Information and monitoring

Assesses the progress towards the Local Plan and monitors the effectiveness of policies.

Provides the context for, and determines the scope of, the Sustainability Appraisal (SA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the Local Plan and sets out the framework for undertaking the later stages of the SA and SEA.

A comprehensive record of land that has at some time been considered suitable for employment uses.

An evidence document that assesses potential housing sites and includes lists of sites with planning permission for housing. It does not allocate sites for housing and does not change the planning status of sites. The Local Plan process includes a more detailed assessment of sites to determine new housing allocations.

Annual surveys of shopping centre health and vitality up to 2007, including retail provision and pedestrian footfall.

The first comprehensive assessment of open space provision in Kirklees. It provides an audit based analysis of the quantity, quality, value and accessibility of open spaces.

Information on the level of need and demand for affordable and market housing within Kirklees.

Identifies and analyses current and future broad scale flooding issues for key locations with Kirklees.

An assessment of retail needs and capacity in the period to 2028.