Land Availability Assessment

The Land Availability Assessment (LAA) helps identify sites we can use for the following:

• housing
• economic development

The sites can be used over the next 15 years. The LAA assesses the suitability, availability, and achievability of each site, including:

• how much development could take place
• how likely we are to use the site for development

The document includes:

• a list of all sites or locations considered, cross-referenced to their locations on maps
• a guideline for how many homes we expect will be built in each year of the Local Plan period
• a plan of each site showing their boundary

Read the LAA below:

• Land Availability Assessment 2023 (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
• Appendix 1: Methodology (PDF) [407KB] (opens new window)
• Appendix 2: Realistic Candidates for Development (PDF) [7MB] (opens new window)
• Appendix 3: Discounted Sites (PDF) [511KB] (opens new window)
• Appendix 4: Sites with Outstanding Planning Permission (PDF) [254KB] (opens new window)
• Appendix 5: Student Accommodation (PDF) [314KB] (opens new window)
• Appendix 6: Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Accommodation (PDF) [447KB] (opens new window)
• Appendix 7: Site Delivery (PDF) [504KB] (opens new window)
• Appendix 8: Five Year Housing Land Supply (PDF) [425KB] (opens new window)

For a hard copy, contact planningpolicy@guildford.gov.uk or call 01483 444471.

LAA map

Use the map below to view the sites in each category.

If you need more information about these designations, email:planningpolicy@guildford.gov.uk or call 01483 444471.

Submitting a new site

You can submit sites for inclusion in both the:

• LAA
• brownfield land register

Sites have to be either:

• 0.25ha or more
• suitably able to accommodate five or more homes

To make a submission, send the following to planningpolicy@guildford.gov.uk:

• a completed  LAA and Brownfield Land Register Site suggestion form (Word doc) [22KB] (opens new window)
• a map of the proposed site (showing the boundary)

To discuss current sites in the LAA or potential new sites, contact us on 01483 444471.