DHA Housing Land Supply/Delivery Update

In this article, DHA Planning share their Autumn 2024 South East England and London Local Plan and Housing Update.

 

On the back of the Government’s summer consultation on a revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and Standard Method, the planning system is set for a number of potential significant changes to both Plan Making and Decision Taking as we head into the winter period.

Whilst the previous Government’s December 2023 NPPF presently remains in effect, Labour’s revised NPPF is anticipated in the coming months and is likely, to include a raft of significant alterations reversing many of the much criticised December amendments , reinstating the 5 Year Housing Land Supply, ‘mandatory’ housing targets and revisions to the calculation of the standard methodology housing figure, which will see housing targets for many authorities increase substantially moving forward.

Against this backdrop, we share our Autumn 2024 edition of the South-East England and London Local Plan and Housing update, which is available here.

The update covers 7 regions within the South East (including London), provides a handy summary table showing the approximate changes due within 6 months, and includes an easy-to-read explanation on the Plan Making and Monitoring processes.

National Planning Policy reflects the importance of housing need and supply. This document provides a view as to whether a Local Authority can be considered a 4-Year or 5-Year Authority and a view of the performance of adopted Local Plans through summarising a Council’s Housing Land Supply position and Housing Delivery Test (HDT) result. In instances where an Authority cannot demonstrate the relevant supply of housing land, or they fall below 75% in the HDT, circumstances radically tilt Decision Making in favour of the grant of Permission.

We trust this Update provides a useful insight ahead of the anticipated revised NPPF. If you have any queries relating to the Local Plan process or the potential impact of the revised NPPF, please contact DHA’s David Bedford, Greg Filmer or Matt Porter.

 

*Please Note: Data used within this Update document is correct to 31st October 2024 and is solely based on data, figures, and documents published by the Government and the relevant Local Planning Authorities. We highlight that the Plan Making and Monitoring process is ever evolving and therefore whilst this document provides a convenient high-level reference of whether the ‘presumption in favour of sustainable development’ applies, we would always encourage those viewing the document to confirm the position of an Authority, rather than relying solely on the Update document. Should you have any queries on the document or the position of a Local Authority, please do not hesitate to get in contact with DHA Planning.