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108 councils fall short of government’s housing delivery test 21/02/2019 Labelled as Development, Scrutiny, Regulation

Figures going back to 2015/16 released by the government show 108 councils falling short of the government's first Housing Delivery Test, with 86 councils required to allocate more land for housing.

 

The Housing Delivery Test set by the government is the percentage measurement of the number of net homes delivered against the number of homes required over a 3 year period in a local planning authority area.

 

The government's new housing needs assessment model is part of changes made to the National Planning Policy Framework in 2018 and will be used to incentivise councils to drive up delivery of new housing through the planning system. The ultimate sanction for councils that continue to fail the new test will be a "presumption in favour of development".

 

Councils that have delivered between 85% and 95% of assessed need for housing in their area will be required to develop an action plan to show how they intend to meet their housing needs targets with those delivering less than 85% required to identify and allocate 20% more land for development.

 

Click here for details of how your local planning authority performed against the 2018 Housing Delivery Test.

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