Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA)

Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (2009 / 2010)

Local planning authorities are required to carry out a Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) to assess potential sites for future housing development. Sunderland's first SHLAA was published in March 2009 and we are currently updating the SHLAA for publication in March 2010. If you wish to submit representations for the Sunderland SHLAA 2009/10 please download, complete and return the following forms:

Sunderland SHLAA 2009/10 Letter ( pdf 0.02mb)

Sunderland SHLAA 2009/10 Questionnaire ( pdf 0.04mb)

Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (March 2009)

PPS3 requires local planning authorities to carry out a Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment in order to identify future sources of land for housing.  It is essentially a more comprehensive update of the council's Urban Capacity Study.  The Sunderland SHLAA covers the 15 years from 2009 to 2024.  It will form part of the evidence base, along with other information, to inform decision in plan making including future allocations within Local Development Framework (LDF) documents.

The primary role of the SHLAA is to

• Identify sites with potential for housing
• Assess their housing potential
• Assess when they are likely to be developed

The City Council has now published its SHLAA that provides information on the opportunities that exist to meet housing need within Sunderland.  It has been undertaken in full accordance with national guidance and has involved consultation with stakeholders and others on land for consideration and the draft schedule of sites.

A site's inclusion in the assessment does not imply that the land will be allocated by the council for housing.  The SHLAA is a technical study and not a policy document.  It identifies possible housing sites and assesses overall housing potential but ultimately decision on which sites should be brought forward for development will be determined through the LDF process.

Sunderland SHLAA Report ( pdf 6.3mb)

Annex of Sites ( pdf 5.7mb)

Sites Map ( pdf 354kb)

Further details are available for each of the individual sites, including facilities and constraints plans, site location planes, site survey forms and aerial photos. These are available to view below and are split into Area Regeneration Framework areas.  Note:  the sites and information will be brought up to date during 2009.

If you are unsure which ARF area the site you are interested in is within, please see the ARF boundaries on the sites map ( pdf 6.3mb)

There will be a call in the near future for suggestions of sites to be included in the next SHLAA (to be published March 2010)

The Tyne and Wear SHLAA Partnership of Local Planning Authorities, developers and other relevant agencies has agreed to work to a common methodology to undertake the SHLAA's in the five districts of Tyne and Wear.  This methodology reflects the Government's guidance detailed in the Strategic Housing Land Availability Practice Guide (July 2007) as supplemented by the North East England SHLAA Regional Implementation Guide (prepared by the North East Assembly, March 2008) and the Tyne & Wear SHLAA Sub-Regional Addendum Concept Paper and Supplementary Guidance (July 2008) ( pdf 83kb).  For further information on the partnership working please see the TWRI site.Tyne & Wear SHLAA Partnership

As required by the Government's Planning Policy Statement PPS3 Housing, the Council must demonstrate it can identify and maintain a 5 year supply of deliverable housing sites.  Last years assessment considered the 5 year period from 1st April 2008 to 31st March 2013.  It showed that the city had a range of deliverable housing sites that were more than capable of meeting the 5 year requirement, with over 80% being on previously developed 'brownfield' land.  This year, the updated five year supply for 2009-2014 is included in the council's first Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment for SHLAA.

Delivering a 5 year land supply for Sunderland (March 2008) ( pdf 1.12mb)

5 Year Housing Land Supply (March 2008) - Map ( pdf 6.60mb)

Sunderland Strategic Housing Market Assessment

The Sunderland Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) provides an assessment of the requirement of housing in Sunderland, including types of housing, locality and affordable housing. It also researched the wider support needs of communities across the city.

Sunderland SHMA Report (Full Version) ( pdf 2.2mb)

Sunderland SHMA Report (Executive Summary) ( pdf 0.15mb)

Further information is available at the SHMA homepage

UDP / LDF Team - Tel: 0191 561 1537 / 0191 561 1576
Sustainability Team - Tel: 0191 561 1535
Information Team - Tel: 0191 561 1536
Email: planningpolicy@sunderland.gov.uk

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