South Hams District Council has carried out a Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) jointly with West Devon Borough Council. The South Hams SHLAA was published in March 2009 and is available below.
Local Planning Authorities are required by the Government to undertake a SHLAA in order to help identify new sites for housing over 5, 10 and 15 year periods. This SHLAA covers the areas of the South Hams and West Devon, outside of Dartmoor National Park.
The SHLAA is an essential part of the evidence base needed to inform Local Development Framework (LDF) documents and the consideration of future housing land allocations. However, it is important to note that the assessment does not determine whether a site should be allocated for housing development. Only the most suitable, sustainable and deliverable sites will be taken forward in the LDF.
Methodology
The South Hams and West Devon SHLAA 
Methodology set out the criteria for sites to be considered in the SHLAA. It is important to note that sites proposed as part of the SHLAA process must:
- be sustainably located (within or well related to an existing settlement); and
- provide five or more dwellings; and
- meet the following density requirements of 75 dwellings or more per hectare in town centres and 40 dwellings or more per hectare in all other locations.
Call for Sites
To help identify the full range of potential housing sites a "call for sites" was conducted by both Councils, from 18 July to 12 September 2008. Landowners were invited to submit sites for consideration within the SHLAA.
The Stakeholder Panel
In line with government guidance, a Stakeholder Panel was formed to help assess the sites identified. The panel included representatives of local communities, housebuilders, social landlords, property agents and other agencies with expertise and knowledge of the local area, housing sites and the market.
The panel considered and assessed the suitability, availability and deliverability of sites having potential for housing development in accordance with the Methodology, within the administrative areas of the South Hams and West Devon, through a series of meetings. This part of the process continued into early 2009.
The SHLAA Report
The Final Report for the South Hams SHLAA was published in March 2009. The report shows that the strategic housing target for the 0 to 5 year period can be met and that a substantial supply of potential sites exists for the 6 to 10 year and 11 to 15 year periods.
| Appendix 2, Site Maps |
| East Area - Part 1 |
Dartington, Totnes |
| East Area - Part 2 |
Berry Pomeroy, Marldon, Staverton & Woolston Green, Stoke Gabriel |
| East Area - Part 3 |
Diptford, Hallwell & Moreleigh, Harberton & Harbertonford, Avonwick, Rattery |
| East Area - Part 4 |
Ashprington, Blackawton, Cornworthy, Dartmouth, Dittisham, Kingswear, Stoke Fleming, Strete |
| South Area - Part 1 |
Kingsbridge, West Alvington, Salcombe, Chillington, Stokenham |
| South Area - Part 2 |
Churchstow, East Allington, East Portlemouth, East Prawle, Hope Cove, Loddiswell, Malborough, Slapton, South Milton, Thurlestone, West Buckland, West Charleton |
| West Area - Part 1 |
Ivybridge, Bickleigh, Ermington, Modbury |
| West Area - Part 2 |
Shaugh Prior, Sparkwell, Ugborough |
| West Area - Part 3 |
Yealmpton, Aveton Gifford, Brixton, Kingston, Newton Ferrers & Noss Mayo, Wembury |
Monitoring and Review
The SHLAA includes a trajectory of potential housing supply. Performance against this trajectory will be monitored through the Annual Monitoring Report which compares the delivery of housing and the five-year supply of deliverable sites with the annualized strategic requirement. The SHLAA will be refreshed when key LDF documents are reviewed or when a five year supply of identified deliverable sites for housing is not clearly identifiable.
Details on the process in West Devon are available at www.westdevon.gov.uk
