Local housing need

Research

Stages

These are the questions we answer during the Research stage.

Answering them wil help us learn more about the Local housing need consideration, determine if a data standard is required and whether we know enough to move on to the next stage.

Do we understand the lifecycle of a Local housing need?
Do we understand how the data is created/produced?
Where will or should the data be used?
What other planning considerations does it interact with?

Existing housing stock, 5 year housing land supply, housing and economic land supply, housing delivery test, housing numbers, local plans
Who are the statutory consultees for Local housing need?
Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Local housing need? How do we expect them to use Local housing need?

LPAs, developers, planning consultants
What are the planning needs for this data?

Housing need is an unconstrained assessment of the minimum number of homes needed in an area. Assessing housing need is the first step in the process of deciding how many homes need to be planned for.

The housing requirement is the minimum number of homes that a plan seeks to provide during the plan period.

To determine the minimum number of homes needed, strategic policies should be informed by a local housing need assessment, conducted using the standard method in national planning practice guidance. The standard method is a calculation informed by existing housing stock and affordability.

Once local housing need has been assessed, as set out in this guidance, authorities should then make an assessment of the amount of new homes that can be provided in their area. This should be justified by evidence on land availability, constraints on development and any other relevant matters.
Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Local housing need data?

LPAs, developers, planning consultants
What are some potential uses of Local housing need data?
What's the value of adding Local housing need data to the platform?
From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Local housing need data available?

Research

Do we understand the lifecycle of a Local housing need?

Do we understand how the data is created/produced?

Where will or should the data be used?

What other planning considerations does it interact with?

Who are the statutory consultees for Local housing need?

Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Local housing need? How do we expect them to use Local housing need?

What are the planning needs for this data?

Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Local housing need data?

What are some potential uses of Local housing need data?

What's the value of adding Local housing need data to the platform?

From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Local housing need data available?