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The study was commissioned in order to understand the issues which should help shape future policies towards planning for mixed communities, with the aim of:
- Fostering a better balance between types of households and range of dwellings;
- Avoiding imbalances and overshoots in provision that can cause oversupply and market volatility; and
- Helping to create 'housing ladders', recognising that many households want to remain in the areas within which they already live.
The study, which is available to download below, highlights the following:
- The dwelling stock in Basingstoke (together with Old Basing and Oakley) has changed over the period 2001 to 2008 such that the proportion of three, four and five bedroom houses has decreased from 72% to 68.9%
- 37% of dwellings built in Basingstoke over the period 2001 to 2008 were one and two bedroom flats, compared to an average of 50% across Hampshire
- 42% of dwellings built in Basingstoke were three, four and five bedroom houses, compared to an average of 34% across Hampshire
- An on-going increase in the number of single person housesholds during the period up to 2026
The study also looks in more detail at what types of accommodation people will 'need, want and accept' over five year periods up to 2026, and will be used to inform the preparation of the Core Strategy, alongside other pieces of evidence base work and has been partly based on the Urban Character Study for Basingstoke, which can be viewed by clicking here.
If you have any queries, please contact the LDF Team on 01256 845796 or 845750 email ldf@basingstoke.gov.uk
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