MINUTES

Meeting: Housing Committee Date: Tuesday 26 March 2019 Time: 3.30 pm Place: Committee Room 5, City Hall, The Queen's Walk, London, SE1 2AA

Copies of the minutes may be found at: www.london.gov.uk/mayor-assembly/london-assembly/housing

Present:

Sian Berry AM (Chair) AM (Deputy Chair) AM Leonie Cooper AM AM AM

1 Apologies for Absence and Chair's Announcements (Item 1)

1.1 Apologies for absence were received from AM, for whom Florence Eshalomi AM substituted, and AM.

2 Declarations of Interests (Item 2)

2.1 The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

2.2 Resolved:

That the list of offices held by Assembly Members, as set out in the table at Agenda Item 2, be noted as disclosable pecuniary interests.

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3 Minutes (Item 3)

3.1 Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 22 January 2019 be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

4 Summary List of Actions (Item 4)

4.1 The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

4.2 Resolved:

That the completed and outstanding actions arising from previous meetings of the Committee be noted.

5 Action Taken under Delegated Authority (Item 5)

5.1 The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

5.2 Resolved:

That the recent action taken by Sian Berry AM under delegated authority, namely to agree, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, the Committee’s response to the government consultation, Biodiversity net gains in new developments, be noted.

6 Response to Housing Committee Report - Hearing Resident Voices in Social Housing (Item 6)

6.1 The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

6.2 Resolved:

(a) That the Mayors response to the Committee’s report, Hearing Resident Voices in Social Housing, attached at Appendix 1 to the report, be noted.

(b) That the Report Impact Review, attached at Appendix 2 to the report, be noted.

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7 Update on the use of Transport for London Land to Build Homes (Item 7)

7.1 The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat as background to putting questions on an update on the use of Transport for London (TfL) Land to Build Homes to the following invited guests:  Graeme Craig, Commercial Development Director, TfL;  Daniel Lovatt, Head of Property Development, TfL;  Councillor Clare Coghill, Leader, London Borough of Waltham Forest; and  Lianna Etkind, Campaigns Manager, London Community Land Trust.

7.2 A transcript of the discussion is attached at Appendix 1.

7.3 During the course of the discussion, Members requested the following additional information from Graeme Craig and Daniel Lovatt, TfL:  Provide an update in March 2020 on how TfL are progressing towards their March 2021 housing target;  Provide confirmation when the first residents will move into a home built on TfL land;  Provide detail on the sites where TfL are working in partnership with Network Rail and how the two organisations are working together;  Circulate the design charter used by TfL in discussions with developers;  Provide information as to whether the procurement processes differ for those developers that are on the Framework Panel, compared to those developers that are not. 7.4 The Chair stated that, due to time constraints, the Committee had been unable to ask questions on TfL’s partnerships with larger developers. She would therefore write to Graeme Craig and Daniel Lovatt, TfL on those question areas. 7.5 At the end of the discussion the Chair thanked the guests for their attendance and helpful contributions.

7.6 Resolved:

(a) That the report and subsequent discussion be noted.

(b) That authority be delegated to the Chair, in consultation with party Group Lead Members, to agree any output from the meeting.

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8 Housing Committee Work Programme (Item 8)

8.1 The Committee received the report of the Executive Director of Secretariat.

8.2 Resolved:

That the progress on the work programme, as set out in the report, be noted.

9 Date of Next Meeting (Item 9)

9.1 The next meeting of the Committee was scheduled for Tuesday, 2 April 2019 at 10.00 am in Committee Room 5, City Hall.

10 Any Other Business the Chair Considers Urgent (Item 10)

10.1 There were no items of business that the Chair considered to be urgent.

11 Close of Meeting

11.1 The meeting ended at 17.31 pm.

Chair Date

Contact Officer: Jonathan Baker, Committee Officer; telephone: 020 7084 2825; Email: [email protected]; minicom: 020 7983 4458

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