The purpose of the Call for Sites is to gain an up-to-date understanding of the type, quantity and location of land that may be suitable for housing and employment development, and to identify sites that could accommodate other uses such as nature conservation, open space and green infrastructure, and climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Submissions are invited for suggestions of sites that could accommodate:

• Homes (including self and custom build, older people’s housing and gypsy and traveller sites)
• Employment land (including office, industrial, retail and leisure uses)
• Habitat banks and Nature conservation/recovery
• Green infrastructure
• Carbon offsetting
• Renewable energy generation, storage and infrastructure
• Natural flood management

Sites submitted via the Call for Sites will be subject to detailed assessment using criteria set out in LAA Methodology, and any sites that are identified or allocated for development will be subject to community and stakeholder consultation through the local plan. The submission of a site through the call for sites exercise does not give any planning status, and does not allocate sites or imply that the council will necessarily grant planning permission.

If you would like to submit a site for consideration please ensure you firstly read the guidance note which provides information on the types of sites we are inviting suggestions for, and guidance on how the form should be filled in.