Use the England Call for Sites Tracker to identify current opportunities to put land forward to Local Planning Authorities. The table brings together selected open and rolling exercises, showing the council, region, published status, closing date and official source. Fixed deadlines are displayed before rolling opportunities so that landowners, farmers, developers and site promoters can quickly identify the most time-sensitive windows.
Entries are based on official council pages or official indexed text, with the source-check basis stated where access was limited. An unsuccessful recheck does not receive a new verification date. Councils can extend, close or amend an exercise, change accepted land uses, introduce minimum site sizes or require previously submitted land to be resubmitted. The official council source therefore remains definitive, and it should always be reviewed before time or money is committed to preparing plans, statements or technical information.
A fixed submission window can be particularly important where the council is assembling a new pool of sites or requires earlier land submissions to be refreshed. Missing the date may mean waiting for a later consultation or evidence-base review. A rolling opportunity provides more flexibility, but it may still have practical cut-off points: the authority may assess only the sites received before its next HELAA, SHLAA or Local Plan stage and hold later submissions for a future update. That timing can affect whether a site is considered in the current plan-making cycle.
This page is designed to answer where and when land can currently be submitted. Our detailed Call for Sites Guide explains how the process works and what a submission may need to contain. Through Value My Land, we can also review the location, boundary, access, settlement relationship and principal constraints before an approaching deadline.
Live opportunity finder
A Call for Sites is an evidence-gathering exercise through which a council invites landowners, developers, community groups and other interested parties to identify land that may be available for future development. Submitted sites may be assessed through a Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment, Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment or a similar evidence-base process.
The tracker is intentionally focused on current opportunities rather than reproducing a complete explanation of the submission process. It helps you locate a relevant council exercise, understand whether it has a fixed deadline or a rolling status, and reach the official source. That clear purpose keeps this page distinct from the main guide and makes it more useful to visitors who need current information quickly.
Submission does not guarantee a Local Plan allocation or planning permission. It can, however, ensure that a council is aware of the land, the landowner's willingness to consider development and the broad opportunity the site may present. The quality and timing of the information supplied can affect whether the authority has enough material to assess the site properly.
Open and rolling opportunities
This update is dated 1 October 2026. All 19 existing entries have been reviewed and six new council opportunities added. Each row records the current submission status, deadline and any limits on late submissions. Open windows appear first, followed by continuing routes and closed exercises. This is a selective England-wide tracker, not a complete directory of every council or historic assessment. Published assessment evidence does not by itself mean new sites are being accepted.
25 opportunities shown
| Council | Region | Status | Deadline | Last checked | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St Helens Borough Council Call for Sites / land availability evidence |
North West | Open | The 1 September–6 October 2026 exercise supports the new Local Plan 2026–2044. Housing, employment, traveller, community, renewable-energy and environmental uses are invited. Use the 2026 form, not the separate closed 2025 SHLAA exercise. |
Official page | |
Waverley Borough Council Call for Sites / Land Availability Assessment |
South East | Open | The 26 August–7 October window accepts new sites and significant changes to earlier submissions. Housing sites should provide at least five net dwellings. The August 2026 LAA used information received by 1 April; it is evidence, not an allocation. |
Official page Submission information / form | |
Runnymede Borough Council Call for Sites / Strategic Land Availability Assessment |
South East | Open | The 2026 SLAA site invitation runs 7 September–12 October alongside scoping. Submit a new site or update earlier details using the nomination form and a clear boundary plan. Housing, employment, community, greenspace, biodiversity and infrastructure uses are invited. The May 2026 SLAA is interim evidence. |
Official page | |
Rutland County Council Call for Sites 2026 / Local Plan 2026–2046 |
East Midlands | Open | The original June–July site window has been extended. The official portal lists 14 October as the closing date for Call for Sites 2026, alongside scoping. Use the current site form; the separate Main Modifications consultation ended 7 September. |
Official page Submission information / form | |
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council Local Plan Review 2029–2044 |
South East | Open | Deadline extended to 26 October. Submit the council form with a clear site boundary; a separate form is required for each site. Residential, employment, infrastructure, community and environmental uses are invited. |
Official page | |
South Worcestershire Councils Call for Sites / HELAA |
West Midlands | Open | The joint Worcester, Malvern Hills and Wychavon exercise runs 19 August–30 October and invites brownfield and greenfield land for a range of uses. Formal plan preparation is expected on 31 October; this remains a forecast. |
Official page Submission information / form | |
Bedford Borough Council Local Plan 2050 Call for Sites |
East of England | Open | Local Plan 2050 Call for Sites. The council requires its online form, including a site boundary, proposed use, capacity, delivery and constraints; other submission formats are not accepted. |
Official page | |
Fareham Borough Council New Local Plan Call for Sites |
South East | Open | The council confirms a separate site invitation to 31 October. The scoping and engagement consultations close earlier, on 2 October. Use the new Local Plan page for the site submission route. |
Official page Submission information / form | |
Portsmouth City Council Call for Sites / HELAA |
South East | Open | New Future Portsmouth Plan Call for Sites: 29 September–2 November 2026. Submit the current form by email to policyconsultations@portsmouthcc.gov.uk or by post. This fixed window is newer than the continuing route described on the HELAA 2025 page. |
Official page | |
Lichfield District Council Call for Sites / land availability evidence |
West Midlands | Open | The 7 September–30 November exercise requires all previously submitted sites to be entered again on the new form. Housing proposals should provide at least five homes; brownfield and other development uses are invited. |
Official page Submission information / form | |
City of Wolverhampton Council Wolverhampton Plan Call for Sites / SHLAA |
West Midlands | Open | Wolverhampton Plan Call for Sites is open for housing, employment and other development uses through 2045. Email the relevant form to wolverhamptonplan@wolverhampton.gov.uk. The scoping consultation closed on 8 September; the site invitation continues. |
Official page | |
Cornwall Council Call for Sites / HELAA |
South West | Open | Main and large-site calls support Local Plan 2050. Earlier SHLAA sites must be resubmitted. Main minimums: 0.06ha housing or 0.02ha employment; separate guidance applies to schemes of 800+ homes. Check the council's location and environmental exclusions. |
Official page Submission information / form | |
Brent Council New Local Plan / Land Availability Assessment |
London | Open | The separate Call for Sites continues after scoping closed on 30 September. Housing, commercial, community and green infrastructure uses are invited. Supply evidence that the land is available, such as ownership or landowner authority. |
Official page | |
Hyndburn Borough Council Brownfield Call for Sites / HELAA |
North West | Open | No Call for Sites deadline stated The current invitation seeks brownfield sites. Email the council form and red-line plan to planningpolicy@hyndburnbc.gov.uk. The separate scoping consultation closed on 11 September; that is not a stated Call for Sites deadline. |
Official page | |
Hart District Council Call for Sites / Land Availability Assessment |
South East | Rolling | Open until further notice Sites for a range of uses remain accepted. The 5 June 2026 cutoff was for the assessment accompanying the planned October consultation; later sites will be considered in future LAA updates. |
Official page Submission information / form | |
Maidstone Borough Council New Local Plan Call for Sites |
South East | Rolling | Late submissions accepted The formal 2026 window closed 23 August. The council continues to accept sites, but later submissions may not enter the initial assessment. Previously submitted sites must be submitted again for the new plan. Use the council-linked consultation portal. |
Official page | |
Somerset Council Rolling Local Plan Call for Sites |
South West | Rolling | Open until further notice Somerset has reopened its rolling invitation. Use the council's online mapping platform and June 2026 guidance. The interim HELAA is a high-level assessment and does not allocate land or establish planning acceptability. |
Official page Submission information / form | |
Stafford Borough Council Call for Sites / SHELAA |
West Midlands | Rolling | No fixed deadline for future updates The 2026 SHELAA cutoff was 31 August. New sites remain accepted and are kept for future assessment updates. SHELAA 2025 remains the published assessment linked by the council. |
Official page Submission information / form | |
Wiltshire Council Call for Sites / land availability evidence |
South West | Rolling | Later submissions accepted The initial evidence cutoff was 30 September 2026. Later sites are recorded and considered for this plan only where necessary and appropriate. Complete both the map and survey on the council platform; all site sizes and a range of uses are invited. |
Official page Submission information / form | |
Westmorland and Furness Council Third Call for Sites |
North West | Closed | Closed summer 2026 exercise The council identifies the third summer Call for Sites as a past exercise. The earlier tracker recorded 11 August; the current page no longer repeats that date. Earlier submissions needed updating only for changes or additional land. |
Official page | |
North Devon and Torridge Councils Joint Local Plan Call for Sites |
South West | Closed | The council's consultation announcement states that the scoping deadline was also the final opportunity for site submissions in this round. No later invitation is confirmed by that announcement. |
Official page | |
Ribble Valley Borough Council Call for Sites / SHELAA |
North West | Closed | The council's FAQ confirms the 3 July–14 August window. Late sites are not guaranteed assessment in this round; the next stated opportunity is consultation on the draft Local Plan. Previous submissions only require changes or deliverability updates. |
Official page | |
Horsham District Council Horsham District 2045 Call for Sites |
South East | Closed | The council confirms that its 30 June–25 August exercise has ended. Earlier sites needed resubmission for the new assessment. Horsham District 2045 excludes the South Downs National Park; formal preparation is expected on 1 November. |
Official page | |
Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Further site submissions / Local Plan evidence |
East of England | Closed | The 1–29 September scoping consultation, including additional sites missed in the earlier Call for Sites, has closed. The council is collating responses; no new submission window is confirmed on this source. |
Official page | |
Dudley Council Call for Sites / land availability evidence |
West Midlands | Closed | The 2026 exercise has ended. Earlier Black Country Plan or Dudley submissions had to be resubmitted; residential sites had to exceed 0.25 hectares. Retaining the consultation documents does not mean a new window is open. |
Official page Submission information / form |
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Local information
These pages provide additional local context. They do not replace the official council source or turn a closed exercise into a live submission window.
Review the local planning position, submission context and issues relevant to land in South Staffordshire.
Read Local GuideExplore the Stroud District Call for Sites, the emerging Local Plan and the main site considerations.
Read Local GuideUnderstand the Wirral Call for Sites context and how land may be considered through plan preparation.
Read Local GuideTracker information is a practical starting point and can change without notice. Confirm the current status, deadline, accepted uses, site-size thresholds and submission requirements directly with the relevant council before relying on an entry.
A deadline may be approaching
Send us the land postcode, approximate size and council details. We can review whether the opportunity appears relevant, identify the main boundary, access, planning and constraint issues, and explain what may need to be addressed before the published closing date.
From tracker entry to informed decision
The tracker identifies the opening, but the council's own requirements determine what should happen next. A proportionate initial review can prevent time being spent on the wrong land use, an unsuitable boundary or documents the authority has not requested.
Confirm that the exercise remains open and applies to the land's location. Check which uses are accepted, whether the authority excludes particular designations or areas, and whether minimum size or capacity thresholds apply. A national tracker cannot replace local wording because councils use different forms, definitions and assessment methods.
Save the closing date, time, online portal, form, guidance and document limits. Note whether the council requires a separate form for each parcel, whether the landowner must support the submission and whether previously promoted sites must be resubmitted. Allow enough time for account registration, file uploads and any plan preparation.
Decide whether the entire ownership should be submitted or whether a smaller, more defensible development parcel is appropriate. Check that the proposed red-line boundary can be identified clearly and that access land, ransom strips, third-party ownership or title uncertainty are not overlooked. Our title plans and boundaries guide explains why this early work matters.
A short council form may be enough for a straightforward early-stage opportunity, while a larger or constrained site may benefit from a supporting statement, indicative capacity, access review or constraints plan. The objective is not to commission every possible survey immediately. It is to provide enough credible information for the authority to understand and assess the opportunity. The main Call for Sites Guide covers the submission material in greater detail.
Between formal submission windows
The absence of a council from the tracker does not establish that land cannot be promoted or that there is no future planning opportunity. The authority may be between Calls for Sites, preparing a new Local Plan timetable, updating a HELAA or SHLAA, assessing earlier submissions or planning a consultation at which additional land can be put forward.
Some councils accept sites on a rolling basis without giving the process prominent publicity. Others hold late information for a future assessment rather than adding it to the current evidence base. The practical question is therefore not only whether a formal window is open, but also which plan-making stage the council has reached and when it is likely to review its supply of potential sites.
