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STRATEGIC PLANNING JOINT ADVISORY PANEL

Date: 2 April 2003 Item 10

Report by: Hampshire Director of Environment, Portsmouth City Planning Officer and Southampton Executive Director of Development and Sustainability

      HAMPSHIRE LOCAL PLANS PROGRESS AND ISSUES

Written by: Antony Payne, tel 01962 846766

Purpose and Summary:

This report sets out how Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) are progressing their local plans, including information on the current position regarding housing supply, urban capacity studies and Major Development Areas (MDAs).

It shows that LPAs are progressing local plan reviews to 2011, although only Rushmoor has an adopted plan to this date. Fareham and Hart have adopted plans until 2006 and the former is due to consider a report in May on the preparation of draft Local Development Documents for the Borough to replace it.

Six LPAs (Basingstoke, East Hampshire, Eastleigh, Hart, Portsmouth and Winchester) did not meet their pro rata share of the Structure Plan baseline 1996-2002. There are various reasons to explain why this has happened. The time necessary to bring forward replacement local plans, especially those planning MDAs, has inevitably had an impact on the number of dwellings built over this period. All LPAs expect to deliver their Structure Plan baseline requirement by 2011.

Five LPAs (Eastleigh, Hart, Portsmouth, Test Valley and Winchester) have under 36 months supply of planning consents. Again, the time necessary to bring forward replacement local plans, especially those planning MDAs, has impacted upon the number of planning consents issued. The LPAs need to raise the level of consents if Hampshire as a whole is to meet this target (which was agreed at the November 2002 meeting of this Panel).

Information is also shown on those LPAs that currently have a high dependence on unidentified housing supply (ie sites without the benefit of planning permission or an allocation in a local plan). Until such sites are identified there is less certainty that they will come forward for development.

All LPAs are planning to meet their Structure Plan baseline figure and their local plans have been, or are expected to be, certified as being in conformity with the Structure Plan in this respect. However, the Eastleigh Revised Local Plan Review Second Deposit meets the Structure Plan baseline requirement without identifying a site for the South East of Eastleigh MDA . It does this by placing a high dependency on unidentified urban capacity sources and an increasing reliance on other greenfield allocations. It also fails to identify the required reserve housing provision (see below). These shortcomings would have been avoided had the Borough Council identified a site for the MDA in its local plan.

Four LPAs (Eastleigh, Fareham, Hart and Test Valley) have yet to identify their reserve housing provision. In the case of Eastleigh and Test Valley, the County Council has declined to issue Statements of Conformity in respect of their current deposit draft local plans and expects them to identify sufficient provision in accordance with the Structure Plan.

All LPAs have completed at least one urban capacity study for their area.

The LPAs were asked about their processes for monitoring and managing housing supply and their responses are also included.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Strategic Planning Authorities work with Local Planning Authorities to action the points listed under paragraphs 3.2 and 3.3 of this report.

1. Introduction

1.1 On 12 November 2002 the Panel considered position statements supplied by the Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) on their local plans, including information on the current situation regarding housing supply, urban capacity studies and MDAs.

1.2 The Panel decided that, in order to facilitate comparison of key indicators and, in particular, house building information in respect of each Council's Local Plan, the data should be reformatted on a common basis.

1.3 To facilitate easy comparison on progress towards meeting Structure Plan housing policies and targets, a composite table of relevant indicators has been produced (Appendix 1). This shows information on:

    (i) authorities that met or exceeded their Structure Plan pro-rata figure for completions 1996-2002;

    (ii) authorities with a high level of dwellings with planning consent;

    (iii) authorities with a high level of dwellings identified in adopted or deposit local plans;

    (iv) authorities with a low dependence on housing supply expected to come from sites currently without planning permission or allocated in an adopted or draft local plan;

    (v) the number of local plans adopted to 2011;

    (vi) authorities that are planning to meet the Structure Plan baseline housing requirement;

    (vii) the number of local plans identifying Structure Plan reserve housing provision;

    (viii) those authorities planning a MDA; and

    (ix) authorities that have completed urban capacity studies.

