Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the appropriateness of the housing quota in Romford following local dissatisfaction on the number of houses being built.

Romford is within the London Borough of Havering. The distribution of housing and other development needs within London are matters that are delegated to the Mayor of London to address via his London Plan. The current London Plan was published in March 2021 and sets housing requirements for all planning authorities within London.

The London Plan sets out that Havering should provide 12,850 homes over the 10 years 2019/20 – 2028/29. Havering adopted its current Local Plan in November 2021 with a very similar housing requirement.

Romford is designated as an Opportunity Area within the London Plan with a requirement to accommodate at least 5000 new homes. The Havering Local Plan also recognises Romford as a Strategic Development Area and states that over 6000 homes are expected to be delivered.