The Local Housing Assessment has been undertaken in accordance with the draft practice for Housing Market Assessments published by Communities and Local Government (CLG), formerly the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, in December 2005. The guidance brings together the guidance on undertaking housing need assessments and the housing market assessment.
One of the main aims of the research is to inform Doncaster's Local Development Framework development in particular the Housing Development Plan Document in terms of the type, size and supply of future housing in Doncaster, where to target future housing resources and inform future bidding documents for external funding.
This report is set under a number of sections:
Policy and Strategy Context – this section reviews the current policy and strategy drivers which set the context for the Housing Market Renewal and Housing Needs Study
Doncaster Context – this section identifies Doncaster’s key characteristics in terms of population housing tenure, stock and social-economic characteristics
Identifying the Current Housing Market – in this section the key findings from the analysis of migration and travel to work data are set out to help to identify the current housing market
Defining Local Neighbourhoods – this section sets out the characteristics of the housing market typologies which have been identified in Doncaster
Housing Supply – this section considers the past and current housing supply and issues around stock condition
Understanding Supply and Demand Dynamic – provides an understanding of the future supply and demand dynamic in Doncaster and identifies issues which will need further consideration when developing the Housing Development Plan Document and other important housing related strategies
Housing Market Requirements – provides evidence around the housing needs in Doncaster, affordability requirements and discussion around the general market demand in Doncaster
Issues for Consideration- this section sets out the key conclusions, recommendations and the issues which will need to be addressed through the development of appropriate policies
