Dec 2010 - South Worcestershire Development Plan

SOUTH WORCESTERSHIRE ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT 2010121LOCAL INDICATOR 1: LOCATION OF NEW HOUSINGDEVELOPMENTTargets and Objectives1.2 To guide new development to sustainable locations, which reflect therole of Malvern as the main focus for future development and the needsof rural areas. This also aims to protect the open countryside fromsporadic and inappropriate development.Within Settlement Boundary excluding MalvernWithin Malvern Settlement BoundaryOutside Settlement Boundary178 Homes(73%)18 Homes (7% )49 Homes(20% )Figure 21: Number and percentage of homes completed during2009/10 within and outside a settlement boundaryResults and Analysis1.3 Figure 21 and 22 illustrates 73% of completions are within the urbanarea of Malvern and defined settlement boundaries. This is animprovement of 30% on last year (2008/9) and can be attributed to theincrease in the number of homes being built at Malvern Vale (NorthSite). This illustrates our continued accordance with the defineddevelopment strategy outlined in the MHDLP. The remaining 27%accounts for completions outside of a settlement boundary andincludes applications for: replacement dwellings, change of use ofexisting rural buildings and agricultural or forestry buildings.