Council Slammed For Luxury Flat Plans with No Affordable Housing

Labour councillors have slammed Westminster Council's decision to give planning permission for 198 luxury flats without including any affordable housing. And according to Labour, the Conservatives on the planning committee accepted only 42% of the amount of money payable for providing off-site affordable housing when it considered four major planning applications in the West End, losing the council over £26,700,000 in payments to the Affordable Housing Fund.  Instead of receiving £46,779,063, the council will get only £19,992,000.  Read more on 24dash.