Background Papers (Evidence Base)

This page contains background papers (or links to them) used in preparing the Local Development Framework. Hard copies are available on request from the Planning Policy and Projects group, although there is a charge to cover printing costs, which ranges from £5.00 to £100.00 (for the Urban Capacity Study) dependent on the number of maps and colour diagrams involved.

Housing Capacity Study This link opens in a new browser window

Halcrow

This was prepared to estimate how many dwellings the District could accommodate on previously developed land.

Aug 2003

Housing Capacity Update This link opens in a new browser window

This updated the above study in the light of actual completions and planning permissions granted up until 31 March 2006.

Nov 2006

Housing Five Year Land Supply (16KB) (link opens in a new window)

This sheet shows the supply of housing land at 31 March 2009, looking both at supply from planning permissions and from estimated sites in the 2009 Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment.

Nov 2009

Housing Needs Assessment (208KB) (link opens in a new window)

David Couttie Associates

Aug 2007

Strategic Housing Market Assessment (1.66MB) (link opens in a new window)

David Couttie Associates

Dec 2009

Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment

Stevenage Borough Council and North Hertfordshire District Council

Sep 2008

Housing Background Paper (1.1MB) (link opens in a new window)

North Hertfordshire District Council