Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what his current guidance to local authorities is on the priority given to different house types in section 106 agreements; and whether he plans to change that guidance.

The National Planning Policy Framework asks local authorities to meet as much of their objectively assessed need for market and affordable housing as possible. Our planning guidance contains advice on how to calculate such need. Section 106 planning obligations are usually used to secure levels of affordable housing, but the actual level will depend on a site-by-site basis having regard to Local Plan policies and the overall viability of the scheme.