Southampton City Council Call for Sites

Do you know of anywhere in the city that could be suitable for development between now and 2042? We need to find space for new homes, workplaces and facilities so we have launched a ‘Call for Sites’ consultation. You don’t have to own the land to respond, just complete the form and tell us as much about it as you can.

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.

This is 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 submitted sites will then be assessed and considered for allocation in the new Local Plan. Allocation within the Local Plan will then safeguard these sites for particular land uses, 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 map (at the site location) and completing the form.

You have until Friday 3 October 2025 to respond.

How to submit a site:

Please click on the map at your site location using the pan and zoom or search function to locate it. Once you have clicked on the map the form will appear for you to complete. You may submit as many sites to us as you wish, but you will need to submit them each individually (i.e. one click on the map and one form for each site).

You will also need to upload a site plan at the end of the form so please have this ready before you start. The site plan must:

• be at a scale no less that 1:2500
• include a north point;
• outline the development site with a red line boundary; and
• outline any adjacent sites under the same ownership with a blue line boundary