South Downs Local Plan

Pre-submission Consultation September 2017

The Local Plan sets the policies against which planning applications will be considered and allocates land for a variety of uses. In spring 2018 we will submit the first ever Local Plan for the South Downs National Park to the Government – setting out planning policies across the whole of the National Park, how land should be used and what can be built where. But first we need to have one final full public consultation. This will commence on the 26 September for 8 weeks until 22 November 2017.

The draft plan can be read:

• via our Consultation page
• as a pdf
• at the deposit locations

Also available to comment on are:

• Sustainability Appraisal
  • Sustainability Appraisal – Appendices
• Habitats Regulations Assessment
• Policies Map
• Interim Consultation Statement

You can comment by:

• Using our Consultation Page (This is our preferred method as it frees up staff time, enabling us to process your representations more quickly)
• Using the Comments Form

If you choose to just e-mail or write to us directly it is essential that you clearly identify which policy or paragraph you are commenting on.

Please be aware that you may not receive an acknowledgement receipt of the representations.

Many Evidence and Supporting Documents have been prepared and are available to read. They all support the work on the Local Plan.

Deposit Locations

Local Plan timetable

The timetable (Local Development Scheme August 2016) for the Local Plan is as follows:

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