offering any affordable housing on the site would make the project financially unviable.Keepmoat Homes also said it could not afford all the financial contributions required by the council including £230,000 towards education in the area.The housebuilder submitted a viability assessment to support its claims but, according to a council report, an independent consultant commissioned by the local authority disputed some of the estimated building costs.The planning officers' report reveals that Keepmoat Homes was "reluctant" to reach an agreement with the council over affordable housing as suggested.But since then, a deal has been struck which means at least a quarter of the new properties will be available as affordable housing.Riverside, a.
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