Elmbridge Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment

What is it?

The role of the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) is to examine the housing potential of land within the Borough. A SHLAA can best be described as a process of pooling, from a variety of sources, all known potential sites for housing development and then carrying out a preliminary assessment of their suitability, availability and deliverability. It should be remembered that a SHLAA can only provide a 'snapshot' in time and is subject to constant change as units are completed, new buildings commence, planning permissions are granted, and new sites with housing potential are identified.

Why do we need it?

In response to national policy and taking account of practice guidance produced by Communities and Local Government in July 2007, the Council is required to prepare a SHLAA as part of the evidence base to support the production of planning documents in the Local Development Framework.

Review of the Elmbridge Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment 2011

The 2011 review is the fourth version of the SHLAA. It builds on the experiences of previous versions and the methodology takes account of the changing policy context, locally, with the adoption of our Core Strategy in July 2011, and nationally, in relation to emerging policy under the Coalition Government. In response to this, the 2011 SHLAA examines potential capacity in the context of two independent, but interrelated issues, namely:

• An assessment of our rolling supply of potentially deliverable sites over a 15 year period, and;
• How we are performing in meeting the Core Strategy housing target.

In the consideration of such, it should be noted that, the current monitoring year excluded, there are 14 years remaining in the Core Strategy plan period to 2026. The assessment of identifiable capacity over a 15 year period runs until 2027. A clear distinction is made between these timescales in the figures set out in this document.

• |2011 SHLAA - Part 1- Executive Summary & Part 1
• |2011 SHLAA - Part 2a - Housing Land Supply
• |2011 SHLAA - Part 2b - Housing Land Supply
• |2011 SHLAA - Part 2c - Housing Land Supply
• |2011 SHLAA - Part 3 - Claygate
• |2011 SHLAA - Part 3 - Cobham
• |2011 SHLAA - Part 3 - East & West Molesey
• |2011 SHLAA - Part 3 - Esher
• |2011 SHLAA - Part 3 - Hersham
• |2011 SHLAA - Part 3 - The Dittons
• |2011 SHLAA - Part 3 - Walton
• |2011 SHLAA - Part 3 - Weybridge

Supporting material:

• |SHLAA 2011 - Appendices

Review of the Elmbridge Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment 2010

The 2010 review has a base date of April 2010. It includes significant improvements on the 2008 and 2009 assessments. Further details are enclosed in the document. Copies of previous assessments can be obtained upon request.

• |SHLAA 2010 - Disclaimer, Contents & Executive Summary
• |SHLAA 2010 - Part 1: Introduction, HMPP, Windfall Justification
• |SHLAA 2010 - Part 2: Housing Land Supply Overview
• |SHLAA 2010 - Part 3: Identified Opportunity Sites - Walton
• |SHLAA 2010 - Part 3: Identified Opportunity Sites - Weybridge
• |SHLAA 2010 - Part 3: Identified Opportunity Sites - Hersham
• |SHLAA 2010 - Part 3: Identified Opportunity Sites - East & West Molesey
• |SHLAA 2010 - Part 3: Identified Opportunity Sites - The Dittons
• |SHLAA 2010 - Part 3: Identified Opportunity Sites - Esher
• |SHLAA 2010 - Part 3: Identified Opportunity Sites - Cobham
• |SHLAA 2010 - Part 3: Identified Opportunity Sites - Claygate
• |SHLAA 2010 - Appendices A, B & C
• |SHLAA 2010 - Appendices D, E & F
• |SHLAA 2010 - Bakers Associates 2008, Appendices 6 - 7
• |SHLAA 2010 - Bakers Associates 2008, Appendices 8 - 9

*Please note - some of the document files are large. Every effort has been made to ensure that documents are divided to improve accessibility. However, should you experience problems accessing any of the documents please contact the Planning Policy Team by email or telephone, 01372 474787, and we will be happy to email smaller files or provide documents on a CD. In addition, the SHLAA review can be viewed at the Civic Centre and Borough libraries.*