Ipswich Borough Council and the former Suffolk Coastal District Council portion of East Suffolk Council have undertaken a joint Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA).
The Council undertakes retail surveys each year to monitor the types of uses and number of vacant units within the Central Shopping Area and the District and Local Centres.
The Council has prepared a Housing Delivery Action Plan which provides an analysis of the key reasons for the under delivery of housing against annual housing targets set out in the Ipswich Local Plan.