Housing Need and Demand Assessment (HNDA) 2020
The Highland Council HNDA received a "Robust and Credible" assessment from the Centre for Housing Market Analysis on 8 February 2022.
The HNDA estimates the future number of additional housing units to meet existing and future housing needs and demand. It also captures information on the operation of the housing system to assist local authorities in developing policies on new housing supply, managing existing stock, and providing housing-related services.
Its purpose is to provide a robust, shared and agreed evidence base for housing policy and land use planning and to ensure that both LHSs and Development Plans are based upon a common understanding of existing and future housing requirements.
The Highland Housing Market Partnership (HMP), who oversee the development and production of this document, have signed off on the second submission of the Highland Council Area HNDA. This was provided to the Scottish Government Centre for Housing Market Analysis (CHMA) in November 2021. We are currently awaiting the result of this assessment.
This latest HNDA is informing the preparation of the Inner Moray Firth Local Development Plan , which is under review.
The documents that make up the HNDA are the report itself and accompanying supporting papers, and can be downloaded below:
- CHMA Response to HNDA 3rd Submission February 2022
- HNDA Third Submission December 2021
- Paper 1 - Backlog Definition 2020
- Paper 2 - In-Year Arising Need
- Paper 3 - HNDA Tool Run Log
- Paper 4 - Sensitivity and Scenario Analysis
- Paper 6 - Rental Costs, House Prices and Affordability
- Paper 7 - Accessible Specialist Housing
- Paper 8 - Badenoch and Strathspey Housing Needs Survey December 2021
- Paper 9 - Lochaber Housing Needs December 2021