Former Vauxhall MP Kate Hoey has described Lambeth council’s approval of Make’s controversial redevelopment of ITV’s former London studios as an “abuse of its planning powers”.

Speaking on the third day of a public inquiry into the £400m South Bank scheme, which was called in by former communities secretary Greg Clark in September, Hoey sharply criticised the absence of any housing in the office-led development and suggested the council had allowed it to proceed for financial reasons.

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