West Northamptonshire Joint Planning Unit - SHLAA Application

Site Details for Wootton South East, Little Houghton

Site Name: Wootton South East    |    Easting: 477936   |   Northing: 256124
Settlement: Little Houghton
Location: Edge of Settlement
Ward: N/A
Site Reference: SNC082
Plan Reference: S40 in PDF format.  | S40 in GIF format. 
Source: Issues and Options Representations
Assessment of Deliverability/Developability: This site is more than two-thirds greenfield with less than a third previously developed site adjacent the south eastern side of Northampton. Identified constraints include FRZ 3, which traverses the middle of the site. There are pockets of woodland and sites of archaeological significance as well as mineral consultation areas. There are no identified environmental constraints. NCC Highways consider that whilst access is possible within site limits, there would be a major impact on the county road system. Also there are capacity implications and the overall impact on the network would need examining. Highways Agency considers the impact on the SRN will be high (A45). The site is available for development, as it is actively promoted. The site is suitable*, subject to appropriate mitigation measures being undertaken. The dwelling figures for this site are included within site references SNC267 and SNC269.
Constraints to Delivery: Access, highway capacity and mitigation measures are constraints to development. (See site ref: 266)
Contact Name: MIKE NEWTON (BROADWAY MALAYAN)
Units Retained: 0   |   Potential Units:     |   Discarded Units: 0
Potential Development Timetable:
2008-9 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026 >
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Key:
  • Site Name: The name of the site or area by which it is known.
  • Local Authority: Relevant Local Authority into which each site is located.
  • Settlement: The local area in which the site is located.
  • Ward: The ward in which each site in Northampton is located. Ward information has not been applied to other settlements.
  • Site Reference: Each site has a unique reference number to distinguish it from others. This identifies the site on the relevent plan.
  • Plan Reference: Each site is located on a plan that has been given a unique number.
  • Assessment of Deliverability/Developability: The consideration of the site and its potential for development, taking account of its suitability, availability and achievability.
  • Constraints to Delivery: An assessment of the constraints and whether they could be overcome.
  • Units Retained/Potential/Discarded: The number of dwellings that could be accommodated on each site is identified as either Retained – considered to be deliverable/developable; or have Potential for development should constraints be overcome; or have been considered undevelopable and therefore Discarded.
  • Suitable*: Many greenfield sites on the edge and outside settlements have been deemed suitable with an asterisk attached. The Government document "Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessments – Practical Guidance" which sets out the approach that SHLAAs should follow states that except for clear cut designations such as Sites of Special Scientific Interest, the scope of the assessment should not be narrowed down by existing policies which may constrain development. So the SHLAA, as evidence based technical work, has not sought to apply policy considerations such as settlement hierarchy to the assessment of sites. The asterisk is to highlight this and to indicate that some greenfield sites may eventually not be suitable because of the application of policy considerations. Also it may be the case that certain settlements may not be considered suitable for development. These are factors that the relevant planning authorities will have to consider as part of the Local Development Framework.
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