The phrase "a request to develop" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when asking someone to create or improve something, such as a project, idea, or product.
Example: "I am submitting a request to develop a new marketing strategy that targets younger audiences."
Alternatives: "a proposal to create" or "a demand for development".
Late that year, the program developers approached the authors of this paper with a request to develop a formative evaluation of the peer program in order to generate evidence that could be used to guide the program's evolution.
A request to develop it further was sent to Google's "20% list" -- aimed at Google employees looking for a way to fill the 20% of their time that's allotted for personal projects -- and Braithwaite volunteered.
In the late 1990s, Disney approached the Los Alamos National Laboratory with a request to develop cleaner fireworks to reduce smoke at Disneyland, which was prompting complaints to the AQMD from neighbors in Anaheim.
Still up for negotiation are a proposal to tax harmful substances like tobacco to reduce consumption and boost revenues; and a request to developed countries to implement their commitment to a goal of jointly mobilising $100bn a year by 2020 to address the needs of developing countries.
There is a strong request to develop compact and low cost systems.
There is an urgent request to develop site-based estimation on wind engineering, which can be used for optimal design of wind turbines and wind farming.
The research originated from a Flemish farmers' union request to develop a sector-specific sustainability assessment tool (SAT).
In the 1950s, the design bureau produced the swept-wing turboprop Tu-95 in response to Stalin's request to develop an intercontinental strategic heavy bomber.
Tim Cook previously called the FBI's request to develop software to grant access to the data on the device "chilling".
Countries participating in the international AIDA study were requested to develop a culture-adapted AIDA version with equivalent content and satisfactory psychometric properties for all items and scales (see below) to enable international pooling of data and permit intercultural conclusions.
Mr. Sullivan writes a letter to Mr. Roger H. Loughran, general chairman of the Ulster County Apple Blossom Festival, in answer to a request to help develop apple culture.
