Housing Delivery Test Action Plan

The Council has approved an Action Plan following the Government’s publication of housing delivery test results for 2023.

The Housing Delivery Test is an annual measurement of housing delivery in local authority areas. It is calculated using the Government’s rule book and the results are published each year. The Housing Delivery Test is a percentage measurement of the number or net homes delivered against the number of homes required (currently as set out in the adopted Mid Devon Local Plan), over a rolling 3-year period. If housing delivery falls below the housing requirement in a plan-making area, as indicated by the Housing Delivery Test, policies set out in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF, Paragraph 79) will apply to that plan-making area with immediate effect.

The Government published the 2023 Housing Delivery Test measurements in December 2024. Since the measurement for Mid Devon is below 95% there is requirement for the Council to prepare an Action Plan. The Council approved the Mid Devon Housing Delivery Test Action Plan on 1 April 2025. This identifies reasons for the under-delivery of new homes in the district against the required annual target and includes 18 ‘actions’ the Council will take to improve the delivery of new homes.