DLUHC publishes letter of intervention into the London Plan

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The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) has published a letter from the Housing Secretary, Michael Gove, to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, directing Khan to conduct a partial review of the London Plan. The review will focus on industrial land, and the planning system related restrictions holding back development, as well as the 47 opportunity areas that were previously identified as able to deliver at least 2,500 houses but have thus far made limited progress. Gove has also requested consideration of the effectiveness of a single planning framework that would aid in accelerating development. Gove has instructed the Greater London Authority to report on the findings of this review in September 2024.