Ensure votes for residents on estates facing regeneration
Ensure votes for residents on estates facing regeneration
Why this petition matters
Last year, council estate residents and housing activists campaigned to get the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to give those under threat of 'regeneration' a ballot on whether they agreed to having their homes demolished.
Sadiq Khan has now agreed in principle, but has released a Consultation Paper on the process. As many residents know, this will make or break whether ballots actually give a democratic voice to council estate residents. We have outlined amendments that will ensure this happens.
We call on Sadiq Khan to tighten up his proposals in several ways including :
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The minimum number of homes demolished to trigger a ballot should be 10 homes.
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The decommissioning of supported housing must also be balloted.
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The ballot should be after a concrete proposal has been produced.
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Whether there is a ballot should affect Planning approval.
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All residents should have a vote.
As the mayor committed in his manifesto, regeneration should only go ahead with majority resident support.
Do not demolish good homes - All residents must have final say via ballot on any regeneration/demolition plan - Rents need to stay at council 'social' rent levels - Right of return must be contractually enforceable - All financial and technical information about estates to be made public - Leaseholders must have a right to return or receive full market value of their property.
DEADLINE TO SIGN APRIL 10TH 2018
Decision-Makers
- Sadiq Khans' Ballots ConsultationCity Hall