London's New Housing Strategy Aims to Accelerate Homebuilding
London housing crisis: New streamlined plans to 'boost homebuilding'

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London's Deputy Mayor for Planning announced a streamlined development strategy aimed at simplifying the housing application process, set to be published this summer and adopted by 2028. The plan focuses on increasing the construction of social and affordable homes to address the city's housing crisis.
- 01The new development strategy will be nearly half the length of the current London Plan from 2021.
- 02The strategy aims to simplify policies and reduce the number of requirements for housing applications.
- 03New powers from the English Devolution and Community Act will enable quicker planning permissions.
- 04The Mayor's commitment includes a focus on social and affordable housing to combat homelessness.
- 05A partnership approach with developers has been established to reduce affordability quotas temporarily.
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London is set to adopt a new development strategy to address its ongoing housing crisis, with the Deputy Mayor for Planning announcing that the forthcoming London Plan will be significantly shorter and easier to navigate than the existing one from 2021. This streamlined approach aims to simplify the application process by reducing the number of policies that developers must consult, which has been criticized for being overly complex and burdensome. The Deputy Mayor emphasized the urgent need for more social and affordable homes, framing it as a moral obligation to tackle homelessness and improve housing affordability for working Londoners. New legislative powers from the English Devolution and Community Act will facilitate quicker planning approvals and allow the Mayor to intervene more directly in housing projects. Additionally, a recent agreement with City Hall will temporarily lower the required affordability quota for new developments, aiming to encourage more housing construction. The Mayor's office is actively seeking to identify major brownfield sites near transport hubs for potential development.
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The new strategy is expected to simplify the housing application process, potentially leading to an increase in the number of homes built, particularly affordable housing.
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