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• Question by: Sakina Sheikh
• Meeting date: 16 March 2023

Sakina Sheikh AM: Good morning, Lyn. Good morning, Lord Hendy. It is great to see you both. Lyn, recently you came - it feels like a long time ago now - in November [2022] to the Planning and Regeneration Committee and we had some really interesting conversations about the LLDC and the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC). I just wanted to go back to some of what was talked about and draw out some of the themes. One of the things that you said through the conversation was that displacement of people in regeneration schemes is inevitable...

• Question by: Sem Moema
• Meeting date: 16 March 2023

Sem Moema AM: Thank you, Chair. Good morning to both of you. Assembly Member Berry has covered much of the issues that I wanted to ask you about, the fixed estate charge, apart from saying that I would welcome the suggestion she has made to have that review and, post powers being returned to the local authorities, that there is a mechanism in place to make sure that is ongoing and that we do not get into a situation where the fixed estate charge becomes a second service charge, which makes it unaffordable for people to live on the Park...

• Question by: Sakina Sheikh
• Meeting date: 11 November 2021

Sakina Sheikh AM: It is great to have you here to be reflecting on what has been achieved by the corporations. Myself and my colleagues will be spending the next couple of hours drilling down into some of the details to ensure some of the fantastic things that you have outlined hold tight in their validity, which I am sure they do, but we welcome more detail.I wanted to open something slightly broader and talk about the transition in terms of planning powers. I would like you to outline in as much detail as possible how the LLDC will ensure...

• Question by: Sem Moema
• Meeting date: 11 November 2021

Sem Moema AM: My question is for Lyn. What changes have you made to ensure that there is genuinely affordable housing across LLDC so that we can deliver a mixed community? I am aware that the profile of your development there has changed from around 9% affordable housing in 2014 to about 34%, which is just a shade under the London Plan [target], which is excellent, but obviously there is more that could be done. I would be interested in your views on that question.