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 on 17 August 2026 for both 2024 and 2025. Each covering the 3 monitoring years prior to that. The latest HDT results (2025) covering  2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24.This confirms Hastings had a requirement to build 1,457 dwellings across those 3 years and 646 net new dwellings were actually built resulting in a HDT measurement of 44%.

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 was for the council to produce a new Local Plan. Work on the new Local Plan is at an advanced stage.

• 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. It also includes monitoring information about employment related development.

he Housing Delivery Test (HDT) results from 2023 and housing land requirements are reflected in the 2023-2024 LPMR document. The new 2024/25 LPMR will be published as soon as possible to include the new 2025 HDT results.