Paragraphs 4.49 to 4.51 of the Craven local plan explain that the performance of settlements in meeting their planned levels of housing growth will be assessed and published in a live online document. This information will assist in the monitoring, management and delivery of sustainable growth in the Craven local plan area, and will help to ensure that the plan’s housing requirement is met. In particular, the information will assist in the implementation of the adopted Craven local plan Policy SP4: Spatial strategy and housing growth, criterion I a).
The information is provided every quarter on this web page.
A calculation is made for each settlement in Tiers 1 to 4 of the settlement hierarchy in the Craven local plan, which are given specific levels of planned growth by Policy SP4. The calculation compares the level of planned growth (the requirement) with the number of dwellings built since the beginning of the plan period (1 April 2012) and the number which could potentially be built on sites with planning consent or allocated for housing in the local plan (the planned supply). If the settlement’s supply is in line with or is greater than the settlement’s requirement, the settlement’s planned level of growth is being met.
Any deficit in a particular settlement does not necessarily mean that the settlement’s planned level of growth will not be achieved within the plan period, but the implications of any deficit must be considered in relevant planning decisions.
Each quarterly report gives the position at a point in time and should be read alongside the Craven local plan annual Authority Monitoring Report and Housing Trajectory, which provides further information on housing delivery in the Craven local plan area.
Quarterly settlement growth report
The following table shows the position as of 1 October 2024:
| Settlement | Tier | Settlement growth being delivered? |
|---|---|---|
| Skipton | Tier 1 | Has a positive balance of 173 dwellings. No deficit to consider. |
| High and Low Bentham | Tier 2 | Has a positive balance of 104 dwellings. No deficit to consider. |
| Settle | Tier 2 | Has a positive balance of 87 dwellings. No deficit to consider. |
| Glusburn and Crosshills | Tier 3 | Has a positive balance of 121 dwellings. No deficit to consider. |
| Ingleton | Tier 3 | Has a positive balance of 46 dwellings. No deficit to consider. |
| Gargrave | Tier 3 | Has a positive balance of 20 dwellings. No deficit to consider. |
| Burton in Lonsdale | Tier 4a | Has a positive balance of 2 dwellings. No deficit to consider. |
| Carleton | Tier 4a | Has a negative balance of minus 5 dwellings. This should be considered in planning decisions. |
| Cononley | Tier 4a | Has a positive balance of 48 dwellings. No deficit to consider. |
| Cowling | Tier 4a | Has a positive balance of 8 dwellings. No deficit to consider. |
| Farnhill and Kildwick | Tier 4a | Has a balance of 0 dwellings. No deficit to consider. |
| Hellifield | Tier 4a | Has a positive balance of 5 dwellings. No deficit to consider. |
| Low Bradley | Tier 4a | Has a positive balance of 15 dwellings. No deficit to consider. |
| Sutton in Craven | Tier 4a | Has a positive balance of 27 dwellings. No deficit to consider. |
| Clapham | Tier 4b | Has a negative balance of minus 7 dwellings. This should be considered in planning decisions. |
| Embsay | Tier 4b | Has a positive balance of 13 dwellings. No deficit to consider. |
| Giggleswick | Tier 4b | Has a positive balance of 42 dwellings. No deficit to consider. |
Across all of the Tier 1 to 4 settlements in the Craven local plan area, there is a healthy positive balance of 699 dwellings above the housing requirement as of 1 October 2024.
A table showing all figures in the calculation for each settlement and background information on housing consents, allocations and completions, as well as archived reports from past quarters can be provided on request.