Planning and building control

Strategic housing land availability assessment

Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment 2026

An updated Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) has been completed to a base-date of 1st April 2026 and is available to download below.

You can also view the associated map online.

How the 2026 SHLAA update will be used

The 2026 SHLAA update contains 509 sites and provides important information about the housing development potential within the City.

The SHLAA is a technical exercise of the suitability, availability and achievability of sites. It is a database of sites which have the physical potential for housing development.

The SHLAA has no bearing on the determination of planning applications and is not:

  • A statement of council policy
  • A list of sites which will get planning permission
  • Able to allocate sites for housing development

Existing policies that manage the location of housing development still apply even where a site is identified in the SHLAA.

Call for Sites submissions

We continue to invite stakeholders to submit site suggestions for new housing development for inclusion in the SHLAA. You can submit a site which you deem suitable for housing using our Call for Sites process.