Check the council's planning-policy pages, Local Development Scheme or new Local Plan timetable. Also review whether a current land availability assessment identifies the site, records a reason for rejection or invites factual updates. A previous assessment can help focus later promotion work, but it does not prevent a landowner from addressing constraints or presenting new evidence at a suitable stage.
Plan-making stage
Check where councils are in the Local Plan process and identify future consultation or site-selection stages.
Open TrackerEvidence-base position
Find land availability assessments and review how councils have considered submitted and identified sites.
Open TrackerSubmission preparation
Understand the process, information requirements, assessment stages and practical submission considerations.
Read GuideBefore defining the submission
A live opportunity does not mean that every parcel within the council area should be submitted in the same way. A focused initial review can help identify whether the site has a logical relationship with a settlement, whether access could be realistic and whether obvious constraints should influence the boundary, proposed use or indicative capacity.
The summaries below are deliberately concise and link to the relevant specialist guides. They are intended to help with early screening while keeping the detailed technical explanation on the pages created for those subjects.
Councils normally consider whether land adjoins or relates logically to an existing settlement, whether development would be isolated and whether the location can connect with services, facilities and public transport. Settlement boundaries may influence adopted policy without always determining the long-term planning potential of adjoining land.
A site may need a realistic point of access, appropriate visibility, sufficient width and a route capable of serving the proposed scale of development. The surrounding network, pedestrian connections and third-party land can all affect whether an apparently suitable field can be delivered in practice.
Read the Access and Highways GuideFlood zones, surface-water pathways, watercourses and drainage outfalls can influence the developable area and the type of supporting work that may be needed. Even land in Flood Zone 1 may require space for sustainable drainage and a clear understanding of where water can be discharged.
Read the Flood Risk and Drainage GuideLandscape character, topography, views, settlement form and existing vegetation can affect the scale and shape of development that may be acceptable. A boundary that follows a defensible landscape feature may sometimes present a clearer planning case than submitting an entire ownership without regard to visual containment.
Read the Landscape GuideDesignated sites, priority habitats, trees, hedgerows, ponds and protected species can affect layout and capacity. Early identification does not necessarily make land unsuitable, but it can show where buffers, habitat retention, ecological enhancement or further survey work may be required.
Read the Ecology GuideListed buildings, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, known archaeology and the wider setting of heritage assets may influence site suitability and design. The relevant issue is often not simply whether an asset exists nearby, but how the proposed development could affect its significance and setting.
Read the Heritage GuideExisting services can support development, but infrastructure within or near a site can also constrain it. Electricity lines, gas mains, sewers, water supply, easements and reinforcement requirements may affect the developable area, costs and delivery timetable.
Read the Utilities and Infrastructure GuideCouncils may ask whether the land is controlled by a willing owner, when it could become available and whether legal, access, infrastructure or viability issues could prevent delivery. A credible submission should distinguish long-term aspiration from a site that can realistically progress during the plan period.
Read the Suitable, Available and Achievable Sites GuideTransparency and maintenance
A useful tracker must make clear what its labels mean and when the underlying information was reviewed. The following approach is used on this page.
Entries are based on a council page, consultation portal or other official authority source. Third-party summaries can help identify an opportunity, but they are not used as the definitive deadline or submission route.
“Open” means a currently advertised exercise. “Rolling” means continuing submissions without a current fixed deadline, sometimes for a later assessment. “Closed” records a past window. “Needs recheck” means the current position has not been reconfirmed and should not be relied on as a live opportunity.
Each row shows when its official source was last reviewed. A check date is not a guarantee that the position has remained unchanged. Visitors should follow the source link immediately before acting on an entry.
The tracker concentrates on selected opportunities supported by official sources, with unconfirmed entries clearly flagged, and does not claim complete national coverage. A council may launch a short exercise, extend a deadline, move material to a consultation portal or accept submissions through a less prominent HELAA page. The fact that an authority does not appear should not be treated as evidence that no route exists.
Where a deadline has passed, the official page should be checked for an extension, a late-submission policy or a future opportunity. The tracker should then be amended so that closed exercises do not remain presented as live. This is particularly important for entries with deadlines only a few days after the displayed update date.
