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6 Overview of future developmentThe South Worcestershire Development Plan Preferred Options was published in September2011. After considering representations on the Preferred Options and new evidence, such asthe Strategic Housing Market Assessment (2012), the South Worcestershire Councils consultedon Proposed Significant Changes to the Preferred Options plan in the summer of 2012. Thesignificant Changes (to the Preferred Options) proposed a revised housing requirement of about23,200 dwellings and 280 hectares of employment land between 2006 and 2030. Around 40%of these dwellings have either been built since 2006, are under construction or have the benefitof planning permission or a previous Local Plan proposed allocation for development 5 .6.1 Extent and type of developmentThe SWDP to accommodate the future development can be divided into three areas, shown inTable 6-1. The following sections provide greater detail on future development for the mainurban areas in South Worcestershire.Table 6-1: Dwelling and employment land requirements between 2006 and 2030Requirements fordwellingsRequirement foremployment land(hectares)Wider Worcester Area* 9,400 120Wychavon 8,900 120Malvern Hills 4,900 40Total for South Worcestershire 23,200 280* includes urban extensions serving the needs of Worcester City located on land immediately adjoining the city boundary6.2 Review of future developmentFuture development is summarised below.6.2.1 WorcesterThe SWDP proposes a total housing provision of 9,400 dwellings and 120 hectares ofemployment land in the Wider Worcestershire Area. Of these, 1,770 dwellings and 9.0 hectaresof employment land have been completed since 2006. Just fewer than 1,200 dwellings haveplanning permission. Of the remaining proposed dwellings, approximately 1,400 are proposed inallocations sites within the city boundary, and about 3,900 in urban extensions including:Worcester South urban extension (Broomhall Community and Norton BarracksCommunity)Worcester West urban extension (Temple Laugherne)Worcester East urban extension (Kilbury Drive)Worcester North urban extension (Gwillam’s Farm)2012s5947 S Worcestershire Level 2 SFRA Update FINAL Report v1.0.doc 34