Sadiq Khan’s latest plan to transform Oxford Street includes a raft of changes alongside the well-known pedestrianisation, with new cycle routes and a ‘world class’ public space. Public consultation on the Mayor’s plan, which includes the creation of a Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC), launched on Friday (February 28) and will run for six weeks.
The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) spoke with the Mayor about his plans to rejuvenate the ailing high street and what he hopes will come from the consultation.
In September, Mayor Khan shocked local authorities when he announced plans to take over and pedestrianise Oxford Street and impose an MDC, a statutory body set up by metro mayors in England to deliver regeneration schemes, to carry out his vision. The version Mayor Khan is proposing, and forms part of this leg of the consultation process, will have its own planning powers and be able to overrule Westminster City Council, which currently runs the iconic high street.
The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) spoke with the Mayor about his plans to rejuvenate the ailing high street and what he hopes will come from the consultation.
In September, Mayor Khan shocked local authorities when he announced plans to take over and pedestrianise Oxford Street and impose an MDC, a statutory body set up by metro mayors in England to deliver regeneration schemes, to carry out his vision. The version Mayor Khan is proposing, and forms part of this leg of the consultation process, will have its own planning powers and be able to overrule Westminster City Council, which currently runs the iconic high street.
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