Speaking at the launch of the new strategy, Mayor Ken Livingstone said priority would be given to providing new office accommodation--even if this meant skyscrapers--and to simplifying planning generally. But he added: 'We must also make sure that London people get their fair share of the new jobs.'

The new report notes that jobs and population in London have grown steadily since the 1980s and are forecast to continue doing so. But this growth has not been matched by adequate investment in infrastructure or public services. London is now experiencing critical shortages in transport, skills, housing and business premises.

The LDA claims widespread support for its strategy but the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors warned that it risks being too diffused to be effective. The RICS welcomed the LDA's pro-growth approach but says it would do better to concentrate on a few key London-wide issues, address problems with the delivery of these and then let local partnerships and London Boroughs implement them at a local level.