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• Reference: 2021/3543
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 09 September 2021

A constituent has raised concerns over the accessibility of information about the distribution of your affordable housing grants. Could you tell me: a) how can a London resident find out if any grant in relation to their home was applied for or granted, and b) what policies are place to prevent housing providers from not obtaining available funding, in order to charge unaffordable and higher rents for new homes?

• Reference: 2021/3544
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 09 September 2021

Many constituents have raised their difficulties in finding information on GLA grant funding for housing. Some information is available on the GLA website on a page called Affordable Housing Statistics in a document called Delegated Approvals Log (https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/housing-and-land/increasing-housin…). Will you: a) agree with me that this title is neither self-explanatory to everyday Londoners nor an easily searchable term and have it changed, and b) include the name of any specific developments covered by each grant award in the document, not just the name of the provider?

• Reference: 2021/3545
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 09 September 2021

Residents of Kilburn Square, for which Brent Council has initiated plans for redevelopment, would like to know how much grant funding has been allocated towards the scheme. Out of the 17 programmes that Brent has received funding for, according to the Delegated Approvals Log, could you tell me which of these cover Kilburn Square?

• Reference: 2021/3546
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 09 September 2021

In answer to the question 2019/8863 you said: “As part of the implementation of the Solar Action Plan, my officers will be engaging with boroughs to map the variance of planning approaches and help achieve consistency where possible across London.” Could you update me on this engagement, share the mapping of borough variance and progress on achieving consistency across London?

• Reference: 2021/3547
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 09 September 2021

Which boroughs have instigated Article 4 Directions so that residents need planning permission to put solar PV on their homes in conservation areas? Could you provide the information in table form listing the boroughs, the conservation areas within them subject to Article 4 Directions, and how much land this covers in square kilometres.

• Reference: 2021/3548
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 09 September 2021

Could you provide me with an update on the current situation for solar power installations on GLA group buildings and land, with an update on the same data provided in your answer to question 2020/0050?

• Reference: 2021/3549
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 09 September 2021

Your London Solar Opportunity Map was launched in 2020 (https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/environment/energy/energy-building…). Could you demonstrate how it has had a positive impact on the installation of solar PV in London?

• Reference: 2021/3550
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 09 September 2021

Statistics from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Renewable Energy by Local Authority, 2014-19 https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/regional-renewable-statistics) show that the number of solar PV installations across London’s boroughs varies widely. What are you doing in addition to the Solar Together scheme to work with those boroughs with very low levels of installations and increase them?

• Reference: 2021/3551
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 09 September 2021

The timescale of ADD2488 says a finalised report for your Roofs designed to cool programme will be produced in February 2021, and that the project will be closed in March 2021. Could you provide me with the report and any associated findings?

• Reference: 2021/3552
• Question by: Siân Berry
• Meeting date: 09 September 2021

How many kilometres of cycle lanes does Transport for London (TfL) have on the roads within its control, and could you classify them by level of protection – on-road protected, off carriageway (on pavement), off carriageway (shared use pavement), and on road unprotected lanes?