The LHMA informs strategic housing priorities and can be used as a tool for negotiating affordable housing provision when determining planning applications and allocating Social Housing Grant (SHG) to support the delivery of affordable housing.
All local authorities in Wales are required to carry out a Local Housing Market Assessment (LHMA). Every five years, local authorities are required to rewrite their LHMAs and refresh their LHMA once during the five year period (between years two and three).
The LHMA is prepared in line with guidance by the Welsh Government; Local Housing Market Assessment Guide (2022).
This LHMA (2022-2037) has identified the annual household need as 810 for the first five years of the LHMA (2022-2037). This includes:
- 452 social rent
- 242 Low cost home ownership and intermediate rent
- 116 open market
For the remaining 10 years of this LHMA (2028-2037) has identified the annual household need as 183. This includes:
- 47 social rent
- 20 low cost home ownership and intermediate rent
- 116 open market
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