Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA)
SHELAA overview
The Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) is an evidence-based document to inform the plan-making process.
The main role of the SHELAA is to:
- Identify sites and broad locations with potential for development
- Assess their development potential
- Assess their suitability for development and the likelihood of development coming forward (the availability and achievability)
SHELAA reviews are prepared in line with the Leicestershire authorities' joint methodology, as well as Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council’s own methodology, which can be found below:
Overall, the purpose of the SHELAA is to form part of the evidence required for the Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Local Plan in line with national policy requirements.
A SHELAA report is not a decision-making document, and it does not in itself determine whether or not a site should be granted planning permission or allocated for development.
Call for sites
The purpose of the 'call for sites' was to provide an opportunity for anyone to submit a site to us to be considered for allocation and future development, as part of the preparation of the Local Plan.
This has helped to ensure that sufficient land supply is available across the borough to meet our development needs.
At this point in time, the call for sites is closed and we are unable to accept new site submissions.
SHELAA 2022
The SHELAA 2022 is the council's most recently published SHELAA review, and the associated documents can be accessed by proceeding to the next section: SHELAA report 2022
The cut-off for inclusion of new site submissions for assessment in the SHELAA 2022 was 31 May 2022.
SHELAA 2024
New sites submitted after 31 May 2022 and before the call for sites closed (27 September 2024 for employment land uses and 31 May 2024 for all other land uses) will be assessed in the next SHELAA review 2024.
Work on the SHELAA 2024 review has started and is ongoing. Updates will be provided when they become available.
You might also be interested in:
Last updated: 04/10/2024 13:45
