Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill Letter

In September and October 2022, the London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committee carried out an investigation into the future of planning in London, focussing on the national reforms and how they would work for London.

The Committee published a report In January 2023 recommending the Government amends the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, to avoid having a detrimental impact on local plans and on the Mayor’s ability to create ambitious planning policies for London.

The Committee is concerned about the introduction of National Development Management Policies (NDMPs), which would be determined by Government and have primacy over local plan and London Plan policies. Planning policies set at a local level and a London level would not be able to set different approaches or targets from those set out in the NDMPs.

Because of this, a letter has been sent to Members of the House of Lords, requesting that the they table the proposed amendments suggested by the London Assembly.