Quality Homes Survey

This topic paper explores the evidence surrounding the Quality Homes topic as part of the Evidence Report for the next Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan (LDP) and provides an understanding of Aberdeenshire in relation to housing supply and demand. 

It identifies what information has been collected and assessed, why this is sufficient, and the relevance of that information to the next Local Development Plan. 

The data has primarily been assessed on the possible impact of future allocations for development within settlements. It considers, and asks for your views, on 15 general topics: 

1. Identification of Datasets 

2. Minimum All-Tenure Housing Land Requirement (MATHLR)

3. Demographic Context

4. Housing Supply Target & Completions

5. Established Land Supply & Loss of Effective Housing Supply

6. Setting of the Indicative Local Housing Land Requirement

7. Self-Build Housing

8. Affordable Housing

9. Specialist Housing Provision & Adapted Housing for Particular Needs

10. Gypsy/Travellers

11. Key Workers and Student Accommodation

12. National Housing Emergency

13. Quality Homes

14. Possible interactions and crossovers in evidence

15. Spatial strategy and site selection implications

While considering these issues it would be appropriate to refer to the content of the topic paper. 

We estimate that this survey will take 20 minutes to complete.