London Olympics: Residents ‘betrayed’ over housing promise

The planning authority, set up by Boris Johnson when he was London’s mayor to develop the area post-Olympics, has overseen the construction of about 11,500 new homes since 2012, including those in the park itself. Despite 2012 City Hall guidance that 40% of legacy homes should be affordable, the LLDC said only 24% of them were, with 12% being categorised as low-cost.