Developers are deliberately paying too much for land to
escape affordable housing obligations, the London Assembly planning committee
has warned. In a letter to Boris
Johnson, the committee urged the mayor to introduce new rules for the valuation
of land and encourage councils to reject applications that do not adhere to
planning obligations. The planning committee alleged that some house builders
are intentionally paying too much for land, in order to then make a case that
the provision of affordable housing is unviable. Under section 106 planning
agreements, developers can argue for a lower level of affordable housing in
their schemes if they are able to show that meeting the local authority’s
required level of affordable housing is unviable. It also expressed concerns
that they are “overvaluing their costs and undervaluing the final scheme’s
value”. Read more on the London Assembly website.
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