Agenda item

The purpose of this report is to report back to Members the additional work that has been completed and the subsequent amendments made to the draft Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) following the LDF Working Group (LDFWG) meeting on 13^th November. At this meeting Members requested that additional work be carried out in a number of key areas particularly regarding housing densities. This report summarises the main changes made to the draft report and annex 1 to this report presents the revised draft SHLAA report with the changes highlighted as tracked changes. 

Members considered a report which gave details of the additional work that had been completed and the subsequent amendments made to the draft Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) following the LDF Working Group meeting on 13 November 2007. The report summarised the main changes made to the draft report and annex 1 to the report showed the changes highlighted.

Officers updated that the Masterplan of Derwenthorpe included in the report was out of date, and provided an up to date copy to Members.

Members made the following comments :

·        That the Ward details in the document be checked and corrected

·        That a caveat be included that the reference to individual sites be based on individual density

·        That the use of consultants be reviewed to ensure that in-house resources are used where possible

·        To review the wording of paragraph 7.20 of Annex 1

·        Information to be added to the document on community facilities

·        Layout to be amended paragraph 7.67 of Annex 1 and subsequent table

·        Details of Lowfield School figure 35 of Annex 1 to be checked

RESOLVED :(i) That, subject to the recommendations and comments as detailed above, Phase 1 of the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment as part of the LDF Evidence Base, be published¹;

(ii)               That it be delegated to the Director of City Strategy, in consultation with the Executive Member for City Strategy and the Shadow Executive Member, the making of any other necessary changes arising from the recommendation of the LDF Working Group, prior to its publication as part of the LDF Evidence Base;

(iii) That any further comments on the document be passed to Officers by 21 December.

REASON :                 (i)         To inform the decisions on the policy options for future housing sites for York as part of the LDF.

                                    (ii)        So that any recommended changes can be incorporated into the SHLAA prior to its publication.

(iii) To enable Members comments to be taken into account.