Khan launches £10m fund to ‘boost’ planning teams

The Mayor of London today launched a multi-million pound fund aimed at boosting the housing and planning teams in the capital’s local authorities.

Central Government cuts have seen council budgets for planning and development fall by 50% in London over the last eight years. This has served to undermine plans to build new council homes.

Sadiq Khan’s new Homebuilding Capacity Fund will allow councils to bid for up to £750,000 each to boost their housing and planning teams.

Up for consideration will be those bids that help to deliver a new generation of council homes, more homes on smaller sites, and proactive masterplans in areas with significant growth potential.