Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA)

As part of the evidence base to support the Local Development Framework (LDF), the Council is required to prepare a Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) taking into account guidance issued by the Government. The purpose of the SHLAA is to identify and assess sites with potential for housing.

The work undertaken so far is a technical assessment carried out by the planning policy officers of the Council. The SHLAA documents do not contain Council proposals. All sites will continue to be assessed through the formal LDF process with full public consultation.

A Draft Methodology was published for comment in March 2008. The assessment has now progressed to consider land within and on the edge of 24 of the towns and more sustainable villages as identified in the Settlement Sustainability Report - Weighting Analysis (July 2008). The initial results are presented in a series of draft settlement summaries. The Council would welcome comments on the following documents:

Draft Methodology Interim Summary Report

Note: These reports are currently being updated

Service Centres	.	.	.
Witney	Report	Map 1a	Map 1b
Carterton	Report	Map 2	.
Chipping Norton	Report	Map 3	.
Bampton	Report	Map 4	.
Burford	Report	Map 5	.
Charlbury	Report	Map 6	.
Eynsham	Report	Map 9	.
Long Hanborough	Report	Map 7	.
Woodstock	Report	Map 8	.

Villages	.	.	.
Aston	Report	Map 10	.
Clanfield	Report	Map 23	.
Ducklington	Report	Map 11	.
Enstone	Report	Map 12	.
Finstock	Report	Map 21	.
Freeland	Report	Map 13	.
Hailey	Report	Map 14	.
Kingham	Report	Map 22	.
Middle Barton	Report	Map 15	.
Minster Lovell	Report	Map 17	.
North Leigh	Report	Map 18	.
Standlake	Report	Map 19	.
Stonesfield	Report	Map 20	.
The Wychwoods (Milton and Shipton)	Report	Map 16	.