Agenda 2030: Huge fears Sadiq Khan is plotting to copy major city with plan to tax driveways | 17 July 2024 | People who pave over their front gardens could be hit with a new fine if a new proposal gets the green light. A report commissioned by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has suggested that one way to tackle localised flooding is to slap a charge on those who have no natural run-offs in their gardens such as grass because it's been used to create driveways. The London Climate Resilience Review (LCRR) has urged Keir Starmer's new Labour government to consider introducing "stormwater charges." An additional fee, says the report, could be charged to householders to manage excess flooding in areas with less permeable land. Melbourne in Australia already operates a similar scheme. The report said: "As more people are angered by their neighbours adding to local flood risk, one solution could be charging people based on the surface area of the land they own that is impermeable," reports MailOnline.