Strategic Housing Market Assessment

Tender description

The SHMA will be used by Leeds City Council (the Council) to: i Set Leeds’ housing requirement for the period 2017-33 with a robust analysis of objectively assessed housing needs consistent with national planning policy and practice guidance and good practice. ii Determine the need for affordable housing for Leeds and for a small number of broad affordable housing zones defined by affordability and housing characteristics iii Decide whether the affordability standards of Core Strategy Policy H5 should be altered iv Understand local housing needs to inform planning briefs for housing development sites and as a complementary resource for neighbourhood plan making v Inform the Council’s housing strategies, and help establish and prioritise bids for both public and private funding to support the development of new homes. Keywords: housing, research