Housing Strategy & Provision L2 Flashcards
How often is a Local Plan published?
Required, under the Town and Country Planning (Local Plan Regulations) 2012 to review every 5 years. Local Plan are often produced for a 15 year period, so updates would be published at the 5 year mark.
What process does it go through?
Reg 18 – make comments on anything on
Reg 19 – 4 things has to meet the 4 tests of soundness –
1. positively prepared
2. Justified
3. Effective
4. Consistent with national planning policies.
Goes to planning inspectorate and they can either approve it or throw it out
What is a 5 year land supply?
Supply of specific deliverable sites sufficient to provide 5 years’ worth of housing against a requirement set out in adopted strategic policies or a local housing need figure (in accordance with
NPPF)
What is the purpose of the 5 year housing land supply?
To provide an indication of whether there are sufficient sites available to meet the housing requirement set out in adopted strategic policies for the next 5 years
When should housing requirement figures identified in strategic policies be used as the starting point for calculating the 5 year land
supply figure?
For the first 5 years of the plan
Where the strategic housing policies plans are more than 5 years old, but have been reviewed and are found not to need updating
What constitutes a ‘deliverable site’ in the context of housing policy?
Available now, offer a suitable location for development now, and be achievable with a realistic prospect that housing will be delivered on the site within 5 years
What happens if an authority cannot demonstrate a 5 year land supply?
Presumption in favour of sustainable development will apply to enable the development of alternative sites to meet the policy requirement
When does a LA have to prepare an Action Plan
under the HDT (in relation to how many homes
have been delivered over the previous 3 years
compared to the number required)?
Housing Delivery Tests are published in November
If they deliver 95% or less
What RICS guidance relates to financial viability?
RICS Guidance Note Financial viability in planning (2012, 1st Edition)
RICS Professional Statement Financial viability in planning: conduct and reporting (2019, 1st Edition)
What are the requirements for a Starter Home?
Available for first time buyers aged 23 - 40
What did the Housing White paper focus on?
Building the right homes in the right places
Building homes faster
What is the housing delivery test?
To ensure LAs and wider interests are held accountable for their role in ensuring new homes are delivered in their area
What process does it go through?
Explain how a Local Plan is put together
1) Review
2) Define the scope of the update/new plan
a. Develop a Local Development Scheme
b. Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report
3) Evidence collection
4) Draft policies and map
a. Prepare statements of common ground (evidence for duty to cooperate)
5) Reg 18 consultation and update
6) Reg 19 consultation and update
7) Independent examination
8) Consult on modifications and update
9) Adopt
What indicators may be researched to guide residential development?
SHLAA
SHMA
Annual position statement
5 year housing land supply statement
What should a SHLAA do?
Identify sites and broad locations with potential for development Assess sites’ development potential Assess sites’ suitability for development and the likelihood of development coming forward (the availability and achievability)
