Maldon District Council (MDC) is carrying out a 'Call for Sites' exercise where they ask for suggestions of land that could be suitable for development.

The exercise is a necessary part of the review of the Local Development Plan (LDP) and an associated piece of work called a Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (HELAA).

A spokesperson for MDC said: "If you are a landowner, developer or architect, perhaps you know of or own a piece of land that is suitable for development? If so, then the council would like to know about it."

The land should be in Maldon District and could include land that is suitable for housing, employment, retail, leisure or community uses.

A HELAA is a technical assessment of sites that could contribute towards the future supply of land for development.

The HELAA will not determine which sites are allocated for development in the new Local Plan, neither will it decide or guarantee whether or not a site is granted planning permission for development as that is a separate process.

The spokesperson added: "With regards to land for housing, the council is interested in land for all types of housing as well as market housing, sites for self-build, custom build, affordable housing and housing for specialist needs.

"Though the council will consider all representations, land in the open countryside away from any settlement is unlikely to be found suitable for residential housing."

The site submission form and more information on the Call for Sites exercise can be found on the council's website via the link here.

The closing date for submissions 21 May, 2021.