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Isle Of Wight Fails To Meet Housing Targets - What Happens Now?
By Louise Hill LDR
The Isle of Wight has only achieved 54 per cent of its housebuilding target over the past three years leaving it vulnerable to unwanted development.
Its poor record, which left it close to the bottom of the national table, means there is a presumption of approval to applications for schemes within the National Planning Policy Framework.
Between 2017 and 2020, 1,823 homes should have been built to meet government-set targets but only 978 were delivered.
Councils urged to make off-site affordable housing a higher priority
A greater emphasis needs to be placed on delivering affordable housing through off-site allocations, a new report says.
Published by the national planning and development consultancy Lichfields, the research says that to meet market needs over 40% of the 300,000-plus annual target of new UK homes should be in the affordable category.
However, they warn that this currently runs at closer to 25%.
While finding three quarters of English and Welsh local plans reference off-site affordable housing in various policies, Lichfields would like to see this increase to ensure there is no ambiguity in respect of off-site provision.