Housing land supply

Chichester Local Plan Area - Five Year Housing Land Supply 2022-2027

The attached report presents the council's assessment of five year housing land supply in the Chichester Local Plan area over the period 2022-2027. From 15 July 2020 the council's housing supply has been measured against a figure based on the Government's standard methodology for assessing housing need. It results in an assessment of Local Housing Need of 638 dwellings homes per year in the Chichester Local Plan area.

5YHLS Position Statement - Chichester Five Year Land Supply as of 1st April 22 (PDF) [1MB]

The council commissioned Lambert Smith Hampton to prepare, research and undertake a 'Critical Friend Review' of the 2022 Position Statement. This is published below, along with a copy of the data used for windfall analysis for reference.

5YHLS 1st April 22 Position - LSH Critical Friend Review (PDF) [811KB]

Data for windfall analysis - 1st April 22 Position (PDF) [1MB]  

The Housing Delivery Test 2021 (opens new window) is an annual measurement of housing delivery in the plan-making authority's area. The Housing Delivery Test demonstrates that the council has successfully been delivering housing for the period 2018-2021 when measured against the housing requirement for that same period.

For more information including any updates, please contact Planning Policy.

Contact us

For further information and advice email planningpolicy@chichester.gov.uk Alternatively, you can phone us on: 01243 785166