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Councils’ ‘Call for Sites’ provides a Big Opportunity to Local Land, Property and Business Owners

As part of the preparation of Local Plans, Northumberland County Council and South Tyneside Council have both issued a ‘Call for Sites’.

The councils are requesting anyone with development aspirations for the next 15-20 years to submit details of their land or buildings for consideration as potential development sites for housing, employment, minerals, community, retail and leisure uses. The new Local Plan for each local authority will allocate sites for development; these need to be suitable, available, and in the right locations to meet the long-term growth strategy of each council. Stephanie Linnell, Associate Planning Consultant at George F. White, said: “This is an ideal opportunity for landowners to seek professional and informed advice about their assets and the future development potential of their land, specifically sites around towns and villages. We have a wide range of experience providing specialist advice on planning (policy and applications), site appraisals, development promotion and valuations, as well as resolving enforcement issues. Essentially, we always seek to find a solution and we are working with clients now on the opportunity this call presents.”

George F. White provides planning consultancy services for both rural and urban areas from The Borders, Northumberland and County Durham down to Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. Applicants have just over three weeks to submit their application, which isn’t very long given the details involved.

Stephanie added: “The planning system can be very complicated but when navigated successfully it can be a tool to significantly raise the value of land and property in a variety of ways; from successfully having your site allocated in the Local Plan to gaining planning consent and then selling it to a developer to deliver the new homes. Whatever the situation, George F. White is able to investigate the options and provide advice on the best route to achieve our client’s aims and help them maximise value of their assets.”

If you have a site which you think may be suitable and would like an initial assessment please contact Stephanie Linnell at George F. White on stephanielinnell@georgefwhite.co.uk or 01665 511990 for further advice.

Please be aware that South Tyneside Council ‘Call for Sites’ closes on Friday 9 March 2018, and Northumberland County Council’s applications close on Monday 12 March 2018, therefore any formal responses need to be submitted by this date.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by George F White .