Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate he has made of the level of demand for new homes in Birmingham City Council area.
The National Planning Policy Framework expects local planning authorities to use the standard method to assess their own local housing needs, as a starting point to inform the preparation of their local plans. The standard method was amended in 2020 to add a 35% ‘urban uplift’ to the twenty largest towns and cities in England, including Birmingham. Councils then determine how many homes to actually plan for in their area, once they have considered their ability to meet those needs, having taken into account local constraints and circumstances.