The HDT assesses a local authority's homebuilding performance over a three year period, while any falling below 95 per cent of set targets has to draw up an action plan.
Because Redbridge ranked at 56pc (for the three years up to 2019/2020), it is subject to this requirement.
An interim target of 75 per cent has been set for the capital's sixth worst borough, which the report concedes is unlikely to be met when the next HDT figures are published.
Therefore, this will create a 'Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development' for housing schemes.
This presumption will not only be a consequence of current housing targets not being met. It is also set to reflect the fact that Redbridge faces a 23 per cent increase in those targets - up from 1,123 to 1,409 homes per year.