The move was promised when Housing faced a Scrutiny Panel hearing last month.
It identifies sites where more than 500 houses are being built or already have planning permission.
There are another three sites where planning applications are expected shortly for 29 properties.
Also included in the list are half a dozen sites where planning work is being progressed, including development frameworks or the drawing up of early-stage plans, and some 10 sites which have been identified as a site allocated for housing by the Development & Planning Authority or have relevant planning history.
They include the Castel Hospital and Franc Fief vinery in St Sampson’s. Together it is estimated that these sites could see the development of significantly more than 500 homes.
‘Until now, there has not been a single, joined-up picture of housing delivery across the island, which has made planning and coordination harder for both industry and government,’ said Housing Commitee president Steve Williams.
‘The Housing Site Availability Framework changes that.
‘It provides a shared view of the development pipeline that everyone can work from, using the same information, and assumptions.
‘This will make it easier to plan ahead, identify issues early and work together to keep sites moving to deliver housing.’
The committee worked with the Guernsey Building Trades Employers Association’s government liaison sub-committee to pull the plan together.
‘This framework is a really important step forward because it creates a shared, practical picture of the development pipeline for the whole island,’ said John Bampkin, the sub-committee lead.
‘We’re very pleased to be working with the Committee for Housing and will continue to engage with them as this work is developed further.’
The construction industry had asked for a clear and consistent view of progress in private market housing development so that it could plan ahead and schedule projects and staffing needs.
The work has also given the States committee a clearer and more consistent view of progress in private market housing development.
The list will be updated at least twice a year.
For each site it identifies an indicative breakdown of the number of homes by size and tenure – affordable and private market housing – and information on whether planning permission has been granted and whether work has started or not.
The new Housing Committee has so far not set a target for the creation of new houses each year, though it has said that it plans to do so.
Deputy Williams has admitted that a historic target of 300 new homes a year will not be met in the short term, and has said simply that the objective is to increase the rate of development.
The States also published an annual update yesterday on residential housing stock, which revealed that 127 new units were created last year and 65 removed from the market. 106 were newly-built homes.
The framework can be viewed at gov.gg/housingsites.
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