Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) estimate her Department has made of the number of local authorities not meeting targets on guidance set for housing delivery and (b) assessment she has made of the potential impact of planning restrictions on housing delivery.

The Housing Delivery Test, published annually, measures how well authorities have delivered against their housing requirements over a three-year period.

In the latest publication, published on 12 December 2024, 110 of 302 authorities delivered below 95% of their requirements.

The consequences that result from this under-delivery are set out in the National Planning Policy Framework which can be found on gov.uk here.