Sources & methodology

Official statistics & policy

• MHCLG, net additional dwellings 2024–25 — national delivery, published November 2025.
• ONS, housing affordability 2025 — England’s median price-to-earnings ratio.
• HDT 2025 measurement — three-year retrospective local delivery, published 17 August 2026.
• Planning applications, Jan–Mar 2026, §3.10 — designated authorities and overturn threshold.
• NPPF, revised August 2026 — current national planning framework.
• Social and Affordable Homes Programme update — August 2026 funding announcements.

Council & case documents

• Castle Point monitoring report 2024–25 — table of land supply, p. 15–16.
• Castle Point Plan progress — submission for examination.
• Three Rivers housing land supply update — April 2026, p. 6.
• Angmering Parish Council paper — reported objection count.
• Arun appeal register — Angmering appeal outcome.
• Reading planning objections guidance — relevant considerations and volume.

Press, as reported

• Financial Times, 6 Jan 2026 — decision deadline extensions; subscription may be required.
• The Guardian, 26 Apr 2026 — multiple delivery barriers.
• The Guardian, 2 Aug 2026 — water infrastructure.
• The Guardian, 13 Sep 2026 — Rayner on the target.
• The Sun, 27 Aug 2025 — reported Clowne objections and committee decision.