East Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy 2005/06

Table 3.11 - Housing on Previously Developed Land in Unitary and County areas 2001/02 to 2005/06
01/02
%
02/03
%
03/04
%
04/05
%
Housing completions on
previously developed
land 05/06
% on
PDL
05/06
Derby
47.8
64.3
50.5
53.4
541
59.0
Derbyshire
59.0
70.0
70.2
73.1
1,923
76.7
Leicester
96.8
81.0
72.2
77.8
1,010
88.1
Leicestershire
48.8
50.3
59.5
61.0
1,669
69.4
Lincolnshire
20.7
33.0
34.9
38.9
1,748
46.4
Northamptonshire
53.6
50.5
51.0
56.0
3,059
68.9
Nottingham
95.6
98.9
92.7
81.4
1,389
100.0
Nottinghamshire
49.7
57.7
61.3
78.7
1,901
69.5
Peak District
76.0
56.6
91.8
96.3
33
44.0
Rutland
54.7
52.7
46.0
44.2
135
52.0
East Midlands
49.3
55.3
58.1
61.9
13,408
67.6
Source: Local Authorities
Data Analysis
3.36 Two sources of information have been used to
analyse housing development on PDL.The CLG
statistics are based on changes in Ordnance Survey
data while local authority data is based on
completions through planning permissions.
3.37 The data from CLG for 2005 is provisional but
shows that 50% of new dwellings in the East
Midlands were built on PDL (54% if conversions are
included). This is less than in previous years and
remains below the target figure of 60% being
developed on previously developed land by 2021
and below the 2005 figure for England of 71% (74%
including conversions).
3.38 The local authority data for the region shows a
different picture. In 2005/06, 67.6% of housing was
developed on PDL compared to 61.9% in 2004/05,
continuing the steady progress made since 2001/02.
There are variations across the region with the more
urban areas having a greater tendency to develop on
PDL.
Policy Commentary
3.39 There is a significant difference between the
conclusions that can be drawn from the two data
sources. Based on the CLG data the East Midlands
has the lowest percentage of housing developed on
PDL in England, and it remains below the 60% target.
Based on the local authority data the figures have
improved considerably since monitoring began, and
exceed the target for the second year running.
3.40 It is noticeable that there are fluctuations in the
level of re-use of PDL, especially in the cities and
Rutland, indicating that the release and completion
of large sites, whether on PDL or greenfield, can affect
overall rates. As the time series becomes longer a
moving average might be used.Those areas with
lower figures in 2001 have shown more consistent
improvement/increase.
3.41 There are concerns whether the target levels
can be sustained in the long term, given the limited
supply of PDL in some areas.
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