A crucial step in drawing up the new Local Development Plan is to identify potential sites for use, such as housing, employment, green infrastructure and open spaces, etc. It is necessary to identify sites for development, as well as to identify sites that need to be protected because of their value as a special landscape, open spaces, or for their conservation value.
The call for candidate sites ran from 17 February 2026 to 11 May 2026. Members of the public, community groups, landowners and developers were invited to submit sites for consideration in the new Local Development Plan. The call for sites is now closed.
Call for Candidate Sites – Supporting Documents and Further Information
Please see Supporting Documents and Further Information for further instruction regarding the process. The Guidance Notes, Process and Methodology document for Candidate Sites, as well as the Constraints Map can also be found here.