Town planning in London, planning proposals and applications, and planning decisions

More of what was apparently a fairly transparent act of corruption:

In January, Jenrick overruled the local council and the government’s planning inspectorate to approve the 1,500-apartment, 44-storey complex on the site of a former newspaper printworks on the the Isle of Dogs.

The decision came a day before the introduction of a community infrastructure levy (CIL) imposed by Tower Hamlets council, which would have charged Desmond’s company at least £40m, to be used for local education and health projects.

After the council challenged his decision, Jenrick accepted it had been unlawful. It has since emerged that Jenrick sat on the same table as Desmond at a Conservative fundraising event in November, and that Desmond donated £12,000 to the party two weeks after Jenrick sided with him in the planning matter.

If true, a far, far bigger scandal than the sorry Cummings affair (and quite a lot of other scandals). It would be, without a shadow of a doubt, a resigning matter.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jun/11/robert-jenrick-ducks-commons-question-planning-intervention-richard-desmond