The West Lancashire Strategic Housing Land Availability
Assessment (SHLAA) was published in March 2010. Following a
"call for sites" in June /July 2010, we are revising the SHLAA so
that its information is as up-to-date as possible. We will
endeavour to update the SHLAA on an annual basis.
West Lancashire SHLAA documents
The report and appendices are available to download below:
A paper copy of the study is available for inspection at the
Council offices.
Please note the following important points about the SHLAA:
- The SHLAA is not itself a statement of
Council policy. Whilst it will inform the Local Development
Framework (LDF) process, the decisions on if, where and when sites
are allocated for housing will be made
within the Core Strategy and Site
Allocations documents.
- The SHLAA does
not necessarily cover all potential housing
sites. Other sites may emerge e.g. via planning applications or
changes in circumstances. Thus the study is not a
checklist of individual sites for Section 78 planning appeals.
- The inclusion of sites within the SHLAA
should not be taken to imply that they will be allocated for
development, nor that planning permission for housing development
is likely to be granted. Planning applications for housing on any
site will be assessed against our residential development
policy.
- Find out more about residential development policy in West
Lancashire
Background to the SHLAA
Please follow the links below to find out more about the West
Lancashire SHLAA and how it has been prepared.
Contact us
If you have any queries, please contact the planning policy team.
Tel: 01695 585274 or 01695 585171
Email: LDF@westlancs.gov.uk
Related information
In addition to the SHLAA, we have been working on a
Strategic Housing Market Assessment and a joint study looking
at land for business and industrial uses.