Strategic Housing and Employment Land Availability
SHELAA Methodology Consultation
The Council has published a draft Strategic Housing and Employment Land Availability Assessment Methodology for consultation and are inviting representations to be made on this document from 7th April 2025 to 19th May 2025.
The draft Methodology reflects the approach set out in national planning policy and guidance to assess sites for the development of a new Local Plan.
For further details on how to view and comment, please use the link here.
Strategic Housing and Employment Land Availability Assessment
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What is the Strategic Housing and Employment Land Availability Assessment?
The Strategic Housing and Employment Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) identifies and assesses potential sites for new housing and employment development. As a result, it is an important element of the evidence base informing the development of a new Local Plan.
The study itself does not, however, decide policy or which sites should or should not be developed, as these decisions will be made through the Local Plan process. The SHELAA contributes to an understanding of the potential availability of land in the district and may be drawn on as part of future Local Plan work. The assessments will be undertaken in line national planning policy.
The Council will shortly be commencing a new SHELAA, following the consultation and adoption of a new methodology. A ‘Call for Sites’ exercise will be undertaken later this year. Whilst a new ‘Call for Sites’ form is being prepared, we will not be accepting site submissions. All sites previously submitted to the SHELAA will need to be re-submitted and landowners will be contacted in due course.
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2023 Strategic Housing and Employment Land Availability Assessment
View the SHELAA Main Report 2023 (PDF File, 640kb)
Site Assessments by Parish
Balderton Settlement Summary (PDF File, 2,712kb)
Bilsthorpe Settlement Summary (PDF File, 2,328kb)
Bleasby Settlement Summary (PDF File, 975kb)
Blidworth Settlement Summary (PDF File, 4,949kb)
Bulcote Settlement Summary (PDF File, 458kb)
Clipstone Settlement Summary (PDF File, 2,686kb)
Coddington Settlement Summary (PDF File, 1,695kb)
Collingham Settlement Summary (PDF File, 2,009kb)
Cromwell Settlement Summary (PDF File, 1,206kb)
Edwinstowe Settlement Summary (PDF File, 2,222kb)
Egmanton Site Summary (PDF File, 350kb)
Farndon Settlement Summary (PDF File, 453kb)
Farnsfield Settlement Summary (PDF File, 2,373kb)
Fernwood Settlement Summary (PDF File, 606kb)
Fiskerton Settlement Summary (PDF File, 544kb)
Halam Settlement Summary (PDF File, 476kb)
Harby Settlement Summary (PDF File, 429kb)
Lowdham Settlement Summary (PDF File, 1,338kb)
Newark Settlement Summary (PDF File, 13,362kb)
Normanton Settlement Summary (PDF File, 442kb)
North Muskham Settlement Summary (PDF File, 877kb)
Norwell Settlement Summary (PDF File, 1,487kb)
Ollerton & Boughton Settlement Summary (PDF File, 2,167kb)
Oxton Settlement Summary (PDF File, 2,829kb)
Rainworth Settlement Summary (PDF File, 4,476kb)
South Muskham Settlement Summary (PDF File, 434kb)
Southwell Settlement Summary (PDF File, 4,386kb)
Sutton on Trent Settlement Summary (PDF File, 952kb)
Upton Settlement Summary (PDF File, 681kb)