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Background information to the SHLAA

The Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) is a document that will indicate how much land might potentially be available for housing in the future across West Lancashire. It will be an important part of the background information for our Local Development Framework. We have worked on this study with neighbouring authorities (external link).

 

We have been following government guidance on SHLAAs (external link) whilst carrying out the study. During autumn 2007 and spring 2008, we carried out a "Call for Sites" exercise. People were invited to suggest pieces of land which they thought might be appropriate housing sites in the future. We also identified possible sites ourselves by studying maps, aerial photographs, previous planning applications and records of enquiries by developers.

 

We received approximately 270 sites from the public, and identified another 370 ourselves. We then carried out an initial assessment of all these sites (it must be stressed that not all sites are considered suitable for development).

 

In April 2008, we appointed the consultants White Young Green, to finish the work on the SHLAA. Their tasks included independently checking the work done by the Councils, completing the site assessments and estimating the supply of housing land. We received a draft final report in spring 2009, and consulted on it during June and July 2009. We sent the comments people made to the consultants, to be taken account of as they prepared the final SHLAA report.

We have been carrying out the SHLAA (and JELPS) jointly with Sefton and Knowsley Borough Councils. To find out more about the studies in these areas, please visit these Councils' websites:

What happens if I missed the call for sites?

There will be other opportunities to suggest sites for development as we prepare our Local Development Framework (LDF), and as we update the SHLAA year by year. We recommend that you join our consultation database so that we can keep you in touch with LDF matters.

 

Related information

In addition to the SHLAA, we have been working on another joint study looking at land for business and industrial uses.

Last updated: 8/11/2010

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