Planning Practice Guidance states that "Where the standard
method for assessing local housing need is used as the starting point
in forming the planned requirement for housing, Step 2 of the standard
method factors in past under-delivery as part of the affordability
ratio, so there is no requirement to specifically address
under-delivery separately when establishing the minimum annual local
housing need figure" (Paragraph: 031 Reference ID: 68-031-20190722).
As I understand it, once the standard method has been applied, a
local authority does not need to include an allowance for under
delivery. My query is as follows:
If the standard method with 2019 as the baseline sets out a housing
need of 600 units per annum (taking account of pre-standard method
under delivery) but then only 400 units are delivered, what happens to
this shortfall of 200 units when calculating housing need with 2020 as
the baseline? Should this be added in when producing a housing
trajectory for the following year?
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
