Hi,
I have a query about the Housing Supply and Delivery guidance. This
guidance clearly says that 'Local planning authorities will need to
count housing provided for older people, including residential
institutions in Use Class C2, as part of their housing land supply.'
I have applied the ratio for a number of care homes sites in our area
and included them in our five year supply figure. Once complete, it
would be logical to assume that these schemes are included in the
completion figures when next calculating five year housing land
supply. However, the same guidance (para 29) states that 'For the
purposes of calculating 5 year land supply, housing completions
include new build dwellings, conversions, changes of use and
demolitions and redevelopments. Completions should be net
figures, so should offset any demolitions.' It does not mention
communal accommodation. Does this mean that they cannot be included
when calculating five year supply or is this just another
inconsistency? I'm probably over thinking this but just wanted to
know what other peoples' take was on this piece of guidance. Thank you.
