Housing Land Supply Changes: What They Mean for Planning
On 1st July, a change which was announced eighteen months ago took effect. Local planning authorities whose plans are pinned to outdated housing figures must now demonstrate a six-year land supply rather than five.
If a council’s adopted or emerging Local Plan sets a housing requirement at 80% or less of the government’s standard method figure, it now has to add a 20% buffer to its five-year land supply. So a five-year test becomes a six-year test.
For a number of local authorities, this will mean an increasing gap between supply and housing need.
This has many positives for gaining planning consent for new housing – as locations which weren’t previously acceptable will now be more likely to gain consent. There’s now a real window of opportunity and we can advise on a case by case basis.
If you want to take advantage of this opportunity, please contact us for a non-obligation chat.
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