NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY - THE ANNUAL HOUSING REPORT 2007 Introduction

1. The Peak District National Park Authority has a duty to 'seek to foster the economic and social well being of local communities' whilst pursuing its statutory purposes 'to conserve and enhance the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage' of the Peak District National Park and 'to promote understanding and enjoyment of its special qualities' (Section 61 of the Environment Act, 1995)

2. As a Local Planning Authority, we set policy, assist site searches and community liaison, determine and monitor planning applications, and work with community housing providers1. National guidance is provided in Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing (PPS3) and also included in the Regional Spatial Strategy for the (RSS8). Monitoring is a requirement in our Development Plan2 and we continue to meet changing national, regional and local requirements.

3. The report monitors policies in the National Park Management Plan 2006-2011 (published April 2007), which aims to provide more affordable homes for those who need them (People & Communities, Objective 4), and in the Development Plan (The Structure Plan, adopted on 1 April 1994 and the Local Plan, adopted on 30 March 2001). This report also informs the current review of the Development Plan.

4. For newly built housing, the Structure Plan focuses on provision for locally needed affordable housing and only allows new building for general housing demand to achieve enhancement of the National Park. It aims to sustain the population of the Park at about 38,000 residents (Para 4.28). The main policies are: for residential dwellings HC1-HC3; for barn conversions C2; and for holiday accommodation RT3. The monitoring period runs from 1 April 1991. The Government Office for the East Midlands agreed in September 2007 that all Peak District National Park Authority's housing policies should be saved beyond 27 September 2007, so monitoring will continue

5. The Local Plan includes policies permitting newly built locally needed affordable housing. In July 2003, the Authority adopted Supplementary Planning Guidance that gives additional information to people wishing to provide affordable housing in the National Park. Implementation is through a more robust Section 106 agreement to ensure affordability ‘in perpetuity’.

6. Since 1995 the Peak District Housing Forum, which includes representatives from this Authority, the Government Office for the East Midlands, Local Housing Authorities and other housing providers, has overseen housing monitoring in this area3. The Forum will consider the report at its next meeting.

Structure of the Report

7. The report is divided into 4 sections. Section 1 considers all dwellings (residential and holiday units); Section 2 focuses on residential dwellings; Section 3 looks at holiday units; Section 4 considers further monitoring.

8. Care has to be taken in identifying annual trends in housing data for the Peak District. Because there are relatively few developments each year, data is prone to relatively wide annual fluctuations. For this reason the report will focus on the whole period monitored. Annual data which supports this report is available in Appendices A to E.

1 See Government Circular 6/98 "Planning and Affordable Housing". 2 Monitoring is required by paragraphs 2.25, 4.36 and 4.65 of the Plan. 3 Policy Committee (Minute 10/00). 3 Section 1: All Dwellings (Residential and Holiday Units)

9. There are estimated to be around 17,850 dwellings in the National Park at the end of 2006/074.

Completions

10. 1828 dwellings have been completed since 1 April 1991, at an average rate of 114 completions per year5. Annual completions in the National Park do not follow a consistent trend (Figure 1). The years of high completion rates coincide with the completion of a few large schemes (e.g. in 2003/04 the conversions of Yorkshire Bridge Filter House, Cressbrook Mill and Litton Mill contributed 82 units to the total).

Figure 1: Completion Rates and Unfinished Dwellings Annually 1991/92 to 2006/07

500 450 400 350 Completions per year 300 Outstanding 250 200 Under Construction 150 Lapsed per year 100 50 0

2 4 8 4 /9 /9 /02 1 7 1 9 93/9 9 0 03/0 9 9 9 0 1 1 1995/961 1999/0020 2 2005/06 Year

11. 112 new dwellings were built in 2006/07 of which 23% were on previously developed land (‘brownfield sites’), compared with the government target of 60%, according to the definition required by the national Best Value Performance Indicator (BV106). If conversions of agricultural buildings are included as 'brownfield', 31% of dwelling completions were on previously developed land6. This figure varies substantially each year, as the numbers of completions in the Peak District is relatively low. The low figures stated here are influenced by the completions of greenfield schemes at Chantry Court, Tideswell (22 units), Michlow Drive, Bradwell (12 units) and Highfields Drive, (36 units).

