Dec 2010 - South Worcestershire Development Plan

SOUTH WORCESTERSHIRE ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT 2010170The proportion of new housing completed on No changeBrownfield land has progressively increased since1997 up to the point where for the last 6 years we have consistently achievedover 90% of residential development on Brownfield land. This indicates thepressure for releasing housing land in all areas of the City and the trend isfurther identified by a general rise in overall housing densities over the past fiveyears as recorded in the Housing Land Monitors.Progress has been made in increasing the number of affordable homes in thecity over the last few years, both through the changes in affordable housingrequirements in the Balanced Housing Markets Development Plan Documentand Planning Policy Statement 3. Affordable dwellings represented 24% of allcompletions, down from 34% last year and on a par with 2007/08 (24%).