Local Plan monitoring

Housing Delivery Test Action Plan

The Housing Delivery Test (HDT) was introduced by Government in 2018 as a monitoring tool to show whether enough homes are being built in Local Planning Authority areas to meet local housing need by comparing the number of new homes delivered over the previous 3 years with the local housing requirement.

The result of the HDT is used to determine the appropriate buffer (moved forward from a later plan period) to apply to housing land supply and whether the presumption in favour of sustainable development should apply.  Further information can be found in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and in the Government Housing Delivery Test Rulebook.

The latest HDT results were published by the Government in December 2024, covering the 3 monitoring years prior to that, 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23. This confirms Hastings had a requirement to build 1,235 dwellings across those 3 years and 348 net new dwellings were actually built resulting in a HDT measurement of 28%.  

Consequently, the Council is required to apply a buffer of 20% as well as applying the 'presumption in favour of sustainable development' when determining planning applications.  The Housing Delivery Action Plan we produced as a result of the 2020 HDT examines the reasons for under delivery and the measures to address this.  A key action is for the council to produce a new Local Plan.  Work on the new Local Plan is underway.

• Housing Delivery Action Plan full document (produced as a result of the 2020 HDT) 
• Housing Delivery Action Plan extract showing Action Plan only

More information about the 5 year housing land supply can be found in the Local Plan Monitoring Report. An updated Local Plan Monitoring Report will be made available as soon as possible.

Local Plan Monitoring Report

Review and monitoring are key aspects of the Local Plan. The Council is required to report on the progress of Local Plan preparation and to what extent Local Plan policies are being achieved. Our Local Plan Monitoring Report (LPMR) sets out information on housing delivery, includes our housing trajectory and details of our 5 year housing land supply (1 April 2025 - 31 March 2030). It also includes monitoring information about employment related development.

The latest Housing Delivery Test (HDT) results and housing land requirements are reflected in the 2023-2024 LPMR document.

• LMPR 2023-2024

The LMPR 2022-2023, LPMR 2020-2021, Addendum to LPMR 2020-2021 to update the 5-year housing land supply, LPMR (2019-2020), LPMR (2017-2018) and LPMR (2016-2017) are available for information. Please note that these reports were produced for print and may not be accessible for all users.

Earlier versions of the Monitoring Report are also available.  Please contact us for details.