The government also plans to build 36 million affordable homes in the next five years.
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Now councillors could remove the affordable homes requirement to prevent the project from being mothballed.
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The scheme is specifically for affordable homes that employ modern, environmentally friendly methods of off-site construction.
But house developers are concerned it could make land more expensive and affect affordable homes.
Work to build 30 affordable homes in Paignton has already come to a halt.
The number of affordable homes was down, but there was a rise in newly-built council houses.
Councillor Burt said the 120 new homes will include 36 more affordable homes for local people.
The council has proposed dropping the proportion of affordable homes in any new developments by 5%.
The minister said the plan was to deliver affordable homes and ensure compliance with decent homes standards.
They have also called on rural planning authorities to set ambitious but achievable targets for affordable homes.
Last month, Shelter Cymru said Wales needs 4, 000 new affordable homes a year just to meet current demand.
Oakmayne wants to build 255 apartments and 80 affordable homes on the Eileen House site in Newington Causeway.
And the planners' report argued that green-field developments were "most likely" to meet the increasing need for affordable homes.
The National Housing Federation also said more needed to be done to meet the huge demand for affordable homes.
He added that the government was working to provide more affordable homes and bring empty homes back into use.
"There is a shortage of affordable homes in the rural locality, " she said.
Housing Minister Grant Shapps said the government recognised the importance of private landlords in providing accessible and affordable homes.
She urged the council to build more "genuinely affordable homes" in the area.
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The desperate shortage of affordable homes in England appears to be worsening, following Tuesday's publication of national housing statistics.
One Chinese newspaper said the government was considering the launch of a trillion-yuan fund to help build affordable homes.
The solution of course would be ensuring millions more affordable homes and rents.
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council has said it will borrow the money from the government to help build 400 affordable homes.
They crafted slightly different descriptions of a single charity, Rebuilding Together, which creates affordable homes for low income families.
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It decided to sell them to the Saffron Housing Trust, which is now planning to convert them into affordable homes.
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That's why Labour is proposing to build 25, 000 new affordable homes and a temporary cut to the rate of VAT.
The number of affordable homes built by London's mayor will drop by more than half this year, it has been revealed.
The Scottish government has already ended right to buy for new tenants, amid concern over a shortage of rented affordable homes.
When costs go up, they predict, the element of house building that ends up suffering are those less expensive affordable homes.
Planning officers for the Conservative-controlled council said the development should contain 36 affordable homes ranging from one-bedroom bungalows to four-bedroom houses.
On affordable homes: The existing requirement on developers to provide a proportion of affordable homes in any development will be relaxed.
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