Housing Policy Research Documents

To help prepare for the new Local Development Framework (LDF), as part of the evidence base, the Council has prepared The Housing Monitor: 'Land for New Homes' and the Urban Housing Capacity Study documents.

The Housing Monitor: Land for New Homes

The annual Housing Monitor provides an analysis of the provision of new dwellings required by the Development Plan of Stafford Borough which comprises the Staffordshire County Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council Structure Plan (1996-2011) and the Stafford Borough Local Plan (2001). Land for New Homes identifies; the number of dwellings built so far this plan period, the number under construction and the number of dwellings which could be built by virtue of having permission. The Monitor presents an analysis of completion / build rate by year, site size, site type, location and origin. The 2007 Land for New Homes Report can be downloaded via the link below. To purchase a hard copy of the document, which contains a full listing of all sites with a valid planning consent, send a cheque made payable to Stafford Borough Council for £11.50 (+ 60 pence p&p).

The Housing Monitor: Land for New Homes 2008

To view previous publications of The Housing Monitor: Land for New Homes from 2001-2006, please click here.

Housing and the 5-year supply

As part of the Local Development Framework evidence base and requirements under PPS3, we have now prepared a statement on the five year housing supply for Stafford Borough. To view the statement, please click here.

National Policy Guidance: Housing

Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing

The new Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing (PPS3) was published on 29th November 2006, and follows the consulation of Draft PPS3. PPS3 now replaces PPG3 which is now deleted. To view PPS3, please click here (external link to DCLG website). PPS3 is accompanied by 'Delivering Affordable Housing' document. To view the document, please click here (external link to DCLG website).

Planning Policy Guidance Note 3: Housing

Planning Policy Guidance Note 3: Housing (PPG3) published in March 2000, set out a new policy direction for the delivery of housing through the planning system based upon the 'plan, monitor and manage' approach. PPG3 established that priority should be given to reusing previously developed land within urban areas, bringing empty homes back into use and converting existing buildings, in preference to the development of Greenfield sites. To secure the best use of previously developed land (PDL) and buildings in urban areas, PPG3 set out the expectation that all Local Planning Authorities should carry out an Urban Housing Capacity Study (UHCS). PPG3 and its associated updates (documents) have now been deleted and superseded by PPS3.

Other Relating Housing Documentation Links

Housing Local Needs Survey - Final Report (2002)*

Housing Local Needs Survey Update (2004)*

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