SHLAA - Allerdale Borough Council

Evidence BaseA lle rda leLocal PlanIssues)• English Heritage (Historic environmentconstraints)• Allerdale Borough Council(Contamination/Mining constraints)Each site has been assessed by planningofficers in order to obtain a detailedassessment on the location characteristics ofeach site including topography, surroundinguses, potential landscape impact and meansof access.From these surveys potential on-siteconstraints were noted and supplemented byinformation included in the Council’s existingevidence base:• Strategic Flood Risk Assessment• Open Space Audit & Needs Assessment• Cumbria Biodiversity Database• Cumbria Landscape Character Guidance• Local Geodiversity Action Plan forCumbriaEach SHLAA site has been assessed in termsof accessibility. This was undertaken using amodelling system that rated each site frominaccessible to excellent based on the numberof services that could be accessed via eachmode of transport.Discounting sitesThe first sieve involved discounting those siteswhich were wholly unsuitable for housingdevelopment.Sites were discounted if:• Considered to be in beneficial use• In a location detached from anyestablished settlement• Located wholly within Flood Zone 3• The means of access is consideredsubstandard and/or dangerous, orsignificant highway capacity constraintshave been identified• Planning permission has been grantedand/or development has commenced• Subject to severe utilities infrastructureconstraints (e.g. maintenance strips)• Below 0.3ha in area• Development would adversely affect theinterest of a protected site (e.g. Site ofSpecial Scientific Interest [SSSI])SHLAA: Main Report 4