Call for Sites 2024/25

Overview

As part of the work being undertaken to develop a new Local Plan for Stockport, the council is asking people to identify land or sites they would like to see either protected or developed for a particular use. This could either be:

• Sites that you think should be protected – for example, an area of open space that you think should be protected for recreational use, or a business site that you think should be protected to provide local jobs; or

• Sites that you think should be promoted for a use that is different from the current use – for example, a site that you think should be developed for housing, business, leisure or another use.

If your site is not already included in the most recent version of the SHLAA (www.stockport.gov.uk/shlaa) and you want to promote a site or sites for potential housing development, please complete and return this form. Also, if you have previously submitted a site and the information given is either incorrect or out of date, please also use this form to take the opportunity to provide additional or amended site information.

We understand that for members of the public, in particular, not all the information we ask for will be readily available to you. We simply request that you fill in as much as you are able at this stage, although it is very important that we can understand the location of the site you wish to submit.

Where possible, submissions should be accompanied by a base map clearly showing the boundaries of the site outlined in red (if you also own adjacent land, please also edge this in blue).

• Site boundary must be clearly marked, ideally on an OS map base, supplied at A4 or A3 size if being provided in hard copy. Scale must enable site boundaries to be clearly identified (for the majority of the sites the scale would need to be 1:1250 or less).

• Where a map is not provided or the site boundaries cannot be readily identified from the map, it may not be possible to consider the site. 

• Maps must show at least two named roads, to ensure that site can be correctly identified. A postcode would also help to locate the site (even if this is for adjacent land or buildings), and grid references should be supplied if available.

• Maps should be clearly annotated with the name/location of your site.

Please note: If a site is put forward, it does not mean it will be allocated for that use. Submitting details of a particular site is not the same as submitting a planning application. All submissions are made on a without prejudice basis. Please note that information on sites considered through the land availability assessment process can be made openly available to the public and the information submitted will NOT be treated as confidential. 

An assessment of all sites and submitted information will be carried out and the public consultation on the Local Plan will invite comments on proposed allocations. We will provide information to help explain the decision to either include or exclude a site at that stage.

NOTE FOR LANDOWNERS/DEVELOPERS: We only require the information requested in the form and do not require further additional information at this stage. Submissions of large documents will not be assessed now. If a site is potentially suitable for development, at that stage we will contact you to discuss more detailed matters. Where possible, please submit via the website with digitised maps. 

If you do not provide the requested information the council may not consider your site.

Please complete to the best of your knowledge a separate form for each site. Please use the digital form where possible, otherwise return a copy of the document linked below, in the related documents section, to:  

• local.plan@stockport.gov.uk; or 

• Planning Policy Team, Services to Place, Stopford House, Piccadilly, Stockport SK1 3XE  

All forms should be submitted no later than Sunday 2nd February 2025 

Sites can be submitted after this date; however, the council cannot guarantee that they will be assessed before the next consultation of the local plan. 

If you do not provide the requested information the council may not consider your site.

Do submit sites that:

• You wish to see protected for their existing use.
• Are likely to become available for development within the next 15 years.
• Could accommodate 5 or more dwellings or at least 0.15 hectares in size.
• Could be suitable for residential and/or employment uses (500sq.m of floorspace and above).

Do NOT submit sites that:

• Already have planning permission unless a different form of development is now being proposed.
• Are entirely outside the Borough boundary.
• Are less than 0.15 hectares in size or not capable of supporting at least 5 dwellings.
• Are already included in Stockport council's published SHLAA and the information in that document is correct and up to date: https://www.stockport.gov.uk/strategic-housing-land-availability-assessment-shlaa

Data Protection and Freedom of Information

Please note that following the call for sites a consultation version of the local plan will be published later in 2025. By submitting a call for site proposal form, you are agreeing to these conditions. As an open and transparent process, responses in full to the broader scoping consultation, including a respondent’s name, will be available to view publicly and therefore cannot be made in confidence, although personal information such as postal and email addresses alongside signatures and phone numbers will be redacted. For more information please see our Planning Policy Privacy Notice.