The Candidate Site Process
The Call for Candidate Sites is an important step in Council’s evidence gathering process to inform future drafting of the Replacement LDP. Proposers are required to provide suitable evidence to robustly demonstrate the sustainability, deliverability and financial viability of sites.
Detailed evidence upfront and early in the plan making process, is essential to inform the Deposit Plan. Therefore, candidate sites submitted at this stage must be accompanied by full supporting evidence, otherwise they will be discounted. This would include a Development Viability Model, information on which can be found using the below page:
Viability Assessment Guidance
Accordingly, a Candidate Site Guidance Note (pdf) and Candidate Site Assessment Methodology (pdf) were prepared to assist Candidate Site proposers with their submission, providing further details on the types of sites that are likely to be acceptable and the information that is required to be submitted in support of their site proposal.
Candidate Site proposals received within the consultation period will be considered for inclusion within the RLDP and assessed in accordance with the approved assessment methodology with results to be publicised at the Deposit stage.
Further details on submitting candidate sites were made available during the consultation on the Preferred Strategy on our consultation portal.