Available EHDC Powers: Authority Monitoring Reports (AMRs)

What it is:
Annual reports that track housing delivery, 5YHLS position, and Local Plan performance.

How EHDC should use it:
Specifically name and track developers/landowners who fail to progress permitted or allocated land.
Highlight speculative applications that bypass allocated land in the same ownership.

Impact:
Builds public and policy case for deallocation, refusal, or reform. Increases pressure for delivery.

🏡 What Is an “Authority Monitoring Report”?


Every year, councils have to publish a report showing:

  • How many homes were actually built,
  • Whether the Local Plan is being followed,
  • Which developers are keeping up — and who isn’t.

This is called an Authority Monitoring Report (AMR). It’s the Council’s report card — but it can also be a spotlight on developers.

🧭 What Should EHDC Do With This Tool?

  • Name the landowners or developers who’ve had permission for years but haven’t built,
  • Show where allocated land is sitting idle,
  • Use that evidence to say: “You’ve had your chance. You’re not delivering. You don’t get more land until you do.”

🎯 Why Does It Matter?

Without public tracking, there’s:

  • No accountability,
  • No way to explain rising targets,
  • And developers can blame the Council, when they’re the ones not delivering.

✅ Final Thought

This isn’t about shaming for the sake of it — it’s about being honest:

“You asked for this land. You got it. The community accepted it. Now build.”

AMRs give EHDC the facts to push back — in planning meetings, in appeals, and in public.