Number of additional dwellings created since the 1980s
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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT BY DEPUTY J.H. YOUNG OF ST. BRELADE
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 5th NOVEMBER 2013
Question
Will the Minister inform the Assembly of the number of additional dwelling units in the island which have been given planning approval and building construction completed for each of the last three decades since population targets and projections were first considered by the States in the early 1980's?
Answer
The Department of Environment and its predecessors have been monitoring dwelling completions since 1986.
According to the Department's records, the net number of new homes completed since 1986 is 11,478. This can be broken down into five year periods as follows:
1986 to 1990 1991 to 1995 1996 to 2000 2001 to 2005 2006 to 2010 2011 to 2012 Total
- 1,791 homes
- 2,287 homes
- 1,332 homes
- 3,011 homes
- 2,081 homes
- 976 homes
- 11,478 homes
My Department will continue to monitor housing supply and detailed information is provided in the annual published Residential Land Availability statements.