Affordable housing
8.4 Affordable housing
Development consent must not be granted to development involving the erection of residential accommodation unless the consent authority is satisfied—
at least 15% of the residential floor area of all buildings on the land will be used for the purposes of affordable housing, and
for at least 15 years after the issue of the occupation certificate—
the accommodation proposed to be used for affordable housing will be used for affordable housing, and
the accommodation that is used for affordable housing will be managed by a registered community housing provider, and
before the date of the issue of the occupation certificate, a restriction will be registered against the title of the land in accordance with the Conveyancing Act 1919, section 88E that will ensure the requirements in paragraph (b) are met.
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