Local Plan evidence base document
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) requires local planning authorities to have a clear understanding of the land available for development in their area and demonstrate that we have enough land available in the district to be able to provide five years’ worth of housing. We regularly publish a statement that explains our current land supply. Please see the documents section below for our latest statement.
The NPPF also requires us to prepare a Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA). The HELAA is a technical document that helps to identify a supply of potentially suitable sites for housing and is used to inform planning policies. It is not a decision-making document and the inclusion of sites in a HELAA should not be seen as an intention to allocate these sites for development, or that planning permission will be granted.
View our previous HELAA Statement, prepared with the Local Plan Partial Update