Commitments

12. Figure 1 indicates that the number of units under construction is steadily increasing and that those outstanding or left to lapse are decreasing7. As Figure 2 shows, only 9% of commitments over the period have lapsed.

4 Census of Population 2001 (Key Statistics Tables KS01 and KS16), Office for National Statistics and Annual Housing Report Appendix B, Table 1 (2001/02 onwards), Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). All Census of Population data is Crown Copyright and the material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. 5 Annual Housing Report, Table 2, Page 16, PDNPA 6 Best Value Performance Plan 2006/07, PDNPA, (http://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/index/pubs/bvpp.htm), Section 2E, Page 41. 7 Annual Housing Report, Appendix B, Table 1, PDNPA 4 Figure 2: The Proportions of Dwellings Granted Planning Permission Between 1991/92 and 2006/07 that have Lapsed.

223, 9%

Lapsed Commitments Extant Commitments

2304, 91%

13. The rate of commitments fluctuates annually. This also mirrors the progress of a few large schemes. The average over the 16 year period is 120 per year8. The majority are conversions (64%). In 2006/07, permission has been granted for 174 new units.

14. The number of dwelling applications received has been relatively low in recent years up to 2004/05, compared with the early 1990s.

15. 65% of applications determined each year have been approved over the current Structure Plan period, 1991/92 to 2004/05. This is lower than the national and regional averages of 72% and 76% respectively, for the same period.

16. Figure 2 shows the steady increases in applications determined, in both the East Midlands area and all over the last 5 years. This has not occurred in the National Park.

17. Since 2004/05 revisions to the planning system have meant that data for the previous three paragraphs is no longer comparable. Work is underway to ensure this data will be available for 2007/08.

Figure 3: Index showing Trends in the Number of Dwelling Applications Determined 1991/92-2004/2005 (Source: Peak District National Park Authority and DCLG)

120 100 Peak District 80 60 Index 40 East Midlands 20 0 England 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 /9 /9 /9 /9 /9 /9 /9 /9 /0 /0 /0 /0 /0 /0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 Year

8 Annual Housing Report, Appendix B, Table 6, PDNPA 5 Section 2: Residential Dwellings

Completions

18. The proportion of permitted dwellings that are residential (Figure 4(b)) is lower than the proportion of constructed dwellings that are residential (Figure 4(a)), suggesting that there may be greater drivers for the completion of residential units than holiday units.

Figure 4: The Proportions of Completions (a) and Commitments (b) that are Residential and Holiday Units

316, 17% 555, 29%

Total Residential Total Residential Total Holiday Total Holiday 1376, 71%

1512, 83%

(a) (b)

19. As residential units account for approximately 80% of overall dwelling completions many of the observations made in Section 1 apply here as well. There have been annual fluctuations in completions and commitments; low and decreasing lapse rates; decreasing numbers of units outstanding; and increasing numbers of units under construction.

20. An average of 95 residential dwellings have been completed each year, over the 16 year period9. In the future, residential completions are unlikely to occur at the same rate as they have during the Structure Plan period. The above figure is partly the result of 440 outstanding commitments granted before the National Park Authority's current housing policies were adopted and 192 dwellings completed as a result of the development of large 'windfall' sites. Assuming that this high level of commitment is unlikely to continue, we calculated (2005/06) that the underlying dwelling completion rate is likely to be approximately 48 per year.

21. By 2005/06 the actual number of completions (1407) had exceeded the estimates in the Structure Plan (1000 dwellings) by around 40%. Figure 5 shows that this is largely as a result of the supply of 600 open market dwellings through conversion of existing buildings, 400 higher than expected.