1.4 Individual position statements for each local authority are also attached (Appendix 2). These contain information on:

    (i) the status of local plans and urban capacity studies;

    (ii) dwellings completions 1996-2002;

    (iii) the different components of housing land supply and the processes for monitoring and managing supply;

    (iv) the status of reserve provision in local plans (where applicable);

    (v) additional information from the LPAs.

2. Specific Actions

2.1 Based on the information set out in Appendices 1 and 2, there are a number of specific actions that LPAs should take to help ensure that Structure Plan policies are delivered, and that the county's Regional Planning Guidance (RPG) target for house completions is met. These are:

    (i) raising completions to the Structure Plan baseline pro-rata figure;

    (ii) increasing the number of residential planning consents;

    (iii) ensuring that unidentified urban capacity sites come forward for development;

    (iv) continuing to plan for MDAs; and

    (v) identifying reserve housing provision.

2.2 Specific actions for individual planning authorities are listed under paragraph 3.2 and 3.3 below.

3. Conclusion

3.1 The composite table (Appendix 1) shows a wide variation between LPAs in how they are planning to meet Structure Plan policies and deliver the Structure Plan baseline housing requirement. The individual position statements provide more detail on local plan progress, completions and how each planning authority is embracing `Plan, Monitor and Manage' to meet the Structure Plan baseline dwellings requirement.

3.2 There are a number of actions that local planning authorities can take to help ensure that Structure Plan policies are delivered, and that the county's RPG target for house completions is met. The following apply to all LPAs:

    (i) Plan - maintain progress on the adoption of local plans and expedite progress on the development of the MDAs;

    (ii) Monitor - the number of full and outline residential consents and completions, and the output from identified, urban capacity and windfall sites; and

    (iii) Manage - housing land supply. Work with landowners, developers and others to increase identified supply where monitoring shows a shortfall in either supply or completions.

3.3 In addition, LPAs should address the following:

    (i) Basingstoke and Deane - actively manage land supply in order to raise completions to the Structure Plan baseline and ensure that unidentified urban capacity sites come forward for development;

    (ii) East Hampshire - actively manage land supply in order to raise completions to the Structure Plan baseline and ensure that unidentified urban capacity sites come forward for development;

    (iii) Eastleigh - actively manage land supply in order to raise completions to the Structure Plan baseline, increase the number of residential planning consents, ensure that unidentified urban capacity sites come forward for development;

    (iv) Fareham - identify reserve housing provision;

    (v) Hart - actively manage land supply in order to raise completions to the Structure Plan baseline, increase the number of residential planning consents and identify reserve housing provision;

    (vi) Havant - ensure that unidentified urban capacity sites come forward for development;

    (vii) New Forest - ensure that unidentified urban capacity sites come forward for development;

    (viii) Portsmouth - actively manage land supply in order to raise completions to the Structure Plan baseline, increase the number of residential planning consents and ensure that unidentified urban capacity sites come forward for development;

    (ix) Rushmoor - ensure that unidentified urban capacity sites come forward for development;

    (x) Test Valley - increase the number of residential planning consents and identify reserve housing provision; and

    (xi) Winchester - actively manage land supply in order to raise completions to the Structure Plan baseline and increase the number of residential planning consents.

3.4 No additional actions to those listed in paragraph 3.2 above need to be addressed by either Gosport Borough Council or Southampton City Council.

Section 100 D - Local Government Act 1972 - background papers

The following documents disclose facts or matters on which this report, or an important part of it, is based and has been relied upon to a material extent in the preparation of this report.

NB the list excludes:

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Published works.

2.

Documents which disclose exempt or confidential information as defined in the Act.

