Green Land Availability Assessment (GLAA)

Test Valley Borough Council has issued calls for “green” project sites as part of the preparation of its Local Plan. This is in the context of promoting the conservation, restoration and enhancement of habitats, species and ecological networks; improving the condition waterways and other water bodies; and identifying opportunities for securing measurable net gains for biodiversity. It is not always possible for new developments to achieve the necessary ecological mitigation and / or enhancements within a development site. Sometimes off-site mitigation projects will be an appropriate alternative in addition to on-site measures.

Therefore, in 2021, 2022, and 2024 we invited landowners and other interested parties to put forward project sites that could help deliver positive enhancement to the local environment, thus enabling development. The GLAA will only identify sites that have been promoted to the Council and is based on the information received from the promoter.

The inclusion of a site in the GLAA will not imply that the site is considered suitable for providing necessary ecological benefits or that planning permission would be granted (where planning permission is needed for a proposal). The GLAA does not allocate sites and inclusion does not preclude them being promoted for other uses.

Submissions for new sites can be made outside of specific calls for sites using the guidance note and form available from this page. Additional information for existing sites can also be provided through this route. All such submissions will be kept on file until the next update of GLAA.

All promoted sites will be made publicly available. Individual personal details and land ownership details will be processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998.

If you wish to submit a site for inclusion in the GLAA, please complete the submission form and return to:

  • By email: planningpolicy@testvalley.gov.uk or
  • By post: Planning Policy Team, Test Valley Borough Council, Beech Hurst, Weyhill Road, Andover, Hampshire, SP10 3AJ

For further information or any queries please telephone 01264 368000 or email planningpolicy@testvalley.gov.uk