Gravesham Strategic Land Availability Assessment Update‘Call for Sites’ Form

  • Please read the Strategic Land Availability Assessment (SLAA)Update Frequently Asked Questions prior to completing this form (see
  • As set out in the Frequently Asked Questions this form should only be completed for sites that are at or above minimum site thresholds
  • Please complete the form clearly andprovide as much detail as possible;
  • A separate form should be used for each site;
  • Please attached a scaled map showing the precise boundaries of the whole site and the area suitable for development;
  • The completed form should be returned to the Planning Policy Team at Gravesham Borough Council.

How will we use this information

The information collected in this response form will be used by the Council to inform the SLAA Update and subsequent components of the Local Plan. By responding you are accepting that components of your response will be made available to the public. If you require any supporting information to remain confidential (e.g. a viability assessment) please mark the information as confidential.

1. Contact Details
Your Details / Agent Details (if applicable)
Name: / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Company/Organisation: / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Position: / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Address: / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Town: / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
County: / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Postcode: / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Telephone Number: / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Email Address: / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
2. Your Role, Client and Landowner Details
You are? / Private Landowner / ☐ / Planning Consultant / ☐ /
Public Land-owning Body / ☐ / Land Agent / ☐ /
Registered Social Landlord / ☐ / Developer / ☐ /
Other? / ☐ / If ‘other’, please state:
What is your interest in the site? / Owner / ☐ / Lessee / ☐ /
Option holder / ☐ / Other / ☐ /
If other, please state:
If you are representing client(s), please provide their name(s), address(es) and contact details. / Click here to enter text. /
If you are not the owner of the site, or if the site is in multiple ownership, please provide the name(s), address(es) and contact details of all the owners. / Click here to enter text. /
If you are not the owner of the site, or if the site is in multiple ownership, has the land owner or land owners been informed of this submission and agreed to its content? / Yes☐ No☐
If ‘no’, sites will not be considered as being ‘available’ for development.
3. Site Details
Name of site (if applicable) / Click here to enter text. /
Address / Click here to enter text. /
Town / Click here to enter text. /
Postcode / Click here to enter text. /
Site size (ha) / Click here to enter text. /
Developable area of site (ha) / Click here to enter text. /
Is the site in active use? / Yes☐ No☐
Please state current or previous land uses / Click here to enter text. /
If the site is in active use, when will the current use cease, or if the site is not in active use, when did the previous use cease? / Click here to enter text. /
Are there any existing structures on site? / Click here to enter text. /
What are the neighbouring land uses? / To the north / Click here to enter text.
To the east / Click here to enter text.
To the south / Click here to enter text.
To the west / Click here to enter text.
4. Relevant Planning History
Is there an extant planning permission on the site? / Yes☐ No☐
Is there a pending planning application on the site? / Yes☐ No☐
Is there a lapsed planning permission on the site? / Yes☐ No☐
Have there been any pre-application discussions? / Yes☐ No☐
If you have answered ‘yes’ to any of the above questions, what was/is the planning permission for? (Please provide planning application or pre-application references below):
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5. Proposed Development/Land Use (As a percentage of site area)
Development/Use / 1st / 2nd
Residential / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Affordable Housing / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Specialist Residential / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Gypsies and Travellers / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Travelling Showpeople / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Community Facility / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Leisure/Recreation / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Retail / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Employment / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Other / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
If ‘other’, please provide further details of development/land use proposed below:
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6. For Sites Which Could Deliver Residential Units
How many new residential units could be built overall? / Click here to enter text. /
How many new residential units could be built each year? / Click here to enter text. /
What are the types and sizes of residential units, which could be developed at the site? (Please state number of units below):
1 bed / 2 bed / 3 bed / 4+ bed
Houses / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Bungalows / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Apartments/Flats / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Live –work Units / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Other? Please state:
