{"id":689645,"date":"2026-01-11T20:55:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T20:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/689645\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T20:55:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T20:55:16","slug":"london-cant-hit-housing-target-without-bakerloo-line-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/689645\/","title":{"rendered":"London can\u2019t hit housing target without Bakerloo Line extension"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deputy mayor says the capital needs new infrastructure in order to hit housing targets report Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"City Hall<\/p>\n

London will struggle to build its target figure of 88,000 new homes every year for the next decade unless two major rail projects are given the green light, the deputy mayor for housing has said.<\/p>\n

Tom Copley said the next London Plan will factor in the government\u2019s request \u2013 part of a wider target for 1.5million new homes in the UK by 2029 \u2013 but may fall short if enough infrastructure isn\u2019t built.<\/p>\n

He told the London Assembly Budget and Performance Committee that a \u201chuge amount of infrastructure and funding\u201d are needed to reach the 88,000 figure.<\/p>\n

This includes the DLR extension \u2013 which was supported by Chancellor Rachel Reeves at November\u2019s Budget and looks set to unlock up to 30,000 new homes between Beckton Riverside and Thamesmead.<\/p>\n

However, he called on ministers to back the fabled Bakerloo Line extension from Elephant & Castle into South London and the proposed West London Orbital connecting North and West London.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cWe\u2019re going to be planning for 880,000 homes over the next 10 years. But to be clear, the London plan is not a delivery plan. It\u2019s a spatial development strategy. So we\u2019re gonna be planning the homes that we need.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we\u2019re also very, very clear that in order to actually get to that target, a lot of things have to happen. The DLR extension, which I mentioned, is very, very important.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also need a Bakerloo Line extension, the West London Orbital. We need a huge amount of infrastructure and a huge amount of funding in order to be able to get to that 88,000 figure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Independent analysis from consulting firm Hatch suggests that 107,000 new homes could be unlocked along the Bakerloo Line if it is eventually extended to Hayes in the south-east.<\/p>\n

Transport for London (TfL) say the\u00a0extension would support over 50,000 new homes along the proposed route in southeast London, with 20,400 of these homes dependent on the scheme coming forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The West London Orbital, which would run from Hendon and West Hampstead to Hounslow, could help deliver up to 15,800 new homes, meanwhile.<\/p>\n

Despite both projects being backed by the Mayor of London, there was no mention of either in the Autumn Budget last year. It is understood that while conversations are ongoing between City Hall and Whitehall, there are no plans to approve either in the coming years.<\/p>\n

Copley also reiterated that the figure cannot be reached without building on green belt land, though he could not give an estimate for the proportion of new homes that would need to be constructed on the protected land.<\/p>\n

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