Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council is looking for land that might be suitable for future green uses or Gypsy and Traveller Pitches.

The council has issued a public consultation notice, calling for sites with future development potential to at least year 2039.

It is currently preparing a Local Plan Update which will set a framework for future development across the borough.

A general call for sites with future development potential was completed in summer 2019.

The current notice is specifically for ‘green’ sites and land for Gypsy and Traveller Pitches.

The notice has been published under Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012.

It invites interested parties such as landowners, community groups and site promoters to come forward with land opportunities, sites or projects that could meet wider borough needs.

The lands will be used for biodiversity net gain offsetting, nutrient offsetting, suitable alternative natural greenspace (SANGs) provision, renewable energy and associated infrastructure, carbon offsetting (such as tree planting for carbon capture), and Gypsy and Traveller pitches.

The notice reads: “Provision of these types of sites is important to help ensure that the Local Plan Update delivers a sustainable strategy and to ensure that the needs of all of our community are met.

“The identification of ‘green sites’, in particular, will support the delivery of the council’s adopted Climate and Air Quality Strategy (2021), and the Government’s environmental goals set out in the upcoming Environment Bill and the 25 Year Environmental Plan.”

Public can respond to the ‘call for sites’ between June 1 and July 13 by writing to local.plan@basingstoke.gov.uk or by post to Planning Policy Team Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Civic Offices London Road Basingstoke RG21 4AH.

To find out more, view relevant guidance or obtain a copy of the Site Submission Form, either see the council’s website at www.basingstoke.gov.uk/CfS-2021 or contact the council’s Planning Policy Team by telephone on 01256 844844 or email at local.plan@basingstoke.gov.uk

According to the notice, putting a site forward does not guarantee that the council will allocate, or support, submitted proposals as all sites will need to be judged against relevant considerations.

Any person who has submitted a site may withdraw their submission at any time by giving notice in writing to the council.

You can read more public notices here.