Strategic Land Availability Assessment (SLAA)

The Strategic Land Availability Assessment (SLAA) will form an important part of the evidence base for the Council’s Local Development Framework.  The SLAA identifies the theoretical potential for land to be developed to meet the growth requirements of the Borough through to 2026. This growth includes the provision of over 7000 homes between 2006 and 2026 as well as economic, social and other associated growth. A robust evidence base to inform future decisions on how to provide and manage this growth will ensure that future policy documents are found ‘sound’ by government inspectors.

Eastleigh Borough Council’s SLAA will include the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) required by government policy in Planning Policy Statement 3 (PPS3) but will also look at the potential for land to be used for other uses.

We consulted on the methodology document earlier this year.  Read the summary of issues raised and the Council's response.

A revised methodology document was approved by the Council on 10 July 2008.

Approved Methodology and Appendices 1-5

Appendix 6 Map

SLAA Submission of Potential Sites

A key part of the assessment is to look at sites to see if, in theory, they could be developed. The formal period for submission of sites has now passed but the Council will still consider additional sites where appropriate. You can submit sites for consideration by printing off and sending in this pro-forma. Only those sites which conform to the criteria set out in the methodology document will be considered within the Assessment. Please note that the SLAA will not be making judgements on whether particular sites should come forward for development. These decisions will be made within future policy documents and when determining individual planning applications.