- Economic Development Needs Assessment 2020-2040
- Economic Development Needs Assessment Stage 1
- Economic Development Needs Assessment Stage 2
- Employment Site Assessment Topic Paper 2022
- Employment Sites Highways Comments 2022
- Employment Site Assessment Topic Paper 2021
- Retail Centres Study 2021
- Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire LEP Strategic Economic Plan (SEP)
- West Midlands Strategic Rail Freight Interchange – Employment Issues Response Paper Labour Supply
- West Midlands Strategic Rail Freight Interchange - SFRI Apportionment (PDF)
- West Mids Strategic Employment Sites Study 2021
Local Plan review evidence base
Evidence base documents for the review of the Local Plan.
To support the development of the new Local Plan and the formulation of planning policies, a robust evidence base is required to underpin the Local Plan review. These studies may be updated as and when necessary.
- Duty to Cooperate Paper 2022
- Duty to Cooperate Paper 2021
- Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2022
- Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2021
- Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2019
- Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2018
- Rural Services and Facilities Audit 2021
- Green Belt Review 2019
- Green Belt Study Addendum 2022
- Green Belt Exceptional Circumstances 2022
- Strategic Housing & Economic Land Availability Assessment - SHELAA 2021
- Sustainable Construction and Renewable Energy 2022
- Viability Study 2021
- Viability Study 2022
Employment & Economic
Environment
- Biodiversity Network Recovery Mapping 2020
- Landscape Study 2019
- Landscape Study Addendum 2022
- Cannock Chase SAC Mitigation Guidance 2022
- SAC Partnership MoU 2022
- CCAM - Report October 2020
- CCAM - Baseline Report October 2020
- Habitats Regulation Assessment Reg 19 2022
- Habitats Regulation Assessment Pref Options 2021
- Habitats Regulations Assessment Issues and Options 2018
- Local Green Spaces Topic Paper 2022
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 2022
- Strategic Flood Risk Assessment 2019
- Sustainability Appraisal Vol 1 October 2022
- Sustainability Appraisal Vol 2 October 2022
- Sustainability Appraisal Appendices October 2022
- Sustainability Appraisal SA/SEA Preferred Options 2021
- Sustainability Appraisal SA/SEA SHSID 2019
- Sustainability Appraisal SA/SEA Issues and Options 2018
- SA Scoping Report 2017
- Water Cycle Study 2020
Historic Environment Assessment
Housing
- Housing Density Topic Paper 2022
- Housing and Homelessness Strategy
- Housing Site Selection Topic Paper 2022
- Housing Site Selection Topic Paper 2021
- Specialist Housing: Local Need and Site Allocations Topic Paper 2021
- Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) 2021
- Housing Market Assessment Update 2022
- Affordable Housing and Housing Mix Paper 2022
- Homes for Older and Disabled People Paper 2022
- Internal space Standards Topic Paper 2022
Open Space, Sport and Recreation
- Future Playing Pitch Requirements 2022
- Indoor Sports Facilities Strategy February 2020
- Indoor Sports Facilities Needs Assessment January 2020
- Local Green Spaces Topic Paper 2021
- Open Space Assessment Report 2019
- Open Space Standards Paper January 2020
- Playing Pitch Assessment Report January 2020
- Playing Pitch Strategy and Action Plan Sept 2020