Ministers drop plan to relax affordable housing rules after rural homes backlash
Summary
The UK government has withdrawn its plan to relax affordable housing rules for developers building between 10 and 49 homes after negative feedback. Housing experts warned this change could reduce the number of affordable homes, especially in rural areas, so the government decided to keep the existing rules.Key Facts
- The plan would have let developers pay money instead of building affordable homes on certain medium-sized sites.
- The government wanted to increase housing supply to meet a goal of 1.5 million new homes by the end of the parliament.
- Over half of affordable homes in rural England come from developments of 10 to 49 houses.
- The National Housing Federation warned the change could cost 32,000 affordable homes in 10 years.
- 41% of consultation respondents strongly opposed the proposal, while only 18% strongly supported it.
- The government will still relax some planning rules near good public transport to speed up housing approval.
- Housing Secretary Angela Rayner said nearly 400,000 new homes have been completed since the current government took office.
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