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.