Mayor’s planning powers
You may like to see this slide show on the Mayor’s planning powers.
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Dismore backs need for key worker housing for emergency service workers
At today’s Mayor’s Question Time, Andrew Dismore, London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden welcomed the decision to halt the sale of fire brigade buildings, to see how they could contribute to emergency service worker housing instead. (video here) Mr Dismore said: ‘Can I say how pleased I was to hear that the previous mayor’s plans to sell off Clerkenwell […]
Read moreNew guide a “rebuke to the Barnet way of doing estate regeneration”
Andrew Dismore, London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden has been praised the new Good Practice Guide to estate regeneration published by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. (link) Mr Dismore says that the Mayor has seen and learnt from the mistakes made in Conservative Barnet Council’s shambolic regeneration programme. The new Guide recommends that residents must be involved at […]
Read moreDismore questions Housing Deputy Mayor over landbanking and exposes the slow pace of building Millbrook in Mill Hill
At today’s London Assembly Plenary meeting, Andrew Dismore AM, London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden challenged Deputy Mayor for Housing James Murray over the need to tackle landbanking, which was slowing down the construction of badly needed homes in the capital. (video here) Mr Dismore said: ‘The previous Mayor stated that “To constrict supply to push up prices by […]
Read moreMy report from City Hall, December 2016
No.38: 5th November 2016 to 6th December 2016 Introduction May I firstly wish everyone a Happy Christmas? My card design this year was by Sanah Sahnoun, aged 9, of Coppetts Wood Primary School, who wins the traditional book token. Also a Happy Chanukah to my Jewish readers! I attended a number of Remembrance Day events including at City Hall, […]
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