22. Figure 6(a) shows that just under a third of residential dwellings completed over the last 16 years have an occupancy restriction attached. Figure 6(b) shows that approximately three quarters of these are local needs dwellings.

23. Of the remaining 69% of completions that are unrestricted, the majority are by conversion or change of use (Figure 7). Since the Structure Plan has been in place, the number of new build 'enhancements' (dwellings permitted to improve or conserve the site) have been increasing (Figure 7). The number of other new build completions has decreased from a peak of 88 dwellings in 1992/93 to less than 5 in six of the last seven years. Those few that have been built have often been tied to another neighbouring building (e.g. to meet the need for a business to have staff on the premises.

9 Annual Housing Report, Appendix B, Table 3, PDNPA 6

Figure 5: The Relationship Between Expected (Structure Plan) and Actual Housing Completions for Different Housing Types in the Peak District National Park. 700 Open Market New Builds completed 600 Open Market New Build estimated need 500 Affordable housing completions Affordable housing estimated 400 need Open market conversion completions 300 Open market conversion estimated need Agricultural/forestry worker 200 completions Agricultural/forestry worker estimated need 100 Enhancement completions

0 Enhancement estimated need

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 /9 /9 /9 /9 /9 /9 /9 /9 /0 /0 /0 /0 /0 /0 /0 /0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Figure 6: The Proportion of Completed Residential Dwellings with Restricted Occupancy (a) and the Proportions of these with Agricultural or Local Needs Restrictions (b).

118, 25% Local Need Restricted Occupancy 473, 31% Occupancy Total Agricultural Open Market Total Occupancy 1039, 69% 355, 75%

(a) (b)

7 Figure 7: Completion Rates for Unrestricted Residential Dwellings in the Peak District National Park, 1991/92 to 2006/07

s 160 140 Open Market (Enhancement:New 120 Build) 100 Open Market (Other: New Build) 80 60 Open Market (Other: Conversion/Change of 40 Use) 20 Open Market Total

Number of Completion of Number 0

2 /9 /98 /04 5/96 01/02 1991 1993/94199 1997 1999/0020 2003 2005/06 Year

Commitments

24. Residential commitments have come forward at an average rate of 86 per year10.

25. At the end of 2006/07 there were 239 permitted but unfinished units.

26. The new build residential dwelling commitments approved in 2006/07 which did not have an occupancy condition are shown in Table 1.

Table 1: New Build Housing Permissions Granted Without Occupancy Conditions Attached During 2006/07

No. New Parish Application Site Type Dwellings Warslow & Erection of dependent relative unit Mount Pleasant DWVN 1 Elkstone Cottage, Leek Road, Warslow Wincle Erection of flat/ancillary Mellor Knowl, Wincle DWVN 1 accommodation Total 2

27. There has been an average of 2.4 applications determined each year for a Certificate of Lawfulness for buildings being used as dwellings without Planning Permission or non- compliance with occupancy restrictions during the Structure Plan monitoring period11. This average has been slowly rising as the numbers of applications have been high over the last three years (Figure 8(a)). Figure 8(b) shows that the majority have been granted (for a total of 25 dwellings).

28. Over the Structure Plan period, there has been an average of 3.25 applications for the removal of restrictive conditions from dwellings12. Figure 9 indicates that approval rates are approximately 50% and that applications for removal of local needs restrictions are the least frequent type.

10 Annual Housing Report, Appendix B, Table 2, PDNPA 11 Annual Housing Report, Appendix E, PDNPA 12 Annual Housing Report, Appendix D, Table 2, PDNPA 8

Figure 8: The Numbers of Applications for Certificates of Lawful Use (a) and Proportions Granted/Refused (b), either for Use of Other Buildings as Dwellings or for Non-compliance with Dwelling Occupancy Restrictions on, in the Peak District National Park (1991/92 – 2006/07)

