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Under local guidance, any new development of ten homes or more must provide 30% affordable housing but a recent viability assessment found it may not be "economically viable" to do that on this site, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
Edward Ware Homes said: "It may be that some affordable housing can be included in our scheme.
"The council will be the judge of that, and could reduce some of the other contributions we are being asked to make, and divert that money into affordable housing."
Bridgwater Town Council has voted unanimously to recommend refusal of the proposals, with Somerset Council expected to make a final decision in the autumn.
