Call for Sites Update 2025
Introduction
The council is preparing a new Local Plan which will guide future development and land use in the borough. As part of this process, we are updating the ‘Call for Sites’ exercise which took place between August and September 2021. This will help to provide the council with a comprehensive and up-to-date understanding of where land is potentially available to meet the borough’s development needs and other uses over the lifetime of the new Local Plan (up to 2042).
It is important to note that the Call for Sites process is an information gathering stage only. Comments are not being invited on the sites submitted to date as no decisions have been made about their appropriateness for development. Formal public comments will be invited at the next consultation stage in the Local Plan preparation process when potential site allocations will be published as part of the Draft Local Plan.
Find out more about the Call for Sites for consideration through the new Ribble Valley Local Plan and how to submit a site.
Call for Sites 2021
We have made available, for notification purposes only, the details of all the sites that have been submitted for consideration in the Local Plan to date (October 2025) on the Interactive Call for Sites Map which can be viewed using the link below.
This will allow you to move around the whole of the borough to see what has been submitted for consideration. Click on each site to reveal a brief description including location, size and the proposed uses indicated by the submitter. We recommend using a desktop for the optimal view of this map.
View the submitted sites on a map
If a site is included on the map, it does not mean that it is suitable for development nor does it imply a commitment to its allocation within the new Local Plan.
We are not accepting comments on the sites submitted in the 2021 Call for Sites exercise as no decisions have been made about the appropriateness of the sites for development. The opportunity to comment on sites is through the relevant Local Plan stage, when there is a greater degree of certainly on which sites are likely to be either recommended for allocation or dismissed.
Call for Sites Update 2025
We are inviting developers, community groups, members of the public and other interested parties to put forward land they think has the potential for development over the next 15 years for further consideration and assessment as part of the preparation stages of the new Local Plan.
Both previously developed (brownfield) and greenfield land may be submitted. Sites can be put forward for any use and this can include housing (including specialist housing and gypsy & traveller provision); employment and commercial development; retail and leisure; open space; renewable energy generation; biodiversity or other environmental enhancement schemes.
There is no minimum or maximum site size, but sites must have a clear and identifiable boundary.
We are especially interested to hear about potential opportunities for the development, reuse or redevelopment of land, sites and buildings within towns and villages or on previously developed land.
Submit a Site
Please do not resubmit any site(s) you previously submitted during the 2021 Call for Sites exercise unless there are changes that you need to report including additional information to demonstrate deliverability.
Complete and submit the online Call for Site Form separately for each site using the online platform link below. This platform enables you to provide contact and ownership details; plot the site boundary and tell us about the use, opportunities and constraints of the site; and upload supporting documents.
The council has prepared Frequently Asked Questions and Submission Guidance to support this process. Please read these carefully before proceeding with your submission.
We encourage you to make the submissions online as this ensures that all necessary information is provided and will support the timely assessment of sites by the council. However, other formats including PDF and paper versions are available upon request from the council’s planning policy team using the contact details below.
Submitters will have a responsibility to ensure that the information provided is accurate and they may be asked to provide more details and supporting evidence during the assessment stages.
When submitting a site some personal information will be collected. You can see how we use your data at Data Protection – Ribble Valley Borough Council.
The Call for Sites Update will run for four weeks commencing Friday 24 October 2025 until 5pm on Monday 24 November 2025 and all submissions should be duly made during this period.
Next Steps
For Site Submitters/Promoters
Sites submitted for housing and employment/economic development will join other identified land, including the 2021 Call for Sites submissions, to form a ‘pool’ of sites for detailed assessment through the council’s Strategic Housing and Employment Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA). Any sites that meet the national definition of previously developed (brownfield) land will be considered for inclusion on the council’s Brownfield Land Register.
If we need any more detail or clarification we will get in touch with you directly. We will not however meet with specific site submitters to discuss their submissions. If sites are subsequently considered as potential allocations in the new Local Plan, meetings may then be considered.
The Call for Sites is simply a way for the council to understand what land may be available for future development. It does not guarantee that the site will be included in the new Local Plan as a site allocation or that it will be granted planning permission in the future.
For Residents and Other Interested Parties
The Call for Sites is an information gathering exercise only. It will not in itself determine whether a site should be allocated for future development. Decisions about which of those sites are the most suitable will be taken as part of the Local Plan making process following assessment and consultation and informed by other relevant evidence.
Whilst the Call for Sites itself is not a public consultation all submitted sites, and the site assessment process undertaken, will be made publicly available on the Local Plan pages of the council’s website in due course.
Formal public comments will be invited at the next consultation stage in the Local Plan preparation process, when potential site allocations are published as part of the Draft Local Plan. This is referred to as Regulation 18 Stage consultation. The best way to be kept informed is by signing up to the council’s Local Plan Consultation Database.
Local Plan Updates
You can keep up to date with the new Ribble Valley Local Plan and be notified about future consultations by registering your details on our consultation database.
Sign up for local plan updates
For More Information
The council’s Planning Policy Team will be available to answer any queries.
E-mail: localplanconsultation@ribblevalley.gov.uk
Telephone: 01200 425111