Decision details

To seek approval for the publication of Oldham Council Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) as of 1st April 2018.

RESOLVED - That:
•To note the approach to determining sites to include in the housing land supply (as per the new guidance set out in NPPF 2018) and those which have been discounted;
•To note the current five year housing land supply position;
•To approve the SHLAA for publication as soon as practicable;
•To use the SHLAA as the basis for an on-going Call for Sites process;
•Delegate authority to make updates to the SHLAA throughout the year, if required, to the Deputy Chief Executive – People and Place.

Option 1 - Publish the SHLAA in full to provide evidence for the housing land supply position, GMSF and Local Plan review.
Option 2 - Not publish a full SHLAA until the local housing need figure has been determined.

Option 2 - Not publish a full SHLAA until the local housing need figure has been determined.

The SHLAA is not a statutory process and as such there are no prescribed consultation requirements. The SHLAA will be published on the council’s website. Suggestions for further sites will be invited through an on-going Call for Sites process and will form part of future SHLAA reviews.