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Agenda Item 9BRECKLAND COUNCILReport of the Deputy Chief Executive to theDEVELOPMENT CONTROL COMMITTEE – 2 nd August 2010Five Year Supply of Housing Statement (2010)1. Purpose of Report1.1 The purpose of this report is to advise Members of the contents of the Five YearSupply of Housing Statement.2. RecommendationsIt is recommended that the Council/Committee:2.1 Note the contents of this reportNote: In preparing this report, due regard has been had to equality of opportunity,human rights, prevention of crime and disorder, environmental and risk managementconsiderations as appropriate. Relevant officers have been consulted in relation to anylegal, financial or human resources implications and comments received are reflected inthe report.3. Information, Issues and Options3.1.1 Planning Policy Statement 3 (PPS3) Housing, sets out the national planning policyfor Housing. This document was first published in November 2006, and further minorchanges have occurred to PPS3 in June 2010. However, Local Authorities are stillrequired to be able to demonstrate that they have a continuous five year supply ofdeliverable sites available for housing, to meet there housing need. Attached atAppendix A is Breckland Council’s third review of its five year supply of housingstatement.3.1.2 The five year housing supply statement assesses Breckland’s supply of houses overthe next five years and identifies specific sites which the Council considers willdeliver housing over the period to 2015. The sites which may be included towards aDistrict’s five year supply may include both large and small sites with planningpermission. Sites allocated through the LDF process and sites that have beendemonstrated to be available within the Strategic Housing Land AvailabilityAssessment (SHLAA).3.1.3 Breckland’s housing targets have been identified through the Core Strategy andDevelopment Control Policies DPD, which sets out the District’s housing numbers forthe time period 2001/2026. The Core Strategy states that 19,100 new homes willneed to be built over the time period, across the whole District. This equates to 760new homes needing to be delivered each year, over the 25 year period. In 2008, tomake up for a previous shortfall in housing delivery over the initial eight years,Breckland’s housing target was readjusted to deliver 780 houses a year, to meet thetargets set out within the Core Strategy.3.1.4 In the financial year (2009-10) Breckland only delivered 528 new dwellings..Currently, Breckland only has a 1.93 year supply of land, making the District unableto demonstrate a five year supply of land. Breckland has a high housing deliverytarget, and it is likely that large, predominantly greenfield, sites will be needed tomeet these targets. In future years the adoption of the Site Specific Policies andProposals Document, the Thetford Area Action Plan and the Attleborough andSnetterton Heath Area Action Plan, will mean that Breckland will be able to10