Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA)
The Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA), sets out an estimate of London’s current and future housing requirements. Along with the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA), the SHMA forms the foundation for the housing targets in the Further Alterations to the London Plan (FALP) and Local Plans. Together they provide the basis for addressing the National Planning Policy Framework’s (NPPF) needs driven requirement to boost supply significantly housing supply in the unique circumstances of London.
Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA)
The London Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) identifies London’s housing capacity and is an essential component of the evidence base required for the London Plan and borough Local Plans. Along with the Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA), the SHLAA forms the foundation for the housing targets in the Further Alterations to the London Plan (FALP) and Local Plans. Together they provide the basis for addressing the National Planning Policy Framework’s (NPPF) needs driven requirement to boost supply significantly housing supply in the unique circumstances of London.
Housing needs assessment
The study was designed to assess the future requirements for affordable housing.
Affordable housing viability study
Local planning authorities are required by Planning Policy Statement 3 (PPS3) (paragraph 29) to set an overall (plan wide) target for the amount of affordable housing to be provided. PPS3 explains that affordable housing targets and any thresholds proposed should reflect an assessment of the likely economic viability of land for housing. The targets should take risks to delivery into account and draw on informed assessments of the likely levels of finance available for affordable housing, including public subsidy and the level of developer contribution that can reasonably be secured.
London boroughs' Gypsy and Traveller accommodation needs assessment
This report details the findings from the first Gypsy and Traveller accommodation needs assessment (GTANA) for London. The report was commissioned by the Greater London Authority, on behalf of 33 London boroughs, in response to the Housing Act 2004 which requires local authorities to consider Gypsies and Travellers accommodation needs in their local housing assessments.