Mapped: Housing targets for each council under proposed method

Most local authorities will see their housing targets increase under the government’s proposed new method for determining how many homes should be build in each area.

A proposed new method was announced yesterday as part of changes to the national planning policy framework.

More than 200 councils would see their housing targets increase under the proposed method, when compared with the current method. Some 63 would be expected to facilitate at least double the number of new homes than under the current system.

Redcar and Cleveland BC would see the biggest proportional increase of 1,338% from 45 under the current method, to 642 under the proposed method.

Earlier today Teesside Live reported that the council is facing opposition from residents over a developer’s plans to build 114 properties. The paper reported the council has decided to withdraw the reasons the developer was refused planning permission ahead of an appeal later this year, prompting concerns from residents and opposition councillors.

There are 26 councils outside of London that will see lower targets under the proposed method. This includes Coventry City Council, where the target would drop by 50% to 1,527.

Birmingham City Council would see the next largest percentage drop of 31% to 4,974.

Some 26 councils do not have comparable figures because under the current system they have a joint plan with one or more neighbouring authorities or have recently been involved in local government reorganisation.

London is the only region that would see a drop in the housing target overall, with 24 of the 33 boroughs being set lower targets under these methods.

Tower Hamlets LBC’s target would be 58% lower under the proposed method, followed by Barking & Dagenham LBC where the target would be 57% lower.

Kensington & Chelsea RBC would have a housing target that 209% higher under the new method, which would see it expected to create 4,271 new homes.

