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The London Plan. Capital Punishment?
Description
Is there any substance to Robert Jenrick’s criticism of Sadiq Khan’s London Plan or is it just the victim of some Punch and Judy-style, blue on red oneupmanship?
Sam Stafford discusses this question, and, if devolution and planning white papers are to encourage more mayoral Spatial Development Strategies, the lessons from London for elsewhere, with Alice Lester (Operational Director - Regeneration, Growth & Employment, Brent Council), Rob Krzyszowski (Head of Planning Policy, Transport & Infrastructure, Haringey Council) and Andrew Taylor (Head of Planning, Countryside Properties).
Twitter Handles: @samuel_stafford, @AliceatBrent, @robzowski and @AndrewJTaylor3.
Some accompanying reading.
The Secretary of State and the Mayor's recent correspondence:
https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/planning/london-plan/new-london-plan/secretary-states-response
Some recommended listening.
Alice's appearance on a proper podcast:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000fgp5
Some recommended viewing.
A classic episode of Bottom: