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The Committee is asked to note the contents of the Strategic Housing Market Assessment Update 2019 as a technical study that will form part of the evidence base for the emerging Local Plan.

The Committee noted the contents of the Strategic Housing Market Assessment Update 2019 as a technical study that will form part of the evidence base for the emerging Local Plan.

The Committee received a copy of the updated Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) a technical study commissioned by the Council to update the SHMA for Kingston Upon Thames and North East Surrey Authorities 2016.  The SHMA would form part of the Council’s evidence base for its emerging Local Plan.

It was established that the SHMA is a complex technical study comprising of statistical analysis.  Whilst it outlines some objective suggestions it is not a policy document, its purpose is as an evidence base to inform future policy.

From the Executive Summary the Committee noted that the objective housing need calculation took into account ‘market signals’ and requested a definition of the term.

Accordingly, the Committee noted the contents of the Strategic Housing Market Assessment Update 2019 as a technical study that will form part of the evidence base for the emerging Local Plan.