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    APPENDIX 1

Local Authority

Completions meet SP Baseline 1996-2002

36 months supply of planning consents (based on SP baseline)1

Above average identification of sites_

Below average dependence on unidentified urban capacity

Adopted Local Plan to 2011 in accordance with SP

Plans

to meet SP baseline

Housing Reserve

identified

Plans for MDA if required

Urban Capacity Study completed

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council

×

_

_

×

×

_

_

_

_

East Hampshire District Council

×

_

×

×

×

_

_

 

_

Eastleigh Borough Council

×

×

×

×

×

_

×

×

_

Fareham Borough Council

_

_

_

_

×

_

×

 

_

Gosport Borough Council

_

_

_

_

×

_

 

 

_

Hart District Council

×

×

_

_

×

_

×

 

_

Havant Borough Council

_

_

_

×

×

_

_

 

_

New Forest District Council

_

_

_

×

×

_

_

 

_

Portsmouth City Council

×

×

×

×

×

_

 

 

_

Rushmoor Borough Council

_

_

×

×

_

_

 

 

_

Southampton City Council

_

_

_

_

×

_

 

 

_

Test Valley Borough Council

_

×

×

_

×

_

×

_

_

Winchester City Council

×

×

×

_

×

_

_

_

_

    1 - As at March 2002

    2 - Excludes plans published in past 4 months

    Not applicable

    APPENDIX 2

    Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council

    1. Progress on plans and studies

      Basingstoke and Deane Borough Local Plan was adopted in September 1998 and has an end date of March 2001. Basingstoke and Deane Local Plan Review (1996-2011) was placed on first deposit in October 2002. The revised deposit plan is due to be published in autumn 2003.

      An Urban Capacity Study was published in October 2002. It forms a background paper to the Local Plan and is an annual update on earlier studies in the district.

    2. Housing completions

      A total of 3,585 dwellings were completed between 1996-2002. This represents 74% of the pro-rata Structure Plan baseline requirement for the district over this period 1.

3. Remaining Structure Plan baseline requirement

Land supply

Number of sites

% of total supply

Large site commitments

5,844

61

Small site commitments

290

3

Additional Urban Capacity 2002-2011

3,491

36

Contribution from MDAs

02

0

Total Supply

9,625

(114 % of residual Structure Plan requirements)

      Development is expected to commence between 2003/04 and 2005/06 on the north Basingstoke MDA consisting of 4,000 dwellings.

    4. Process for monitoring supply

      The Borough Council jointly monitors the land supply position with HCC based on annual April site visits to committed development sites. In addition, the Borough Council is committed to annually updating its Urban Capacity Study. To inform both of these areas of work, close liaison is maintained with landowners and developers to ensure that the Borough Council is aware of projected build rates and to identify any deliverability issues.

    5. Process for managing supply

      The Borough Council makes an annual decision on housing land supply and the management of the release of housing development sites, the first of which was taken in December 2002. The Council has recognised that the rate of housing development in the Borough is lower than that required, and is taking action to bring forward sites to remedy this situation.

    6. Reserve provision

      The overall land supply in the Local Plan First Deposit is sufficient to meet the requirement for 2,000 dwellings as required by the Structure Plan within the `Phase Two' portfolio of sites. Of this total, 1,500 dwellings would be contained within an extension to the MDA.

    7. Additional comments from Borough Council

      · The First Deposit Draft Local Plan Review has been prepared as a slimmer, more focused Plan in the manner proposed in the Government's Planning Green Paper and Planning Bill. It contains only 47 policies, whereas the previous Plan contained 180.

      · The new Plan is easier to use and its policies and proposals have been drafted to be more flexible and focused on key issues for the planning process. The Plan is supported by a series of Supplementary Planning Guidance notes, which provide more detail on the interpretation and implementation of policies.

      · In order to co-ordinate the significant change and development proposed within the area, a North Basingstoke Action Plan has been prepared, again in line with the Green Paper proposals. The Action Plan seeks to co-ordinate the provision of approximately 4,000 dwellings, together with the provision of a new secondary school and other social infrastructure as well as significant transport improvements. The driving force behind the Action Plan is the desire to integrate the new development proposals with existing communities so as to secure their regeneration. This will be to the benefit of both new and existing residents.

      · The new Plan also continues the Council's recent work to achieve affordable and key worker housing, and to secure an appropriate mix of house types and sizes within new developments.