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What tenures could be developed at the site? (Please state number of units below):
1 bed / 2 bed / 3 bed / 4+ bed
Private Sector
Ownership / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Rented / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Affordable
Social Rent / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Affordable Rent / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Intermediate Rent / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Shared Ownership / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
FirstBuy / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
Other? Please state: / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. / Click here to enter text. /
How many Gypsy and Traveller Pitches could be provided? / Click here to enter text. /
7. ForSites Which Could Deliver Employment Uses
How many business units could be provided on the site? / Click here to enter text. /
What floor space could be accommodated in total (sq m)? / Click here to enter text. /
What type of employment could be accommodated? (Please provide a % figure) / Office / Click here to enter text. /
General industrial / Click here to enter text. /
Storage/distribution / Click here to enter text. /
8. ForSites Which Could Deliver Retail, Leisure, Tourism or Other Uses
Please give further details below if the proposed use is to contain any of these components. Please include details of floorspace.
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9. Site Achievability
Is the site currently being marketed? / Yes☐ No☐
Is the site under option to a developer? / Yes☐ No☐
Site owned by a developer / Yes☐ No☐
No active developer interest / Yes☐ No☐
Please tick likely timescale for the site being developed / 1-5 years☐ / 6-10 years☐
11-15 years☐ / 15+☐
Once development commences how long would it take to complete? / Click here to enter text. /
If you have answered ‘yes’ to any of the questions above, please provide further details in the space provided: / Click here to enter text.
10. Financial Viability
Has a viability assessment been undertaken for the proposed development? / Yes☐ No☐
If ‘yes’, when was the viability assessment undertaken? / Click here to enter text. /
If ‘yes’, please provide details of viability assessment findings below or attach separately:
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9. Utilities
Are any of the following utilities available to the site:
Mains water / Yes☐ / No☐ / Unsure☐
Mains sewerage / Yes☐ / No☐ / Unsure☐
Electricity / Yes☐ / No☐ / Unsure☐
Gas / Yes☐ / No☐ / Unsure☐
Telephone Lines / Yes☐ / No☐ / Unsure☐
Broadband / Yes☐ / No☐ / Unsure☐
Have you consulted any infrastructure providers regarding provision of utilities to the site?
Yes☐ No☐ If ‘yes’, please provide further details below:
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10. Site Constraints
To the best of your knowledge, are there any constraints that may affect development on the site? Please provide brief details from the constraints listed below, including whether any technical studies have been undertaken to inform your understanding:
Transport and Highway Access Issues (e.g. availability of local bus service, highways access to the site) / Click here to enter text.
Topography or Ground Conditions (e.g. site slopes, varying site levels) / Click here to enter text.
Contamination/Pollution/Hazardous Uses (e.g. contaminated structures, polluted soils) / Click here to enter text.
Flood Risk (river, ground and surface water) / Click here to enter text. /
Legal/Operational (e.g. ownership, covenants, tenancies, ransom strips) / Click here to enter text.
Environmental Constraints (e.g. loss of local open space, protected wildlife and habitat) / Click here to enter text.
Utilities and Infrastructure (existing services that may hinder development e.g. gas pipelines, electricity pylons) / Click here to enter text.
Other Considerations (any other issue that may affect the developability of the site) / Click here to enter text.
Can the constraints be overcome and are any of them likely to affect the achievability or timing of the development? Please give details below:
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11. Site Access and Other Issues
In identifying the site, you are giving permission for an officer of the Council to access the site in order to ascertain site suitability. In this context, would there be any access issues to the site?
Yes☐ No☐ If ‘yes’, please provide further details below:
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Please provide contact details below of the person who should be contacted to discuss site accessibility issues and obtain access to the site:
Title and Name:Click here to enter text.
Organisation:Click here to enter text.
Contact Address:Click here to enter text.
Contact Telephone Number: Click here to enter text.
Email Address: Click here to enter text.
Do you know of any other relevant issues that we should be aware of?
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Data Protection and Freedom of Information Act 1998

By submitting this form to the Council you are giving the Council permission to:

  • hold your details and the information you have provided on our database and
  • to make components of your response publicly available

Please return this form, together with a scaled map that clearly identifies the site’s location and boundariesto:

Email:

SLAA Update

Planning Policy

Gravesham Borough Council,

Civic Centre,

Windmill Street,

Gravesend,

Kent,

DA12 1AU

All forms, accompanying site plans and any additional must be sent to the Planning Policy Team at Gravesham Borough Council.