Housing targets compared tables

Local Authority Name	Region	Current method	Proposed method	Percentage change from current method
Coventry	West Midlands	3081	1527	-50%
Birmingham	West Midlands	7174	4974	-31%
Leicester	East Midlands	2435	1690	-31%
Luton	East of England	1463	1144	-22%
Nottingham	East Midlands	1845	1451	-21%
Derby	East Midlands	1244	1062	-15%
Sheffield	Yorkshire and The Humber	3036	2667	-12%
Southampton	South East	1473	1295	-12%
Dartford	South East	792	716	-10%
Bristol, City of	South West	3378	3057	-9%
Charnwood	East Midlands	1115	1012	-9%
Welwyn Hatfield	East of England	910	834	-8%
Thurrock	East of England	1158	1066	-8%
Bedford	East of England	1310	1217	-7%
Slough	South East	856	801	-6%
Bradford	Yorkshire and The Humber	2232	2089	-6%
Central Bedfordshire	East of England	2239	2099	-6%
Watford	East of England	850	800	-6%
Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	1417	1345	-5%
Ashford	South East	997	949	-5%
Liverpool	North West	2167	2090	-4%
Sandwell	West Midlands	1550	1509	-3%
Eastbourne	South East	735	717	-2%
Medway	South East	1658	1644	-1%
Thanet	South East	1146	1145	0%
Milton Keynes	South East	1728	1759	2%
Swale	South East	1040	1061	2%
Canterbury	South East	1141	1178	3%
Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	3987	4159	4%
Gravesham	South East	661	693	5%
Arun	South East	1342	1409	5%
Brighton and Hove	South East	2319	2435	5%
Stevenage	East of England	470	498	6%
Lewes	South East	777	828	7%
North Hertfordshire	East of England	910	992	9%
Maidstone	South East	1220	1344	10%
Gloucester	South West	663	732	10%
Uttlesford	East of England	675	749	11%
North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	1856	2064	11%
South Cambridgeshire	East of England	1039	1156	11%
Wolverhampton	West Midlands	1096	1227	12%
East Cambridgeshire	East of England	583	655	12%
East Hertfordshire	East of England	1041	1173	13%
Runnymede	South East	546	620	14%
Folkestone and Hythe	South East	735	838	14%
Peterborough	East of England	936	1068	14%
Tewkesbury	South West	554	635	14%
Three Rivers	East of England	640	739	15%
Broxbourne	East of England	634	735	16%
Reading	South East	878	1023	17%
Southend-on-Sea	East of England	1173	1372	17%
Wealden	South East	1186	1397	18%
Chorley	North West	506	601	19%
South Derbyshire	East Midlands	507	606	20%
Spelthorne	South East	631	755	20%
North Somerset	South West	1324	1587	20%
Fenland	East of England	508	611	20%
Rother	South East	727	880	21%
Adur	South East	449	545	21%
West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	2124	2584	22%
Tandridge	South East	634	773	22%
Rugby	West Midlands	525	642	22%
Portsmouth	South East	897	1098	22%
York	Yorkshire and The Humber	1020	1251	23%
Mid Sussex	South East	1039	1276	23%
Colchester	East of England	1043	1290	24%
Basildon	East of England	1039	1291	24%
Swindon	South West	1005	1252	25%
Harlow	East of England	514	648	26%
Exeter	South West	642	815	27%
Kirklees	Yorkshire and The Humber	1595	2043	28%
East Devon	South West	893	1146	28%
Tonbridge and Malling	South East	820	1057	29%
Dacorum	East of England	1016	1313	29%
Calderdale	Yorkshire and The Humber	742	964	30%
South Gloucestershire	South West	1317	1717	30%
Hertsmere	East of England	731	959	31%
Barnsley	Yorkshire and The Humber	831	1092	31%
South Kesteven	East Midlands	687	912	33%
South Holland	East Midlands	427	573	34%
Braintree	East of England	813	1098	35%
Brentwood	East of England	511	691	35%
Tendring	East of England	770	1043	35%
Ashfield	East Midlands	446	604	36%
Stroud	South West	620	844	36%
Bracknell Forest	South East	563	767	36%
Rushcliffe	East Midlands	609	831	36%
Gosport	South East	339	465	37%
Basingstoke and Deane	South East	828	1137	37%
Huntingdonshire	East of England	874	1203	38%
Oxford	South East	762	1051	38%
Harborough	East Midlands	510	706	38%
Crawley	South East	476	661	39%
Eastleigh	South East	645	902	40%
Horsham	South East	917	1294	41%
Dover	South East	559	789	41%
Buckinghamshire	South East	2912	4122	42%
Walsall	West Midlands	906	1294	43%
Epsom and Ewell	South East	569	817	43%
North Tyneside	North East	745	1075	44%
Gedling	East Midlands	460	665	45%
Warrington	North West	791	1146	45%
Somerset	South West	2669	3891	46%
Breckland	East of England	625	917	47%
Hastings	South East	490	722	47%
Vale of White Horse	South East	633	937	48%
Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	704	1043	48%
Guildford	South East	743	1102	48%
Teignbridge	South West	717	1066	49%
Erewash	East Midlands	376	569	51%
Boston	East Midlands	250	379	52%
Solihull	West Midlands	866	1317	52%
Cheltenham	South West	545	833	53%
Chelmsford	East of England	913	1406	54%
East Staffordshire	West Midlands	417	644	55%
Cherwell	South East	706	1095	55%
Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	866	1341	55%
Cambridge	East of England	687	1068	56%
West Suffolk	East of England	765	1200	57%
Isle of Wight	South East	703	1104	57%
Sevenoaks	South East	704	1113	58%
Tunbridge Wells	South East	660	1045	58%
Chichester	South East	760	1206	59%
Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	432	689	59%
Fareham	South East	498	794	60%
Great Yarmouth	East of England	354	569	61%
West Oxfordshire	South East	549	889	62%
Ipswich	East of England	466	755	62%
Winchester	South East	676	1099	62%
Cornwall	South West	2707	4454	65%
Mole Valley	South East	460	757	65%
Mid Devon	South West	346	571	65%
Warwick	West Midlands	653	1080	65%
Torbay	South West	599	997	67%
Epping Forest	East of England	725	1210	67%
Newark and Sherwood	East Midlands	437	730	67%
Lancaster	North West	415	698	68%
North Norfolk	East of England	556	943	70%
Blaby	East Midlands	329	559	70%
Broxtowe	East Midlands	384	658	71%
Havant	South East	508	874	72%
Stockport	North West	1097	1906	74%
North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	357	621	74%
St Albans	East of England	885	1544	75%
Wokingham	South East	748	1308	75%
Test Valley	South East	524	921	76%
Fylde	North West	257	457	78%
Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	773	1375	78%
Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	330	593	80%