    East Hampshire District Council

    1. Progress on plans and studies

      East Hampshire District Local Plan was adopted in November 1998 and has an end date of March 2001. The revised deposit version of the East Hampshire District Local Plan: First Review (2001-2011) was published in January 2002. A Local Plan inquiry is due to begin in April 2003.

      A revised Urban Capacity Study was published in December 2002 which provides a background paper to the Local Plan Pre-Inquiry Changes. 

    2. Housing completions

      A total of 1,910 dwellings were completed between 1996-2002. This represents 87% of the pro-rata Structure Plan baseline requirement for the district over this period3.

    3. Remaining Structure Plan baseline requirement

Land supply

Number of sites

% of total supply

Large site commitments

1,501

42

Small site commitments

380

11

Additional Urban Capacity 2002-2011

1,735

48

Contribution from MDAs

0

0

Total Supply

3,616

(101 % of residual Structure Plan requirements)

    4. Process for monitoring supply

      The need for a consistent approach towards monitoring across Hampshire is recognised by the District Council as it forms the basis of the assessment to determine the need to release `reserve' housing sites in accordance with policy H4 of the Structure Plan. The District Council will continue to assist the County Council in the monitoring process to achieve this consistency. The data gathered will include the number of dwellings permitted, their mix, density and parking provision, the number to be built on previously-developed land and the amount of affordable housing. The District Council will also undertake monitoring to provide a better informed and local appreciation of the housing supply coming from the urban capacity sources.

    5. Process for managing supply

      Monitoring should provide signs of either under or over provision of housing land. The District Council will work with the strategic planning authorities to determine the need for reserve sites which should be identified in all local plans where there is a strategic requirement to do so. The Second Review Local Plan identifies reserve sites (see below). The Urban Capacity Study now identifies sites as examples to show where there may be potential for development. It is hoped that this will stimulate development opportunities.

    6. Reserve provision

      East Hampshire Second Deposit Draft Local Plan includes a reserve of 1,500 dwellings, as required by the Structure Plan.

    7. Additional comments from District Council

      Housing issues dominate the local plan process. Objections to housing distribution strategy, sequential approach, ranking of reserve sites - over 100 omission sites suggested. The designation order for the South Downs National Park was published in December 2002. The boundaries and proposals may have implications for future plan preparation.

    Eastleigh Borough Council

    1. Progress on plans and studies

      The Eastleigh Borough Local Plan was adopted in July 1997 and expired in March 2001. Eastleigh Borough Local Plan Review (2001-2011) was placed on first deposit in March 2002. A revised second deposit version should be placed on deposit in May 2003.

      An Urban Capacity Study was published in March 2002 alongside the Local Plan. The Study will shortly be reviewed and updated.

    2. Housing completions

      A total of 2,265 dwellings were completed between 1996-2002. This represents 90% of the pro-rata Structure Plan baseline requirement for the district over this period.

    3. Remaining Structure Plan baseline requirement

Land supply

Number of sites

% of total supply

Large site commitments

2,432

51

Small site commitments

129

3

Additional Urban Capacity 2002-2011

2,199

46

Contribution from MDAs 4

0

0

Total Supply

4,760

(118 % of residual Structure Plan requirements)

    4. Process for monitoring supply

      The Borough Council monitors the annual housing land supply information provided by the County Council. The second deposit local plan contains details of more comprehensive annual monitoring of the implementation of local plan policies and proposals that is to be established. The annual report will include details of a wide range of housing supply issues.

    5. Process for managing supply

      The Borough Council is aware of the shortfall of housing completions in the Borough relative to the Structure Plan requirement. Efforts are being made to bring forward two substantial greenfield sites ahead of the local plan process in order to address this shortfall and to ensure continuity of supply alongside urban capacity sites currently being developed.

    6. Reserve provision

      The Structure Plan requires a reserve of 2,500 dwellings, of which 1,000 dwellings are to be located in the South East of Eastleigh MDA. However, no reserve provision is identified in the revised second deposit version (due to be placed on deposit in May 2003).

