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Annual Monitoring Report (AMR)

We adopted the new Development Plan, the County Durham Plan on 21 October 2020. This followed an Examination in Public in late 2019 and early 2020. The newly adopted plan sets out 61 policies, each of which have monitoring indicators and where relevant, targets.

The Annual Monitoring Report 2022-23 (PDF, 2 MB) includes analysis of all of the indicators and assessment as to whether the corresponding policies have met any targets that have been set.

Key information within the AMR includes analysis of the levels of employment land approved and completed. It also details housing approvals and housing completions which inform the Council's Housing Delivery Test (HDT) and the Council's five-year housing land supply calculation.

If you have any questions about the Annual Monitoring Report please Contact Strategy and Delivery (planning) for advice.

Previous years AMRs are to be found below:

Contact Strategy and Delivery (planning)

Email strategyanddelivery@durham.gov.uk
Telephone 03000 263 967