A wider planning review may be needed
We can review the council's Local Plan, HELAA or SHLAA position, the land's relationship with nearby settlements and whether another promotion route may be more appropriate than waiting for a publicised Call for Sites.
September 2026 National Policy Check
The tracker records council activity, but the policy framework applying to a particular plan or decision now depends on whether the authority is using the new plan-making system or a legacy transitional route.
The new national decision-making policies are material considerations from publication. Applications should therefore be reviewed against the August 2026 framework even where the adopted Local Plan predates it, subject to the weight rules in Annex A.
Plans prepared under the 2026 regulations and spatial development strategies use the new framework. Other plans can remain under the December 2024 framework and its transition rules. The tracker stage should therefore be read with the council’s published legal route.
Regulation 18, Regulation 19, gateway and examination terminology can identify different systems. Open the council documents and confirm the statutory basis, policy version and deadline before submitting land or making a representation.
Council timetables, evidence documents and site-assessment positions can change between tracker updates. Verify the authority page and consultation documents before relying on a date or stage for a submission.
Use the tracker to identify the council and next document to inspect, then confirm the live position directly. Publication of the August 2026 NPPF does not reopen a closed council consultation. Check the applicable plan system, current local evidence and the separate deadline for each exercise.
Read the National Planning Policy Framework published on 17 August 2026.
Continue your research
These guides explain the submission process, land availability assessments, Local Plan allocation, site suitability and the planning-policy context without duplicating the tracker’s main purpose of identifying live opportunities.
Understand the process, forms, site plans, supporting evidence and the stages that may follow submission.
Read GuideLearn how councils assess potential development land and how the evidence feeds into plan-making.
Read GuideReview the three core tests commonly used when councils consider whether a site may be deliverable.
Read GuideUnderstand how a submitted site may progress through assessment, consultation and possible allocation.
Read GuideCheck Local Plan stages and identify consultations that may affect future land promotion opportunities.
Open TrackerLocate council land availability assessments and review published site-assessment evidence.
Open TrackerReview the main location, access, environmental, policy and deliverability considerations.
Read GuideUnderstand how national and local planning policy influence site assessment and development prospects.
Read GuideRead practical guidance for farmers and rural landowners considering putting agricultural land forward.
Read GuideTracker questions
These answers explain how to use the tracker and when to move to the detailed guides or official council material.
No. The tracker shows selected opportunities checked against official sources. A council may be between formal windows, accepting land through another route or preparing an exercise that has not yet opened. Use the England Local Plan Tracker where no current listing appears.
“Open” means the council currently advertises a Call for Sites or comparable land-submission opportunity. It may have a fixed closing date or, in limited cases, an open period that requires the visitor to check the council page for the applicable timing and thresholds.
“Rolling” means the council states that it will continue accepting sites without a current fixed deadline. It does not necessarily mean the site will be assessed immediately. Submissions received after a particular evidence-base cut-off may be held for a later HELAA, SHLAA or Local Plan stage.
No. A Call for Sites is an information-gathering exercise. The council may assess the land as unsuitable, unavailable or unachievable, or may decide that other sites better support its spatial strategy. Planning permission requires a separate planning application unless another lawful route applies.
Often yes, but requirements differ. The September 2026 Lichfield and Dudley exercises require earlier sites to be submitted again. Waverley only asks for resubmission where significant information has changed. Follow the current council instructions rather than assuming one national rule applies.
Confirm the deadline and time, accepted uses, geographical coverage, minimum site size, ownership declaration, mapping requirements, online portal and any document limits. Also check whether a separate submission is needed for each parcel or proposed land use.
Review the council's Local Plan timetable and current land availability evidence. The England HELAA and SHLAA Tracker may help locate the latest assessment and show whether the land has already been considered.
Yes. We can review the council opportunity, site location, proposed boundary, settlement relationship, access and principal constraints. Where appropriate, we can also advise on a proportionate supporting statement and the further planning or technical work that may be needed.
Free initial site review
Send the land postcode and approximate size. We can review whether a current Call for Sites, Local Plan or land availability route may be relevant.
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