Members of the council’s strategic planning committee deferred the outline application for land at Weeland Road in May, describing the proposal for ten per cent affordable housing as “absolutely abysmal”. However, councillors are again being recommended to approve the scheme —despite no increase in the affordable housing provision. RECOMMENDED READING:The Banks Group, which is behind the plans, has maintained that the proposed level of affordable housing is the maximum the scheme can support while remaining financially viable. These documents reiterate the applicant’s position that the proposed ten per cent affordable housing provision remains policy-compliant and supported by the most recent viability evidence.” A revised viability assessment has been independently reviewed on behalf of North Yorkshire Council and officers continue to conclude that requiring additional affordable homes would make the development unviable.