Planning and housing charity the Town and Country Planning Association has welcomed the “green” policies in the new London Plan but says they need to go further.

The TCPA said in its submissions to the Examination in Public on the draft of the Greater London Authority’s updated London Plan that it welcomed the climate change elements of the plan. It said it welcomed proposals to make renewable energy sources a more important part of the planning process in London.

However, it added that the GLA should do more to keep a record of which renewable energy technologies are installed in which locations, so the GLA can monitor how effective each is. TCPA is to make these calls to the GLA when it makes its submission to the London Plan consultation on 15-16 July.

Kate Henderson, chief executive at the TCPA said: “The association welcomes the draft London Plan’s commitment to ensure measures such as green open space and green roofs are integrated into plans from the outset.”"We also welcome the focus on renewable energy solutions for climate change mitigation. However more needs to be done to ensure there is a coherent record kept of what technologies are installed in what location, and robust monitoring undertaken to make certain renewable energy projects comply with the Mayor’s policies and establish an evidence base about the effectiveness of the different technologies.”

The Examination in Public of the London Plan started on 28 June and is running until the 22 October.