Meeting London

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Meeting Londons housing need the role of North
London Sir Simon Milton Deputy Mayor for Policy
and Planning NLSA conference Delivering Growth
in North London City Hall 13 January 2009
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Meeting Londons housing need the role of North
Londonthe North London DIF one year onNorth
London Development and Investment Framework

• report launched today
• a timely reminder of North Londons
  condisiderable potential
• 20 London Plan housing growth
• anchor of the London, Stansted, Cambridge growth
  corridor
• London 2012
• major development potential in town centres and
  large opportunity areas

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Meeting Londons housing need the role of North
Londonthe North London DIF one year onNorth
London Development and Investment Framework

• tough times, and yet
• the report shows infrastructure investment
  continues
• Crossrail coming to Redbridge
• East London Line on schedule in Hackney
• Thameslink now under way
• 75 million GAF allocated to North London
  boroughs
• 150 million Housing Corporation investment in
  07/08

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Meeting Londons housing need the role of North
Londonthe North London DIF one year onNorth
London Development and Investment Framework

• focussing on delivery
• close partnership working with boroughs, but also
  with the private sector, RSLs and others
• we must be clear what we can and will do, and
  what we cant. The public sector must provide
  certainty in these times
• delayed development is a good time for better,
  more co-ordinated planning
• recovery will come

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Meeting Londons housing need the role of North
LondonNorth West London to Luton
Corridorsustainable co-ordinated growth

• Prospectus launched today
• the corridor is a key London Plan proposal and
  was supported by the EiP Panel
• the Prospectus documents the potential for
  sustainable growth in jobs and housing in the
  London part of the corridor and sets out the case
  for co-ordinated investment
• sets the scene for future planning co-ordination
  with regional partners

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Meeting Londons housing need the role of North
LondonNorth West London to Luton
Corridorsustainable co-ordinated growth

• partnership working
• sub-regional corridor initiative led by NLSA
• detailed inputs from London boroughs of Barnet,
  Brent, Harrow and Camden
• active policy support from the GLA, TfL, LDA and
  GOL
• Prospectus funded by the LDA(via NLSA) and the
  Mayor (GLA and TfL)
• EDAW won the tender and prepared the Prospectus

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Meeting Londons housing need the role of North
LondonNorth West London to Luton
Corridorsustainable co-ordinated growth

• illustrates mayoral priorities
• close working relationship with boroughs
• support for outer London
• paves the way for constructive planning
  co-ordination with partner authorities outside
  London
• delivers added value the GLA group jointly
  commissioning and directing activity with borough
  partners but not doing the work itself

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Meeting Londons housing need the role of North
Londonhousing delivery the role of the Mayor

• delivering new homes
• producing the London Housing Strategy -
  delivering new homes in a challenging market
• directing 5 billion investment
• meeting the housing needs of Londoners through
  the new architecture for delivery
• developing new investment models and promoting
  new delivery mechanisms

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Meeting Londons housing need the role of North
Londonhousing delivery taking action

• ensuring delivery
• investment to produce 50,000 affordable homes
  over three years
• develop the First Steps housing programme
• develop new approaches to meet the challenges in
  the housing market
• promote institutional investment in private
  rented housing
• develop policy responses to assist households at
  risk of repossession

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Meeting Londons housing need the role of North
Londonhousing delivery partnership working

• working together
• new relationship with boroughs
• negotiating (not imposing) housing targets
• boroughs and cross-borough partnerships taking
  the lead
• working with public and private sector developers
  to mitigate the impact of current market
  conditions

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Meeting Londons housing need the role of North
London Sir Simon Milton Deputy Mayor for Policy
and Planning NLSA conference Delivering Growth
in North London City Hall 13 January 2009