Managing Housing Supply

The Council has issued a statement regarding the action it is taking to reduce the projected overprovision of housing against the strategic requirements set out in the Regional Spatial Strategy. The statement can be viewed here:

Managing Housing Supply Statement

A supplementary planning document (SPD) has been prepared which sets out the circumstances in which proposals for housing development may be permitted. The SPD was adopted by the Council on 13 November 2006.

Managing Housing Supply - SPD

The adoption statement and consultation statement can be viewed here.

The Housing Moratorium

The moratorium applies to all applications for housing development submitted from 22 June 2006 onwards unless they fall into one of the categories of exemptions set out in Local Plan Policy STR.2 and detailed in the supplementary planning document. All applications to which the moratorium applies will normally be refused. However, the Council must still consider each application fairly and properly and where applications are refused, the applicant may appeal.