FINAL REPORT DECEMBER 2008 The Leicester and Leicestershire Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) covers the eight local authorities of Blaby, Charnwood, Harborough, Hinckley & Bosworth, Leicester, Melton, North West Leicestershire and Oadby & Wigston. It was commissioned to allow the Councils to look at what influences the housing markets, both from within the area and from the surrounding areas. The study was carried out between July 2007 and September 2008, principally by B.Line Housing Information, Three Dragons and Rural Solutions.
The SHMA is part of the Government’s requirements for planning and housing policy (PPS3 Housing) and will allow a greater understanding of the complexities of the housing markets and the interactions of supply and demand. It will allow policy to better reflect the requirements for affordable and open market housing in the future and will be a key element of the Local Development Framework evidence base. As well as house prices and affordability, the study reveals population trends and the housing needs of particular groups such as older people, young people and students. It also provides an analysis of population migration within the sub-region, information about journeys to work, the condition of the housing stock and required dwelling mixes.
The full report, appendices and data models are available on line at:-
http://www.blinehousing.info/LeicSHMA/Leicester_SHMA.htm*
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Appendices to the main report include;
1. Methodology *
2. Leicester(&shire) Housing Market Area Review *
3. Housing Supply *
4. Employment and economy *
5. Rural Housing *
6. Student Housing *
7. Stakeholder Consultations *
8. Local Housing Ladders *
9. Policy implications and options – discussion paper *
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