Respond to the Mayoral consultation on the pre-Draft London Plan, 'Towards a Draft London Plan'.

Please email: londonplan@london.gov.uk, with any or in your own words of the following:

 Closing date:Sunday, 22nd June 2025, 11.59pm.

Low-cost council and social housing must be de-stigmatised and regarded as the cultural and social asset that it is. This would reflect the vital social role it fulfils of providing decent and affordable homes, allowing many households to thrive across UK.

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Council and social housing must be taken off the Brownfield Land Register.

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Stop demolishing existing structurally-sound housing, especially low-cost council and social housing.

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In a time of environmental crisis, we should not be building homes Londoners cannot afford to live in. End, or reduce dramatically the building of unaffordable housing.

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Provide funding to local authorities to train a retrofit workforce.

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Compulsorily include whole life-cycle carbon emissions of a development. 

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In a time of housing, environmental and cost of living crises, empty homes must, as a priority, be brought back into use. Empty Dwelling Officers through incentives and the power to penalise landlords must be established in every council.

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More transparency and accountability in a community-centred planning system. 

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100% council homes on public land and a minimum of 50% on private land. More Gipsy and Traveller pitches, more family-sized homes, more accessible homes and facilitate more co-ops.

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An in-depth community-led audit of all community needs must be required in consultations and housing. This ensures marginalised individuals and those of protected characteristics, such as the elderly, young, disabled, Gipsies and Travellers, and diverse ethnic communities are not desenfranchised from the housing process.

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Adequate resources and facilities should be given to residents to provide alternative plans to reflect local need.

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Community groups, such as tenants and residents groups, must be encouraged by the GLA and funding provided.

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The balance of power for Compulsory Purchase Orders is heavily in favour of local authorities and developers with their increased access to money, knowledge of the planning system and solicitors. 

These purchases are often not in the interest of the social good, but a transfer of land from one less socially-mobile group of residents to wealthier one, through a profit-driven development.

There should be equal access to funds, support and information for those facing a CPO with adequate time to challenge it.

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End temporary housing by automatically giving secure tenancies within a year.

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Mental and physical well-being should be considered when allocating a person to include accessibility and proximity to family, support networks, work and medical centres, as well as access to food growing and adequate open spaces.