The site is located to the north of the A334 (Botley Road) to the east of the villages of Curdridge and Botley.

Silverlake is safeguarded in the Hampshire Minerals and Waste Plan (2013) as an existing End-of-Life Vehicle site. The long-term aim of the plan is to enable net-self-sufficiency in waste movements and divert 100% of waste from land fill. The expansion of the existing site would provide the opportunity to meet the county’s recycling objectives set out by both the local authority and national planning policies.