Decision details

To approve the Housing Delivery Test Action Plan; the Planning Practice Guidance requires an action plan to be published within six months of publication of the Housing Delivery Test.

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    the prepared Housing Delivery Test Action Plan, June 2025, is approved for publication;

2.    authority is delegated to the Director of Community and Economic Development, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Building Control, to prepare the Housing Delivery Test Action Plan (HDTAP) for publication correcting any minor errors;

3.    any future updates to the HDTAP are delegated to the Director of Community and Economic Development, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Building Control.

Due to the publication of the latest Housing Delivery Test results by the Government on 12 December 2024, the council will be required to produce a Housing Delivery Test Action Plan given that Cheltenham’s delivery of housing was below 65% of the housing requirement over a three-year period (2020-21; 2021-22; 2022-23).  This Housing Delivery Action Plan will identify the reasons for under-delivery, explore measures the council will undertake to reduce the risk of further under-delivery, and how it intends to improve levels of delivery.

Engagement with the Planning Liaison Member Working Group.