Government guidance requires the policies in Local Plans to be based upon sound evidence. The Council commissioned a number of evidence base documents which informed the preparation of the Local Plan. These documents were published to provide transparency about the factual basis on which the Local Plan was prepared. Studies which have been approved following the adoption of the Local Plan on 15 December 2021 and which will inform planning policy documents are also published on this page. The documents are listed below:
Housing
- Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) - Stages 1 & 2 and Site Assessments 2018 update
- Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) Update 2019
- Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) 2017
- Gypsies and Travellers Accommodation Assessment 2016
Employment
- Rossendale Employment Sites Study 2019
- Employment Land Review Update 2019 - Amended Site Proforma
- Employment Land Review 2017
Natural Environment
- Green Belt Review 2016
- Environmental Network Study 2017
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) 2016
- Landscape Study 2015
- Landscape capacity study for wind energy developments in the South Pennines (2014)
- Lancashire Ecological Network 2015
Built Environment
Open Spaces and Sports Provision
Retail, Town Centre and Leisure
Viability
- Rossendale Local Plan Economic Viability Assessment Update 2019
- Local Plan Viability Study 2015 and Updated Viability Study in relation to Affordable Housing 2017
Transport
Further documents listed below, although not strictly evidence, informs the development of the policies and site allocations of the emerging Local Plan:
- Sustainability Appraisal Addendum 2019
- Sustainability Appraisal of the Pre-Submission Publication version of the Local Plan (2018)
- Habitat Regulations Assessment 2019 Update
- Habitats Regulation Assessment of the Pre-Submission Publication version of the Local Plan (2018)
- Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2019 Update
- Infrastructure Delivery Plan (2018)
Other relevant information
Built Environment
- Proposed new Conservation Areas and extension to existing Conservation Area
- Bacup Townscape Heritage Initiative
- New uses for old mills study
Transport
Statement of Community Involvement
The Statement of Community Involvement was approved at the Council meeting on Wednesday 27 February 2019.
Monitoring
Evidence used to prepare the Core Strategy has been archived and is available to view here.