12 10 8 6 15, 39% 4 2 23, 61% 0 Number of Applications of Number 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 6 /9 /9 /0 /0 95 97 3 05 1991/9 1993/9 19 19 1999/0 2001/0 200 20 Granted Year Refused (a) (b)

Figure 9: The Number of Applications for Removal of Occupancy Restrictions on Dwellings, in the Peak District National Park 1991/92 to 2006/07

25

20

15 Ref us ed 10 Granted

5

0 Number of Applications Holiday Agricultural Local Needs Occupany Occupancy Occupancy

29. During 2006/07, permission was gained, as the result of 2 appeals, for the conversion of a barn to two holiday units (Mosley House Farm Barn, Chinley) and one agricultural worker's dwelling (Cross Roads Farm, Blackwell). In the first, the Inspector concluded that the holiday cottage element of the proposals would cause no significant harm to the character or appearance of the Peak District National Park. In the second case, the Inspector concluded that there was an essential agricultural need for the proposed dwelling.

Social Housing

30. The 2001 Census of Population indicated that 10.1% of households in the National Park rented their homes from a Housing Association, Registered Social Landlord or Local Authority; compared with 19.2% in England & Wales as a whole. In contrast, in 1991, the Census indicated that 11.3% of households rented their homes from a Housing Association or Local Authority.

31. Overall, 31% of residential dwelling completions (473 dwellings) over the last 16 years have been tied to an occupancy restriction (Figure 6(a)): 363 to local occupancy and 118 to

9 agricultural occupancy9,13. Approximately two thirds of local needs dwellings are provided by Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) (Figure 9).

Figure 9: Completions of Local Needs Dwellings, by Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) and Privately, in the Peak District National Park, 1991/92 to 2006/07.

127, 35% Pr iv ate 237, 65% RSL

32. In 2005/06, 284 dwellings had been completed with a local needs occupancy restriction attached over the 15 year period. In addition 109 are still outstanding or under construction. In combination, this compared well with the Structure Plan estimate of 400 (see Figure 10). Three large schemes were completed in 2006/07, at Bradwell (12 units), Bakewell (36 units) and Tideswell (22 units), so by the end of that year 363 were complete and 47 permitted but unfinished.

Figure 10: A Comparison of Structure Plan Expectations with Actual Social Housing Built in the Peak District National Park 1991/92 to 2005/06

450 400 350 Outstanding 300 250 Under Consruction 200 Completed 150

Number of Dwellings of Number 100 50 0 Structure Plan Actual by 2005/06 Estimate to 2005/06

Housing Needs

33. The National Park population has remained fairly stable between 1991 and 2001 at approximately 38,0004. 2001-based projections suggest that if 48 dwellings are built per annum until 2026 the PDNP population will reduce by 6.3% and the proportion that is over 60 years old will increase from 26% to 47%, hence the workforce will decline, the proportion and average household size will fall, following recent trends nationally. Building around 95 or more dwellings a year may halt population decline but importantly, not the ageing population structure or the size of the workforce.

13 8 of the 363 also have agricultural occupancy restrictions attached. The total dwellings with occupancy restrictions attached therefore equals 473. 10 34. Strategic Housing Needs Assessments have been carried out in four of the National Park's constituent authorities: Dales and Staffordshire Moorlands District Councils and High Peak and Macclesfield Borough Councils over the past 5 years. Whilst carried out by different consultants, they do provide an indication of the extent of need for affordable homes in the National Park.

• In the part of the National Park, the survey carried out in 2001 recommended the provision of 344 affordable dwellings over a 10 year period. The greatest need identified was in Bakewell followed by Bradwell, Hucklow, Stoney Middleton, Froggatt and Curbar areas.

• In the High Peak part of the National Park, the survey also carried out in 2001 estimated that about 14 houses a year will have to be provided in that part of the Borough lying in the National Park to satisfy current needs.

