Sir – Ed Turner is quite right to be frustrated by new rules that mean councils can no longer oblige developers to include affordable homes in sites of 10 homes or fewer (Report, February 5).
This is bad news for Oxford which has many smaller sites and will, therefore, be disproportionately affected.
It is also bad news for our rural villages where small sites have traditionally provided many of the affordable houses needed within these communities.
CPRE has called on the Government to repeal these changes and allow rural local authorities to set their own thresholds for affordable housing provision.
Helen Marshall, Director, CPRE Oxfordshire, Wheatley
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