Planning and Regeneration Committee: Mayoral Planning
Channel: London Assembly
Date: 2022-01-27

Out of 40 called-in planning applications since 2008, all except two have been approved by the relevant Mayor.

The Mayor of London Development Order (2008) permits the Mayor to take over planning applications from London Boroughs and to decide them, where certain conditions are met.

Recent called-in applications, such as the Stag Brewery in Mortlake, have raised questions about a perceived lack of transparency. 

Watch the Planning and Regeneration Committee discuss community involvement in the Mayoral planning process and concerns around transparency. The meeting will discuss barriers to community engagement, the criteria for call-ins and also learnings from other borough councils.

Part one guests are:

Jules Pipe CBE, Deputy Mayor, Planning, Regeneration and Skills
Lucinda Turner, Interim Assistant Director, Planning, GLA
Peter Kemp, Head of Change and Delivery, Planning, GLA

Part two guests are:

Cllr Jonathan Cardy, Councillor for Fulwell and Hampton Hill (Liberal Democrat), Chair of Planning Committee, London Borough of Richmond
Cllr Kath Whittam, Councillor for Rotherhithe (Labour), Chair of Planning Sub-Committee, London Borough of Southwark
Cllr Eva Greenspan, Councillor for Finchley Church End (Conservative), Chair of Strategic Planning Committee, London Borough of Barnet