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Housing need, supply and delivery
- Local housing need and the standard method
- Five year housing land supply
- Housing Delivery Test
- Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA)
Affordable, rural and self-build housing
- Affordable housing planning
- Rural exception sites
- Self build and custom build
- Isolated homes in the countryside
Design, energy and accessibility standards
- Passivhaus and planning
- Housing space standards
- Accessible housing standards: M4(2) and M4(3)
- Wheelchair accessible homes: planning and future-proofing
- Nationally Described Space Standard (NDSS)
- Minimum HMO bedroom sizes
HMO planning status
- Proving a lawful HMO – planning permission, Class L, Article 4 and the evidence for a certificate of lawfulness
Specialist and alternative accommodation
Other Housing Sections
Housing Index Page Updated: 7th September 2026