Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment

We have produced a Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA). The SHLAA Methodology was updated in 2010 (PDF 813Kb) to amend any factual inaccuracies. The SHLAA provides information on the potential for housing to meet identified needs within the study area. It is part of the evidence base to inform the production of the Local Development Framework (LDF).

The SHLAA is a technical study and outcomes of the study do not give a presumption towards development. Any development site will need to be assessed through the planning process.

A joint SHLAA has been completed for the following four administrative areas within Suffolk:

St Edmundsbury Borough;
Forest Heath District;
Mid Suffolk District; and
Babergh District.

Key stakeholders were consulted on the draft SHLAA in November 2010. The Final 2009/10 SHLAA (PDF 10Mb) supersedes the 2008/09 SHLAA.

For queries relating to St Edmundsbury Borough please contact the Local Development Framework Project Manager on 01284 757342 or email ldf@stedsbc.gov.uk