There is now a strong focus on local authorities identifying sufficient land to deliver their housing requirement over a 15-year period as well as demonstrating a continuous five year supply of deliverable housing sites. Therefore, as required by Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing (PPS3), Cheshire West and Chester Council has undertaken a Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA).
The SHLAA is an assessment of how many units can be accommodated on identified sites and the timeframes for when these sites are likely to be available. The exercise also identifies constraints associated with bringing potential sites forward and how and when these can be removed to help improve the potential for housing.
Following consultation on the SHLAA methodology and a call for sites to be considered earlier this year, the first SHLAA for Cheshire West And Chester has now been prepared.
To read the SHLAA please click the link below.