• In the Staffordshire Moorlands part of the National Park, the survey carried out in 2003 indicated that 241 of the households wished to move, although only 87 wished to stay in the Park. This creates a situation where there could be an overall surplus of properties (with the exception of owner occupied detached homes) both in the owner occupied and rented sectors. However, a need for affordable housing was identified and an estimate of 4 dwellings a year was given for the Park. Further work at parish level by Outside Research & Development has revealed some need for affordable housing in all of the Moorland's parishes lying within the National Park.

• The survey in 2004 covering a Macclesfield rural sub-area which extended beyond the National Park boundary, and included Kettleshulme, Wincle and Wildboarclough, identified a concealed demand and an affordability problem for low income households. In some of the more rural settlements, none of the concealed households would be able to purchase in the area where they lived and wished to remain. The survey revealed that, up to 2009, 79 of net new or concealed households stated a preference to live in the sub area; the majority of these need some form of affordable housing. However, waiting list figures have previously shown a need for just 6 houses in Kettleshulme, so these strategic results will need to be supplemented by parish needs information.

• A Derbyshire Dales and High Peak Joint Housing Needs Survey, covering the Peak Sub area, has recently been carried out by John Herington Associates. The final report and raw data has been made available to the Peak District National Park Authority and analysis is underway.

35. Whilst these surveys would indicate that there is a need for about 50 new affordable dwellings a year in the National Park, the precise phasing and location of such development will be in response to local needs surveys, policy for development in settlements (preferred option to be produced by October 2008).

36. Liaison continues to take place with our National Park partners through the Peak District Housing Forum.

37. A new Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing was published in November 2006. The revised guidance enables the allocation of sites solely for affordable housing on land within or adjoining existing villages, which would not otherwise be released for housing. (The National Park Authority has sought advice from the Government Office for the East Midlands on whether such sites could be protected solely for affordable housing as there is no distinction between open market and affordable housing within the Planning Use Classes Order. Were the National Park Authority to allocate sites solely for affordable housing and then find that legally it was unable to guarantee this, as opposed to open market housing, the housing allocation policy would have failed to deliver affordable housing in line with local need. The

11 National Park Authority will take that advice into account in the proposed review of 'Supplementary Planning Guidance: Meeting the Local Need for Affordable Housing in the Peak District National Park', adopted in July 2003.

38. A Rural Housing Enabler for Derbyshire Dales and High Peak Borough Councils is now in post and undertaking several local needs housing surveys for the larger villages in the National Park. This post is also working with Registered Social Landlords, Housing Authorities, PDNPA and Parish Councils to identify sites on which to deliver affordable housing.

Section 3: Holiday Units

39. An estimated 4.1% of the household spaces in the Park were second or holiday homes in 2001, compared with 0.7% in England & Wales4. 316 holiday units have been completed in the Park during the Plan period, 315 of them by conversion of existing properties14.

40. 17% completions and 29% of commitments are for holiday units (Figure 4). This difference suggests that the driving forces for completion of planning permissions are not so strong for holiday units as residential units.

41. Most applications have been for the conversion of agricultural buildings. These permissions may only come to fruition if and when the current use becomes less profitable than use as holiday accommodation (for example where a farm is forced to diversify) and if the owner can make funds available to carry out the building work. 13% of holiday unit commitments have lapsed over the monitoring period.

42. In 2006/07, an application was granted for the redevelopment of the Marquis of Granby Hotel, near Hathersage, into 46 holiday units (2 by conversion, 44 by new building). This was a finely balanced decision. As only 10% of suggested development came from retention of the existing buildings, much of the scheme could be considered 'new build'. However, planning officers felt that the scheme was well enough designed and screened not to affect the National Park’s valued characteristics in an adverse manner. It was advertised as a potential departure from policy but after subsequent discussions agreement was reached that the proposal fell within policy.

Section 4: Further Monitoring

Housing Occupancy Conditions

43. Long periods of non-compliance with local needs or agricultural occupancy restrictions lead to an increased likelihood of a Certificate of Lawful Use being obtained. There is already evidence (Figure 8) that this may be occurring within the National Park.

