This 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 WILL UNDERGO PUBLIC CONSULTATION FROM 29TH AUGUST TO THE 10TH OCTOBER 2008.

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

We need your help at this stage to tell us what you think about the draft SHELAA, provide any relevant additional information and to suggest ways in which the content can be improved.  As this draft assessment forms a key piece of evidence to be used in the formulation of future planning policy, now is the time to have your say. 

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.
 
Public Consultation on the SHELAA
The Public Consultation on the Final Draft SHELAA will begin on 29th August 2008, and all comments must be received by 5pm on the 10th October 2008.  The Council welcomes comments on any aspect of the Study, but kindly requests that the chapter and paragraph number that the comment relates to is clearly stated.

Comments can be made by letter or email to:
Planning Policy
Craven District Council Offices
Granville Street
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD23 1PS

ldf@cravendc.gov.uk

To save paper, comments by email are preferred.

Public consultation is also taking place on two other important Evidence Base studies: 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