Will strategic housing market assessments in England be given an appropriate role?

Field, M., Colenutt, B. and Cochrane, A. (2013) Will strategic housing market assessments in England be given an appropriate role? In: Conference Proceedings of the Regional Studies Association RSA Winter Conference November 2013: Summary of Presentations. Sussex, UK: Regional Studies Association. 9781897721452.

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Item Type:	Conference Proceedings
Abstract:	SHMA policy in the UK; Focus of SHMA practice; SHMAs in ESRC study; Reports in study area; Drawbacks in practice; 2013 amendments; Unaddressed shortfalls; Suggestions for change Debate continues about strong or weak markets. ‘Failing market’ subsumed within UK ‘delivery crisis’. Need remains to have tools to dissect localities. Frameworks must focus on sensible interventions. SHMAs currently focused on ‘assessment’ and not enough on ‘strategy’. Much of the strategic planning guidance developed by recent Labour and Conservative governments for England and Wales has now been replaced by a new ‘National Planning Policy Framework’ that has been promoted as a refined and simplified approach to strategic planning guidance. One element of previous guidance that has been retained (first introduced in 2006 ) is the requirement on local planning authorities to complete ‘Strategic Housing Market Assessments’ (SHMAs) as the basis for analysing local market dynamics and of the interventions that could assist the delivery of future housing provisions. New draft guidance has just been issued that proposes how this requirement to undertake a strategic assessment could be conducted - now entitled an ‘Assessment of Housing and Economic Needs’ : while it is clearly too early to assess the actual impact of such new guidance, it is still pertinent to reflect upon the assessment data previously collated, and about what kind of assessment practice could meaningfully help plan for future territorial development activity.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Housing, planning, sub-regional assessment, strategy, economic, viability, sustainability
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD7287.3 Housing policy H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD72 Economic growth, development, planning > HD75.6 Environmental economics. Sustainable development H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races > HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology > HT390 Regional planning
Creators:	Field, Martin, Colenutt, Bob and Cochrane, Allan
Publisher:	Regional Studies Association
Northamptonshire and East Midlands:	Environment Housing Local Economy and Regeneration Population Social Issues
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:	University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > Northampton Institute for Urban Affairs University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > School of Social Sciences (to 2016) University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > Collaborative Centre for the Built Environment
Date:	22 November 2013
Date Type:	Publication
Title of Book:	Conference Proceedings of the Regional Studies Association RSA Winter Conference November 2013: Summary of Presentations
Event Title:	Regional Studies Association Winter Conference 2013: Mobilising Regions: Territorial Strategies for Growth
Event Dates:	22 November 2013
Place of Publication:	Sussex, UK
Event Location:	Bloomsbury, London
Event Type:	Conference
Language:	English
ISBN:	9781897721452
Status:	Published / Disseminated
Related URLs:	Conference
URI:	http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/7382

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