The Local Plan must make provision for the phased release of land for about 8,000 dwellings to be built within
the District between 1996 and 2011. This requirement is set out within the Structure Plan and is to meet demand arising
from in-migration as well as stemming from demographic change within the resident population. The forecast dwellings
supply to meet the requirement is set out in the following table.
The Warwickshire Structure Plan, adopted in August 2001, allows for the provision of 8,000 dwellings in Warwick District between 1996 and 2011. In June 2004, the Regional Planning Guidance for the West Midlands (RPG11) was adopted and this includes reduced housing figures for Warwickshire County for the periods 2001-2007 and 2007-2011. This is to allow for reducing levels of in-migration.
Government advice to districts is that for the period 2001-2011 they should apply the RPG11 adjustments using the same proportions as the district housing allocations in the Structure Plan. The effect of this is a reduced residual requirement for Warwick District. The residual requirement is the amount of housing which must be provided for in this plan for the remaining plan period 2004-2011, taking into account houses completed since 1996.
| Source | Dwellings | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Structure Plan requirement 1996-2011 | 8,000 | |
| Dwellings Completed 1996 to 2004 | 6,115 | These are dwellings that have been built and are ready for occupation. This is the 'known' element of
the supply. Source: Housing Monitoring Report 2004. |
| Remaining dwellings to be provided 2004-2011 | 1,885 | This is the Structure Plan requirement less completions. (Structure Plan residual requirement) |
| Adjustment due to RPG11 2004-2007 | -57 | This is Warwick District's share of the reduction in RPG11 for the period 2004-2007 (19 p.a.) |
| Adjustment due to RPG11 2007-2011 | -588 | This is Warwick District's share of the reduction in RPG11 for the period 2007-2011 (147 p.a.) |
| Dwellings to be provided 2004-2011 taking into account adjustments in RPG11 | 1,240 | This is the Structure Plan residual requirement with adjustments for RPG11 |
The Local Plan must make provision for 1,240 dwellings between 2004 and 2011. The forecast supply of dwellings to meet the requirement is set out in the following table.
| Source | Dwellings | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Dwellings Committed at |
3,058 |
These are dwellings with planning permission, dwellings that were allocated within the previous Local Plan
(1995) or dwellings identified within development briefs adopted by the District Council not yet ready for
occupation. Source: Housing Monitoring Report |
| Dwellings Lapsed post |
-305 |
These are the estimated number of dwellings committed at |
| Allowance for Urban Windfalls | 1,416 -1,494 |
This is the number of dwellings expected to be completed on new urban windfall sites during the
period |
| Allowance for Rural Windfalls | 71 | This is the number of dwellings expected to be completed on new rural windfall sites during the period 2004 to 2011. Source: Housing Monitoring Reports |
| Totals | 4,318 |
This is the |
The figures at April 2001 2004 reveal potential for an over provision of 1,218
3,078 dwellings against the Structure Plan requirement to 2011. It is not appropriate therefore for the
Council to allocate any land for new dwellings for the period to 2011. Furthermore, no allocations from the
previous Local Plan have been renewed. The majority of these allocations already benefit from planning permission
and, in some cases, have been built. These include the major allocations from the previous Local Plan at South West
Warwick, Warwick Gates and South Sydenham which are still under construction. have either been built or have
the benefit of planning permission. Of the three major allocations, Warwick Gates is completed and South Sydenham and
South West Warwick are under construction, The non renewal of allocations therefore has minimal impact on the
number of dwellings committed at 2001 2004 although it will help to reduce the over provision.
The following table lists the outstanding allocations, or part allocations, not renewed and which do not benefit from
planning permission at the time of publication of the Deposit Plan. The number of dwellings no longer committed
from these allocations is reflected within Table One under Dwellings Lapsed Post 2001.
| Previous Policy Ref./Site | Dwellings |
|---|---|
| LW H3.5/ Coventry Road/ Montague Road | 30 |
| LW H3.9/ Edmonscote Playing Field | 40 |
| K H2.2/ St Johns Street | 10 |
It should be noted that the Urban Capacity Study was undertaken within the policy context of the previous Local Plan. The application of the policies within this Local Plan, particularly the protection of employment land and buildings, may reduce the number of windfalls achieved in the remainder of the Plan period. This may reduce the extent of the over provision against the Structure Plan requirement.
The Council will continue to annually monitor its progress towards achieving the overall housing requirement and adopt the principles of 'Plan, monitor and manage' accordingly as advocated within PPG3. The results of the monitoring will be published within an Annual Report.
The Structure Plan also requires that the maximum number of dwellings permitted are built on previously developed
(brownfield) urban land and buildings . It and it has set an indicative target of 45%. of the 8,000
dwellings required which equates to 3,600 dwellings. The following table sets out the position at 2001
2004 regarding progress on meeting this target.
| Source | Dwellings |
|---|---|
| Urban Brownfield Completions 1996 - |
2,353 (38% of total completions) |
| Urban Brownfield Commitments at |
1.957 (64% of total commitments) |
| Urban Brownfield Dwellings as a proportion of total dwellings completed or committed at |
4310 (47% of total supply) |
(Source: Housing Monitoring Report 2001 2004)
This table reveals that only 36% 47% of dwellings completed or committed at 2001
2004 are on previously developed urban land and buildings. 'Urban' in terms of the housing monitoring report
data is defined as the four towns; Leamington Spa, Kenilworth, Warwick and Whitnash. This percentage figure is low
in comparison in line with the Structure Plan target. as a result of the large green
field allocations made within the previous Local Plan (1995) which form part of the housing supply for the period 1996
to 2001. The Council will adopt policies within this Local Plan that seek to continue to achieve and
exceed this target. The annual monitoring will also assess progress towards meeting the indicative targets for
brownfield urban land and buildings.