Call for Sites
The emerging Local Plan will need to identify sufficient land to meet future requirements for new homes, Gypsy and Traveller pitches, and jobs in the borough; as well as places for retail and leisure uses, and community infrastructure, and visitor and tourism facilities.
To reflect the council's ongoing commitment to create sustainable places that support the environment, health and wellbeing, and that seek to mitigate and adapt to, climate change; potential sites for new green spaces, energy generation, Biodiversity Net Gain opportunities, and wetlands for Nutrient Neutrality mitigation and/or nature based initiatives are also being sought.
The 'Call for Sites' does not determine how much new development is needed, or whether a site should be allocated in the Local Plan. It is simply an opportunity for landowners, developers, businesses, organisation community groups, and residents to suggest sites that they would like to be considered as part of the preparation of the emerging Ashford Borough Local Plan.
Latest News
The Call for Sites was re-opened as part of the Regulation 18 consultation, which closed on the 13 October 2025.
The Council are now in the process of processing the submitted sites, which will be available to view on the Call for Sites consultation page in due course.
View the Call for Sites consultation page.
View our interactive map of the site submissions.
How to make a site submission?
The Call for Sites closed on the 13 October 2025, but if you have a site that you wish to be considered please contact the Plan Making & Infrastructure team via planning.policy@ashford.gov.uk
What happens next?
The next stage in the process will involve assessing the suitability, availability and achievability of sites for development. This will be done through a process known as a Housing & Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA).
The work undertaken as part of the HELAA will help to inform the spatial strategy for planned growth within the borough.