44. Winter lets and use of holiday accommodation for permanent residential housing has also been causing concern; winter lets less so as they are usually not a continuous breach and comply again during the summer months. Use of holiday accommodation as permanent residences tends to meet a local need but these uses should be monitored and pursued as resources permit, as the potential for an application for lawful use is much greater.

45. Recently, officers have been more proactive in identifying properties for sale with some form of occupancy restriction and making sure that the estate agents and any potential purchasers are aware of the restrictions and their impact. The difficult aspect is assessing the eligibility of subsequent occupiers, particularly those moving into private housing. The

14 Annual Housing Report, Appendix A, PDNPA 12 amended Section 106 Agreement is regarded as robust and should help to ensure that new dwellings remain as affordable as possible and available to local communities. A full survey of dwellings with restricted occupancy, proposed for 2006/07, was not undertaken as it is currently outside the National Park Authority's resources.

Ancillary residential accommodation

46. Over recent years there have been an increasing number of applications for ancillary accommodation. The impact of rapidly increasing house prices coupled with an ageing population, may be leading property owners to maximise their accommodation for dependent family members. There have been occasions where inspectors at appeal have allowed large increases in floorspace despite the Authority arguing that the new accommodation cannot be regarded as subordinate to the main dwelling. It is important that such accommodation, particularly when allowed in the open countryside, remains tied to the main dwelling as the creation of a new, separate dwelling unit would be contrary to policy. Officers are investigating ways in which this aspect of policy might be more robust as part of policy review, for the Local Development Framework.

House Prices15

47. During 2006 changes have been made to the availability of Land Registry house price data for the Peak District. As a result, data for 2006/07 cannot be reported fully at this stage. We are continuing to pursue this important data.

48. The study comprised two areas: all postcode sectors that lie within the National Park and cross the boundary (Greater Peak District area); and selected postcodes whose area was all or mostly within the Park's boundary, where it was considered that the situation outside the Park reflected that inside it (Smaller Peak District Area).

49. Between the end of 1999 and the second quarter of 2006 national house prices have increased steadily from £98,000 to £202, 000 (106%) for all types (Figure 11).

Figure 11: A Comparison of Average House Prices by Type for All England

350000

300000 Detached

250000 Semi detached

Terraced 200000 Flat/maisonette

Price (£) 150000 Overall

100000

50000

0

9 9 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 n c n c n c n c n c n c n c n u e u e u e u e u e u e u e u J D J D J D J D J D J D J D J r- t- r- t- - - r------p c p c r t p t r t r t r t r A O A O p c A c p c p c p c p A O O A O A O A O A Date (Quar te r ly)

15 Analysis of house price data available at www.landreg.gov.uk , PDNPA

13 50. Rises in national averages have mirrored rises in the four regions which overlap the National Park area (Figure 12). Prices in these four regions are between 22% and 37% lower than the national average.

Figure 12: A Comparison of Average House Prices by Region

250000.00

200000.00 All Regions East Midlands 150000.00 North Wes t

100000.00 West Midlands Price (£)

Yorkshire & 50000.00 Humberside

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000 2000 2 2001 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 r ar ar ar ar ar ar a M M M M Sep M Sep M Sep M ------y y y n - Jul - Sep Jul - Sep 2001 Jul - Sep 2002 Jan Jan Jan Jan Jul Jan Jul Jan Jul Ja Date (Quarterly)

51. House prices in the Smaller Peak District area have been higher than in the Greater Peak District Area16,17 (Figure 1318). Houses sold in the Smaller Peak District area during April- June 2006 cost more than in the East Midlands, North West, West Midlands, Yorkshire & Humberside and England (on average 41%, 50%, 33%, 49% and 9% more respectively). These differences have increased since 2004/05, as a result of large increases in the National Park house prices relative to the increases in national prices.

