Councils are accepting soaring levels of cash from
developers looking to escape building affordable homes onsite, research has
revealed. Freedom of information requests obtained from 196 councils revealed a
total of £468.8m in commuted sums had been agreed over four years, rising from
£87.2m in 2011/12 to more than £112.8m in 2014/15. More than half said they had
not yet reinvested any of the money, which is paid where a developer cannot or
will not provide affordable housing onsite as required by planning policies.
The research shows that since 2011/12, at least 3,300 affordable homes were
‘not built onsite’ as a result of commuted sums being accepted. Read more on Inside Housing.
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