Councils Urged To Ease Section 106 Criteria

Building homes that are affordable for people on middle incomes should be seen as enough of a benefit to satisfy planning obligations, a consultant has argued. Robert Grundy, director of housing investment at Savills, told the CIH’s annual conference that housing the ‘squeezed middle’ is a huge challenge for the sector.  He said households with an income of between £30,000 and £60,000 per year fall outside both social housing and owner occupation, and are reliant on the private rented sector for a home.  New housing projects which provide much needed homes for these people should satisfy section 106 obligations, he said. Read more on Inside Housing.