No. Anyone can submit a site, but it does not mean it is suitable for development. A rigorous site assessment process will be undertaken to identify those sites which could be considered for growth. Following that, further formal consultation will be undertaken to review options around site selection. Only after this has happened will we determine which sites should be allocated for new development. This will take into account many factors, including evidence studies and the response to the public consultation. At this stage, we are not looking for comments on sites. We have published all the sites at this early stage as we want everyone to be able to see what has been submitted to us... There are 2 formal stages of consultation that local plans have to go through when they are being prepared... With 626 sites to consider... Officers are currently working hard to assess the submitted sites. Once complete, a Strategic Land Availability Assessment (SLAA)... The Local Plan seeks to set out a vision and framework for the future development of the area... Anyone can submit a site, including landowners, developers, community groups, and individuals... Submitting a potential development site for the Call for Sites is not the same as a planning application... An online site form will need to be completed for each site. As a minimum, we will need the site boundary to be plotted onto the online system... Submitting a site does not mean the site will be allocated for development. Every site will be assessed against specific criteria including infrastructure, flood risk, environment, accessibility, and more. Yes. To ensure consistent baseline information for all sites, they must be resubmitted using the new form. If your site is already allocated in the current Local Plan, there is no need to resubmit it. No. The Council will contact those on the Register to confirm whether they would like their sites to be considered through the Local Plan process. Developing a Local Plan takes several years. You can view the full timetable on the Local Plan webpage. Sign up for our email alerts for regular updates. Central Bedfordshire is required to provide 2,099 new homes per year. Sites will be assessed to meet this and other needs such as employment and traveller accommodation. We are asking for all types and sizes of sites, but we propose to only allocate housing sites able to accommodate at least 10 dwellings. Smaller sites may still be useful to neighbourhood planning groups. We are not seeking comments at this time. There will be opportunities to comment in due course, which we will publicise. Stay up to date by signing up for our email alerts. No, this isn’t an option. We are required by the Government to have an up-to-date Local Plan and meet the identified needs. Without it, we risk losing control over development decisions. If you would like to discuss the Call for Sites process further, please email localplan@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or call 0300 300 8301.
Stage 1 – initial assessment...
Stage 6 – Selecting allocations based on all the comments and technical evidence.