00:00Look, I know this is a contentious issue.
00:05So let me set out my reasoning and the wider context.
00:10London's Greenbelt is the largest in the UK,
00:14covering over half a million hectares.
00:19This makes it three times, three times as big as London itself.
00:24Within the London boundary,
00:26we have the highest percentage of land designated
00:30as Greenbelt of any city in England, just over a fifth.
00:36The perception of many people is that it's all beautiful countryside,
00:40green and pleasant land, rich with wildlife.
00:44The reality is very different.
00:46Everyone knows London faces a significant housing crisis,
00:52demands for places to live in the capital,
00:55and the lack of supply has led to exceptionally
00:58unaffordable house prices and rent,
01:02with homelessness consistently on the rise.
01:06Under current proposals,
01:08London's planners will look to release
01:10some Greenbelt land for house building,
01:13but with conditions on affordable housing,
01:17energy efficiency, transport links
01:19and promoting access to green spaces such as parks.
01:23Development on carefully chosen areas of the Greenbelt done in the right way
01:29would allow us to unlock hundreds of thousands of new homes.
01:34This would not only go a long way to ending the housing crisis,
01:39but provide a huge boost to our economy.
01:41And as Mayor, I'm not willing to ignore such a prospect just because it might be politically difficult.
01:49Not when the life chances of the next generation of Londoners is on the line.
01:54Of course, national funding for housing and transport infrastructure will play a pivotal role in our approach.
02:02Lastly, I want to make clear that I remain proud to be the greenest mayor London has ever had,
02:10and that I don't see what I'm announcing today as running contrary to this.
02:15We have a strong record of building low-carbon homes in London
02:20and helping to conserve and expand nature as part of our developments.
02:26Now let's work together to achieve something truly ambitious.
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