Tuesday, 13 October 2020

Thousands Of Affordable Home Would Have Been Lost Under Planning Reforms

The LGA is warning that some councils could see an almost 50% reduction in affordable housing delivery. Under current rules, only sites of 10 homes or fewer are exempt from providing affordable housing through Section 106 agreements. However, in August the government announced plans to increase this threshold to 40 or 50 homes. Analysis by Glenigan found that between 2015/16 and 2019/20, 119,505 homes were delivered on sites between 10 and 49 units. This would have included 29,876 affordable homes through Section 106 agreements, based on current rules that require developers to deliver 25% affordable housing on sites of this size. Read more on the LGA website.

https://www.local.gov.uk/lga-thousands-affordable-home-would-have-been-lost-under-planning-reforms 

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