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Maintaining the delivery of housing

 What is the challenge?

  • Local Authorities have to build more homes and provide evidence through their LDFs on a deliverable land supply.
  • The start of 2008/09 brought about challenges to deliver an increased level of housing growth, as set out in the Published RSS.  However, part way through the year the credit crunch worsened and the economy fell into recession.

What are we doing?

  • July 2009 - prepared a clarification note on how best to deal with the implementation of Policies H1 and H2, including how to address the new Government household projections, the distribution of housing between settlements in a district, and housing trajectories in relation to addressing any under delivery in previous years.  This is available here.
  • The former Regional Housing Board oversaw work on an Action Plan to support delivery in a weakening market. This has supported the dialogue in the region on making effective use of public resources to support the Registered Social Landlord programme, the purchase of unsold private built units and mortgage rescue products.
  • Prepared a Regional Practice Guide “Understanding Yorkshire and Humber’s Strategic Housing Land Availability” available here.
  • Held a Housing Enquiry to invite evidence on the likely housing output for the region annually over the next 5 years; the speed at which any recovery is likely to take place and the barriers to market recovery.  Details of this event and its conclusions can be found here.
  • Assisting Local Authorities on preparing Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessments.  Current performance is shown below.  Please contact us if this information is incorrect here.
Local Authority Progress
Barnsley Published March 2009
Doncaster Due to publish Summer 2009
Rotherham Due to publish end 2009
Sheffield Published Summer 2008, update due end 2009
Bradford Due to publish end 2009
Calderdale Due to publish Summer 2009
Kirklees Due to publish July 2009
Leeds Due to publish Autumn 2009
Craven Published Autumn 2008
Hambleton Published March 2008, refreshed October 2008
Harrogate Published March 2009
Richmondshire Due to publish in November 2009
Ryedale Due to publish September 2009
Scarborough Published March 2009
Selby Due to publish end of 2009
York Published April 2008
East Riding Published March 2009
Hull Due to publish July 2009
North East Lincolnshire Published December 2008
North Lincolnshire Due to publish by October 2009
  • Helping to develop sounder Core Strategies and Site Allocations Documents – ongoing.
  • Supporting the Regeneration and Housing Board on spatial planning issues – ongoing.

What will we do next?

  • Research on capacity and land supply – initial stages of research completed for RSS Update / further research ongoing - deadline tbc.

What outcomes does this work help to achieve?

  • The need for housing in the region has been met by achieving net increases in housing stock
  • More sound core strategies are delivered.

Key External References and Links

  • The Communities and Local Government Committee has undertaken an inquiry into the Government's response to the effect of the "credit crunch" on its housing policies.  It has considered the likely impacts of the credit crunch, with particular reference to: achievement of the Government's housebuilding targets, both for market and for social housing; the financial viability and ongoing business of housing associations; and measures to help existing and prospective homeowners affected by the credit crunch.  The Inquiry home page is available here.
  • For more information on the management of land supply and the delivery of affordable housing click here for a short report by the Chartered Institute of Housing.
  • For a Proprty Week article about the problems facing the private sector housebuilders called "Home to Roost" click here.
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