Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment
Government guidance states that local authorities must maintain an adequate supply of new housing sites in their areas. As part of this all Councils have to give consideration to where new housing development might be located within the Borough and to assess all potential opportunities. This will help ensure that the Borough’s housing targets, currently set at 199 dwellings per year, are achievable over the next 15 years.
The Council is required to carry out a ‘Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment’ (SHLAA) so that it can demonstrate that the housing target can be met.
What is a Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment?
A SHLAA is a technical document, which will help to identify the Borough’s future housing supply. It will become part of the ‘evidence base’ for the Local Development Framework (LDF) which will inform the production of new planning policies.
The primary role of the SHLAA is to:
· Identify sites with potential for housing;
· Assess their housing potential; and
· Assess when they are likely to be developed
The SHLAA does not allocate land; this is the role of the Site Allocations Development Plan Document. However, it will help inform the choices as to which sites should be selected in the production of the Site Allocations Development Plan Document.
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council SHLAA
The Council has now published its SHLAA, which has been produced in accordance with Government’s Practice Guidance. The SHLAA may be downloaded below:
Disclaimer
SHLAA Report
Appendices:
Appendix 1: Copy of Full Methodology
Appendix 2: Representations to the call for sites exercise
Appendix 3: Notes from internal meetings with Council Officers
Appendix 4: SHLAA Newsletter
Appendix 5: Evidence of engagement
Appendix 6a: Schedule of Sites
Appendix 6b: Site Survey Forms
Appendix 6c: Ward Maps:
Auriol Ward
College Ward
Court Ward
Cuddington Ward
Ewell Court Ward
Ewell Ward
Nonsuch Ward
Ruxley Ward
Stamford Ward
Stoneleigh Ward
Town Ward
West Ewell Ward
Woodcote Ward
Appendix 7a: Map 1- All sites north (categories 1-5)
Appendix 7b: Map 1- All sites south (categories 1-5)
Appendix 8a: Map 2- Sites in categories 1-3 (north)
Appendix 8b: Map 2- Sites in categories 1-3 (south)
Please contact us if you should have any questions about the SHLAA:
Planning Policy
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council
Town Hall
The Parade
Epsom
Surrey
KT18 5BY
LDF@epsom-ewell.gov.uk