Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessments are a key component of the evidence base to support the delivery of sufficient land for housing to meet the community’s need for more homes. These assessments are required by national planning policy, set out in Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing (PPS3).
This document gives practical guidance on how to carry out an assessment to identify land for housing and assess the deliverability and developability of sites.
This guidance explains how local authorities and their partners must carry out an assessment of land availability for housing, over a 15 year period, in their areas as outlined in Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing (PPS3).
