The Sites Options and Assessments was produced by an independent Town and Country Planning organisation called AECOM. It contains:
Executive Summary – Pages 5-6
Introduction – pages 7-9. Describes the purpose of the assessment and briefly describes aspects of the Parishes that might affect development like Conservation areas, Flood zones, Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs).
Methodology – pages 9-11. Describes the very structured approach set out in the Governments Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) for assessing whether sites can be allocated for development.
Policy Context – page 12. Briefly describes how site assessments must take into account the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and local planning policy as described in the Dorset Local Plans.
Site Assessment – page 13-18. Lists the sites put forward in the Neighbourhood Plan Call for Sites. And sites put forward following Dorset Council’s Call for Sites which are described as SHLAA sites – Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment.
Site Assessment results – pages 19-29. Summarises the suitability of each site. It should be read in conjunction with Appendix B – pages 39-110 – which shows the systematic process that each site assessment goes through.
Conclusions – 30-31. Summarises which sites are, and are not, suitable for development.
The document can be read here: Site Assessments