London’s mayor could seek a judicial review against the government after it blocked plans for a housing development on a Transport for London car park.
Sadiq Khan has instructed TfL to “explore all options”, including seeking a judicial review after transport secretary Grant Shapps stepped in to veto the building at Cockfosters, north London, using a clause in the 1999 GLA Act. The development was approved by Enfield Council last month and would have brought 351 new homes as well as open spaces.
Khan said he was “very surprised… given the very positive conversations I have had with the secretary of state for the Department for Levelling Up, Homes and Communities [Michael Gove] about the government’s ambition to build the new homes families in this country need”.
