RESIDENTS, landowners, agents and parish councils are being asked to give their views on where they think future development should be.

Cotswold District Council (CDC) is asking people to put forward any land or buildings in the district they believe have the potential to meet future housing, employment, retail or other commercial need.

The ‘call for potential sites’ is part of a process to prepare for the replacement of its local plan. CDC’s new plan – which has a target date of 2015 - will determine how and where the district’s future development needs will be met until the year 2031.

The council wants to identify as many potential sites as possible and will be assessing all submissions they receive.

Chris Vickery, forward planning manager at CDC, said: “The assessment of potential sites will form an important source of evidence for our local plan.

“However, I must make it clear that – at this stage - this won’t necessarily determine whether a site would finally be allocated for development, nor will the information be used as a material consideration when deciding planning applications.”

Anyone who wants to put forward potential sites should submit a brief description, together with ownership and contact details, and a map with the site clearly marked on it, to Forward Planning Team, Cotswold District Council, Trinity Road, Cirencester, GL71PX.

Suggestions can also be emailed to lesley.davies@cotswold.gov.uk. The deadline is Thursday, May 30