Evidence Base for the Local Development Framework

Evidence base
A wide range of evidence is being considered as a new Local Development Framework is prepared for Shropshire Council. This evidence comes from a variety of sources at the national, sub-regional, regional and local levels, and is crucially important in influencing the preparation of individual planning policies. The following list represents key pieces of the LDF evidence base.

Relevant sub-regional and local studies

• Strategic Housing Market Assessment (Shropshire and Herefordshire) - Final Report June 2008.
• Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) 2008
• Retail Studies
• Employment land studies
• Landscape Sensitivity Studies
• Strategic Flood Risk Assessments (SFRA)
• Water Cycle Study
• Gypsy and Travellers Assessment - July 2008
• Shrewsbury Transport Study
• Open Space Survey for Shropshire - expected 2009

These documents and more can be viewed by following the relevant attachments on this page.

Please follow the link for 'shrewsbury transport studies' which will open a new page containing various transport related documents for Shrewsbury.

In addition other documents prepared by the council play an important role in informing policy development, including:

• Annual Monitoring Reports (AMRs) for each former district and the former County Council area
• Shopshire's Community Strategy (produced by the Shropshire Partnership)
• The Shropshire Local Transport Plan
• LDF Topic Papers

Follow the links under the related information section on this page to view the 'saved' Local Plan policies for each of Shropshire's former district/borough council areas; the 'saved' Structure Plan, Waste Plan and Minerals Plan prepared by the former Shropshire County Council; and a range of other locally specific evidence base information.

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