Community Planning

Community-led planning helps local people to explore the needs for their area, set priorities and develop policies and actions to actively manage change.

Most of the National Park is covered by the administrative areas of Town and Parish Councils and these bodies have a range of tools for influencing planning in their areas.

These include:

Village Design Statements

Village Design Statements can be used by communities who want to influence the design of future development in their town or village. The South Downs Design Guide sets general design...

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Neighbourhood Plans

Neighbourhood Plans give local communities the power to shape development in their area. Once ‘made’ (adopted) they become part of the development plan for the National Park and the policies...

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Parish Priorities Statements

The Levelling Up & Regeneration Act (LURA) 2023 has introduced Neighbourhood Priorities Statements (NPS). The Statements should be prepared by the local community and provide an optional, “light touch” to...

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