Housing associations have raised concern over the wording of
the Growth and Infrastructure Bill warning that it is "unclear"
precisely how affordable housing commitments in section 106s will be honoured. The new Growth and Infrastructure Bill
contains a number of planning reforms aimed at streamlining the current system,
including cutting back the volume of paperwork required for applications and
stopping the misuse of town and village green applications that "undermine
planned development". However, the
National Housing Federation (NHF) has concerns about the wording of the Bill
regarding section 106s after the Government announced in September it would allow
commitments to be renegotiated to get development moving. Read more on 24dash.
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