    7. Additional comments from Borough Council

      The Borough Council contends that the Structure Plan requirement for a greenfield major development area in the borough was intended to address the housing needs of south west Hampshire as a whole. Completions in this area in the Structure Plan period to date exceed the requirement and are forecast to continue to do so. It is therefore not necessary for the Borough Council to identify all of the reserve provision. The Structure Plan requirement in south west Hampshire can be met without any further greenfield allocations in Eastleigh borough.

    Fareham Borough Council

    1. Progress on plans and studies

      The Fareham Borough Local Plan was adopted in March 2000 and has an end date of 2006. There is currently no timetable for the review / replacement of the Local Plan.

      An Urban Capacity Study was approved in July 2002 as background information for Development Control decisions and to inform the future review of the Fareham Borough Local Plan Review.

      Draft SPG on the release of allocated and identified sites was published for consultation in February 2003 and proposes that 3 large Greenfield urban extensions become `phased sites' for release after 2006.

    2. Housing completions

      A total of 2,607 dwellings were completed between 1996-2002. This represents 138% of the pro-rata Structure Plan baseline requirement for the district over this period.

    3. Remaining Structure Plan baseline requirement

Land supply

Number of sites

% of total supply

Large site commitments

2,020

66

Small site commitments

179

6

Additional Urban Capacity 2002-2011

869

28

Contribution from MDAs

0

0

Total Supply

3,068

(144 % of residual Structure Plan requirements)

  

    4. Process for monitoring supply

      Annual study of supply based on HCC housing land supply information and FBC information on planning permissions, starts and completions.

    5. Process for managing supply

      Draft supplementary planning guidance on the release of allocated and identified housing sites has been prepared to ensure that greenfield sites are not released for development until they are required to meet annual housing targets.

    6. Reserve provision

      The Structure Plan requires 1,500 reserve dwellings to be identified in Fareham. However, the Fareham Borough Local Plan does not identify any reserve provision.

    7. Additional comments from Borough Council

      A report on the preparation of draft Local Development Documents for the Borough, including a timetable for their preparation, is to be considered by the Executive in May 2003.

      Gosport Borough Council

    1. Progress on plans and studies

      Gosport Borough Local Plan was adopted in 1995 and has an end date of April 2001. The first Deposit Version of the Gosport Borough Local Plan Review (2001-2011) was published in December 2002.

      An Urban Capacity Study was agreed in September 2002 and was published concurrently with the Local Plan Review.

    2. Housing completions

      A total of 1,334 dwellings were completed between 1996-2002. This represents 112% of the pro-rata Structure Plan baseline requirement for the district over this period.

    3. Remaining Structure Plan baseline requirement

Land supply

Number of sites

% of total supply

Large site commitments

2,406

86

Small site commitments

76

3

Additional Urban Capacity 2002-2011

327

12

Contribution from MDAs

0

0

Total Supply

2,809

(171 % of residual Structure Plan requirements)

    4. Process for monitoring supply

      In addition to the HCC annual housing land availability study Gosport BC carries out quarterly surveys of the key development sites.

    5. Process for managing supply

      All the key development sites are under construction and it is anticipated that they will be completed by 2011.

    6. Reserve provision

      There is no requirement for reserve provision in Gosport Borough.

    7. Additional comments from Borough Council

      Issues facing Gosport include the impact of reviews of Defence land with the expansion of some sites and the release of others.

    Hart District Council

    1. Progress on plans and studies

      Hart District Local Plan was adopted in December 2002 and has an end date of 2006. There is currently no timetable for reviewing the Local Plan.

      An Urban Capacity Study was published in February 2002.

    2. Housing completions

      A total of 1,681 dwellings were completed between 1996-2002. This represents 88% of the pro-rata Structure Plan baseline requirement for the district over this period.

