Package of support available for housebuilding in London

The Government and Greater London Authority (GLA) have produced a package of measures to support housebuilding in London, following a consultation and time-limited emergency measures that were announced last year.

The measures include:

• A new time-limited planning route, enabling developers to secure permission without viability assessment on private land where they commit at least 20 per cent social and affordable housing, with providers able to apply for a GLA grant to support social and affordable housing above the first 10 per cent of total homes on the site.
   
• Temporary and targeted partial relief from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) for eligible schemes starting before 31 March 2030, with higher levels of relief for schemes providing more than 20 per cent social and affordable housing.
   
• The removal of elements of London Plan Guidance that, as currently applied, can contain density.
   
• Expanding the Mayor of London’s planning call-in powers to be able to accelerate housing delivery and economic growth.
   
• An allocation of £324 million to establish a City Hall Developer Investment Fund which will prioritise interventions on stalled sites that can deliver house completions as soon as possible.

Read about the full package of support here.