After months of wrangling, Sadiq Khan’s plan to build more than 500,000 homes in the capital during the next ten years passed its final hurdle this week when it was formally adopted by the London Assembly.

The Mayor of London (pictured above) has faced off numerous Conservative figures during The London Plan’s four-year journey to fruition, not least housing minister Robert Jenrick, but its official publication represents a key moment for the Labour politician, who described the milestone as a “new era for our city”.

At the centrepiece of the 542-page regeneration document is the commitment to build 52,285 homes annually – half of which will be affordable ­ – although that is below his original target of 65,000. An inspectors panel deemed the higher figure was unrealistic because of the Mayor’s commitment not to build on green belt.

Andrew Boff AM, Chair of the London Assembly Planning and Regeneration Committee, said: “The new London Plan is the most important strategic planning document for London and the Planning and Regeneration Committee has pushed the Mayor of London to get things right for the sake of Londoners and London as a whole.

“The Planning and Regeneration Committee has given its feedback and concerns on the London Plan from the very start of the process, on issues such as family homes, density, small sites and tall buildings. We are pleased that some of these issues were addressed during the London Plan process, whilst others are yet to be resolved.”

The plan also contains a number of key commitments the Mayor made in his election manifesto, including: getting London’s air back within legal limits; making London a zero-carbon city by 2030; supporting modal shift so 80 per cent of journeys are by walking, cycling or public transport by 2041.

The biggest allocation of new homes has gone to the boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Newham (3,000 annually) while Richmond, Kensington & Chelsea and Sutton have the lowest (500).