The SHLAA provides the evidence base to support the delivery of sufficient land to meet the District's need for more homes. The Assessment has been carried out in accordance with current government guidance. The purpose of the SHLAA is to identify possible sites for housing in the District; to assess the sites for their housing potential; and to assess when the sites could be delivered.

View the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment Report (3,900K)

View the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment site location maps (5,286K)

View the Site Assessment Sheets for all sites under construction as at April 1st 2009 (1,725K)

View the Site Assessment Sheets for all sites with permission for housing (not yet started) as at April 1st 2009 or allocated for housing in the Wyre Forest District Local Plan (2004) (4,002K)

View the Site Assessment Sheets for sites allocated as Areas of Development Restraint (ADR) in the Wyre Forest District Local Plan (2004) (1,276K)

View the Site Assessment Sheets for suggested sites in Kidderminster (8,650K)

View the Site Assessment Sheets for suggested sites in Stourport on Severn (4,564K)

View the Site Assessment Sheets for suggested sites in Bewdley (3,478K)

View the Site Assessment Sheets for suggested sites in Rural Areas (3,512K)

Consultants, GVA Grimley, have been appointed to undertake detailed viability assessments on a sample of the sites. The findings of this work are now available.

View the Viability Assessment of SHLAA Sites (November 2009) (2.52 MB)

View the Viability Assessment of SHLAA Sites: Addendum (March 2010) (2,107K)

Information from the SHLAA will be used to inform the emerging Core Strategy, Site Allocations and Policies and Kidderminster Central Area Action Plan Development Plan Documents. The SHLAA itself will not actually allocate land for future housing development. The actual allocation of sites will be done through the Development Plan Documents.

Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) Update (2010)

The SHLAA has been updated to reflect changes in residential permissions as at 1st April 2010. Further potential housing sites have been considered by the assessment panel and a revised housing trajectory has been developed. This report needs to read in conjuction with the original SHLAA.

View the updated SHLAA (2010) (11.1MB)

Sustainability Appraisal (SA)

The Local Development Framework must contribute towards the aims of sustainable development. Sustainable development is about meeting social, environmental and economic objectives at the same time. It aims to achieve a better quality of life for everybody both now and in the future.

To ensure that the Local Development Framework policies will contribute towards sustainable development, each document produced will be subject to a Sustainability Appraisal (SA). SA is an appraisal tool which provides for the systematic identification and evaluation of the economic, social and environmental impacts of a policy or plan. It incorporates the requirements of the EU Directive on Strategic Environmental Assessment.

View the quick reference guide to Sustainability Appraisal (24K)

Sustainability Appraisal Independent Check

Consultants UE Associates were commissioned, in April 2009, to undertake an independent quality check of the District Council's Core Strategy Sustainability Appraisal work completed to date. The purpose of the work was to ensure that the Sustainability Appraisal is in accordance with Regulations and current advice and best practice and is independent. The final report is available to view below. The results of this work will be used to inform the Sustainability Appraisal Report which will be produced alongside the Core Strategy Submission Document in late 2009.

View the Core Strategy Sustainability Appraisal Quality Check Final Report (522KB)

Appropriate Assessment

An Appropriate Assessment Screening report has been prepared to establish the impact of the Core Strategy on European Sites for nature conservation. The Screening Report concludes that no further Appropriate Assessment work is necessary.

View the Appropriate Assessment

(86K)

Core Strategy Equality Impact Assessment

View the Equality Impact Assessment (30KB)

Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level One - Final Report (January 2008)

In August 2007 consultants Royal Haskoning were appointed to undertake a Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment for the District. The scope for the study followed guidance as set out in Planning Policy Statement 25: Development and Flood Risk and Development and Flood Risk a Practice Guide Companion to PPS25. The final report and associated appendices can be viewed below.

