Developer donations cause sparks at city hall
Episode 443 of the The Craig Needles Podcast podcast, hosted by Blackburn Media, titled "Developer donations cause sparks at city hall" was published on February 24, 2026 and runs 42 minutes.
February 24, 2026 ·42m · The Craig Needles Podcast
Summary
During a contentious debate over a proposed 30 floor residential high rise York Developments wants to build at the corner of Richmond and Kent Streets, there was talk of campaign donations from York employees potentially greasing the wheel for members of the planning committee to vote in favour of the plan. This was ruled out of order during the meeting - but should it be? Craig discusses the development plan (a rare downtown intensification proposal he doesn't like) and campaign donation rules with Ward 6 councillor Sam Trosow on this edition of the podcast - which is brought to you by Downtown London and the Covent Garden Market. Follow Craig on Twitter/X, Bluesky and Facebook.
Episode Description
During a contentious debate over a proposed 30 floor residential high rise York Developments wants to build at the corner of Richmond and Kent Streets, there was talk of campaign donations from York employees potentially greasing the wheel for members of the planning committee to vote in favour of the plan.
This was ruled out of order during the meeting - but should it be?
Craig discusses the development plan (a rare downtown intensification proposal he doesn't like) and campaign donation rules with Ward 6 councillor Sam Trosow on this edition of the podcast - which is brought to you by Downtown London and the Covent Garden Market.
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