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Housing Land Supply Position 2021

Meeting: 21/09/2021 - Strategic Planning and Infrastructure Committee (Item 60)

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Minutes:

The Senior Planner introduced the report, stating that 1354 dwellings had been built within the last year which meant that the Council had now met its housing undersupply from previous years.

 

There had been a small decrease in the delivery of small sites, which was currently being attributed to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (formerly known as the MHCLG) had amended the national Housing Delivery Test (HDT) for 2021 which reduced the Council’s annual target for that year only by 361 dwellings in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Council was likely to achieve a 166% performance rate on the HDT however.

 

The Council remained in a robust position by having a 5.6-year housing supply against the 5-year Housing Land Supply Test. However, due to the current supply constraints on labour and materials being experienced it was possible that it may take longer for developers to complete a dwelling’s construction. The issue would be monitored.

 

The Committee expressed support for the value achieved against the 5-year Housing Land Supply Test.

 

RESOLVED: That the report be noted.