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Core Strategy OptionsThe opportunity to support and improve services and facilities.The effect on local communities.9.55 This has involved an assessment of areas promoted by landowners for development as partof the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment. The fact that the land has been promotedmeans that if options are taken forward they are likely to be deliverable. However, this must bebalanced with the need to create sustainable communities and not all of the locations being promotedwill meet sustainability objectives.9.56 The options put forward include a range of sizes, including some that are too small to normallybe considered within a Core Strategy. However, they are included at this stage in order to provideinformation about whether comprehensive strategic planning scenarios are required for the area,involving transport, green spaces, provision of facilities and any necessary changes to Green Beltboundaries.9.57 For more detail on the assessment of options please refer to:East Dorset Assessment of Housing Options (2010).9.58 Area of Search9.59 The Corfe Mullen area of search covers a large swathe of land (approximately 260ha) tonorth and west of the settlement. The area mostly comprises valley/countryside and extends upfrom Upton Heath and Beacon Hill, through the Waterloo Valley. At its northernmost point the landslopes steeply down to the A31(T). The area of search also covers the recreation fields to the northof the settlement as well as land adjacent to the cemetery. Much of the southern extent of the areaof search lies within a 400m Buffer Zone of the nearby heathland. The area of search also containsfour internationally designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) a Site of Nature ConservationInterest and a small area of flood zone. These are examined in more detail later in the report.Core Strategy Options September 29th, 2010 Christchurch and East Dorset Council Meetings167