Mitigation is the act of making something less harmful. In a crowded and ever changing London it is one of the cornerstones of the planning system and, without it, it would be impossible to juggle the demands for new development with the protection of the quality of life for existing communities.
This report reviews how the section 106 system operates in London – and it operates with very different results depending on the opportunities for negotiation and the policies and skills possessed by the boroughs to extract this public value.
