Er, Horlock, please can you answer a question.
Had the council rejected a site under Shelaa, could they still sell it on to a developer?
Only this is "interesting", and its not obvious which part of the site is being shiftied by the council.
https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/17003285.councils-decision-to-sell-land-in-swindon-instead-of-build-is-approved/?ref=mr&lp=5The decision taken by the authority’s deputy leader and cabinet member for finance Russell Holland to offer five parcels of land - Marigold Close in Haydon Wick and Nuffield Close, Rannoch Close, Ramleaze Drive and Sparcells Drive, all in Shaw
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https://www.swindon.gov.uk/info/20113/local_plan_and_planning_policy/647/monitoring_and_evidence_base/5They said this to the area of the south
The site is located within the Swindon urban area. A small part of the site is of low or medium susceptibility
to surface water flooding. Approximately 10% of the site is both Flood Zone 2 and Flood Zone 3. The site is
located within an area of designated Open Space on the Swindon Borough Local Plan Key Policies Map,
therefore Policy EN3 applies. An open space appraisal will be required to demonstrate that loss of the site
does not adversely affect local needs and/or existing quality of open space within the area, or that
alternative provision can be made locally of equivalent or better size, quality and accessibility. A footpath
joins the site which should be retained. The site is suitable for residential development however only the
northeastern portion of the site is developable due to flood risk and access issues. Given the irregular
shape of the site, vegetation on site and access from Bryony Way it is not considered that the site could deliver 5 or more dwellings, and therefore falls below the SHELAA site size threshold
What I wondered is whether omitting from the SHELAA assesment the bit they considered having "flood risk and access issues" could still be sold off with a developer prepared to overcome those issue.
However, if its just the area with <5 houses that was rejected, fair enough. Hard to argue against that.