SHLAA Potential Development Sites
Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment
National policy requires local authorities to produce a Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) for their housing market area. This builds on previous studies and is designed to provide a more realistic and justifiable indication of capacity. It will ensure that the new planning policies within the Local Development Framework (LDF) are based on reliable evidence and are, therefore, deliverable.
In order to create a comprehensive list of sites with the potential to deliver new land uses, information has been aggregated from the previous district councils. The sites included have been identified through the ongoing ‘call for sites exercise’ undertaken by the former and current authorities, and other relevant data sources. Information on any further sites is gratefully received.
It is intended to gather information on all potential land uses so that the evidence is in place to address any current or future needs. As such, the sites submitted will not only contribute to the SHLAA (if they relate to housing) but also build an evidence base for other land uses. The study will identify potential sites, the sites’ potential capacity and any constraints that may exist. It will also identify the actions that may be needed to be taken to make sites available, suitable and viable for development.
If a site is identified as having potential it does not necessarily mean that planning permission will be granted, or that the land will be allocated for development. We will be assessing the constraints and deciding whether sites should be developed as part of work on the Local Development Framework. Similarly, if the assessment indicates that a site is undeliverable, that is not to say that the constraints identified could not be overcome, but rather that further work would be required to realise the potential of this site, and, as such, it is not currently considered to be developable.
Guidance on submitting information
Please use the following survey to suggest sites that you think Wiltshire Council should consider for development over the next 20 years.
Please complete this proforma, together with a map that clearly identifies the boundary of the site. All sites will be added to the database. The Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment is undertaken annually and so any housing site will be included in the following published assessment. For other land uses, assessments will be produced as necessary. However, all sites will be considered in any future planning work once the site has been recorded. All site information should be submitted to:
Monitoring & Evidence, Economy and Enterprise, Wiltshire Council, County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8JD, or email: spatialplanningpolicy@wiltshire.gov.uk
In completing the form, please:
- use a separate form for each site
- complete the form as comprehensively as possible
- submit sites that are likely to become available for development or redevelopment in the next 20 years
- submit sites that could accommodate more than five dwellings, and are 0.15 hectares or greater.
Do not submit sites that:
- already have planning permission for residential or employment development unless different proposals are identified
- are outside of Wiltshire Council’s boundary
- are within the remit of the New Forest National Park for planning purposes
- have previously been submitted to the previous or current authorities.
Please note that the information submitted using this proforma will be made public as it will form part of the evidence base to the LDF and will inform where future development may be delivered in the future. The only elements that will remain confidential are the names.