Forest of Dean	South West	330	597	81%
Wiltshire	South West	1917	3476	81%
Woking	South East	436	795	82%
Bromsgrove	West Midlands	386	704	82%
Nuneaton and Bedworth	West Midlands	421	774	84%
Wakefield	Yorkshire and The Humber	923	1721	86%
East Hampshire	South East	575	1074	87%
East Suffolk	East of England	905	1696	87%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk	East of England	554	1042	88%
Rochford	East of England	356	675	90%
Shropshire	West Midlands	1070	2059	92%
Melton	East Midlands	192	370	92%
Waverley	South East	710	1374	94%
Cotswold	South West	504	979	94%
Stockton-on-Tees	North East	444	861	94%
Amber Valley	East Midlands	351	682	95%
County Durham	North East	1129	2210	96%
Castle Point	East of England	349	685	96%
Reigate and Banstead	South East	644	1264	96%
Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	198	389	96%
Kingston upon Hull, City of	Yorkshire and The Humber	536	1053	97%
Maldon	East of England	276	544	97%
Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	553	1098	99%
New Forest	South East	729	1465	101%
Rossendale	North West	179	361	102%
South Oxfordshire	South East	579	1179	104%
Bath and North East Somerset	South West	717	1466	104%
Surrey Heath	South East	320	658	106%
Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	463	953	106%
Bolsover	East Midlands	195	404	107%
North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	359	746	108%
Mansfield	East Midlands	259	540	109%
St. Helens	North West	391	825	111%
West Berkshire	South East	495	1057	114%
Rutland	East Midlands	123	264	114%
Gateshead	North East	417	909	118%
Stafford	West Midlands	358	782	119%
Elmbridge	South East	653	1443	121%
Cannock Chase	West Midlands	248	555	124%
Rotherham	Yorkshire and The Humber	544	1233	127%
Wyre	North West	280	637	127%
Rushmoor	South East	265	606	129%
South Tyneside	North East	306	706	131%
North Warwickshire	West Midlands	163	381	133%
Middlesbrough	North East	251	589	134%
Sunderland	North East	512	1208	136%
High Peak	East Midlands	243	585	141%
Wirral	North West	728	1755	141%
Dudley	West Midlands	657	1594	143%
Preston	North West	269	662	146%
Hart	South East	297	734	147%
Hartlepool	North East	157	388	148%
East Lindsey	East Midlands	437	1091	150%
Sefton	North West	578	1466	154%
East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	817	2088	156%
Bassetlaw	East Midlands	260	665	156%
Cheshire East	North West	977	2530	159%
Lichfield	West Midlands	289	753	160%
Chesterfield	East Midlands	211	558	164%
Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	216	571	164%
Doncaster	Yorkshire and The Humber	525	1388	164%
Halton	North West	203	540	165%
Worthing	South East	322	862	168%
Knowsley	North West	255	705	177%
North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	224	622	178%
Ribble Valley	North West	113	330	191%
Wyre Forest	West Midlands	211	617	192%
South Staffordshire	West Midlands	223	676	204%
Pendle	North West	124	382	209%
North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and the Humber	1361	4232	211%
Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	159	497	213%
Northumberland	North East	549	1769	222%
South Ribble	North West	169	546	223%
Darlington	North East	152	500	229%
Redditch	West Midlands	143	489	242%
Tamworth	West Midlands	123	444	261%
West Lancashire	North West	166	605	264%
North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	190	706	272%
Cheshire West and Chester	North West	532	2017	279%
Blackburn with Darwen	North West	134	564	320%
Blackpool	North West	147	632	328%
Cumberland	North West	244	1217	398%
Hyndburn	North West	50	313	528%
Westmorland and Furness	North West	227	1430	531%
Burnley	North West	51	369	625%
Redcar and Cleveland	North East	45	642	1338%
Babergh	East of England	See Joint Plan	763	NA - joint plan under current method
Bolton	North West	See Joint Plan	1340	NA - joint plan under current method
Broadland	East of England	See Joint Plan	877	NA - joint plan under current method
Bury	North West	See Joint Plan	1054	NA - joint plan under current method
Lincoln	East Midlands	See Joint Plan	459	NA - joint plan under current method
Malvern Hills	West Midlands	See Joint Plan	609	NA - joint plan under current method
Manchester	North West	See Joint Plan	2686	NA - joint plan under current method
Mid Suffolk	East of England	See Joint Plan	753	NA - joint plan under current method
North Devon	South West	See Joint Plan	779	NA - joint plan under current method
North Kesteven	East Midlands	See Joint Plan	690	NA - joint plan under current method
Norwich	East of England	See Joint Plan	828	NA - joint plan under current method
Oldham	North West	See Joint Plan	1049	NA - joint plan under current method
Plymouth	South West	See Joint Plan	1408	NA - joint plan under current method
Rochdale	North West	See Joint Plan	1031	NA - joint plan under current method
Salford	North West	See Joint Plan	1475	NA - joint plan under current method
South Hams	South West	See Joint Plan	875	NA - joint plan under current method
South Norfolk	East of England	See Joint Plan	942	NA - joint plan under current method
Tameside	North West	See Joint Plan	1223	NA - joint plan under current method
Torridge	South West	See Joint Plan	528	NA - joint plan under current method
Trafford	North West	See Joint Plan	1607	NA - joint plan under current method
West Devon	South West	See Joint Plan	446	NA - joint plan under current method
West Lindsey	East Midlands	See Joint Plan	527	NA - joint plan under current method
Wigan	North West	See Joint Plan	1572	NA - joint plan under current method
Worcester	West Midlands	See Joint Plan	584	NA - joint plan under current method
Wychavon	West Midlands	See Joint Plan	959	NA - joint plan under current method
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	Refer to corresponding re-organised former authorities and/or joint plan	2962	NA - local government reorganisation
Dorset	South West	Refer to corresponding re-organised former authorities and/or joint plan	3230	NA - local government reorganisation

