Homes and Economy

An assessment was made in 2023 of the future needs for housing and employment land in the South Downs National Park to inform the review of the Local Plan, see...

A Whole Plan Viability Assessment has been prepared to test whether the emerging new Local Plan is financially viable and deliverable. The Assessment provides evidence to support the development of...

The Local Plan Housing Requirement is the minimum number of homes the South Downs Local Plan 2024-2043 expects to be provided during the plan period.  The Local Plan Housing Requirement follow the...

The South Downs National Park Authority published its first economic profiles in 2018 and 2020 to inform the development of a place-based rural economic strategy. These earlier reports helped shape...

The Land Availability Assessment (LAA) was published in December 2025 (Updated May 2026) and has been used to inform the Proposed Submission South Downs Local Plan which will be subject to Regulation 19 public...

The Employment Land Review (ELR) January 2026 report provides supply side evidence to show how the need for office and industrial floorspace, identified in the Housing & Economic Development Needs...

As part of the evidence base to support the new Local Plan a site selection paper has been prepared which explains the rationale for why the proposed site allocations in...

A Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment assesses the need for gypsy and traveller pitches and travelling showmen plots. The two studies below provide the evidence base for policy SD33 of...

The SDNPA commissioned Hotel Solutions and Tomorrow’s Tourism to carry out a review of visitor accommodation in the South Downs National Park in 2014 and 2025, respectively. The 2025 South...