Communities

The Settlement Boundaries Topic Paper sets out the approach to reviewing settlement boundaries for the new Local Plan. The review was limited to checking for anomalies or errors in current...

The South Downs Health and Wellbeing Topic Paper has been prepared to consolidate and summarise high-level information and guidance on “planning for health” in order to inform an appropriate, consistent,...

The draft South Downs Open Space Study has been prepared to:  Understand the quantitative deficits of open space and play space in settlements with proposed site allocations of more than...

The South Downs Local Green Space (LGS) Assessment was published in January 2026 and has been used to inform the Proposed Submission South Downs Local Plan which will be subject...

The Settlement Facilities Assessment compiles evidence about the facilities within settlements based on officer research and input from Town and Parish Councils. This information will be used to inform the...

To support community input into the New Local Plan, parish councils have the option to prepare a Parish Priority Statement.  The Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill (LURB) is proposing similar...