West Suffolk Call for Sites 2026
Call for Sites 2026 - map of sites submitted
A Call for Sites ran from 23 March to 31 May 2026, inviting the submission of sites from for consideration and potential inclusion in the Emerging West Suffolk Local Plan 2045. Around 330 sites were submitted by landowners and developers for a range of uses, including housing, employment and infrastructure.
Details of the sites submitted are included in the Call for Sites submission table. A map showing the sites submitted during this Call for Sites can also be viewed on Find my nearest. Please select the 'Call for Sites 2026' map category to view the submitted sites. Click on a site to see the use proposed by the respondent.
At this stage, the sites are shown for information only. There will be an opportunity to comment later in the process. No decision has been made on which sites will be included in the Emerging West Suffolk Local Plan 2045.
The submitted sites have no planning status, other than sites which are already allocated or have planning permission. Sites have not necessarily been submitted by the landowner. Additional sites may be submitted for consideration as part of the local plan process.
All sites submitted that include housing or employment uses will be assessed to determine whether they are suitable, available and achievable for development, in line with government guidance on identifying, assessing and selecting sites. This initial assessment will not determine which sites are included in the local plan. We anticipate publishing these site assessments in Autumn 2026.
Call for sites consultation Monday 23 March (9am) to Wednesday 20 May (5pm) 2026 - consultation now closed. We are not accepting late submissions.
Developers and landowners are being asked to put forward sites to be considered for potential future growth in West Suffolk.
West Suffolk Council has issued the call for sites ahead of formally beginning work towards the preparation of the next local plan for the district. The call for sites will be open for eight weeks from the 23 March to the 20 May.
The council adopted the current West Suffolk Local Plan in July last year. The adopted plan runs to the year 2041 and governs where new homes can be built. It also sets aside land to support employment growth and policies to shape the housing that comes forward including to increase the number of affordable homes that are being built.
The preparation of the new local plan for West Suffolk will ensure growth will be plan led.
With or without a local plan, new housing development will still take place. Local plans serve to protect the countryside as well as against speculative and piecemeal development and ensure infrastructure funding is secured from developers for things such as community facilities, education, health and transport including roads, footpaths and cycleways.
The call for sites will feed into the next West Suffolk Local Plan, currently due to cover the period up to 2045.
The council is asking for land to be put forward for consideration for:
- housing - market housing, affordable housing, Gypsy and Traveller accommodation
- employment - industrial, retail, offices, tourism
- mixed uses - a combination of uses
- infrastructure - schools, community facilities, renewable energy generation
- green infrastructure - parks, allotments, areas of biodiversity net gain, play areas and other open space.
If you are aware of any potential sites for the above uses in West Suffolk that are available for development, then please let us know by submitting the land on our website at West Suffolk Planning Policy Consultations - log in page - go to Call for sites with potential for development - March to May 2026.
If your site has previously been submitted the council as part of the strategic housing and economic land availability assessment (SHELAA), we ask you resubmit your site in this call for sites to ensure all the information is up to date. This will ensure an accurate assessment of its suitability, availability and achievability.
The eight-week call for sites will close at 5pm on Wednesday 20 May 2026.
To be kept up to date on the latest news or any forthcoming public consultations register on the planning policy consultation portal. If you are already registered please check your account to ensure that you have all the areas of interest selected.