How are your officers monitoring construction projects to ensure they are delivering on the minimum amount of affordable housing as outlined in the London Plan?

My London Plan 2021 will be monitored against a set of key performance indicators (KPIs) as set out in Chapter 12 of that Plan - including one measuring affordable housing - which will be reported in future Annual Monitoring Reports (AMR). Policy H7 in the Plan also requires boroughs to undertake a clear monitoring process to ensure that affordable homes are delivered in accordance with planning permissions, and to make this information public.

The GLA also monitors the level of affordable housing in strategic planning applications that are referred to City Hall. A recent review found that average affordable housing levels for such schemes had increased to 40 per cent in 2020 up from 22 per cent in 2016. More widely, my London Plan is boosting affordable housing supply through the ‘Threshold Approach’ which incentivises developers to provide more affordable housing whilst also speeding up the planning process.