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Monitoring and Review
Housing Land Availability
The Housing Land Availability Monitor (the ‘Housing Monitor’) records how many new homes are built across the district each year. This information helps inform the development of the Local Development Plan for Newry, Mourne and Down. It shows how much land is available for new housing as of 1 April each year.
Housing monitoring has taken place across the district since the late 1990s. This was under the former Department of the Environment’s (DOE) Planning Service. From 31 March 2015, when planning powers moved to the Council, this became the starting point for future monitoring.
Purpose
The main aim of the Housing Monitor is to support the preparation of the Local Development Plan. It also helps:
- Identify any shortage in suitable land for housing;
- Inform house builders about available land; and
- Track progress towards meeting housing goals in the current development plan.
Housing Land Availability Monitor Viewer
The Housing Land Availability Monitor Viewer is an online mapping tool that gives details and locations of the sites included in the most recent Housing Monitor. The results are published annually in the Newry, Mourne and Down Housing Land Availability Summary Report.
Access the online Housing Land Availability Monitor Viewer
Housing Land Availability Monitor Summary Reports
View summary reports for recent years below:
View the 2022 - 2023 report online
View the 2019 - 2020 report online
Economic Land Availability
The Economic Land Availability Monitor (the ‘Economic Land Monitor’) tracks how much land is developed for economic purposes across the district. Like the Housing Monitor, it informs the Local Development Plan by giving an overview of land available for economic development.
Purpose
The Economic Land Monitor helps make sure there is enough suitable land to meet the district’s economic development needs throughout the plan period. It allows the Council to:
- Assess the amount of developed and undeveloped economic land;
- Identify areas where land supply may be limited; and
- Provide developers with information on available sites.
Economic Land Monitor Viewer
The Economic Land Monitor Viewer is an interactive online tool showing the location and details of monitored economic development sites.
Economic Land Monitor Reports
The 2020 Economic Land Monitor Report provides the baseline for future monitoring. The latest reports are available below: