Major developers and lobby groups are being given privileged access to officials at the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) and are making decisions about government policy on planning and development OurCity.London can reveal. In a departure from usual practice on lobbying, advice being received by the DCLG from a select group of interested parties is kept […]
King’s Gold – How King’s College London is profiting from the housing crisis
In this latest case for ourcity.london, I look at a battle between King’s College London and the local community in Hampstead, who want land to expand a popular local school. The case has revealed some of the tactics used by developers to use recently enacted government legislation to get around affordable housing obligations. It also shows how […]
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