The Housing Delivery Test: a flawed approach

By Paul Smith 2019-03-26T06:00:00

Based on historical data and questionable calculations, the HDT is no fit way to drive up housing supply

Last month, the government published the first ever set of results for the Housing Delivery Test (HDT) – introduced in the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) last year, the HDT was one of the new measures the government hoped would drive the number of housing completions towards its target of 300,000 new homes per year.

Yet the HDT is built on shaky foundations.

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