Double the amount of affordable homes are set to be built as part of housing developments in Croydon.

On Monday members of Croydon Council’s cabinet will be discussing the Croydon monitoring report which, if they agree, will form the basis for all housing plans.

It states that there is a minimum requirement of 30 per cent affordable housing on sites of 10 or more units, which are outside central Croydon.

This will double the current level of 15 per cent, and will apply to all future planning applications.

Cabinet member for homes and regeneration Councillor Alison Butler said: “It was a key pledge in our manifesto to increase the proportion of affordable housing in residential developments to a minimum of 30 per cent.

“We recognise that there is a housing crisis in Croydon and that residents are finding it increasingly difficult to rent or buy, which is why we this change in policy is of vital importance.”