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  • Action for London private renters

    • Reference: 2024/1621
    • Question by: Zoë Garbett
    • Meeting date: 23 May 2024
    How much longer will London renters wait before you bring in a London Private Rent Commission?

  • Unspent S106 and affordable housing contributions in London (1)

    • Reference: 2024/1667
    • Question by: Zoë Garbett
    • Meeting date: 23 May 2024
    According to the September 2023 report, Section 106 agreements and unspent developer contributions in England & Wales, from the Home Builders Federation: “Five of the ten councils with the highest amounts of unspent affordable housing contributions are in London.” What action are you taking to push London councils to spend Section 106 and developer contributions in a timely fashion, and do you agree with the recommendations of the report?

  • Unspent S106 and affordable housing contributions in London (2)

    • Reference: 2024/1668
    • Question by: Zoë Garbett
    • Meeting date: 23 May 2024
    According to the April 2024 report, Building consent: housing by popular demand, from Localis, s106 monies remain “an area under the firm grip of officers, with little or no meaningful public scrutiny.” What action are you taking to push London councils to engage with their citizens to identify local projects and infrastructure to benefit their communities?

  • Increase in green roofs (2)

    • Reference: 2024/1669
    • Question by: Zoë Garbett
    • Meeting date: 23 May 2024
    In your answer question 2024/1224 by Sian Berry AM, you said: “The delivery of green and brown roofs is not monitored at the London-wide scale. The Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) Framework sets out the performance indicators monitored to assess the effectiveness of the London Plan. This 2019 report looks at data up to 2017, with its findings summarised via infographic.” However, this answer fails to recognise that the Annual Monitoring Report has a performance indicator for green roofs: “KPI 22 Increase total area of green roofs in the CAZ.” Could you provide an up-to-date response for KPI 22?

  • Limmo Peninsula

    • Reference: 2024/1670
    • Question by: Zoë Garbett
    • Meeting date: 23 May 2024
    What consideration have you made to the loss of green space – from five hectares to two – on Limmo Peninsula and the Bow Creek Ecology Park situated within it, due to development plans as per Mayoral Decision 3109, given this is the only significant green space in the Leamouth area?

  • Shared ownership recommendations from the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities committee

    • Reference: 2024/1671
    • Question by: Zoë Garbett
    • Meeting date: 23 May 2024
    The March 2024 report, Shared Ownership, from the House of Commons Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee, contained a number of recommendations within it. Although many of these are aimed at Homes England, they are applicable to your Affordable Homes Programme. What action will you be taking in response to the report’s findings and suggestions with regard to Shared Ownership homes in London?

  • Rent Control Homes

    • Reference: 2024/1672
    • Question by: Zoë Garbett
    • Meeting date: 23 May 2024
    How will you decide which areas of London need Rent Control Homes the most, how will you fund them and in which year do you expect the first ones to be completed for Londoners to live in?

  • Properties vulnerable to heat impacts report

    • Reference: 2024/1195
    • Question by: Zack Polanski
    • Meeting date: 15 March 2024
    How will your January 2024 report, Properties vulnerable to heat impacts in London: Prioritisation for adaptation interventions, commissioned by the GLA from Arup, inform your initiatives to: a) increase the green coverage of London, and b) retrofit homes and public buildings?

  • Modern methods of construction factory

    • Reference: 2024/1221
    • Question by: Siân Berry
    • Meeting date: 15 March 2024
    With reference to your 2021 manifesto commitment to: “Continue to support safe modern methods of construction (MMC) such as modular housing, including looking in City Hall backing for a new MMC factory or logistics hub in the city” and given recent construction problems, such as the balcony that collapsed at Weavers Quarter, could you update me on your progress?

  • Retrofit of housing estates

    • Reference: 2024/1223
    • Question by: Siân Berry
    • Meeting date: 15 March 2024
    Could you tell me what you have done to fulfil your 2021 manifesto pledge: “Environment groups, local authorities and housing associations that retrofit housing estates with poor access to green spaces will also be supported.”?