Two London councils have admitted they have no process in
place for ensuring developers provide the social housing that they promise to
build. Bexley and Redbridge Councils both told Inside Housing that they have no
monitoring process for their Section 106 agreements, a failure for which
Southwark Council was censured by the Local Government Ombudsman in November
last year. Through Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act, local
authorities can add planning obligations to specific developments. It is often
used to require developers to provide a certain percentage of affordable or
social housing. Read more on Inside Housing.
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