The majority of local and planning authorities have completed the first round of Housing Need and Demand Assessments (HNDAs). In autumn 2010, the Scottish Government met with them to discuss their experiences and identify issues for review. This stock take built on evidence collected as HNDAs were drafted. The CHMA met with reporters from the Directorate for Planning and Environmental Appeals (DPEA) on October 28, 2011 and advised them regarding the HNDA stock take and the proposals for the HNDA Refresh. The CHMA will keep the DPEA appraised and involved as part of this ongoing process.
The HNDA review made a number of recommendations over areas that should be examined. Some issues are not considered to be specific issues with the existing HNDA guidance, but rather about how the information in a completed HNDA is used to inform wider planning and housing decisions. Further advice regarding these matters will be forthcoming.
Other issues, specifically Housing Market Partnership advice and reducing cost and complexity are being taken forward through a refresh of the HNDA guidance. This will be undertaken with the following in mind:
- no changes to principles and purpose, more about clarification
- clarify links to other policy areas/documents and timescales
CHMA has investigated the possibility of producing an HNDA tool that could be distributed nationally but used locally to reduce the cost and complexity of HNDA production.
>> please contact the CHMA Mailbox if you have any comments or suggesions.
| Link | Description | Publication Date |
| | Sets out how recommendations from the HNDA review will be progressed. Focuses on the proposal to produce a tool that can be used locally to produce HNDA analysis in a cost effective way based on either default national data and assumptions, or, if desired and justified, local data and assumptions. | April 2012 |
| | Powerpoint presentation setting out the Scottish Government's initial plans for the HNDA guidance refresh. Notes to accompany the above presentation. | August 2011 |
| | Background to the HNDA stock take and guidance refresh and a summary of findings from local authority stakeholder events in Perth and Glasgow. | February 2011 |