Authority Monitoring Report 2023 to 2024

Last updated: 30 September 2025

9. Housing

The AMR must report on policies that specify an annual number of net additional dwellings or additional affordable dwellings within the Council area. This includes completions, demolitions and outstanding commitments. For more housing information, see appendix 1 XLSX, 25KB.

Performance Against Current Targets

9.1. North & Central Areas

The annual local housing requirement target is 1,430 dwellings per annum. In the monitoring year, the delivery against this housing target was 961 (67%).

9.2. East Area

The annual local housing requirement target is 362 dwelling per annum. In the monitoring year, the delivery against this housing target was 147 (41%).

9.3. South Area

The annual local housing requirement target is 429 dwelling per annum. In the monitoring year, the delivery against this housing target was 263 (61%).

9.4. West Area

The housing requirement is 10,925 dwellings over the plan period 2013 to 2033.

The annualised requirement target is 546.25 dwellings per annum. In the monitoring year, the delivery against this housing target was 874 (160%).

Housing Delivery Test

The Housing Delivery Test (HDT) is an annual measurement of housing delivery and compares the net homes delivered over the previous 3 financial years to the homes required over the same period.

Buckinghamshire Council prepared a joint submission. The results for all authorities are available on the Housing Delivery Test webpage.

9.5. Homes Required

Table 2 Homes required in Buckinghamshire Council area
Council Number of homes required 2020/21 Number of homes required 2021/22 Number of homes required 2022/23 Total number of homes required
Buckinghamshire Council 1649 2473 2477 6599

9.6. Homes Delivered

Table 3 Homes delivered in Buckinghamshire Council area
Council Number of homes delivered 2020/21 Number of homes delivered 2021/22 Number of homes delivered 2022/23 Total number of homes delivered
Buckinghamshire Council 2031 2617 3718 8366

The 2023 HDT measurement achieved 127% and therefore no consequences are incurred.

9.7. Annual Housing Completions for all Areas since 2014

Table 4 Annual Housing Completions for North & Central, East, South and West Areas since 2014
Year North & Central East South West
2014/15 1,355 114 139 423
2015/16 1,191 158 80 376
2016/17 1,309 221 411 788
2017/18 1,395 286 299 551
2018/19 1,758 353 328 814
2019/20 1,715 95 98 366
2020/21 1,357 146 121 357
2021/22 1,479 222 277 639
2022/23 1,980 287 479 1,005
2023/24 961 147 263 874
Total 14,500 2,029 2,495 6,193

The figures for the East Area in 2019/20 and 2020/21 have been amended to 95 and 146 respectively to reflect previous discrepancies.

Completions and Demolitions

9.8. North & Central Areas

Table 5 Net completions including permitted development within the North & Central Areas
Area Net completions
(brownfield) 		Net completions
(greenfield) 		Total net completions Of which is office to
residential permitted development (PD) 		Of which is storage to
residential PD 		Of which is light
industrial to residential PD 		Of which is other to
residential PD
Aylesbury Area 270 96 366 52 0 0 0
Buckingham 32 14 46 1 0 0 0
Winslow 1 47 48 0 0 0 0
Wendover 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Haddenham 42 76 118 36 0 0 0
Rest of Rural Areas 47 334 381 7 0 0 0
Total 393 568 961 96 0 0 0

Major housing development for Buckinghamshire is defined as:

  • Residential development of between 10 or more dwellings
  • Residential development on a site area of 0.5 hectares or more where the number of dwellings is unknown
Table 6 Major development completions within the North & Central Areas
Area Major Development Completions
Aylesbury Area 403
Buckingham 28
Winslow 32
Wendover 0
Haddenham 105
Rest of Rural Areas 263
Total 831
Table 7 Gross dwelling type completions and number of bedrooms within the North & Central Areas
Dwelling Type: House Dwelling Type: Flat Bedrooms per dwelling: 1 Bedrooms per dwelling: 2 Bedrooms per dwelling: 3 Bedrooms per dwelling: 4 Bedrooms per dwelling: 5+
709 320 108 289 291 274 43

