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This document forms the GLA Intelligence Unit’s response to the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) consultation on the 2016-based Subnational Population Projections (SNPP). Details of the consultation process and the accompanying documentation are available on the ONS website.
The SNPP forms the official projection of population for local authorities in England. Each set of subnational population projections forms the basis for an equivalent set of household projections. The 2016-based households projections will be the first to be produced by ONS, previous rounds having been
produced by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). The 2016-based household projections are scheduled for release in Summer 2018. National Planning Policy Guidance states that these household projections should form the starting point for assessments of housing need used in local plans. It
is therefore critical that the SNPP is based on sound methodology, and is accompanied by the necessary documentation and supporting outputs to inform interpretation of the results by users.