Ards District Housing Plan 2013 - Northern Ireland Housing Executive

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Section 2 Housing Market Analysis 2.1 Introduction Housing market analysis is a framework for collecting, analysing and interpreting evidence across a clearly defined area. It allows housing planners to identify existing imbalances and problems in the housing market. Section 2 analyses the main factors that influence the Ards housing market and informs our Local Housing Strategy. These include the planning context within which the District Housing Plan is set, demographic trends, socio-economic issues and information on housing stock. Map 1: Ards Borough Council Area Source: NIHE GIS The geographic area of Ards Borough coincides with that of the Housing Executive’s Newtownards District, and is shown in Map 1 above. The borough falls within the Belfast Metropolitan Housing Market Area (HMA) which comprises a number of local government districts (LGDs). A Housing Market Area represents the widest geographic area where households are prepared to move house without changing employment or education. Issues affecting this HMA are detailed on pages 18 & 19. 2.2 Planning Physical planning Important documents that influence housing planning decisions in Ards Borough include the Regional Development Strategy (RDS) 2035 ‘Building a Better Future’ and the Ards & Down Area Plan 2015. The Northern Ireland Housing Land Availability Report for 2012, prepared by DOE Planning, estimates potential for 8,738 new dwellings in the borough. 16
Regeneration and sustaining communities are key themes of the draft Housing Strategy for Northern Ireland: ‘Facing the Future’. Locally, Newtownards Town Centre Regeneration Masterplan was launched in June 2010 and a number of areas within Ards Borough have been identified under DSD’s ‘Areas at Risk’ and ‘Small Pockets of Deprivation’ (SPOD) programmes. The former is designed to identify and intervene in areas at risk of decline and the latter targets areas too small to allow full neighbourhood renewal. Further details on investment and activities can be found in Section 3.4. Housing Executive regeneration work continues to improve housing and living conditions through physical improvement programmes (see Appendix 2). Census 2011 reports 2,055 empty dwellings in Ards Borough, although does not distinguish vacant from second/holiday homes. At any point in time a number of dwellings are vacant as part of the normal turnover in ownership or tenancy. In order to avoid blight caused by long term empty dwellings, the Housing Executive will investigate the potential for returning them to use to meet housing need. In response to the draft Housing Strategy for Northern Ireland, the Housing Executive highlighted that housing-led regeneration programmes were essential to meeting housing need and maintaining stock fit for purpose in both urban and rural areas. Socio-economic planning The population of Ards Borough increased by 6.6% between 2001 and 2011 and is projected to increase a further 5.7% by 2021. The number of households is also projected to increase 14.2% by 2021 (see Table 1). Notably, the population is ageing; it is projected that by 2021 older people will represent 21.6% of the population in the borough. Changing demographics, particularly in age profile and average household size, are important factors when considering density and design of new housing. 17
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