Published: Friday, 23rd May 2025
An action plan has been drawn up to increase the number of new homes built in Stoke-on-Trent.
The city council has compiled the plan to outline how it will increase the delivery of new homes in the city in future years.
It includes a number of measures, such as reviewing the planning application process, engaging with developers and progressing with the local plan.
The authority will also seek to close the "viability gap" for potential developers by unlocking development on council-owned land and collaborating with Homes England to deliver a number of sites.
The plan will be supported by £60 million of grant funding which has been secured to speed up housing delivery. The money comes from a number of government-funded national pots including the Housing Infrastructure Fund, the Brownfield Land Remediation Fund and the Affordable Homes Programme.
Councillor Chris Robinson, cabinet member for housing and planning at Stoke-on-Trent City Council, said: “We are committed to giving residents more choice by providing them with a wide range of high-quality and affordable housing options.
“We have faced a number of challenges when it comes to home-building in the city, including the lack of available sites, developers failing to deliver after being granted planning permission and a viability gap for some developments caused by historically low house prices.
“Our action plan sets out the steps we are taking to improve housing delivery in the city, enabling us to provide new homes for people of all backgrounds.”
The action plan has been developed on the back of the government’s Housing Delivery Test (HDT) which measures housing delivery in a local authority area.
The latest HDT found that the city council is currently performing at 91 per cent, delivering a total of 1,397 new homes between April 2020 and March 2023, compared to the required 1,536 homes.
Cabinet is being asked to approve the Stoke-on-Trent Housing Delivery Action Plan at a meeting on Tuesday 27 May.
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