Planning Policy
Planning Policy deals with the long term planning strategy for the District (up to 2028). The service produces the Local Plan and covers heritage and countryside management.
Local Plan: Joint Core Strategy
This is being prepared jointly with the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA). It will guide the way new development, including housing and employment, will be planned up to 2028. The pre-submission draft document will be published from 3 February 2012 until 16 March 2012 for representations to be made on the way the plan has been prepared and its soundness.
Local Plan: Second Review
This version of the Local Plan was adopted in 2006.
This is the current Local Plan which sets out the policies to guide new development in the district.
It will stay in effect until the Joint Core Strategy is adopted.
Local Development Scheme
This outlines the timetable for the preparation of all documents that will make up the new Local Plan: Joint Core Strategy.
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Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) provides an update on the Council's progress in producing the various documents that make up the new Local Plan and whether the objectives of Local Plan policies are being acheived.
Development Briefs
The aim of development briefs is to give guidance on development on specific sites.
This will be taken into account when submitting a planning application.
Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) assesses potential sites throughout East Hampshire.
The purpose is to show that there would be enough suitable sites to meet housing demand over a five year period.
Statement of Community Involvement - the Statement of Community Involvement explains what the Council will do to make sure that everyone in East Hampshire has the chance to be involved in planning documents and decisions.
Heritage - Conservation, Countryside Management and Trees.
The Heritage Team advises planning officers on the impact of planning proposals upon historic buildings and conservation areas, trees and the landscape.