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Return to ContentsHousing Delivery 2004-2007 and its effect onoverall housing stockThe adopted Basingstoke and Deane Borough Local Plan 1996-2011 aims to deliver 804 new units of accommodation each year,in line with the requirements of the Hampshire Structure Plan1996-2011.The housing market within Basingstoke and Deane, in line withmost of the South East of England, has been buoyant in recentyears. This, together with the introduction of a proactive approachto monitoring the rate of housing completions and take up of siteshas ensured that a significant number of units were completedduring each of the years covered by the Borough’s previousHousing Strategy (2004-2007).The following table shows the total number of units built per year:Year 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07Number of units built (marketand social housing)888 924 728The Borough Council’s adopted local plan contains a policy(Policy C3) which aims to achieve a mix of housing ondevelopment sites.The implementation of this and other policies has resulted in asmall change in the overall mix of the dwelling stock between2001 and 2007 and as outlined overleaf:Housingdelivery and effect18
Return to Return Contents to ContentsEstimate of change in housing mix of the dwelling stockin Basingstoke and Deane between 2001 and 2007Estimatedstock in 2001*Percentage oftotal stock 2001Dwellings built2001/2-2006/7Estimated stockat April 2007PercentageIncreasePercentage oftotal stock 2007Flat 1 bed 3,414 5.7% 630 4,044 19% 6.2%Flat 2 bed 2,520 4.2% 1,331 3,851 53% 5.9%Flat 3 bed 546 5.46% 50 596 9% 0.9%Flat 4+bed 267 0.4% 1 268 0% 0.4%TOTAL FLATS 6,747 2012 8,759House 1 bed 2,136 3.6% 67 2,203 3% 3.4%House 2 bed 6,125 10.2% 750 6,875 12% 10.5%House 3 bed 21,676 36.0% 1,383 23,059 6% 35.3%House 4+ bed 23,395 38.9% 965 24,360 4% 37.3%TOTAL HOUSES 53,332 3,165 56,497Total 1 & 2 bed 14,195 23.7% 2,778 16,973 26%Total 3 bed plus 45,884 76.2% 2,399 48,283 73.9%TOTAL STOCK 60,079 5,177 65,256*source: 2001 Census and HCC formula used to estimate number of bedroomsThe figures show, amongst other things, that three and four plusbed houses continue to account for approximately 74% of thetotal stock. One and two bed houses account for 14% of totalstock, as was the case in 2001. In relation to flats, one and twobed units have increased in terms of their percentage of thetotal dwelling stock from just below 10% in 2001 to 12% in 2007.Therefore, as can be seen from the table above, whilst recentdevelopment has been characterised by a greater increase in thepercentage of small units being built, there has been only limitedimpact on the overall balance of the Borough’s total housingstock. However, further work is underway in order to betterunderstand how this translates at a more local level.Predicted Housing delivery 2008-2011 and itspredicted effect on overall housing mixAs part of its annual monitoring, the Borough Council, inassociation with the County Council has, for a number of yearsprojected future housing completion rates in order to identifyOverallhousing mix19
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