Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) – CALL FOR SITES 2024
The Forest of Dean District Council is calling for sites within the district that could potentially accommodate future housing and employment. The new local plan will set out the location of future development of the District. As part of this process we will update our evidence on housing and employment land availability annually through the SHELAA. The aim of this exercise is to have a clear understanding of land which is available throughout the District and to identify as many sites as possible that have housing and employment potential in the area. This assessment provides an important source of evidence for the Council, but it is important to note that any assessment undertaken by the Council at this stage does not allocate the sites to be developed nor guarantee a site will be allocated in the future. The allocation of sites for future housing or employment development will be determined through the Forest of Dean Local Plan or neighbourhood plans. We are inviting interested parties, landowners, and developers to inform us of sites over 0.2 ha that they consider suitable to be assessed as part of the SHELAA.
If you wish to put forward any potential housing or employment sites please complete the
- online form https://arcg.is/4fm8v or
- downloadable form https://www.fdean.gov.uk/shlaa and return by email: localplans@fdean.gov.uk or by post: Local Plans, Forest of Dean District Council, Council Offices, High Street, Coleford, GL16 8HG
Please return your submission by 31 March 2024 to ensure your site will be considered as part of the 2023 review. Submissions received after the deadline, will be assessed as part of the SHLAA update in 2024. If you have previously submitted a site(s) you will not be required to re-submit, unless you wish to make changes to the site or remove it from the study, as past sites will be carried forward. All sites submitted will be retained as part of a long-term database of potential housing and employment sites used to inform the Local Plan. All submissions will be publicly available
For further information visit: https://www.fdean.gov.uk/shlaa