The South Downs Local Plan Review

Work is underway to review the South Downs Local Plan to make sure it’s up to date and addresses important issues including nature recovery, climate change and supporting local communities to thrive.

We will be launching the first public consultation on the revised Local Plan from Monday 20^th January 2025.

We would encourage all residents and local stakeholders to take part in the consultation once it begins.

The consultation will run until 5pm on Monday 17^th March 2025.

You can see the adopted South Downs Local Plan and Policies Map 2014-2033 on this page.

Project Documents

A series of documents that set out how we will go about the review of the Local Plan, including the scope, the timetable and how we will carry out consultation.

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Consultation Hub - coming soon

Coming soon an online consultation area to view and give feedback on the draft revised Local Plan

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Evidence Base

This page sets out evidence that has been undertaken to inform the Local Plan Review. Several of these evidence studies will be updated as the Local Plan Review progresses. Further...

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Previous Engagement

Below are details of engagement on the Local Plan Review including early engagement in Summer 2024 and Parish & Town Council engagement. This page will be update with more information...

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Stay up to date with Planning News and the developments of the Local Plan Review by signing-up to the South Downs Planning Newsletter.

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