Monitoring
We are required to monitor the progress made on the preparation and implementation of the Local Plan.
Authority Monitoring Report
Our latest report, for 2023/24, was published in February 2025 and covers:
- the progress on the production of Local Plan documents; and
- the monitoring of a framework of indicators including the number of dwellings completed, affordable housing and the delivery of land developed for employment purposes
Data District Directory
The Data District Directory provides contextual information about Mole Valley. The Directory will complement the Authority Monitoring Report and will be updated annually.
Housing Delivery Test Action Plan
The Housing Delivery Test is an annual measurement that compares housing delivery against the number of homes required. If the test shows that housing delivery is below the amount of homes required, depending on the level of shortfall, certain policies will apply. Where delivery falls below 95% of the housing requirement, local planning authorities are required to prepare an Action Plan to assess the causes of under delivery and identify actions to increase delivery in the future.
The 2023 Housing Delivery Test results were published in December 2024 and showed housing delivery in Mole Valley was below 95% of the housing requirement. For this reason we will prepare a new Action Plan in accordance with national planning policy, to be published in Spring/early Summer 2025.
Our current Action Plan, prepared following the publication of the 2022 Housing Delivery Test results, was published 29 May 2024.
Housing Land Supply
Our latest five-year housing land supply position is set out in Paragraphs 154-156 of the Inspector’s Report on the Examination into the Mole Valley Local Plan. The Inspector concluded there would be a deliverable supply exceeding the five-year requirement by some 404 net dwellings. We can therefore demonstrate a five-year housing land supply for decision-making purposes.
Older People’s Specialist Housing Land Supply
We have published a Five-Year Older People’s Specialist Housing Land Supply Review which sets out the five-year supply of older people’s specialist housing between 2025 and 2030. Published February 2025, the review shows there is an ample supply of nursing home beds but that more extra care housing and residential care homes are required in the District.
Traveller Sites Supply
We have published a Five-Year Traveller Sites Supply Review which sets out the five-year supply of gypsy and traveller pitches between 2025 and 2030. Published February 2025, the review shows there is a surplus of 12 pitches which equates to a 7.6 years’ supply of pitches. We can therefore demonstrate a five-year supply of gypsy and traveller sites for decision-making purposes.
For more information, email planning.policy@molevalley.gov.uk.