Last year, a parish council client commissioned us to undertake a housing need survey (HNS). A HNS was required because the client felt that recent development proposals were not in line with the perception of local need.    

We had an excellent public response to the survey and produced relevant data. Once our report was written, we supported the client to ensure that there was a full understanding of the data and our findings. The findings showed that the needs of a number of household groups resident in the parish were not being met and that this was likely to adversely impact on the community.  

We have recently been informed that a development proposal has come forward that exactly meets local need as evidenced by the HNS. This can now go through the planning process with the support of objective local evidence.

Of course, if the development proposal didn’t meet local need, the parish council now have the evidence to resist the development.

Please get in touch to have an informal discussion about how we can support neighbourhood planning processes and outcomes.