View the SFRA Level 1 – Final Report (1,657K)

Appendix A (Due to the large file size of Appendix A, the figures have been split up accordingly below)

View Figure 1 – Wyre Forest District Boundary (4,944K)

View Figure 2 – Key Watercourses (4,910K)

View Figure 3 – Locations of all forms of historic flooding (5,054K)

View Figure 4 – LiDAR Coverage (5,480K)

View Figure 5 – Existing Model Extents (4,921K)

View Figure 6 – Flood zones and Potential Development Sites (3,583K)

View Figure 7 – Flood Risk Management Measures (4,754K)

View Appendix B – Historic Flooding Tables (263K)

View Appendix C – Hydraulic Models (96K)

View Appendix D – Data Register (100K)

Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level Two

Following recommendations in the Level One Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA ) a more detailed Level 2 SFRA has been produced. This study has considered in more detail a number of issues including overtopping and breaching of flood defences in Kidderminster and Bewdley as well as providing information on appropriate Sustainable Drainage techniques for the District and giving guidance on appropriate policies to deal with flood risk. The final report and appendices are available to view below. Due to the large file sizes the document has been split into a number of component parts. (Please note that the numbering associated with the figures follows the reference within the main document and so are not necessarily sequential).

View the SFRA Level 2 (4.56MB)

View Appendix 1, Figures 1-3 Potential Development Sites (3.11MB)

View Appendix 1, Figures 4a-4d - Kidderminster Dam Overtopping (4.02MB)

View Appendix 1, Figures 5-6e - Breach Locations and Breach (100yr event) (4.10MB)

View Appendix 1, Figures 7a-7e - Kidderminster Breach (100yr with climate change event) (4.30MB)

View Appendix 1, Figures 8a-8e - Kidderminster Breach (1000yr event) (5.23MB)

View Appendix 1, Figures 9-11 - Kidderminster (other maps) (4.48MB)

View Appendix 1, Figures 23-24 - Stourport Maps (2.25MB)

View Appendix 1, Figures 25-29 - Bewdley Maps (3.80MB)

View Appendices 2-7 (2.32MB)

Water Cycle Strategy

In addition to the Level 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment, a Water Cycle Strategy has also been undertaken for the District. This study has interrogated all aspects of the water cycle within the District, considering; water supply and water resources; water supply networks; waste water treatment; environmental considerations; non-residential water use and planning considerations. The final document and associated appendices can be viewed below. (Please note that the numbering associated with the figures follows the reference within the main document and so are not necessarily sequential).

View the Water Cycle Strategy (5.50MB)

View Appendix A, Figures 1,2,7,8,9 (7.28MB)

View Appendix A, Figures 11,16,17,18 (7.37MB)

View Appendix A, Figures 19, 20, 21 (3.64MB)

View Appendix A, Figures 22, 24 (6.29MB)

View Appendices B-F (244KB)

Strategic Housing Market Assessment

Wyre Forest District is part of the West Midlands Region South Housing market Area. The South Housing Market Area Partnership has commissioned the production of a Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA). The SHMA is an assessment of housing market influences, current and future housing demand issues, impacts of past and planned housing supply and the impacts of economic and demographic changes. The SHMA will form part of the evidence base required to support the development of the LDF.

View the Strategic Housing Market Assessment (316K)

Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment

A Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment has been prepared in conjunction with the Strategic Housing market Assessment for the South Housing market Area by Consultants Rupert Scott. The purpose of the Assessment is to provide information on the accommodation needs of Gypsies and Travellers for sub-regional and district level planning policy to set the appropriate number, type and distribution of additional pitches to be provided.

The study is available to download from the Worcestershire County Council website.

Open Space, Sport and Recreation Assessment

Consultants PMP Consulting Limited were appointed to undertake an audit of open space, sports and recreation facilities within the District. This study forms a key part of the evidence base which will inform the production of the Local Development Framework, the future planning policy for the District. The study follows the five stage process set out in PPG17. The final report and appendices are available to view below.

Open Space, Sport and Recreation Assessment - Final Report (Part 1) (5,083K)

Open Space, Sport and Recreation Assessment- Final Report (Part 2) (5,585K)

Open Space, Sport and Recreation Assessment- Final Report (Appendices A -H) (752K)

Open Space, Sport and Recreation Assessment- Final Report (Appendix I) (7,632K)

Green Infrastructure Study

A green Infrastructure Study has been prepared to provide a detailed overview of the existing green infrastructure resource within the District and identify issues and opportunities relating to this. The Green Infrastructure Study will be developed into a Green Infrastructure Strategy.

