Draft Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment Methodology (June 2022)

Appendix 1: Call for Sites form - FOR REFERENCE ONLY

Buckinghamshire Local Plan: Brownfield Land Call for Sites 2021

The Council are beginning work on the new Buckinghamshire Local Plan (BLP). The BLP will allocate sites for development in the period up to 2040. We are keen to ensure that when new development takes place it is sustainable and makes the best use of available land. In order to reduce the amount of greenfield land that is required for development, we are aiming to identify any potentially suitable sites for all types of housing and commercial development on brownfield land within Buckinghamshire.

According to the Government's definition, a brownfield site is one which:

• is or was occupied by a permanent structure, including the curtilage of the developed land (although it should not be assumed that the whole of the curtilage should be developed) and any associated fixed surface infrastructure.

It excludes land that:

• is or was last occupied by agricultural or forestry buildings;
• was developed for minerals extraction or waste disposal by landfill, where provision for restoration has been made;
• is in built-up areas such as residential gardens, parks, recreation grounds and allotments; and
• was previously developed but where structural remains have blended into the landscape.

The purpose of this brownfield land call for sites is to help to identify previously developed sites that may have the potential for development and that might ultimately be allocated for development through the BLP. All of the sites that are submitted to us through the call for sites process will be technically assessed for their suitability, availability and achievability (including viability) to meet the development needs of the Council. Further information is available in government guidance about Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessments (HELAA).

This Call for Sites is open from 6 December 2021 and will remain open.

Guidelines for submission

• Please complete a separate form for each site.
• Please ensure the submitted site meets the criteria of this Brownfield Call for Sites set out above.
• Please only complete forms for sites that can accommodate 5 or more new dwellings or economic development on sites of 0.25 hectares (or 500 square metres of floor space) and above. There is however no threshold for land that has potential for Gypsy and Traveller accommodation or Travelling Showpeople plots.
• Please include as much information as possible including your connection to the site; you must also provide a location map that clearly identifies the site boundary and adjacent land also under your control/ownership. Sites can be put forward by anyone or any organisation, although typically they are promoted by land owners, developers, agents, local businesses, individuals and groups.
• Please do not send in details of sites outside of the Buckinghamshire boundary.

Please be aware that any information you submit will be made publicly available by Buckinghamshire Council and will be identifiable by name or organisation, although the Council will redact any signatures and contact details. (Buckinghamshire Council is the data controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulations). Please see attached our privacy notice.

If you are in doubt about whether to submit a site or if you have any other queries please contact the Planning Policy Team on or email planningpolicyteam.bc@buckinghamshire.gov.uk or post to: Call for Sites, Planning Policy Team, Buckinghamshire Council – Wycombe area, Queen Victoria Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1BB.

Site Submission Form

For more information you can visit the Council's dedicated webpage, use the online form or download the Call for Sites form.