Figure 13: Postcode house price analysis of the Peak Park, by all postcode sectors (1) and selected postcode sectors (2)

350000

300000

Detached(1) Detached(2) 250000 Semi-Detached(1) Semi-Detached(2) Terraced(1) 200000 Terraced(2) Flat/Maisonette(1) Flat/Maisonette(2)

Average Price (£) 150000 Overall(1) Overall(2)

100000

50000 9 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 01 0 0 0 000 00 004 00 00 199 2 200 200 20 2001 200 200 2 200 200 p c e c 20 c c 2 ep 1999 e e ar ep e ep e ep 2005 S S D S D Mar 2 Mar 20 une S D Mar 2 S June - - - M Jun June 200- Sep 2002 - De - Mar J - June - - - - - l - - - ct n ct n ct r Jul Jul - pr - Jul Jul Jul - Sep 2003a pr - Ju Jul Apr Oct - DecJan 1999 - MarApr 2000- June 2000O Ja A O Jan - Apr Oct - DecJan 2002 - Apr - June 2003Oct J A O Jan Ap Oct - DecJan 2005 - MarApr 20- June 2006 Date

16 The Greater Peak District included the adjoining urban areas such as , Ashbourne, and parts of Sheffield, Chesterfield and Macclesfield. 17 This pattern should be viewed with caution as the smaller number of sales and local conditions cause large fluctuations in data. 18 Notes: ‘Greater Peak District Area’ - all postcode sectors that lie within the National Park, and the Greater Peak District area (1).'Smaller Peak District Area’ - selected postcodes are those whose area was all or mostly within the Parks boundary, where it was considered that the situation outside the Park reflected that inside it (2).A quarter displaying zero indicates that there were no sales in that category during that quarter.

14 Second Homes

52. The relatively high proportion of second and holiday homes in the National Park is not uniformly distributed throughout the National Park4. They made up a significant proportion of the stock in certain wards within the National Park, particularly Hamps Valley (9.4%), Lathkill & Bradford (7.9%), Litton & Longstone (6.9%), Winster & South Darley (5.9%), Manifold (5.5%) and Tideswell (5.2%). However, it is not possible to track trends owing to discontinuity in the data available.

15 TABLE 2: Dwellings Built and Commitments from 01 April 1991 to 31 March 2007

Number of Dwellings Permitted

District Completed Outstanding Under Construction Total (exc lapsed) Lapsed

Residential Holiday Residential Holiday Residential Holiday Residential Holiday Residential Holiday

Dwellings Accom Dwellings Accom Dwellings Accom Dwellings Accom Dwellings Accom

Kirklees 1 4 3 3 0 0 4 7 0 0

North East Derbyshire 2 0 0 1 2 0 4 1 0 0

Barnsley 7 1 0 0 1 0 8 1 0 0

Oldham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Macclesfield 44 16 2 8 8 1 54 25 6 9

Sheffield 29 10 2 11 3 0 34 21 1 1

Staffordshire Moorlands 154 73 10 16 10 45 174 134 17 6

High Peak 220 55 9 67 8 4 237 126 18 15

Derbyshire Dales 1057 155 79 51 102 30 1238 236 97 52

TOTAL: Peak Park 1514 314 105 157 134 80 1753 551 139 84

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Table 3: New Dwelling Commitments from 01 April 2006 to March 2007

Number of Dwellings Permitted Residential Agricultural Dwelling Conversion of New Build Total Holiday Existing Units Building District Local Agricultural Other Local Other Local Other Local Need Agricultural Other Need Occupancy Need Need Occupancy Condition Condition Kirklees 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0

N E Derbyshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Barnsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Oldham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Macclesfield 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5

Sheffield 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8

Staffordshire Moorlands 3 1 3 0 3 0 1 3 1 7 16 High Peak 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 48

Derbyshire Dales 2 5 4 0 22 10 17 12 5 43 20

TOTALS 7 6 8 0 26 10 20 17 6 54 97 21 26 30 77 This table is only new permissions given during the year i.e. there is no previous permission on the site or any previous one has lapsed. Agricultural Dwellings includes conversions and new buildings.

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