View the Green Infrastructure Study (7.43 MB)

Historic Environment Background Paper

A background paper has been produced to collate and analyse all of the existing information on the Historic Environment within Wyre Forest District.

View the Historic Environment Background Paper (7.18MB)

Settlement Hierarchy Technical Paper

A technical paper has been produced to set out the background to the settlement hierarchy within the Core Strategy.

View the Settlement Hierarchy Technical Paper (1.78MB)

Employment Land Review

The Employment Land Review (ELR) provides background information on the employment portfolio within the District. The Review has been undertaken following guidance set out by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) and is split into three stages. Stage 1 and 3 have been produced by the District Council whilst stage 2, due to the technical nature, was undertaken by consultants GVA Grimley. The three stages of the report are available to view below.

Stage 1: Taking Stock of the Existing Situation (2,159K)

Stage 2: Creating a Picture of Future Requirements (2,363K)

Stage 3: Identifying a 'New' Portfolio of Sites (1,835K)

View site location maps (5,459K)

Retail and Commercial Leisure Study (February 2010)

Wyre Forest District Council commissioned White Young Green Planning to undertake a further retail update in 2009. The report provides an assessment of the existing and likely future retail requirements for the District up until 2026, in order to reflect the time period set out by the West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy.

View the Retail and Commercial Leisure Study (February 2010) - Main Report (278K)

View the Retail and Commercial Leisure Study (February 2010) - Appendix A (part 1) (9,924K)

View the Retail and Commercial Leisure Study (February 2010) - Appendix A (part 2) (9,125K)

View the Retail and Commercial Leisure Study (February 2010) - Appendices B-E (2,661K)

Retail and Commercial Leisure Study (December 2006)

Wyre Forest District Council commissioned White Young Green Planning to undertake a retail and commercial leisure study in 2006. The report provides an assessment of the existing and likely future retail and leisure patterns within the District up until 2021 and forms part of the evidence base which will support the LDF.

Wyre Forest District Retail & Commercial Leisure Study Main Document (1,539K)

Community Facilities Audit

A Community Facilities Audit has been undertaken to identify the community facilities which exist within Wyre Forest District.

View the Community Facilities Audit (8.07MB)

Kidderminster Regeneration Prospectus

A Regeneration Prospectus has been prepared to provide a vision for the regeneration of Kidderminster over the next 30 years.

Place Survey 2009

Best Value General User Survey 2006/7

This report presents the results for the BVPI General Survey conducted by Ipsos MORI on behalf of Wyre Forest District Council.

View the Best Value General User Survey 2006/7 (524K)

Infrastructure Requirements within Worcestershire arising from the RSS Phase 2 Preferred Option Growth Levels

Worcestershire County Council commissioned Baker Associates and TPI Consultants to undertake a study of the infrastructure requirements for Worcestershire up to 2026 arising from the growth levels specified in the RSS Phase 2 Preferred Option.

View the study of infrastructure requirements.

Hoobrook Link Road Pre-Feasibility Study

The need for a road link in the Hoobrook area of Kidderminster was identified in the preparatory works undertaken to inform the Wyre Forest Local Development Framework. A pre-feasibility study was commissioned by Worcestershire County Council.

View the Hoobrook Link Road Pre-Feasibility Study (8,347K)

Worcestershire County Council Technical Research Papers

Worcestershire County Council have produced a series of Technical Research Papers looking at Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Water Resources. These have assisted in the preparation of the Core Strategy. View the Worcestershire County Council Technical Research Papers.

IT Power Renewable Energy Study

Worcestershire County Council commissioned consultants IT Power to undertake a study of the potential for larger scale renewable energy generation across the County, including broad locations. The study ia available to download from the Worcestershire County Council website.

Monitoring Reports

A number of Monitoring Reports, including Residential Land Availability and Employment Land Availability, also form part of the Local Development Framework Evidence base. Read more about monitoring reports.

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This page was last reviewed 1 July 2010 at 16:36 by Elaine Wilcox.
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