Sarah Anderton, Principal Planning Officer,
introduced an update report setting out that, against a need to
demonstrate delivery of 5 years housing land supply at 1 April
2015, the Council has 3.3 years.
In response to questions it was explained
that:
·
The latest figures demonstrated an improvement on the 2014 figure
of 2.1 years.
·
It was common practice to calculate the housing land supply in
April, and a further mid-year review would prove resource
intensive.
·
After the next Regulation 18 consultation the position on the five
year housing supply figure would be clearer.
The Committee requested that officers keep a
watching brief on the housing land supply and report back at the
earliest opportunity once the five year supply is achieved.
RESOLVED: That the Council’s 3.3 years’ supply
of housing land as of 1 April 2015 be noted.
For – 9 Against – 0
Abstain – 0