    3. Remaining Structure Plan baseline requirement

Land supply

Number of sites

% of total supply

Large site commitments

2,698

78

Small site commitments

194

6

Additional Urban Capacity 2002-2011

5785

17

Contribution from MDAs

0

0

Total Supply

3,470

(113 % of residual Structure Plan requirements)

  

    4. Process for monitoring supply

      A monitoring system is currently in place that looks at planning permissions granted for both large and small windfall sites and whether they were identified in the UCS. Hart are currently looking to introduce a full monitoring system that tracks all permissions granted for housing development.

    5. Process for managing supply

      No processes were identified.

    6. Reserve provision

      The Structure Plan requires Hart to identify 1,500 reserve dwellings. However, the replacement Hart District Local Plan does not identify any reserve provision.

    7. Additional comments from District Council

    None received.

    Havant Borough Council

    1. Progress on plans and studies

      The Havant Borough Local Plan was adopted in 1994 and has an end date of 2001. The Public Inquiry into the Havant Borough District-Wide Local Plan (1996-2011) began in November 2002 and is expected to be completed in May 2003. The adoption of the revised Local Plan is anticipated in 2004.

      An Urban Capacity Study was completed in October 2001.

    2. Housing completions

      A total of 1,450 dwellings were completed between 1996-2002. This represents 121% of the pro-rata Structure Plan baseline requirement for the district over this period.

    3. Remaining Structure Plan baseline requirement

Land supply

Number of sites

% of total supply

Large site commitments

833

49

Small site commitments

238

14

Additional Urban Capacity 2002-2011

633

37

Contribution from MDAs

0 6

0

Total Supply

1,704

(111 % of residual Structure Plan requirements)

    4. Process for monitoring supply

      HBC currently rely upon HCC housing land supply schedule and HCC H4 Monitoring Paper.

    5. Process for managing supply

      Policy H2 of the emerging Havant Borough District-Wide Local Plan contains phasing criteria for the release of greenfield sites. In addition, policy H5 of the emerging Local Plan prevents the development of the Borough's reserve housing allocation, pending an alteration to the plan (if required).

    6. Reserve provision

      The emerging Local Plan identifies 500 dwellings as reserve provision, as required by the Structure Plan.

    7. Additional comments from Borough Council

      None received.

    New Forest District Council

    1. Progress on plans and studies

      New Forest District Local Plan was adopted in November 1999 and has an end date of 2001. The revised deposit version of the New Forest District Local Plan (2001-2011) was published earlier this year. Public Local Inquiry into Local Plan Alterations to commence on 16th September 2003.

      An Urban Capacity Study was published in July 2001. This formed part of the First Deposit to the Local Plan and is to be reviewed this year (2003).

    2. Housing completions

      A total of 2,837 dwellings were completed between 1996-2002. This represents 129% of the pro-rata Structure Plan baseline requirement for the district over this period.

    3. Remaining Structure Plan baseline requirement

Land supply

Number of sites

% of total supply

Large site commitments

1,478

48

Small site commitments

354

12

Additional Urban Capacity 2002-2011

1,240

40

Contribution from MDAs

0

0

Total Supply

3,072

(116 % of residual Structure Plan requirements)

      A public inquiry into the designation of the boundary of the New Forest National Park opened in October 2002. The boundaries and proposals have implications for future plan preparation.

    4. Process for monitoring supply

      Supply monitored jointly with Hampshire County Council.

    5. Process for managing supply

      Nearly all major sites have outline planning permission so the scope to phase the release is very limited.

    6. Reserve provision

      The New Forest District Local Plan First Alteration revised deposit identifies 500 dwellings as reserve provision, as required by the Structure Plan.

    7. Additional comments from District Council

      New Forest District Council's assessment of land supply, as published in the Revised Deposit of the Local Plan, shows a difference of around 50 fewer dwellings than stated in section 3.

    Portsmouth City Council

    1. Progress on plans and studies

      Portsmouth City Local Plan was adopted in December 1995 and has an end date of 2001. The Public Inquiry on the Portsmouth City Local Plan Review (2001-2011) will begin in March 2003. It is expected that the Review Plan will be adopted early in 2004.

      An Urban Capacity Study was revised and updated in July 2002.

