Annual Position Statement - 5 year housing land supply

Annual Position Statement - 5 year housing land supply - October 2024

On 26 September 2024 Dorset Council received the Planning Inspector's report on its Annual Position Statement 2024. The Annual Position Statement (October 2024) and Appendices A to G confirm that Dorset Council can demonstrate a housing land supply of 5.02 years. The documents available are:

• Annual position statement on 5 year housing land supply (October 2024) - main report 
• Annual position statement on 5 year housing land supply - Appendices A to G - site tables
• Annual position statement on 5 year housing land supply - Appendix H - housing delivery test calculations
• Planning Inspector's report

Dorset Council is entitled to rely on the supply stated in the annual position statement until 31 October 2025.

The annual position statement and supporting documents had been submitted to the Planning Inspectorate in July 2024 for review. The documents submitted to the Planning Inspectorate are available below.

Submitted draft Annual Position Statement - July 2024

Dorset Council submitted the draft Annual Position Statement to the Planning Inspectorate on 29 July 2024. The following documents were submitted:

• SD01 - Annual Position Statement July 2024 submission draft version - main report
• SD01-A1 - APS July 2024 - submission draft version Appendices A to G (Site tables)
• SD01-A2 - APS July 2024 - submission draft version Appendix H (Calculation of the Dorset Council Housing Delivery Test Result)
• SD02 - Covering Letter to PINS 29/07/24
• SD03 - Statement of Engagement
• SD04 - Summary of General Representations Received and the Council’s Responses
• SD05 - Disputed Sites and the Council’s Responses
• SD06 - Responses received from Stakeholder Engagement in June 2024 (in full) - part 1
• SD06 - Responses received from Stakeholder Engagement in June 2024 (in full) - part 2
• SD07 - APS Evidence Document for Major Sites
• SD08 - Additional Evidence
• SD09 - List of Relevant Documents
• SD10 - Draft Annual Position Statement 2024
• SD10-A1 - Draft APS - Appendices A to G - sites within the 5 year housing land supply
• SD10-A2 - Draft APS Appendix H - correspondence with developers of specific sites
• SD10-A3 - Draft APS Appendix I - Housing Delivery Test calculations
• SD11 - Notification Letter of Intention to Prepare APS, submitted to PINS 27/03/24