Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA)
SHELAA Overview
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)
It 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.
The document has been 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.
Methodology update September 2020
The methodology used to undertake the Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) was updated in September 2020 and can be viewed below, as well as the Leicester & Leicestershire joint methodology:
- SHELAA Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council methodology September 2020 (PDF)
- Leicester & Leicestershire housing market area HELAA methodology paper 2019 (PDF)
Call for sites
The purpose of the 'call for sites' is to provide an opportunity for anyone to submit a site to us for consideration for allocation and future development as part of the preparation of our local plan. This will help to ensure that sufficient land supply is available across the borough to meet our development needs.
Landowners and interested parties can put forward new sites within the borough that may have potential for housing and economic development. Depending on when a site is put forward, your site will start to be assessed within the relevant SHELAA report as follows:
- The cut-off for inclusion within the SHELAA 2022 was 31 May 2022
- Any sites submitted after 31 May 2022 and before 31 May 2024 will be assessed within the following SHELAA review
The current call for sites is closing soon, with the submission deadline for any new sites being no later than 23:59 on Friday, 31st May 2024. Further new sites will not be accepted after this deadline, unless a further call for sites is opened.
New sites
Before you suggest a site, please read our SHELAA methodology (PDF)
If you think your site is suitable and you would like us to consider your site for allocation and future development as part of the preparation of our local plan, please complete our online form.
To suggest a new site, we ask for:
- Your details
- Landowner details
- Site details: potential uses and constraints
- Site location plan (site boundary identified by a red line)
- Plan identifying the extent of the brownfield proportion of the site (if the site is also to be considered for the brownfield register)
Alternatively, complete our planning policy contact form to request a paper application form which you can complete and return to us.
Please note that the call for sites informs the SHELAA, which is an evidence base document to inform plan making.
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.
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Last updated: 10/05/2024 10:30
