Studies

In support of planning policy the council has commissioned and undertaken a number of studies:

• Bury St Edmunds and Haverhill Retail, Leisure and Offices Study (PDF 173Kb) - approved January 2007.
  The full report is available to purchase in paper form at a cost of £200 (+£2.00 postage and packing)
  
  
• Open Space Assessment (PDF 34Kb) - approved October 2005.
  The complete report is available to purchase in paper form at a cost of £50 (+£1.00 postage and packing).
  
  
• Urban Capacity Study - 2003 and 2005.
  
  
• Industrial and Business Land Availability Study (PDF 4.3Mb) - adopted June 2007.

If you wish to purchase any of these studies then please contact the Planning Policy Team on 01284 757368 or alternatively email ldf@stedsbc.gov.uk

Strategic Housing Market Assessment

A strategic housing market assessment (SHMA) is a collection of data and survey information about all parts of the housing market in a particular area. Amongst other things, it helps develop a long-term view of housing need and demand to inform planning policies. All sub-regions across the country have to produce one and they are at various stages of completion.

As part of the Cambridge sub-region, St Edmundsbury has been working with the six other local authorities in the sub-region to manage and administer our SHMA. It is now completed and a link to it is shown below. Because the document is so large, it is available as separate chapters. The SHMA will be updated regularly as new research and data becomes available.

http://www.cambridgeshirehorizons.co.uk/programme_det.asp?id=3678&sec_id=912