Why do we monitor policies?
We monitor the implementation and effectiveness of its adopted planning policies on an annual basis.
The purpose of monitoring is to assess whether:
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policies are achieving their objectives, in particular, whether they are delivering sustainable development
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policies have had unintended consequences
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the assumptions and objectives behind policies are still relevant
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the targets are being achieved
| Document | Description | Date published or period covered |
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| Five year housing land supply | The purpose of this report is to confirm a five year land supply as part of the local plan examination process. | May 2019 |
| Housing monitoring report | Includes affordable housing report and gypsies, travellers and travelling showpeople report. This also includes the five year housing land supply that has been updated in May 2019 (see above). | January 2019 |
| Economic monitoring report | Monitoring data on the gains and losses of employment land, retail space and tourism accommodation. | January 2019 |
| Summary of Policy HS: Housing Supply 2016 to 2017 | Reports on the progress of Policy HS: Housing Supply. | 2016 to 2017 |
| Housing Completions and Commitments 2017 | Sets out where homes have been built in Purbeck's geographical areas. | 2016 to 2017 |
| Accessibility Monitoring Report | Reports on the progress of Policy IAT: Improving Accessibility and Transport | 2015 to 2016 |
| Community Facilities and Services | Sets out what new community facilities have been built or improved. | April 2006 to March 2016 |
| Purbeck Local Plan Progress Report - January 2017 | Sets out how the council is doing in meeting its targets for the preparation of planning documents. | January 2017 |
| Purbeck Neighbourhood Plan Progress Report - January 2017 | Sets out the progress achieved on the preparation of neighbourhood plans across Purbeck. | January 2017 |
| Town centre pedestrian counts | Reports how many people have visited Wareham and Swanage town centres on set dates since 2007. | 2007 to 2014 |
| Design Monitoring Report | Monitors Policy D (Design) and Policy LHH (Landscape, Historic Environment and Heritage. | April 2015 to March 2016 |
| Water Quality and Flood Risk | Sets out how the council is progressing with policies on water quality and flood risk. | April 2011 to March 2016 |
| Biodiversity Monitoring Report | Monitors policies on areas of biodiversity and geodiversity importance and development contributions for heathland mitigation. | April 2006 to March 2016 |
| Sustainability Appraisal Monitoring Report | Explains how we monitor our sustainability appraisals | January 2017 |
| Duty to co-operate | Sets out what the council is doing to work jointly with neighbouring authorities to plan strategic growth. | 2016 |
| Transport Monitoring Report | Full details relating to transport contributions and expenditure can be found in the CIL and S106 monitoring report | 2015 to 2016 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy | All reports are available on our Community Infrastructure Levy webpage | |