Gateshead and Newcastle Strategic Housing Market Assessment

Gateshead & Newcastle Strategic Housing Market Assessment ‐ 2010
Section 13 ‐ Planning & Delivery
2.9.12 Section 13 provides a range of recommendations, for both planning policy and other
strategies relating to housing and support services. The aim of this is to ensure that both
Councils are working towards delivering a mix of housing by tenure, type and size to meet
the current and future requirements of all household groups in the community. It includes
recommendations for:‐
‣ Overall Affordable Housing target levels by size;
‣ Tenure mix targets;
‣ Property type and size targets.
Section 14‐ Stakeholder Consultation
2.9.13 Section 14 outlines the role of the Housing Market Partnership and the consultation process.
Section 15 ‐ Updating the SHMA
2.9.14 Section 15 provides an outline of the mechanisms to monitor the housing market drivers and
update the SHMA.
2.10 Data Sources
2.10.1 The SHMA Practice Guidance stresses the importance of using good quality data from a
range of sources.
2.10.2 Both extensive secondary data and primary data collected during the 2010 local Housing
Surveys have been used.
2.10.3 It should be noted that although the 2001 Census data provides a vast range of information
about households and in some instances is the only data available regarding various
household characteristics, the 2001 Census data is now 9 years old and the current situation
across Newcastle and Gateshead and the wider benchmark areas may now differ from that
recorded in the Census.
2.10.4 All local, North East region and national Government documents mentioned in the SHMA are
current at the time of report writing. However these documents are subject to change and
may be superseded by revised policy and strategy over time.
2.10.5 The sources of data used within each section of the report are referenced where
appropriate.
2.10.6 Appendix III contains a list of the secondary data sources used in the SHMA.
2.11 Data Benchmarking
2.11.1 Throughout this study where possible, DCA have provided data at national (England),
regional (the North East), Tyne & Wear (including the five local authorities of Gateshead,
Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland) and the individual
local authority scales (Newcastle and Gateshead). These will be referred to throughout the
report as benchmark areas. The use of benchmark areas aims to provide an understanding of
comparative performance between Newcastle and Gateshead and wider areas.
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