9.9. East Area

Table 8 Net completions including permitted development within the East Area
Area Net completions
(brownfield) 		Net completions
(greenfield) 		Total net completions Of which is office to
residential permitted development (PD) 		Of which is storage to
residential PD 		Of which is light
industrial to residential PD 		Of which is other to
residential PD
Amersham 8 0 8 1 0 0 0
Ashley Green 6 0 6 0 0 0 0
Chalfont St Giles 7 0 7 0 0 0 0
Chalfont St Peter 21 3 24 0 0 0 2
Chartridge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chenies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chesham Bois 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chesham 71 0 71 13 0 0 0
Cholesbury-cum-St. Leonards 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Coleshill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Great Missenden 12 0 12 0 0 0 0
Latimer & Ley Hill 5 0 5 0 0 0 1
Little Chalfont 7 0 7 4 0 0 0
Little Missenden 2 0 2 0 0 0 1
Penn 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Seer Green 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
The Lee 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Total 144 3 147 18 0 0 4
Table 9 Major development completions within the East Area
Area Major
Development Completions
Amersham 10
Chesham 47
Total 57
Table 10 Gross dwelling type completions and number of bedrooms within the East Area
Dwelling Type: House Dwelling Type: Flat Bedrooms per dwelling: 1 Bedrooms per dwelling: 2 Bedrooms per dwelling: 3 Bedrooms per dwelling: 4 Bedrooms per dwelling: 5+
122 86 66 48 36 29 28

9.10. South Area

Table 11 Net completions including permitted development within the South Area
Area Net completions
(brownfield) 		Net completions
(greenfield) 		Total net completions Of which is office to
residential permitted development (PD) 		Of which is storage to
residential PD 		Of which is light
industrial to residential PD 		Of which is other to
residential PD
Beaconsfield 25 0 25 0 0 0 0
Burnham 135 2 137 10 0 0 0
Denham -4 0 -4 0 0 0 0
Dorney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Farnham Royal 50 2 52 0 0 0 0
Fulmer 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Gerrards Cross 31 0 31 12 0 0 4
Hedgerley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iver 8 0 8 0 0 0 3
Stoke Poges 10 0 10 0 0 0 0
Taplow 4 1 5 0 0 0 0
Wexham -2 0 -2 0 0 0 0
Total 258 5 263 22 0 0 7
Table 12 Major development completions within the South Area
Area Major
Development Completions
Burnham 126
Farnham Royal 23
Gerrards
Cross 		12
Total 161
Table 13 Gross dwelling type completions and number of bedrooms within the South Area
Dwelling Type: House Dwelling Type: Flat Bedrooms per dwelling: 1 Bedrooms per dwelling: 2 Bedrooms per dwelling: 3 Bedrooms per dwelling: 4 Bedrooms per dwelling: 5+
107 213 93 112 54 20 41

9.11. West Area

Table 14 Net completions including permitted development within the West Area
Tier Net completions
(brownfield) 		Net completions
(greenfield) 		Total net completions Of which is office to
residential permitted development (PD) 		Of which is storage to
residential PD 		Of which is light
industrial to residential PD 		Of which is other to
residential PD
Tier 1: High Wycombe 422 65 487 67 0 0 0
Tier 2: Marlow, Princes
Risborough, Bourne End/Wooburn 		120 0 120 39 0 0 0
Tier 3: Flackwell Heath
& Lane End 		145 17 162 0 0 0 0
Tier 4: Longwick 44 28 72 0 0 0 0
Tiers 5, 6 & Rural
Areas 		10 23 33 0 0 0 0
Total 741 133 874 106 0 0 0
Table 15 Major development completions within the West Area
Tier Major
Development Completions
Tier 1: High Wycombe 389
Tier 2: Marlow, Princes Risborough, Bourne End/Wooburn 90
Tier 3: Flackwell Heath & Lane End 153
Tier 4: Longwick 62
Tiers 5, 6 & Rural Areas 18
Total 712
Table 16 Gross dwelling type completions and number of bedrooms within the West Area
Dwelling Type: House Dwelling Type: Flat Bedrooms per dwelling: 1 Bedrooms per dwelling: 2 Bedrooms per dwelling: 3 Bedrooms per dwelling: 4 Bedrooms per dwelling: 5+
222 684 370 354 96 63 47

Outstanding Commitments

9.12. North & Central Areas

Table 17 Outstanding commitments within the North & Central Areas
Area Outstanding Commitments
Not Yet Started 		Outstanding Commitments
Under Construction
Aylesbury Area 585 1,024
Buckingham 571 17
Winslow 170 287
Wendover 3 0
Haddenham 148 176
Rest of Rural Areas 6,407 251
Total 7,884 1,755

