Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners (NLP) have produced a research report which examines the impact of the NPPF on local plan delivery, and associated housing allocations, asking: ‘Is local plan housing delivery too slow?’
The NLP report- ‘Signal Failure: A Review Of Local Plans And Housing Requirement’ highlights issues where identified housing need in one area (such as Birmingham or London) is not addressed through overspill in adjacent areas, for although there is an identified need in a market area there are issues with distributing that need in an allocation among adjacent areas.
The research also identifies progress on adopting local plans since the introduction of the NPPF, with 32% of adopted plans requiring ‘immediate or early review’ but 62 local plans ‘found sound’ (p.3).
