The Local Plan sets out how we intend to accommodate the growth we need to plan for in the district, outside the South Downs National Park, for the period up to 2039.

There will be an opportunity for you to comment on the contents of the draft Local Plan (Regulation 18 Plan) and for you to tell us if you have any concerns or suggestions about any of the proposals or allocations that have been included in the draft Local Plan, or how we can improve it.

When will be consulting on draft Regulation 18 Local Plan?

The draft plan was discussed at a Scrutiny Committee and Local Plan Advisory Group meeting on Thursday 29 September 2022.

The draft Regulation 18 Local Plan is now due to be discussed at a Cabinet meeting on the 18th October 2022. Subject to any views from Cabinet, the 6 week public consultation on the draft Local Plan will now take place between 2nd November and the 14th December.   

What will be included in the draft Regulation 18 Local Plan?

The draft Regulation 18 Local Plan will bring together and review existing Development Management policies from the existing adopted Local Plan (Part 1 & Part 2), the Gypsy and Travellers Development Plan Document and it will include new Local Plan policies and site specific allocations that are needed to deliver the development strategy in the new Local Plan. 

The new Local Plan will be structured so that polices addressing particular issues will be grouped together under a number of specific topics.

This consultation will give everyone the opportunity to have a say in the final shape of the Local Plan.  It will be important that you take part and also please help us reach as many of our members of public as possible.

Page last updated: Monday 3 October 2022