Search questions

• Reference: 2001/0056-1
• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Given the recent concerns about emissions from incinerators, what do you think is the future for combined heat and power plants in London? Where do you think they should be located? (Cities for a small planet, 1997) .

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

An interesting point about quality and density, which obviously is relevant particularly to the spatial development policies and the proposals in the Towards the London Plan document. I would be interested to know to what extent you have been consulted by the Mayor on the proposals document that we have currently got, Towards the London Plan, what input you have had into that?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

That is helpful. One particular issue that concerns us already is the question of how we actually give developers incentives to build the sort of high quality and acceptable new developments that we want which are also affordable. I know that the Urban White Paper, in response to the Urban Task Force Report, argued that we would not get the urban renaissance that we are hoping to see without incentives for developers to build in the cities. What specific incentives should the Mayor be giving developers to build in London?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Do you think that perhaps the way in which the targets for affordable housing are currently framed - 50% divided: 35% for rent, 15% for intermediate - is that likely to be an incentive or a disincentive to developers?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

I hope you are going to be perhaps a little bit more involved in the London Plan in the future. One thing that concerns me and perhaps other members about the London Plan is this: you clearly have not been consulted by the Mayor on the basic underlying assumptions behind the Plan.

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Would you think it appropriate that in fact his Chief Advisor on Architecture and Urbanism ought to be consulted before they are firmed up?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Do you find the assertion that there are only two strategic choices, and we have to go for the very bullish growth choice, one that you are comfortable with, with your background in architecture and your understanding of the history of urbanism in the UK?

• Question by: Bob Neill
• Meeting date: 11 July 2001

Would you regard the London boundaries as actually currently accurately reflecting the conurbation in architecture and planning terms, and if not, what do you think the Mayor should be doing to take into account the impact on surrounding areas which really are part of the conurbation but outside the London boundary, to make sure that we do not have an artificial distinction in planning somewhere in the middle of Thames Ditton, so to speak?