FALP Inspector Anthony Thickett has recommended that the draft changes to the London Plan be adopted, subject to a commitment to an “immediate full review” of the plan by the Greater London Authority (GLA). This recommendation is underpinned by the Inspector’s concerns that the FALP strategy can only provide a short term solution to London’s housing shortage and as such, will not “provide for objectively assessed need.” Pertinently, the Inspector calls for wider engagement with local planning authorities beyond the GLA’s boundaries, in accommodating the Capital’s growth.

Representatives from local authorities across London, developers representatives and a number of pressure groups and organisations with an interest in promoting sustainable travel recently gathered at City Hall to debate the proposed changes to London’s transport policy posed by the Mayor through Further Alterations to the London Plan (FALP).