London borough	Region	Current method	Proposed method	Percentage change
Tower Hamlets	5190	2177	-58%
Barking and Dagenham	2979	1295	-57%
Newham	4188	2178	-48%
Greenwich	4077	2396	-41%
Enfield	4286	2531	-41%
Hounslow	3368	1991	-41%
Croydon	4511	2763	-39%
Lewisham	4025	2470	-39%
Redbridge	3682	2270	-38%
Hillingdon	3541	2260	-36%
Waltham Forest	3711	2409	-35%
Southwark	4065	2710	-33%
Sutton	2332	1628	-30%
Brent	3954	2805	-29%
Barnet	5160	3683	-29%
Kingston upon Thames	2001	1464	-27%
Bromley	3713	2806	-24%
Haringey	3431	2716	-21%
Havering	2385	1922	-19%
Ealing	3632	3132	-14%
Harrow	2420	2137	-12%
Hackney	2514	2382	-5%
Camden	2842	2715	-4%
Merton	1989	1936	-3%
City of London	150	151	1%
Richmond upon Thames	2187	2283	4%
Lambeth	2321	3041	31%
Bexley	1295	1801	39%
Wandsworth	2559	3880	52%
Islington	1465	2231	52%
Hammersmith and Fulham	1580	2467	56%
Westminster	1862	3792	104%
Kensington and Chelsea	1381	4271	209%

Kirsty Weakley

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