London Plan review says Khan’s strategy ‘frustrates brownfield delivery’

By Olivia Barber2024-02-13T12:28:00

The review recommends granting presumption in favour of planning permission for brownfield sites

Sadiq Khan’s London Plan has been criticised for frustrating rather than facilitating the delivery of new homes on brownfield sites in Michael Gove’s review of the development strategy.

The review claims that the complexity of policies in the London Plan impedes the delivery of new homes on brownfield sites and creates challenges in terms of the viability of schemes.

Gove’s review states that simplifying the London Plan’s policies on brownfield could increase capacity for the delivery of homes by almost 11%, equivalent to around 4,000 additional homes per year.

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