Decision details

Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) - Approval for SHELAA Methodology Consultation and Call for Sites

Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Regeneration and Strategic Growth

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decision:

RESOLVED that the Portfolio Holder for Regeneration and Strategic Growth:

 

A    Approved the Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) Methodology (as set out in Appendix A to the report), to enable it to be published for the purposes of consultation.

 

B    Approved theCall for Sites form (as setoutin AppendixB tothereport),to enableit tobe published for thepurposesofinformation collection on potential sites for development to inform the SHELAA.

 

C    Delegated authority to the Assistant Director of Planning and Building Control to finalise the methodology for the SHELAA process and to complete the final document to inform the Local Plan Review.

Reasons for the decision:

A     To approve the SHELAA Methodology to enable it to be published for consultation for a period of eight weeks. The final methodology will inform the site review process.

 

B     Toapprove for consultation the Call for Sites form for a period of eight weeks in order to capture sites that could be included in the SHELAA and subsequent Local Plan Review.

 

C     To help provide a clear understanding of land available within Harlow as set out in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (paragraph 68) to inform the Local Plan Review process.

Alternative options considered:

None.

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None.

Publication date: 14/03/2023

Date of decision: 14/03/2023

Effective from: 22/03/2023

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