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Planning
The Derbyshire Dales Local Plan (2017) sets a housing delivery target of 284 homes per annum.
The latest Housing Delivery Test results show that over the last three years, they have more than met this target.
Their annual monitoring report shows that they have 5.89 years of housing supply in the District. There is therefore no question of the ‘tilted balance’ applying.
This is important to the tactical promotion of the site – it lies outside the Ashbourne settlement boundary. An application would be contrary to the development plan.
The adopted Local Plan supports a bypass for Ashbourne – and the route has just been confirmed. But there is no requirement for it to be delivered in the plan period to support the current generation of housing and other growth allocations.
LPA
Derbyshire Dales District Council
Current Development Plan
Local Plan (adopted 2017) Housing target – 284 dpa
Emerging Policy
Local Plan review about to commence: Identify issues – Q1 2021
Council suggests adoption by 2023
N.B. – housing target expected to REDUCE. Current estimates suggest 230 dpa
Neighbourhood Plan currently being examined (commenced late 2020).
Derbyshire County Council undertook consultation on bypass route options late last year
Five year housing land supply
5.89 years (2019-24)
Housing Delivery Test
187% - on target