APPENDIX 2

STRATEGIC PLANNING JOINT ADVISORY PANEL

12 NOVEMBER 2002

EASTLEIGH BOROUGH COUNCIL -

PROGRESS ON THE LOCAL PLAN

1. The Adopted Local Plan

The Eastleigh Borough Local Plan 1991-2001 was adopted in July 1997. It expired on 31 March 2001.

2. Review/Replacement Local Plan

The Eastleigh Borough Local Plan Review (2001-2011) was placed on first deposit in March 2002. Members are currently considering the issues arising from the representations received and a revised second deposit version of the Local Plan should be placed on deposit in March next year.

3. Housing Land Supply

· Urban Capacity

The Borough's first Urban Capacity Study was published alongside the Local Plan in March 2002. It identified significantly more land suitable for housing than had previously been estimated. The Urban Capacity Study will shortly be reviewed and updated.

· Housing Completion Rates Since 1996

Structure Plan Baseline Housing

Requirement Completions

1996-97 420 499

1997-98 420 566

1998-99 420 386

1999-00 420 423

2000-01 420 211

2001-02 420 180

TOTAL 2520 2265

· Future Housing Land Supply

Requirement to 2011

Structure Plan Baseline Requirement 6295

1996-2011 (policy H2)

Net completions 1996-2001 2085

Residual baseline requirement ____

2001-2011 4210

Supply 2001-2011

Large site commitments 2001 357

Small sites (based on past infill rates) 560

Urban Capacity Study 2938

Windfall large sites

(not currently identified in UCS)

Dowd's Farm, Hedge End 500

(proposed allocation in First Deposit 320

Draft Local Plan 2002) ____

TOTAL 4675

Potential supply is therefore 465 units in excess of the residual baseline requirement. Approximately 88% of this supply is on brownfield land, just 12% on a greenfield site.

· Other Significant Local Issues

The most significant issues for the Borough are those associated with urban regeneration in the Eastleigh town area: housing redevelopment, employment requirements, the revitalisation of Eastleigh town centre and the improvement of public open space areas and recreation facilities. The problems that are preventing the construction of the Chickenhall Lane Link Road are of considerable concern as they prevent a substantial area of employment land from coming forward.

TONY WRIGHT

Assistant Head of Planning Policy

Eastleigh Borough Council

25 October 2002