Finding a site

Finding a site for your project

Key Steps

There are some key steps that will need to be addressed when you have identified a potential site for your community led housing project. 

  • Identifying the type of site required 
  • Finding a site 
  • Producing a site finding brief 
  • Purchase or lease land 
  • Investigating the site 
  • Securing your site: 
  • How to do this 
  • Professional services needed for this 

How we can help

As Part of the Community Housing Enabler Service we can advise you on all of these steps and signpost you to professional associates who can help this stage run smoothly. Talk to us to find out more on this stage. 

We can also complete initial light touch site assessments, which can include things such as: flood zones, access, landscape, historical planning, and nature conservation. We can also liaise with internal teams such as highways and planning. 

Local Plans

North York Moors

Yorkshire Dales

Hambleton

Harrogate

Richmond

Ryedale

Scarborough