Issue - meetings

The Committee is asked to note the contents of the Study and agree to it being used to inform the preparation and production of the new Local Plan and the associated Transformation Masterplan.

Subject to a minor amendment agreed at the meeting, the Committee noted the contents of the Study and agreed to it being used to inform the preparation and production of the new Local Plan and the associated Transformation Masterplan.

The purpose of the Longmead and Nonsuch Industrial Estates study was to explore and assess the possibility of these areas being sources of housing land supply. 

The study examined the landownership parcels within these sites and evaluated the likelihood of them becoming available, deliverable and developable sources of housing land supply during the new Local Plan period.  The assessment also included a comparison with other mixed use developments, although it was commented that finding like for like sites was challenging as all redevelopment sites had their own individual qualities.

Having discussed the evaluation the Committee noted that there was no evidence that the two industrial estates could provide available, viable, deliverable and developable sources of housing land supply to meet the Borough’s objectively assessed housing need during the local plan period.

The following clarification/amendments were agreed:

Subject to a minor amendment agreed above, the Committee noted the contents of the Study and agreed to it being used to inform the preparation and production of the new Local Plan and the associated Transformation Masterplan.