National Planning Framework 4 - housing land requirement: report addendum

Housing Land Requirement Explanatory Report Addendum

This is an Addendum to the Draft NPF4: Housing Land Requirement – Explanatory Report.

Introduction

The Minimum All-Tenure Housing Land Requirement (MATHLR) is contained within Annex E of National Planning Framework (NPF) 4. In finalising the MATHLRs, we have continued to use an evidence-based approach to refine the figures. For those instances where a local authority has completed a new Housing Need and Demand Assessment (HNDA) since Draft NPF4 was published, where applicable, information from this has been used to update existing need inputs.

HNDA Updates

This has resulted in a revised MATHLR figure for the following Local Authority areas. Annex A provides a breakdown of the inputs for Initial Default Estimates, Locally Adjusted Estimates, proposed MATHLRs in Draft NPF4 and revised MATHLRs in the Revised Draft NPF4.

City of Edinburgh

• HNDA3 for the South East Scotland area achieved robust and credible status from the Centre for Housing Market Analysis (CHMA) on Thursday 28th July 2022.
• This included an updated existing need figure for City of Edinburgh of 5,300.
• The proposed MATHLR within Draft NPF4 was informed by HNDA2, which included an existing need figure that counted overcrowded households and concealed households separately. HNDA3 counted both overcrowded households and concealed households as a single household to reduce the potential for duplication.
• The approach taken within HNDA3 and agreed by the South East Scotland Housing Market Partnership is considered a robust approach in accordance with the Housing Need and Demand Assessment (HNDA): practitioner's guide 2020. This advises that the use of a count of households that are both concealed and overcrowded represents a minimum count of this type of existing need and the HNDA Guidance invites Local Authorities to amend this if they wish.

Dundee City

• The Tayside Housing Market Partnership HNDA was appraised by CHMA in August 2022.
• This included an updated existing need figure for Dundee City of 2,250.
• CHMA confirmed that the HNDA has the potential to be robust and credible, subject to completion of 15 recommendations. There were no clarifications sought in respect of the existing need figures.

East Lothian

• HNDA3 for the South East Scotland area achieved robust and credible status from Centre for Housing Market Analysis (CHMA) on Thursday 28th July 2022.
• This included an updated existing need figure for East Lothian of 850.

Fife (North)

• The Tayside Housing Market Partnership HNDA was appraised by CHMA in August 2022.
• This included an updated existing need figure for Fife (North) of 700.
• CHMA confirmed that the HNDA has the potential to be robust and credible, subject to completion of 15 recommendations. There were no clarifications sought in respect of the existing need figures.

Fife (Central and South)

• HNDA3 for the South East Scotland area achieved robust and credible status from Centre for Housing Market Analysis (CHMA) on Thursday 28th July 2022.
• This included an updated existing need figure for Fife (Central and South) of 1,700.

Midlothian

• HNDA3 for the South East Scotland area achieved robust and credible status from Centre for Housing Market Analysis (CHMA) on Thursday 28th July 2022.
• This included an updated existing need figure for Midlothian of 1,100.

West Lothian

• HNDA3 for the South East Scotland area achieved robust and credible status from Centre for Housing Market Analysis (CHMA) on Thursday 28th July 2022.
• This included an updated existing need figure for West Lothian of 1,400.

Revised MATHLR Submission

Eilean Siar

• Eilean Siar noted within their consultation response to Draft NPF4 that they would submit revised MATHLR figures.
• Revised figures were received in late May 2022. Following this further information was sought and whilst some evidence was provided, it was not possible to confirm its robustness prior to finalisation of NPF.
• The MATHLR therefore remains the same, however the local development plan process provides the opportunity for evidence to be considered in detail and if appropriate, to inform the MATHLR being exceeded.