5-Year Housing Land Supply & Housing Trajectory

According to the definition in the National Planning Policy Framework and associated guidance, the '5-Year Land Supply' is a supply of specific deliverable sites sufficient to provide 5 years’ worth of housing against a housing requirement set out in adopted strategic policies, or against a local housing need figure where appropriate.

 

Current position (2023/24): 7.6 years' worth of housing supply

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Related documents:

• 5YHLS & housing trajectory report (July 2024)

• 2023/24 housing trajectory spreadsheet (.xlsx)

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Link to the 5-Year Housing Land Supply trajectory interactive map

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Main elements in the current calculation

1. Stepped requirement:

   • 170 dwellings per annum (2011-2021)

   • 245 dwellings per annum (2021-2026)

   • 320 dwellings per annum (2026-2036)

2. Distribution of current shortfall: Liverpool approach​

3. 5% buffer​

4. ​3.99% lapse rate on sites with planning permission​