    2. Housing completions

      A total of 3,004 dwellings were completed between 1996-2002. This represents 83% of the pro-rata Structure Plan baseline requirement for the city over this period.

    3. Remaining Structure Plan baseline requirement

Land supply

Number of sites

% of total supply

Large site commitments

2,624

44

Small site commitments

332

6

Additional Urban Capacity 2002-2011

3,000

50

Contribution from MDAs

0

0

Total Supply

5,956

(99 % of residual Structure Plan requirements)

    4. Process for monitoring supply

      L D P S and Housing Supply in Hampshire: Monitoring Information (annual report).

    5. Process for managing supply

      Virtually the entire land supply involves previously-developed land. The City Council is actively engaged with landowners to bring forward major sites.

    6. Reserve provision

      There is no requirement for reserve sites in Portsmouth.

    7. Additional comments from City Council

      The City Council confirms that they can meet the baseline requirement through allocations and windfall sites and is actively pursuing these with developers.

    Rushmoor Borough Council

    1. Progress on plans and studies

      Rushmoor Borough Local Plan was adopted in August 2000 and has an end date of March 2011. There is currently no timetable for reviewing the Local Plan.

      An Urban Capacity Study was published in September 2001. An update paper was produced in October 2002.

    2. Housing completions

      A total of 1,476 dwellings were completed between 1996-2002. This represents 124% of the pro-rata Structure Plan baseline requirement for the district over this period.

    3. Remaining Structure Plan baseline requirement

Land supply

Number of sites

% of total supply

Large site commitments

1,330

38

Small site commitments

142

4

Additional Urban Capacity 2002-2011

2,012

58

Contribution from MDAs

0

0

Total Supply

3,484

(232 % of residual Structure Plan requirements)

      Supplementary Planning Guidance has been produced on a major PFI initiative for the redevelopment of Aldershot Military Town. Project Connaught involves the likely release of over 100 hectares of predominantly brownfield land with a yield of 1,000 new dwellings by 2011 (total 2,000).

    4. Process for monitoring supply

      Joint studies with County Council Development Progress System, annual monitoring of permissions/ starts/ completions for Local Plan progress and updates of the UCS.

    5. Process for managing supply

      Housing needs assessments to establish affordable housing requirements and PPG 3.

    6. Reserve provision

      There is no requirement for reserve provision in Rushmoor.

    7. Additional comments from Borough Council

      None received.

    Southampton City Council

    1. Progress on plans and studies

      Southampton City Local Plan was adopted in October 1995 and has an end date of 2001. The Southampton Local Plan Review Revised Deposit (2001-2011) was placed on deposit in February 2003.

      An Urban Capacity Study was published in March 2001. This was Southampton's first urban capacity study.

    2. Housing completions

      A total of 3,434 dwellings were completed between 1996-2002. This represents 117% of the pro-rata Structure Plan baseline requirement for the city over this period.

    3. Remaining Structure Plan baseline requirement

Land supply

Number of sites

% of total supply

Large site commitments

4,980

85

Small site commitments

322

6

Additional Urban Capacity 2002-2011

533

9

Contribution from MDAs

0

0

Total Supply

5,835

(150 % of residual Structure Plan requirements)

    4. Process for monitoring supply

      All relevant planning applications are entered onto a database and their progress is tracked through to completion of the development sites. Starts and completion returns from Building Control and NHBC are used for this purposes as well as on-site surveys.

      An annual Housing Land Supply Schedule is compiled from the analysis of the database in association with HCC. As well as providing details of the current supply situation, the schedule also provides future projections.

    5. Process for managing supply

      Awaiting information from Southampton City Council.

    6. Reserve provision

      There is no requirement for reserve provision in Southampton.

    7. Additional comments from City Council

      Awaiting information from Southampton City Council.

    Test Valley Borough Council

    1. Progress on plans and studies

      Test Valley Borough Local Plan was adopted in April 1996 and has an end date of 2011. The period of consultation on the first deposit of the Test Valley Borough Local Plan (2001-2011) published in January 2003 has just finished.

