The Planning Portal writes:<\/p>\n
\u2018New research has highlighted a gulf between the housing supply claimed by English planning authorities and the reality on the ground which depends on sites without planning permission.<\/p>\n
This assessment by independent consultancy Indigo Planning casts doubt on the ability of councils to ensure new housing will meet identified need in local plans which are central to the government\u2019s housing policy and, crucially, current supply targets. Councils now face a deadline of next year for publishing their local plans.<\/p>\n
The research found that:<\/p>\n
The consultancy also noted that that 52 per cent of LPAs were able to demonstrate five years supply or more of housing sites.<\/p>\n
However this assessment also showed a reliance on sites without permission. This is what the researchers found:<\/p>\n
Simon Neate, chairman of Indigo Planning, said: \u2018The task ahead of local authorities in the next two years is huge. Even those with work well underway will find it a challenge to complete everything on time when resources are so stretched. \u2018In itself, the plan-led system is right. But after years in which some authorities appear to have attached less importance to the need for this process, very few are meeting their housing targets.\u2019<\/p>\n
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