Publishing your local plan housing requirement
Local planning authorities (LPAs) must calculate and publish local plan housing requirement data.
Applies to England
This guidance relates to The Planning Data (England) Regulations 2026.
For plans under the legacy plan-making system听听
If you are听submitting听your plan under the legacy system, use the听create or update a local plan legacy system guidance.听
The legacy system covers plans to be adopted under the听Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (excluding the amendments made by the LURA)听and听.
础濒濒听LPAs听must听meet the approved data standard听on听housing requirement听data听when the data standard comes into effect. This will听help people understand how many homes听the local plan听expects听to provide听during the plan听period.
Calculate your听housing听requirement听听
You should听calculate听your requirement听using听the听housing policies in the听National Planning Policy Framework.听You can find out more about:
What to听publish听听
You must publish your requirement听on your website听when you launch your consultation on听your proposed local plan.
You听must听re-publish听your听requirement听when you:听听
- submit your plan for听examination听
- publish听the examiner鈥檚听recommendations and reasons听听
- when you听publish your adopted听local plan听
Find out how to publish your local plan data and meet the approved data standard.
We will publish more information听about how to听monitor听your local plan after adoption听soon.听听
Terms听
Housing requirement听
The minimum number of homes that a local plan expects to be provided during the听plan听period.
Plan period听
The plan period refers to the time between the plan鈥檚 start year and end year. The plan must last a minimum of 15 years from the date of adoption, even if the start year is before the adoption year.
Updates to this page
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Removed that it is optional to follow the approved data standard before the commencement date, as the commencement date has now passed.
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First published.