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Housing Delivery Test
Understanding the new rules
Matthew Stimson
www.shoosmiths.co.uk
Overview
What will be covered
• Background to the Test
• Mechanics of the Test
• Consequences of the Test
• Measures to promote delivery
• Questions
BACKGROUND
“We need to build more
houses, of the type people
want to live in, in the places
they want to live. To do so
requires a comprehensive
approach that tackles
failure at every point in the
system” – Theresa May
BACKGROUND
Genesis of the Test
• NPPF (March 2012)
• Fixing our broken housing market (2017)
• Planning for the right homes in the right places (2017)
• Draft NPPF (March 2018)
• NPPF 2 (July 2018)
BACKGROUND
Reasons for the Test
• Pace of development too slow
• Gap between permissions granted and new homes built
Mechanics of the Test
Mechanics of the Test
The basics
• Test results published annually by SoS
• Applies to every Local Authority
• Does not apply to National Park Authorities
• Will apply collectively to LA’s with a joint plan
• Methodology set out in Draft Measurement Rule Book
Mechanics of the Test
The Calculation
Housing Delivery Test (%) = Total net homes delivered over 3 year period
Total number of homesrequired over 3 year
period
Mechanics of the Test
What counts as delivery?
• Net homes delivered over a rolling 3 year period
• National Statistics for annual net additional dwellings
• Includes new builds and converted buildings
• Allowance for students and communal accommodation
Mechanics of Delivery
What is the requirement?
• The adopted housing requirement figure; or
• The local housing need figure (or projected household growth) for 2014-15 to 2017-18
Consequences of Under-Delivery
Consequences of Under-Delivery
Set out in the NPPF and Practice Guidance
• Below 95% the LPA must adopt an action plan
• Below 85% the LPA must adopt a 20% buffer in its housing land supply
• If it is below 75% then the tilted balance will apply
• Transitional arrangements
Consequences of Under-Delivery
Action Plans
• Produced by the LA
• Must identify reasons for under-delivery
• Must set out steps to increase delivery
• Should involve key stakeholders
• Should be published within 6 months of Test
Measures to Promote Delivery
Measures to Promote Delivery
The Government’s proposals include…
• Using PPAs
• Releasing public land
• Reviewing any existing article 4 directions
• Simplifying/reviewing conditions
• CPO
• Brownfield registers
• Higher density
Measures to Promote Delivery
Other foreseeable consequences…
• Reduced time for development to begin
• Fewer pre-commencement conditions
• Fixed build out rates
• Section 73 Applications
• Renegotiated s106 Agreements
Questions?
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