Speeding up housing delivery

Six London areas where different approaches apply.

There is no easy solution to the London housing crisis and no single formula that can be applied across the capital to instigate faster house building. The GLA has recognised this in its flexible approach to the Housing Zones programme which is borough led and tailor made to each location.

Our report has looked at the key role that political drive and funding play in opening up new areas and supporting the viability of new schemes. We have also assessed how further catalysts, such as new infrastructure, place improvement and the creation of new centres of employment, can accelerate housing delivery where potential sites are available.

As London’s centres of employment become more dispersed from the West End and the City, the emergence of new hubs for retail and office development will also boost the capacity for housing. This is particularly the case in very large regeneration schemes such as Old Oak Common.

These catalysts do not apply uniformly across our study areas. Here we take a closer look at six case studies where different solutions apply.