Housing evidence
Five-year housing land supply
In support of the government’s key objective of significantly boosting the supply of housing, all local planning authorities must identify sufficient amounts of land for residential development.
The statement below sets out Cheltenham Borough Council’s position with regards to five year housing land supply from 31 March 2024.
The addendum note below set out the changes to the council's housing land supply figure following the publication of the new National Planning Policy Framework, related changes to the planning practice guidance and latest housing delivery test results published on the 12 December 2024.
- Five year housing land supply position statement
- Addendum note to five-year housing land supply postion
Action Plan
Cheltenham Borough Council is committed to supporting local growth and providing the homes our community needs. We are working closely with Tewkesbury Borough Council and Gloucester City Council through the Strategic and Local Plan to plan for future housing.
Each year, the government measures how well councils are delivering new homes through the Housing Delivery Test. Councils must deliver at least 95 percent of their housing targets. If they do not meet this level, the government applies additional planning rules.
Cheltenham faces a particular challenge because around half of our planned homes in our adopted Development Plan depend on large developments in Northwest and West Cheltenham. These sites are taking longer to come forward, which means Cheltenham only reached 65 percent of its target in the most recent test.
We take this issue seriously. This report explains the reasons behind the shortfall and outlines the positive steps we are taking to improve housing delivery through a clear action plan.