Documents have revealed that Gedling Borough Council has missed its quarterly target for ensuring the building of new housing.
The council aimed to oversee the construction of 115 new homes in the borough during the third quarter of 2021/22.
Papers to be reviewed by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee on Monday state that only 69 were finished during this period.
So far 245 have been built in 2021/22 out of an annual target of 458.
An indicator report said: “Certain housing sites have not come forward as quickly as anticipated by landowners and developers.
“A Housing Delivery Action Plan has been published and includes measures to increase delivery of new housing in Gedling Borough.
“The emerging Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan will allocate additional land for housing to meet future needs.”
It is hoped that new housing developments in Gedling will increase the number of homes in the borough.
Documents added: “There are a number of developments currently progressing that will help us to get closer to the target: Teal Close (Netherfield), Lendrum Court (Burton Joyce), Rolleston Drive (Arnold), Chase Farm (Gedling), Mapperley Plains, Park Road (Calverton), Vale Road (Colwick).”
Records also said that no new affordable houses were built during the third quarter of 2021/22 out of a target of five.
The council aims to erect 20 in 2021/22 with nine so far being built.
Again, the council says new large scale projects are set to boost this total.
Documents said: “Whilst the year to date figure is below target there are a range of developments which will complete in the financial year which should achieve the target.”
Deputy Leader of Gedling Borough Council, Councillor Michael Payne (Lab) said: “Like most councils, we provide quarterly updates to make sure we are monitoring our corporate plan thoroughly and transparently for residents.
“In terms of the housing targets, key development sites are accelerating their builds over the next few months and we should achieve the target set out in the plan.
“It’s important to understand that the council is not responsible for the time it takes for developers to build their homes, we are responsible, as the planning authority, for ensuring they build houses that are in keeping with the area and that they provide aspects such as affordable homes and local jobs for local people.”
This comes after Gedling Borough Council was asked in January to provide a delivery plan on behalf of the Government for the delivery of nearly 3,000 new homes in five years.
Altogether there is a need for 2,315 new houses – an annual figure of 463 homes every year for five years.
A Housing Delivery Test 2020 result also stated that the council needs to provide a 20 per cent buffer, increasing the housing target for this period to 2,778 homes.
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