Call for sites | Shropshire Council

To inform the next Local Plan for Shropshire, we're undertaking a ‘Call for sites’ from 10 July 2025 to 2 October 2025.

The purpose of this is to provide an opportunity for landowners, site promoters, businesses, organisations, developers and any other interested parties to promote sites for consideration as potential allocations for development to meet the future needs of Shropshire.

Sites can be promoted for one or more uses, including but not limited to: new settlements, large scale sustainable urban extensions to existing settlements, sustainable mixed use development, housing, employment, retail and leisure, or renewable energy generation.

If you wish for a site to be considered as a potential allocation for development to meet the future needs of Shropshire, it's important that you promote it through this process.

Please don't assume a site will be considered because you've previously promoted it to the council.

How to promote a site

If you wish to promote a site, please complete the site promotion form. You'll also need to provide appropriate site location plans and any relevant supporting material. Completed forms can be submitted to planningpolicy@shropshire.gov.uk

If you're unable to submit this information via email, it can be posted to Planning Policy, Shropshire Council, PO BOX 4826, Shrewsbury, SY1 9LJ. However, it's not necessary to submit copies by both email and post.

What happens to promoted sites?

Sites promoted through this process will be reviewed by the council through a site assessment process. This process will include consideration of site opportunities and constraints – examples of key factors to be considered through this process are included on the constraints map. Importantly, this process will also include consideration of infrastructure needs and capacity.

In due course, all submissions and the site assessment undertaken will be made publicly available on this website.

Please note that not all promoted sites will be proposed for allocation within the next Local Plan. Furthermore, not all promoted sites will be supported as planning applications.

Frequently asked questions

Why undertake a 'call for sites’?

It's important that the council understands where land is potentially available for a range of types of development. This will inform decisions on appropriate sites to identify as potential allocations in the next Local Plan – reflecting constraints, opportunities, and infrastructure needs and capacity.

Who can submit a site?

The process is open to all: landowners, site promoters, businesses, organisations, developers and any other interested parties.

However, if you don't own the land you'll need to specify who does and whether they support the site promotion.

Do I need to use the site promotion form?

The form ensures that all necessary information is provided and will support the timely review of sites by the council. As such, we don't encourage promotions in other formats.

Will all sites promoted be allocated?

No, not all promoted sites will be proposed for allocation within the next Local Plan. Furthermore, not all promoted sites will be supported as planning applications.

What happens if sites overlap?

Some parcels of land are submitted to the council by more than one promoter, or the site promoter wishes for different components of a site to be considered separately. This won't affect the assessment process undertaken for the site.

When will the public see sites promoted during the call for sites?

All sites promoted, and the site assessment process undertaken, will be made publicly available on this website in due course. Specific timescales will depend on the number of site promotions received.

Can anyone comment on sites promoted through the call for sites?

We're not inviting comments from other parties on the sites promoted through this process. However, informed by the subsequent site assessment process and other relevant evidence, we'll start to develop proposals for inclusion in the next Local Plan. We're keen to hear thoughts on these proposals, including proposed site allocations. As such, the first formal stage of consultation on the next Local Plan is scheduled to commence in October 2026.

Can anyone comment on the site assessment process?

We're not inviting comments on our site assessment process yet. However, it will be made publicly available as part of the evidence base that informs proposals within the next Local Plan. We're keen to hear thoughts on these proposals, including proposed site allocations. As such, the first formal stage of consultation on the next Local Plan is scheduled to commence in October 2026.

What are the next steps?

All sites promoted during the call for sites process will be considered through the subsequent site assessment process. Informed by the site assessment process and other relevant evidence, we'll start to develop proposals for inclusion in the next Local Plan. We're keen to hear thoughts on these proposals, including proposed site allocations. As such, the first formal stage of consultation on the next Local Plan is scheduled to commence in October 2026.