The Strategic Housing and Employment Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) identifies a list of sites in the Borough which may be suitable for housing or employment development at some stage in the future.
The assessment considers the location, potential constraints, deliverability and potential number of houses or employment land that could be built for each submitted site and provides an evidence base of potential sites to inform the emerging Local Plan.
It is the role of the SHELAA to provide information on the range of sites which are available to meet housing and employment needs, but it is for the Local Plan to determine which of those sites are the most suitable to meet those needs. It does not make policy decisions on future housing or employment allocations.
Disclaimer: The inclusion of sites within the SHELAA should not be taken as an indication that the site will be allocated or developed, or that the Council would view planning applications on the site favourably.
The latest version of the SHELAA has now been published.
- SHELAA 2024 Update (pdf 302kb)
- Appendix 1: Site Deliverability Status Summary Table (pdf 184kb)
- Appendix 2: Completed SHELAA Forms (pdf 87mb)
- Interactive map of submitted Call for Sites as of 30 November 2024 (experience.arcgis.com)
The Council will continue to accept Call for Sites submissions as part the new Local Plan, which will be kept on file and included in future SHELAA updates.
You can find further information on how to submit a site at Call for Sites (including Brownfield Land) - Consultation.