Social Rented Housing: Construction
Commons · Question 3928 · Tabled 2 Sep 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 10 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to require developers to build homes for social rent as part of large developments.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 10 Sep 2024
Through local development plans, local planning authorities can set out policy expectations in relation to housing mix and they are already able to require developers to make contributions to affordable housing through Section 106 planning obligations. As...