Consultation Portal

Wirral Housing Land Availability Assessment (April 2008)

The consultation event on the Wirral Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment closed on 7 January 2011.  This web-page has, however, been kept open to allow you to continue to view the consultation documents and the comments received.

The comments submitted were considered by the Council's Cabinet in July 2011 and a summary of the comments, in the form of a "SHLAA Responses Summary", can now be viewed as an additional "Supporting Document" below.

A full copy of the initial Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment Report and its background Appendices can be viewed by selecting the items listed below:

Main Report

Appendix 1 - Draft Methodology

Appendix 2A - Wirral Context Map

Appendix 2B - Map of Sub-Areas for Sampling

Appendix 3A - Residential Market Commentary

Appendix 3B - Map of Sites Granted Planning Permission 2004 to 2009 (all sites)

Appendix 3C - Map of Sites Granted Planing Permission 2004 to 2009 (50+ units)

Appendix 4 - Criteria Used to Assess Housing Potential

Appendix 5 - Density Assumptions

Appendix 6 - Schedule of Category 1 Sites

Appendix 7 - Schedule of Category 2 Sites

Appendix 8 - Schedule of Category 3 Sites

Appendix 9 - Schedule of Small Sites

Appendix 10 - Site Category Ratings (all sites)

Appendix 11 - Site Category Ratings (excluding Green Belt sites)

Appendix 12 - Description of Sites Database and Theoretical Yields

Appendix 13A - Yield with Affordability at 0%

Appendix 13B - Yield with Affordability at 5%

Appendix 13C - Yield with Affordability at 15%

Appendix 13D - Yield with Affordability at 25%

Appendix 13E - Yield with Affordability at 40%

Appendix 14A - Cumulative 18-year Potential (RSS target with Affordability at 0%)

Appendix 14B - Cumulative 18-year Potential (RSS target with Affordability at 5%)

Appendix 14C - Cumulative 18-year Potential (RSS target with Affordability at 15%)

Appendix 14D - Cumulative 18-year Potential (RSS target with Affordability at 25%)

Appendix 14E - Cumulative 18-year Potential (RSS target with Affordability at 40%)

Appendix 14F - Cumulative 18-year Potential (Growth Point with Affordability at 0%)

Appendix 14G - Cumulative 18-year Potential (Growth Point with Affordability at 5%)

Appendix 14H - Cumulative 18-year Potential (Growth Point with Affordability at 15%)

Appendix 14I - Cumulative 18-year Potential (Growth Point with Affordability at 25%)

Appendix 14J - Cumulative 18-year Potential (Growth Point with Affordability at 40%)

A copy of the Council's Cabinet Report and additional summary information, including a list of sites by Electoral Ward can also be viewed by selecting the items below:

Cabinet Report

Key to Settlement Areas

List of Sites by Electoral Ward

Distribution of Total Capacity Excluding Green Belt

Distribution of Total Capacity on Previously Developed Sites

Distribution of Total Capacity on Previously Developed Sites (excluding Wirral Waters)

The sites involved can be viewed through the Council's on-line mapping system at www.wirral.gov.uk/udpmaps/index.html

A copy of the Mersey Heartlands Growth Point - Strategic Housing Land Availability Growth Point Statement is also available by selecting the "Supporting Documents" tab in the table below.

For further information please contact the Forward Planning Section on 0151 691 8206 or email