MP Slams 'Threat' To Affordable Housing

A rural MP has called on the government to drop a plan to limit new affordable homes being built in small communities. Lib Dem MP Nick Harvey (North Devon) asked for a serious re-think on a proposal to remove Section 106 planning obligations from developments of 10 dwellings or fewer. He made the plea in a letter to communities minister Penny Mordaunt. Section 106 planning obligations aim to encourage house building by removing obstacles for small developers. A decision by ministers on the proposal is said to be imminent. Mr Harvey said government figures had shown that two-thirds of homes in rural villages with fewer than 3000 people were delivered through the Section 106 agreement in 2012/13. Read more on the Rural Services Network website.