Strategic Housing Market Assessment
National planning advice in Planning policy statement 3 (housing) published by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) requires that local development frameworks should be informed by evidence of housing need and demand through a strategic housing market Assessment (SHMA).
Regional strategic housing market assessment
4NW published a Strategic Housing Market Assessment which covers the whole of the region. It was undertaken in line with DCLG SHMA practice guidance, and was was prepared by a consortium of Nevin Leather Associates, Manchester Geomatics, the University of Sheffield and Inner City Solutions between January and July 2008.
The regional assessment highlights that Salford falls within two different housing market areas - Greater Manchester central and Greater Manchester north western. The main report and appendices can be downloaded below.
Sub-regional Strategic Housing Market Assessment
A SHMA for Greater Manchester was prepared by Deloitte MCS Ltd and GVA Grimley and this was published in December 2008. An update was published in May 2010. The assessment complements the regional assessment completed for 4NW.
Downloadable documents
- North West SHMA chapter 1 to 3: summary and background (Adobe PDF format, 1.3mb)
- North West SHMA chapter 4: current housing market (Adobe PDF format, 4mb)
- North West SHMA chapter 5: the future housing market (Adobe PDF format, 566kb)
- North West SHMA chapter 6: the need for affordable and market housing (Adobe PDF format, 328kb)
- North West SHMA chapter 7: the requirements of specific groups (Adobe PDF format, 88kb)
- North West SHMA chapter 8: conclusions (Adobe PDF format, 72kb)
- North West SHMA appendix 1: housing market area data issues (Adobe PDF format, 34kb)
- North West SHMA appendix 2: Greater Manchester central profile (Adobe PDF format, 263kb)
- North West SHMA appendix 2. Greater Manchester north western profile (Adobe PDF format, 298kb)
- North West SHMA appendix 3: the affordability model (Adobe PDF format, 1.3mb)
- North West SHMA appendix 4a: housing market area data (Microsoft Excel format, 865kb)
- North West SHMA appendix 4b: local authority area data (Microsoft Excel format, 709kb)
If you are unable to view documents of these types, our downloads page provides links to viewing software.
Who to contact
- Name
- Spatial Planning
- Address
- Sustainable Regeneration Directorate
Salford City Council
Civic Centre
Chorley Road
Swinton
Salford
M27 5BY
Map to this location - Telephone
- 0161 793 3782
- plans.consultation@salford.gov.uk
This page was last updated on 29 July 2011
