Places that could be suitable for development in the next 15 or so years.

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Southampton City Vision is looking for local people to nominate sites for development

As part of the process for developing the next Local Plan, Southampton City Vision, the council is asking for local people to give the benefit of their knowledge to identify places that could be suitable for development in the next 15 or so years. This is known as a ‘call for sites’.

We need to find space for new homes, workplaces and facilities. This is an important part of the planning process which helps us to identify land that could be suitable for future development.

Whilst we are aware of many locations across the city, it is important that we know about all possible sites and make sure the information we have is up to date, so that all potential land can be properly assessed.

You don’t have to own the land to respond, just complete the form and tell us as much about it as you can. It is also an opportunity for landowners, site promoters, developers, and communities to suggest potential additional sites that may be suitable for development or that could be used in a more efficient or innovative way in the future.

The ‘call for sites’ will close on Sunday 30 November 2025.

The submitted sites will then be assessed and considered for allocation in the new Southampton City Vision Local Plan. Allocation within the Local Plan means the site will be safeguarded for particular land uses, for example homes or renewable energy, helping us to ensure we can meet the city’s long-term needs as far as possible.

We are interested in hearing about potential additional sites for a range of land uses, including:

• Housing (e.g. market, affordable and for specialised accommodation needs)
• Commercial/Employment (e.g. offices, industrial, warehousing, retail and leisure)
• Renewable energy generation (e.g. sites for solar, wind, hydro power etc., community-led renewable energy initiatives)
• Public open space (including sports pitches)
• Habitat mitigation land (e.g. natural recreational greenspace)
• Other nature recovery and biodiversity net gain projects

In order to submit a site, we need to collect some information about location and size/capacity, ownership, current use and potential future use. This can all be provided by clicking on the location of the site on the interactive map on our website and completing the form which will open.

Councillor Sarah Bogle, Cabinet Member for Economic Development, said:

“The new Local Plan is an incredibly important document for guiding the sort of developments that we want to see in the city in the coming years and, in turn, identifying potential sites of all types is an important part of developing the Local Plan.

“We’re keen to hear from local people to benefit from their in-depth knowledge about potential development sites in their area so please highlight those you think provide an opportunity for the city, whether that’s for new homes, new green spaces, or any of a wide range of potential uses.”

Click here https://www.southampton.gov.uk/planning/planning-policy/emerging-plans/cityvision/southampton-city-vision-call-for-sites/