Evidence base documents
Development viability study
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) places significant emphasis on the deliverability of sites to be allocated in local plans.
In 2024, consultants Aspinall Verdi prepared a new Pendle Local Plan Viability Study. This document is a key part of the evidence base for the Pendle Local Plan Fourth Edition.
Download the Local Plan Viability Study 2024
What have we done previously?
In 2009 the Burnley and Pendle Affordable Housing Site Viability Study looked at the viability of housing development in both boroughs. The study was updated in 2010 to take account of changing economic conditions and to provide a model for flexible affordable housing targets.
In 2013 a new Viability Study used transactional data and evidence from landowners, agents and developers to present a clear picture of the economic conditions for development in Pendle. The Study formed a key part of the evidence base for the Pendle Local Plan Part 1: Core Strategy. It also provided a range of appraisals for different sizes and types of development across the borough. Those relating to housing were used to help inform the achievability test in the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA).
In 2020, an updated Viability Study formed a a key part of the evidence base for the Pendle Local Plan Part 2: Site Allocations and Development Policies, which the Council stopped working on in December 2021.