Strategic Housing Market Assessment - North Devon District Council

SHMA: Torridge and North Devon Update
1.18 On the basis that there are unlikely to have been any major changes arising
from the application of these indicators, the SMA boundaries have not been
revised for this Update.
Consultation
1.19 An explanatory flier was produced in relation to the Update which invited
views concerning:
1. the main housing issues and problems in the area - and whether they are
changing; and
2. who they affect most; and where.
1.20 The flier was circulated to the following groups:
• Town and Parish Council Clerks/Chairs
• District Councillors;
• Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) Stakeholder
Panel Representatives including planning agents, estate agents, house
builders, Natural England and the Environment Agency.
1.21 Unfortunately, only two responses were received, from the chair and company
secretary of the Holsworthy Community Property Trust and from a member of
Woolfardisworthy Parish Council. Their comments have informed the
conclusions and recommendations to this Update.
Data sources
1.22 The approach adopted in undertaking this Update places a primary reliance
on secondary data. The benefit of such an approach is the opportunity it offers
for continual updating, enabling the monitoring of housing markets directly in
the future by housing and planning officers. The many data sources used are
listed below accompanied by appropriate weblinks:
Please note: at the time of completion of this Update, the only data released from
the 2011 Census were estimates of population totals, including by age band, and
household totals. These are subject to revision. Further data will be released from
November 2012 and this Update will be amended as appropriate, including the
associated conclusions and recommendations. The tables and charts affected are
clearly indicated.
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