More Towers? Liebore led LBE will be pleased. And the Developers even more so! Queen of The Suburbs my backside...... The London Plan is set for a major overhaul, with City Hall proposing a significantly streamlined version designed to accelerate housebuilding across the capital. Due to be published later this summer, the revised planning framework could be around half the length of the current 2021 plan, reducing complexity and making it easier for developers and local authorities to navigate. According to the BBC, the Greater London Authority believes a simpler set of planning policies will improve the viability of development schemes, particularly on smaller sites, helping to unlock new housing delivery at a time when London continues to fall short of its housebuilding and affordable housing targets. Officials say the revised plan will remove duplication and simplify policies that have been criticised for making development proposals costly and time-consuming. The changes are intended to improve the viability of housing schemes, particularly on smaller sites, and help increase the delivery of social and affordable homes. The move comes as London continues to fall short of both government housebuilding targets and affordable housing goals. City Hall believes a more streamlined planning framework will encourage a wider range of developers to bring forward new housing projects. The Greater London Authority also plans to take a more interventionist approach to planning decisions, using new powers to call in and determine housing applications that have been rejected by borough councils. development. The updated London Plan is expected to be adopted in 2028 and forms part of wider efforts to address the capital’s housing shortage. https://blog.planningportal.co.uk/2026/06/04/planning-news-4-june-2026

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