Dec 2010 - South Worcestershire Development Plan

SOUTH WORCESTERSHIRE ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT 2010607.0 HOUSING7.1 This section introduces and examines three themes that impact andinfluence housing development across South Worcestershire, theseinclude projected housing and population projections, property pricesand managed delivery targets.7.2 The following documents and sections are listed to assist you inunderstanding the context and processes involved in arriving at themanaged delivery target figures.• AMR 2010 – Appendix;• Focused Sub-Regional Review of RSS Evidence Base to informthe South Worcestershire Joint Core Strategy, BackgroundPaper 1: Demographics & Housing Need/Demand• Previous AMR Housing Trajectories;• SHLAA, March 2010;• South Worcestershire Housing Land Availability 2010 – FiveYear Housing Land Supply, completion rates and commitments;• SWJCS Preferred Options Paper (October 2008) – Spatialstrategies for phasing and preferred commitment and location ofhousing;• WMRSS Phase Two Revision – Draft, Dec 2007; and• WMRSS Phase Two Revision – EIP Report of the Panel, Sept20097.3 Demographic projections are key elements of the ‘theoretical’numerical calculations of housing need and demand. There has beenmuch discussion about the strength, limitations and uncertainties ofdemographic projections. Of particular interest were issues relating tothe impact of changing economic performance on projections and thedemand for housing.