Consultation outcome

Changes to planning policy and guidance including the standard method for assessing local housing need

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
• Published: 26 October 2018
• Last updated: 19 February 2019 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Government response to the technical consultation on updates to national planning policy and guidance

Ref: ISBN 978-1-4098-5417-3

PDF, 196 KB, 11 pages

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Detail of outcome

This document provides a summary of the consultation responses received. It also sets out the proposed changes the government is making to national planning policy and guidance in the light of its proposals and the consultation responses.

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Original consultation

Summary

We are seeking views on changes to planning practice guidance on the standard method for assessing local housing need.

This consultation ran from
midday on 26 October 2018 to 11:45pm on 7 December 2018

Consultation description

The publication of new household projections by the Office for National Statistics has led to a significant reduction in the overall numbers generated by the standard method for assessing local housing need.

This consultation sets out proposals to update planning practice guidance on housing need assessment to be consistent with increasing housing supply.

This consultation also proposes clarifications of national planning policy on:

• housing land supply
• the definition of deliverable
• appropriate assessment

Documents

Technical consultation on updates to national planning policy and guidance

Ref: ISBN 978-1-4098-5346-6

PDF, 281 KB, 19 pages

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Published 26 October 2018
Last updated 19 February 2019 + show all updates

1. 19 February 2019

   Added government response to the consultation.

2. 26 October 2018

   First published.