Combined Executive Agenda 120410.pdf - North Ayrshire Council

Table 1: Shortfall in Affordable Housing Supply in North Ayrshire by
Sub Housing Market area 2009/10 (source: Housing Need and
Demand Assessments)
Sub Housing
Market Area
North Coast
(mainland)
Number of
Households
Identified Shortfall
in Supply
8,985 -781 9%
Arran 2,247 -145 6%
Irvine/Kilwinning 18,310 -702 4%
Three Towns 14,977 -523 3%
North Coast
(Cumbrae)
755 -20 3%
Garnock Valley 13,452 -242 2%
Shortfall in
Supply as a %
of Households
2.4 The highest priority for the allocation of development funding will be to
the most pressured housing areas. These are referred to as ‘Priority
A’ areas; they have the highest level of affordable housing need, and
the most limited developable land supply. ‘Priority A’ areas are ranked
for investment priority in the following order of preference.
Priority A
· North Coast Sub Housing Market Area (Largs only)
· Isle of Arran Sub Housing Market Area
· North Coast Sub Housing Market Area (excluding Largs &
Cumbrae)
2.5 ‘Priority B’ areas have lower levels of demand pressure than ‘Priority
A’ areas and developable land is also more readily available.
Development in ‘Priority B’ areas will be secondary to development
opportunities in ‘Priority A’ areas. ‘Priority B’ projects may be deferred
(even after the land has been purchased), should opportunities for
development arise in ‘Priority A’ areas. Investment in ‘Priority B’ areas
will be targeted in the following order.
Priority B
· Irvine/Kilwinning Sub Housing Market Area
· Three Towns Sub Housing Market Area
· North Coast Sub Housing Market Area (Cumbrae Only)
· Garnock Valley Sub Housing Market Area
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