      An Urban Capacity Study was published in April 2002.

    2. Housing completions

      A total of 3,942 dwellings were completed between 1996-2002. This represents 111% of the pro-rata Structure Plan baseline requirement for the district over this period.

    3. Remaining Structure Plan baseline requirement

Land supply

Number of sites

% of total supply

Large site commitments

1,388

26

Small site commitments

239

5

Additional Urban Capacity 2002-2011

1,3347

25

Contribution from MDAs

2,300

44

Total Supply

5,261

(106 % of residual Structure Plan requirements)

    4. Process for monitoring supply

      Awaiting information from Test Valley Borough Council.

    5. Process for managing supply

      Awaiting information from Test Valley Borough Council.

    6. Reserve provision

      The Structure Plan requires 1,000 reserve dwellings to be identified in Southern Test Valley. However, the initial deposit Test Valley Borough Local Plan does not identify any reserve provision.

    7. Additional comments from Borough Council

      Awaiting information from Test Valley Borough Council.

    Winchester City Council

    1. Progress on plans and studies

      Winchester District Local Plan was adopted in April 1998 and has an end date of March 2001. The First Deposit of the Winchester District Local Plan Review (2001-2011) was published in October 2001. A Revised Deposit Plan will be placed on deposit in May 2003.

      An Urban Capacity Study was published in October 2001. It is Winchester's intention to produce an annual Housing Monitoring Report which will update the Urban Capacity Study.

    2. Housing completions

      A total of 2,756 dwellings were completed between 1996-2002. This represents 94% of the pro-rata Structure Plan baseline requirement for the district over this period 8.

    3. Remaining Structure Plan baseline requirement

Land supply

Number of sites

% of total supply

Large site commitments

1,391

25

Small site commitments

315

6

Additional Urban Capacity 2002-2011

1,780

32

Contribution from MDAs

2,000

36

Total Supply

5,486

(121 % of residual Structure Plan requirements)

      A preferred option for the West of Waterlooville MDA will be published as part of the Revised Deposit Winchester Local Plan Review.

    4. Process for monitoring supply

      The City Council will produce a Housing Monitoring Report annually, which will update the Urban Capacity Study by adding new planning permissions and deleting sites that have been completed. There will be a full re-survey of urban capacity sites every 5 years, with the first by 2006. The first Housing Monitoring Report will be published with the Revised Deposit Local Plan in May 2003.

    5. Process for managing supply

      Work on the City Council's Urban Capacity Study, Housing Monitoring Report and Local Plan Review suggests there could be a significant over-supply of housing land, compared to the requirements of the County Structure Plan (Review). It is not, therefore, considered likely that there will be a need to manage the supply of land to achieve more housing, other than in response to changes to Regional Planning Guidance, which the Strategic Planning Authorities will need to address through Policy H.4 of the Structure Plan (Review). The Local Plan Review proposes to hold back the release of the only greenfield allocation in the District which does not yet have planning permission, until such time as there is a need for its release. Whether any additional measures to control the release of housing sites will be needed, and appropriate measures to achieve this, will be considered through the production of the annual Housing Monitoring Report.

    6. Reserve provision

      The reserve provision in Winchester district is an extension to the MDA in the West of Waterlooville (1,000 dwellings) and Winchester City North, Reserve MDA (2,000 dwellings), both in accordance with the Structure Plan. A site at Barton Farm, to the north of Winchester, will be identified as the site for the Winchester City North (reserve) MDA in the Revised Deposit version of the Local Plan Review.

    7. Additional comments from Borough Council

      The City Council has agreed to allocate land at West of Waterlooville in its Revised Deposit Local Plan to meet the baseline requirements of the Structure Plan. It will also identify sites for the Structure Plan's reserve housing requirement at West of Waterlooville and Winchester City (North). The City Council expects the Strategic Planning Authorities to ensure that other Districts meet their housing responsibilities in full and to ensure that Districts which satisfy strategic requirements are not penalised by being selected as locations for the release of reserve housing provision, if such releases are needed.