Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment
Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA)
Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing (2006) requires Local Planning Authorities to carry out a SHLAA in order to identify future sources of land for housing.
The primary role of the SHLAA is to:
- Identify sites with potential for housing
- Assess their housing potential
- Assess when they are likely to be developed
The SHLAA will form part of the evidence base, along with other information, to inform decisions in plan making including future allocations within Local Development Framework Documents.
Methodology
The Northumberland Local Planning Authorities have agreed to work to a common methodology to undertake the SHLAAs. This methodology can be viewed from the Northumberland Sub Regional SHLAA Draft Methodology link and reflects Government Guidance detailed in the SHLAA Practice Guide July 2007 and the North East England, Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment Regional Implementation Guide March 2008.
Northumberland Sub Regional SHLAA Draft Methodology
SHLAA Practice Guide July 2007
SHLAA Regional Implementation Guide March 2008 (225kb)
Comments on the SHLAA methodology should be made to jsanderson@northumberland.gov.uk or sent to the following address, no later than 15th August 2008:
SHLAA - Northumberland Partnership
Joan Sanderson
Strategic policies and Initiatives Team
Community and Environmental Services Directorate
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
NE61 2EF
Site submissions
The Northumberland Authorities would like to invite the submission of sites for inclusion and assessment in the relevant SHLAAs. Inclusion of a site within a SHLAA does not determine whether a site should be allocated for residential development nor does it guarantee planning permission.
Before submitting a site please check that the information is not already held on the Local Authorities' databases by following the links below;
- Northumberland National Park registered sites
- Alnwick registered sites
- Berwick-upon-Tweed registered sites
- Blyth Valley registered sites
- Tynedale registered sites
- Castle Morpeth registered sites
- Wansbeck registered sites
To submit a site for inclusion please complete the 'Site Submission Proforma' and return this to the relevant local authority no later than 15th August 2008.
SHLAA (FAO: David Coverdale)
Northumberland National Park Authority
Eastburn
South Park
Hexham
Northumberland
NE46 1BS
If you have any questions, please telephone David Coverdale on 01434 611564 or email us at nnpaldf@hotmail.co.uk
