The draft Strategic Housing and Employment Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) consists of a list of sites that have been identified for future potential housing and employment development.

The sites have been identified from those put forward by the public during the Site Allocations Development Plan Document “Call for Sites”; sites with planning permission; and sites identified in other studies.  All sites have been assessed according to their suitability for possible future development to the year 2026 and provide a basis from which further investigation can take place prior to allocation in the Site Allocations Development Plan Document. 

It is important to note that this study will not allocate sites for development as that will be done through the Site Allocations DPD. 

The Strategic Housing and Employment Land Availability Assessment underwent a period of public consultation from the 29th August to the 10th October 2008.  The comments received during the public consultation will now be reviewed and the study will be finalised.

Once finalised, the SHELAA  will be used to inform new planning policy set out in the emerging Core Strategy and Site Allocations Development Plan Documents. 

How to view the Draft SHELAA
The Final Draft SHELAA together with an Executive Summary can be downloaded from the 'See Also' box to the right.  The Appendices and Annexes to the Draft SHELAA can be viewed by clicking on the links below:

Appendices

• Appendix 1 - Sites removed at first sieve 
• Appendix 2 - Sites removed at second sieve
• Appendix 3 - Sites removed at third sieve
• Appendix 4 - Final SHELAA Sites
• Appendix 5 - Housing Windfall Analysis
• Appendix 6 - Housing Trajectory
• Appendix 7 - Part 1 - Settlement Plans - Bradley, Burton-in-Lonsdale, Carleton and Clapham 
• Appendix 7 - Part 2 - Settlement Plans - Cononley, Cowling, Embsay and Gargrave
• Appendix 7 - Part 3 - Settlement Plans - Hellifield, High Bentham, Ingleton and Kildwick
• Appendix 7 - Part 4 - Settlement Plans - Low Bentham, Settle and Giggleswick, Skipton and South Craven
• Appendix 8 - Areas of search
• Appendix 9 - Glossary of terms and abbreviations

Annexes

1. Annex 1 - Schedule of Consultees 
2. Annex 2 - Summary of comments received on initial consultation
3. Annex 3  - Summary of general submissions received on survey sites
4. Annex 4 - Summary of submissions received on final SHELAA Sites
5. Annex 5 - Summary of submissions received on original survey sites
6. Annex 6 - Part 1 - Site Plans - Skipton
7. Annex 6 - Part 2 - Site Plans - Skipton, South Craven, Settle and Giggleswick
8. Annex 6 - Part 3 - Site Plans - Settle and Giggleswick, High Bentham, Gargrave, Ingleton, Burton-in-Lonsdale, Carleton
9. Annex 6 - Part 4 - Site Plans - Carleton, Clapham, Cononley, Cowling, Embsay, Hellifield, Kildwick, Low Bentham, Bradley
10. Annex 7 - Draft Methodology
    
    

Alternatively hard copies can be viewed at all North Yorkshire County Council Libraries across the plan area, and Craven District Council Offices in Skipton and Settle.
 
Two other important Evidence Base studies have been undertaken at the same time as the Strategic Housing and Employment Land Availability Assessment: the Strategic Housing Market Assessment, and the Employment Land Review.  For further information and to view these studies please follow the links below:

• Strategic Housing Market Assessment 
• Employment Land Review