Barratt pulls four planning applications over 50% affordable housing viability concerns

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Group land director calls for tweaks to National Planning Policy Framework proposals

Britain’s largest housebuilder has pulled four planning applications in the last few weeks due to concerns about the government’s proposed 50% affordable housing rule on green belt developments.

The government has outlined plans to increase development on ‘low quality’ green belt land (termed ‘grey belt’) as part of its ambition to build 1.5million homes.

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