Housing: Construction
Commons · Question 9301 · Tabled 11 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of developer build-out rates on a council’s ability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and meet the Housing Delivery Test.
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 19 Jun 2026
The Housing Delivery Test measures whether planned requirements (or, in some cases, local housing need) have been met over the preceding three years. The 5-year housing land supply is a calculation of whether there is a deliverable supply of homes to meet...