in the capital?