Combined Executive Agenda 120410.pdf - North Ayrshire Council

North Ayrshire Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2012-2015
Housing Strategy 2011 – 2016 have identified five Sub Housing Market Areas
within North Ayrshire:
� Irvine/Kilwinning;
� Three Towns;
� Garnock Valley;
� North Coast; and
� Arran .
15. Table 1 compares the shortfall in affordable housing over the next five years as
a percentage of the households living in each area, thus identifying areas of
highest affordable housing pressure.
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
Shortfall in
Supply as a %
of Households
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%
SUB HOUSING MARKET AREA
16. Our highest priority for the allocation of development funding will be to the most
pressured sub housing market areas. These are referred to as ‘Priority A’ sub
markets.
17. They have the highest level of affordable housing need and the most limited
developable land supply. ‘Priority A’ markets are ranked for investment
preference as follows:
� North Coast Sub Housing Market Area (Largs only)
� Isle of Arran Sub Housing Market Area
� North Coast Sub Housing Market Area (excluding Largs & Cumbrae)
18. ‘Priority B’ Sub Housing Market Areas have lower levels of demand pressure
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