Technical Papers

The following Technical Papers have been prepared in order to provide background information to the Replacement Local Plan.

Technical Paper 1 Urban Capacity Study (1999) [317kb]

The Local Plan adopts a sequential approach for the process of allocating land for development. Before considering the release of land from the Green Belt, research was undertaken to assess how many houses could be planned for in the existing built-up areas. This work represented the first stage in the sequential approach to the allocation of development in accordance with national planning guidance contained in PPG3.

Addendum to Urban Capacity Study Windfalls Revised 30 January 2002 [131kb]

This is the first addendum to Technical Paper 1 and relates to the commercial contingency component of the housing figures. The original Urban Capacity Study was revisited in order to survey the land resource that previously disregarded uses occupy in the Borough and to investigate the redevelopment potential of some of these sites.

Addendum to Technical Paper 1 (Revised) Urban Capacity Study Sites [614kb]

This is the second addendum to Technical paper 1 and relates to the identification of urban capacity sites. This identifies urban capacity sites greater than 0.4ha and provides information such as ownership, existing use, capacity assumptions, constraints and an indication of any discounting applied to each of these sites.

Technical Paper 2 (Revised) Green Belt Review (2000) [353kb]

The boundaries of the Green Belt were reviewed in the form of a sieve analysis which, effectively identified the land on the edge of the urban area with least constraints. This exercise represented the second stage in the sequential approach.

Addendum to technical Paper 2 (Revised) Green Belt Review (2003) [89kb]

This addendum to Technical Paper 2 explains why safeguarded white land was removed from the First Replacement Revised Deposit Draft Local Plan.

Technical Paper 3 (Revised) Environmental and Sustainability Appraisal (2002) [2,600kb]

The Local Plan has been the subject of an Environmental Appraisal at all stages of it’s preparation. Environmental appraisal provides an opportunity to highlight policies that perform well or badly against specific environmental criteria. Policies that perform badly can, in some cases, be adjusted to positively contribute to sustainability goals. This continual appraisal ensures that the Plan is kept up to date.

Technical Paper 4 Affordable Housing February 2000 [132kb]

This paper sets out further information on the issue of affordable housing, in conjunction with the housing proposals and policies in the Local Plan.