City of London consults on St Paul’s improvements

Consultation opens next week on plans to dramatically improve the area around London’s iconic St Paul’s Cathedral in time for the 2012 Olympics. Proposals for the site include relocating the existing St Paul’s coach park and landscape the space to provide a high quality green space, adding green space around the south transept and increasing the accessibility of the area.

Minister launches savage attack on Johnson’s draft London Plan

Government Ministers have used their response to Boris Johnson’s Draft London Plan, to make their strongest attack yet on the Mayor’s policies for meeting the housing needs of Londoners.

Boris and Labour clash over affordable housing claims

Labour have accused Boris Johnson of claiming credit for delivering homes initiated before he took office. The accusation was made after the Mayor visited a new housing development in Charlton on Thursday morning.

Darren Johnson announces 2010 Worst Planning Decision shortlist

Four of Mayor Boris Johnson’s most controversial planning decisions are in the running for London Assembly Member Darren Johnson’s annual “worst planning decision” award. The Green Party AM gives the award, an inscribed breeze-block, for the planning decision he considers to be the most damaging, in parallel to the Mayor’s London Planning Awards.

Minister calls on councils to ‘combat housing myths’

Councils should “combat the myths and misunderstandings” surrounding the allocation of council housing according to Housing Minister John Healey.

Developers and councils forced to implement ‘sustainable drainage’ methods

Future property developments will be required to include ‘sustainable drainage’ methods to ensure rainwater does not get carried into the sewer network, under new plans published by the Government last week.

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