9.13. East Area

Table 18 Outstanding commitments within the East Area
Area Outstanding Commitments
Not Yet Started 		Outstanding Commitments
Under Construction
Amersham 13 8
Ashley Green 5 0
Chalfont St Giles 33 6
Chalfont St Peter 23 346
Chartridge 2 1
Chenies 0 2
Chesham Bois 3 1
Chesham 11 42
Cholesbury-cum-St. Leonards 0 1
Coleshill 2 4
Great
Missenden 		12 7
Latimer & Ley Hill 2 0
Little
Chalfont 		398 3
Little
Missenden 		11 4
Penn 12 5
Seer
Green 		35 0
The Lee 0 1
Total 562 431

9.14. South Area

Table 19 Outstanding commitments within the South Area
Area Outstanding Commitments
Not Yet Started 		Outstanding Commitments
Under Construction
Beaconsfield 278 21
Burnham 45 9
Denham 166 13
Dorney 3 0
Farnham Royal 24 9
Fulmer 4 2
Gerrards Cross 41 82
Hedgerley 1 2
Iver 75 13
Stoke Poges 11 4
Taplow 26 10
Wexham 6 7
Total 680 172

9.15. West Area

Table 20 Outstanding commitments within the West Area
Tier Outstanding Commitments Not Yet Started Outstanding Commitments Under Construction
Tier 1: High Wycombe 817 271
Tier 2: Marlow,
Princes Risborough, Bourne End/Wooburn 		323 49
Tier 3: Flackwell
Heath & Lane End 		20 1
Tier
4: Longwick 		70 54
Tiers 5, 6 & Rural
Areas 		67 32
Total 1,297 407

Affordable Housing

9.16. North & Central Areas

Table 21 Net affordable housing within the North & Central Areas
Area Affordable Housing Completions Affordable Housing Not Yet Started Affordable Housing Under Construction
Aylesbury Area 111 24 152
Buckingham 8 86 0
Winslow 12 1 100
Wendover 0 1 0
Haddenham 15 0 0
Rest of Rural Areas 49 2 26
Total 195 114 278

Affordable housing completions are recorded differently between Planning Policy and Housing. This AMR uses the completions based on monitoring undertaken by Planning Policy.

9.17. East Area

Table 22 Net affordable housing within the East Area
Area Affordable Housing Completions Affordable Housing Not Yet Started Affordable Housing Under Construction
Amersham 0 0 1
Chalfont
St Giles 		0 15 0
Chalfont
St Peter 		0 4 43
Chesham 34 0 0
Seer
Green 		0 12 0
Total 34 31 44

9.18. South Area

Table 23 Net affordable housing within the South Area
Area Affordable Housing Completions Affordable Housing Not Yet Started Affordable Housing Under Construction
Beaconsfield 0 0 0
Burnham 70 8 0
Gerrards
Cross 		0 0 1
Iver 0 9 0
Total 70 17 1

9.19. West Area

Table 24 Net affordable housing within the West Area
Tier Affordable Housing Completions Affordable Housing Not Yet Started Affordable Housing Under Construction
Tier
1: High Wycombe 		70 112 133
Tier
2: Marlow, Princes Risborough, Bourne End/Wooburn 		0 78 0
Tier
3: Flackwell Heath & Lane End 		6 0 0
Tier 4: Longwick 28 23 25
Tiers
5, 6 & Rural Areas 		9 0 10
Total 113 213 168

Specialist Accommodation

Specialist accommodation refers to Class C2 residential institutions which includes residential care homes, hospitals, nursing homes, boarding schools, residential colleges and training centres.

9.20. North & Central Areas

There were 110 net specialist C2 accommodation bedrooms delivered during this monitoring period.

There are 0 net specialist C2 bedrooms proposed within outstanding commitments.

9.21. East Area

There were 58 net specialist C2 accommodation bedrooms delivered during this monitoring period.

There are -26 net specialist C2 bedrooms proposed within outstanding commitments.

9.22. South Area

There were 12 net specialist C2 accommodation bedrooms delivered during this monitoring period.

There are 84 net specialist C2 bedrooms proposed within outstanding commitments.

9.23. West Area

There were -63 specialist C2 accommodation bedrooms delivered during this monitoring period.

There are 7 specialist C2 bedrooms proposed within outstanding commitments.

Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople

The Council needs to recognise and consider the needs of Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople groups.

Table 25 Number of Pitches Permitted within each Area
Area Number of Permitted Pitches
North & Central 10
West 0
East 0
South 0
Total 10
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