Gathering Evidence - Post 2007
The Forward Planning Team are currently in the process of collecting a wide range of data and evidence to use as a basis for developing policies for the Local Development Framework (LDF) and to guide the future development of the Borough. The likely work areas that will be covered as part of this evidence base will be as follows:
- Planning Policy Guidance Note 17 (PPG17) 'Planning for Open Space, Sport and Recreation' Assessment
- Annual Monitoring Report
- The Housing Monitor: Land for New Homes
- Employment Land Review
- Town Centre Capacity Assessment (Retail, Office and Leisure)
- Settlement Assessment of Services and Facilities
- North Housing Market Area Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment
- Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA)
- Housing Market Areas Assessment
- The Strategic flood-risk assessment (SFRA) Prepared jointly alongside Lichfield District Council, Staffordshire Moorlands District Council and Tamworth Borough Council
- Rural Homelessness and Sustainable Communities Study
- Nature Conservation Assessment
- Historic Landscape and Characterisation Assessment
- Traffic Study for Stafford Urban Area
- Landscape and Countryside Character Assessment
- Habitats Regulations Assessment (Appropriate Assessment)
- Key Stakeholder Discussions: Parish Meetings
This is by no means a full comprehensive list of the work that will be carried out, and other pieces of work will be added and amended as and when commissioned/agreed. The titles of each piece work are also subject to change. The work will be carried out by both internal (including other Stafford Borough Council sections) and external sources.