Chichester Local Plan Area Call for Sites – Tell us about land that could be used for development in the future

Chichester District Council is carrying out a new Land Availability Assessment (LAA).

This study looks for land that could be suitable for future housing, business development or other uses. It will replace the Housing and Employment Land Availability Assessment (HELAA) from 2021.

The LAA will help the Council:

• Understand the availability of land for future housing, employment and other development.

• Develop options for future planning policy preparation.

To do this, the Council is:

1. Inviting people to submit new sites for any type of development, and

2. Asking for previously submitted sites (such as those in the HELAA) to be resubmitted to confirm they are still available and to ensure information is up to date.

Where and what kind of sites are needed?

• Sites must be within Chichester District, but not within the South Downs National Park.

• Sites must be suitable and available for the proposed use.

You can submit:

• Housing sites (all types, including affordable, market, custom and self-build, specialist housing, student accommodation, gypsy and traveller or travelling showpeople sites) that could deliver five or more homes.

• Economic sites (all types, including office, leisure, retail, research and development, industrial, logistics, data centres, public and community uses, horticulture) that are 0.25 ha or larger, or provide 500m² or more floorspace.

• Mixed Use sites.

• Any other type of development, with no minimum size. This can include uses such as renewable energy, local green space, landscape gaps or any other uses that might meet the needs of the local area.

How to submit a site

1. Anyone can submit a site.

2. Please submit information about the site on our online consultation portal. You can find more information and a link to the portal atwww.chichester.gov.uk/laa. You will be asked to draw or upload the site boundary and provide information including ownership, current and proposed use and any known constraints. We will contact you if we need further information to assess your site.

3. If you submitted a site in a previous Call for Sites, HELAA, through representations on policy documents or directly to the Policy team, please submit it again so the Council knows it is still available.

o   Include the old HELAA reference number if you have it.

o   If the Council does not hear from you, it will be assumed that the site is no longer available.

4. If you are unable to use the online portal please contact planningpolicy@chichester.gov.uk to discuss alternative ways to tell us about your site. Please note that submitting online is preferred and will make the assessment process faster and ensure accuracy.

5. Sites must be submitted by 5pm on Friday 15^th May 2026.

What happens next?

The information you provide will be used to prepare the LAA. Sites will be assessed to see if they are suitable, available and deliverable. Once complete, the LAA will be published on the Council’s website and updated regularly.

The last HELAA can be viewed here:
https://www.chichester.gov.uk/article/29759/Housing-and-Economic-Land-Availability-Assessment

Important note

The LAA is not a policy document. A site being included in the LAA does not mean:

• It will be allocated for development, or

• It will receive planning permission in the future.

Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulations  

Submitted information will be used by Chichester District Council to inform the LAA and any subsequent development plan documents. As a report on the LAA will be published on the Council’s website submissions cannot be treated in confidence.  By submitting a site, you accept that the information within it will be in the public domain. The Council will not however publish personal information such as telephone numbers, e-mail addresses or private addresses.  Further information about how your data is stored and used is available in the Council’s Planning Policy Privacy Notice.  

Yours sincerely

Claire Potts

Planning Policy Team Manager