Request to have a site added to the Brownfield Land Register for Residential Development 

Introduction 

All form fields are mandatory. This means they must be completed in order to progress with the form. 

This form is to be completed by anyone requesting that a site be added to the Brownfield Land Register. Sites must be previously developed. 

Please only complete the form if you are satisfied that your site meets the criteria. 

To be entered into the Council’s Brownfield Land Register sites must meet the following requirements (Regulation 4): 

a) Site at least 0.25 hectares or capacity for at least 5 dwellings. Local Planning Authorities may include smaller sites if criteria b) to d) are met. 

b) Is the land suitable for residential development by virtue of:  

• being allocated for residential development in a local development plan document?  

• having planning permission or permission in principle for residential development?  

• being appropriate for residential development in the opinion of the local planning authority (LPA) having regard to any adverse impacts on: 

- the natural environment and/or the local built environment, particularly heritage assets?  

- occupiers of the proposed development or neighbouring properties?  

c) Is the land available for residential development? (Has the relevant owner has expressed an intention to sell or develop the land) 

d) Is residential development of the land achievable? (Is development likely to take place in 15 years from date of entry) 

Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004  

Section 14A of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 requires LPAs to have regard to the development plan (6a), national policies and advice and any guidance issued by the Secretary of State including the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and Planning Practice Guidance (6b). For inclusion in the register the site must meet the following definition of previously developed land in the NPPF (December 2024): 

“Land which has been lawfully developed and is or was occupied by a permanent structure and any fixed surface infrastructure associated with it, including the curtilage of the developed land (although it should not be assumed that the whole of the curtilage should be developed). It also includes land comprising large areas of fixed surface infrastructure such as large areas of hardstanding which have been lawfully developed. Previously developed land excludes: land that is or was last occupied by agricultural or forestry buildings; land that has been developed for minerals extraction or waste disposal by landfill, where provision for restoration has been made through development management procedures; land in built-up areas such as residential gardens, parks, recreation grounds and allotments; and land that was previously developed but where the remains of the permanent structure or fixed surface structure have blended into the landscape.” 

You will be required to upload a plan with a red line identifying the boundary of the site, based on Ordnance Survey, Google or other recognised mapping system. 

You must complete one form for each site.