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Housing trajectory
D.1. The housing trajectory for Greater Cambridge demonstrates how the minimum of 48,069 additional new homes between 2024 and 2045 will be achieved.
D.2. All figures in the housing trajectory are net additional dwellings or dwelling equivalents. The housing trajectory includes:
- Any dwellings that are self-contained and do not have their occupancy restricted to short term lets by a condition on the planning permission, but irrespective of whether their planning Use Class is C3 (dwellings), C2 (residential accommodation for students or older people), C4 (small House in Multiple Occupation) or sui generis (for a large House in Multiple Occupation), and
- Any dwelling equivalents for student or older peoples bedspaces, calculated using the national ratios for student accommodation and other communal accommodation set out in the Housing Delivery Test rulebook (December 2024).
Housing land supply calculation
D.3. The five year housing land supply calculation for Greater Cambridge for 2028-2033 has been calculated, on the basis of this being the five year supply period at adoption.
D.4. The five year housing land supply has been calculated using the Liverpool methodology with a 5% buffer. The Liverpool methodology has been used due to the circumstances that exist in Greater Cambridge, which mean that a sustained increased level of annual completions at or above the annual housing requirement is not anticipated until the second half of the plan period. A 5% buffer has been applied as this is the likely buffer required taking account of anticipated Housing Delivery Test results.
Figure D1: Anticipated completions 2024-2045
Figure D2: Five year housing land supply
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