Kensington & Chelsea adopts new planning regime

The new Draft London Plan wants higher-density residential property development, with smaller schemes (up to 25 units) delivering 24,500 new homes in London each year.

“Radical” proposed planning reforms are likely to be substantially watered down, according to political insiders.

"Planning in England is less effective than at any time in the post-war era", declares Nick Raynsford's team in the first comprehensive review of the planning system for a generation