Local Plans
Commons · Question 12900 · Tabled 24 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government intends for a) nationally-set housing targets or b) housing targets set out in Local Plans to be used for the calculation of five year land supply in circu
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 20 Jul 2026
Housing requirement figures identified in Local Plan policies should be used for calculating the 5-year housing land supply figure (5YHLS) where: the plan was adopted in the last 5 years, or has been reviewed within the last 5 years and found not to requi...