Evidence base

Explains what an evidence base is and what makes up the East Riding Local Plan evidence base.

What is an evidence base?

An evidence base is a collection of information we use to understand the area where we live and work. This includes such studies as Housing Need Assessments, Employment Land Reviews, and Landscape Character Assessments.

It also includes programmes and strategies developed by the council, its partners and other key organisations with an interest in the East Riding.

The studies, strategies, programmes and statistics that make up the evidence base were crucial in producing a robust Riding Local Plan and have been reviewed, where relevant to prepare the Local Plan Update for the East Riding.

What makes up the East Riding Local Plan evidence base?

A number of documents have been prepared by the council and partners that provide evidence for preparing the local plan and for helping to determine planning applications. These include:

A complete list of evidence is provided in the local plan library. The local plan library brings together all documents, strategies, assessments and policies that have helped, and will continue to inform, the preparation of a local plan.

Local plan library

To prepare a local plan, we must gather data, information and undertake a ‘survey’ of our area to help understand the issues, challenges and opportunities within the East Riding. Through this, we can identify the priorities for development and prepare a vision for the next local plan. We have collated information from a wide range of datasets on various themes: social, economic, environment, travel and access. The local plan baseline can be found on the council’s Intelligence Hub.

Baseline information

We monitor the effectiveness of existing local plan policies and the development of individual sites allocated for development.

Monitoring reports

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